Path of Exile versus Grim Dawn

I came across this comparison piece on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf_NuWJkVOo - but he doesn't give a definitive answer (unlike his other one comparing Grim Dawn with Diablo 3). Anyone here with experience of both games who has any further input on the comparison between the two?

Thanks!

For me, main difference is in speed of game. Grim Dawn is too slow for my taste, even if you have all items on place. I was hoping that endgame will be more fun than leveling process but nothing really changes. Imho if you like that game from beginning, it will not get better or worse..

This thread comes up fairly regularly

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=grim+dawn+site:pathofexile.com&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&channel=fflb&gws_rd=cr&ei=fEswWIe_B4X-aZjWltAP

I found GD fun for a playthrough but lacks depth and replayability IMO

like them both. I like grim dawn since I could proc skills off skills lol, poe dominates in builds either a cookie cutter build that clears strand in 22 seconds or a niche build that do that same map in 15 mins lol

Grim Dawn is nice, but's it's an incredibly slow game. It feels a lot more contemplative than PoE, but with a lot less replay value and with a lot less polish.

I find the gameplay in GD very dull after a few hours in. I managed I get a high enough level that my build's gameplay was pretty much set, other than some minor excitement from the really cool constellations, and it was basically "walk forward and shoot a dinky fireball". I don't need D3's best-in-genre action animations, but the game simply offered very little visceral fun.

Nice enough plot, groovy passive system, that's about it. I am surprised my steam shows 50 hours in it. Then again, it's basically a single player game with 1997 multiplayer flexibility. Bleh.

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Exile009 wrote:

I came across this comparison piece on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf_NuWJkVOo - but he doesn't give a definitive answer (unlike his other one comparing Grim Dawn with Diablo 3). Anyone here with experience of both games who has any further input on the comparison between the two?

Thanks!

I have 120 hours in GD and 1000+ in PoE. The main difference as described by others is the pace of the game and replay value. I think a large portion of what differentiates these two games is the multiplayer aspect. PoE adds a large 'competitive edge' to the gameplay, whereas GD multiplayer is clunky and generally plagued with dupers. I think GD is a great game don't get me wrong, and is definitely worth the value especially in terms of single player gameplay. However, PoE takes the cake in its depth, itemization, currency, multiplayer and replay value.

Playing more and more GD these days , since PoE got super stale .

The ammount of end game skill builds and item combinations in GD is absolutely insane .

Oh and in GD you can actually play melee without hating your life .

PoE is fine if you wanna brag about pixels and shit online .

I'm a big fan of Grim Dawn, but I kind of wish there was a more structured, smooth end-game for me to enjoy. It just feels like it's lacking something in that aspect. I often think of the game and log in, but then I feel like there's nothing to do so I just log out again.

Maybe I've been spoiled by Rifts / Maps in other ARPGs?

There's a few options available, but;

- I find hunting Nemesis spawns tedious. It takes too long to get there, then the fight's over too quickly. The system's sort of comparable to bounties in Diablo III; there's a decent idea there, but it just feels barebones and feels like there's not enough action involved.

- I tried farming the Fort Ikon Prison dungeon. It has a lot of positives - the monster density is great, it doesn't take long to get there, it feels structured compared to running around aimlessly looking for Nemesis monsters. But eventually you get tired of running a single instance.

- I'm not sure what it is about Bastion of Chaos and Steps of Torment, but I never liked either instance. They're fun enough for a single playthrough per character, but the idea of farming them just makes me lose interest in Grim Dawn entirely. I don't really get why... it just does.

The Crucible DLC is a step in the right direction, but it feels far removed from the rest of the game. It's definitely worth the money (as is Grim Dawn in general), but I feel like it would be better as one form of end-game content, where at the moment it's pretty much the only serious option.


If you want to only play one or the other, then I'd say Path of Exile has a lot more to do and if you spend the price of Grim Dawn on additional stash tabs you're in for a good time. But you could also spend less / nothing on PoE, and play both that and Grim Dawn to get the best of both worlds.


tl;dr: I think Grim Dawn is a great distraction for people during the lull at the end of challenge leagues and so on, but it's not really a viable replacement imo. I'm glad I bought it.