Diablo III really has nothing on Path of Exile at this point other than graphics
You said you haven't played Path of Exile in over a year? Well, that's a mistake most people make when they cast judgement on Path of Exile. In the past year they revamped THE ENTIRE Endgame system along with adding subclasses that further provide more build diversity, and what has Diablo III done since then? Added a new season, a paid character class, and a special throwback event. The PoE developers truly love their game and community and aren't muddled by corporate greed or anything that has crawled up Blizzard's ass recently, and will continue to update their game with meaningful features.
I know you're probably talking about Diablo II but at this point Path of Exile and Diablo II are almost head to head in terms of quality of the gameplay, hell most of the team that are developing PoE are hardcore Diablo II fanatics/developers.
This game text a little while to REALLY get the swing of things IE the gems/skills linking them and how to read em. The passive tree, the ascendancy classes, flasks and the end game stuff ect ect. And of course the path of exile currency. Once its all understood its beyond fun, like...beyond fun and I still play Diablo I/hellfire Diablo II/LOD and two on going mods for each game and this is my favorite Action role-playing game but right and barely infront of Diablo II.
Fun fact: David Brevik one of the co-founders of Blizzard and the creator of Diablo actually went on to be the CEO of Gazillion Entertainment who made Marvel Heroes 2016 which is an MMO marvel version of Diablo, then left the company a year or so ago and now is on the Path Of Exile team.

Dec
Poe4orbs.Com Announces Availability of POE ORBS & POE Currency for Online Gamers
For gaming enthusiasts of the upcoming Path of Exile Breach, Poe4orbs.Com has stored unlimited number of POE Currency and POE ORBS, and is ready to ship items to gamers anywhere in the world.

Nov
A lot of people hate the Path of Exile Labyrinth system
These new essences are interesting, although ultimately seem quite disappointing. Looks like you could now craft caster swords or caster bows.

Oct
Five New Sextant Mods in Path of Exile Content Update 2.4.1
Path of Exile Content Update 2.4.1 is scheduled for this coming Friday (New Zealand time).changes to the Atlas and new Sextant Mods!

Dec
Interested to make good starter builds in Path of Exile
Path of Exile is tricky. End game bosses and maps are ridiculously hard. Without very optimal build strategy you will just waste your time on tier 1-2 maps forever.

Aug
poe4orbs:[Lake Of Kalandra] PoE 3.19 Ranger Starter Builds
Here is the latest PoE 3.19 Ranger League Starter | Fast | Endgame | Cheap Builds brought to you by PoECurrencyBuy.
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Dec
poe4orbs:[3.9]PoE Metamorph Duelist Builds (PC,PS4,Xbox,Mobile)
Welcome to the best PoE 3.9 Duelist Builds brought by R4PG. Choose your favorite ascendant from Champion, Gladiator, Slayer and start your Metamorph journey!