I love how powerful we feel

Coming from POE/D4 (I know)

Something that I always disliked is how weak you feel during the campaign ishhh.

Your build doesn't feel like a build early on

Loot doesn't really feel like meaningful.

Lvling doesn't feel like you get more powerful.

With Last Epoch , I felt on love with how strong but yet challenging , the game make you feel.

By LVL 10 you already have a baseline of spell/skill that make you feel strong , keep you busy while keeping a challenge

The campaign doesn't feel like a tutorial , it does a good job as making your character feel stronger as you progress.