Path of Exile Reviews

the best diablo2-clone on the market....well, actually it's free. A true f2p. A great game for who likes grinding gear games, same name of the sh who created it. A tough, time-consuming, not-QoL arpg. Not a game I love, but quality in it can't be denied. 8/10

[b]TL;DR[/b] This is a great game. Try it out, its free anyway. [h1]Review:[/h1] Path of Exile is a ftp-Action_RPG game, released 2013 and being under continued development since then, having had multiple free expansions, leagues and content updates. It can be played solo or in a party with up to 5 other people on either soft- or hardcore. [b]Pros:[/b] -Free to Play, only cosmetical purchases -dark & gritty style fitting the story and lore -insanely deep and varied skill system -smooth leveling experience -expansive and challenging endgame -interesting and unique currency and crafting system -free trading economy -seasonal leagues with their own twists and challenges to keep the game fresh -regular free content patches -big and friendly community -around 5h of soundtrack -nice looking cosmetical microtransactions [b]Cons:[/b] -this will eat your time -start of play can be unimpressive -since this is a always online game, connection issues can be a problem -daunting skill tree -through the leveling process you have to play the same story 3 times in increasing difficulty (changed in the future*) *as of now, the new expansion "Fall of Oriath" has been announced for mid 2017, adding 6 new acts to the 4 existing ones, therefore eliminating the need to replay the story 3 times. (i have a boner) [b]Conclusion:[/b] For anyone interested in the action-rpg genre and disappointed by Diablo 3, look no further than this ftp-gem called Path of Exile. Challenging, rewarding and smooth to play, this appeals to everyone: the casual softcore to the min-maxing hardcore player. There is little as rewarding as building up your own character, theorycrafting, gearing, fighting, struggling and finally concquering everything the game has to offer. And then doing another one, thats complety different. And another one. For someone new to the action-rpg genre, don't get scared by the seemingly endless possibilites and mechanics the game offers you, punch through the somewhat tedious first 2-3 hours of the game and enter the realm of the game that will suck you in and never let you out again. 9,5/10

POSITIVE: best diablo/hellgate mix that i have ever found! skilling is funny, you can almost do everything you want and even as free player you can reach good power level but well optic effects cost as usual. even high powered you will look like all the rest. everything special you got to buy with real money. but isnt that always the case? NEGATIVE: the quests become boring very fast, if you finished the first act you will fly over the others faster and faster until you encounter the point where you could NEED some other player to go with you. well...if nobody of your real life friends play this game you can forget it. in the community you wont find SOCIAL or FRIENDLY people. only egoistic and rude ones. its fun to play it solo still..you just need twenty hours more patience ;) give it a try and find out by yourself.

I was skeptical at first, since I'm not a huge fan of dungeon crawlers. Fell in love with the depth of this game though, and 45 hours in I've gotten three of my friends addicted to it as well. Awesome game, and even better it's free.

all you wanted from d3 and so much more. -challenging -addicting -incredible amount of content -awesome crafting and trading -huge learning curve absolute recommend

Great end game with challenging bosses providing satisfying season goals; Vivid economy based on crafting currency; Immense build variety; Dark and desolate theme with amazing art; Helpful, passionate and well humored community of players; Developers pumping content like crazy; Through constant consistent updates this game has definitely become a keeper.

Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in the dark fantasy world of Wraeclast. It is designed around a strong online item economy, deep character customisation, competitive PvP and ladder races. The game is completely free and will never be "pay to win". This is the best Free to Play game on Steam! +Game Features+ -Completely free to download and play -A persistent online world capable of supporting hundreds of thousands of players -A dark and gritty game world rendered from a fixed 3D perspective -Battle dozens of foes across a variety of unique areas -Randomly generated levels and items for extreme replayability -Online ranking and ladders for every game mode -Visceral combat with dozens of combinable skills -Battle in PVP tournaments for worldwide recognition

~ Free To Play ~ Good Storyline ~ Game Runs Well With Minimal Specs ~ Good Sized Player Base ~ Fast Servers ~ Nice Graphics Overall,this Game is a lot of fun and is a great Diablo 3 alternative.I give a lot of credit to the Developer for this Game,considering how great it is and it's free to play.There are Microtransactions in the Game,but you can still have an enjoyable experience without using them.

Very good game. Its free to play so how cann you go wrong. Can get somewhat repetitive working your way through the acts multiple times. SMALL TIP FOR NEW PLAYERS: Pay attention to your skill tree. This is very important. If your skill tree is not optimized properly towards what types of spells and attacks you plan on doing then you will not be able to defeat the higher tier enemys and end up grinding HARD. Look up some good Path of Exile builds online or on youtube and follow those. You will not just have one character. And you will not play through the game just once. Everytime becomes more of a challenge to better your character. 10/10 would wash up on a beach again.

21.02.2017 PoE patch 3.0 gets 6 new acts for free, Diablo3 patch 2.5 gets more "Class balance meta changes". Wake up people! This is a good game and it's free. This is free content for the lovers of true ARPG games. Probably the only free game where the microtransactions are purely for vanity items. Try it and support it if you will enjoy it. P.S. Don't get scared by the skill tree. Can be overwhelming but it makes sense!