Has anyone ever seen this ASMONGOLD reaction to POE 2 Trailer?

Yeah it's POE 2 not POE 1 and it looks nothing alike.

You can convince yourself the vomit inducing animations in POE 1 is the same as POE 2 all you want.

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TriniGamer wrote:

Doesn't matter how much you try to deny this obvious fact it won't change facts that POE 2 is a new game because of the very fact that it looks nothing like POE 1

Lol. As Northern_Ronin was saying, new graphics does not a new game make, or a good game for that matter. The FaCt is that you're going about it the wrong way. PoE2 will have new acts, new gems, new animations, but gameplay is largely the same. PoE2 is a new game as much as Skyrim's HD Texture Pack DLC and Dawnguard DLC are new games.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAtIXniPrN0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVRADmjzsss
Flasks are the same, skill gems are literally the same, with same icons. As far as i know, the skill links will work the same way in PoE after PoE2 is released. Nothing you're saying proves it's a new game, at best it's a remaster if we're being literal.

And seriously, what's up with your baby rage posts? Your opinions aren't absolute truth, doesn't matter how much times you keep repeating it.

More over, most reaction streamers are biased trash. That's a fact, and he's included in it.

Just because gameplay is largely the same doesn't mean it isn't a new game.

And it certainly is NOT the same especially from the huge changes I have seen with POE 2.

In any event there are lots of sequels that had very similar if not the same gameplay. But have actually improved upon graphics and animation, addition of new expansions etc

Activison and EA has been doing it for over decades.

Valve has done it with entire Half Life franchise, CS1.6 CS Source CS Go you name it.

Releasing new game with same gameplay but better graphics and animations.

If anything POE is in need of that treatment desperately to get rid of these nasty vomit inducing animations, that nasty stiff walk that looks like a 80's stop motion animation will soon go the way of the DODO

Good riddance. \

No more will other gamers laugh at POE for being a basement project that looks like it was made for PS2 in 2001, they will have to eat their own words and I will have my revenge on that loser who has been tormenting me for over a decade about POE's garbage visuals.

See the shock on his face at work when POE 2 trailer launched was the moment I knew my revenge was at hand.

Exactly, same game, different coat of paint. I'm glad you agree.

Hmm there seems to be confusion in this thread so lets try clear a few things up. First let's start with facts that there is little room to interpret differently.

1. "PoE2" is a name for an expansion that is being marketed. PoE2 is actually PoE version 4.0. It is not standalone, and is merged with your existing PoE1 account. This is not a new game, it's new content. A DLC without cost if you will.

2. It has the same, made in-house, game engine. It's getting some tweaks and upgrades, but it is not a next-gen or even current generation gaming engine. It's more than a decade old. Please do not expect it to be competitive with a newer AAA game, let alone the perfomance and optimization issues associated with it. The net-code (spaghetti-ish) is still original too, with some modifications.

3. It's not a sequel (well maybe the new story could be, but time will be an issue if so considering shared endgame). The new campaign runs parallel to PoE1 and merges at the end where all players will be engaging with the endgame we know so well. I'm sure there will be news bosses and maps, but overall this will be the same loop. That's not changing.

4. All of your existing MTX and tabs carry over, so clearly they will fucntion in either version, and be tied together.

Now for the more subjective & assumptions, based on what we have heard be announced (subject to change on their end)

1. There will be two new weapon classes. I would assume more, but we dont know as of now.

2. There will be at least a dozen new ascendancy options. Up to 16, but not sure how many will launch with the 4.0 patch. This sounds great but GGG struggles with the current ones now in balance. Poor Gladiatior :( This seems wildly problematic imo.

3. There will be a new skill gem socketing system that means gear links will no longer be relevant. This should in theory open up gear options and progression since you dont have to worry about linking, but it remains to be seen how this will be balanced and limited. We will not have eight 6L skill gem setups unless GGG is massively nerfing skills and damage flat across the board.

4. As far as I know we are not getting new character models. There will be animations and graphical updates, but that's all. I'm not exactly sure how they are handling the Ranger shapeshifter class. It might be like how the mtx works that changes your character into a spider or whatever, but presumably this has to work with skills. Unless of course the shapeshifting limits you to only a specific set of skills that come with the class (which is what I would guess), but that's very limiting imo. Maybe your large housecat will indeed be using boneshatter, laying traps, or spewing fireballs, but I doubt it.

5. There has been zero mention of QoL changes, nor on the issue of looting/item drops that CW put on hold. Imo they must address the 3rd party tools, PoB, filters, etc.., and the absolute volume of trash that drops in the game. I wont hold my breath here though.

6. Clearly the league monetization model is staying, but how is that going to work for both PoE1 and PoE2. Will it be the same challenge league? The league mechanic begins right away in the campaign, so how does development scope work with the two "versions". If shared, will PoE1 limit PoE2 potential? Or is PoE1 getting upgraded? Unclear.

Overall I do think there might be this feeling of "that's all after this many years of development?". At least that's how I see it.

I dont see PoE2 really being competitive with D4, but maybe it was never going to be that anyways. Will league starts be moved around to accommodate for the D4 seasons? GGG probably would have been better off making a whole new game, an actual PoE2, but that ship definitely sailed. It's a gamble for sure, and the next 9 months, pushing into whatever 4.0 launch window there is in 2024, will be very interesting.

^ No, POE 2 will most certainly have new character models.

Specifically Templar will actually look human now.

Everything is rebuilt from the ground up, Chris said that is actually the hardest part of POE 2. It makes sense as no indie game has ever gotten walk / combat animations correct it all looks stiff.

Only AAA studios seem capable of pulling it off when budget is hundreds of millions of dollars.

Look at Last Epoch and Wolcen the character animations are like POE 1, pure garbage. Where as Diablo 3 looks pretty incredible how fluid your character operates./

Lost Ark takes it to another level when it comes to animations I doubt anyone will ever compete with that but Lost Ark as a game is pay to win trash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcd9BfVw7hQ at 4:43.
Path of Exile 4.0. One game, two campaigns.

Unless you actually have some proof of him stating otherwise, you can stop making baseless claims.

@DarthSki44
The very video he linked pretty much sums up all you've said and he completely ignored it. As to why he's claiming otherwise and stirring up needless drama, i can only assume he's a drama queen looking for attention.

the graph better be dam good, i really hope you have nice graphics, hope u have some details and stuff

https://youtu.be/uPy74M9FNpY?t=1253

Proof POE 2 has new character models.

OMG look how ugly POE 1 looks wtf

This is feeling like an elaborate troll now.