Path Of Exile

[jamus34]

Have you played any other character types besides the gladiator?

I have played a Ranger and a Witch, but wayyy back.
I'd like to continue the Witch some time and make her a proper Necro.

I did that once...problem is you need some mobs to make it effective. Some boss battles do not have spawning mobs and once your troops are wiped you're in trouble.

[Gusington]

I've narrowed it down between the Witch and the Templar...

[Yskonyn]

What are you guys' main character names? I'd like to add you to my friends list.
Mine is Yskonyn

[jamus34]

Probably the same but I'll double check tonight

[Gusington]

I haven't registered one yet.

[JasonPratt]

Ditto. I did however download and install PoE the other night.

Since I was out with Dad last night, I should have gotten Warframe updated while I was gone, come to think of it...

[Gusington]

Think I've settled on playing as the Templar. How different does the game vary from character to character though?

[jamus34]

Think I've settled on playing as the Templar. How different does the game vary from character to character though?

It's more flexible than say diablo (playing a hack and slash mage doesn't work there, here you could do it).

Leveling up does involve some planning as the leveling board is HUGE. Basically, first time you game a level teleport to town and just look at it. The bigger circles are focus points and will give you special abilities or major buffs / debuffs. It's hard to specialize as both equipment and skill stones will have prereqs of the primary attribute to use or level up respectively.

I'm sure there's youtube tutorials on this. I also know Quill's done some let's play sessions with POE.

[Gusington]

^Hmm now you've got me thinking of the witch again...one that could kick some serious buttocks with some hack and slash moves as well as spells...

[jamus34]

^Hmm now you've got me thinking of the witch again...one that could kick some serious buttocks with some hack and slash moves as well as spells...

Not saying it would work well...just that you could do it if you veer way off the normal witch path if you wanted.

I've got probably a good 20+ hours in it and I haven't even scratched the surface on the level chart.

[Toonces]

Please don't ask Gus to do any of his own research...that can only lead to disappointment.

::)

:P

[Gusington]

^Aren't you supposed to be reading Les Mis, drinking scotch and defending the reputation of the US Navy?

I am curious how PoE compared to Diablo games...I have always enjoyed Diablo to a point but after 20-25 hours I always got a bit fatigued.

[jamus34]

^Aren't you supposed to be reading Les Mis, drinking scotch and defending the reputation of the US Navy?

I am curious how PoE compared to Diablo games...I have always enjoyed Diablo to a point but after 20-25 hours I always got a bit fatigued.

I like it although it's hard to describe why I like it. It's not as polished as D3 but it's also a different type of game. D3 is about slogging to 70, then developing item sets to improve skill choices for tasks at hand. Character building is almost nil.

PoE is all about the path you want to take on the skill tree. Note though actual skills are a function of gems. It is hard to describe but meshes pretty well. You need better equipment less for stats but more for gem spots. On top of that you are really looking for linked gem openings so you can add support gems to skill gems. All of this is combined with your leveling matrix to give you various bonuses. I'm sure people have set up min max charts but it's big enough you can explore freely and have fun doing it.


Also I noticed there are very few places you can be underleveled. If you are having difficulty it is probably more of a function of your current build.

[Yskonyn]

I like that PoE's art style is much more similar to Diablo 2's gritty style than Diablo 3 is. That, coupled with the absolutely HUGE character progression tree (or board as people call it) is the real draw for me.

Then the way gems are used to actually configure skill and elemental abilities of your character are an interesting way to handle a system you would take for granted in an ARPG.

The starting characters are all mere mortals and pretty much play like one. Its only when you ascend later on that you start to feel you're becoming a real super hero. I like that tremendously.

[Gusington]

Nice, sounds awesome. Definitely going to start sooner rather than later.

Take that, Toonces!