Do you believe Chris when he say that console version has and will not impact POEpc negativly?

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guggelhupf wrote:

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Black_Gun wrote:

another example: the old, pre-nerf pathfinder class. on the pc, you could move, attack and constantly use flasks at virtually the same time. on the console, you would have needed one hand to control the movement joystick, one hand to use the flasks and one hand to use the skill buttons. so essentially, the old pathfinder playstyle would not work with console controls. guess what, they changed it. just like all the recently introduced active skill gems use directional targeting and big aoe. just like the nerf to not only the admittedly over-the-board coc discharge but to ALL coc builds really helps them stay within the performance limitations of the xbox.

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JohnNamikaze wrote:

First step to improving PoE is by adding the new water system. ;)

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鬼殺し wrote:

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Xavderion wrote:

I believe that he believes it.

That's been the crux of the matter for years.

The problem is he's a very nice guy. Wanting to believe him is incredibly tempting. And to this day, despite some epic mismanagement and failure of communication within the office, I think he's done an incredible job and deserves support IF you are still playing and enjoying this game.

As for Xav's implied question (will the port negatively impact Pc?), it's the same answer as always. Depends on your idea of negative. They've already made improvements to the game that were probably fast tracked with a console port in mind, and have been doing so for well over a year. But you can equally say some of the decisions were detrimental, particularly as regards simplifying the game by making it a pseudo shooter with melee in name only.

Looking ahead, I think it'll be a trade-off between console development eating into pc resource-wise and an aesthetically improved, more streamlined and generally finished PoE resulting from console players having higher standards in those areas. This is ironic but true, since they/we can't tweak the console the way a PC player can -- and as repeatedly noted, console players can't be expected to rely on third party tools to "complete" their gaming experience.

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kavinux wrote:

Remember when path of exile was in beta and Chris was promising custom leagues? Hype from that promise got me into game. GGG practice such philosophy to this day, promise features, improvements, reap benefits of a hype and then deliver late or never. Most recent example is channeling skills. We got estimated release date and it was pushed, again and again, reaping benefits of publicity and in the end delivering 3 unbalanced skills.