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[Eagleon]

I loved this enough to pay for a beta access key (back during the first public beta), and I don't regret that, but I haven't played much at all because of the pwipes. I also didn't like the new skill tree, but eh, it's still pretty fiddly-in-a-good-way compared to other games. Glad to hear the final pwipe is almost here and I can start grinding away at those skillpoints without feeling guilty about it being even more meaningless than it already is :3

[Kanil]

D3 is like derails here: If people aren't talking, some bored (or troll) person will drag it back out and cause chat, though it'll be more complaints than anything.

I hope you're right! Thankfully they have the option to turn off Global/Trade with a click of a button so it's no skin off my back, but I really hope that the constant anger doesn't come to define the community.

Chat gets way better at higher levels, when you get out of the first global. I'm not sure when that happens now, but it used to be in act 2. By the time you're in the next difficulty, chat's pleasant enough.

[Aklyon]

Right now, I think the chat is a bit mixed up, I've seen some people complain about the new chat but haven't played enough to really tell.

[PrimusRibbus]

D3 is like derails here: If people aren't talking, some bored (or troll) person will drag it back out and cause chat, though it'll be more complaints than anything.

I hope you're right! Thankfully they have the option to turn off Global/Trade with a click of a button so it's no skin off my back, but I really hope that the constant anger doesn't come to define the community.

Chat gets way better at higher levels, when you get out of the first global. I'm not sure when that happens now, but it used to be in act 2. By the time you're in the next difficulty, chat's pleasant enough.

Unfortunately, all difficulties were combined into one global chat as of about two patches. It was a really bad change, in my opinion, and the in-game community suffered almost immediately. http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/64352/page/1

HC chat is a lot better than Default chat, and I'm hoping that this means that the sub-communities within the more specialized leagues will continue this trend on release.

[Kanil]

Oh yikes, that sounds unfortunate.

I haven't been on lately, with open beta so close on the horizon...

Well, hopefully they'll figure something out. The community that's around to actually play the game is pleasant enough, all they need to do is get it together.

[Aklyon]

It makes sense, and doesn't. The former because it sounds more resistant to surges of people and the latter because, well, theres still only global and trade.

[DemonOfWrath]

I've been off for a few months too and honestly that's the only thing that's making me apprehensive about getting back in once open beta hits (I was really enthusiastic until I saw that). I loved the old merciless chats as you'd get great huge discussions and debates occasionally and after a while you recognised most names and knew roughly what they played/how good they were. From what I've heard of how it chat is now I can't imagine doing anything but simply muting global now which kills the social aspect of the game completely for me and with that a lot of the appeal of playing (I'm a solo player through and through but talking to everyone and discussing the game is great fun as well).

Edit: Oh and the changes that are apparantly going to happen to double totems which utterly wrecks a big chunk of my build as I use shock nova totems as extra damage/decoys and just one isn't even worth casting it's that useless.

[0cu]

Anyone got a spare or two keys? Would be much appreciated.

[Rose]

Just wait a week.

[0cu]

Too loooooooooong..

[miljan]

Cant wait for this game. Didnt play it for few months now, waiting for it to hit open.

[ragnar119]

One more day people. Also this:

"In April 2012 we launched a crowdfunding campaign on our website where users can purchase Supporter Packs with prices ranging from $10 to $1000. So far the community has contributed US$2.2m to the development of the game. This support has allowed us to grow our team and to polish Act III to a level we are very proud of. Thank you so much for the generous support!"

Nice.

[Mictlantecuhtli]

So Act 3 is out?!

[Aklyon]

No, its not out until the timer on the site hits 0. (Said timer is when the OB starts, not when the servers go down to start it btw)
Theres also Act 3 Ex, the small bits of Act 3 they didn't have time to finish up that they'll add later in the year.

Speaking of tomorrow, Relevant.

[Vicomt]

Looking forward to playing this. I take it everyone's under NDA and can't give out any tips?