Just Curious, Why no set items in PoE?

One thing I like in other ARPGs (actually, D3 and TL2) is Set Items. But I think it doesn't exist in PoE?

Is it mainly because of the variation consideration? (i.e. every player is seeking for set items)... But we can use the current rule of unique item for set items (i.e. They are not comparable with the best rare item combination, but is still attractive for initial players?)

Thank you!

its Beta. Give it time.

Not happenin' :)

Set items reduce variety when the question is "make 5 set items" or "make 5 uniques" (assuming that both take the same amount of dev time to implement new mechanics and balance time both from GGG and alpha and on beta).

There is a high switching cost inherent to breaking a set, and given that the best items in the game are designed to be the rares (Kaom's and Lioneye's excluded), switching gear should happen fairly commonly. As a result, set items may just be bad for the game overall (and if not, they're worse than the same number of new uniques until some time in the future (like when every base item has a unique version)).

There wont be set items because it reduces item variety. What do most geared characters wear in D3? Sets with some legendaries and perhaps a rare ring or amulet. That's it.

I'd like sets just so I can find sets. I downloaded a TL2 mod just to increase my stash to hold all the sets I'll never use.

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Wittgenstein wrote:

I'd like sets just so I can find sets. I downloaded a TL2 mod just to increase my stash to hold all the sets I'll never use.

QFT

Hoarding for the win

Sets are fun to collect, and make great gear for new characters. But meh...

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ErrorCode wrote:

There wont be set items because it reduces item variety. What do most geared characters wear in D3? Sets with some legendaries and perhaps a rare ring or amulet. That's it.

As more unique items flow into Path of Exile it'll be the same thing here. However like both games extremely well rolled rare items can win out over uniques in some cases. Adding set items would be no different.

They could always implement some sort of low lvl set's that give bonus xp, would be nice to boost ure new chars a little bit faster and in style :), and it wont have an impact on endgame content, and they would be cool to collect on hc :).