>>93970878poe2 is easier right now because the game is also missing a bunch of shit, whole weapons and their associated skills, support gems, the nodes on the tree will certainly change, i think 2 more classes are getting added, etc.
its simpler but i would bet that on release and a couple years down the line builds are going to get more complicated.
but yeah a new player should use a guide, experienced players should use a guide but lie about it
