Path of exile vs Diablo 3

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BurnThrew wrote:

The problem I have with diablo3's crafting system is it takes a lot away from the item finding aspect because now instead of searching for the type of item you want and the mods you can simply salvage anything you find and then craft the highest level items you have available

of course that's also a plus because now gear is more accessible however considering diablo3 is entirely based around pve the crafting system seems more suitable for a pvp based game as it decreases the need to do any item hunting

You still have to find that recipe vs find that base item* and orbs, uniques still have their perks plus the random properties so there's still an element of item hunting. In regards to accessibility the Diablo 3 crafting system is more legit/gamble over Diablo 2s Waypoint spamming, re-rolling vendors at no cost(except for your time) for a Jewelers ___ of the Whale(+sockets ___ highest tier +health modifiers) system...

*say you make a decent item in PoE but it still isn't an upgrade for you, you either reuse it or try to sell it which requires you to find another base item.

In hindsight it's kinda funny in PoE you're messing with powers you don't understand[Orbs] but there are people with some competence in Diablo

Well, Diablo IS a Blizzard game, and I've loved every product they've released so far, but we'll see soon enough ... :).

I am not in either betas. I have read a lot about both games though. I was super excited for D3. I could not wait. After everything I have read, I have lost almost all my interest in D3. I want a deep complex game, not something for stay at home moms and children. After hearing about POE, which at first I thought of as a cheap diablo knockoff, I once again had a game to be excited for.

Having spent some time with the D3 beta one thing i can say is...you must realize how small a slice of the game the beta is.....it is nothing more that a stress and UI test. There is alot that we don't really know about D3. Since so much more is known about Path of Exile it is only natural to think it is a much deeper game. I would not count out D3 just yet my friend.

Diablo 3 will probably be a good game. But i do not think it will be as good and popular as diablo 2 was. When i watch the beta it feels like its missing something important. But i guess we will have to see when it gets released.

Lucky none of the games are subscription based so we can play both :)

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belthax wrote:

Diablo 3 will probably be a good game. But i do not think it will be as good and popular as diablo 2 was. When i watch the beta it feels like its missing something important. But i guess we will have to see when it gets released.

Lucky none of the games are subscription based so we can play both :)

Well if this game were like Diablo 3's beta, you'd be only playing up to Brutus or Mervil, and you'd have no keystones or support gems.

This is just better, diablo 3 looks like it would have been good 6 years ago but now it looks out dated and not worth the long wait, path of exile however looks like what diablo 3 should have been only better.

The only reason anybody will play diablo 3 instead of path of exile is because of the wait, diablo 1 was awesome (2 was meh I personally think) but because its been what, 10 years waiting for it people are in super hyped omg its here! mode and aren't noticing how shoddy it looks. Everytime I see a video of diablo 3 all I can think is *this is NOT worth the wait...*

I just hope more people realise this and play this because path of exile looks AWESOME! and would love to see either a path of exile 2 or some of amazing updates over the years

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BurnThrew wrote:

of course that's also a plus because now gear is more accessible however considering diablo3 is entirely based around pve the crafting system seems more suitable for a pvp based game as it decreases the need to do any item hunting

Well continuing from my pervious post, both games plan on having a PVP style play, but the crafting system they have requires quite a bit of materials...
L60 Rare bow
17, 7, 2 (4 mods)
27, 12, 4 (5 mods)
38, 17, 7 (6 mods)
(common, magic, rare scraps required per craft)
... compared to say Guild Wars (yeah it's not a dungeon crawler, but it had a salvaging system and you could craft your specific gear with ease)

and I came to a realization when playing Diablo 2, I was playing to get stronger(MF) but when that character was capped(high deminishing returns) and I played other characters to get stronger they were made to kick ass(PVP).. I eventually stopped playing Diablo 2 because no one was PVPing in Nightmare and Hell PVP games were lv90+ hammerdins so why farm or play the content(new characters) anymore if I can't have any fun pvping?

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prodigydancer wrote:

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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.

I did a lot of PvP and in MMOs and I'm currently waiting for GW2. But in D2 PvP always seemed boring because the game was focused on co-op. Everyone was DPS. CC was unheard of. Team PvP practically didn't exist (at least I only saw duels). And it was all about playing FoTM class. In 1.09 a bowazon with WF and a lot of poison charms could own anyone from a mile awey.

Yeah, like I said, maybe in pub games. I rolled those bowazons with a legit necromancer. Stack fast run/walk to outrun the guided arrows. Reduced poison duration, fast hit recovery and huge focus on vit/life to survive any hits (wow, crap items like lance guard suddenly don't seem so crap? so much for stacking +skills). Bone prison (which is crowd control), run from arrows, cast bone spirit when you can, GG, they can do nothing.

Like I said, ingenuity defeated thoughtless powerbuilding.

i'm not even gonna play diablo III
i already know i won't like it
between 60$ D3
and 0$ PoE

i gotta side with my wallet on this one