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Touched on earlier, Path of Exile has a deep skill system that allows any class to use any skill, provided they have sufficient stats to use that skill. In Path of Exile 2 , Grinding Gear Games is simplifying the system by having support gems—modifiers to your skills—be stored in skill gems themselves instead of it


Most importantly, however, is to note how long PoE has been supported. With the plethora of content added since 2013, it has a massive leg up in things to do and enemies to fight compared to what Blizzard could provide. Grinding Gear Games have also made both games share the same endgame systems, meaning that Path of Exile 2 can build on the hundreds of maps, bosses, and encounters developed over the years. It will be really hard to beat what PoE provides alre


There was a time when Baldur's Gate was considered the gold standard of video game role-playing, and there are people who will stand by this statement even to this day. The deep and intricate nature of the various elements that have been integrated into this classic is truly immense, and anyone who decides to take an in-depth into the nature of the systems present in Baldur's Gate will be rewarded with utter confusion and a reeling h

As long-time fans of the class will know, as well as everyone who watched the reveal trailer for Diablo 4 , Druids harness the power of elemental magic and for their bond with nature, with claw marks being indicative of their ability to shapeshift into wolves, bears, or even to summon companions like rav

Blizzard could also make items purchased from an Auction House have zero stats, but still provide its secondary or set-bonus. This would offer players a short-term solution to missing items, and still provide a power increase until they can find their own.


Shared world elements are a recent trend in gaming, combining MMO -lite elements into games where it wouldn't normally be seen. Games like Destiny and The Division have central towns where you can see other players before venturing out into instanced missi


Diablo 4 has very unique classes with different abilities, but certain characters can synergize those abilities together to devastating effect. The Sorceress might freeze enemies, for example, while the Druid charges them while in his shapeshifted f


Neverwinter Nights 2 is a great title that builds upon the rich lore of the Forgotten Realms and offers a compelling story with deep character development. Just like Baldur's Gate , players can create their protagonist and assemble a party of companions, engage in strategic combat, and explore a detailed world filled with numerous que


Pathfinder: Kingmaker was a great CRPG released around the time when this genre was experiencing a resurgence. The game used the Pathfinder system to great effect, even if some people felt like there were a few flaws that prevented this title from reaching greater heights of popular


There are plenty of excellent open-world video games , but games shouldn't adopt the format just for the sake of it. Whenever open-world games are scrutinized, it's often due to the world feeling barren or bloated. Likewise, the demand for this approach can detract from a game's more important eleme


Building off of the excellent foundation its predecessor laid out, PoE 2 will share the end game systems that PoE has. This means that players will be able to play in one of over one hundred dungeon tilesets, filled with unique monsters and bos


Grinding Gear Games, the developers of Path of Exile , have updated their game for over 6 years now with constant additions to their game. New skills, items, and Acts have beefed up this aRPG to compete with Blizzard's anticipated g

Crafting in Diablo 3 is marginally useful while leveling, but at the endgame, serves virtually no purpose outside of a few recently buffed sets and the need to create items for use within Kanai's Cube. One way to bring back the Auction House would be to completely reimagine the concept from the ground up, such as not selling any weapons or gear at all, and instead, dlca crafting components for the long-term construction of your own gear.


Shapeshifting was also confirmed as being not only available, but a playstyle that can be permanently used if players would like to always be in Bear form. Finally, it appears that a summoner build will be the third focus of the Druid’s abilities. This is likely true because it was a popular, though not overly effective build for Diablo 2 , and because the companions were referenced so often at Blizz


Redditor Csub overall liked what they saw, but noted "Game looks good. But it is a Blizzard game so I'm heavily tempering my expectations. I believe they already said there will be microtransactions. Probably cosmetics only (first) though." It's a reasonable source of apprehension in gaming, and it, unfortunately, wouldn't be surprising if the developers sneak in more MTX bit by bit post-lau