Should I start now?

POE2 player here and got pretty deep into the endgame, but feeling the burnout with the lack of content available right now. I really wanna start poe1 and join the current league, but have seen that there is some update with ascendancies coming soon. Am i too late to join the current league and might not have enough time to reach endgame (being it is my first time)?. I saw that there has been a big delay for poe1 next league, and this one has been running for a long time.

EDIT: I appreciate the feedback! I'm gonna give it ago and just goof around for awhile and see where I end up!