Path of Exile

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2202 Ratings

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  1. Serial
    Oct 29, 2014
    0
    There are too many things that ruin the game:

    1.Trading: No trading system, items are offered via trade chat (about 100 per minute). Impossible to compare offers for a single item you are looking for. Furthermore, about 95% of these items are pure junk and overpriced. 2. Leveling: Leveling up a character becomes boring if you have to repeat the same areas 3 times before you    There are too many things that ruin the game:

    1.Trading:

    No trading system, items are offered via trade chat (about 100 per minute). Impossible to compare offers for a single item you are looking for. Furthermore, about 95% of these items are pure junk and overpriced.

    2. Leveling:

    Leveling up a character becomes boring if you have to repeat the same areas 3 times before you attempt what they call "end-game content".

    3. End game and rewards:

    That is running maps (with map levels from 66 up to 79) with a Bossmonster at the end of the map.That looks fine because we all know that Bossmonsters hold special rewards like cool Uniques or currency or even more maps. In fact, they drop crap. I ran lvl 77-78 maps with a guildmate who had an 400% increased chance to get rarer items for almost a week and got nothing valuable.

    4. Partying:

    see performance and technical issues

    5. Performance and technical issues:

    There are too many things ruining gameplay and have not been adressed as of now, one of the worst is desync. Loosing hours of playtime you have spend because your character dies and suffers a 10% XP penalty becaus the servers loose the exact position of your character and sends you back to a place where you had been a few seconds before isn't really fun. The official game forum is full of players complaining exactly this. And now, something funny: GGG declares this as a feature to prevent cheating.

    Partying sounds like fun, if you like dia-shows.Too many skills and character builds cause even high-end computers to drop down to a few frames when playing in a group.
    The last mini expansion "The Forsaken Masters" made it even worse.With this expansion players can have their own personal hideout, a place to rest or sort things in your stash, nothing special because this hideout is only a small tileset with a few objects like bricks or a wall or a few trees. Guess what happens to your framerate when entering your or other players hideout? But hey........you can
    decorate your personal hideout with hundreds of objects (of course you can buy them from GGG, but there are also free ones)....guess again what happens to your framerate and loading time ?
    I forgot weather effects. Yes, weather effects have been implemented to more and more areas over the last months although many players complain about framedrops in these areas.Instead of adding a chance to turn weather effects off via the options menue, they add even more.
    Opening the box....surprise, surprise......whats in the box? While running around you may find kind of a chest box, called strongbox.Introduced in the "Ambush league" a few months ago, you'll get ambushed by monsters when opening these boxes.Sounds funny, but.............many computers freeze for 1-2 secs while the game is loading the monsters. Click the Resurrect button and take the 10% XP penalty.

    All in all this game is an ambitious project, but GGG failed in too many aspects.    … Expand
  2. Airek
    Oct 28, 2013
    4
    Bland graphics, bad animations, lack of variety in mobs, laughable tryhardy currency system, and the over reliance on spamming a single ability.

    The skill system, while at first glance seems interesting, ends up being a mess with a bunch of support gems making a single skill more powerful, which allows (promotes) you to spam a single ability even more than the average ARPG.
  3. MrZero
    Nov 1, 2013
    4
    To begin with, props to the developers. They've created a free game that truly tries to keep it grounded so players have to actually play the game to progress, instead of just buy their way through, a la gear from an auction house, RL player, ect.. This product appears to be a true labor of love, and the title screen even touts "After 7 years of development, we are proud to present toTo begin with, props to the developers. They've created a free game that truly tries to keep it grounded so players have to actually play the game to progress, instead of just buy their way through, a la gear from an auction house, RL player, ect.. This product appears to be a true labor of love, and the title screen even touts "After 7 years of development, we are proud to present to you POE!!"

    And that might be where the problem lies: The game feels extremely dated, extremely short, and fails extremely bad in most areas.

    The graphics are very meh, the story is forgettable music is just-okay, and with the way the party system is setup, you can literally win this game within ohhhhh, 4-10 hours? True story.

    The game has different difficulty levels, but who cares? It boils down to monsters hitting harder, not tactics. All you do in this game is mash buttons. There's so many animations and crap flying across the screen, you spend the entire game looking at your health/spirit level waiting to pop a potion, all while just holding down the auto-attack. I literally held "Q" and pressed numbers 1-5 for my potions.

    As far is loot is concerned, this game should be renamed Path of the Ninja Looter, because it becomes a crazy game of Hungry, Hungry Hippo when a rare item (and by god, they are rare) finally drops. You'll then sell that POS item to a NPC vendor who will give you scraps for it (literally) and then you put about 1000 of those scraps together to make some orbs, and then you spam-trade those orbs for other orbs (amassing about 1000 of those, too) and then spam-trade those orbs for other orbs, spam-trade more for another type of orb and when all is said and done you'll come out of it with LITERALLY 1 orb.

    You'll then take that orb and find a spam-trader, whom you will then trade you a sword that he found for you're 1 orb. Congrats after all of that running back and forth to NPC and real-life spam traders, you now have a sword that does 3% more damage, with a chance to evade. If this sounds overly-complicated and un-rewarding to you, let me assure you, it is.

    Now, I won the game at level 38; however, I see people leveling to 70+, grinding away to get the best gear, for a game, they've already beaten ....

    That's is. Let me repeat. Beat the game in level 30's but grind away and spam-trade for gear up to level 70+. Oh, and you cant even inspect another players gear, so it is truly self-gratification unless you wanna be that jackass spam-linking his gear.    … Expand
  4. Scoobydooby
    Jan 7, 2014
    4
    For starters, I don't understand how so many of these reviews are 10.. 10 means a perfect or epic beyond epic game.. either you people work for GGG or you are willfully ignorant to the many flaws this game has.. why is a mystery to me, but this game is nowhere near a 10. To say this game is the deepest or best RPG ever made is laughable.
    Clearly these people have not actually played this    For starters, I don't understand how so many of these reviews are 10.. 10 means a perfect or epic beyond epic game.. either you people work for GGG or you are willfully ignorant to the many flaws this game has.. why is a mystery to me, but this game is nowhere near a 10. To say this game is the deepest or best RPG ever made is laughable.
    Clearly these people have not actually played this game for any substantial amount of time, otherwise they would not be giving it a 10 or even an 8.
    Tough to take this site seriously at all with such ridiculous ratings..

    Now to the game.

    I started playing POE in Open Beta and have leveled a dozen or more characters in that time, several hardcore, several in Onslaught/Domination. All my characters have leveled to between 40-70
    In that time I have learned A LOT about this game and all of its systems and nuances, as well as the gear, trading rates, orb rates, etc.

    What people need to understand is that this game is decent, but certainly not great. On the surface, its easy to start playing and be enamored with POE. It isn't until you delve more deeply into the game that you see the huge fissures which unfortunately show the game's true colors. In fact for almost every good thing in the game, it has a flipside that is equally, if not more so, negative. There is nothing in the game that is outright amazing, so again, to give it a ten is a silly joke.

    I will break down my post into sections.

    The Skill System: Overall the vast variety of skills provides a user with options of how to build their character. Support gems further alter the usability of these skills and provide a good amount of variety and customization. What sucks however about these skill gems is that many of these are either underpowered or downright useless. Some are not strong enough on their own until paired with support gems to buff them, and some are just pointless entirely.

    Loot: When you find something in this game, there is a feeling of excitement, like any RPG. The problem is that stuff DOES NOT DROP. Take it from me who's put in around 1k+ hours. If I could sum up the game in one word, especially when considering loot, it would be "UNREWARDING". You will feel like you play for lifetimes only to find trash that is worthless and will net you a couple alts at the vendor. Good luck finding any gear that is a direct upgrade for the character you are leveling. By all accounts, unless you get insanely lucky, that AINT gonna happen. You will need to trade for anything you really need in this game, whether it be gems, orbs, or gear.. which leads me to..

    Trading: To get anywhere in this game, you need to trade. That is all there is to it. If you prefer to play self-found, run away from this game now.. I've just saved you a lot of time and heartache. Trading is a pain because not only do people overvalue every item they wish to sell, many people do not even set a fixed price on items and instead ask for "offers". If you offer less than what they wish to sell for, its not uncommon for them to set you on "ignore" or reply with vile speak. It takes forever to sell anything and the trade chat is nothing but a wall of spam on every channel.

    Crafting: There really isn't any crafting in this game, which to me is a humongous let down. You have all these different base items, with all these different rolls and affixes, and yet to try to craft you need an absurd amount of orbs to do so with any effect. Orb drop rates are pathetic (after leveling now 6 characters in Domination, I have a total of 7 found Chaos Orbs, 1 divine, 3 Gemcutter Prism, and around 10 Chisels) so once again, you need to trade to get orbs. Orbs are more used for currency than for crafting in almost every aspect of the game. The worst part though, is that there is no progression.. you can use orbs on an item, and there is a small chance it will improve, but a better chance it will regress in quality.

    Content: The maps are pretty boring after a while. Nobody give a toss about the story, because its unmemorable, and generally its a slow grind with numerous gear checks instead of any real innovative monster skills or mechanics. Its just Up the damage and resistances and implement bosses with single shot capabilities. Graphically, the game is good but nothing amazing.

    What makes me laugh the most though are all these reviews saying that this game isn't pay to win. Are you all unaware of the rampant botting and selling of Orbs and other items for real money? There are a slew of RMT sites where you can buy gear for this game and even some high end players have been known to partake. Anyone who thinks it isn't pay to win is kidding themselves or just ignorant.

    Also, does a game being free mean its automatically a 10? Apparently that is this game's best quality.. that its free to play. Well, that's not saying much then is it?

    Overall, if you have no life and are masochistic, this is the game for you. Otherwise, look elsewhere for an RPG    … Expand
  5. JayLazad
    Jan 28, 2014
    0
    Just starting playing this hyped game called Path of Exile. I noticed that you cannot trade until level 25. When I got to level 25, I started to trade some stuff in one of the chat rooms. What happened there was a shame. I got people reporting me and I got some staff harassing me about trading. I just started and was having the greatest fun of my life! Unfortunately, the community and theJust starting playing this hyped game called Path of Exile. I noticed that you cannot trade until level 25. When I got to level 25, I started to trade some stuff in one of the chat rooms. What happened there was a shame. I got people reporting me and I got some staff harassing me about trading. I just started and was having the greatest fun of my life! Unfortunately, the community and the staff are the worst of all. Because of this, I give this game a rating of 0 out of 10. Of all the games I played that were free to play, this is the first time my account got muted for something that the game actually allows you to do. Why would you enable a feature that you want players not to do? The worst company and worst staff. If you want a good game, just go buy the Diablo expansion coming out in March and spam and trade all you want in the chat rooms. This company and the staff is a shame. Also, the game is somewhat outdated in relations to recent games. If the company and their staff are going to continue to be as*holes, I am going to refer my friends out of this game and tell other people not to play this game.… Expand
  6. jlowe48
    Dec 29, 2013
    1
    POE goes sour, most players quit out of frustration.

    Eventually desync bugs or fruitless grinding will be what drive most players to quit this game. Great games you look back at with fondness after you are done with them. POE you look at with fondness when you start playing, and 10-100 play hours later you are frustrated and wish hadn't given them any money. New players, look over    POE goes sour, most players quit out of frustration.

    Eventually desync bugs or fruitless grinding will be what drive most players to quit this game. Great games you look back at with fondness after you are done with them. POE you look at with fondness when you start playing, and 10-100 play hours later you are frustrated and wish hadn't given them any money.

    New players, look over the official game forums to see what you are getting into. Be sure to look in the feedback forum where the moderators move anything negative. In particular look at the desync and drop rate related threads. Item drops and trading are balanced towords no-real-life players, and the dev team refuses to acknowledge that the desync issues need to (or can be) be fixed.    … Expand
  7. Goatsecks
    Dec 21, 2013
    2
    This game doesn't deserve the 8.8 user score and here's why.

    The Good: -The game is free and although there are micro-transactions, they are just for cosmetics. -You are able to customize skills and your own passive skill tree which ever way you want. -Trading system revolves around dropable orbs which you can use to improve gear instead of a single base currency. -Lack of bots.    This game doesn't deserve the 8.8 user score and here's why.

    The Good:

    -The game is free and although there are micro-transactions, they are just for cosmetics.
    -You are able to customize skills and your own passive skill tree which ever way you want.
    -Trading system revolves around dropable orbs which you can use to improve gear instead of a single base currency.
    -Lack of bots.
    -Party system is simple and anyone can join any group at any time.
    -Regular updates.

    The Bad:

    -Massive lag and desync issues.
    -It's a terrible wannabe Diablo 2 clone where there is no auction house, and massive trade spam that lags you even more. The developers are obviously stuck in the past, and if most people wanted to play Diablo 2 they would do that instead because it's a much better game. It's like a bunch of old guys that say 60s cars are much better than cars today (they're not).
    -By level 50, it's just a GRINDFEST like any typical mmo.
    -The passive skill tree is big, but the +10 to whatever doesn't do much for your character. Furthermore, if you lead yourself into a bad tree, you can't reset your passives and undo skills unless you (grind) orb of regrets. This becomes a problem when you reach merciless, and realize your build is awful and really gear dependent. Then you have to spend another 20 hours finding another build that works.
    -By completing Normal difficulty in 5-10 hours, you've already won the game. Past that it's just collecting items with different colored names to pvp with people that will always have better gear than you.
    -Hold the Q button and win. No tactics required.    … Expand
  8. Yeoman
    May 19, 2014
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Don't fall for this game's tricks! When you first start playing, it seems awesome because you're fighting skeletons on a scary beach. The monsters are something you can relate to, and the environment is well-themed. Lightning, dark caves, skeletons, and ghosts await you at every turn. But by Act 3 that experience dissipates into a mockery of what the game built its roots on.

    You end up fighting fire beetles. Yes, tons and tons of beetles, and the Act 2 end boss amounts to a giant can-opener or something ridiculous. Then instead of cool, classic monsters, you'll be fighting ribbons. Yes, I said ribbons. And these weird, ridiculous monsters that don't use their claws on you, but try to leg-sweep you for reasons unknown, like some sort of mentally challenged ninja.

    Also, the maps in Act 3 become horrifically boring and way over-sized, so you'll have to spend hours upon hours just finding way-points unless you don't want to save your progress. I played with a friend of mine and we raved about how great the game was at first, but Act 3 destroyed the entire experience and we quit playing it. It was a depressing letdown and I felt like crying.    … Expand
  9. MarcusJoz
    Jan 16, 2014
    0
    Everyone, my name is Marcus. I played this game called Path of Exiles one day and it seems really fun with complex mechanics. The downside is that it does not seem to be a high-end game. The other downside is that the players seem to complain about not being able to freely trade in chat rooms. I agree completely with this. I blame the support team of moderators at the company calledEveryone, my name is Marcus. I played this game called Path of Exiles one day and it seems really fun with complex mechanics. The downside is that it does not seem to be a high-end game. The other downside is that the players seem to complain about not being able to freely trade in chat rooms. I agree completely with this. I blame the support team of moderators at the company called Grinding Gear Games. I think their supervisor is this guy called Michael. His group are the worst of the worst when it comes to account disables. I know many people who were muted and even locked out of their account for simple chat issues. This sort of a lack of freedom and abusive behavior at the company is what caused me to rate this game at the lowest. I know other companies do not really care about what you do as long as you buy their game. But for Path of Exile, its different. They offer a free to play method and also a pay to play method. I know many players who have been victims of these moderators and are waiting for the Diablo expansion for 2014. I recommend you not support them if their support staff continues to be anal about chat room posts and what not. They also try to cover up the negative truth. That is why I recommend the upcoming Diablo expansion which comes out this year and not Path of Exiles. Fair gaming experience, but bad company and bad support team.… Expand
  10. relaxingtomato
    Oct 25, 2013
    3
    Path of Exile is a great complex game...on the surface.

    Sure theres thousands of skill gem, support gem and passive node combinations, but comparing to its obvious competitor Diablo 3, you realise it actually offers less true character customisation. All Path of Exile offers is tons of ways to SCREW UP your character. I'm a gold closed beta supporter, and I can tell you there are    Path of Exile is a great complex game...on the surface.

    Sure theres thousands of skill gem, support gem and passive node combinations, but comparing to its obvious competitor Diablo 3, you realise it actually offers less true character customisation.

    All Path of Exile offers is tons of ways to SCREW UP your character.

    I'm a gold closed beta supporter, and I can tell you there are less viable endgame builds in PoE than Diablo 3. The devs haven taken steps like increasing aura costs to increase build diversity, but judging from the highly negative community response, its unlikely PoE will ever live up to its promises

    I'll be back in a few years. Until then, enjoy 1 or 2 builds dominating the ladder, before GGG nerfs them and another 1 or 2 take their place.    … Expand
  11. BLADELING
    Feb 10, 2014
    0
    Take a game good for casual gamers, add desync problems and one of the most immature community... Congratulations! You got Path of Exile!

    The only good thing - to imitate - is the micro-transactions system. No P2W here.
  12. SuniaPoz
    Feb 1, 2014
    1
    A 1 out of 10 for me! Ok. I do not like the support moderators in the game. I do not like the players who constantly report you for doing nothing. I do not like the lack of freedom. I do not like how there is not sort of formal trade system because chat trading gets tiresome.

    I do like this game being pretty different from some of the games being released today. Seems I have more    A 1 out of 10 for me! Ok. I do not like the support moderators in the game. I do not like the players who constantly report you for doing nothing. I do not like the lack of freedom. I do not like how there is not sort of formal trade system because chat trading gets tiresome.

    I do like this game being pretty different from some of the games being released today. Seems I have more negative thoughts than positives. That's it, so bye!    … Expand
  13. Jingo
    Nov 19, 2013
    2
    Got to admit, I only played it for an hour so don't mistake this for a deep review. Took about an hour of gameplay for me to delete it off the hard drive. It's basically an online version of the tired old genre that started with games like Titan Quest. Click, click click on far too many identical enemies and watch their health bars go down. Then loot and repeat.
    If that's fun for you,    Got to admit, I only played it for an hour so don't mistake this for a deep review. Took about an hour of gameplay for me to delete it off the hard drive. It's basically an online version of the tired old genre that started with games like Titan Quest. Click, click click on far too many identical enemies and watch their health bars go down. Then loot and repeat.
    If that's fun for you, then be happy. The game is free.    … Expand
  14. AeonForm
    Apr 22, 2014
    2
    This is a diablo-like, but this is not definitely not Diablo, the combat are so slowww, i feel like hitting a piece of butter with a plastic fork. the graphics are ugly...some people will say "it's dark, not like diablo", well it's not dark for me, it's ugly, everything is static, nothing lives in this game.
  15. FuzzyPuppy
    Aug 25, 2014
    1
    I tried to like it, I really did. But; the game play is clumsy, the graphics are painful, I do not enjoy spamming 1 spell over and over, most of the skill tree is useless, the lag/desync is outrageous... I am all about liking the concept, but this was poorly done.

    I realize that there is a fan base that holds this game as the true sequel to Diablo 2. I whole heartedly disagree. I think    I tried to like it, I really did. But; the game play is clumsy, the graphics are painful, I do not enjoy spamming 1 spell over and over, most of the skill tree is useless, the lag/desync is outrageous... I am all about liking the concept, but this was poorly done.

    I realize that there is a fan base that holds this game as the true sequel to Diablo 2. I whole heartedly disagree. I think Diablo 2 is vastly superior in every way except graphics.

    I wish I could actually find another Diablo 2. Diablo 3, while fun- falls short of the mark. It's more of an action game. And PoE was just a painful experience. Maybe call it PoS?    … Expand
  16. METAKRITIK
    Feb 3, 2014
    0
    Left this game long ago when I got muted for selling in global chat. I do not know what the big deal is. Everyone there is like a report lover. I understand that they are trying to crack down on botters, but seriously. The community is like a bunch of immature pool turds that do not want to mind their own fu**ing business. I blame all the moderators who are there for this to happen. I knowLeft this game long ago when I got muted for selling in global chat. I do not know what the big deal is. Everyone there is like a report lover. I understand that they are trying to crack down on botters, but seriously. The community is like a bunch of immature pool turds that do not want to mind their own fu**ing business. I blame all the moderators who are there for this to happen. I know many people who feel the same way. I give 0 to this game because they have lousy moderators. My reason is that if I cannot play, then I cannot enjoy the game. I would say the game has potential for a higher score from me only if they allow me to trade freely, fix the chat system, or add a trade platform for easier trades. The game moderators should go to hell.… Expand
  17. wemelchor1
    Feb 11, 2014
    0
    this game is overhyped garbage by far. It does alot right, but it does alot oh so wrong. The first complaint I have is the fact that this game forces the character to be a certain sex or character for each class they want to play. the game is a repetitive grindfest from the minute you end up on shore. I fealt like after a few "reskinned" areas, painstakingly messing around with my pretendthis game is overhyped garbage by far. It does alot right, but it does alot oh so wrong. The first complaint I have is the fact that this game forces the character to be a certain sex or character for each class they want to play. the game is a repetitive grindfest from the minute you end up on shore. I fealt like after a few "reskinned" areas, painstakingly messing around with my pretend "unique" character, I fealt like I had already seen the game. the skill tree at face value looks like a innovative potential but a few ten levels and you notice no matter where you build you are going to end up with the same build regardless. there is no freedom in the skill tree. the trade system is piss poor, gold currency was made for a reason. the team finding system is piss poor. nobody answers chat, it is such a hassle to find the correct team. in a game that relies on heavy teamwork this game fails at creating teams. I spent alot of time being bored out of my mind than advancing in the game. what the game does right is blighted out but I will list it anyways. this game does materia and it does it well. even though the combat system is stale and borderline BORING MASH FEST, I find some of the magic fresh towards this stale series. the fact that it is free tells how bad it is, if I had to pay for this game I would be pissed.… Expand
  18. foxchicken
    Apr 18, 2014
    3
    Game is fun for a couple of weeks, but like a lot of these games suffers from bad loot, incoherent nerfs, meaningless stats, bad scaling, useless dodge/defense mechanics and extremely limited game-play. There is no trading system. Pretty clear the developer is lost with this one.
  19. krammerlock
    Jan 31, 2014
    1
    This game is the very definition of such. First it is a rip off of Diablo and has all of the faults of that game plus the faults of being an on-line game. The worst feature is that the atmosphere is mono-chromatic, depressing and just plain boring. Frankly after killing undead for hours I found myself identifying with them. The next worst feature is that you play through an area, but haveThis game is the very definition of such. First it is a rip off of Diablo and has all of the faults of that game plus the faults of being an on-line game. The worst feature is that the atmosphere is mono-chromatic, depressing and just plain boring. Frankly after killing undead for hours I found myself identifying with them. The next worst feature is that you play through an area, but have to leave and when you come back you are at home base. You have to do the same old boring stuff all over again. Yes it has a huge amount of upgrades and customization but you have to be willing to pay the price of being bored to tears to get to a point where others say the game becomes interesting. Frankly there are games out there that are loads more fun from the beginning.… Expand
  20. zerebruin
    Dec 28, 2013
    2
    A really bad Diablo II clone =

    Here's the good news: interface and short cuts are almost exactly the same as Diablo II. Sadly, they've been redesigned very badly. Take the overlay-map as an example: it's next to useless because there no landmarks are visible for the player to orient himself. The game's graphics are worse than those of the 13 year old Diablo II. Of course the     A really bad Diablo II clone =

    Here's the good news: interface and short cuts are almost exactly the same as Diablo II.
    Sadly, they've been redesigned very badly. Take the overlay-map as an example: it's next to useless because there no landmarks are visible for the player to orient himself.

    The game's graphics are worse than those of the 13 year old Diablo II. Of course the resolution is a lot better, but PoE lacks details and most of all lighting. The character selection menu is so bad, I almost closed the game again instantly. The characters are hidden, and yes, that IS bad design, even if they're supposed to be 'in the shadows' (there are no shadows, everything is grey). Showing off the characters is the point of a character selection, so why not use some contrast and light?

    Character and monster design seems equally uninspired, although that may change in higher levels (I only played two characters to level 8 and 10 respectively).

    The gameplay is boring to say the least. A very simple hack'n'slay but even that isn't really fun. Diablo 3 isn't much more than a hack and slay after playing the story through but at least it feels perfect and looks stunning.

    I've not seen any story to speak of, the characters are almost as bleak as the levels are boring. The latter are also not very well designed, making them more of a maze. They're also not dynamically created (probably because that would be difficult for an MMO).

    The skill system looks amazing at first glance with an incredibly complex skill tree dazzling the player. Mostly that is because all character classes are shown at once, though, making the whole thing quite confusing at the beginning. This super complex skill system stands in stark contrast to the lack of character customization. There are no stat points for strength, dexterity or intelligence that would make a truly complex character system.

    At least there's one interesting thing to note: Gems can be levelled and changed from weapons and armour without any cost. This allows for a lot of experimentation in character creation. Then again, most players will probably just not think about their characters as much if they know they can change weapons and armor at any time without penalty.

    Overall the game is quite well characterised by the Grinding Gear Games logo: ugly, rusted cogs that do not work smoothly, if they work at all.
    The only reason this game gets any good reviews must be that a lot of young players never played Diablo II.    … Expand
  21. Curtis50cent
    Feb 10, 2014
    1
    Pros : Diablo Like

    Cons: Heavy Grinding without real reward. Trading is necessary All the time Desync problems and the devs dont give a **** about it. Not newbie friendly Skills are copy paste nothing new. Worst currency system ive seen so far. 6 ppl party almost unplayable coz of many laggy builds. Feels like a single player game but u will lagg / desync Poor game optimization    Pros : Diablo Like

    Cons: Heavy Grinding without real reward.
    Trading is necessary
    All the time Desync problems and the devs dont give a **** about it.
    Not newbie friendly
    Skills are copy paste nothing new.
    Worst currency system ive seen so far.
    6 ppl party almost unplayable coz of many laggy builds.
    Feels like a single player game but u will lagg / desync
    Poor game optimization
    Devs dont really pay attention to the suggestions / feedbacks (only if its positive)
    After lvl 80 it takes ages for a small upgrade in gear.
    Many build are unplayable on Hardcore coz of desync.
    Events are for NOLIFERS

    I guess thats all , it worth a try but after few days / weeks it gets booring as Torchlight2.    … Expand
  22. rAMZA
    Sep 29, 2014
    0
    looks realy old, and should have offline mode, skilltree is little to big, they could have moved str int dex somevhere else, i would recomend titan quest, dablo 3, grim dawn and torchlight
  23. SethEvandor
    Jul 30, 2015
    0
    This game still favours melee chars. Spell crit is op, especially when the spells are invisible... Sorry but after connection problems, getting great drops for a char 20 lvls below me, I'm tired of this **** Pulled about 20 maps, rek most and the game is pretty much now about whether you get instagibbed rather than be able to kill stuff, not fun at all.
  24. GGG_LOSERS
    Feb 2, 2014
    2
    One of the company's moderators are **** I was trying to trade my rares in the chat rooms and was muted. I think the moderators need to go out and get a life. Maybe that moderator is a wannabe police geek. It makes me laugh that games are nowhere near competitive sports, and you get penalized from gamer nerds. These moderator nerds and geeks need to get out from behind their screens soOne of the company's moderators are **** I was trying to trade my rares in the chat rooms and was muted. I think the moderators need to go out and get a life. Maybe that moderator is a wannabe police geek. It makes me laugh that games are nowhere near competitive sports, and you get penalized from gamer nerds. These moderator nerds and geeks need to get out from behind their screens so that real men can confront them. Probably they would get pounced out and hide like cowards. If the moderators are reading this, they should really back off of players who are trying to just play and chat game related stuff. These moderators are losers for sure. I give this game 2 points only because I play this free game called Dota 2. I can talk smack all I want and I do not even get penalized. Haha.… Expand
  25. alientude
    Nov 18, 2013
    3
    The game is fun and, for the most part, well designed. But for a game that was in a closed beta for years and open beta for half a year, it's a very poorly optimized game. Creatures teleport around due to lag, as does the main character.

    The worst, however, is the constant BSODs that occur for just about anybody using a Creative sound card. This has been going on for years, and the only    The game is fun and, for the most part, well designed. But for a game that was in a closed beta for years and open beta for half a year, it's a very poorly optimized game. Creatures teleport around due to lag, as does the main character.

    The worst, however, is the constant BSODs that occur for just about anybody using a Creative sound card. This has been going on for years, and the only solution given is a command line switch to bypass using hardware audio at all. The good news? The "solution" kind of works. The bad news? Yeah, it doesn't really work while the BSODs are lessened, they still happen. As far as I can tell, the official response to this is to use a command line switch to disable sound entirely. That's just poor programming and poor customer service. Yeah, it's free, but that doesn't excuse shoddy code.    … Expand
  26. Vitaly
    Oct 24, 2013
    3
    One or two runs through this game can be fun, but not more than that. End game (maps system) is based on pure and very unfair gambling and design to keep you as long as possible within the game.

    Maps have levels from 66 78. Anything worth farming and crafting (crafting is based on gamble too) starting from lvl 71 maps which will be unreachable to most of players since maps drop rate    One or two runs through this game can be fun, but not more than that. End game (maps system) is based on pure and very unfair gambling and design to keep you as long as possible within the game.

    Maps have levels from 66 78. Anything worth farming and crafting (crafting is based on gamble too) starting from lvl 71 maps which will be unreachable to most of players since maps drop rate will decrease dramatically (drop rates lowered in background without any note to player) with each subsequent level of maps and will form a very high wall at level 71 maps. To counter that you will need insane amount of currency which can be acquired only through farming or trading. Since most items worth selling or using hidden behind lvl71 maps you will find yourself in process of very unrewarding farming.

    Stash space is limited. If you will run this game more than once or will want to reach end game you will need more. This is where free to play model comes in. Set of tabs for your stash will worth you 15$ (6 simple tabs) or 20$ (6 premiums). And you will buy them, because early game is so fun... But when you will reach end game, this will change into frustration of how it was designed (to keep you as long as it possible in game in hope you will buy some cosmetics effects or will run out of stash space again).

    After release they introduced Guilds which can help solve main problem of this game it was designed for party not for solo players. Solo players will die a lot and in most cases you won't be able to find out why by yourself (game is based on many things most of which is not self explanatory). But, again, to get from guilds most you will have to pay with real money again.

    The currency system is a pure gambling. Instead of gold this game have usable orbs which can change properties of items and maps in many ways. But they based on chance so heavily that you can trash all of your hard-earned currency in minutes and will not get anything in return. Go back to farming to repeat this process later.

    Dsync is another huge problem. You will die a lot because of dsync. Period.

    Game has "old school" (read outdated) leveling system. You will need to repeat process of leveling for every build you want to make. And since you will fail your fist build for sure, you will have to repeat this process over and over again while you learn this game. Follow the tip: go to the forum, find yourself a build and just follow. This will help to avoid much of frustration when things will not work as you was expecting.

    And some more if you got hacked, company will not restore your stolen items or deleted characters.    … Expand
  27. ratapwnz
    Mar 9, 2014
    4
    This game is boring. No, i mean REALLY BORING. The only reason people play it, is to say "im not diablo3 fanboy, look i play better game". Ah and its free, schoolboys like to grind not work to buy game.
    But meanwhile there is no game at all. Only excel skill planing. Gameplay is boring rightclick like 1000 times before.
    The plot sometimes interesting, but can you write down any NPC name    This game is boring. No, i mean REALLY BORING. The only reason people play it, is to say "im not diablo3 fanboy, look i play better game". Ah and its free, schoolboys like to grind not work to buy game.
    But meanwhile there is no game at all. Only excel skill planing. Gameplay is boring rightclick like 1000 times before.
    The plot sometimes interesting, but can you write down any NPC name after you finish it? Nope.

    How fanboy see it: thousand builds
    In real world: 3.5 actual builds, other is weak and unplayable / playable only with gear grinded 500 hours.

    How fanboy see it: SOOOO MUCH PASIVESS!!!!
    In real world: 99% of nodes are same as "put 5 points in str/agi/int after lvlup".

    How fanboy see it: free game, no pay to win, no money auction
    In real world: bots in every league, black market = same money auction but some people dont know / dont wanna use it

    etc. etc. etc.

    Overrated game. 4.    … Expand
  28. FrankLiu
    Jan 19, 2014
    1
    I want to tell everyone how disappointed I am with the moderators of this game. The moderators are scum because they mute you for trading global chat. I played so many free to play games and bought so many pc games that I never been muted for something so absurd like what the moderators do in this game. That is the downside to this company. They cannot even provide a fix to this and whatI want to tell everyone how disappointed I am with the moderators of this game. The moderators are scum because they mute you for trading global chat. I played so many free to play games and bought so many pc games that I never been muted for something so absurd like what the moderators do in this game. That is the downside to this company. They cannot even provide a fix to this and what they do is they mute player accounts. It is not even funny because when you are muted, you basically cannot enjoy the multiplayer experience. Its like playing offline mode, but they make the game an online game. This game is far from being the best and with such a scum moderator team, I am giving this a 1 out of 10. The one point is for a fun run through with the game. Other than that, bad moderators, and that means bad company. Go play Grim Dawn everyone! Its much better.… Expand
  29. Synol
    Nov 18, 2013
    1
    If this game was offline, or had decent servers/code it would be a great game.

    However it has none of those things. De-sync is out of control, a quick google search will show you this has been a problem since forever and the devs have no idea how to fix it or just do not care. Their solution thus far was to put in a command /oos to sync you back to where the server thinks you are. One    If this game was offline, or had decent servers/code it would be a great game.

    However it has none of those things. De-sync is out of control, a quick google search will show you this has been a problem since forever and the devs have no idea how to fix it or just do not care. Their solution thus far was to put in a command /oos to sync you back to where the server thinks you are. One has to wonder why they don't simply bind this functionality into skills if they already have it. So that when you use a skill it checks to make sure you are where the server thinks you are.

    Apart from the apparent lack of skill on the devs behalf the in-game staff are much worse. If you disagree with their sexual preferences (gay btw) and you state that in any capacity you will be muted for Hate Speech. Want to say that being straight is normal (even though it is and this is simply a fact) Muted. The irony being that imposing their own views on others and muting anyone that disagrees is actually Hate Speech against straight people. Want to point out that if humans were all gay we would have gone extinct a long time ago? Hate Speech. Muted.

    There are many other things wrong with the game, like the map being horrendously drawn and looks like absolute garbage, but it would take far too long to list them all here. Go to their forums and read some of the threads there before the mods lock and delete them for being honest.

    If you want to play a good ARPG just go play Diablo 2 or wait for the Diablo 3 expansion. This game is filled with bigots and their staffs entire job is to hide negative feedback and not actually improve the game. Everything that is fun in this game is a direct copy of Diablo 2 anyway but with less depth. 7 years to make an average game that most people didn't even play past the first week? What an absolute disgrace.    … Expand
  30. PAHTOFEXILESUCK
    Jan 31, 2014
    0
    Hi support! I am writing this review because of you guys. One of the main support guys is named Michael. He is a fu*king shi*! Oh...and also...the other moderators are also fu*king shi*s. I was banned for constantly posting what I wanted to say and all they do is ban people for disruption? Well, my money is going to this new game called Grim Dawn. The support staff at the company areHi support! I am writing this review because of you guys. One of the main support guys is named Michael. He is a fu*king shi*! Oh...and also...the other moderators are also fu*king shi*s. I was banned for constantly posting what I wanted to say and all they do is ban people for disruption? Well, my money is going to this new game called Grim Dawn. The support staff at the company are cowards and they know this. They cannot even take hate posts on the forum, so they have to make up a new rule to prevent hate posts. They also try to ban your IP if they do not like you. Talk about abuse there. Well, it seems as though this game is losing players fast and I am happy to hear that. A dead game means a dead community and that means the company is bad. Wait, the support team is bad and one of the worst customer service groups I have ever met in my whole gaming career. Shame on them coward losers!

    George L.    … Expand
  31. Carpetmuncha69
    Dec 16, 2013
    0
    I played POE in early launch. I call it launch, but it was technically the first day of open beta. In my opinion, when a game has a functioning cash shop and is making money, and opens up to everyone. It should be called launch. I'm thinking of all the games that had the testicular fortitude to call their game "launch" and got bad reviews. Then got better with updates, but somehow don'tI played POE in early launch. I call it launch, but it was technically the first day of open beta. In my opinion, when a game has a functioning cash shop and is making money, and opens up to everyone. It should be called launch. I'm thinking of all the games that had the testicular fortitude to call their game "launch" and got bad reviews. Then got better with updates, but somehow don't get a second chance or a re review down the road. This is what happened. PoE would've gotten terrible scores if it called it release. There's no denying that. It was unfinished, and is completely un fair to any game.

    If I were a dev, i'd learn from this. Release in open beta, so no one can review you, continue to make money, develop the game and call it release when you know for sure you'll get a good score.

    Shame on reviewrs, shame on you sheep for following this.    … Expand
  32. Rowsol
    Dec 21, 2013
    0
    List of things I don't like about the game:

    Trading is a terrible experience due to chat spamming and no interface for buying/selling items. General game balance, in particular the scaling of skills. For instance, raise zombie is useless until the very late game and it's been like this forever. The lack of cooldowns for skills means you only have to use one, the best one. Desync.    List of things I don't like about the game:

    Trading is a terrible experience due to chat spamming and no interface for buying/selling items.

    General game balance, in particular the scaling of skills. For instance, raise zombie is useless until the very late game and it's been like this forever. The lack of cooldowns for skills means you only have to use one, the best one.

    Desync. Their refusal to modify their game to combat this menace means there is no solution in sight and either you can accept it or you can't.

    The passive tree is a great concept but it's just as unbalanced as the skills. Many nodes will never be used because of how bad they are.

    Leveling takes way too long at higher levels (40+). A playthrough of normal difficulty is fun because you can run through each area once and complete the game. When you get to Cruel you have to start grinding the same areas over and over so you can keep up with the level of the monsters. Testing new builds is the most fun part of this game but the slow leveling combined with no option to respec your character makes this a chore.

    Grouping with other players is made easy by the notification board in the game but there's a serious flaw. It shows people from all over the world instead of just people in your realm. There's no way of telling where they are at so when you join a group and enter their instance it's pure luck whether your ping will stay the same or skyrocket to 200-300 because they live in australia and you live in US.

    The races that they do periodically are a good idea but the problem with them is that you always start at lvl 1 and often times they are only 1-2 hours long. Why not have some races start you in cruel difficulty at lvl 35 with some starting gear and skills?

    You can just press esc and close the game if you are about to die. Very hardcore if you ask me.

    I'm giving a 0 because I feel 8.9 is too high of a score for all these flaws. A more fair score would be a 6.    … Expand
  33. chrissyboi85
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    I played this game for many years back between 2013- 2017. Then on and off again since. I can now say I have left this game behind for good.

    It is soo frustrating to love a game but see it take a different road (and not knowing what could have been). Grinding gear games design philosophy eventually pushed me away. Thats fair I didnt agree with it so i left. I was willing to forgive    I played this game for many years back between 2013- 2017. Then on and off again since. I can now say I have left this game behind for good.

    It is soo frustrating to love a game but see it take a different road (and not knowing what could have been). Grinding gear games design philosophy eventually pushed me away. Thats fair I didnt agree with it so i left.

    I was willing to forgive many of the mechanics of the game if ggg had solved the issue of trade.

    The problem with trade.
    If you want to create a unique build with specific equipment its impossible. Even at the beginning of a new league its impossible.

    a: There are never enough traders and the stuff that is for sale is usually either meta picks or they are stupidly overpowered. Well that turns me off! Because I want to build something I want to build!
    Not whats in the meta.

    But? I cant because finding a specific item? Its impossibe. Nobody sells any items that arent worth there time or valuable at all. Which highlights existential problem with trade: it reinforces only the most valuable items because the current trade regime is in effect a chore and a inconvenience.

    The only remedies to this existential problem ggg has laid to rest and said they are not on board. (No special leagues with improved drop rates ) or a in game trade house.

    Besides trade there are a couple other notable mentions that turned me away from this
    game.

    When ggg got owned by Tencent that was a game changer. And as an american its a security risk.
    Its also no longer a indie developer anymore. But truthfully as one who played before the acquisition and after Path of Exile changed. it was a different game when ggg was a indie company.

    Lastly, maybe the most foreshadowing of all. I grew tired of Path of exiles Free to play business model. I dont care what anybody says you want stuff for free? well there are consequences.

    And you see those consequences all through Path of exile. I see a game starving for integrity all through its mechanics. I see a game that relies on addictive mechanics and special effects.

    And all these reviews on Poe are fake, straight up fake. Dont trust the gaming media and community its all fake. The streamers are in denial because there source of livelihood depends on the game.

    A meme; Has anybody ever recognized wtf is happening on screen? If you answer no...your playing Path of Exile.    … Expand
  34. Marceus
    Mar 19, 2022
    0
    For a game that touts itself as being 'anti pay to win', PoE sure treats its free players way worse than any p2w games out there. Some of the staff members have serious god complex problem. I just recently found out they have dedicated staff members policing the games, locking random free accounts for absolutely arbitrary reasons.
    So I have an account with a character named ChokinChris    For a game that touts itself as being 'anti pay to win', PoE sure treats its free players way worse than any p2w games out there. Some of the staff members have serious god complex problem. I just recently found out they have dedicated staff members policing the games, locking random free accounts for absolutely arbitrary reasons.
    So I have an account with a character named ChokinChris that I created in 2018 (it was just a random thing about Chris Brown that I read on social media at the time and just pops into my head while I was naming my character). I recently logged into that account after a few years hiatus, it was promptly locked just after stepping into town a few times, and I was requested to contact support, which I did. This is the reason they give me, and I quote, "This account has been locked for making character names which reference physical violence towards a Grinding Gear Games staff member.".
    Needless to say I was completely caught off guard by that, because I had no idea who or what they were talking about. I had to take to Google to find out that 'Chris' just happens to be the name of GGG's boss man.
    While this definitely raises concerns over GGG's overzealous moderation of the game, it wasn't what 'grinded my gears'. The worst thing came after, as I explained to them multiple times that it wasn't geared toward any GGG staffs, as I don't even know the name of a single person that works there, they completely dismiss my explanation and insist that I must apologize for my actions and promise never to do it again, only in doing say that they may, and I quote again, "consider reduce this to a warning". Yes, you read that right, not only did GGG decide to lock my account for a completely arbitrary reason that they came up with themselves, refuse to apologize for it, and insist on coercing a free player into admitting they're wrong. These GGG staff members are far too deep in their fan clubs that they think every single player worship them as gods. Too bad for them, a level 24 character with a bunch of leveling gears is hardly something worth rolling over for. So now, instead of a player, they gain an evangelist with a dedicated mission to spread the words about their god complex on as many platforms as possible.
    Good job, GGG.    … Expand
  35. Fuz
    Nov 3, 2018
    3
    What a shame, a potentially excellent game dragged down by nearsight.
    PoE would be nice if it wasn't so anachronistically obtuse. Apart the fact that it's way overcomplicated and unnecessarily punishing (things like no ah or that it has a such a huge and complex skill tree and so little respec possibilities), I stopped playing when I started receiving XP penalities for deaths. NOPE,    What a shame, a potentially excellent game dragged down by nearsight.
    PoE would be nice if it wasn't so anachronistically obtuse. Apart the fact that it's way overcomplicated and unnecessarily punishing (things like no ah or that it has a such a huge and complex skill tree and so little respec possibilities), I stopped playing when I started receiving XP penalities for deaths. NOPE, that's the 90's. Not even the first Diablo had that.

    Play Grim Dawn instead.    … Expand
  36. Get_Fukt
    Apr 7, 2019
    1
    Path Of Exile is boring, overrated, laggy, RNG infested mediocre trash. The only good thing about it is that it's free so I didn't have to worry about waste my money on more incompetence.
  37. Lizarino
    May 31, 2020
    1
    Game lags and freezes far too often to be enjoyable
    Gameplay and UI is clunky, inventory space is horrible
    I have had frequent connection issues to the servers for this game, sometimes it's fine and other times it will not let me connect or lag a lot (for weeks or more at a time)
  38. ArthurYakovlev
    Jul 26, 2021
    1
    This game didnt die. It was killed by it's own developers. 3.15 - death's song for this monumental game. Play this only if u r from Asia (they have their own client with features) OR
    Play this if you want:
    1) peer-to-peer trade in many steps and other resources (u need to go to website, find some1, pm him, w8 for an answer, give him party, tp to him, /trade, check for not being skammed    This game didnt die. It was killed by it's own developers. 3.15 - death's song for this monumental game. Play this only if u r from Asia (they have their own client with features) OR
    Play this if you want:
    1) peer-to-peer trade in many steps and other resources (u need to go to website, find some1, pm him, w8 for an answer, give him party, tp to him, /trade, check for not being skammed and only now u can push ok). 2021 year - nice. enjoyable.
    2) the worst optimization ever - this game laggs on any med-high computer with 2 or more mechanics on 1 map
    3) The worst balance ever - useless flasks, stupidly buffed some types of mobs, unplayable melee builds, useless self-casting builds (any build with totems or mines with the same ability is better in 100/100
    4) U like, when game will upgrade unpredictivly, developers may realize new skin for 10$ for your favorite skill and in next patch this skill will be killed by them with no chances to play. Always work with Celestial skin realise.

    Dont waste your time if u r not masochist and want some respect to yourself.    … Expand
  39. pokeaatrox
    May 28, 2022
    0
    IT was the better hack n'slash of all time, now it the worth.

    From league to league the changes are turned to content that one shot you even after the death of the mob. (if it hasn't already been done in their lifetime) Only meta and tanky builds will allow you to advance in the End-Game. Before, I was praising the game to my friends for the variety of possible builds, the fun,    IT was the better hack n'slash of all time, now it the worth.

    From league to league the changes are turned to content that one shot you even after the death of the mob. (if it hasn't already been done in their lifetime)
    Only meta and tanky builds will allow you to advance in the End-Game.

    Before, I was praising the game to my friends for the variety of possible builds, the fun, etc....
    This is no longer the case

    PoE is no longer fun but just frustrating    … Expand
  40. NashEquil
    Aug 23, 2022
    0
    I just can't recommend this game to anyone. The developer has gutted the drops, gutted the crafting materials, and ignored the community. It just isn't fun anymore. Nobody wants to run 500 maps to lose materials on a single craft. The decision making is pathetic.
  41. Superjkfried
    Jan 6, 2022
    0
    The direction of the game has taken a turn for the worst as the developers are so focused and intent on slowing down the game, removing creativity and uniqueness in character builds and removing or destroying old content in order to fulfill their "vision" of the game.

    The developers are seemingly incompetent or outright hostile towards their own community. It is almost routine that    The direction of the game has taken a turn for the worst as the developers are so focused and intent on slowing down the game, removing creativity and uniqueness in character builds and removing or destroying old content in order to fulfill their "vision" of the game.

    The developers are seemingly incompetent or outright hostile towards their own community.
    It is almost routine that they promise certain changes and deliver the opposite, while gas lighting the community into thinking otherwise.

    The PoE community is very vocal and passionate about the game and the changes they want, but is almost always ignored. The developers seem to view them with contempt and even going so far as to mock them.

    The player base and viewers has declined over the years with each new update adding more tedium and $40-$60 armour skins and pets while the game play and content suffers.
    For the price of one cape or pair of gloves, you could purchase a fully finished game that respects your time.
    Needless to say, Path of Exile's glory days are long gone and is a shadow of it's former self, intent on milking the player base for all the money it can before the dwindling player base leaves.    … Expand
  42. FoxForce
    Jun 8, 2021
    0
    A single player game that forces to you play the game online, with latency. Why? so they can sell you item stashes and cosmetics. Diablo 3 requires internet connection as well but at least you get everything if you pay 60$.
    The game deserves 0 because there is no game to be played without internet. If I wanted to play multiplayer I would play multiplayer games. Even if the game is going    A single player game that forces to you play the game online, with latency. Why? so they can sell you item stashes and cosmetics. Diablo 3 requires internet connection as well but at least you get everything if you pay 60$.
    The game deserves 0 because there is no game to be played without internet. If I wanted to play multiplayer I would play multiplayer games. Even if the game is going to have multiplayer there is no reason why it should be forced on me or to keep the single player hostage as well.
    If I ever get to play this game I will review the actual gameplay, as it stands now this game is download only.    … Expand
  43. Gwimpon
    Nov 22, 2021
    3
    Way too buggy and has been buggy since launch. No trading post is a **** atrocity and should be banished to the outer realm of death penalty allah smite mashallah
  44. Killermandude
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    Path of Exile has been the king of ARPGs virtually since it was in beta.

    They've made HUGE improvements, pumped out an insane amount of content over the years, and you never had to pay a dime. I've given them plenty of money. For 2000 hours the least I could do is throw them money every 100+/- hours. But now they've decided they don't want the game to be what it has been, and they    Path of Exile has been the king of ARPGs virtually since it was in beta.

    They've made HUGE improvements, pumped out an insane amount of content over the years, and you never had to pay a dime.

    I've given them plenty of money. For 2000 hours the least I could do is throw them money every 100+/- hours.

    But now they've decided they don't want the game to be what it has been, and they ripped it away from us.

    It's soul crushing. This game is not even worth playing now. And they won't just ACCEPT they messed up and FIX IT.

    So I'm doing my part. Anywhere I can review this game, minimum rating possible.    … Expand
  45. xferix
    Apr 1, 2019
    4
    I cannot recommend this game despite having some fun with it. Why?

    - Loot is unrewarding (quantity over quality) - even unique items suck or are not useful for your build in 95% cases - Too much focus on trading, which is technically cumbersome (3rd party apps/webpage) - Skills are unbalanced - esp. lately, when the power creep has become so obvious (chaos dmg skills **** on melee) -    I cannot recommend this game despite having some fun with it. Why?

    - Loot is unrewarding (quantity over quality) - even unique items suck or are not useful for your build in 95% cases
    - Too much focus on trading, which is technically cumbersome (3rd party apps/webpage)
    - Skills are unbalanced - esp. lately, when the power creep has become so obvious (chaos dmg skills **** on melee)
    - Outdated gfx engine
    - Very laggy in maps (ping jumping from 20 ms to 3000 ms!), connection problems resulting in death of your character (also, you lose precious XP needed to level up)
    - Too much RNG, esp. in crafting
    - Too much grind for currency if you want to get to the endgame content
    - Too much repetition, esp. when levelling new characters - and the campaign is nothing special (you just eagerly wait for it to end ffs)
    - So much time consuming that I'd rather play 10 other (better) games in the same timespan
    - Unbalanced/unrewarding boss battles (bosses can be either pathetic or OP; you'd expect something special for killing Kitava in the final act. Nope, there is only trash!)
    - You need to buy expensive stashes to hoard stuff to improve your characters, etc. - the game is falsely advertised as F2P; it's like "free to try out" but then you need to invest heavily if you want to keep it going.

    League specific problems (Synthesis):
    - Badly designed, bloated content - even more unrewarding/time consuming than other parts of the game. F*** that!    … Expand
  46. SpleenSplitta
    Feb 24, 2019
    2
    I supported this games company since 2014 up until 10cent bought 80% of the company when that happened i stopped buying supporter packs, i was happy supporting a small company grow but not when a large company comes in for a piece of the pie ggg would of been better off keeping 100% of the pie and keep supporting them self.
  47. Bullzz
    Dec 7, 2017
    3
    hi, habe Path of exile jahrelang am Radar gehabt und hab jetzt mal bis Akt 3 angefangen zu spielen ... hab vorher D1 D2 D3 titanquest und co gespielt also ich mag den Stuff eigentlich.

    Was mich am meisten gestört hat und warum ich aufhöre .. ich bin Akt 3 und hab keine Ahnung von der Story. Diese Piety da rennt immer davon vor mir und blockiert meine Wege. Wollte so ne Story wie in    hi, habe Path of exile jahrelang am Radar gehabt und hab jetzt mal bis Akt 3 angefangen zu spielen ... hab vorher D1 D2 D3 titanquest und co gespielt also ich mag den Stuff eigentlich.

    Was mich am meisten gestört hat und warum ich aufhöre .. ich bin Akt 3 und hab keine Ahnung von der Story. Diese Piety da rennt immer davon vor mir und blockiert meine Wege. Wollte so ne Story wie in Diablo 3 erleben wenigstens mit Ingame Animationen und nicht x millionen texte bei den NPCs durchlesen. Videos alla Blizzard würde ich gar nicht erwarten bei dem Budget.

    Mit den Gegenständen bin ich auch nicht so warm geworden ... beim Händler kann ich nicht gleichzeitig verkaufen und kaufen und auch Gegenstände anlegen währendem ich am Verkaufsbildschirm war ging nicht. War sehr nervig weil einfach unnötig. Die Gems und co ... fand ich interessant .. ich konnte nie auf den ersten Blick sagen ob das ein Unterstützungsgem oder ein Fähigkeitengem ist... und ob ich in überhaupt kombinieren kann. ( Vielleicht war ich auch einfach zu doof ) ..

    Mir kam auch nicht vor das ich stärker werde über die Akte .. in Diablo 3 sieht man den Damage den macht.. und wieviel Hp die Monster haben ... die machen es dort sehr Gut das man merkt wieviel man stärker durch nen neuen Gegenstand geworden ist. Ich hab mit nem 2 Hand Kolbenbarbar fast alles bis auf Bosse onehitet.

    Wo der nächste Punkt wäre. Hab auf Hc gespielt .. und es war zu leicht. Fast alles onehit ... hätte gerne mehr Herausforderung gehabt das der Schwierigkeitsgrad einstellbar wäre mit besseren Loot ... ( wink zu Diablo 3 die das super hinbekommen haben. Jeder kann den Schwierigskeitsgrad einstellen wie er will )

    Was ich selber nicht mitbekommen habe nur gelesen habe ist das man ab akt5 wieder in den alten Akten unterwegs ist. Wenn das so stimmt ... wäre das zuviel Recycling für mich gewesen.    … Expand
  48. Barnews
    Dec 10, 2013
    4
    Path of Exile is FREE diablo-like action RPG from unforgiving world of Wraeclast. Music, Sounds, Graphics are at fair level. Yes, they could be better but it's ok for diablo-like game. Locations, especially dungeons are dark and really cool.

    This game has potential to hold for months or even years, becouse there are so many combinations of pasives and active skills that you can try out.    Path of Exile is FREE diablo-like action RPG from unforgiving world of Wraeclast. Music, Sounds, Graphics are at fair level. Yes, they could be better but it's ok for diablo-like game. Locations, especially dungeons are dark and really cool.

    This game has potential to hold for months or even years, becouse there are so many combinations of pasives and active skills that you can try out. But there are some big flaws also that can drive you from playing PoE. The combat is very boring after some time, playing game is not fun, leveling is not fun, grinding is not fun, even creating new characters and trying out new own builds is not fun, becouse they all strongly depends on your items and gems. The more you play, the more unrewarding the game is. Items are very generic and boring. Same with skills.

    The PoE is simply like very strong drug with horrible effects. This game is very very very unrewarding and not fun to play in long term.

    I recommend you to try PoE, becouse it is free game. It will be most propably fun for you at least several hours. Maybe you will be adicted on it for very long time. But if you want to play PoE seriously, you have to be nolifer.    … Expand
  49. CoolDadTx
    Jun 14, 2020
    4
    Ok ARPG starting out but steadily goes downhill starting with act 5 when you go back through the same areas again. Mostly the same thing every other ARPG has but the skill system is out of control, the crafting is so large as to be mostly meaningless and the boss battles work the exact same way every time with just another paint job. It is clear this game is designed for MMO even thoughOk ARPG starting out but steadily goes downhill starting with act 5 when you go back through the same areas again. Mostly the same thing every other ARPG has but the skill system is out of control, the crafting is so large as to be mostly meaningless and the boss battles work the exact same way every time with just another paint job. It is clear this game is designed for MMO even though you can play it solo.

    The boss battles are probably the worst (or close to it) of any ARPG I've ever played. The all work the exact same way and are guaranteed for you to die. Bosses do some mediocre attacks a couple of times and then do some high powered attack that is sometimes avoidable but often not. If you don't die immediately then you'll need to regen health. Rinse and repeat. Laster bosses also have an area of effect attack that pretty much instantly kills you irrelevant of resistances or anything else. My resists were maxed and I died every time. Early in the battle they tend to affect an area of the (already small battleground) but as the battle goes on they get bigger until they cover the entire field. So there is no defense against this attack and you die. After a while the boss becomes invulnerable and summons minions. This is where you're supposed to recover your health/mana but they some literally entire screen fulls of enemies such that you generally get overwhelmed and die. Even worse is that when you reenter the area they are already on top of you. I died multiple times as soon as I entered the area before I could even move. The boss battles are plain awful. The best choice is to get up close and wail on the boss until you die and then spawn back in. Nothing else works.

    The next issue is that the devs haven't gone to UI 101 training. When you die you get 2 options: return to town or return to checkpoint. The default is town but that almost always involves tracking back through areas (which have probably respawned). The correct choice is checkpoint but if you're mashing buttons to try to attack someone when you die it is read as return to town and so you get screwed over. Every UI person knows you don't put the least popular choice first and choices that have consequences should never be applied just because of a click. I thought games were past these poor UI issues??

    ARPGs are loot based and the loot in this game is pretty poor compared to others. This game is clearly mass RND but most stuff you find late game is worse than what you have now. Most ARPGs start spitting out better equip later in the game but this game keeps spitting out useless stuff. The equipment itself can be good but mostly doesn't help you in larger battles. This is where the crafting comes in. There are so many different pieces of crafting that it is insane. You need it all though because each crafting has minimal impact on anything. It is like the devs knew this was a problem so many crafting items are simply for taking a normal item and making in magical. A better idea would simply to improve your loot system. I never created a single item that was anywhere near as good as what I had.

    The skill tree is out of control as well. Skills are so far apart that to get the ones you likely want you're going to be snaking through useless skills. Most all skills provide bare minimal usefulness anyway. +5% dmg here, +2% health there. Nothing is overly useful in this tree, if you can find it to begin with. It is clear this has evolved so you know can put "jewels" in your tree. But only if you select useless skills to get there. jewels aren't worth it. Again it is like the devs know this so they hand out respec points like there is nobodies business so you can change your mind. I never used them and had 21 by end of game.

    As the game evolves they add new features which could be interesting but all of them are poorly described, scatter everywhere and rarely useful. I can't count the times somebody said I should go here and I went there just to find out it was to clear out yet another area to get something that I had no idea the purpose of. There comes a point where you should just start removing things that are old, stop adding to the chaos.

    The enemies are traditional but in later acts it is clear the devs just pump up the damage and hp to add the challenge. Nothing new here. Even worse is that "uniques" appear around almost every corner and they tend to be more bullet spongy. To the point that I would run away from certain classes of uniques because they weren't worth the fight. There is serious balancing issues in later acts for no real reason. The whole level guide on the map means nothing.

    Overall this is an OK RPG (at least early on) that stays entirely too long (act 5+ is equivalent of higher difficulty in traditional games), has poor loot, meaningless skills and crafting, and boss battles that are just unfair to a single player. Later acts bring this game way down.    … Expand
  50. zweibusen
    Oct 9, 2020
    0
    Sadly this game become a joke. every league starts with hundreds of bugs. u lose loot, get disconnected or if u play hc your character get killed through all this.
    a lot of skills dont work in the first weeks.
    also every league starts now with dupes and exploits. if u are not fast enough u have to buy all the broken things from the first ones who used the broken **** they laughed about    Sadly this game become a joke. every league starts with hundreds of bugs. u lose loot, get disconnected or if u play hc your character get killed through all this.
    a lot of skills dont work in the first weeks.
    also every league starts now with dupes and exploits. if u are not fast enough u have to buy all the broken things from the first ones who used the broken ****
    they laughed about wolcen (broken **** game), they become wolcen    … Expand
  51. XposingMods
    Jun 19, 2020
    3
    The in-game moderators and forum moderators are very toxic and give preferential treatments and abuse their power to have your account locked or mute you in chat. Once instance I merely used the phrase "ALOHA SNACKBARZ" and my account was locked but uhh people who used that word in forum was not banned or that word was not even censored and they even allow guilds to have guild names suchThe in-game moderators and forum moderators are very toxic and give preferential treatments and abuse their power to have your account locked or mute you in chat. Once instance I merely used the phrase "ALOHA SNACKBARZ" and my account was locked but uhh people who used that word in forum was not banned or that word was not even censored and they even allow guilds to have guild names such as "ALAHO/ALLAHU snackbarz" for 4 years ++. The fact that they allowed this is an acknowledgement that the word is ALLOWED to be used in forums or in the game itself since guild members are allowed to have their guild name tags shown in game chat OPENLY. I reported these preferential treatment to the support email and guess what? They are not even interested in what i have to say..All they cared are about erasing those records and cover their tracks and deleting all evidence of it. But uh... little did they know I made screen shot proofs BEFORE I submit those evidence links and after they have shamelessly deleted/amended those proof, I made a screenshot of it as well.
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  52. Szed77
    Jun 23, 2020
    1
    Formerly great game that has recently jumped the shark. It started several leagues ago with the introduction of a new mapping system that constitutes the game's "endgame." The former system was possibly the best endgame of any title in this franchise, and they replaced it with a bizarre, unintuitive structure that is just simply worse in every way. I'd try to explain it in detail, but thatFormerly great game that has recently jumped the shark. It started several leagues ago with the introduction of a new mapping system that constitutes the game's "endgame." The former system was possibly the best endgame of any title in this franchise, and they replaced it with a bizarre, unintuitive structure that is just simply worse in every way. I'd try to explain it in detail, but that would require writing a small guide, so I'll just state that the new version of the mapping system adds nothing of value to the game while simultaneously making it even more obtuse.

    At the same time they added this new endgame system, they also added one of the most poorly designed bosses I've ever seen in my ~30+ years of video gaming. The boss, Sirus, involves fighting the boss for maybe 10% of the encounter and dodging pools of bad stuff on the floor for the remainder of the time. The boss isn't even on the screen the majority of the fight. He could also kill you with abilities before the ability's animation played, and the deadly pools could block the entrance to the area, which prevented you from getting back into the fight after you died. They have made some changes to this fight in an attempt to make it less frustrating and buggy, but it's still bad.

    A few days ago, Path of Exile released their new league, "Harvest." It basically consists of a farmville-style mini-game that's rather unrewarding and largely ends up being an annoying time sink. The system involves planting seeds of various tiers in a garden, with different pylons and storage tanks and dispersers all strung together to optimize the process. It's not terribly difficult to get the hang of, but it simply isn'y fun, the rewards aren't fantastic relative to the time you spend, and nobody plays an action role-playing game for this sort of gameplay. The consensus is that this might be Path of Exile's worst league ever.

    I'm not sure what is going on over at Grinding Gear Games, but I feel like they're headed the wrong direction with their development of PoE. It's possible that the talented folks are working on Path of Exile 2, which leaves the B team working on the current game. I hope that PoE 2 has some better ideas implemented into it, or I might have to give that a pass. As for the current game, I think I'm done for the foreseeable future, which is a shame considering how much money I have sunk into it.    … Expand
  53. formerPOEenjoy
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    Lead Developer is driving the game into the ground, removing any non-gambling "crafts", purposely leaves trading in a near unusable state, relies on 3rd party community tools to even play the game state and is generally stuck in the 1990s on a lot of things. Don't play this until he leaves.

    As of 2022 this game is in the worst state it has ever been. They've purposely broken the    Lead Developer is driving the game into the ground, removing any non-gambling "crafts", purposely leaves trading in a near unusable state, relies on 3rd party community tools to even play the game state and is generally stuck in the 1990s on a lot of things. Don't play this until he leaves.

    As of 2022 this game is in the worst state it has ever been. They've purposely broken the crafting system just to spite the players. The Devs hold the players in contempt and now that Tencent owns them their revenue stream is divorced from the state of the game so they are actively attacking the community with impunity.    … Expand
  54. Zetec95
    Jan 12, 2020
    0
    Sh1tty game, lagging a lot, boring and stupid mechanics. I think this is the most overrated argp ever.
  55. Paoz
    Jun 4, 2017
    3
    As defined by the distribution of the reviews, either you like the game or not.
    I am a long time Diablo fan, from D1 to our days ... Hack&Slash (ARPGs) is a genre that either you love or you hate, because you find it repetitive, so my review will be from the side of a genre-lover, not a hater.
    The story is crap... but as always, nobody cares about the story in ARPGs, decent music/sound    As defined by the distribution of the reviews, either you like the game or not.
    I am a long time Diablo fan, from D1 to our days ... Hack&Slash (ARPGs) is a genre that either you love or you hate, because you find it repetitive, so my review will be from the side of a genre-lover, not a hater.
    The story is crap... but as always, nobody cares about the story in ARPGs, decent music/sound effects, D2-like revamped graphics (yeah ... ok ... but this is 2017, not 2007) ... but let's talk about the game pros and cons:

    Honestly, after 1 week of gameplay and about 30 hours on it, i can only find 2 good points about the game ... first is the absence of a primary currency (no golds or whatever money you name) and the fact that build/characters/classes are not linear and can be built in whatever way you want, making the game hyper customizable.

    The cons are reeeeally to many. The story is really short ... ok, you don't look at the story ... but it's really short ... so is the content that is available to be grinded.
    Too many stats, none are easy to be understood. Loot sucks, you drop too many trash items, too many secondary currencies ... so many things that must be learned about the game to be played in a good way .... and so we come to the main flaw of this game: IF YOU ARE A NEW PLAYER, BE READY TO WASTE THE FIRST X HOURS OF THE GAME ... because nobody is going to somehow guide you towards leveling your first character in a good way, you will waste passive points like eating candies ... i'm tired of writing this **** 3/10 is even too high for this game, iet's say 3/10 just for trying to be a good D2 sequel, but overcomplicated stuff is not going to work, in the long run.
    Props: it's pretty much F2P, but botting is everywhere.    … Expand
  56. Deardeer45
    Oct 6, 2019
    0
    Without long salty passages i just want to say that devs is deaf to requests.
  57. Cytolol
    Nov 24, 2013
    2
    This game looks like crap, feels like crap mechanically, and has some of the most annoying concepts which seem overly rebellious against games like Diablo 3.

    The items are so overly complex that getting upgrades comes so rarely once you start to level up more. What's even more annoying is that 100 items are commonly on screen and literally 0 of them will be of any use whatsoever.    This game looks like crap, feels like crap mechanically, and has some of the most annoying concepts which seem overly rebellious against games like Diablo 3.

    The items are so overly complex that getting upgrades comes so rarely once you start to level up more. What's even more annoying is that 100 items are commonly on screen and literally 0 of them will be of any use whatsoever.

    Getting an item with the exact things you need is borderline impossible. I'm not going to get into it in detail, but basically theres infinite combinations of sockets which are very important and you commonly need a very specific setup for them, which requires overly specific items.

    There is awful lag/desync issue and yet you are punished on death by a 10% experience penalty. I very rarely die due to a mistake I made, but commonly die due to desync and I lose 20 minutes of experience at higher levels.

    There's also no respec option. At all. If you end up making mistakes with your character build, you may as well delete the character. Same thing if they significantly nerf a skill, since you have to build all around one or two abilities.

    It makes me mad that they cling on to these archaic game concepts:

    -No Respec
    -Punishment on Death
    -No easy way to trade (yet trading is sooooooo overly necessary)

    That's another big part of it. Trading is ABSOLUTELY MANDATORY and is basically the only way to get to true end game.

    When you hit the higher levels, you expect that your self-found 1000dps is satisfactory, but then you learn that you actually need 40k dps.    … Expand
  58. v3ctor
    Dec 4, 2013
    4
    Pros: its free, dark Gothic style, reminds me a bit of Diablo 2, fun to start with.

    Negatives: frustrating waypoint system especially near bosses. Not suited for solo play (especially with Act 2 boss onwards) as bosses/mobs become incredibly hard. In game trade system confusing and clunky. In game chat annoying. Character stats system confusing and complex easy to get wrong first time.    Pros: its free, dark Gothic style, reminds me a bit of Diablo 2, fun to start with.

    Negatives: frustrating waypoint system especially near bosses. Not suited for solo play (especially with Act 2 boss onwards) as bosses/mobs become incredibly hard. In game trade system confusing and clunky. In game chat annoying. Character stats system confusing and complex easy to get wrong first time. Grinding through mobs later in the game gets incredibly hard. Equipment socketing is confusing at first. Player deaths are not handled very well especially near boss fights where you need to fight your way through massive map of monsters to reach the boss if you die without having a portal open. Inventory system feels like a chore and constant juggling for space. Desync is frustrating beyond belief when fighting large mobs or an end boss. Maps expire too quickly often within minutes the map you just portaled from resets and you lose the portal (especially annoying if you just portaled from a boss fight!!)

    Final Opinion: yes its free (which is a big plus), but for me the negatives way outnumber the positives. I ended up uninstalling after finding myself not enjoying this game at all. It's a shame, because if just a few of the negatives were fixed (especially with boss waypoints) I might consider coming back to it.    … Expand
  59. TechMarine
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I used to like this game.

    A long time ago, in a world slightly less crazy than our good ol' 2020, this game wanted to do what Diablol did not do. People were starting to get pissy with Blizzard for some of their D3 shenanigans, and rightfully so. This game promised depth, a vast end game, and massive customization. It delivered, was free, and had no loot boxes or p2w mechanics.

    It's 2020 now. Some *brilliant* person at GGG decided to sell out to Tencent. Now the game feels like a vast wasteland. We still don't have trade improvements, everything destroys your character to encourage you to grind much, MUCH more to actually get anywhere, there's too many outdated league mechanics bogging down the game and forcing you to buy stash tabs to be competitive, the devs SUCK at making the game fun anymore (I'm looking at you, Sirius the Dankener), and in place of any positive aspect, we got loot boxes. Yay, we got loot boxes!

    Good luck with your "new" PoE without a new Diablo to rip off of. I can't wait to see all the cosmetic options funneling money to China.    … Expand
  60. KainNPR
    Jun 13, 2022
    0
    Path of Exile - when mob one shots you on T1 without mods map, when any defence mechanic doesn't work, when developers do new content and you can't beat uber content, because they add to rare mobs insane mods, because loot system does'nt work (HARDER = BETTER), because i can farm only bloody aqueduct and here mobs one shots me, because Chrisssss Whilson never play in Diablo before, becausePath of Exile - when mob one shots you on T1 without mods map, when any defence mechanic doesn't work, when developers do new content and you can't beat uber content, because they add to rare mobs insane mods, because loot system does'nt work (HARDER = BETTER), because i can farm only bloody aqueduct and here mobs one shots me, because Chrisssss Whilson never play in Diablo before, because he never know how do the best ARPG, because in 2023 Diablo 4 kick's their PoE ASS forever, i believe in 2023.… Expand
  61. ChrisWilson
    Jun 8, 2023
    0
    Developers do not improve the required QOL in this game, game still flooded by trade-bots, blight-farm bots and other bots (like mf train botting). Last 5 leagues are stagnation, fake promises of poe2 that doesn't exist at all, still fixing a league problems for months since release. QOL team is outsorcing indian students? When new expansion? When refresh of old content, act system?
    Every    Developers do not improve the required QOL in this game, game still flooded by trade-bots, blight-farm bots and other bots (like mf train botting). Last 5 leagues are stagnation, fake promises of poe2 that doesn't exist at all, still fixing a league problems for months since release. QOL team is outsorcing indian students? When new expansion? When refresh of old content, act system?
    Every league is the same, for a year now.    … Expand
  62. Verdale
    Apr 17, 2021
    0
    Don't be fooled, the game is not what it used to be. The company has sold out to the megacorporation Tencent and every business practice they put forward continues to show they are no longer in it for the community but for the money. They put out words that don't correspond with their actions, and think we are too dumb to notice the charade they are putting on in front of us.
  63. Coasted
    Aug 6, 2022
    0
    Far too many things wrong with this game to list here. To sum it up, it's not new player friendly. Too many broken mechanics., and too many one-shot mechanics out of nowhere.

    The biggest problem with this game is they built it around players who've dumped 10,000 hours into the game but gave the finger to those who've spent under 1000. It's best if people stay far far away from this    Far too many things wrong with this game to list here. To sum it up, it's not new player friendly. Too many broken mechanics., and too many one-shot mechanics out of nowhere.

    The biggest problem with this game is they built it around players who've dumped 10,000 hours into the game but gave the finger to those who've spent under 1000.

    It's best if people stay far far away from this game and hopefully they fixed all that they screwed up on in Path of exile 2. At face value this game looks good, but it's completely disgraceful once you're out of the epilogue.

    On a side note, no game should require multiple 3rd party programs to make it playable. This basically circles back to it not being friendly to new players. If one thinks they can simply just pick up the game and play it through, they are terribly mistaken.    … Expand
  64. Kelmeri
    Dec 23, 2020
    0
    Unplayable and generally not fun and so ugly even its own Mother couldn't Love it.
  65. nonameshero
    Aug 11, 2021
    0
    The last change in the game is extremely negative, as for players as a result and for the company GGG.
  66. Hatwox
    Feb 13, 2021
    0
    ITS ****
    ok. Its .. complete and utter **** People talk of it like its amazing and i wanted to **** barf cause is gameplay made me think " maybe bashing my skull in is considered fun in this age" cause **** THERE IS NO PINT TO IT. like why...an autoclicker would probably gain sentience just to say **** you im not playing this game"
    Its **** and **** the whole "Complete biggest skill    ITS ****
    ok. Its .. complete and utter **** People talk of it like its amazing and i wanted to **** barf cause is gameplay made me think " maybe bashing my skull in is considered fun in this age" cause **** THERE IS NO PINT TO IT. like why...an autoclicker would probably gain sentience just to say **** you im not playing this game"

    Its **** and **** the whole "Complete biggest skill tree" **** YOU.. it changes nothing. and i dont care who thinks im wrong or "OO YOU MISSED THIS RANDOM THING" **** you. games are not made to be this........ piece of ****

    they wanted to be a successor to diablo 2
    naturally i thought diablo 2 must be the rotten **** of this universe
    TURNS OUT.. :D :D Yea its kind aamazing.. for unknown reasons. Its.. just amazing.
    Yea.. they were trying to BE THAT? :D Pathetic.. go rot in hell

    Also the positive reviews "Deepest game ever" "Best game in all genres" who **** paid these people    … Expand
  67. SealedSouL
    Apr 17, 2021
    0
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  68. Delator
    Apr 17, 2021
    0
    - privileges to streamers, it is not the same for everyone players
    - major problems start leagues
  69. weallone
    Aug 22, 2022
    2
    I really loved this game few years ago. Started from Essence and Breach. But more and more GGG artificially force you to spend more time in game. I'm not respect companies or people, who not respect my time! For me GGG now like EA or Blizzard( R.I.P.
  70. platikus
    Aug 25, 2022
    1
    As a player who has 1100 hours in this game, they successfully managed the kill POE at 08.20.2023 with 3.19 patch. RIP POE. You will be missed.
  71. MastermindJapan
    Aug 25, 2022
    0
    I've been a long term POE player (started in Beta). The game's going downhill with each patch, getting worst and worst. Developers are out of touch and do not understand what the players want, even after receiving feedback on changes time and time again. Would not recommend wasting your time on this game and move onto something different. This genre definitely needs a competitor who canI've been a long term POE player (started in Beta). The game's going downhill with each patch, getting worst and worst. Developers are out of touch and do not understand what the players want, even after receiving feedback on changes time and time again. Would not recommend wasting your time on this game and move onto something different. This genre definitely needs a competitor who can take things to the next level. POE has grown stagnant.… Expand
  72. NaturalBornChao
    Mar 7, 2016
    0
    As someone who has played the game for thousands of hours I can say that the Ascendancy expansion ruined an amazing game by gating content behind an unfun and **** labyrinth that you cannot even complete if you disconnect (and it happens often) because you only get one chance with it. Congratulations on ruining your game GGG and turning it into super mario wannabe...
  73. Gadlajk
    Feb 23, 2020
    0
    I tried to get into this game but I failed many times, no doubt it this game had decent end game compared to other ARPGs but in one of those attempts I got to act 4, had no idea what was happening since story is delivered in boring way and probably the story itself is isn't good. That in combination with combat not feeling good due to animations, outdated engine and many other tiny detailsI tried to get into this game but I failed many times, no doubt it this game had decent end game compared to other ARPGs but in one of those attempts I got to act 4, had no idea what was happening since story is delivered in boring way and probably the story itself is isn't good. That in combination with combat not feeling good due to animations, outdated engine and many other tiny details made me so bored that my blood pressure dropped so low that I was barely able to keep my eyes open, never in my life I felt so sleepy without being sleep deprived. It's so sad that this is by many best ARPG, hopefully POE 2 is big step up.… Expand
  74. Gkanjim
    Jul 9, 2020
    0
    This game does not deserve its score, so ill be balancing it a bit.
    There are so many optimization problems, lag, bugs(there was one that happened to me where the tul’s boss got frozen and immortal and didn’t drop a single item and other that some monsters got stuck above the map’s walls, i couldn’t kill them...) and a lot more issues that other reviews are specifying.
  75. night4
    Sep 18, 2017
    4
    Other red reviews have covered the specifics very well, but I'll restate the important ones:

    -Trading is AIDS
    -The community is half AIDS
    -The lag is AIDS
  76. plasticc
    Apr 15, 2023
    1
    I'd love to give this game a 9 or 10. Until someone buys the company making this game and makes even one good decision, the game will remain a 1. Terrible story presentation, and nobody knows it. Bland music. Weak visuals. Early gameplay is so bad it almost certainly makes everyone who tries this game quit immediately. Endgame has potential and a wealth of content, but you are forced intoI'd love to give this game a 9 or 10. Until someone buys the company making this game and makes even one good decision, the game will remain a 1. Terrible story presentation, and nobody knows it. Bland music. Weak visuals. Early gameplay is so bad it almost certainly makes everyone who tries this game quit immediately. Endgame has potential and a wealth of content, but you are forced into exactly one thing to be any good at it, but to do all of the content in the game, you must do all of it. The solution is to trade, and this game is designed to REQUIRE you to trade. Don't bother playing whatever content you enjoy, because you'll be needing to look up guides. Guides on everything from how anything in the game works, because the game won't explain it to you, to optimal farming strategies so you can afford to buy your gear from other players, and then you go finish the game. If that sounds like it entirely defeats the purpose of an ARPG, you just figured out why I'm giving this a 1/10.… Expand
  77. Tenarus
    Jul 25, 2021
    1
    I've always loved games like diablo. And compared to diablo path of exile offers a much deeper character progression, items, that impact the gameplay far more, better designed bosses.
    All in all path of exile is a great game - without any payment needed (which these days is not that common for a free to play game).
    Edit: The most recent balance patch completely ruined the game. The    I've always loved games like diablo. And compared to diablo path of exile offers a much deeper character progression, items, that impact the gameplay far more, better designed bosses.
    All in all path of exile is a great game - without any payment needed (which these days is not that common for a free to play game).

    Edit: The most recent balance patch completely ruined the game. The devs stated, they wanted to reduce the damage dealt by around 20% - what in of itself already seemed horrible. In reality the damage got nerfed around 60-80%. After calculating and testing ingame, I went ahead and uninstalled the game. Its no fun anymore. Went from a 10/10 to a 1/10. I am going back to d3.    … Expand
  78. LittleBigTruth
    Feb 23, 2021
    2
    I have no idea why people like this game. I tried starting it 5 times and all I saw was dull boring story, boring spells, the whole vibe of the game is desperation and depression.
    No thanks, I'd rather play something as outdated as Diablo 3 than this crap
  79. whoami1
    Feb 5, 2022
    2
    This is one of the best and worst games ever created. It's great because of its interesting logic and flexibility. But you forget all good emotions at the end of the game. The end-game dynamics get exponentially and excessively hard. The biggest issues are
    - diminishing experience gain with each level and
    - big experience penalty of 10% on death You can purchase the most expensive    This is one of the best and worst games ever created. It's great because of its interesting logic and flexibility. But you forget all good emotions at the end of the game. The end-game dynamics get exponentially and excessively hard. The biggest issues are
    - diminishing experience gain with each level and
    - big experience penalty of 10% on death

    You can purchase the most expensive build and you will still die once in a while. Combined with quickly diminishing experience gain you end up with very long and tedious experience farming just to erase all day work with a few quick deaths. You have to play slow and be very careful, which is not fun. Or you must find a party and grind the same Beachhead Harbinger Map over and over again, which gets boring.

    As soon you get to love this game because of all the intricacies, the whole experience is ruined by poorly balanced experience dynamics.

    Developers should at least halve the death penalty or considerably increase experience gain. I thought the idea of the game is experiment with more builds, so there is no problem making dynamics to reach level 100 a bit easier.    … Expand
  80. mthomas768
    Oct 30, 2013
    4
    I really want to like PoE. Really. It's heart is in the right ARPG place, but the troublesome details kill the experience.

    The game has always been plagued with network problems, and launch has not improved things on that front. I get that creating a secure online experience is tough, but massive desync issues really suck the fun out of the game. The gem skill system is an excellent    I really want to like PoE. Really. It's heart is in the right ARPG place, but the troublesome details kill the experience.

    The game has always been plagued with network problems, and launch has not improved things on that front. I get that creating a secure online experience is tough, but massive desync issues really suck the fun out of the game. The gem skill system is an excellent idea, but the fun there is countered by an overly complex and mind-numbing passive skill tree with hundreds of nodes.

    There are also some implementation details that could be easily addressed but stick around despite the touted seven years in development. Random sized item stacks, inventory stash items that don't auto-stack, and requiring 40 mouse-clicks to fully upgrade and item's quality (seriously guys, 40 frickin' clicks?)

    I'll keep watching the game, but right now the launch woes (random disconnects on a regular basis, killer lag spikes), coupled with ongoing design and game-play issues make it a so-so game at best right now.    … Expand
  81. ConorHat
    Nov 19, 2013
    1
    I gave it a shot and really didn't find it fun. If your idea of fun involves a skinner box with bland colors and monotonous gameplay, you're in luck: this game is free to play and requires you to do nothing more than spam click your mouse for hours on end. Enjoy!
  82. tyrannic
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Lots of content as long as you follow the meta. If you want to have fun with a homecooked build you're probably gonna stall out in yellow maps or red maps, which is essentially like heroic dungeons in terms of end game progression.
  83. dontlikeit
    Jun 8, 2023
    0
    I tryied to play few times but imo its a worst H&S game in my life ( pretty long life)
  84. Hellion
    Mar 10, 2016
    0
    Frankly I'm bored of these free to play games. Path of Boredom. Might as well play the classic Diablo 2 if I want to live in the past. Not to mention takes all the fun out when you have to buy the "cool" stuff. Can't believe it got game of the year over at Gamespot. Too many immature annoying people nowadays in multiplayer. Go and buy Pillars of Eternity instead and support a fun singleFrankly I'm bored of these free to play games. Path of Boredom. Might as well play the classic Diablo 2 if I want to live in the past. Not to mention takes all the fun out when you have to buy the "cool" stuff. Can't believe it got game of the year over at Gamespot. Too many immature annoying people nowadays in multiplayer. Go and buy Pillars of Eternity instead and support a fun single player experience.… Expand
  85. ThunderArs
    Jul 17, 2023
    2
    uninteresting story, unremarkable style and graphics, boring gameplay, overcomplicated, little fun
  86. KoosKing
    Nov 6, 2013
    1
    This really is the best game ever! I can't recommend it enough. It's got beaches and caves and stuff. Also monsters and loot. Even weapons and magic. Awesome.
  87. Qban
    Sep 10, 2022
    0
    0 cause absoluetly disrespect to players, 0 optimisation, only nerfs everthyng in the game, for beginners this game is true hell,for players who play this game long time at this moment just nothing to do in this game,cause game get nerfed at all, developers want only donations and everthing they do is made battlepass and cosmetic donate items,but how about game?What about0 cause absoluetly disrespect to players, 0 optimisation, only nerfs everthyng in the game, for beginners this game is true hell,for players who play this game long time at this moment just nothing to do in this game,cause game get nerfed at all, developers want only donations and everthing they do is made battlepass and cosmetic donate items,but how about game?What about content,economy,mechanics?Why you nerfing everthing and make game difficulty so hard?For what?Seems like GGG want absolutley hardcore game at all,they absolutley dont know what to do with game now.Lake of Kalandra most garbage league of all time RIP POE.… Expand
  88. WOWisthebest
    Nov 25, 2020
    0
    Very, very trash game only low iq players like it. Even TESO or Diablo 3 is better.Worst Diablo clone ever. Easy and stupid mehanics. Bad animations. I recommend you World of Warcraft the Greatest game what ever made.
  89. dchrist2
    Sep 29, 2022
    4
    Was once good. Put developer is putting their head in the sand and trying to squeeze players for more time and money. Just not fun anymore.
  90. Koose
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    Bloated game with extremely outdated graphics. It's hard to understand the cult like following it has.
  91. blizzardscamm
    Jul 29, 2023
    1
    Try it for yourself and see what you think, its free. I didn't like it for a lot of reasons but maybe you will.
  92. VanLupu
    Mar 28, 2023
    0
    I played this game for years , spent money on stashes and packs , when i stoped cause i had some inventory space to trade and and so on , i recived a ban for RMT , never happened . When i ask them how is this even possible , i get no response . They are using this to force me into making a new account and spend again more money to get same things i already bought . At first i heardI played this game for years , spent money on stashes and packs , when i stoped cause i had some inventory space to trade and and so on , i recived a ban for RMT , never happened . When i ask them how is this even possible , i get no response . They are using this to force me into making a new account and spend again more money to get same things i already bought . At first i heard simillar stories and did'nt believe . now i know it's they're cunning way of making more money . I do not recommend .… Expand
  93. Hastings91
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un juego muy completo y para jugadores hardcore. Nada friendly para jugadores nuevos. Por eso y porque está lleno de fanboys y explayers de otros juegos resentidos que ponen 0 a otros juegos, yo también le daré un rosco.… Expand
  94. BlueSlime
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    This site wont let me post an actual review I get a 403 error for some reason.
  95. EduCLSS
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Path Of Exile no respeta ni siquiera los elementos básicos de un juego de rol. Al comenzar, te colocan un enemigo que lanza ataques aéreos y te mata al instante. Imagino que lo colocan para obligarte a comprar items de pago. Después de jugar 10 minutos, no quedan ganas de seguir jugando. Además, el entorno es más feo que pegarle a la mamá.
  96. tomarnocu
    Aug 3, 2023
    0
    poe seu lixo toma 0 por ser ruim kd poe 2? que quando aparecer já vai tomar um 0 igual diablo 4
  97. TheGvH
    Aug 22, 2023
    1
    Not new player friendly. The game does not do a good job of explaining its mechanics to new players. This can make it difficult to know what to do or where to go, and can lead to a lot of frustration.
    Requires research. In order to play Path of Exile effectively, you need to do a lot of research. This includes reading guides, watching videos, and experimenting with different builds. This    Not new player friendly. The game does not do a good job of explaining its mechanics to new players. This can make it difficult to know what to do or where to go, and can lead to a lot of frustration.
    Requires research. In order to play Path of Exile effectively, you need to do a lot of research. This includes reading guides, watching videos, and experimenting with different builds. This can be a lot of work, and it can take away from the fun of the game.
    Requires 3rd party guides. It is very difficult to advance in Path of Exile without using 3rd party guides. These guides provide detailed instructions on how to build your character, what skills to use, and what items to equip. This can be helpful, but it can also take away from the discovery aspect of the game.
    Could use more in-game guides. Path of Exile is a very complex game, and it would be helpful if there were more in-game guides to help players learn the basics. This would make the game more accessible to new players and would reduce the need for 3rd party guides.
    Overall, I would not recommend Path of Exile to new players. The game is simply not new player friendly. If you are a fan of complex ARPGs, then you may enjoy Path of Exile, but be prepared to do a lot of research and experimentation.    … Expand
  98. Injaw
    Aug 24, 2023
    1
    Unplayable new league on ps5 freezes and disconnections. First time i see that

Awards & Rankings

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#20 Best PC Game of 2013
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#18 Most Discussed PC Game of 2013
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#14 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

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86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. RPGamer
    May 9, 2014
    100
    Grinding Gear Games has created something special here, and given it gratis to the world.
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  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Mar 11, 2014
    88
    Hack & slash games are addictive because they follow a simple formula: kill, kill and kill some more. Path of Exile is no different in this regard. During your quest in the perilous continent of Wraeclast you need to slay thousands and thousands of monsters but it never gets boring because there are a plenty of fresh ideas like the very vast skill system and barter-based economy that differentiate it from other similar games. But it's not a perfect game. The story is weak and the difficulty level is too low in the beginning. [Dec 2013]
  3. PC Gamer
    Jan 13, 2014
    84
    An exceptionally generous free-to-play action-rPG. What it lacks in punch it makes up for in depth and value for money.
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