"the beast" is probably a

EDIT: well, seems like I got my answer now.
and in case you guys don't know what I mean - check out ZiggyD's play-through.

this... it's better than a Dragon :)

well done, GGG. well done!

I disagree. If anything, Path of Exile is more like the Call of Cthulhu tabletop rpg.

We have Dreamlands in the map system, Beyond Demons and Invasion Bosses are like the Great Old Ones (they even have epithets!), many civilizations have fallen, there are thaumaturgists bringing eldritch abominations because they are insane...

If I have to bet, the beast is more like Azathoth. Don't expect to really kill it.

Not a crack a roach?

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NeroNoah wrote:

I disagree. If anything, Path of Exile is more like the Call of Cthulhu tabletop rpg.

We have Dreamlands in the map system, Beyond Demons and Invasion Bosses are like the Great Old Ones (they even have epithets!), many civilizations have fallen, there are thaumaturgists bringing eldritch abominations because they are insane...

If I have to bet, the beast is more like Azathoth. Don't expect to really kill it.

you have a point, but insanely-difficult Daemons aren't part of the main story.
which is why they are called "Beyond".
if The Daemon Sultan makes an appearance, it would likely be as the grand-daddy of Abaxoth.
I hope your AltF4 fingers are ready :)

in the end of Act 4, the Exile - fresh off killing his captors and besting human legends of Wraeclast past - is unlikely to be tasked with killing a cosmic deity.
kill something roughly the size of a grown Dragon, which threatens a continent the size of Wraeclast? sounds more reasonable.

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johnKeys wrote:

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NeroNoah wrote:

I disagree. If anything, Path of Exile is more like the Call of Cthulhu tabletop rpg.

We have Dreamlands in the map system, Beyond Demons and Invasion Bosses are like the Great Old Ones (they even have epithets!), many civilizations have fallen, there are thaumaturgists bringing eldritch abominations because they are insane...

If I have to bet, the beast is more like Azathoth. Don't expect to really kill it.

you have a point, but insanely-difficult Daemons aren't part of the main story.
which is why they are called "Beyond".
if The Daemon Sultan makes an appearance, it would likely be as the grand-daddy of Abaxoth.
I hope your AltF4 fingers are ready :)

in the end of Act 4, the Exile - fresh off killing his captors and besting human legends of Wraeclast past - is unlikely to be tasked with killing a cosmic deity.
kill something roughly the size of a grown Dragon, which threatens a continent the size of Wraeclast? sounds more reasonable.

I don't think exiles will be fighting the beast. At best, just an avatar, or something. They can go to suicide missions out of desperation or greed (act 1 and 2 have boss fights against things that are considered too dangerous for normal humans). It's the heart of corruption and thaumaturgy, if Malachai's and Voll's story is to be believed.

Also, dragons are somewhat cliche. People already complain about skeletons and zombies. With good reason.

Path of Exile is just not made for that kind of things, it's a dark fantasy RPG, and tries to have a reasonably fresh aesthetic.

I hope it's not a dragon, way too many of those.

Here's what's gonna happen for the beast fight:
you defeat all the other bosses and make your way to the lair/castle/dimension/whatever of the beast.
You walk down the stairs and open the final door.
A huge room opens before you with a single beam of light illuminating something in the middle.
You walk towards it and it's a mirror, just an ordinary mirror.
All this time the beast has been... you.
Cue in the end cinematics and then your character wakes up at the twilight strand at lvl 1 with nothing on him/her.

I have now spoiled GGG's big plans.

Also, watch the last two concept art images:

http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1272011

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NeroNoah wrote:

Also, watch the last two concept art images:

http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1272011

looks like something H.P. Lovecraft could be proud of.
but while I hope the "area" concept makes it into the game, I also hope the "monster" one is only a minion or lesser boss. it doesn't look like a final boss. far from it.

If it is, I quit.

But it wont be. GGG have too much imagination for that <3

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johnKeys wrote:

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NeroNoah wrote:

Also, watch the last two concept art images:

http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1272011

looks like something H.P. Lovecraft could be proud of.
but while I hope the "area" concept makes it into the game, I also hope the "monster" one is only a minion or lesser boss. it doesn't look like a final boss. far from it.

It has aesthetics comparable to Dominus in his Ascendant Form. It will probably be. But...who knows, :P

Again, I don't think Exiles would fight against the equivalents to the Outer Gods, they will fight at best the equivalents to the Great Old Ones (and it's going to be lethal mostly).