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I have that this game have a hug where ever you want to have your life and mana bar. Ok i know that was coop video. But some people like to have this left, right or in the middle. That Reflection effect on heath bar, i hope you can but this off.
But will they have couch coop on PC. This is the most important feature for me. Diablo doesnt have couch coop on PC so I never bought it. I'm not talking about online coop, I want 2 people to play together infront of my pc with my controllers or one person mouse and key and other person controller. Please let me know, thanks :)
when is the XBX test since you're on PS5 beta test though you'd enjoyed the PC play time when you were in LA,CA that's for PoE2 was what I'm referring too.
It was delayed because of Covid. Not because problems with development. I agree, I can't wait. As a new convert, I am currently playing through the first campaign.
@@alexubel Isnt true. "The Path of Exile 2 beta has been delayed to later in 2024 due to unforeseen challenges during gameplay polishing. Developer Grinding Gear Games prioritizes gameplay quality over strict deadlines, aiming for a polished player experience."
Glad you enjoyed the time. I did not think I would enjoy couch co-op as much as I did, but it was an absolute blast. Brought me back to the good old LAN days of games like Age of Mythology.
@@kitpandikit You may be surprised. They've done extensive work on how skills work visually on the back end. They have a few videos that I've seen on it and how the skills particle effects and everything work.
This has increased my excitement for PoE 2. But honestly the most awesome thing I heard was that GGG was cool with you flying out anyone, even someone on the other side of the planet. That must have been a fun conversation. "Hey bro, we haven't got to see each other in person for awhile, so I was thinking, do you want to fly out to LA and play an unreleased video game with me?"
@@xpslice what are you? a diablo 4 shit eater?....lol poe 1 is already leagues better than diablo 3, 4 and any other crap blizzard spews out......its also a game that keeps casual low iq ppl out which is also cool
yea but hes not a good content creator, like none of them are, he just got boosted by Asmon. I respect Raxx and people who can actualy play games more.
bro this looks amazing. I am now more interested playing this couch co op with my wife rather than 2 separate computers. Theres something about shared screen co op that makes it feel much more personal. Amazing
I would recommend the couch. Me and my partner play all our games couch co op that we can together, and it's great. Most recently was cat quest 2, stupid fun.
@@adiddevil to be EVER MORE FAIR, the OP just commented with no splitscreen was there and people off their meds felt they had to add their own thoughts that werent relevent.
@sirRavisher I think you meant to say "i don't care", as everyone likes different stuff. But I'll forgive you as I have a feeling your parents are siblings, so it's not like you know any better
The more I watch PoE 2 gameplay, the more I realize how early Diablo IV was released, they still had years of development ahead of them, yet they chose to release an unfinished product. Can't wait to play PoE 2, super hyped about it!
I can't wait for PoE 2 as well, I will say though D4 is actually in a state it should of been at for release. I want it to continue to get better, it's just nice having other arpgs to hop between when I am done with say a poe league. But once poe2 comes out, D4 prob gonna be dead to me for a good while lmao. But to be fair, most other games are gonna be dead to me for a good while lmao.
@@kennethsjvold9212 I’ll be honest, I do think having limited stash still sucks. But with the changes from this last season, I haven’t had to many issues with stash space. And I have every char leveled with gear for different builds. But they are all at point or past that point where the only gear that matters now is double or triple GA’d items. Which I will either use/brick, or sell if I don’t plan on using. As much I enjoyed certain aspects of this last league in Poe I still had to buy around 3 more quad tabs for all the damn corpses. Bright side to that is I made a ton off of them.
And is still came out like buggy trash and even the new season was so bugged the played base damn near died off. Again. D4 is a pindrop from dying. It'll happen sooner rather than later. Bank on it.
This wasn't on my radar a week ago but it looks really great! I'd also like to give you props on the video itself. Your explanation was well informed and clear and concise. It really gave me a good feel for what to expect.
Guys i loved playing diablo 3 couch coop with my flatmates during covid lockdown. This is so exciting, an actually good arpg supporting couch coop in these days comes close to a miracle. Looking forward to poe2 so hard now!
man this game looks so good. i cant wait to finally try it myself! All the best to grinding gear to finish that in a great state and set a example to all competitors ;). Keep it up!
@@xpslice GGG can not compete with blizzard's human power. Ofc diablo has better graphics and animations. Blizzard is probably 100 times bigger than GGG.
@@kavid8120 Main thing is getting the required INT to use certain gems (Blue/INT ones) and Gear (Energy Shield one). By default it gives you Mana and %Energy Shield; but usually not noticeably enough. But then, if you build around it, some Unique Items, Gem Abilities or other stuff can change or increase the benefits you get from INT. A common example would be The Whispering Ice, an Unique Stat that comes with an Unique Ability imbued into it (Icestorm), that gets base damage and increased duration based on your INT. HIgher the INT, higher the damage and duration. In this build, you are compelled to go full-INT (including jewels and uniques that increase it by a %) and so, you end up having a lot of extra % Energy Shield and Mana just from your abnormally high amounts of INT; allowing to focus on them as your main defenses with Energy Shield gear and/or the Mind Over Matter Keystone. In general, if you are not doing a stat-based build (which honestly, are rare and not common place, unless one or two happens to be in the Meta), you care mostly about just having the required stats for your gems and gear. Although the early pathing through strength nodes is quite noticeable (at low levels) by increasing both your HP and Melee Damage by a fair amount until you start getting more and more Damage and HP nodes.
@@kavid8120 Attribute points give bonuses per 10 points, for intelligence it is ("Every 10 Intelligence grants An additional 5 maximum mana and 2% increased maximum energy shield"). Sometimes attributes are also used for attribute stackers where you have a passive or gear that has an effect like "10% increased damage per 5 intelligence" or something like that.
Looks absolutely awesome, if nitpicking I hope for some sort of colorblind feature helping with orientation. Like a optional colored contour of players, Hard to say without playing the game but I feel I could "loose my character" from the footage. As my 9/9 vision is a thing of the past. Seems like in Co-op you can't rely on the screen always being centered on yourself. Thanks DMT. Have been waiting for some footage from the event, well delivered :D
Even though I don't think I will be playing couch co-op I'm quite impressed with how much thought and effort was put into making it. Little things like one button trades or pulling your friend around when they need to get up off the couch makes things more enjoyable. Always felt bad when someone's mom called for them and game play had to stop for everyone till they got back.
This is going to be a beast of a game to contend with. I’m looking forward to playing it on my PC and with my different console friends. The fact they’re making gameplay/account transferable between them is fantastic and so much more convenient and accessible. Some times I just don’t want to sit at PC and prefer slouching on my sofa.
I remember the old ARPGs that you would play with a friend on the PS2, like Dark Alliance 2, such good times, this is going to be that game for the kids of today, honestly looks like such a blast to play and the fact you can drag your afk friend around is such a big QoL that every game should have
You can see that people working there have a lot of good ideas and know how to implement them. To separate this game form the original PoE was the best decision ever. Can't wait!
imo its not, they shold've kept POE1 style, but hey its all about the $$ and they are riding the elden ring casual vibe, i don't like it, its a discrase to the franchise and old POE1 players
@@xpslice Old PoE 1 players still will have PoE 1. PoE 2 is for people that would never play PoE 1 or have been played for a while and stopped being lost in millions of unnecessarily complicated mechanics which many times do the same thing like 10 ways to upgrade your gear so at the end you don't have even idea what to farm.
This is sooo amazing, DM. Thank you for your thoughts. PoE is so daunting for me, and if I don’t follow a guide to a T, I’m screwed. I need to have 2 or 3 different things running on my computer to be able to play it effectively. I often call it Path of Excel, lol! Definitely a daunting game for new players. This seems to be right up my alley!
@@tkharris4900 but D4 is not a good game, so you wouldn't want to play it with your friends, at least not longer than one or two evenings after it gets reeeeeal boring...
This review is awesome. Fast, straight to the point, but still honest and relaxing and debating the most important topic: If it's just fun to play. ❤ And also it is insanely exclusive - that you've been given the opportunity to play in this development stage. Thank you Darth. I did play PoE 1 just 40 hours couple years back but it seems that PoE 2 will be game I cannot miss.
It is honestly crazy to think how little we`ve seen of this game so far and yet it seems like it is going to be one of the best games in its genre for atleast a decade.
This looks really really nice. Can't wait to play. ARPGs are fantastic right now. When I get sick of D4, PoE is there with a new season, when I get sick of PoE, D4 is there with a new season. It's great.
It looks so cool. Will the "early access" in November actually be early access which means the game will be worked on while being live, or do you think it will be more like a beta which will close again and that we get a full release date way later or something?
The game will not be "complete" (though almost there) once Beta goes live, it will still be actively worked on and more stuff will be added (i.e reworked PoE1 leagues, the remaining 4 classes etc). According to Jonathan, there won't be a gap between beta and full launch (only a few hours or so apparently for maintenance). There will be a couple wipes/resets during beta, however.
its a CLOSED beta, it will not be open to everyone in november. that'll probably be half a year later. Though you can probably buy into the closed beta.
The early access will be just like PoE1 when it was released in beta more than likely. Back then the campaign wasn't even "complete" compared to modern PoE. Dominus was the end of the campaign.
Nice to see ACTUAL development for consoles and not just a port. POE plays fine on console but all menu/inventory management/trade stuff is an utter nightmare. Its all so bad, I stopped playing the game on console years ago. This actually looks well done, bout damn time!
I play on pc myself. But i have my PC set up to my TV as my display. Being able to local coop on PC with controller and having proper controller/console UI is a huge deal. Honestly i can not wait
u mentioned setting up combos with ur coop partner, does that mean for example, one player can hit enemies with grease and the other player can then ignite the grease with fire?
The mention about quests being in RNG locations throughout the playthrough sounds fine for 1, 2 or even 3 characters but if we have to go through all acts like in POE1 for every season for every different class then I can't think of anything worse than quests & Exits being in a random locations and you have to explore the whole map just to progress.
I mean they're in random spots in poe1 as well because theres a few set tile setups for each zone. Everyone learns trcks to find them quickly though so I dont see why that wouldn't be the case in poe2 as well.
@@Deminese2 That isn't what is being discussed. The thing that is changing is the world map itself. For example, in poe 1, you are always traveling north in act 1 because it i has a static world map. In poe2, outside of some specific land marks and the borders, the world map is randomly generated every league. There is more on this from 2019 Exilecon when they announced this feature. Then it was a per character shuffle, but they changed it into a per league shuffle due to it causing issues with party play and party members having different world map layouts.
@@snocone5721 Yes and that can be shuffled all it wants, if you know the crit path for those zones its still fast. These maps always have indicators or tricks.
@@dmdiablo4 thx for confirmation. That makes sense I guess. Will be interesting to see if a meta evolves which one to go first because some area bosses are just harder later on or vice verca. Pretty neat.
@@Sephiroso. as far as I understand it yeah. Also for the part of the campaign where you can choose to go to say 3 different places at the same time. If you complete one the other 2 areas monster levels increase so you don't easily over level them.
I really enjoy this style of video! I hope it was easy to make as well, but you give great input on your experiences. Thank you for recapping this stuff!
So is it more beneficial to play solo but with a split screen character on follow so you get double the loot on your main and you can level an alt at the same time?
If that ends up being possible / obv it is by just plugging in a new controller it's possible there are implementations that nerf this that we don't know about yet because it hasn't been tested.
@@YouMayBeSeatedif you look at the gameplay it is obvious that regular monster are not getting one shot lol But yeah there is a risk that using dual characters may be optimal. I think that adjusting the extra enemy life, the stun bar and item quantity make help against this
WoW there is space in the top left corner as well for adding 2 more players belt and life/mana balls! so up to 4 players on one screen would be fun addition!
My biggest fears are the "randomized" maps and world, it runs the risk of having the whole game feel very generic. I always prefer a handcrafted experience, over a randomized areas... But I realize that this change is not targeting me, it's targeting the people who blast the game and replay it non-stop.
I noticed there was no highlight player when obscured by object. That's a huge issue for couch coop in being able to see where you are on the screen. Game looks great but there are definitely more QoL improvements to be made.
I really like the fact that despite console players being a minority of Path of Exile players, GGG still took the time to make a full-fledged coop console mode. Props to them!
R.i.p diablo 4 I haven't played poe 1 but I'm looking forward to this game. I'm 46 and I'm now getting into rpg games. Hard to keep up with you young bucks. But I enjoy gaming and I will give it a go.
The couch co-op mode actually makes group play look substantially more fun than the PoE1 group play: where you aren't tethered to one another, and one person ends up playing while the others follow because they are marginally slower. I know it seems like a drastic idea, but I wouldn't be upset if this was the behaviour for PC group play as well. Having everything on screen together just emphasizes the party sensation so much more. Obviously, a full party does complicate things - but if they can avoid the sensation of "follow the carry" that PoE1 group play often devolves into, they'll be onto a winner.
I am looking forward to this game, because at launch it will feel a lot like PoE did at launch, back before the power creep, PoE in the early days, as during the first two leagues and the first year of release, was more of a co-op experience, where you got content done quicker with friends rather than solo and early PoE was very brutal solo. PoE now, it is faster to progress and do content by yourself and having other players there only slows you down. So looking forward to a fresh new experience, I am sure PoE2 will end up going the direction of PoE eventually too, all ARPGs are destined to go down power creep pathing, but going to enjoy the game with friends in it's simple base state while it still lasts for a while at least.
I actually played POE 1 after getting bored of D4. It made me realize I’m not willing to get as sweaty as I once was. Still enjoyed it, and looking forward to 2.
POE2 looks awesome. I wasn't really a fan of this genre when I first tried to play POE1. After playing D4 for 200ish hours, this game looks incredible.
POE 2 will have a new speed run method, it will so involve people picking what quests are best to do early as they are more difficult or because the one's that level up are worth more levelled up.
I am SO HAPPY that controller support is already looking good in this game. I cannot love POE1 on controller (menuing and slotting gems, specifically really suck). Very excited to try this game out!
PoE 2 beta supposedly starts November same as d4 expansion. I would like to see the numbers when both game are on same date.Poe2 date was confirm by the console director.
Make an option to lower the party's movement speed to the lowest in the party. Optional - either one of you blasts ahead, or you both move at the pace of the slower one, which is a great incentive for the slower character to upgrade their gear for the benefit of the whole party.
I'm really happy GGG is focusing on the new player experience and early game fun factor, because 80-90% of potential players (many of my friends) are leaving PoE before maps, before the real fun begins. This time the campaign will be an AAA experience with co-op, cross-progression and a lot of tooltips, which will help keeping players for the longterm. I just hope we will shortly see some faster late game builds and epic end game as well.
Yea im sure the company behind poe were actually inspired by diablo. So they made their version which you see here 😂 personally it looks better and from what im hearing has better quality of life features. The real debate comes from when the public can play. But for rn i do like this more than d4. D4 feels sloppy and lazy.
this is almost literally the only couch co-op game ever designed. Most couch co-op was just cringe short game where if you needed help you were probably 6
Also, I wish the video showed what happens if one of the players died, and what happens if both of the players died, then also how far can both go far away from each other.
Everytime i see a video of poe2 ... By players for players is what comes to my mind !!! And this comes from an hardcore diablo fan who havnt played poe1 ... i dropped d4 after a month and cant wait for poe2
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I have that this game have a hug where ever you want to have your life and mana bar. Ok i know that was coop video. But some people like to have this left, right or in the middle. That Reflection effect on heath bar, i hope you can but this off.
But will they have couch coop on PC. This is the most important feature for me. Diablo doesnt have couch coop on PC so I never bought it. I'm not talking about online coop, I want 2 people to play together infront of my pc with my controllers or one person mouse and key and other person controller. Please let me know, thanks :)
Too bad you don't stream on UA-cam as well.
the guy playing that other monk is probably so handsome
when is the XBX test since you're on PS5 beta test though you'd enjoyed the PC play time when you were in LA,CA that's for PoE2 was what I'm referring too.
No wonder this game has been delayed so long. You can tell they been busy. This looks fantastic. Can't wait.
It was delayed because of Covid. Not because problems with development. I agree, I can't wait. As a new convert, I am currently playing through the first campaign.
@@alexubel Isnt true.
"The Path of Exile 2 beta has been delayed to later in 2024 due to unforeseen challenges during gameplay polishing. Developer Grinding Gear Games prioritizes gameplay quality over strict deadlines, aiming for a polished player experience."
Had multiple delays. Covid was one of them. They first showed off the gameplay and changes in 2019, but there wasn't any major updates until 2023.
November
@@Odyssey636 Yep. That is what prevented it from releasing in 2020. Then they shifted it from being an add-on into a fully fledged game of its own.
Glad you enjoyed the time. I did not think I would enjoy couch co-op as much as I did, but it was an absolute blast. Brought me back to the good old LAN days of games like Age of Mythology.
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The ice skill particle affects are so awesome
i just know it will fry my PC 😭
@@kitpandikit You may be surprised. They've done extensive work on how skills work visually on the back end. They have a few videos that I've seen on it and how the skills particle effects and everything work.
That’s what I’m most hyped about, I’m a sucker for ice skills and ice magic, we will finally be able to play an ice mage👍
It looks beautiful, but I am worried about visual clarity. PoE is an absolute pukefest in this regard.
They put so much TLC into this game!
Everything already looks so smooth, and its not even in open beta. Very impressive
Yep, currently in Alpha.
Shut up
I am looking forward to it releasing! This ALMOST makes me want a ps5..almost! Love my PC too much too go astray!
Shut up
@@veliceligt02you can connect PC to tv and get controllers.
This has increased my excitement for PoE 2.
But honestly the most awesome thing I heard was that GGG was cool with you flying out anyone, even someone on the other side of the planet. That must have been a fun conversation. "Hey bro, we haven't got to see each other in person for awhile, so I was thinking, do you want to fly out to LA and play an unreleased video game with me?"
i think you will be dissapointed
@@xpslice what are you? a diablo 4 shit eater?....lol poe 1 is already leagues better than diablo 3, 4 and any other crap blizzard spews out......its also a game that keeps casual low iq ppl out which is also cool
Reminds me of playing champions of norrath couch co-op when I was a kid. Good times!
Omg I was just going to say this, I remember loving that game soo much!
I can’t carry anymore😂
Haha same. Also Dark Alliance 2
Had to comment for the nostalgia. I didn't think anyone remembered that game! I spent hundreds of hours on PS2 with my brothers on it
Still the greatest game of its type along with it's sequel. There haven't been any 4 player couch co-op fantasy arpgs that have come out like them
Dude the depth and detail of the commentary for this video was awesome. More like this, please!
The best part about Diablo 4 was getting you as a content creator 🔥
Truuue
What does this have to do with Diablo 4?
@@DevilWolf000 he got recognized cause the game
Not really I unsubscribed
yea but hes not a good content creator, like none of them are, he just got boosted by Asmon. I respect Raxx and people who can actualy play games more.
bro this looks amazing. I am now more interested playing this couch co op with my wife rather than 2 separate computers. Theres something about shared screen co op that makes it feel much more personal. Amazing
I would recommend the couch. Me and my partner play all our games couch co op that we can together, and it's great. Most recently was cat quest 2, stupid fun.
nobody cares about you and your wife dude..
No split screen is awesome!
shut up
It's been a long time since an arpg used split screen coop. They almost always just lock you to staying within one screen if eachother
@@dealbreakercto be fair, they almost always don’t include couch coop at all.
@@tetchedskate3366 shut up
@@adiddevil to be EVER MORE FAIR, the OP just commented with no splitscreen was there and people off their meds felt they had to add their own thoughts that werent relevent.
Dude, the particle effects and just the spectacle of gameplay is fucking awesome here.
Edit: the boss design is fire too 🔥
shut up
we dont care about effects, we care about the systems, why do u think OSRS has so many players
@sirRavisher I think you meant to say "i don't care", as everyone likes different stuff. But I'll forgive you as I have a feeling your parents are siblings, so it's not like you know any better
@@badger297 shut up child
Shut up
The more I watch PoE 2 gameplay, the more I realize how early Diablo IV was released, they still had years of development ahead of them, yet they chose to release an unfinished product. Can't wait to play PoE 2, super hyped about it!
I can't wait for PoE 2 as well, I will say though D4 is actually in a state it should of been at for release. I want it to continue to get better, it's just nice having other arpgs to hop between when I am done with say a poe league. But once poe2 comes out, D4 prob gonna be dead to me for a good while lmao. But to be fair, most other games are gonna be dead to me for a good while lmao.
They also spent like 7 years on diablo 4 already.
And now they will to pay 40-90$ for a dlc and new caracter, but still only 5 stash tabs 😂😂
@@kennethsjvold9212 I’ll be honest, I do think having limited stash still sucks. But with the changes from this last season, I haven’t had to many issues with stash space. And I have every char leveled with gear for different builds. But they are all at point or past that point where the only gear that matters now is double or triple GA’d items. Which I will either use/brick, or sell if I don’t plan on using.
As much I enjoyed certain aspects of this last league in Poe I still had to buy around 3 more quad tabs for all the damn corpses. Bright side to that is I made a ton off of them.
And is still came out like buggy trash and even the new season was so bugged the played base damn near died off. Again. D4 is a pindrop from dying. It'll happen sooner rather than later. Bank on it.
This wasn't on my radar a week ago but it looks really great! I'd also like to give you props on the video itself. Your explanation was well informed and clear and concise. It really gave me a good feel for what to expect.
Guys i loved playing diablo 3 couch coop with my flatmates during covid lockdown. This is so exciting, an actually good arpg supporting couch coop in these days comes close to a miracle. Looking forward to poe2 so hard now!
d3 is so bad play d2r
PoE 2 take over is inevitable
@@xpslicerandom no one based on nothing - trust me . Shut up.
@@xpslicesource? "I made it up"
@@xpslicewith all the hate comments, you GOTTA BE a d4 ambassador lmao. They pay you for this pathetic shit ? 😂😂😂
@@xpslice Bro, why do you have a hate boner for PoE2? You’re in all the comments… smh
Best game for next decade
man this game looks so good. i cant wait to finally try it myself! All the best to grinding gear to finish that in a great state and set a example to all competitors ;). Keep it up!
nah it doesnt, diablo 4 way more better lookin, and the animations are better
@@xpslice if thats what you feel like, good for you.
@@xpslice GGG can not compete with blizzard's human power. Ofc diablo has better graphics and animations. Blizzard is probably 100 times bigger than GGG.
@@xpslice How much is Blizzard paying you to hype up such a shitty game? D4 is garbage...
being able to choose attributes in travel nodes is actually so big wtf
INT stacking zerk lets goooo
What does Int do in POE 1 ?? I’m new and can’t understand what benefits I’m getting from it as a Witch main rn
If you're on pc mouse over the stat number in character panel
@@kavid8120 Main thing is getting the required INT to use certain gems (Blue/INT ones) and Gear (Energy Shield one). By default it gives you Mana and %Energy Shield; but usually not noticeably enough. But then, if you build around it, some Unique Items, Gem Abilities or other stuff can change or increase the benefits you get from INT. A common example would be The Whispering Ice, an Unique Stat that comes with an Unique Ability imbued into it (Icestorm), that gets base damage and increased duration based on your INT. HIgher the INT, higher the damage and duration. In this build, you are compelled to go full-INT (including jewels and uniques that increase it by a %) and so, you end up having a lot of extra % Energy Shield and Mana just from your abnormally high amounts of INT; allowing to focus on them as your main defenses with Energy Shield gear and/or the Mind Over Matter Keystone.
In general, if you are not doing a stat-based build (which honestly, are rare and not common place, unless one or two happens to be in the Meta), you care mostly about just having the required stats for your gems and gear. Although the early pathing through strength nodes is quite noticeable (at low levels) by increasing both your HP and Melee Damage by a fair amount until you start getting more and more Damage and HP nodes.
@@kavid8120 Attribute points give bonuses per 10 points, for intelligence it is
("Every 10 Intelligence grants An additional 5 maximum mana and 2% increased maximum energy shield"). Sometimes attributes are also used for attribute stackers where you have a passive or gear that has an effect like "10% increased damage per 5 intelligence" or something like that.
Free, crossplay, and cross progression?? Sounds too good to be true lol. Should be perfect for my gf and I
i would rather pay for a good game.
@@xpslice cool story, bro.
@@sthsth2846 Ravisher is on the hunt to hate parade in every single comment. No wonder he's a solo player "I play for the systems" type of guy.
@@xpsliceLike D4 hahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahaha no
nothing is free lol. One way or the other, you will pay. And I am ok with it as long as they don't get greedy and listen to the community
Looks absolutely awesome, if nitpicking I hope for some sort of colorblind feature helping with orientation.
Like a optional colored contour of players, Hard to say without playing the game but I feel I could "loose my character" from the footage. As my 9/9 vision is a thing of the past.
Seems like in Co-op you can't rely on the screen always being centered on yourself.
Thanks DMT. Have been waiting for some footage from the event, well delivered :D
I'd love an option to outline the characters in different colors kind of like borderlands style
Even though I don't think I will be playing couch co-op I'm quite impressed with how much thought and effort was put into making it. Little things like one button trades or pulling your friend around when they need to get up off the couch makes things more enjoyable. Always felt bad when someone's mom called for them and game play had to stop for everyone till they got back.
I am so ready, I think this is on the top of my list for games I am looking forward to.
nah man trust me... its noit what you think it is
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I dont know why but this just gives me the biggest vibes of playing Gauntlet Legends on the N64 with the homies! This game is gonna be so good!
This is going to be a beast of a game to contend with. I’m looking forward to playing it on my PC and with my different console friends. The fact they’re making gameplay/account transferable between them is fantastic and so much more convenient and accessible. Some times I just don’t want to sit at PC and prefer slouching on my sofa.
I remember the old ARPGs that you would play with a friend on the PS2, like Dark Alliance 2, such good times, this is going to be that game for the kids of today, honestly looks like such a blast to play and the fact you can drag your afk friend around is such a big QoL that every game should have
You can see that people working there have a lot of good ideas and know how to implement them.
To separate this game form the original PoE was the best decision ever.
Can't wait!
imo its not, they shold've kept POE1 style, but hey its all about the $$ and they are riding the elden ring casual vibe, i don't like it, its a discrase to the franchise and old POE1 players
@@xpslice Old PoE 1 players still will have PoE 1. PoE 2 is for people that would never play PoE 1 or have been played for a while and stopped being lost in millions of unnecessarily complicated mechanics which many times do the same thing like 10 ways to upgrade your gear so at the end you don't have even idea what to farm.
@@xpslice "discrase" lmao bro is actually 10
man these graphcs are insane wtf
We haven't seen the templars neck yet!
cant wait to turn them down to low/mid on my pc, will be awesome
Can’t believe this will be free. Definitely gonna buy whatever season pass or cosmetics they have to support all their hard work!
Since mtx/stash tabs will tranfer from poe to 2 it may be a good idea to play poe and buy some stuff and get it in poe 2 for "free".
don't buy, f them. the game is gonna fail
You are a failure@@xpslice
@@xpslice lol I've been reading all of your comments and none of them say why. Just being negative to be negative
This is sooo amazing, DM. Thank you for your thoughts. PoE is so daunting for me, and if I don’t follow a guide to a T, I’m screwed. I need to have 2 or 3 different things running on my computer to be able to play it effectively. I often call it Path of Excel, lol! Definitely a daunting game for new players. This seems to be right up my alley!
Finally a splitscreen game again 😍 I miss the times where you could just sit down with your friends and play on a Xbox/Playstation…
D4 has the same feature with couch co op. Nice to see they applied the same aspect.
@@tkharris4900 but D4 is not a good game, so you wouldn't want to play it with your friends, at least not longer than one or two evenings after it gets reeeeeal boring...
This wasn't splitscreen though?
@@Sephiroso. I know, I just have splitscreen together with couch coop in my head, technically you are right of course.
Can’t wait. I Seriously hope they listen to your feedback about character visualization, definitely hard to figure out who is who in a big fight.
*Throws money at monitor*
-ITS NOT TAKING MY MONEY!! WHY!!??
Oh it's taking your money, don't you worry about that.
This review is awesome. Fast, straight to the point, but still honest and relaxing and debating the most important topic: If it's just fun to play. ❤
And also it is insanely exclusive - that you've been given the opportunity to play in this development stage. Thank you Darth.
I did play PoE 1 just 40 hours couple years back but it seems that PoE 2 will be game I cannot miss.
This and HADES 2 are the games im most hype for
Without pvp like Lost ark,,,nah.
@@zeljakis817 no one cares about PvP in PoE, lol
@@zeljakis817 Yeah lets copy a dead game (losk ark).
@@99range92def Had insane pvp potential,Poe should copy arenas,ppl love pvp!
@@zeljakis817 You are subbed to a diablo immortal channel, my case rests
bro partner races would be so fucking sick i want GGG to bring race seasons back that would be such an awesome way to do it
It is honestly crazy to think how little we`ve seen of this game so far and yet it seems like it is going to be one of the best games in its genre for atleast a decade.
This looks really really nice. Can't wait to play. ARPGs are fantastic right now. When I get sick of D4, PoE is there with a new season, when I get sick of PoE, D4 is there with a new season. It's great.
It looks so cool. Will the "early access" in November actually be early access which means the game will be worked on while being live, or do you think it will be more like a beta which will close again and that we get a full release date way later or something?
The game will not be "complete" (though almost there) once Beta goes live, it will still be actively worked on and more stuff will be added (i.e reworked PoE1 leagues, the remaining 4 classes etc). According to Jonathan, there won't be a gap between beta and full launch (only a few hours or so apparently for maintenance).
There will be a couple wipes/resets during beta, however.
to add on they've also said the beta will be 1-2 leagues long.
Really good to hear, because i dont know if i could let go of playing poe2 after getting a taste
its a CLOSED beta, it will not be open to everyone in november. that'll probably be half a year later. Though you can probably buy into the closed beta.
The early access will be just like PoE1 when it was released in beta more than likely. Back then the campaign wasn't even "complete" compared to modern PoE. Dominus was the end of the campaign.
Looks insanely good. Definitely needs some balance tweaks as those bosses were just steamrolled over. Im confident they'll figure that out though.
yeah, early access will likely have tons of balance changes because of all the feedback and data they're gonna get.
Hyped to play this with my son!
Animation is soooo smooth they’re really did a good job.
Big W's for devs, seems like they really know what they are doing
no, they don't know what are they doing but they will soon learn.
They got the same D4 split system from console and added to Pc. I’m glad I pretty much played all of D4 with my friend split screen
Looks so good. I just wish they could fit a 3rd or even 4th character for couch coop, but I think it’s impossible.
That would be bonkers but how do you deal with the UI tho
@@swiss7774u can play d3 as 4 player coouch coop ua-cam.com/video/uwH8gyN-ikA/v-deo.htmlsi=Y0leaDsxww6aVHUc
you can still do like 4 party with 2 separate console or pc
@@paimog9233or even 6 party with 3 PCs in the same room lol
Love armchair developers giving stupid ideas
Great video, DM. The game seems more spectacular every day. Every new boss are amazing.
nothing special about the bosses
@sirRavisher blizzard sent you to almost everyone's comments
Nice to see ACTUAL development for consoles and not just a port. POE plays fine on console but all menu/inventory management/trade stuff is an utter nightmare. Its all so bad, I stopped playing the game on console years ago.
This actually looks well done, bout damn time!
So excited! Couch coop is my favourite game mode. The mode that creates gaming memories with friends. Cant wait!
That attack that leaves the red streaks on the ground looks really cool!
This looks awesome. Thanks for the detail-packed quick review; very helpful.
From Australia hello , and wonderful Thank you for the great video
I play on pc myself. But i have my PC set up to my TV as my display. Being able to local coop on PC with controller and having proper controller/console UI is a huge deal. Honestly i can not wait
u mentioned setting up combos with ur coop partner, does that mean for example, one player can hit enemies with grease and the other player can then ignite the grease with fire?
there are many combo skills, you can check out older trailers.
Yes, Jonathon has said this works. If a mechanic is triggered by something anyone can do it.
Can’t wait for this!! Goty 2024 right here!
The mention about quests being in RNG locations throughout the playthrough sounds fine for 1, 2 or even 3 characters but if we have to go through all acts like in POE1 for every season for every different class then I can't think of anything worse than quests & Exits being in a random locations and you have to explore the whole map just to progress.
It only changes per league. All your playthroughs in a single league will have the same layout.
I mean they're in random spots in poe1 as well because theres a few set tile setups for each zone. Everyone learns trcks to find them quickly though so I dont see why that wouldn't be the case in poe2 as well.
@@Deminese2 That isn't what is being discussed. The thing that is changing is the world map itself. For example, in poe 1, you are always traveling north in act 1 because it i has a static world map. In poe2, outside of some specific land marks and the borders, the world map is randomly generated every league. There is more on this from 2019 Exilecon when they announced this feature. Then it was a per character shuffle, but they changed it into a per league shuffle due to it causing issues with party play and party members having different world map layouts.
@@snocone5721 Yes and that can be shuffled all it wants, if you know the crit path for those zones its still fast. These maps always have indicators or tricks.
Honestly, this looks fantastic! Guess I'll sit here twiddling my thumbs waiting for it to drop.
Is the difficulty ramping only for the areas that can run in paralell? I'm not a fan of difficulty scaling based on character strength at all.
Only for the campaign when there’s multiple areas to explore , it’s not based on character strength at all.
@@dmdiablo4 thx for confirmation. That makes sense I guess. Will be interesting to see if a meta evolves which one to go first because some area bosses are just harder later on or vice verca. Pretty neat.
@@Sjeg84 The map is going to be randomized every league so you may not be able to choose the easier/optimal zone first.
@@Deminese2 Sounds like they're just doing what they do with the map pool every league to the interim zones for campaign.
@@Sephiroso. as far as I understand it yeah. Also for the part of the campaign where you can choose to go to say 3 different places at the same time. If you complete one the other 2 areas monster levels increase so you don't easily over level them.
I really enjoy this style of video! I hope it was easy to make as well, but you give great input on your experiences. Thank you for recapping this stuff!
So is it more beneficial to play solo but with a split screen character on follow so you get double the loot on your main and you can level an alt at the same time?
If that ends up being possible / obv it is by just plugging in a new controller it's possible there are implementations that nerf this that we don't know about yet because it hasn't been tested.
More monster life tho
@@swiss7774 yeah but you would probably only notice that with bosses. The regular monsters still basically get one shot with a little gear
@@YouMayBeSeatedif you look at the gameplay it is obvious that regular monster are not getting one shot lol
But yeah there is a risk that using dual characters may be optimal. I think that adjusting the extra enemy life, the stun bar and item quantity make help against this
@@Odyssey636 What a loser 🤣
I need this game. I cant play Diablo any longer.
WoW there is space in the top left corner as well for adding 2 more players belt and life/mana balls!
so up to 4 players on one screen would be fun addition!
My biggest fears are the "randomized" maps and world, it runs the risk of having the whole game feel very generic.
I always prefer a handcrafted experience, over a randomized areas... But I realize that this change is not targeting me, it's targeting the people who blast the game and replay it non-stop.
I noticed there was no highlight player when obscured by object. That's a huge issue for couch coop in being able to see where you are on the screen. Game looks great but there are definitely more QoL improvements to be made.
This is literally D2 levels of quality, even the way the map changes on each play through, amazing
this is truly going to a special game, looks way more approachable then the first
You should try D4 couch coop and compare it with POE 2. Should be quite interesting video.
I really like the fact that despite console players being a minority of Path of Exile players, GGG still took the time to make a full-fledged coop console mode. Props to them!
R.i.p diablo 4
I haven't played poe 1 but I'm looking forward to this game. I'm 46 and I'm now getting into rpg games. Hard to keep up with you young bucks. But I enjoy gaming and I will give it a go.
The couch co-op mode actually makes group play look substantially more fun than the PoE1 group play: where you aren't tethered to one another, and one person ends up playing while the others follow because they are marginally slower.
I know it seems like a drastic idea, but I wouldn't be upset if this was the behaviour for PC group play as well. Having everything on screen together just emphasizes the party sensation so much more.
Obviously, a full party does complicate things - but if they can avoid the sensation of "follow the carry" that PoE1 group play often devolves into, they'll be onto a winner.
The couch co-op is giving me Champions of Narrath vibes and that makes me want to play it even more!
I am looking forward to this game, because at launch it will feel a lot like PoE did at launch, back before the power creep, PoE in the early days, as during the first two leagues and the first year of release, was more of a co-op experience, where you got content done quicker with friends rather than solo and early PoE was very brutal solo. PoE now, it is faster to progress and do content by yourself and having other players there only slows you down.
So looking forward to a fresh new experience, I am sure PoE2 will end up going the direction of PoE eventually too, all ARPGs are destined to go down power creep pathing, but going to enjoy the game with friends in it's simple base state while it still lasts for a while at least.
I actually played POE 1 after getting bored of D4. It made me realize I’m not willing to get as sweaty as I once was. Still enjoyed it, and looking forward to 2.
POE2 looks awesome. I wasn't really a fan of this genre when I first tried to play POE1. After playing D4 for 200ish hours, this game looks incredible.
thanks for all the info dm very nice break down and explaination, it just looks too good to be true doesn't it. ggg really nailing it
POE 2 will have a new speed run method, it will so involve people picking what quests are best to do early as they are more difficult or because the one's that level up are worth more levelled up.
This gives me vibes of play Champions of Norrath on the ps2 with my uncle growing up. Great times.
This is brilliant! People are gonna have a fantastic time with this!
I love couch coop! It’s always welcomed in this house!
Man Aurabots would be crazy for console (assuming there is an aurabot build), they'd be a literal bot that follows you around.
I am SO HAPPY that controller support is already looking good in this game. I cannot love POE1 on controller (menuing and slotting gems, specifically really suck). Very excited to try this game out!
cool things i noticed!
The atributes are white socketed meaning you get to choose what stat you want
The Bell Heals (maybe at the end of its life?)
Omg these qof improvements and how seedless co-op looks legit honestly made me super relieved and now 99% of my worries are gone 😌👌
PoE 2 beta supposedly starts November same as d4 expansion. I would like to see the numbers when both game are on same date.Poe2 date was confirm by the console director.
Poe was never a game i played for long but this one with all the coop or play where ever i wont is REAAAALLLY good
There aren't enough coop games out there. So glad this one is!!!
The Studio making this game is up there with the greats like Larian Studios frfr ong 👍🏿💙
Make an option to lower the party's movement speed to the lowest in the party. Optional - either one of you blasts ahead, or you both move at the pace of the slower one, which is a great incentive for the slower character to upgrade their gear for the benefit of the whole party.
MY FAVORITE CLASS IN DIABLO 3 have been translated into PoE2! Can't wait to play!
really like the vibe is like 90s stye man
I really hope the lock characters on same screen will be a option for normal coop feel like it would keep the party together so much better.
I'm really happy GGG is focusing on the new player experience and early game fun factor, because 80-90% of potential players (many of my friends) are leaving PoE before maps, before the real fun begins. This time the campaign will be an AAA experience with co-op, cross-progression and a lot of tooltips, which will help keeping players for the longterm.
I just hope we will shortly see some faster late game builds and epic end game as well.
They fixed the map!! That was literally the only thing stopping me playing the first one it used to piss me off with the overlay that's awesome
Man Im so damn excited, can't wait for this to release.
wow the area in your gameplay looks literally like a proper D2 remake
Looks almost exactly like d4. Hope the end game is up to par. If not the reviews will bomb like d4
Yea im sure the company behind poe were actually inspired by diablo. So they made their version which you see here 😂 personally it looks better and from what im hearing has better quality of life features. The real debate comes from when the public can play. But for rn i do like this more than d4. D4 feels sloppy and lazy.
Wow, bli$$ard is going to be completely outclassed by GGG.
this is almost literally the only couch co-op game ever designed. Most couch co-op was just cringe short game where if you needed help you were probably 6
Reminds me of alot of older games, that where a blast with my friends growing up. Cant wait to rip some.heads off lol
1:53 this sounds like a natural progression to how item allocation works in poe1
12:25 - for movement speed, POE can maybe make it (P1ms + P2ms)/2 = P3 will be the movement of both.
Also, I wish the video showed what happens if one of the players died, and what happens if both of the players died, then also how far can both go far away from each other.
Everytime i see a video of poe2 ...
By players for players is what comes to my mind !!!
And this comes from an hardcore diablo fan who havnt played poe1 ... i dropped d4 after a month and cant wait for poe2