Path of Exile - Page 4

On August 05 2011 19:00 Harris1st wrote:
Just signed up

Looks like a nice game, nice grapics.
seems like Diablo 2.5, somewhere in the middle of D2 and D3

If it's not that good i just use it to get more hyped for D3 and to get in some Hack n Slash Mood

On August 05 2011 18:11 NikonTC wrote:
Looks pretty. I don't like the fact that they have literally lifted everything from d2 and plonked it in a better graphics engine though. As much as I love D2, and as fun as it is to play, there are several systems in that game (pot spam, for example) that are just outdated and silly, and only get put in for nostalgia's sake or because "we've always done it this way".

One of the things that made me most excited about D3 was when I saw that Blizzard wasn't pussying out and trying to make some D2 clone with better graphics, they're actually intent on improving the franchise and cutting out the deadwood.

I'd give this game a look if it was released right now, because I have no games to play at all and I'm very bored... sadly it seems like it'll be released around the same time as D3, in which case I can see it getting crushed like so many other indie games..

On August 05 2011 19:47 zany_001 wrote:

funny you should mention pot spam...

On the surface it looks like a diablo clone. And let's face it, diablo nailed the ARPG genre and every ARPG will be compared to it from now on. But when you find out more about the game you'll see it keeps the good stuff from diablo, gets rid of the bad, and adds its own spin on things. For example, the skill gem system is very cool. Nothing as good as that in diablo. There are also some cool leagues, and GGG have said they plan on keeping Path of Exile maintained and improved and actively developed for the next 10 (TEN) years at least, which means it'll have a heap more content by the end and it'll keep improving.

must find best unique pots or you are gimped).

On August 05 2011 20:12 zany_001 wrote:
Not sure if you read it right, it isn't spammable. You can only have one flask equippe at any one time; this flask has several charges. Once it's out of charges it's done until it's refilled, whether that's by killing monsters or something else. So you can't just spam the heal button while playing. You have to use your heals carefully and plan flasks as part of your build.


same as you must find the best unique weapons and armour or you're gimped, right? Let's remove random drops from ARPGs entirely. Good idea ;0

On August 05 2011 20:27 zany_001 wrote:
I can see where you're coming from, and I guess we'll have to wait and see how it all pans out. Happily the devs listen to their fans so you're welcome to tell them on their forums about it and maybe others agree and the game will get changed for the better.

On August 05 2011 17:51 papaz wrote:


Oh cool, I didn't realize there was an alpha for people outside the company?

Functionality wise (PvP/PvE leagues/ladder) the game sounds awesome. I've seen the vids on youtube and read the PoE FAQ and taken a glimpse at the Dev Diaries.

Here are some general questions on top of my head:

1. Chat channels/easiness of finding peoeple to do co-op with/play with?
Just the "hangaround" feel and being social in the game I guess. Probably to early to say in Alpha. Bnet in SC2 to me feels lonely. Not that i have a great idea on how chat channels should be organized but still. I know that PvP has matchmaking so I guess you can just hit the button "let me in on the action" and the game finds opponents for you in respective brackets/leagues?.

2. Is leagues similar to SC2 leagues?
That is within a gold league there are many divisions? Or is there a global league?

3. How long is a average PvP 1vs1 battle?
Feels slow, fast or just fine? I guess this is highly subjective but if you could compare to either Diablo 2 dueling or WoW dueling maybe.

4. You overall feeling about the smoothness of the game.
Reason for this is because I played in beta in Warhammer Online. A game, specially an IP I absolutely love. But when I entered beta feeling the clunkiness of the game I knew this game was going nowhere, and I never even bought the game. Combat has to feel smooth.

Cutthroat and the PvP options aren't ready yet. They won't be in the very first version of the Closed Beta, but we will be adding them as soon as they are ready. Simple PvP modes will be added at first, with more complex ones before the Open Beta. The announcement and dev diary describe our intentions because we haven't spoken publicly about PvP before.

On August 05 2011 18:10 Dfgj wrote:
Let's go with something a lot more simple:

A person played D2 and liked it. They want a more refined version of the game, as befits a sequel/successor - would they enjoy this game in your opinion? And if possible, what does it surpass/fall short in?

On August 06 2011 03:46 Vandro wrote:


1) Lots of people play solo at the moment (due to various issues and often not enough people online). People use the global chat to chat with the other online players alot, but this will all change when the beta starts next week I guess

2&3) We have a Hardcore and a normal league at the moment.

Chris posted this:



4) It's VERY playable for an Alpha, and since the devs change the game weekly it gets better very fast. There are of course things that are not in yet (pvp, most of the lore, trade systems (although a basic one will probably be there before the beta), advanced party systems etc).

When the game gets to OPEN Beta, I think it will be one of the best ARPG's of all time.



Short answer: Yes

I think most of the systems they want to implement (or already have implemented) refine certain shortcomings of D2.

For example the flask system is pretty nice. You have to manage your charges pretty tightly or you run out of resources at higher difficulties, you don't need perfect flasks, but you can't just spam spam spam. This system is going to be awesome in PvP, trust me.

Also the currency items are great and have great value from level 1 to level 100. Say I find a magic item with good socket configuration but shitty mods, I will just scourge it back to a white item, increase its quality to 20%, upgrade it to a rare, reroll the rare untill I'm satisfied enough (or run out of currency items). This won't directly converge all items to perfect items, since you still randomly roll the mods, but you know your socket configuration is great so it is often worth it Note that the currency items to make it a rare and reroll the rare are already very rare, and there are currency items that are MEGA rare.

What can be better? At the moment some systems are not in yet and most systems get changed alot (for the better). The game feel right at the moment and I enjoy playing it alot. If there would be one thing I would change it would be that there is FFA looting in all league's. I feel the standard league should have assigned looting and other leagues like the cutthroat league should have FFA looting. I still hope the dev's react to the pretty big lobby for assigned loot

On August 06 2011 07:57 zany_001 wrote:
Can anyone who played diablo 2 tell me how runewords compare to path of exile's skill gem system? I've seen people compare it to ff7's materia system but I didn't really play D2 so I don't know much about runewords.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XSA_OSSOlU
The PoE skill system (graphics and animations are a bit outdated but the skill system is the same)

Bibdy, ever heard of TF2 hats? Notice how TF2 is f2p now? How about league of legends and skins? Never underestimate the vanity of players, or their desire to give money to the devs.

On August 06 2011 08:11 zany_001 wrote:
The closest you can get to an ingame advantage with LoL and real money is buying runes when you're l1, which all the other l1'ers don't have. After that you can't pay for power at all. Path of exile won't just be funded by cosmetics, but also things like larger stashes, league entry for custom leagues, extra characters per account, etc. But any real money purchases will NOT give you an in game advantage. And the devs are commited to that business model, and I think it will be successful. Microtransactions are the way of the future, and there are many people on the PoE forums stating they'll be paying a fair amount of money in the store just to support the devs.