SmokedMeat
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I'll have to look into it again, but I disliked the super slow feeling, and weak combat.
So, yes, the game is good, a true F2P game with no hidden progress gates, but not being able to respec and do some experimentation with your build (or rectify poorly assigned skill point) is a horrible, horrible design decision.
I'll have to look into it again, but I disliked the super slow feeling, and weak combat.
I'll have to look into it again, but I disliked the super slow feeling, and weak combat.
I like the game, however, two things bother me. So far, seems like there is some kind of great lore in the game, however, there is no story to tell it. I never liked Souls-like approach that tells the story through NPC dialogue and item description.
The second part is passive skill tree. Diablo 3 feels much more streamlined than PoE since there are fewer number of skills/runes and the whole skill system seems much more comprehensible. It doesn't take a genius to understand what each node does in PoE, however, the prospect of fucking up your character and not being able to respec is daunting. Sure you get few respec points, but considering that I have already spent almost 20 skill points and I have only 2 respec points, means that if I messed up my build I now have to restart the whole game and try to get it right next time. For a guy with limited play time, this is a disastrous design decision which made me quit the game.
So, yes, the game is good, a true F2P game with no hidden progress gates, but not being able to respec and do some experimentation with your build (or rectify poorly assigned skill point) is a horrible, horrible design decision.
It's a fantastic throwback to D2.
You can respec though. You get respec point drops as loot.
Could someone point me to a concise video that shows the game and talks about it for people like me who are completely unfamiliar with it? I just checked youtube and there are so many videos of it, from youtubers I don't know, and a lot of them seem like bad videos. I need your help, GAF.
So, yes, the game is good, a true F2P game with no hidden progress gates, but not being able to respec and do some experimentation with your build (or rectify poorly assigned skill point) is a horrible, horrible design decision.
Problem is that combat feel is actually slow at the beginning, especially if you're melee.
Endgame can be so obscenely fast paced and colorful that you'd start worrying if your PC can handle the stupid build you came up with, like:
https://youtu.be/ieNk4aNcMuY
I like the game, however, two things bother me. So far, seems like there is some kind of great lore in the game, however, there is no story to tell it. I never liked Souls-like approach that tells the story through NPC dialogue and item description.
The second part is passive skill tree. Diablo 3 feels much more streamlined than PoE since there are fewer number of skills/runes and the whole skill system seems much more comprehensible. It doesn't take a genius to understand what each node does in PoE, however, the prospect of fucking up your character and not being able to respec is daunting. Sure you get few respec points, but considering that I have already spent almost 20 skill points and I have only 2 respec points, means that if I messed up my build I now have to restart the whole game and try to get it right next time. For a guy with limited play time, this is a disastrous design decision which made me quit the game.
So, yes, the game is good, a true F2P game with no hidden progress gates, but not being able to respec and do some experimentation with your build (or rectify poorly assigned skill point) is a horrible, horrible design decision.
I like the game, however, two things bother me. So far, seems like there is some kind of great lore in the game, however, there is almost no story to tell it. I never liked Souls-like approach that tells the story through NPC dialogue (which isn't even mandatory) and item description.
The second part is passive skill tree. Diablo 3 feels much more streamlined than PoE since there are fewer number of skills/runes and the whole skill system seems much more comprehensible. It doesn't take a genius to understand what each node does in PoE, however, the prospect of fucking up your character and not being able to respec is daunting. Sure you get few respec points, but considering that I have already spent almost 20 skill points and I have only 2 respec points, means that if I messed up my build I now have to restart the whole game and try to get it right next time. For a guy with limited play time, this is a disastrous design decision which made me quit the game.
skills are gems, which you can place and replace as you seem fit in any equip you want. plenty of room for experimenting. if anything they're more open to builds than D3 because nothing is class restricted. passives are, like the name say, passives. would be better to have the full respec option but i strongly disagree that they "stop you from experimenting" or "are a horrible design decision"
Ah yea that still exists, I think its about 15 minutes now if you are out of an instance it will delete that instance. However, there is literally no reason to ever go back to an instance of a zone after you have been out of it for 15 minutes unless you went afk in town or something halfway through.
You can respec though. You get respec point drops as loot.
Yeah, but no controller support on PC and no PS4 version yet.
And the way respec is handled is also a huge turn off when the skill tree is that big.
yeah I just don't like the game, I've tried it multiple times and don't get how anyone can say it's up to diablo 2 standards. It's not even closeI've tried the game a few times since it was released, most recently two weeks ago or so. It doesn't quite gel with me, and I honestly don't see how this is a modern Diablo 2. Titan Quest sure, but Path of Exile doesn't give me the same vibes I got from LoD back in the day. I didn't like the character development centered around gems that give you abilities and the economy based on consumables instead of a standardized currency.
I guess it's just not for me.
my preferences haven't changed, I still think d2 is one of the best games of all time but don't think Poe is fit to even be mentioned along side it or D3. Maybe I should give it another chance with the last update. I don't know thoughIt feels like a direct continuation of Diablo 2. PoE borrowed many mechanics as well as the entire aesthetics of Diablo and turned it into a modern game. I guess D2 is the best pound for pound game in the genre ever, but PoE as a game with modern technology is obviously the way to go now. I don't see how someone who loved D2 wouldn't enjoy PoE unless their preferences have shifted entirely in past years.
my preferences haven't changed, I still think d2 is one of the best games of all time but don't think Poe is fit to even be mentioned along side it or D3.
yeah I just don't like the game, I've tried it multiple times and don't get how anyone can say it's up to diablo 2 standards. It's not even close
yeah I just don't like the game, I've tried it multiple times and don't get how anyone can say it's up to diablo 2 standards. It's not even close
Can you respec in the game or are you stuck with bad choices forever?
I've tried to get into poe since the original pc beta and just haven't been able to. I've been able to go and replay d2 in the last few years and still as good as ever but I'm just not a poe fan.i mean, if you think D3 lived up to the standards of D2 better than PoE i guess there's no arguing with your taste then
I've tried to get into poe since the original pc beta and just haven't been able to. I've been able to go and replay d2 in the last few years and still as good as ever but I'm just not a poe fan.
I tried it a couple years ago and it was just like every other Diablo clone, brainless and unchallenging. I've tried a bunch of these. All the Diablos, All the Torchlights, Marvel Heroes, older ones on consoles (like the Baldur's gate and Champions of Norrath, the old X-Men and Marvel ones). I've tried to play so many of these over the years and I just don't get it. I bounce off all of them within a few hours. You might as well be playing Cookie Clicker for as interactive as they are.
Ive heard people complaining that PoE was too complex and daunting, but "brainless" and "as interactive as a cookie clicker", now that's a first
Yeah, but no controller support on PC and no PS4 version yet.
And the way respec is handled is also a huge turn off when the skill tree is that big.
You never see people who play and enjoy Diablo 3 needing to assert, off the bat, that it's so much better than PoE or TQ or D2 or whatever.
.I played it after the new stuff came out, and combat still feels like garbage compared to D3, IMO.
Man ARPG fans have some real inferiority complex issues. You never see people who play and enjoy Diablo 3 needing to assert, off the bat, that it's so much better than PoE or TQ or D2 or whatever. We get it, you don't like Diablo 3. That's not some badge of honor.
Is it better than Marvel Heroes?
Easily.
Is it better than Marvel Heroes?
I tried it a couple years ago and it was just like every other Diablo clone, brainless and unchallenging. I've tried a bunch of these. All the Diablos, All the Torchlights, Marvel Heroes, older ones on consoles (like the Baldur's gate and Champions of Norrath, the old X-Men and Marvel ones). I've tried to play so many of these over the years and I just don't get it. I bounce off all of them within a few hours. You might as well be playing Cookie Clicker for as interactive as they are.
Man ARPG fans have some real inferiority complex issues. You never see people who play and enjoy Diablo 3 needing to assert, off the bat, that it's so much better than PoE or TQ or D2 or whatever. We get it, you don't like Diablo 3. That's not some badge of honor.
No respecs, and both the devs and the community seem perfectly happy with this.Yes? So why are you not playing then?