Path of Exile: The one and only Diablo 3.

by Flytheelephant:

"Diablo 3
1: no skill points.
2: no stats points.
3: no rune items.
4: no diablo artwork style.
5: 4 player parties.
6: shared magic find (really we are going to include magic finder as a role in the Diablo "Raids?") (I guess diablo will be played with 1dps 1healer and two aura magic finders LMAO)
7: every noob is just as good as you as long as he buys the right items to fund blizzards (erm i mean stock brokers) pockets through the auction house (This was originally a good idea, and has always been an unofficial part of Diablo until they popped out the words that everyones characters were gonna be identical)."

1: thank god no useless skill points so i dont have to max all the same skills over and over.
2: stats points on items that makes you think what item you need.
3: thank god no rune items (now my builds wont depent on pure luck to find the correct rune) support gems anyone?
4: well let me see... if by diablo artwork style we mean dark, grim etc in Diablo 3 beta i saw dead guys hanging in a tree, a wagon full of dead bodies near the gate and a soldier throw them into fire, a woman turning into undead creature and many more similar things.
5: 4 is great
6: no one force you to play with a noob

by dragnar:

"
1 health orbs ( same as darkspore )
2 no skill points ( same as darkspore )
3 no skill tree ( same as darkspore )
4 random events in random maps ( same as darkspore )mob swarms closed in special rooms and so on
5 use max 6 skills ( same as darkspore )
6 delay 2 switch skills wile playing ( same as darkspore tough u switch a carr in ure team 2 get that other skill set )
7 random teams (same as darkspore ) yea u could only select what act u wanted 2 play and u got put in a random group )
8 boss fights ( kinda same as darkspore ) no bosses that act like normal mobs * i don't hate this tough
9 customization trough gear and big random numbers ( same as darkspore ) and yes in the end u where hunting for the same items * same kind of stats )
only difference is the story line and rmah :)
but fool yourself,s i don't care
10 no lan / solo offline game play ( same as darkspore )"

1. Diablo 3 was in the development long before Darkspore
2: Diablo 3 was in the development long before Darkspore
3: Diablo 3 was in the development long before Darkspore
4: Diablo 3 was in the development long before Darkspore
5: Diablo 3 was in the development long before Darkspore
6: Diablo 3 was in the development long before Darkspore
7: Diablo 3 was in the development long before Darkspore
8: you clearly havent played Diablo & Diablo 2
9: you clearly havent played Diablo & Diablo 2
10: same as PoE i guess Diablo steal the idea!

now do you realy want to go to the "same as" thing? cause PoE except 2-3 things is the SAME AS DIABLO 2.

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Seolwyn wrote:

Dragnar is that a rebuttal to my original post? That was an example and not my thoughts on PoE. PoE and D3 are both great titles and I'll be playing both. I don't feel the need to defend one or the other, or feel inclined that I MUST pick only one.

I have been playing D1 and D2 with the same 3 friends since D1's launch date, so I'm super excited to go through Sanctuary with them again, just as much as I am to go through PoE with them.

It's gaming, do what you enjoy, spend what you want to spend, play what you want to play, because at the end of the day, if you're not having fun, you're doing something wrong.

Don't mind me I am pisseoff @ Diablo 3
I dont like that style of play they went whit
And in my eye' s its not worth the diablo 3 title
So if u love it go play it
But plz stop saying the game is better as Diablo 2 ore the same as
It yest is not and it wont even have the long life Diablo 2 had ull see
Any way I am off and will ignore these forums

needs more whine in here.

They're different games, and as a consequence of that people will like or dislike either game based on those qualities. What one person thinks is a major flaw another person will consider a fantastic upgrade. Everyone's entitled to their opinion, but honestly I don't see why anyone needs to choose between either PoE or D3, just play both, they're both shaping up to be entertaining games.

it sure does look like diablo

Play whatever you damn want man. If you don't like D3 play PoE, if you don't like PoE, play D3. Just be constructive and suggest improvements because they are both still in Beta.

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jasonrolfe wrote:

it sure does look like diablo

But not Diablo 3, which I think is the core of the argument here.

...That said, if I were on the fence and I saw this thread, I'd be a little worried about the fan base of *either* game. Very poor player representation at times.

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Flytheelephant wrote:

Everybody that is defending Diablo 3 started gaming with World of Warcraft.

and that's why it's pointless to argue with people like you :)

I only played WoW 3 weeks and never liked it, I was a GW guy.
You're assuming stuff and you're wrong.

But I guess it fits your profil quite well, a random hater who doesn't have an open mind.

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I'm sorry TC, but... What? I honestly don't understand where most of the D3 hate comes from. Everybody has this idea in their head that it's all covered in flowers and rainbows. I think people have a warped view of D2 in their minds when they think things like this. I only played D2 for the first time in 2010 and I can assure you that it wasn't a particularly dark, grim-feeling game. At least, not noticeably more compared to the D3 beta. And no, not once in my life have I ever played WOW.

Yes, I think there's a lot more to be found in the character/skill system here in PoE, and I have a lot more interest in supporting this game than I do in D3. Is it not possible to play both? They both seem to be shaping up well from what I've played.

PoE is and will be a good game.
D3 is and will be a good game.
Is there something wrong with that?