For Diablo 2 fans - Path of Exile went live a few weeks back

[Harrison]

I love this game so much already.

The events all day long that award points towards unique items if you place high enough, complete certain objectives first, etc.

There are several leagues with different game modes. Hardcore and non-hardcore.

It currently suffers from desynch issues but, you will learn what causes it and be good at avoiding it. (until they fix it, that is)

If you enjoyed Diablo 2, there is not much chance you won't enjoy this. I can't praise it highly enough.

[brinstar]

interesting. a friend of mine got me in on the late alpha/early beta a while back, and aside from the sweet skill system i didn't much care for it. must've come a long way since then i guess! good to see independent devs getting things out there.

[Lyion]

On Vonk's recommendation I played through a few hours of this, and really just could not get into it. It's not bad, just didnt hold my attention.

[Harrison]

Yeah, like I said, you'd have to be a really big fan of D2 or that sort of game.

(or be competitive, the race events are very competitive)

I've only broke the top 1000 on the 2 hour solo race so far. They have them all hours of the day or night, different versions, etc.

This season's signature race is a timed race, 1-hour, or 2. You just try to level the fastest, or complete certain sidequests first. (or both)

The overall top alive player by experience will receive 3 Reward Points.

The top 20 alive players of each class by experience will receive:
#1 player of each class: 10 Reward Points
#2 player of each class: 6 Reward Points
#3 player of each class: 5 Reward Points
#4 player of each class: 4 Reward Points
#5 player of each class: 3 Reward Points
#6-10 player of each class: 2 Reward Points
#11-20 player of each class: 1 Reward Point


Prizes for reaching specific levels and staying alive:
Level 34: 10 Reward Points
Level 30-33: 7 Reward Points
Level 26-29: 6 Reward Points
Level 22-25: 5 Reward Points
Level 18-21: 4 Reward Points
Level 13-17: 3 Reward Points
Level 6-12: 1 Reward Point


Quest Prizes:
The first player to complete each of these quests wins the prize listed.
Normal difficulty Medicine Chest (Tidal Island): 2 Reward Points
Normal difficulty Fairgraves (Ship Graveyard): 2 Reward Points
Normal difficulty Brutus (Upper Prison): 2 Reward Points
Normal difficulty Deep Dweller (Flooded Depths): 2 Reward Points
Normal difficulty A Fixture of Fate (Library): 2 Reward Points
Normal difficulty A Swig of Hope (Docks): 2 Reward Points
Normal difficulty Dominus (Upper Scepter of God): 3 Reward Points
Cruel difficulty Medicine Chest (Tidal Island): 2 Reward Points
Cruel difficulty Fairgraves (Ship Graveyard): 2 Reward Points
Cruel difficulty Deep Dweller (Flooded Depths): 2 Reward Points


Full-clear Prizes:
The first player to kill all of the monsters in any of the following areas will receive:
Normal difficulty Fetid Pool: 2 Reward Points
Normal difficulty Old Fields Cave: 2 Reward Points
Normal difficulty Dread Thicket: 2 Reward Points
Normal difficulty Catacombs: 2 Reward Points
Cruel difficulty Fetid Pool: 2 Reward Points
Cruel difficulty Old Fields Cave: 2 Reward Points
Cruel difficulty Dread Thicket: 2 Reward Points
Cruel difficulty Catacombs: 2 Reward Points

Those reward points keep adding up and you get unique items (best quality like in D2) some of them ONLY obtainable via this method. (or buying from someone who has got it this way)

[vonkaar]

I really enjoy it, but I'm (once again) stuck by my shit internet connection.



We're just here for a few more months. Baby #3 gets born in February, wait a few months... then back to civilization. I think I'm going to overcompensate for this past year by getting an OC-48 line installed. NO PROBLEM.