I've been bouncing around ARPGs for a little bit and realized this one was on my steam wishlist and coming out soon, so I was curious about learning how it works a bit in regards to grinding systems. D4 has those Lilith Statues as well as renown as filler content to buff one's character while Lost Ark I recall having something like plants or something to find across all the maps. I wasn't a fan of those MMO-lite features having an impact on progression and though I haven't read anything online about similar systems in Last Epoch, I figured I'd just ask for clarification.

Update - Thank you all for the answers! I look forward to purchasing Lost Epoch and spending some quality time with it and its amazing community in the very near future!