yokonzo@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoAre there any games like Diablo but not Diablo because Diablo?message-squaremessage-square127fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareAre there any games like Diablo but not Diablo because Diablo?yokonzo@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square127fedilink
minus-squaredoctorcrimson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoPoE 2 announced a couple years ago and should be launching soon, pretty much the same stuff on a new engine.
minus-squarekaosof@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoIt seems like it’ll actually be radically different, and there’s no way it’s coming out until like at least 2026.
minus-squaredoctorcrimson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-29 months agoAll of the promotional footage I’ve seen for it looked indiscernible from PoE 1 gameplay and graphics but maybe that’s due to ongoing development.
minus-squarezachary3752@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoIt’s actually an upgraded version of the same engine, and Path of Exile 1 is getting a lot of the new tech backported. It was originally supposed to replace Path of Exile 1, but now they are going to exist together. 2 will be more refined and slower, with a brand new story and 6 new acts. Should be a fun time.
minus-squaredoctorcrimson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-29 months agoSlower? I tried to speedrun PoE once and because of a build mistake in Chapter 2 Act 3 it took me 14 hours to beat the base game before maps. Terrible time, but still.
minus-squarezachary3752@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoI believe the acts themselves will be longer and more fleshed out but there’s less of them. 6 acts in Path of Exile 2 instead of the 10 acts that PoE1 has.
PoE 2 announced a couple years ago and should be launching soon, pretty much the same stuff on a new engine.
It seems like it’ll actually be radically different, and there’s no way it’s coming out until like at least 2026.
All of the promotional footage I’ve seen for it looked indiscernible from PoE 1 gameplay and graphics but maybe that’s due to ongoing development.
It’s actually an upgraded version of the same engine, and Path of Exile 1 is getting a lot of the new tech backported.
It was originally supposed to replace Path of Exile 1, but now they are going to exist together.
2 will be more refined and slower, with a brand new story and 6 new acts. Should be a fun time.
Slower? I tried to speedrun PoE once and because of a build mistake in Chapter 2 Act 3 it took me 14 hours to beat the base game before maps. Terrible time, but still.
I believe the acts themselves will be longer and more fleshed out but there’s less of them.
6 acts in Path of Exile 2 instead of the 10 acts that PoE1 has.