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Path of Exile Open Beta

[Jan 23, 2013, 9:33 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

Grinding Gear Games announces today open beta testing is now underway for Path of Exile, their upcoming action/RPG. Since there will be no character wipes going forward, this can be considered a soft launch for the free-to-play game. Here's word:

Path of Exile is a PC online action role-playing game set in a dark fantasy world. Featuring ethical microtransactions, the game is free-to-play, but not pay-to-win. Playing as one of six character classes, players find themselves banished for their past misdeeds to the dark fantasy world of Wraeclast. There, they will encounter hundreds of species of opponents laden with loot and mysterious artifacts as they explore the abandoned continent.

Key features of Path of Exile:

A dark and deep action RPG

Build unlimited unique characters on a gigantic skill tree

Combine over 110 skill gems to create unique combat strategies

Explore a dark and gritty world rendered from a fixed 3D perspective

Download and play for free, but never 'pay-to-win'

Explore randomly generated levels for extreme replayability

Craft weapons, magic items and even end-game maps to become more powerful

Cooperate or compete with thousands of other exiles in a persistent online world

Ascend online ladders in every game mode

Battle in PVP tournaments for worldwide recognition

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Re: Path of Exile Open Beta

Jan 24, 2013, 07:23

Esoteric

eRe4s3r wrote on Jan 24, 2013, 06:34: What's the chance of a decent game experience by doing a public random party game from level 1 onward in this? Also what's the ping like for Europeans? I am actually waiting a day to get all these beta guys out of my view The further they are from my first game experience the better it will be. And the higher imo, the chance to find a decent guy or gal to do a bit of relaxed coop gaming in this... My main (and basically only) gripe with this game is that loot is not individually instanced, it's a race to pick it up first (although you get a short timer where only you can pick it up if you kill the monster). This system makes it so I'm very unlikely to ever party with someone I don't know. But I tend to solo anyway, so this isn't a huge problem for me. Awesome game, by the way. Great character-building game mechanics in the form of skills, support skills, loot, passive skill tree, and stats.

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Comment [quote="Esoteric"Jan 24, 2013, 07:23][quote="eRe4s3r"Jan 24, 2013, 06:34]What's the chance of a decent game experience by doing a public random party game from level 1 onward in this? Also what's the ping like for Europeans? I am actually waiting a day to get all these beta guys out of my view ;P The further they are from my first game experience the better it will be. And the higher imo, the chance to find a decent guy or gal to do a bit of relaxed coop gaming in this... [/quote] My main (and basically only) gripe with this game is that loot is not individually instanced, it's a race to pick it up first (although you get a short timer where only you can pick it up if you kill the monster). This system makes it so I'm very unlikely to ever party with someone I don't know. But I tend to solo anyway, so this isn't a huge problem for me. Awesome game, by the way. Great character-building game mechanics in the form of skills, support skills, loot, passive skill tree, and stats. [/quote]

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