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My partner got it for me a week or two ago because it was on sale for $3 and it's been a lot of fun so far. Reading about it kind of put me off from it because I thought the class/skill progression would be more similar to Path of Exile, but it's not. Basically at level 1 and level 10 you get to pick a class, but each class has its own set skill tree. For some reason the description I'd initially read made me think there'd be more granular customization of skills instead, which I wouldn't really like (because if I'm just mixing/matching whatever I want, it's hard for me to feel like my character is whatever class they're supposed to be? idk)

I would say it's actually A LOT more fun than path of exile and that the only thing POE does better is allow WASD + Mouse movement but maybe that's just a testament to how much I really, really hate POE's class/skill progression (OH BOY, I LEVELED UP. TIME TO PUT MY >>>ONE<<< SKILL POINT INTO: 0.2% HEALTH REGEN PER SECOND!! WOW)

I wouldn't say it's necessarily worth buying at full price but it's 10000% worth it if you like Diablo esque ARPGs and it goes on $3 sale again

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[-] Grebgreb@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago

Grim dawn is amazing and I think it's the best arpg since probably Diablo 2.

I would say it's actually A LOT more fun than path of exile

absolutely. last time i played poe it was too bloated, online-only, full mtx spam, ran pretty poorly, and you had to buy stash tabs. it was also full of tedium like having to unlock the lab every league.

Malmouth gives you xp pots; Forgotten gods gives you an option to unlock skill/devotion points, quest rewards, and rifstones from the first two difficulties, so you can chop a lot of the tedium in replays down if you want.

They're working on a new expansion too so there's going to be another class, potion customization, and a new gamemode/difficulty to make farming the story mode more rewarding.

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