Path of Exile 2 - Before You Buy

Path of Exile 2 (PC) has now entered early access. Let's talk about it!

[peterd.meredith]

One point to add... That $30 you pay for 'Early Access' actually gives you $30 in game 'currency' you can use to 'upgrade' your stash tabs, or whatever you want. So it's really like its 'Free' but you wanted to support them by making a currency purchase out of the gate.

[conansredbowtie]

I've been watching gameranx for years and I don't think I've ever shared how much I value your guys' input. I don't always agree (sometimes I actually REALLY disagree) but I feel like you guys are being honest in what you're saying and have gamers' best interest. Don't ever change.

[derilas]

Hi! Thanks for great video!
1 - I have almost none to zero issues with cannectivity. (connecting to near by regeon)
2 - Don't forget that if you play alone - escape WILL pause the game. This is very good!
3 - monetization is great. Not only it's optional - POE2 migratied all of my Stash tabs from Poe1. (Core need to spend money on the game.)

[Mark-qjkp]

This video sold me on POE. Never played the first one, and this already feels like what a sequel to Diablo 2 should have been.

[zentek]

I had to wait in a 8K queue for only 12 minutes - Was able to create all my characters without having to go through the queue process again, which felt really good. Amazing game <period>

[TheQuietTimes]

Just looking at the footage, PoE2 looks way different than the first game or titles like Diablo, where you are just constantly mobbed and the game is really about tanking damage and managing your clicks & cooldowns.

This seems more intentional, and the focus is less about training mobs and just clicking away, and more about actually engaging with enemies and the environment.

It KIND OF reminds me of something like Remnant From The Ashes moreso than Diablo.

[iwishihadgoodinternet]

Something to watch before the servers are up

[alyasVictorio]

0:21 Yeah! Both PoE2 and Zelda TotK did the same thing: their games' supposed expansion is too large than intended that they decided to turn it into their sequel instead

[raptr]

also remember. if you buy the 30 bucks bundle to play the early access you do get 30 dollar worth of in game currency too so if you ware gonna buy cosmetics anyway its basically free

[its-mee-evrly]

There would be WAY more views, but everyone else is waiting on the POE2 menu spamming the login button.

[spiritandsteel]

It’s rare to hear falcon THIS effusive about a game. Love to hear it.

[MexicanMaggot]

"Rent more servers". They just released a video saying they're going to do that because there are so many people in the early access.

[ApocApocrypha]

Having to find equipment with the right gems slots in the first game is annoying me, I'm glad they changed it in the second.

[VictorSkjaervik]

I have been playing in PS5 now and it is awesome, suddenly it is 2 o`clock in the middle of the night.

[an_averagegamer]

1:16 "When someone says ARPG they mean games like Diablo 2" - Falcon, 2024

[holyheretic]

$30 for early access but also getting $30 in Mtx so you can get storage tabs is pretty awesome imo.

[Grooveworthy]

I've always been a bit put off of PoE, because it just seemed a bit daunting to jump in after it expanded so much, but I'm really excited to get in on the ground level of PoE2

[ZacHHackable]

Got a bunch of in game currency when I got my old 750ti graphics card. Never heard of POE at the time, played it and was immediately hooked. So excited for this, best part is that it’s free so my buddies can try the genre without having to pay

[lexiath]

couple of things falcon forgot to say, the 30 bucks is a supporter pack and you get in game currency to spend in micro transactions(its only for that can't be used for anything else) and if you were a POE1 player and brought MT there they carry over to path of exile 2

[BESToloMinerByGod]

1:37 "randomly generated" or location have several variants like in first game?