95% of builds on Path of Exile scale with special uniques or powerful rares
The reason it is still fun after 20+ hours of play is because of the skill and gear progression that comes with most builds in the game. 95% of builds on PoE scale with special uniques or powerful rares as well as getting gear that has more linked sockets (5 socketed and linked sockets on gear are a lot more rare than 4 linked gear, and 6 linked gear extremely rare and endgame to acheive in most cases). Both of these will change will change how the skill works/increase their damage output significantly, making you want to progress even more to see how far you can take a build idea.
So the long and short of it is yes in it's most basic form the fun of playing the same skill over a long period is to see the returns of your investment into the skill and seeing how far you can take it, which is much more rewarding than it sounds due to the sheer complexity and number of options the game has to offer.

Dec
There is always more than one valid way to build things in Path of Exile
Blood Magic is not dumb it´s a very viable option. If you wanna play without it and go Auras, just do so.

Nov
This means you now have legacy items
What you're thinking of is something along the lines of Legendaries from other games, which are the super GG items that have no better equivalent and are very rare.

Dec
Just a way from Grinding Gear Games to make you burn your poe currency
I love Path of Exile in the sense them Grinding Gear Games has made many good changes to the game along with it being free.

May
Path of Exile Skill Gem and Sockets Guide
Hey guys, welcome to poe4orbs.com, where you can enjoy the best Path of Exile Orbs and Currency services, meanwhile, you can find some good guides for your PoE trip. Ok, back to the point, I am going to show you some good tips on Skill Gem and Sockets system.

Jan
In Path of Exile any decision at any point in time matters
Having cool armor skin =/= pay to win.Having 100 times more warehouse space = p2w. If it affects gameplay, its p2w.

Sep
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