Path of Exile open beta launches January 23

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  Has anyone played this? Is it good? How does it compare to TL2 (which I liked) and D3 (which I liked less... : pantsburgh
  • Its pretty fun! My only complaint is death animations are all the same. : chungathebunga
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    I recommend watching this video of how the skill system works, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVI11N3YT7o... : capnsnarkbite
    • Looks neat. : Nixx2004
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      Yeah that looks super fun. : pantsburgh
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        You can get a beta key for $10 now. : sneakyalmond
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          Yeah I'm gonna try it out. Depending on download size I'll be playing later tonight. : pantsburgh
          • Add Valfreyia to friends. : sneakyalmond
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            If you don't want to drop the 10bux, it'll go to open beta in about 2 weeks : bipolar
            • Also worth noting that your $10 gives you $10 worth of microtransaction points. : sneakyalmond
  • It starts off a bit slow but really opens up at level 15, when the full breadth of the active skill syste... : bipolar
  • It's awesome. : sneakyalmond
  • it's great, if you liked D2 more than D3 I think you'll enjoy it.. It's slow going but once you get past ... : JohnathanDoe
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    Haven't played it, but I've watched plenty of streams of it. The combat looks pretty awful which is abou... : valael
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      they're working hard on getting Act 3 and the skills into the game, then they're going back and doing mor... : JohnathanDoe
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        And that makes me wonder why it's going into open beta already. I've lost a lot of faith regarding betas... : valael
        • Yeah, retardedly difficult equals fun. : Curike
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    PoE's a hardcore, old-school ARPG without the ability to hack higher level characters to test out a build.
    
    What you think of it will probably depend on how you feel about those games.
    
    The game does do the endgame + event stuff really well, though. They frequently have hardcore races which seem like a lot of fun for min-maxers.

    Jan 10, 2013 10:12am PST
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    PoE's a hardcore, old-school ARPG without the ability to hack higher level characters to test out a build... : walker270
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      The hardcore races are the primary reason I'm interested in the game. I've been watching Draskyl's strea... : valael
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        I also really hope/wonder if they'll keep doing the races after release, or if it's just a beta thing to ... : valael
        • Races will definitely be in after release. : sneakyalmond
      • Wellll.... all your skills are swappable as you see fit, since they are set by the gems you use. That sa... : bipolar
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        You're not completely locked in, but it takes some effort to respec. Some sidequests give you respec poin... : sneakyalmond
        • And you get 24 character slots to start, which is probably enough for most people. : sneakyalmond
      • Kripp's stream was good fun, especially when he started to go crazy after streaming for 20+ hours. : sneakyalmond
• this PvP will be carebears of tears!! i will stalk you. then steal all your shit : m0rfus
• I've been in the pre beta for awhile. The game is good. : whistletits
• skill system is badass, reminds me of Final Fantasy X. the story and quests are severely lacking. the a... : scatterblack
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  do you get access to retail game buy purchasing a early access pack or do you still need to buy the game? : angel5465
  • never mind free online game just noticed lol : angel5465