Paradox of Exile 2

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AlvinL_#4492 wrote:

The game is not even out of the oven yet, they'll keep cooking. As for all the crafting we have in poe1 - keep in mind that it was nowhere near at beta/launch compared to where it is today. Give this game like 5-6 years' worth of accumulated content (who knows, maybe even less).

It's ill advised to play this game with a poe1 mindset. That's not gonna work.

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exsea#1724 wrote:

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bachgaman#6713 wrote:

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exsea#1724 wrote:

i love how in path2 players seem to be able to have more freedom building their own builds.

By what means compared to PoE 1?

ok let me explain.

ever want to be a witch who goes melee?

in poe1 its very implausible. for the fact that you dont have access to dex or str. AND for the fact that travelling costs too many points which can feel like a waste.

in poe2 you get to choose exactly what attribute that you need. in fact you will be forced to travel regardless.

next we can talk about how path 2 is balanced.

theres 2 main issues that poe1 enjoyers hate in path2 which is namely lack of MS/movement abilities and lack of defenses.

this is actually brilliant if you think about it.

when all players have similar movespeed and have similar ability to travel around the map, and when all players have similar amount of hp. the devs get the luxury of creating content that is more balanced for ALL players.

why does shaper slam have such a huge aoe? coz you're expected to dash away.

if you couldnt dash, ggg can make shaper slam smaller so you could simply walk/roll away.

why does the eradicator lightning strikes track the player so harshly? because players with high ms exist.

it doesnt need to be that high if the max ms is much lower.

why does damage spikes exist? 1hkos/bullshit deaths exist in poe1? average players could strive to get 5k-6k hp. but there are players that have 10-15k hp and many layers of damage reduction. GGG is forced to make the damage high because these players exist.

with all these limitations that ggg has set on us players, ggg can design content that is more balanced. the gap between a meta build and a player doing their own thing is much smaller in comparison.

a very easy comparison is in poe1 a new player could be doing 50k-100k dps, but if you know what you're doing and be hyper efficient with your build you could do millions to billions of dps.

in an essence creativity is stifled in poe1 because of all the harder content. you cant fuck around and do silly ass build in poe1 or else you simply arent able to do the tougher content.

this is the opposite in path2 where the difficulty is more linear compared to poe1's sharp difficulty curve.

you can be weaker in path2 and still go somewhere. i m level 80 now and i m using a pathfinder that bonks enemies with a huge ass 2 handed hammer.

that is "more possible" in path2 due to all the flexibility we have on the tree.

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exsea#1724 wrote:

ggg would never have had the balls to do this back in the day. they were a budding company and they needed players to like the game. now they have the recognition and financial backing that they can make a proper game.

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bachgaman#6713 wrote:

Bro, my latest character in Necro Settlers is a solid COC Cyclone Occultist. High damage, great scaling potential, strong survivability, and very fast clearing speed. It turned out to be a good build.

Honestly, I see no point in responding to all this stream of graphomania. Just check the currency tabs in PoE1 and PoE2 to understand the nonsense you're writing. Your ceiling in PoE2 is boots, gloves, armor, and helmet with max life and all resists. What intricacies of building are you trying to discuss? It's just cringe.

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bachgaman#6713 wrote:

Bro, my latest character in Necro Settlers is a solid COC Cyclone Occultist. High damage, great scaling potential, strong survivability, and very fast clearing speed. It turned out to be a good build.

Honestly, I see no point in responding to all this stream of graphomania. Just check the currency tabs in PoE1 and PoE2 to understand the nonsense you're writing. Your ceiling in PoE2 is boots, gloves, armor, and helmet with max life and all resists. What intricacies of building are you trying to discuss? It's just cringe.

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girng#7675 wrote:

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exsea#1724 wrote:

ggg would never have had the balls to do this back in the day. they were a budding company and they needed players to like the game. now they have the recognition and financial backing that they can make a proper game.

this is irrelevant whether a game will be good or not. poe1 started from scratch and look how it turned out (incredible). it's the larger companies with unlimited funds that you have to worry about, because the passionate game devs are not there, they just try to appease their corporate overlords. your point is the complete opposite.

also, poe2 is an arpg wrapped with dark souls christmas paper that's torn. two entirely different playstyles right now