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There is a slight difference between POE2 Early Access and POE1 betas. POE1 had a closed beta (pay $10 to play) but then had a free open beta for about 9 months before actual launch.
Seems like POE2 is going to go from closed beta (pay $30 to play) straight to launch. No free open beta window.
So if you want to get a bit of a head start before POE2 launch, your only option is to pay.
Its not like that. We know that the intended lenght of EA is 6 months. The game will be out at the end of next year. There will be a period of time when there wont be any access for anyone. POE2 will most likely launch as open beta and will stay in it for a few years. Thats how it is done these days.
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Posted bykuciol#0426on Dec 2, 2024, 10:04:49 AM
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No scumbaggery here. You're just upset that you can't get access to the EARLY ACCESS without paying.
You're free to wait until the game fully releases to play it for free. All the characters from early access are moved to an early access league and will have no impact on full release characters. Everyone will be starting fresh.
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Posted byAlcsaar#1714on Dec 2, 2024, 10:54:57 AM
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Here is a funny thing - early access games are usually cheaper than the full release. I've gotten into plenty, some absolute bangers like Slay the Spire. So this is definitely not the issue here, at least for me. It is how the game is marketed as F2P (with all the *perks* like an extensive in-game shop) and at the same time you have to pay to try it out.
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Posted byJohny_Snow#4778on Dec 2, 2024, 11:02:32 AM
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Here is a funny thing - early access games are usually cheaper than the full release. I've gotten into plenty, some absolute bangers like Slay the Spire. So this is definitely not the issue here, at least for me. It is how the game is marketed as F2P (with all the *perks* like an extensive in-game shop) and at the same time you have to pay to try it out.
You do not have to pay to try it out. You can wait until it full releases and try it for free. No one is forcing you to pay for this game, you make a choice to get early access to the game.
Plus I would bet there are a lot people (like myself) who will get access to the Early Access without having to pay any $$$, but we choose to.
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Posted byBigJoe1981#4119on Dec 2, 2024, 11:42:33 AM
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There is a slight difference between POE2 Early Access and POE1 betas. POE1 had a closed beta (pay $10 to play) but then had a free open beta for about 9 months before actual launch.
Seems like POE2 is going to go from closed beta (pay $30 to play) straight to launch. No free open beta window.
So if you want to get a bit of a head start before POE2 launch, your only option is to pay.
Its not like that. We know that the intended lenght of EA is 6 months. The game will be out at the end of next year. There will be a period of time when there wont be any access for anyone. POE2 will most likely launch as open beta and will stay in it for a few years. Thats how it is done these days.
So the game is not launching for a few years. Good to know thanks.
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Posted bySaiyanZ#3112on Dec 2, 2024, 11:47:34 AM
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There is a slight difference between POE2 Early Access and POE1 betas. POE1 had a closed beta (pay $10 to play) but then had a free open beta for about 9 months before actual launch.
Seems like POE2 is going to go from closed beta (pay $30 to play) straight to launch. No free open beta window.
So if you want to get a bit of a head start before POE2 launch, your only option is to pay.
A bit ahead, before what, the first league drops and you're in the same boat as everyone else? So far ahead, yes.
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Posted byNecrotekk#4404on Dec 2, 2024, 11:52:35 AM
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There is a slight difference between POE2 Early Access and POE1 betas. POE1 had a closed beta (pay $10 to play) but then had a free open beta for about 9 months before actual launch.
Seems like POE2 is going to go from closed beta (pay $30 to play) straight to launch. No free open beta window.
So if you want to get a bit of a head start before POE2 launch, your only option is to pay.
A bit ahead, before what, the first league drops and you're in the same boat as everyone else? So far ahead, yes.
I thought it was obvious for POE players... The head start is knowledge.
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Posted bySaiyanZ#3112on Dec 2, 2024, 11:56:41 AM
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I thought it was obvious for POE players... The head start is knowledge.
I'm sorry, do you think the wiki/poe2db/any other source/these forums right here, won't have the entire amount of info everyone in the EA posts? Do you think they are all gonna hoard it like dragons? Do you mean to tell me you don't use a single other external source of info? Cmon now, I thought it was obvious.
If anything you should be thankful, when you play on the actual launch, you'll have the entirety of all our knowledge, and tools, available from the word go. Now say thank you.
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Posted byNecrotekk#4404on Dec 2, 2024, 12:00:17 PM
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There is a slight difference between POE2 Early Access and POE1 betas. POE1 had a closed beta (pay $10 to play) but then had a free open beta for about 9 months before actual launch.
Seems like POE2 is going to go from closed beta (pay $30 to play) straight to launch. No free open beta window.
So if you want to get a bit of a head start before POE2 launch, your only option is to pay.
Its not like that. We know that the intended lenght of EA is 6 months. The game will be out at the end of next year. There will be a period of time when there wont be any access for anyone. POE2 will most likely launch as open beta and will stay in it for a few years. Thats how it is done these days.
So the game is not launching for a few years. Good to know thanks.
Most mmos games on the market are in open beta you know.
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Posted bykuciol#0426on Dec 2, 2024, 12:00:54 PM
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I thought it was obvious for POE players... The head start is knowledge.
I'm sorry, do you think the wiki/poe2db/any other source/these forums right here, won't have the entire amount of info everyone in the EA posts? Do you think they are all gonna hoard it like dragons? Do you mean to tell me you don't use a single other external source of info? Cmon now, I thought it was obvious.
If anything you should be thankful, when you play on the actual launch, you'll have the entirety of all our knowledge, and tools, available from the word go. Now say thank you.
You're naive if you think you can learn about the game without playing the actual game. You must be trying to troll. It's not going to work. Sorry.
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Posted bySaiyanZ#3112on Dec 2, 2024, 12:03:10 PM
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