My PoE first impressions
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I began playing PoE during the Open Beta and became addicted almost overnight. It contained elements of several action rpg's I had played and loved (Diablo 2, Titan Quest, Torchlight, etc.) I gladly put down $25 and began playing in earnest. I now have eight characters, each with a slightly different build. Some have completed Act 2, while others are just starting Act 2.
Below are my reactions/impressions thus far. I have not read through every topic posted in the Beta Forums so some of my comments may have already been addressed. Like: - Skill tree (very well done) - Gem leveling - Support Gems (nice concept) - Ability to add, fuse, change color of gem slots. - Barter system instead of gold (wasn't sure about this at first) - Loot drops (amount, variety, appearance, etc) - Music - Combat graphics Dislike: - Mobs respawn too quickly - Lose map layouts too quickly - Lose portals to quickly (I heard this was because we are still in beta) - Even with two acts yet to come the game "feels" a little too short Unlike Diablo 3, PoE's shortcomings do not detract from it's overall playability. I look forward to the next two acts. I just wish my existing characters were not going to be wiped when the game is finally released !! This thread has been automatically archived. Replies are disabled.
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" Hey all these things are caused by instance reset. Basically every area is an instance that lasts 8 or 15 minutes after you exit it, once you leave it empty for that time it vanishes and doesn't exist any more. ✠ ✠
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So, if I die does the entire instance reset (mobs and map)?
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" if you don't get back in time, yes. "the premier Action RPG for hardcore gamers."
-GGG Happy hunting/fishing |
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" Remember that the 4 acts is only for the final release. GGG gave said they are looking to release a new act every 9-12 months after release. Multiply this by the expected 10 year life span, and the all the content that the end game maps bring and I think there will be more content than all but the most dedicated of players will see all of. "I would have listened... I would have understood!" - Scion
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" It is important to note that the instance reset is necessary because of limited server space. In fact, during the last open weekend they had to limit the instance reset time to like 4 mins because of all the players. The reason you heard that this was because of beta is that GGG intends to improve their amount of servers and such so that instances can last longer. Unfortunately, this costs money. They said I was mad! They said it couldn't be done! But now who's mad?!?!
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