Weapon-Swap Should Swap to Its Own Skill Bar, Not Pile More Skills on the Same Bar

I don't weapon-swap in PoE 2 for one simple reason: extra weapon = an extra set of keys I have to bind and reach

Current design just keeps piling icons onto the same bar, so after two swaps I'm playing piano on Q-E-R-T-F-G-RMB that's annoying..

What I actually wanted was two distinct skill bars:

- Bar A is visible when weapon set 1 is active
- Bar B is visible when weapon set 2 is active

Every bind (RMB, E, R, Q, whatever) stays exactly where my muscle memory expects it

I press X once to flip context; no new keys, no piano, no nothing, just pure action

That keeps the total number of comfortable binds tiny while still letting me engage with the combat system in a more practical way


Same fingers, different moment-to-moment decision. Tactical and deliberate

Give us contextual bars (or at least as an option)


Don't give people reasons to prefer 1 button builds, design your game so interacting with the combat system feels both INTUITIVE and REWARDING, not rewarding with a carpal tunnel, but with a rich and interesting action combat


Weapon Swap should be deliberate, not automatic


Sticking to PoE 1 UI has implications for your combat system

Don't see the point in second weapon at all. Atm it's just another gimmick they used to promote the game as 'tactical combat'. The game is the same one button smashing simulator as POE1.

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BaronKreight#4239 เขียน:

Don't see the point in second weapon at all. Atm it's just another gimmick they used to promote the game as 'tactical combat'. The game is the same one button smashing simulator as POE1.

merc can utilize the 2nd set nicely. maybe don't play meta builds, or better yet, make your own.

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BaronKreight#4239 เขียน:

Don't see the point in second weapon at all. Atm it's just another gimmick they used to promote the game as 'tactical combat'. The game is the same one button smashing simulator as POE1.

It is a great way to boost your damage if you know what you're doing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqcXnhOjwAU