TGN interviews PoE producer Chris Wilson - plus lots of beta gameplay footage

Good good, more interviews. :) I'll spread the word to other sites!

fantastic interview

Very interesting interview indeed. I've learn a lot about the monsters and the leveling. Man, level 80 to 100 is going to be very long... ^^
I love Chris and the team's choices about the payment system, it will be only for cosmetics and that's fantastic.

Also the video did a good job at showing the different characters and their respective skills.

Great job cromar. :)

Good interview. I didn't get to know anything new, but it summed it all up very well.
Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the excellent responses guys! :)

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I didn't get to know anything new, but it summed it all up very well.

Thanks! I was hoping to get some scoops but I know that GGG is careful about keeping important information close to the vest (like specifics about their anti-item selling techniques, hirelings, the story, etc). I aimed the questions largely for an audience that was only tangentially familiar with the game and mainly wanted to know what it would offer that might be worth their time.

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I love Chris and the team's choices about the payment system, it will be only for cosmetics and that's fantastic.

I agree 100%. It reminds me of the League of Legends system, which is a huge success as well. The PoE/LoL cash shop design is proven to work for AAA games, not just cheap knockoffs like traditional "pay to win" or "freemium" games.

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And when he talked about dragon shaped fireballs I can buy in the cash shop I wet myself ;D

My imagination is running wild at the kind of spell skins they could offer. Templars raising avenging angels instead of zombies? Cleave looking and sounding like a lightsaber? OK, that last one is silly, but I'm sure the community will come up with hundreds of brilliant ideas. Riot Games (LoL guys) have actually implemented a bunch of skin ideas that originated within the community.