PoE vs Diablo 2 aka Your opinion on PoE

The way I see it:

Diablo 2 = Old, really skanky graphics

PoE: Really short. Repetitive, cliché classes and skills

Eh, maybe they are on a par.

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Nexangelus wrote:

each class had 3 trees. so how u could get 5 builds out of each class is saying changing a gem is changing a build in POE thus meaning poe has by far more "builds" then d2.

First: USE FUCKING BREAKS, you write like a drunken monkey.
Second: Just not true, you have no clue about Diablo 2.

Barb: Whirlwind / Frenzy / Warcry / Amok / Concentrate
Paladin: Hammerdin / Zeal / Smite / Sacrifice / Vengeance / Shockerdin / Firedin / Frostdin
Assasin: DTalon-Kicksin / DTail-Kicksin / Firetrapsin / Shocktrapsin / Phoenix-Kicksin

and so on and so on .... totally different builds, totally different playstyle.

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GingerDude123 wrote:

My only concern right now is the lack of content, but it's in open beta so I'm sure they'll expand upon it.

LOL You have no idea. There'll be dozens more skill gems this year, several new quests and new boss to end Act 3, and there are plans for Act 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and there will also be a way to trade items via the forums, maybe allocate skill points from here as well.

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aguamoose wrote:

Game is closer to Titan Quest than Diablo tbh. And TQ remains the best Arpg ever for now.

I didn't care for Titan Quest. The ragdoll physics were awful and the setting was lame to me. I'm happy Path of Exile takes place in its own universe. I hate when games just throw themselves into Greece because of a lack of ability to come up with their own original world. Thankfully Grim Dawn is shaping up to look much more promising. Honestly though, as a game Titan Quest was fun, but I don't think it was as great as some people make it out to be.

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aguamoose wrote:

The way I see it:

Diablo 2 = Old, really skanky graphics

PoE: Really short. Repetitive, cliché classes and skills

Eh, maybe they are on a par.

Diablo 2 was fantastic and it still holds up today, but it takes more time and skill to clear PoE on all difficulties than D2, I think, if you don't count the expansion. PoE needs another act but that is planned for hopefully sometime this year. As for the classes, only their look/archetype is repetitive. The class system in PoE is extremely flexible and fun. There's a reason why those archetypes are so cliche, by the way. They make sense.

But I'd like to point out explicitly that it takes more time to finish all acts on PoE than it does in D2. And there are definitely more quests and bosses per act than in D2.

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polar77rulz wrote:

After playing PoE, I wouldn't play Diablo 2 even if you gave me money and massage my legs for 15 years.

Why do people still look at Diablo 2 and compare it with PoE?

D2 is still great, but the answer to your question is "nostalgia". D2 is on a pedestal. It cannot be dethroned in many peoples' minds. It will be dethroned by PoE very gradually but it's going to take a few years of continuous content releases, first.

lol thx for the monkey comment i got a kick out of it. omg u see that period looked like a break, omg. ya i totally dint play d2 at all thx for pointing that out :P i still stand on what i said. if comparing all those to d2 which was an amazing game of its time then poe has about 100x more builds already. plus u can change those builds out on the fly unlike how u had to reroll a char as u had no way to get a point back once clicked! why do u defend it? its old, it had its run. d3 is a joke and shouldnt even carry the diablo name. not to mention its 4h long.

but thx for the funny comment i got a kick out of it

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Nexangelus wrote:

lol thx for the monkey comment i got a kick out of it. omg u see that period looked like a break, omg. ya i totally dint play d2 at all thx for pointing that out :P i still stand on what i said. if comparing all those to d2 which was an amazing game of its time then poe has about 100x more builds already. plus u can change those builds out on the fly unlike how u had to reroll a char as u had no way to get a point back once clicked! why do u defend it? its old, it had its run. d3 is a joke and shouldnt even carry the diablo name. not to mention its 4h long.

but thx for the funny comment i got a kick out of it

We're not trying to defend the game. Just pointing out the obvious flaws in your statements. You talk as if you know what Diablo 2 was about, yet everything you say is wrong. You also have to understand that Diablo 2 is over 10 years old, so of course PoE is going to be better and have more viable builds. Chris Wilson also stated in an interview that Path of Exile is basically a more modern version of Diablo 2.

Before you even try to start an argument in this thread you should know what both games are about and how they work.

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Nexangelus wrote:

lol thx for the monkey comment i got a kick out of it. omg u see that period looked like a break, omg.

A break != a period. Your post is a big wall of text.

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Nexangelus wrote:

plus u can change those builds out on the fly unlike how u had to reroll a char as u had no way to get a point back once clicked!

Respec, Diablo 2 has unlimited ;) (since 23. march 2010).

I find the skills in Path of Exile not half so interesting like the skills in Diablo 2, most skills are from D2/TQ, but I miss the funny stuff like DTail-Kicksin or Werwolf-shaper with my own pet-grizzly or Poison-Java.

PoE-skills are so .... basic. Lame. Even whirling blades is so bad compared to Whirlwind in D2 and I really hoped for that skill (playing it on my shadow atm, because it's the only dagger/claw-AOE-skill the game offers).

Why are we still arguing, the author of this thread, by clearly analyzing his replies, basically wants all abilities at level 1 and all skill points and all gear. Then he would come back a week later and make a post that the game sucks and there's not enough depth.


Stop responding to his comments he is a troll and just wants to play the diablo 3 style of "let's give everyone everything" or "pay to win"

Leave him be he will quit and we all can get back to enjoying the game :)

Man...dont know why you complain about RNG but RNG is in everything you do in and outgame

Love the orbs and skill gem part..and spending like 50% my play time to do research n trading for the gems i want
If you dont like RND in this game ..you can try TQ or D2 (RNG is only in items)

If you want a straight path (even no item trading ..or i would say auction house all the way) then D3 is a god game
Mind you, i m a diablo fan (d1 d2 and a d3 collector edition / book of cain owner). Can say one thing that Jay Wilson did a very good job at fking the diablo franchise and its fans

Me :Just hope we have more and more people love poe so they can continue developing contents

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aguamoose wrote:

Game is closer to Titan Quest than Diablo tbh. And TQ remains the best Arpg ever for now.

LMAO!

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Yogabba wrote:

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aguamoose wrote:

Game is closer to Titan Quest than Diablo tbh. And TQ remains the best Arpg ever for now.

LMAO!

ROFL!