You’ll need 400+ hours of trial and errors to fully understand the game on your own.
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ilovededyoupiggy@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
My friend finally convinced me to try PoE. I generally like it, but it seems… Unpolished? I dunno. Kinda stuttery. Too much going on. It’s like they’ve just accepted and (mostly) implemented every single feature request they ever got without necessarily thinking about how it should work with all the other stuff. Not really a fan of the item/jewel/currency system or the skill tree. Like, I just want to play the game and kill monsters and make things go boom, this is too much work and planning.
I do love the carnage, though… When my level 5 or 6 fighter guy swung a regular white text sword for a regular non skill attack and it took out like 5 zombies at once, that was really nice. Never did that in Diablo.
That’s my highly unscientific opinion after playing for about a week. Sounds like 2 is going to clean up and address some of my complaints, so I’m looking forward to it.
wildcardology@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
1984@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
Path of Exile is much more flexible and advanced than Diablo - you have almost unlimited flexibility in what your character can do. Everything stacks too, so your jewel slots, ring slots, armor slots… Everything works together.
So this is not just hack and slash, you won’t actually be able to complete the game even unless you understand some of that complexity.
ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
That unlimited flexibility to me is significant complexity.
Lightor@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
This. Having a button you hit to respec would get rid of a lot of the “you did it wrong, start over” vibe that can kill it for people
Phegan@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s also 12 years old at its core.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 weeks ago
I played PoE for a good few years around its release and had a lot of fun initially with the temporary hardcore leagues with new mechanics every time, but there is a good reason I haven’t come back to the game - and it’s not just that I’m kind of over the ARPG thing. Scope Creep has turned it into a convoluted mess to get back into if you’re been out of the game for a while (or never played it) and I say that as someone who typically enjoys complexity.