» Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:47 pm http://www.pathofexile.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_of_Exile
The game is set in a dark fantasy world. The player starts the game waking up on the shores of Wraeclast, a remote continent that serves as a colony for criminals and other unwanted individuals. Regardless of the reasons for his exile the player must now face the unforgiving wilderness with its dangerous inhabitants and band together with other outcasts to survive.
Essentially, it is an ARPG like Diablo but with various big differences.
There's no money; all trade is done through barter.
Unlike Diablo, armor is a lot more grounded and realistic looking. Since you start as an exile who washes up on shore, you will initially have access to crummy looking weapons, like driftwood clubs, rusty cobbled together Mad Maxesque armor, etc. There's TONS of diversity and different armors.
And best of all, its F2P, the good kind of F2P.
The developers of Path of Exile stress that one of their core goals is to provide a genuinely free to play game financed only by "ethical micro-transactions".http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_of_Exile#cite_note-about-0 Most other games require either some initial or recurring payment or are financed by micro-transactions which are often hard to avoid because they provide significant game play advantages. Path of Exile is planned to offer only cosmetic changes or vanity items in its item shop. Players will also be able to pay to create private, invite-only leagues, each secluded in its own economy.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_of_Exile#cite_note-10
I played for a few hours and the community seems really nice. I would highly recommended this game once it gets to open beta sometime later this year.
