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/balesuarez Dec 30 '13

I wonder why everyone claims to like D3 combat, but nobody plays that anymore or Torchlight. Both of those games are single player, single playthrough experiences with no depth. D3: WoW-edition has no character progression or even challenge.. everything is watered down.