Path of exile vs Diablo 3

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BurnThrew wrote:

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jawsofhana wrote:

This has been said 200 times before. Learn to search. Apart from the controls and isometric camera, Diablo 3 has very little to do with it's predecessors. It's more like Dungeon siege than anything else.

It's actually a lot like it's predecessors the problem is it stripped away too much and changed not enough if you bothered to read you would have known that and how this thread is different from most (if not all) the other threads I've actually played diablo3 and path of exile

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prodigydancer wrote:

Yeah, like I said, 2 builds per class maximum - read guides, pick one that suits you. Okay, I agree, reading counts as thought process but it doesn't take much time. ;)

Hammerdins could also use wands for resistances or battle hammers for charge damage

right there is 4 different versions of one build and I could go with 5 different versions by pointing out a pure damage hammerdin (silks and tarn)

Diablo3 on the other hand is do I want a shield or more damage and on some classes like the wizard who has an orb to give more damage there isn't even that choice

Now if possible I would like to refrain from turning this into a diablo2 vs diablo3 thread

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BurnThrew wrote:

Graphics: Path of exile in my opinion is the clear winner as Diablo3's graphics even on high seem fuzzy and out of focus.

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Isra93 wrote:

Maybe post 1.10. Your average pub games weren't where the good PvP was at, though, so most people's experience was only of cookie cutter builds, which were actually really weak.

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Arkwright wrote:

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BurnThrew wrote:

Graphics: Path of exile in my opinion is the clear winner as Diablo3's graphics even on high seem fuzzy and out of focus.

Interesting you should say that. I got D3 beta access today and within ten minutes I got the same impression as yourself. Fuzzy, blurry (even at my native 1920x1080) - why the hell is it like that?

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Arkwright wrote:

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BurnThrew wrote:

Graphics: Path of exile in my opinion is the clear winner as Diablo3's graphics even on high seem fuzzy and out of focus.

Interesting you should say that. I got D3 beta access today and within ten minutes I got the same impression as yourself. Fuzzy, blurry (even at my native 1920x1080) - why the hell is it like that? PoE is far superior in that respect.

I'll be able to get a better idea of the actual gameplay after investing some reasonable time but so far it seems a little .... disconnected? The feeling of involvement and urgency present in PoE, especially at higher levels, is not there. Yet. I do have hopes for better things but yeah, the levelling system is disappointing, so far. Why remove the freedom of choice for stat investment for example.

For those who insist on comparing these two titles and expecting close parallels, I can't see the point. They may both be hack and slash but beneath that shared skin I believe we have two radically different beasts.

Interesting times :)

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FailTree wrote:

Also regarding your point about urgency at high levels, this is to be expected, d3 your playing the first 33 % of the first act on the first difficulty. How much do you really expect?

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Arkwright wrote:

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FailTree wrote:

Also regarding your point about urgency at high levels, this is to be expected, d3 your playing the first 33 % of the first act on the first difficulty. How much do you really expect?

Not much, perhaps I should have expressed it as more of a general feeling of never really being under pressure even when being swarmed by opponents. Even at the lower difficulty in PoE, being surrounded can be fatal. I can't say I have had the same experience after several hours at D3.

Someone else pointed out that D3 is in Beta so the gfx may improve. Umm, is PoE not also in Beta? I don't see their gfx suffering from lack of clarity...