Path of Exile 2 Player Gives All Skill Points, Calls Best Secret

In a bold move that has stunned the Path of Exile 2 community, a player voluntarily sacrificed a level‑100 character to trigger a hidden mechanic dubbed the “First Edict Martyr.” By erasing all of his progress, he granted every other player in the league an extra skill point, a gesture that came with no personal benefit.

The event, orchestrated by the popular streamer cArn, unfolded on May 29th when Grinding Gear Games released the “Return of the Ancients” update, which packed the game with a wealth of hidden content. During his playthrough, cArn discovered a concealed chamber after reaching the maximum level. Inside, a mysterious monument prompted a stern warning in red text: stepping forward would permanently destroy his character. After weighing the risks with his Twitch audience, he chose to proceed.

Upon acceptance, the game interface dissolved as his avatar was pulled underground, flashing a sudden white burst before being thrust back to the character selection screen—now marked as inaccessible. Confused, the streamer checked the server leaderboard and found his name perched at the top under the title “First Edict Martyr,” immortalizing his selfless sacrifice for the community.

The streamer publicly praised this noble sacrifice on social media, calling it the coolest mechanic he had ever seen in a video game. This revelation has shifted the traditional race to reach the pinnacle level into a contest of who can uncover hidden secrets within the current Path of Exile 2 league. The developers’ playful surprise delivers the deep, community‑driven interaction one would expect from a massive multiplayer title, rather than a single‑player action RPG, raising the bar for the entire genre as Path of Exile 2 prepares to leave early access later this year.