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I was surprised to see that there wasn't a thread for this.

PoE is a game made by a small team in New Zealand inspired by Diablo 2 yet very unique in its mechanics. The game is currently in closed beta (open beta starts in late January).

http://www.pathofexile.com

So I was curious if anyone else plays the game and if so, IGN is AcrobatPenguin.

(Will provide more info when It's not 5am and if anyone's interested)

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This game looks genuinely good.
I kind of want it to be Single Player though...
How does the online aspect actually function?
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Well, there's basically a common "town" for all players but all of the actual gameplay takes place in instances where it is optional to play with others. Unfortunately you do have to be online to play.

Basically it's very much like Diablo 2 except the server browser is the town.
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0l3n wrote:Well, there's basically a common "town" for all players but all of the actual gameplay takes place in instances where it is optional to play with others. Unfortunately you do have to be online to play.

Basically it's very much like Diablo 2 except the server browser is the town.


so it's the same as D3 :P?
I don't care about being online to play it, As long as I can solo play through the game without being disturbed by killstealers D:. But this type of gameplay just seems like it's a much more suited to be a single player experience.

Btw, does the game have a good story?
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The story is decent enough, but it's still unfinished.

This game is great, I've stopped playing for now but I'll probably get back to it once open beta hits and we don't get reset anymore.

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i have a cb key if some wanna play ... pm me
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really want to try this out but can't find key anywhere. would anyone have an extra key lying around?

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Open beta starts in 20 days and I expect dem SRF peoples to be there!
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I just started playing the closed beta; IGN MrTwilliger. I'm enjoying it a lot actually even though I'm only a low level. I'm just trying to wrap my head around the economy and the relative value of things. It's an interesting system which removes a lot of the issues of gold inflation.

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is there some sort of auction house?
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There is no auction house but there is a trade chat.
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its decided. I'm making a ice wizard when ob starts. but until then, someone should get on and play with me this weekend :)

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HughGRection wrote:its decided. I'm making a ice wizard when ob starts. but until then, someone should get on and play with me this weekend :)


What level are you?
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got a 29 wiz 26 ranger and 12 marauder

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that passive tree, oh my goooooooood
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Melez wrote:that passive tree jungle, oh my goooooooood


Fixed

Long time no see btw.
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long time no see indeed, my favorite penguin. srf kinda just popped in my mind for some reason. am surprised it still lives tbh. how you doin'?

i've been searching for a key for this game since summer, and kinda forgot about it in the last few motnhs, just gonna wait it out for the open beta now. it looks really really good except for that passive jungle lol, who the hell thought it was a good idea to make it that way? ughhh
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Forever lurkin' I guess. Been a few changes recently so we'll see what comes next for SRF.

I kinda felt the same way about the skill tree at first, but when after your first character and some experimenting the tree becomes kinda simple. Anyway, it's like a week from open beta and I'm busy trying to figure out which of the 10 bonkers builds to run.
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3h40m and Open beta kicks off :D cant wait , whos in ?
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30 min LEFT! AMAGAD!
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Well , patching and it will take me long time lol
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Yeah, 17% done so far.
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28% here, patching is going quite slow.

Despite all the massive changes my build doesn't seem to be nerfed too much in theory. I'm planning to build a dual totem, dual curse, CI witch that uses Ice Spear as the main totem spell. Not being able to deal direct damage without the totems is a flaw, but it's a build that focuses on supporting the totems anyway so it's no biggie. Traps/mines can be used as well so I will experiment with that a bit. 30% cast speed nerf sucks, but extra skill points + improved gearing options should counter that in theory. Doesn't seem too major though. The lack of energy shield on CI does hurt a lot, but the new keystone Zealot's Oath seems like it MORE than makes up for it. Being able to use life flasks on my energy shield? Hell yes! Also since it's reduced and flasks heal for a fixed amount as opposed to a percentage their effectiveness is increased with a smaller base. Over all its a keystone that seems stupidly over powered for CI builds if you ask me.

I'm also making a Power Siphon Templar with EB, multiple aura's and Conduit that I will be using exclusively for group play with a friend of mine. The emphasis will be on maximising power charges/endurance charges, sharing them to my friend with Conduit and reserving my massive mana pool with auras that will benefit us both. It was relatively untouched by the beta changes unless I'm over looking some of the patch notes.

Over all I'm pretty dam excited, I always love patch days so much :D

52% now, speed is at 1.2mbs, massive improvement on the 200kbs I was getting prior.

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Christ one guys named Jerk is already lvl 57 , thats insane !
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They usually get to 60+ in a race so it's standard.

Got a lvl 15 or so Lightning Strike marauder and will make a Templar Exploding Arrow build later on when I get the skill. Figure I want to make something a little more unique.

Marauders name is PinkPenguin so add meeeeee!
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i am Awestar so go ahead ,server is crashing for all of us so i will join later when its fixed
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Highest is 68 so far, as of 20 mins ago.

My Witches name is SirTwilliger, add away :)

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about to rage quit lol , ranger is killing me ! Cant handle a fight ! Seems like its hybrid or something lol
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Bows tend to be hard at first. Its either that or your gear/build sucks. :P

EDIT: GOD F***ING DAMNIT! Died to the most anoying garbage ever. RIP lvl 30 Marauder.
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yeah ur right , so i made marauder and iam kicking some ass .
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