Haven't played D3 beyond the demo, so I'm not in a position to do a direct comparison, but I'd imagine such issues are probably easier to forgive when a). the game is free and b). there are still 2 more acts and their related content to come.
i find it quite funny that path of exile has similar problems to diablo 3 but nobody seems to care. messed up loot tables, useless unique items and cookie-cutter builds. let's also not forget the generic look of all items your character never looks "amazing".
i find it quite funny that path of exile has similar problems to diablo 3 but nobody seems to care. messed up loot tables, useless unique items and cookie-cutter builds. let's also not forget the generic look of all items your character never looks "amazing".
(I'd bet money on more people having zooned in to look at the boobs on the statues in Solaris than to oogle their characters gear).
I can honestly say I've never once looked at my character in PoE and thought 'looking like a boss!' (or any such derivative) because it doesn't really matter... (I'd bet money on more people having zooned in to look at the boobs on the statues in Solaris than to oogle their characters gear
).
i prefer the statue boss with the red dink![]()
I remember in closed beta, there was a Chrome plugin that scanned your stash, and told you available recipes from the results. I've formatted my PC since, but I'll see if I can find it again.
Loving my summoner/fire witch too much, so the rage quit didn't last long. Spell totem + Skeles rocks! On the downside, my Hardcore character died at 48and Hardcore stash has the majority of my best orbs. Tempted to transfer them over to the default league, but I'll leave them there just in case.
What is it:
An extension to the chrome web browser that allows you to find crafting recipes and helps to organise your inventory. Initially developed by HouseAbsolute then updated by TJJ. I have taken the sourcecode and mutilated it beyond recognition.
You can download the extension here: http://njs50.github.com/poe_ext/
Installation
1) click https://raw.github.com/njs50/poe_ext/master/poe_ext.crx to download the file
2) Ignore the message about not being able to install
3) Type in chrome://extensions in the address bar to go to your extensions page.
4) drag the file you downloaded in 1 (should be on the bottom of your screen still) into this page.
Basic usage
- Log in to pathofexile.com with "Remember Me" checked.
- Open the chrome app (new tab page -> apps -> PoE Helper).
- Select the league you want to view.
- Whenever you want to refresh the items from the server you need to click Refresh then either "All or Partial (and select which parts to refresh).
- Select either the crafting recipe you want to make (only ones you can make are shown) or View Inventory to see what items you have.
Found my first unique last night.
A level 12 double-handed axe. On my ranger
Looks like I'll be levelling a Marauder!
Not awesome-looking, no, nor much less than the cost of a copy of D3. For example, simply making your weapon glow azure costs >$5. I bought the $10 pack of points just because I thought that getting a very good game for free was worth paying forIncidentally, aren't there gear-appearance options in the cash shop for this? I was under the impression you could buy non-combat pets, new animations and gear appearance changers. I've not investigated it, but if so you could theoretically have an awesome-looking character for (much) less than the cost of a copy of D3.