Path of Exile has been loved by many players since its release, and the discussion about its sequel Path of Exile 2 has also been high. However, the official recently stated that POE 2, which was originally scheduled to be released in November, will be delayed. Some players speculate that the delay may be because the official needs to complete the account merger before the release of POE 2.

The game officials said that they will continue to support POE 1 after the release of POE 2, and run independent leagues for the two games in stages, and they hope to make micro-transactions work in the original PoE and PoE 2. To do this, a large number of account systems need to be integrated, and these server-side infrastructure work will take longer than originally expected.

According to the official news released on November 12, 2024, they will make some changes to the account system to support cross-platform games and shared micro-transactions between POE 1 and POE 2 platforms.

At that time, you may be able to sell your items in POE 1 through the micro-transaction system to obtain POE2 Currency. Of course, this is just speculation, and the specific situation needs to be confirmed after POE 2 is officially released.

What Are The Specific Changes In This Account Adjustment?

Discriminators

In the past, due to the large number of accounts, new players may have to try many times to get an unoccupied account name when registering an account.

This time, the official plan is to merge accounts on all platforms into one account system, so they must deal with name conflicts. In order to solve this problem, the official added a Discriminators number at the end of each account name.

With this new change, there will be a number behind the account to distinguish them. This is like the Battlenet account of Diablo 4 players. Multiple players can use a username at the same time, which will make it easier for new players to register accounts.

Merge Multi-platform Sub-accounts

POE supports players to merge different accounts previously created on different platforms such as console platforms and PC. After merging your accounts, both sub-accounts will still exist, and you can find the account selection box at the top of the character selection screen on the login interface, where you can select the account you are currently using.

Please note that you can only merge one account created from each platform, and you cannot merge multiple accounts created on the same platform into a single account.

Micro-transaction Are Still Associated With A Single Sub-account

Micro-transaction information on different accounts is still associated with the corresponding single sub-account. However, if you have micro-transaction records on different platforms, you can contact the relevant personnel to help you merge them all into a single sub-account.

What Should You Pay Attention To About This Account Change?

Transactions Made On The PlayStation Platform Are Not Interoperable With Other Platforms

Transactions made on the PlayStation platform cannot be used on other platforms, and correspondingly, transactions made on other platforms cannot be used on the PlayStation platform. These transactions can still be made on the same sub-account, but when you view them, you will find that the micro-transactions will be marked as unavailable.

POE 1 Does Not Support Cross-platform Play

While Path of Exile 2 can allow you to use your characters on all platforms, this is not possible for characters in POE 1. You can share the same POE 1 account on console and PC, but characters will not be shared because POE 1 does not support cross-platform play.

Be Careful When Merging Accounts

Be careful when linking accounts. If you accidentally merge the wrong accounts, please contact customer service to help you cancel the account merge.

In addition, if one of your accounts is muted or banned, this will affect all your linked accounts.

The above is some basic information about the account adjustment of Path of Exile. The delay of Path of Exile 2 is frustrating, but I believe that players will get a better gaming experience after the official account system merger is completed. While waiting for PoE 2 to arrive, you can also try other excellent games to kill time, such as Diablo 4.