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Path of Exile 2
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Path of Exile 2 is a next generation free-to-play Action RPG from Grinding Gear Games, featuring co-op for up to six players. Path of Exile 2 takes place in the land of Wraeclast, a dark continent populated by unique cultures, ancient secrets, and monstrous dangers. A sinister threat, long thought destroyed, has begun creeping back on the edge of civilisation, driving people mad and sickening the land with Corruption.
Path of Exile 2 features a brand new campaign with six acts, 100 distinct environments, 600 monsters and 100 bosses. Read More
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Earlier this year, in my review of Last Epoch, I wrote that Path of Exile 2 was going to launch in 2024. Well, the game has officially launched in beta on Friday, December 6, 2024. If you want to play the game, you are going to have to buy a $30 supporter pack. Otherwise, you will have to wait about a year before it officially launches as a free game.
I have been itching to try out the game for some time now, so, of course, like more than one million players, I have decided to pay for early access.
So far, I have only put in about four hours into the game, playing as the Ranger (I’m only at Level 7), but also dabbing into the Warrior (to see how the gameplay differs). It’s very good, even though the game is not finished yet. We’re still missing a fourth act and missing two additional characters: the Druid and the Huntress.
Graphically, it looks amazing, but perhaps it’s on my laptop video card (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 TI), sometimes, when there are plenty of enemies on the screen, it does look fuzzy and jaggy when everything is moving so fast. Once I’m on my real computer, I will look at the differences… but for now, because of my mobile status, it is good to passable.
One thing is for sure; it is that this game is way better than Diablo IV. It is what D4 should have been, but based on the developer’s changing the game to level-scale, I cannot play it. With POE2, it is a challenge, which I am fine (especially when I return later and destroy the enemies after I level up).
Since the game only launched on Friday, everybody is starting fresh with POE2, and discovering what character build works best or the best strategy to use for specific characters.
With POE2, there are some changes from the first game - primarily the way gems work. For example, you get “uncut gems”, so you need to pick between three different skills. There’s also support gems, which modifies existing skills, etc. You can level up the gems by getting Level 2 gems or upgrading existing gem by finding a Level 2 gem, etc. I like the new changes, it’s just easier to pick your skills, rather than hoping your help has the right color slot so you can use your skill.
If I’m not too tired tonight, I will try out the Witch and see how that plays out. She’s supposed to be like the Necromancer, meaning she has minions fight for her while she does damage with curses and depowers.
If you can wait about a year, you can play the game for free, but if you simply cannot wait, you can pay the $30 supporter act and get in. The way I see it, if you like these types of games, just think of it as buying the game. I got more enjoyment out of this $30 game (that is supposed to be free eventually!) than I did with my $80 Diablo IV purchase.
I have been itching to try out the game for some time now, so, of course, like more than one million players, I have decided to pay for early access.
So far, I have only put in about four hours into the game, playing as the Ranger (I’m only at Level 7), but also dabbing into the Warrior (to see how the gameplay differs). It’s very good, even though the game is not finished yet. We’re still missing a fourth act and missing two additional characters: the Druid and the Huntress.
Graphically, it looks amazing, but perhaps it’s on my laptop video card (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 TI), sometimes, when there are plenty of enemies on the screen, it does look fuzzy and jaggy when everything is moving so fast. Once I’m on my real computer, I will look at the differences… but for now, because of my mobile status, it is good to passable.
One thing is for sure; it is that this game is way better than Diablo IV. It is what D4 should have been, but based on the developer’s changing the game to level-scale, I cannot play it. With POE2, it is a challenge, which I am fine (especially when I return later and destroy the enemies after I level up).
Since the game only launched on Friday, everybody is starting fresh with POE2, and discovering what character build works best or the best strategy to use for specific characters.
With POE2, there are some changes from the first game - primarily the way gems work. For example, you get “uncut gems”, so you need to pick between three different skills. There’s also support gems, which modifies existing skills, etc. You can level up the gems by getting Level 2 gems or upgrading existing gem by finding a Level 2 gem, etc. I like the new changes, it’s just easier to pick your skills, rather than hoping your help has the right color slot so you can use your skill.
If I’m not too tired tonight, I will try out the Witch and see how that plays out. She’s supposed to be like the Necromancer, meaning she has minions fight for her while she does damage with curses and depowers.
If you can wait about a year, you can play the game for free, but if you simply cannot wait, you can pay the $30 supporter act and get in. The way I see it, if you like these types of games, just think of it as buying the game. I got more enjoyment out of this $30 game (that is supposed to be free eventually!) than I did with my $80 Diablo IV purchase.
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Yours,
Weekend Gamer
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