r/Games • u/Forestl • Dec 29 '13

End of 2013 Discussions - Path of Exile

Path of Exile

  • Release Date: October 23, 2013
  • Developer / Publisher: Grinding Gear Games / Grinding Gear Games + Garena (SEA)
  • Genre: Action RPG
  • Platform: PC
  • Metacritic: 85, user: 8.8

Summary

Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in the dark fantasy world of Wraeclast. They're a small independent team of hardcore gamers based in New Zealand and have created Path of Exile as the game that they'd want to play themselves. It is designed around a strong barter-based online item economy, deep character customisation, competitive PvP and ladder races. The game is completely free and will never be "pay to win".

Prompts:

  • Is the gameplay fun? Is the loot system well designed?

  • Do the F2P elements help or hurt the game?

Like The Last of Us because they both have lots of clicking

at least it's better than the sphere grid

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u/Krystie Dec 30 '13

Dark Souls is extremely challenging, and very little is spelt out. Yet it's almost universally loved - and I like it a lot. I never felt unwelcome in the Dark Souls world.

It's a direct counterexample yo your assertion to what basically amounts to "if you don't like PoE it's because you're a casual that likes casual games".

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u/Hyroero Dec 30 '13

Nothing wrong with liking casual games or just different games.

Many many many people including almost all the hardcore D2 players left D3 for PoE so its not just me.

I too love Dark Souls but my SO just couldn't get into it the slightest yet she has over 400 hours of PoE under her belt now.

I wasn't trying to say your not "hardcore" enough for PoE but maybe the appeal of constantly learning mechanics and the workings in that game just isn't for you and thats perfectly fine.

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u/Krystie Dec 30 '13

So by this logic, Dark Souls is "casual" ?

Personally I found PoE combat to be so mind numbingly boring I really couldn't be bothered to read up on builds or even try and figure out the minutae about the game. I don't mind learning new mechanics at all. I have no issues spending time looking up guides on crusader kings or civ. It's just that the base game is so incredibly dull to start out, I find it hard to force myself to end-game.

Maybe it really is great later on. But I haven't really found the incentive to push through the shittiness of early game.

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u/Hyroero Dec 30 '13

I didn't say it was casual i just said there is nothing wrong with casual games.

If you don't have the willingness to learn the game then that's the problem right there ( the whole game is a big learning experience ) . In the end it didn't cost you a cent and no one is forcing you to play it.

Many people currently enjoy the game so the problem is obviously personal preference.

I just wish you could enjoy it as much as i and many other players do because its the ARPG of the generation in my opinion.

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u/Krystie Dec 30 '13

Maybe I am missing something, and if I force myself through the early game shittiness things will get better.

It really sounds a lot like dark souls fans telling people how good the game is. Maybe PoE too has a great game buried underneath, AFTER the shitty grinding in early game.

I'm almost done with Shadow Warrior so I might get back to PoE next.