Across the various ARPGs I've played I've put at least several thousand hours into the genre, and this is easily my favorite. Following it throughout Early Access you can really tell that the developers are genuine fans of the type of game they're making, and regularly question assumptions and standard ways of doing things to try and create something better rather than just another game like the many we already have. They've consistently listened to community feedback and come up with solutions to tough problems that are far more clever than what I could imagine. It oozes quality of life in every regard. The gameplay is very fun, there's a ton of build variety here without being overly complex, and the game is very generous about letting you feel powerful. Leveling new characters is very smooth and actually enjoyable, it doesn't feel like the game punishes you for branching out and experimenting, and the crafting system might be the highlight of the whole game for how simple and approachable it makes finding and creating items to fit your build. I already put around 200 hours into EA despite holding myself back a lot of the time to wait to play until a new patch, or recently waiting for 1.0, but I can comfortably say that the full release does not disappoint and I plan to continue playing this for years to come.