Single player game = Early Access

This type of response https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3591346 on a single yet important question with couple of days before early access release confirms the most what's being discussed in this thread. After finding out that EXP gains past the campaign are reduced (unlike PoE) the early access exp ladder would be more appealing and lasting longer than few weeks.

Research and preparation on whatever info is currently available is time consuming so I'm sure myself and others who look would to participate in the early access solely to compete would like this simple question answered now. I can't think of a good reason why they would not answer this, unless the early access is indeed going to be a single player exp (at least for a while).

With days before early access release the endless other single player games I've played starting as early as three decades ago (with some link examples below) offered a superior exp when compared to PoE2 that's the same game (using the same formula), which is explore / overcome the theme park through combat, except at the end I could see the score and initials of others or write my own at the local arcade, that is if I could achieve higher score / rank.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RKnGLzoidLg

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vhreDP1sG7Y