The Direction of Path of Exile 1

Poe1 is in a dysfunctional place right now after the release of Poe2. Poe1 cannot decide if it's catered for a "hardcore" ARPG with ruthless tier drops and slow pacing, or a casual experience with fast-paced gameplay alike to diablo 3 reaper of souls. It seems like Poe1 is having a massive identity crisis after transforming from the slow-paced diablo2-like into a bloated wreck of its former self from absorbing years worth of league content and expansions after they added Labyrinth in 2016.

I don't know how GGG can get players to move on from Kingsmarch and gold. Logically they'd make Poe1 a more casual game with gold and an auction house. Though I have a suspicion that Poe1 will be abandoned and Poe2 will go through the same cycle.