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[Aklyon]

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

What NDA?

Also, be more specific. Suggesting energy shield is not as helpful to marauder as it is to witch.

[Neonivek]

Honestly the advanced builds in Path of Exile look NIGHTMARISH!

"No evasion" build for example. (Though I think the "Dodger" build is tougher)

As well there are certain vaguenesses. For example if you have an ability that says you don't get an attribute AND you have another that says you convert that attribute... what wins out?

[Aklyon]

Some are insane yeah, and then some are just plain stupid. Like Chaos Inoculation + Blood Magic. Or CI + Eldritch Battery.

[Neonivek]

Some are insane yeah, and then some are just plain stupid. Like Chaos Inoculation + Blood Magic. Or CI + Eldritch Battery.

It is kinda why I predict respecs will have to be paid for with real life cash.

[Aklyon]

Nope, the transactions are going to be all cosmetic. You have 24 character slots, free respec points from some quests, and as many respec points as you can get orbs of regret (and the rare passives reset if the skilldrasil gets a notable enough change); you've got plenty of space to experiment with things. Common sense enough to not pick another major passive thats going to kill you constantly would be helpful.

The first one of those literally kills you (Use life for skills, yet only have 1 life and masses of energy shield), the second one because now you have no energy sheld and 1 life. There is not enough armor or evasion in the universe to save you from that.

[aristabulus]

Honestly the advanced builds in Path of Exile look NIGHTMARISH!

Nope, the transactions are going to be all cosmetic. You have 24 character slots, free respec points from some quests, and as many respec points as you can get orbs of regret (and the rare passives reset if the skilldrasil gets a notable enough change)

That's literally space for 4 specializations for each class.  Even without vectors for respec, that allows plenty of room for experimenting, and growing a build organically that suits your personal style.  So what if you flub a build and hit a brick wall...  dump the decent loot into the stash, delete and begin again with the wisdom in-hand. 

[nenjin]

Now that I can put some real time into the game and not lose my character or be cut short by weekend betas, I'll be playing more of this.

[Aklyon]

Also, you can buy more character slots (or stash space tabs). I don't know why you need more unless you have 24 names ready, but you can.

Stash space on the otherhand, is shared between all characters in the same league. ALways nice to have more, you start with four pages of it. (stash uses the same inventory tetris as inventory, but with a lot more space)

[Neonivek]

Also, you can buy more character slots (or stash space tabs). I don't know why you need more unless you have 24 names ready, but you can.

Stash space on the otherhand, is shared between all characters in the same league. ALways nice to have more, you start with four pages of it. (stash uses the same inventory tetris as inventory, but with a lot more space)

As long as this doesn't go into Dungeon Fighter Online territory where stash space was actually what outright ended the game for you if you didn't pay up or use packmules.

Heck I'd still be playing that now if I didn't have that issue.

[PrimusRibbus]

Also, you can buy more character slots (or stash space tabs). I don't know why you need more unless you have 24 names ready, but you can.

Stash space on the otherhand, is shared between all characters in the same league. ALways nice to have more, you start with four pages of it. (stash uses the same inventory tetris as inventory, but with a lot more space)

As long as this doesn't go into Dungeon Fighter Online territory where stash space was actually what outright ended the game for you if you didn't pay up or use packmules.

Heck I'd still be playing that now if I didn't have that issue.

Stash space in PoE is generous to the point where I'm not sure if GGG intends to make money on stash sales (or perhaps they're banking on extreme hoarders getting addicted to packratting).

[Aklyon]

Theres already people that spent all the microtransaction credit they got in the supporter pack on stash tabs, does that count?
Also, stuff like premium tabs (name/color it instead of it just being labeled with a number) and at some point public tabs (for trading stuff to people or showing off how messy organized your stash tab is)

[aristabulus]

If GGG has the loot pinata formulas tuned correctly, then there will certainly be a few people that buy absurd numbers of tabs, whether it's to further merchant dreams, or for collecting.  I won't be among them, as I tend towards utilitarian and ascetic ideals, even within games.

On other notes, are there clan/guild systems in the game already?  Are we doin' a B12 group there, with or without in-game systems for it?

[Aklyon]

There are not groups/guilds/clans in yet. There is a working friends list (which shows you whos on/offline), and I could make a list of B12 people in the OP.

There is also a working ignore list, which will probably need as much use as the servers tomorrow if doom-laden predictions about Global chat are correct.

[Aklyon]

Ze forum, it has ze patch notes for the OB tomorrow!

[Darkmere]

So, the site says "final Character wipe" and open beta tomorrow. Does that mean characters made under open beta carry over to the final release? Any words of advice for a brand newbie?