In addition to the character classes players can unlock development paths based on Path of exile currency the Trails of Ascendency mechanics. Because of this, each class gains the ability to unlock a"subclass", offering added passive bonuses and enabling even better customization of this character for the player.

Templar - accessibility into the Hierophant, Inquisitor and Guardian classes. Shadow - access into the Saboteur, Assassin and Trickster classes. Marauder - accessibility into the Berserker, Juggernaut and Chieftain classes. Scion - access Ascendant, to a single course. Ranger - access to Pathfinder, Raider and Deadeye classes. Duelist - accessibility into the Gladiator Slayer and Champion classes. Witch - access into the Necromancer, Elementalist and Occultist classes.

The mechanics of further classes dependent on the Trials of Ascendancy - the best way to allocate extra points and to unlock classes - is clarified in another chapter of the manual.

In Path of Exile, as in many hack and slash games, items - in this instance armor and weapon components - may have slots. This is where the differences start - in Path of Exile, you don't put stones that boost their parameters, but ability stones that allow characters to use active abilities.It works on the same principle as in the old Final Fantasy VII. The player places a skill rock in the slotmachine, then places the item on the personality to be able to use the ability associated with POE currency for sale the stone.