Absolutely I will. I played Path of Exile 1 for a while and I spent very little money for stash tabs. That transaction didn't feel predatory at all, since the enjoyment I got from the time greatly...
Absolutely I will. I played Path of Exile 1 for a while and I spent very little money for stash tabs. That transaction didn't feel predatory at all, since the enjoyment I got from the time greatly surpassed the little amount that I paid. And it took a very long time for me to even need to buy something. So I have good reason to at least try PoE2.
The new Path of Exiles 2 launches into early access on December 6th. I've played a bit of the original Path of Exiles but never got too far into it and have been thinking about giving this a go...
The new Path of Exiles 2 launches into early access on December 6th.
I've played a bit of the original Path of Exiles but never got too far into it and have been thinking about giving this a go and doing a slow play through on a standard account. I haven't played an ARPG in a while and feel like it would be fun to have a "click things to death" game to play again. It being F2P also helps in that I'm more budget constrained these days regarding money I spend on my hobbies.
PoE1 was my "no-life game" - I played a ton of it when I was in college and living alone after graduation. My playing dwindled over the years to the point where I'd play maybe 1 league every year...
PoE1 was my "no-life game" - I played a ton of it when I was in college and living alone after graduation. My playing dwindled over the years to the point where I'd play maybe 1 league every year or year-and-a-half, but I am absolutely coming back for PoE2. I've taken launch day off and I'm going to spend the entire day either playing PoE or reading Wind and Truth.
Very much so. It's, by the own words, "one of the most iconic Path of Exile systems". It's really what sets apart from other ARPGs. Supposedly, it's a little simpler this time in that there...
Very much so. It's, by the own words, "one of the most iconic Path of Exile systems". It's really what sets apart from other ARPGs. Supposedly, it's a little simpler this time in that there "aren't any wrong choices". I'm don't think I totally believe that, but they have simplified a lot of mechanics, so there should be less moving parts to builds and so you should be less punished for making those wrong choices. But it should be a whole lot easier to respec this time since you can just use the gold that you'll be getting passively instead of needing specific currencies and respecing is also cheaper at lower levels.
Yeah. But in practice, you're not interacting with that whole thing, you can just follow the most obvious path and it will be like a regular RPG. I'm sure there are skill trees out there that are...
Yeah. But in practice, you're not interacting with that whole thing, you can just follow the most obvious path and it will be like a regular RPG. I'm sure there are skill trees out there that are just as expansive, but they are split in multiple trees that don't show up all at once. I think it's a little stupid to show everything from level 1, it is needlessly intimidating.
I am certainly planning on playing, but I probably won't be playing the early access version of it. Path of Exile often has rocky league launches with bugs, server issues, poorly balanced enemies,...
I am certainly planning on playing, but I probably won't be playing the early access version of it. Path of Exile often has rocky league launches with bugs, server issues, poorly balanced enemies, and/or mechanics with too much unfun busywork. I can't imagine an early access will be too exciting when all these things may exist and not having immediately fixing these issues be the team's priority. Especially since much of the issues may exist over the holidays when they're all on vacation.
Once the full release comes around however, I'll be all over it. Path of Exile is one of my most played games on Steam and I've been eagerly awaiting Path of Exile 2 since it was announced 5 or so years back.
The past few leagues have been really good, stability-wise, imo! This is a lot of new systems, of course, so who knows. I'm definitely excited to give it a try, though!
The past few leagues have been really good, stability-wise, imo!
This is a lot of new systems, of course, so who knows. I'm definitely excited to give it a try, though!
Perhaps I am being a little pessimistic. But with it being almost an entirely new game and there being a massive influx of new players, I still feel like this is a perfect storm for a lot to go...
Perhaps I am being a little pessimistic. But with it being almost an entirely new game and there being a massive influx of new players, I still feel like this is a perfect storm for a lot to go wrong. I'd rather not risk a souring first experience when I have very little doubt that I will truly enjoy the game later.
PoE is my favorite game of all time. Just in steam, I have over 15,000 hours (though some percentage of that is afk time surely). Those hours don't represent the years I played before the steam...
PoE is my favorite game of all time. Just in steam, I have over 15,000 hours (though some percentage of that is afk time surely). Those hours don't represent the years I played before the steam client was a thing. I've played a lot of PoE.
I will be playing as much as is reasonable for me in my current state of life. It won't be like it was when I found this game over a decade ago, but it'll still be a fair bit.
Absolutely I will. I played Path of Exile 1 for a while and I spent very little money for stash tabs. That transaction didn't feel predatory at all, since the enjoyment I got from the time greatly surpassed the little amount that I paid. And it took a very long time for me to even need to buy something. So I have good reason to at least try PoE2.
The new Path of Exiles 2 launches into early access on December 6th.
I've played a bit of the original Path of Exiles but never got too far into it and have been thinking about giving this a go and doing a slow play through on a standard account. I haven't played an ARPG in a while and feel like it would be fun to have a "click things to death" game to play again. It being F2P also helps in that I'm more budget constrained these days regarding money I spend on my hobbies.
PoE1 was my "no-life game" - I played a ton of it when I was in college and living alone after graduation. My playing dwindled over the years to the point where I'd play maybe 1 league every year or year-and-a-half, but I am absolutely coming back for PoE2. I've taken launch day off and I'm going to spend the entire day either playing PoE or reading Wind and Truth.
Is PoE2 still gonna have that awful giant skill map that is an instant "Log off and never touch it" moment for me?
Very much so. It's, by the own words, "one of the most iconic Path of Exile systems". It's really what sets apart from other ARPGs. Supposedly, it's a little simpler this time in that there "aren't any wrong choices". I'm don't think I totally believe that, but they have simplified a lot of mechanics, so there should be less moving parts to builds and so you should be less punished for making those wrong choices. But it should be a whole lot easier to respec this time since you can just use the gold that you'll be getting passively instead of needing specific currencies and respecing is also cheaper at lower levels.
It's one of the selling points of PoE1, so I'd assume so.
Yeah. But in practice, you're not interacting with that whole thing, you can just follow the most obvious path and it will be like a regular RPG. I'm sure there are skill trees out there that are just as expansive, but they are split in multiple trees that don't show up all at once. I think it's a little stupid to show everything from level 1, it is needlessly intimidating.
From what I have seen, yes. POE 2 is building off of the original, so they are still including the large talent tree.
Never... touch it.....?!? But the huge crazy skill map was one of my favorite things about PoE! And I only played it for like... 200 hours!
I am certainly planning on playing, but I probably won't be playing the early access version of it. Path of Exile often has rocky league launches with bugs, server issues, poorly balanced enemies, and/or mechanics with too much unfun busywork. I can't imagine an early access will be too exciting when all these things may exist and not having immediately fixing these issues be the team's priority. Especially since much of the issues may exist over the holidays when they're all on vacation.
Once the full release comes around however, I'll be all over it. Path of Exile is one of my most played games on Steam and I've been eagerly awaiting Path of Exile 2 since it was announced 5 or so years back.
The past few leagues have been really good, stability-wise, imo!
This is a lot of new systems, of course, so who knows. I'm definitely excited to give it a try, though!
Perhaps I am being a little pessimistic. But with it being almost an entirely new game and there being a massive influx of new players, I still feel like this is a perfect storm for a lot to go wrong. I'd rather not risk a souring first experience when I have very little doubt that I will truly enjoy the game later.
PoE is my favorite game of all time. Just in steam, I have over 15,000 hours (though some percentage of that is afk time surely). Those hours don't represent the years I played before the steam client was a thing. I've played a lot of PoE.
I will be playing as much as is reasonable for me in my current state of life. It won't be like it was when I found this game over a decade ago, but it'll still be a fair bit.