Giving PoE another chance

[Barbarian]

Played it last year and was mostly disappointed. It was meh. Somewhat buggy, writing and characters mostly uninteresting(save for durance and some of the lore). I didn't manage to get more than 6 or 7 hours in without getting bored.

After all the patches and the 2 expansions is it worth another go? Are there mods I should get?

 

[Hobo Elf]

The game is still garbage even with the expansion. It's just that it takes a longer time to finish it all now. If you didn't like it the first time then why do you think you might like it now when it's equally bad but demands that you waste even more time on it?

 

[Darth Roxor]

try it, its free!

 

[Barbarian]

The game is still garbage even with the expansion. It's just that it takes a longer time to finish it all now. If you didn't like it the first time then why do you think you might like it now when it's equally bad but demands that you waste even more time on it?

Patches and dlcs tend to improve games and it's been over a year. Just asking.

I got another key for the game + key to the expansions in a bundle too. Might as well give it a shot.

 

[Lacrymas]

The world is still generic as hell, even BG1 isn't so generic, populated by boring characters with silly problems. It's just soul crushing in its banality. That can't be fixed with patches, I heard the combat became better, but haven't tried it myself. I'd just replay BG/IWD/PST instead.

 

[Abu Antar]

1. Some people still think the game is shit after patches and DLC.
2. Some people thought the game was bad but the game is better thanks to patches and DLC.
3. Some poeople liked the game at launch and most of them are happy with patches and DLC.
4. Some people have played the game for over 200 hours and still think it's shit.

 

[Excidium II]

Just dew it.

 

[cruelio]

POE with White March is pretty easily the best of the rtwp isometric crpgs. White March > BG2 > vanilla POE > Planescape > BG1

 

[Lord Azlan]

I really liked it. Had no baggage (excuse me) from games like PST or Baldur's Gate.

Thought the story line was decent good and things like graphics and sound memorable.

There was a lot of background world building stuff to take in.

Not sure if there was enough differences between the different classes though - maybe that was me.

The Dungeon of the Endless had potential.

Would like to play the two expansions but they have not yet hit the price that would make it worth while. But came close a few times.

Quite hopeful of the next game.

 

[Hobo Elf]

The Dungeon of the Endless had potential.

So did the stronghold.

 

[Lacrymas]

So did the whole game.

 

[<3sRichardSimmons]

It's fine. Nothing to write home about, but if you're hankering for a combat-crawl with great art, ok writing, and ok minute-to-minute gameplay, then it will tick all the boxes for you. Solid 7/10. 8 if I'm feeling generous.

 

[Projas]

I think you should give it another go. I recently decided to replay it myself, I didn't dislike it on release, but I thought it was pretty average overall. Liking it a lot more the second time around though, not exactly sure if it's the patches or just the fact that I sort of know what I'm doing. The White March content is pretty great. Also replaying both BGs in the meantime helped put things into perspective. It's definitely better than BG1 imo, but not quite as good as BG2.

 

[anvi]

I hate it. I kickstarted it, tried it at release, got super bored. I hate the story and characters although I hate that in almost every game. Usually the combat is what makes up for it, but even the combat in this game is super bad. I waited a few years and then tried it again more recently with white something expansion, and it was still just as boring. Bad classes, combat, world, writing, too many loregasms, too many chores. Bad. They must be stopped.

 

[Villagkouras]

I really wanted to like this game but as many people already said, it's boring. Too bad...

 

[Aaron Burr]

It's better now than when it was released. White March in particular had much better writing and design than the rest of the game. Caed Nua is way better than release but still not jaw dropping. Combat is still the same completely balanced, completely boring experience. It's not a bad game but it's also not a great one. Worth playing at least through WM Parts 1 and 2, Act 3 of the main story still has terrible pacing and feels way too easy.

 

[Sneaky Seal]

For me the bigget issue was the writing - I can't recall what the hell I was doing and why. Though Caed Nua did feel hitting close to the point, though it still needed some fine-tuning.

 

[Barnabas]

Maybe it's not for you, I was hooked right away. It's so pretty and I love to tank the mobs.

 

[anvi]

The crappy writing would be easier to handle if there wasn't sooooo much text. Every NPC wants to read you a book. A really bad book.

 

[Grunker]

The base game was merely good. White March is fantastic.

 

[pippin]

populated by boring characters with silly problems

This becomes much clearer when you find Durance and the Mother, it's almost painful

 

[Barnabas]

Yeah I didn't care for either GM or Durance, I did like the Druid Hirvanis and I liked Aloth and Eder. Everyone else meh. The Druid class is very fun to play, some of the best AOEs and you can shape shift to a super tank

 

[jaydee2k]

populated by boring characters with silly problems

This becomes much clearer when you find Durance and the Mother, it's almost painful

That happens when you let Avellone loose. Expected. Thank god he wasn't the director of the whole thing...

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

The Dungeon of the Endless

Hey, that's a good game!

Unlike PoE.

 

[Lhynn]

Gave it another shot now that i have my new pc and the game got patched so loading times are not cancer.
Dialogues are completely skippable and theres no reason not to skip them while reading on the wiki what the best rewards are, nothing worth reading other than your interactions with Durance and GM when i run into her i guess. Combat is still 1d100 based shit, and difficulty still comes down to their base defense being higher than your base attack or your base defense being lower than their base attack, that is literally all there is to combat.

That said the game plays a lot more smoothly so if you play it you wont get too frustrated, just bored.