bit of nostalgia: Maelstrom of Chaos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va845_DOTXg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3JiP-94TXw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sp8fupkQsA

almost two years before I knew what Path Of Exile is.
looks like a completely different game, but many features and mechanics are certainly recognizable.

dang, those graphics were bad.

And nice deeps bruh.

looks like in the old days, every encounter mattered.
there seem to be fewer monsters, but every blue mob puts up a heck of a fight.

I like the fact each monster has a prefix to indicate it's an "elite" version of the MoC.

Bad gfx?
Well at least the mana and life balls have the chained chicks.
Give us back the girls dammit

Some things to note

1) edge in ledge looks a whole lots of different awesome
2) character portraits are epic in my opinion
3) power levels seem better(char vs mobs)
4) those pots are funky as hell

i love watching these old ones :)

Peace,

-Boem-

Hahahahahah thats amazing! Never saw something like this! Great videos.

Peace,

-Boem-

Everything is better with Yackety Sax.

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johnKeys wrote:

looks like in the old days, every encounter mattered.
there seem to be fewer monsters, but every blue mob puts up a heck of a fight.

I like the fact each monster has a prefix to indicate it's an "elite" version of the MoC.

There's no reason for this nostalgia. The "old days" people like you were crying in the forums that the game is too hard. Nothing has changed. If you really want a 500 dps GS you can still do it. Trust me the game will be exactly as it is in these vids then (minus the naked chicks).

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Iluvatar_gr wrote:

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johnKeys wrote:

looks like in the old days, every encounter mattered.
there seem to be fewer monsters, but every blue mob puts up a heck of a fight.

I like the fact each monster has a prefix to indicate it's an "elite" version of the MoC.

There's no reason for this nostalgia. The "old days" people like you were crying in the forums that the game is too hard. Nothing has changed. If you really want a 500 dps GS you can still do it. Trust me the game will be exactly as it is in these vids then (minus the naked chicks).

While i agree that the game is MUCH better now no one was complaining that the game was too hard quite the opposite in fact ill remind you of the shock nova of 0.6 that could one shot the entire screen AND give you a full set of flask charges.The only hard thing back then was running through the maelstrom to get to the last level and keeping your main skill mana under 150 per cast.Sigh i miss those days.

Ah the good old days of Ground Slam, Discharge, repeat.

Taking turns on who gets the loot drops (for the entire run), and the excitement over opening the giant chest was fun.

Exalts for 3 GCPS, and Fuses so highly valued that a handful of them would get you some beachfront property on Tidal Island.

Thanks for the reminder. As fun as those times were, the game is so much better now. GGG has done an amazing job with Path of Exile. Yeah, there will be occasional arrows to the kneecaps of certain builds, but by and large the progression of the game has been well thought out.