Path of Exile Devs Refuse to Play It Safe - Even When It Keeps Them Up at Night

Описание: Path of Exile developers from Grinding Gear Games explain why playing it safe is often the biggest risk in live-service games.

In this full interview, the team talks candidly about design pressure, responsibility, and the anxiety that comes with making changes millions of players care deeply about. They discuss how Path of Exile evaluates when a risk is worth taking, why meaningful change always upsets someone, and how that philosophy shapes the game more than a decade in.

The conversation also touches on the Mirage league, including how the team thinks about experimentation, iteration, and evolving Path of Exile without losing the trust of its most dedicated players.

This is an honest look at the reality of live-game development — and why refusing to play it safe is sometimes the only way forward.

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0:00 - Intro & how this unique interview was filmed
0:55 – From Path of Exile fan to developer
1:23 – What Octavian is most proud of so far
2:16 – How GGG identifies great designers
3:06 – What “courageous design” really means
6:01 – Why players stick with older games
6:57 – “How do you keep Path of Exile cool?”
9:23 – What’s still on the dev to-do list
10:10 – Fixing small issues vs moving forward
12:12 – Designing for players, not personal taste
12:31 – Ignoring industry noise while shipping fast
14:04 – How internal design debates actually work
15:06 – Why single-voice decisions fail
17:16 – Late-night design sessions & workflow reality
18:01 – Changing systems players love
18:21 – “Every change breaks someone’s favorite thing”
20:06 – How much complexity is too much?
21:32 – Knowing when a design goes too far
22:55 – Trusting instinct vs overcorrecting
25:03 – Designing for new players vs veterans
27:49 – Internal signals that something isn’t working
31:26 – Why the Mirage update feels different
32:24 – The anxiety of getting it wrong
33:25 – Why risk is unavoidable in live games
36:06 – When players don’t notice your work
37:16 – Invisible details that create polish
41:41 – “Ancient times” systems & legacy code
44:06 – Changing endgame without breaking everything
46:55 – What Mirage actually changes for players
47:57 – Final thoughts on risk and responsibility

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