ZeroDamage March 19, 2013 Share ZeroDamage Member March 19, 2013 This game is what Diablo 3 should have been in my opinion. I like it quite a bit so far and it is a free to play game. Give it a go. pathofexile.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lousiest March 19, 2013 Share lousiest Member March 19, 2013 wow @ the skill tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC March 19, 2013 Share VooDooPC Member March 19, 2013 I must have missed the part where this was related to Diablo 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage March 19, 2013 Author Share ZeroDamage Member March 19, 2013 I must have missed the part where this was related to Diablo 3. It's an alternative to Diablo 3. Give it a try and if you are not interested, then don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC March 19, 2013 Share VooDooPC Member March 19, 2013 I wish the camera zoomed out like, twice as far as it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky March 20, 2013 Share Sky Member March 20, 2013 Actually, if you take a more in-depth look at the game, its only relation to the diablo series is its being the same genre of game. The developers noted that diablo 2 played a role in their inspiration of class design and some other systems, such as the map overlay. Other than the similarities seen between games of this genre, though, this game is pretty unique. The leveling tree isn't as complicated as it first looks, and you can generally create a ridiculous build by staying close to your home point, though if you don't want to develop your own builds, players have already posted thousands that they've created. The game has some major issues right now, which range from simple freezing to crashing, and in several popular cases, bsod, which the development team has really just passed off as a "it's not our fault," response. Generally, I'd let that slide if other games were causing the issues, but since it's exclusive to their game, I'd like to put the blame on poor programming. If any game is what Diablo 3 should have been, it'd probably be Torchlight 2, since it's developed by the exact same team that brought everyone diablo 1 and 2. If anyone has taught us that a game sharing the name of other games doesn't make it an actual sequel, it would be blizzard. A downside to PoE still being beta is there isn't much content right now, so once you reach the level of the highest mobs, leveling slows down big time. There are also some seriously stupid exploits for fighting bosses, like standing up against a pillar, and the boss won't know how to navigate to you, even if he has a teleport ability. I'd like to see the game have some smarter ai, because mindless mobs doesn't make for an exciting experience. Don't get me wrong, it's a fun game, but it doesn't do anything revolutionary that you can't find in other games in the genre. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage March 20, 2013 Author Share ZeroDamage Member March 20, 2013 I played for a few hours and had fun with it. It's free. Cannot complain about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC March 21, 2013 Share VooDooPC Member March 21, 2013 wow @ the skill tree If you look at it, it's actually not that impressive, they just make it look impressive. That skill tree is for all of the characters and separates things most games would combine. Like if you had a skill in another game with 5 ranks of something, Path of Exile would separate it into 5 little circles. Also stats are on that skill tree as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroDamage March 21, 2013 Author Share ZeroDamage Member March 21, 2013 The way abilities and spells work in the game is that you get gems and when you put them into your armor or weapons, you gain abilities and spells from them. As you play, the gems level up. It's a neat concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC March 21, 2013 Share VooDooPC Member March 21, 2013 (edited) Yeah, I played a few hours, but I feel like when you look at the skill tree they purposely make it look overwhelming so you say "Wow, look at this skill tree!" but it's all of the classes' in one skill tree. While you could probably go wherever you want in the tree, realistically you're only going to be looking at a 6th of the tree. Then on top of that there's things like having "+10% archery damage" 5 times in a row as different things, where's most games would have it condensed into 1/5 then the next time you level up you can put a point in it again and make it 2/5. Maybe skill tree is the wrong term, maybe more of a perk tree? If I look at Titan Quest, that game has 9 Masteries, if you spread out all of the Titan Quest skill trees to look like the Path of Exile tree you'd have over 1,500 little dots to spend your skill points on. It sounds like a lot, and it is, that's why I don't think Path of Exile throwing up this huge tree is impressive. Edited March 21, 2013 by VooDooPC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValenAlvern March 26, 2013 Share ValenAlvern Member March 26, 2013 "Wow, look at this skill tree!" but it's all of the classes' in one skill tree. That worked well in Final Fantasy X, heck the only good thing I liked about that game. Though I dont think its a selling point in PoE, just that a lot of people bring it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC March 26, 2013 Share VooDooPC Member March 26, 2013 "Wow, look at this skill tree!" but it's all of the classes' in one skill tree. That worked well in Final Fantasy X, heck the only good thing I liked about that game. Though I dont think its a selling point in PoE, just that a lot of people bring it up. It's like, the second thing mentioned on the front page of their website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willanfel July 27, 2013 Share willanfel Member July 27, 2013 The design of skill tree is pretty interesting. More importantly thing is it's free to play. Got fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai nightling July 29, 2013 Share samurai nightling Member July 29, 2013 I'm really thinking of picking this up. I really need to get a laptop/Windows 8 tablet that can run games like this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky August 2, 2013 Share Sky Member August 2, 2013 my only gripe with it is the camera is still awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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