After 13 years, Path of Exile’s devs are finally ready to ditch one of its most iconic and frustrating mechanics
If you’ve ever seen Path of Exile you probably noticed that all its gear has red, green, and blue circular sockets on them. Those sockets are the basis of its character build customization: You don’t learn skills in PoE, you pick up skill gems and insert them into your gear. Skill gems–and multi-colored sockets—have been…