Cutter wrote on Jan 26, 2013, 18:24:
POE is ok so far but it's no Diablo - and I obviously mean 1/2 by that.
I disagree. PoE is the closest thing to a Diablo 1/2 sequel that I've seen so far. Definitely closer in spirit than T2 or D3. I really like the fact they've done away with gold, although my "pick up everything I see" instinct keeps fighting with my "I can't sell them for anything" intellect.
Now that I've got a better handle on the skill tree, I deleted my first char, and have restarted a new one. As suspected, there was no way to save my original char with the relative mess I'd made of the points I'd put in.
My biggest annoyance with the game at this point is global chat. I know I can turn it off, but I like reading about discussions about the actual game (which sometimes happens). I don't like reading about politics, religion, people who think "alt-f4" is a clever response to questions, etc. Hopefully they'll do some sort of off-topic channel for all the idiots to use, and have global for people actually involved in the game.
Overall, this is absolutely a fun game.