>>719105337
>Is there really no satisfying middle ground? Some RNG, but not too much?
They don't want to make the game SSF-friendly right now because they want to condition noobs to engage in trade, which is their most profitable game mode.
It's not as obvious as Poe1 but there's already a decent amount of stuff in the acts that you can trade for/convert to Exalts to buy upgrades.