General Discussion - For those of you who have played PoE, D2, D3, and TL2.. - Forum

Imagine D2LoD that's much more in depth in regards to theory craft and build diversity. That's what PoE is. The amount of planning a character build can take in PoE is phenomenal. That's what sets PoE apart from the other games for me. Sure the combat isn't as fast paced as Torchlight 2, but I feel that it fits perfectly for the game that GGG was trying to bring us. It's got an extremely rugged environmental setting where there isn't much seperating you from the bandits you are fighting. Don't go into PoE expecting your character to have a huge bright glow around him/her, you'll only end up disappointed. But again, I feel this fits the game perfectly and kind of creates a new feel for ARPGs. IGN - Customs #1 Duelist Season 4	Posted by Customss#0917 on Dec 19, 2012, 4:03:39 AM Quote this Post
I have played D2, D2:LOD for several years since it came out and then stopped playing for a couple years. Then I came back to it and played D2:LOD again and it was still amazing as ever. I bought and played D3 the day it came out, played for a couple weeks, and then uninstalled. It just didn't have the same appeal as the previous version of Diablo to keep me playing. I have played TL as well and it was fun for a while but got boring real quick. I have just recently found out about PoE and I think I have finally found a game that can keep me hooked. I am a huge fan of PvP and with this extensive skill tree and passive customization, I think this game is the one for me for both PvE and PvP. Just gotta wait and see if I win a beta key now :P. If I had found out about it sooner, I would have purchased a beta key but since it's almost the start of the new year. I may as well wait for the open beta release. Glad to be a part of the community!	Posted by McNastee#7884 on Dec 19, 2012, 4:16:52 AM Quote this Post
As someone who has played all those games, D3 is by far the weakest of all those games. Path of Exile is really fun, and holds more play value to be then any of the above entries. TL2 was great, but PoE just stands out above it for me in gameplay, specially with the passive skill tree. The only thing D3 has on the others is over-all polish, which means nothing. Last edited by Asin24#3039 on Dec 19, 2012, 4:30:44 AM	Posted by Asin24#3039 on Dec 19, 2012, 4:30:26 AM Quote this Post
" Asin24 wrote: The only thing D3 has on the others is over-all polish, which means nothing. Never post that on b.net. I got banned for something like that. People do not know what gameplay is nowadays. Kick Ass and Chew Bubblegum - That's nature for you.	Posted by KhelThuzad#7676 on Dec 19, 2012, 4:45:19 AM Quote this Post
" ExileDude wrote: I can compare it to all four games (including TL1), and let's throw in Sacred 1 and 2 for good measure. :) 1. Torchlight 1: TL1 was a great game, but it was too short, had too little variation and quickly got boring. Path of Exile is better in every single way. 2. Torchlight 2: While I read all the "allow mods" stuff in the previews, I had no idea it would mean the develops not only allows cheating in the game, but they even encourage it. That part alone drove me away from the game. But even if they hadn't done that, I found it to be an incredibly boring game with dull skills, a pointless pet, boring enemies and not much of a story at all to follow. Again, PoE is much better in every way. 3. Diablo 2: This was the first ARPG I played, and I absolutely loved it - in multiplayer. Single-player got boring quickly, though I did finish it on Normal a few times with three or four characters. But multiplayer where were it was at, and this before I got a broadband. It's horribly dated today, though, and not really relevant. 4. Diablo 3: When I reached Act 3 on the Hell difficulty, I had found a single Unique item - and I found it on Act 2 on Normal. Not only that, but it was crap. Also, the real-money auction house ruined the entire game for a lot of people, including me. But other than those two issues, it was really good. I have high hopes for the expansion. Path of Exile is more enjoyable to me, but not by much. 5. Sacred: This game had some interesting characters and an interesting skill system, and the vampire is still one of my favorite characters to this day. If it had been released today with an updated graphic engine and all that, Path of Exile would have struggled to compete. Still, like Diablo 2, it's not really relevant, as it's too old. 6. Sacred 2: My favorite ARPG of all time. If the comments like "My trunk if full of junk", "What did the old man say? Fly, you fools!" or (when the Seraphim stands still for too long:) "How dare you leave me the mercy of even the lowliest creature. I might just start removing items from your inventory." doesn't tip you off, the game is hilarious. I still remember the first time I heard my robot-doggie brag about almost starring in Terminator 4. :D Path of Exile is great, but it can be too serious for it's own good at times. Makin me want to go back and play Sacred 2 again. Never got the expansion though and with the company defunct I think the servers are gone. It didn't have the following it should have had for the quality of the game. I really want another open world ARPG like that. I played so much of that game and never came close to exploring the whole map or doing all the side quests.	Posted by Melzas#3995 on Dec 19, 2012, 7:40:27 AM Quote this Post
" essau wrote: Imagine D2LoD that's much more in depth in regards to theory craft and build diversity. That's what PoE is. The amount of planning a character build can take in PoE is phenomenal. That's what sets PoE apart from the other games for me. Sure the combat isn't as fast paced as Torchlight 2, but I feel that it fits perfectly for the game that GGG was trying to bring us. I think POE has an easier to understand complexity.D2 had a lot of cryptic stuff while POE achieves complexity in more obvious ways.There were even things in D2 that I could never get an answer to after playing it for years(like how is damage calculated when your Shadow cast Blade sentinel).	Posted by Kavlor#3571 on Dec 19, 2012, 9:28:19 AM Quote this Post
People give the map system way too much credit. It's not fun to repeat maps over and over and over with piss easy bosses and garbage rewards.	Posted by Xendran#1127 on Dec 19, 2012, 10:03:16 AM Quote this Post
" Melzas wrote: Makin me want to go back and play Sacred 2 again. Never got the expansion though and with the company defunct I think the servers are gone. It didn't have the following it should have had for the quality of the game. GOG still sells Sacred Gold (doesn't include sacred 2, but Sacred 1 and the expansion) without DRM for $4.99, and you can find plenty of people there to play with over Hamachi :)	Posted by MonstaMunch#6519 on Dec 19, 2012, 10:43:08 AM Alpha Member Quote this Post
" RudBoy1018 wrote: " Shominaminoto wrote: How does Path of Exile compare to the other three titles? Right now I'm currently playing Diablo 3 and after seeing this game it looks promising. What are your opinions? What is your experience in PoE to the experiences in D3 and D2 etc? Your answers are much appreciated :) No Titan Quest Mentioned in your post :( Never heard of it, sorry :[ " MonstaMunch wrote: Sorry to go off topic, but just curious; why do I never see Bastion in any of these comparison threads? Is it because it's only single player and not on quite the same scale as some of the others? I mention it, because for me it has the one thing that seems to be lacking from PoE so far, which is a meaningful plot and storytelling that makes you feel like you actually have a reason for doing things other than simply progressing to the next level. It may well be the case (and indeed probably is) that these things are coming, they do take time and we're still in the relatively early stages. It may also be the case that not many people other than me even care about that kind of stuff, I'm not really sure, but if there aren't then obviously it shouldn't be any kind of a priority. Back on topic: Of the four games listed, PoE is definitely my favorite to play at the moment, though I think it would be unfair to D2 to compare the two of them. Bastion... yeah it's singleplayer, but from the looks of the game it doesn't really fit in the ARPG genre..(At least IMO). Bastion is a game with an excellent narrator, and good story. Outside of that I don't know what to call it. Though the point of your character making a difference also lacked in TL2 and D3. D3 I saved the world but what did it do for me? Nothing really, got to do it again and again. TL2.. I stopped playing after a week because it was very boring. If it is boring, then I probably don't feel like I'm making much of an impact " KhelThuzad wrote: " Asin24 wrote: The only thing D3 has on the others is over-all polish, which means nothing. Never post that on b.net. I got banned for something like that. People do not know what gameplay is nowadays. Wow, never heard of being banned for criticizing D3 (A lot of people must haveve got banned then?). IGN: Shominaminoto Last edited by Shominaminoto#7969 on Dec 19, 2012, 5:04:50 PM	Posted by Shominaminoto#7969 on Dec 19, 2012, 5:01:01 PM Quote this Post
You say you haven't heard of Titan Quest...but several people, myself included, brought it up. I would say that that now means you have heard of Titan Quest. And, more succinctly, have been recommended it for a pretty damn good ARPG experience. I would go so far as to say try TQ before getting all that stuck into Path of Exile. As for Sacred 2, the big problem there for me was the way the world scaled. You had this amazing, huge world, but everything in it scaled to your level. That sort of takes a lot of the thrill out of it for me. If I like a game, it'll either be amazing later or awful forever. There's no in-between. I am Path of Exile's biggest whale. Period.	Posted by Foreverhappychan#4626 on Dec 19, 2012, 5:06:27 PM Alpha Member Quote this Post