Game is a 9/10 for me, only thing that needs improving is some of the combat fluidness.
How this game scored lower in innovation than D3 and TL2 is completely beyond me, but it just highlights how completely arbitray and bullsh*t these types of ratings are.
I wonder how much developers payd for this "review", gem? lol, honestly while i played in act 1 i had feeling that everything made from shit, ess ground - it is their graphics, combat and movement animation clunky, items looks weird (remember that shield in your inventory) and their omg new big innovative skill system is not more than 95% +10 attlitube "choise".
I wonder how much developers payd for this "review", gem? lol, honestly while i played in act 1 i had feeling that everything made from shit, ess ground - it is their graphics, combat and movement animation clunky, items looks weird (remember that shield in your inventory) and their omg new big innovative skill system is not more than 95% +10 attlitube "choise".
"Far superior to D3" /loled
What really makes me chuckle about this is that the majority of people that played D3 that now play PoE have all said that PoE is a superior game. Myself included.
Now, I like D3, but it is just so lacking. When I play with people online, everyone seems to be down this cookie cutter build. Especially Demon Hunters. With PoE I've never played with someone who has the 'same' build as I do. It is also one of the few games to which I have more than 2 alts because of the amount of things I want to try and build upon.
The graphics are fine, there is no 'clunk' as you refer to it, it just doesn't have the 'flashy' overtone of D3 and quite frankly I am not impressed by big flashy graphics. At the end of the day D3 has a cartoon look to it and PoE has a more realistic approach to it. Both have good animations but typically things that are cartoon wil always look better. Super mario jumping all over the place seems a much more enjoyable 'visual' experience than say watching someone in call of duty jump around. The graphics are not bad, just differen't.
Not to mention this is a free game to play and the amount of love and work that has gone into it and continues to be invested into it. Let's see where PoE is compared to D3 is in one years time for now. By that time PoE will have Act 3 extended and Act 4 added, we shall see whats new in D3 at that time, hey, perhaps you might even have proper PvP added by then.
This is a game that will change the world of action RPG's . I agree with this review on many things , though I would score aesthetics higher , 8.5 to 9 . Its longevity is great also .
But for me , a game is a blur . A blur of atmosphere , music , excitement , reward and risk , action . What I mean is , that a game needs not to be perfect in every way , but to be able to draw me in , make me care about my char , the story , and not break the illusion every now and then . And I dont care if its a clone or anything else really .Some old things some new things , who cares . A game has only one prerequisite , to be fun .
Originally posted by adam_nox Not sure reviewer played enough or enough builds. The skill tree seems cool because it looks likeyou will have all these choices, but its an illusion, and non defense builds are mostly gimp. At this point the tree is as much a con as a pro.
The game has plenty of other shortcomings. Lack of skills, trading being a horrible experience, clunky combat. Its a good game, and I would score it similarly, but only because its free for now.Yes, for now.
Kind of getting tired of people saying only defensive builds are viable... hey if you play Hardcore yes defensive builds are required because... wait for it... IF YOU DIE YOU ARE DONE.
In Softcore you can use any build you want, glass canon, hybrid, pure defense... anything. ARPG have always been this way.
To complain about it makes no sense there are over three dozen unique builds i can think of off the top of my head for Harcore and many, many more for softcore. It's not an illusion there really are hundreds of builds in this game.
Well considering it takes 45 mins to download and it's free to play, it's worth a try to form your own opinion. It isn't a mmorg or mmo though as per discussions elsewhere and definition by the devs.
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I don't much care for lack of customization or genderlocks in characters either, but if it bothers you that much, the classes aren't exactly set it stone.
Three of the classes are mixed attribute, and are good with a number of weapons and even the ones that are based only on one attribute in terms of their beginning stats and location in the skill tree do well with ranged/caster weapons and builds.
i.e. there are some decent bow builds for the duelist, a male player character, and the shadow (also a male player character) is intelligence/dexterity.
Would have played except for the genderlocked classes and with all ranged/casters being female. Dumb move.
Really? That's why you skipped it? Because you refuse to play a gender you don't want to play? Thats probably the worst reason to ever not play something because it amounts to less then 1% of what makes a game.
Also, it shows that you don't really know much about the game because every class can become ranged or intellect based caster. That's the beauty of the skill tree, you can go multiple routes despite what class you start with.
POE is a stand out game and the best ARPG to be released for a long time. I dont think i would have marked innovation so low, yes its similar to other ARPGs but thats liek saying COD or BF are FPS games and marking them down because of that LOL..
[QUOTE] Would have played except for the genderlocked classes and with all ranged/casters being female. Dumb move. [/QUOTE]
You can build your character any way you want really.. even the melee fighters can be changed into really good ranged classes.. During closed beta I turned my Witch into an awesome melee fighter..
Completely addicted to this game and love the challenge. Absolutely love the skill, loot, and progression system. This game brought me back to PC and RPGS online. Can't believe it is free or that it runs on my laptop so well. Will buy a PC again now. A+++
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Game is a 9/10 for me, only thing that needs improving is some of the combat fluidness.
How this game scored lower in innovation than D3 and TL2 is completely beyond me, but it just highlights how completely arbitray and bullsh*t these types of ratings are.
I wonder how much developers payd for this "review", gem? lol, honestly while i played in act 1 i had feeling that everything made from shit, ess ground - it is their graphics, combat and movement animation clunky, items looks weird (remember that shield in your inventory) and their omg new big innovative skill system is not more than 95% +10 attlitube "choise".
"Far superior to D3" /loled
What really makes me chuckle about this is that the majority of people that played D3 that now play PoE have all said that PoE is a superior game. Myself included.
Now, I like D3, but it is just so lacking. When I play with people online, everyone seems to be down this cookie cutter build. Especially Demon Hunters. With PoE I've never played with someone who has the 'same' build as I do. It is also one of the few games to which I have more than 2 alts because of the amount of things I want to try and build upon.
The graphics are fine, there is no 'clunk' as you refer to it, it just doesn't have the 'flashy' overtone of D3 and quite frankly I am not impressed by big flashy graphics. At the end of the day D3 has a cartoon look to it and PoE has a more realistic approach to it. Both have good animations but typically things that are cartoon wil always look better. Super mario jumping all over the place seems a much more enjoyable 'visual' experience than say watching someone in call of duty jump around. The graphics are not bad, just differen't.
Not to mention this is a free game to play and the amount of love and work that has gone into it and continues to be invested into it. Let's see where PoE is compared to D3 is in one years time for now. By that time PoE will have Act 3 extended and Act 4 added, we shall see whats new in D3 at that time, hey, perhaps you might even have proper PvP added by then.
This is a game that will change the world of action RPG's . I agree with this review on many things , though I would score aesthetics higher , 8.5 to 9 . Its longevity is great also .
But for me , a game is a blur . A blur of atmosphere , music , excitement , reward and risk , action . What I mean is , that a game needs not to be perfect in every way , but to be able to draw me in , make me care about my char , the story , and not break the illusion every now and then . And I dont care if its a clone or anything else really .Some old things some new things , who cares . A game has only one prerequisite , to be fun .
And this one is .
ROFL compare this game to D2, i dont want to waste my time into details but it sux hardly and its definitely NOT fun to play
Kind of getting tired of people saying only defensive builds are viable... hey if you play Hardcore yes defensive builds are required because... wait for it... IF YOU DIE YOU ARE DONE.
In Softcore you can use any build you want, glass canon, hybrid, pure defense... anything. ARPG have always been this way.
To complain about it makes no sense there are over three dozen unique builds i can think of off the top of my head for Harcore and many, many more for softcore. It's not an illusion there really are hundreds of builds in this game.
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Did you skip D2 becuase of that as well or is that game before your time?
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Yamota,
I don't much care for lack of customization or genderlocks in characters either, but if it bothers you that much, the classes aren't exactly set it stone.
Three of the classes are mixed attribute, and are good with a number of weapons and even the ones that are based only on one attribute in terms of their beginning stats and location in the skill tree do well with ranged/caster weapons and builds.
i.e. there are some decent bow builds for the duelist, a male player character, and the shadow (also a male player character) is intelligence/dexterity.
Rodingo,
The necromancer and druid were both male in D2.
Really? That's why you skipped it? Because you refuse to play a gender you don't want to play? Thats probably the worst reason to ever not play something because it amounts to less then 1% of what makes a game.
Also, it shows that you don't really know much about the game because every class can become ranged or intellect based caster. That's the beauty of the skill tree, you can go multiple routes despite what class you start with.
A Shadow (male) can be either a ranged bow user or a caster. Either are perfectly viable options.
"Global chat channels keep you entertained through solo-slogs"
The review points out what global is mostly used for in a MMO today and raised a smile.
Which game would bring back the old ooc channel and not mix it up with global chat channel.
In pretty much every online rpg game global chat has game related and off game related info which makes it a pain to read.
Most of the i have to turn it off. I miss a lot of information but i have no choice.
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Review basically spot on..
POE is a stand out game and the best ARPG to be released for a long time. I dont think i would have marked innovation so low, yes its similar to other ARPGs but thats liek saying COD or BF are FPS games and marking them down because of that LOL..
[QUOTE] Would have played except for the genderlocked classes and with all ranged/casters being female. Dumb move. [/QUOTE]
You can build your character any way you want really.. even the melee fighters can be changed into really good ranged classes.. During closed beta I turned my Witch into an awesome melee fighter..
You pick up re-spec orbs all the time or whatever they are called.. I have well over 10 and im not out of act 1 yet..
I was never a huge Diablo fan - I enjoyed it to a certain degree, but not my favorite type of game.
Having said that, I've been looking at this one, and I have to admit it looks pretty good. I'll have to give it a shot.
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I don't have any MMOs currently I can say what I'm about to say about PoE .
I like this game...
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Completely addicted to this game and love the challenge. Absolutely love the skill, loot, and progression system. This game brought me back to PC and RPGS online. Can't believe it is free or that it runs on my laptop so well. Will buy a PC again now. A+++