Missing Diablo 2 shrines.

I enjoyed hitting all of the shrines in Diablo 2, and I think something similar would benefit Path of Exile.

no.

I don't have a problem with Shrines. I was surprised they weren't in PoE. They add a nice "bonus" to the game.

Also, simply responding with "no" is obnoxious and rude :) If that is your only contribution here, you'd be wiser to not make any contribution at all ;)

I also liked D2 shrines. Perhaps some variation on them would be useful; another thread suggested a random 'sacrifice an item to get a monster' shrine, which is cool.

Given the emphasis on race leagues in Path of Exile, I'm not sure adding shrines is a good idea. There are already strong biases in races created by item drops, such as boots with a movement speed bonus. I feel like shrines might compound the issue.

You could make shrines usable once by each player in the instance to address that.

What are shrines in D2 ?

Shrines were similar in graphics to totems, but you'd click on them and get a temporary buff, on the timescale of 2-5 minutes. You could get extra damage, defense, a specific resistance, mana regen, bonus experience, etc.

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MoonYu wrote:

I vote no. Not that it means anything.

Actually, I like your idea, I just don't want this to become D2.1

I don't think adding Shrines or Shrine-like objects to the game would instantly make PoE D2.1.

Shrines were a GOOD IDEA. It is reasonable to employ good ideas.