Path of Exile 2

[FunkMonk]

December 6th... I'm going to abandon my wife and kids. 

[Syt]

 

[Syt]

Just watched the 1h video. Looks really good so far, but I think I will hold off on it for a bit - still too many other things on my playlist.

[crazy canuck]

Wow, that game is visually stunning.

To early access or not to early access, that is the question.  Is it nobler to iron out the bugs or better to wait for others to do it.

[FunkMonk]

That's fair. I've bought into the early access for $30. I think it goes free-to-play sometime next spring, maybe? So not too long to wait.

GGG have a decent track record with not releasing massively buggy updates BUT this is the first release of their biggest game ever so I'd expect some turbulence, especially in the first couple weeks. But I've been waiting for this stupid game for years so I'm all in now.

[frunk]

Yeah, I'll probably buy into early access but I don't expect the launch to go that smoothly.  Regardless PoE is one of the best deals as far as cost to time spent, so I don't mind throwing a bit of money their way even if the early access ends up being underwhelming.

[Syt]

I should be able for a free early access key, I think?  

DON'T JUDGE ME!

[frunk]

Supposedly early access might be up to a year, which is interesting if they plan to keep it gated for all that time.

[crazy canuck]

The You Tube video says there is a lot already developed for Early Access, but there is a lot that has not yet been developed.  Like about 2/3 of the Acts, a number of the classes and ascensions etc.  I seems they went this way because they needed more funding to finish the game, and what better way to do that then get people to pay a near full game price for access to an early build.

The upside is that this one will likely get finished, so for fans of the game it's not a bad deal.

[Iormlund]

I should be able for a free early access key, I think?  

DON'T JUDGE ME!

I fear you might not be the only one. 

[crazy canuck]

I am glad we will have a good number of Languishites to report back on the state of the game 

[FunkMonk]

I think I've spent maybe $200-$250 on PoE supporter packs and such over the many years I've played the game. This is for a free-to-play game 

Crazy to see how much has changed since I first played in the early betas of PoE.

[frunk]

I think I'm maybe a bit under $100, but that translates to like $10 a year for a game that was my most played game for most of those years.  Bargain.

And I'd never judge people supporting one of my favorite games.

[FunkMonk]

Yeah, definitely. They have a pretty decent monetization scheme where throwing them $30 every few leagues will get you a bunch of graphical mtx and special (and super useful) stash tabs. If you're playing the game for hundreds or even thousands of hours, that feels fair and very much worth it.

So the $30 I'm spending now gets me a beta key but also $30 in points that I was likely going to buy anyway after the game goes full release. Decent deal imo.

[frunk]

I just hope PoE 2 gets Jousis to release more videos with songs.