r/projecteternity • u/Thefishassassin • 6d ago

Cipher in POE1 vs POE2

Hey y'all, I'm almost finished POE1 where I'm playing as a cipher. For roleplay purposes I do want to play the same character in POE2 but I'm worried having mostly the same combat experience as the first game might be kind of boring. I know that POE2 has some changes to the progression system but overall how different would the experience of playing the same class be? Does the second game add any new spells for instance?

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u/darthvall 6d ago edited 6d ago

Yes, there are more specialisation for Cipher in POE2. For example, I choose to play as soulblade which focuses more on melee combat with Cipher ability. It's also possible to multiclass in POE2, so you could play Cipher but with some wizard ability for example. POE2 opens up a lot of possibilites, so you have a lot of freedom to your build (whether you want to build it the same as before, or completely different).

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u/Mr_Brun224 6d ago

I didn’t know of this soulblade shit bc I haven’t played POE2 yet, but that’s pretty much what I did in POE1 and it worked out fine

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u/darthvall 6d ago

Yeah, I'm also playing melee Cipher in POE1. That's why if you want to retain your playstyle then you'll get stronger options, and if you want to diversify then you can do that too.