I cant wait. He described his intent as being to make a good sequel, but not to stagnate the series. Downgrade to your items (no trade value) + having to buff Harvest is not a desirable outcome, Mathil: Sacred Blossom rate is garbage - will be re-evaluated, Doesn't like it being called "Smart Loot" - not necessarily better for your character, just better mods, Don't want your opinions when you play Hard Mode, will just use your data, Each league should be the best place to get their specific items (e.g. Having said that, we completely underestimated the amount of effort required to arrange ExileCon, so I will be forever grateful for the hard work that many team members put in making sure that the convention went amazingly. - email from some random person, Rebalancing meant to push all builds towards an "average" - vast swaths of "viable builds", Mathil: players aren't experimenting more with characters, Chris enjoying watching Ziz and Mathil duking it out about FR totems #teamMathil, Possibility to do live stream after announcements to discuss balance changes with community, Want to avoid mid-league buffs/nerfs unless absolutely necessary, PTR might be incompatible with the current game development process, Pushing smaller changes in expansions prior to POE 2, Console trade sucks. . He probably realized what a failure he is. Rather have one quality game from a dev than mass produced new garbage every year. Second after that nothing, all sht drops and in that case you are stuck with the crap build that needs special items to support it. Registering is quick & easy :) I strongly believe that and that's amazing. Diablo Immortal is just a money pit with graphics. [Diablo 4] may be amazing or it might be bad. "I know Path of Exile is good," he says. POE evolve every new season, they put new system, maps, skill etc they put effort and big content. They're also going to be spending a lot of money marketing their game, which is great and will be good for the genre. POE 2.0 will be huge, they will correct their only weakness : The old graphics. In thisepisodeI am joined this time around by Chris Wilson, Lead Designer/Creator of Path of Exile. Slain Bots Rest in Peace, List trades and earn trust Private Messaging Why make a new game when you still have a a healthy income from the one you already have? Whether it's colossal in-game wars in an MMO, or long-haul truckers who turn to games to protect them from the loneliness of the open road, Steven tries to unearth PC gaming's greatest untold stories. Apart from Relic, he mainly worked on FPS games. I anxiously await PoE 4.0. Quad stash, premium tabs bundle together is more than 20$ unless they changed the price and I doubt anyone will setle with just ONE quad stash tab or just 6 premium tabs. Chase definition: valuable vs targetable. I know the new campaign has better quality and more fun than the old campaign. Not saying no one will play it, but Im registered for tons of games I dont play anymore/games I tried and disliked. Whats the peak POE 1,2 concurrent player count for D1? "Look, Path of Exile is successful and is making good money, but it's not making Blizzard money at all," Wilson says. Cookie Notice The games foundations cannot be built around it - I dont want another RMAH debacle. Please use a html5 video capable browser to watch videos. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. As we continue to ramp up the team size, we'll be able to make even faster work on these side projects. A subreddit dedicated to Path of Exile, an ARPG made by Grinding Gear Games. How much you will pay Diablo 4 ? But yeah, his comments just reek of manbaby. The embargo will be indicated when the flair reads [Livethread (Active)] and will be lifted when it changes to [Livethread (Closed)]. Also in the interview, Wilson speaks about how Path of Exile 2 isn't afraid to compete with Blizzard's Diablo IV, a game that presumably has a bigger budget. "The first week of Diablo 3 sales probably made more money than our company will ever make, I suspect. No plans to return it, Div Card at middle tier seem pretty good, but very rare/super common cards not doing so well, Starforge card from Abaxoth (World Eater) - SC trade makes getting Starforge very early into league start, Stacked Decks improve chance to get good Div Cards. Once again I had the chance to moderate Q&A with Chris Wilson for the Path of Exile Sentinel 3.18 Reveal stream. It's been a while but we're back with a new podcast! But you never know, I guess. CW: Hi, I'm Chris Wilson from Grinding Gear Games, here to get interrogated for 3 hours. Some of the other announcements included a Path of Exile mobile game, a 3.9.0 expansion for the base game, a Mac version and more. In terms of what to do differently, there are some internal processes we could improve (an extra setup day for example) but otherwise we were really pleased with how the event itself went! Jay Wilson was the lead designer of Diablo III. First time reading thatGot a source for that? This is pay to play garbage, Scan this QR code to download the app now. Its like a classic David vs. Goliath story. And with an increased emphasis on MMO-esque features, Diablo 4 looks and sounds an awful lot like Path of Exile. Average value of Sirus drops > Maven - due to meta? When they launch. Endgame balanced around the top players (the average poe player doesn't play the game), Improving monster balance to be harder but not excessively overpowered (e.g. Other builds will get neglected." How have you been able to achieve this while still being active in releasing new content all the time, especially now as you take on more projects like Path of Exile 2 and the mobile game? Not sure who will win out on that end; Immortal or PoE. For more information, please see our Its a predatory, interactive cartoon aimed at people with more money than brains. [1] Jay was the most frequently-interviewed member of the Diablo III team, and his quotes fill the content articles of this wiki. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Now that it's been about a year, can you reflect on that acquisition and how things have changed or stayed the same since then? So far it's looking promising, but we have no financial requirement to rely on income from the mobile project so we're able to take our time and make sure it's what we need it to be before we release it. Im thinking and hoping their big POE 4.0 expansion will do something like that. he mentioned that going forward, they are going to have end game improvements every league instead of just annually. It's going to be good for the genre. Correct me if I messed numbers with the premium tabs didnt play POE for a while. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. And he stole all the ideas for it from a much older game his competitor made. There were a hundred moving pieces and everything came together perfectly. DI will fulfill that nicely Im betting. * http://www.diablowiki.net/The_Diablo_Diabloii.net, covering the community since 1997. Use Drafts & Revisions Want to stick to RPG formula of complete RNG, believe game is more fun this way - issues about things being target-farmable being accused of being RNG-gated. Email news@gamespot.com. Chris Wilson: Diablo Immortal is not a game - YouTube 0:00 / 1:05 Chris Wilson: Diablo Immortal is not a game iamarugin 547 subscribers Subscribe 8.3K 334K views 8 months ago Turns. A genre with popular games in it is good for everyone, and if someone can bring an extra 20 million players to this genre, everyone benefits. Gem access limited based on character: fixing issues like Templar not getting Crit gems. PoE wont lose any significant playerbase to D:I, and vice versa. A lot has been said over the years about the approachability of Path of Exile. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, Chris Wilson (of PoE) talks about Blizzcon. Hes an one-trick pony and only has one game under his belt that hes been milking for a decade. Some analogy about Diablo farming (Pindleskin?) So I want to only make it better in a safe way. We're only changing stuff that makes the game better. diablo2.io Members Chris_Wilson Copy diablo2.io is supported by ads Chris_Wilson 0 0 Tab 1 Tab 2 Tab 3 Tab 4 Tab 5 Tab 6 There are no trades in this tab. Sign up to get the best content of the week, and great gaming deals, as picked by the editors. Our mobile team spent a lot of ExileCon chatting with players while they were playing the mobile project, and solicited feedback as people finished their sessions. to prevent permanent play, Chris debating whether to call redditors cute once a week, Content like Maven and Uber Elder should be difficult so most players cannot do it. POE really needs an engine and graphics update. Our philosophy is to not allow microtransactions to affect game systems. ! Privacy Policy, Now Playing: Path Of Exile 2 - Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer. Rewards will be removed, though. Speaking to GameSpot at ExileCon in New Zealand today, founder Chris Wilson described Path of Exile 2 as a "next-generation" action RPG that can stand alongside Diablo IV--which presumably. Sad too. Wilson also talks about how he believes Grinding Gear has retained its identity in the past year following its acquisition by Chinese internet behemoth Tencent. As you know, BlizzCon will be happening two weeks before ExileCon. and acknowledge the data practices in our funny how absorbed the CEO of POE is in his own project, like it's baby jesus of ARPG's. If we can achieve to a broader player base without in any way hurting what makes Path of Exile great for hardcore players, then that'd be great. and our His obsession with the mechanics of a 20 year old game limited by 20 year old technology and ignoring 20 years of game design advancement is seriously hamstringing PoE development imo. Our goal [with our announcements] is to show how our game matches up so people can . Wilson later appologized for his words. Resident Evil 2 and 3 have quietly had their ray tracing options removed, Upcoming The Last of Us first person mod zooms in on Naughty Dog's broken world. It was so cool to meet people who like Path of Exile enough to fly all the way out to New Zealand! GGG can put effort and content because they get a great monetization system. Chris Wilson: We have a lot of stuff to announce which we cant get into any details yet. I know the new skill system lets you do everything with the old one while removing some frustrations and adding some new stuff. Chris Wilson makes a good point, but there are downsides as well. What is your response to Blizzard's recent Diablo 4 reveal? GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Chris Wilson is producer and developer at Grinding Gear Games . Build Diversity vs Build Viability - should a build that is played 0.6% of the time be changed so it gets played 10% of the time? [3] He played Diablo II for three to four days straight when it came out. "We sold $200,000 of packs in the first long weekend," Wilson said. You've been very open and passionate about avoiding crunch at the studio. "One thing with Path of Exile 2 versus Diablo 4 is they're . BA1 1UA. Deletes all Private Messages Having said that, though, in our experience, every change we have made in the past to improve onboarding has had little or no impact on overall player retention. Whats the peak D1,2,3 concurrent player count on Day 1? At the show, the company made a series of big announcements, perhaps the most notable of which was the reveal of Path of Exile 2. Busta_Dust 3 years ago #21 Mad_Cow46 posted. I think as a community and gamers we have a moral obligation to do something. We may have developed expertise in scheduling game development, but organising conventions was an area that was very new to us. Grinding Gear has been one of the most outspoken developers in the world regarding crunch, with Wilson saying in the past that he refuses to make his teams crunch. From another recent post stating that Chris should grow his beard back then it sounds like he looks like Mr. Clean with no hair on top or face. If you cannot find a Livethread, please check the Megathread Directory, links on sidebar and top menu. I fear for what this means for D4 where I expect MTX + DLCs + Expacs tbh. First season I played I had a blast, got a lot of exalts that will get you gear. Everyone is playing LA actually, PoE is dead. Registered users for a free game and actual players of said game in not the same thing though. The main driving decision will be if Grinding Gear has enough to show, and it's too early to say. To this end, we only sell cosmetic microtransactions that let you dress your character up, and long-term stash storage space that doesn't benefit you in the field and is equivalent to (but more convenient than) just registering more free accounts to mule the items over to. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. As Diablo is moving into maintenance mode and PoE is pushing out content left and right,. I know the new campaign is far better than the old one. CW sent an email to WC apologizing for is inappropriate comment. A lot of people have a lot of fun with Diablo 3 regardless of what the hardcore fans and Path of Exile fans happen to think of it. We probably won't do it. and that wont last long. Diablo III ROFL Chris Wilson (PoE) thinks D4 is going to be announced at Blizzcon this year. Seems to be the inevitable future, so I wouldnt be surprised if Immortal has more staying power. At any rate you are 100% correct, CW made a fool of himself with that comment. OP you might want to at least try and keep up. He better start working on PoE 2 and dont waste time with such statements. if not, they are doing a disservice to their game and fans. If it was I dont see how he could be in a position to have been milking it for a decade. ), the product of POE has turned to pure garbage. PC Gamer spoke to Grinding Gear Games co-founder Chris Wilson about the same, who offered his thoughts on both titles' approach. And, likewise, I would like a lot of Diablo 4 players to try Path of Exile. He also discusses hot-button topics like cross-play, microtransactions, and how the studio has gone about avoiding crunch. It's been a big year for Path of Exile. You're obviously having a lot of success with the way things are, but do you have anything in mind to help improve the onboarding experience for new players? Permabans Email Even if you dont like PoE, you will want GGG to bring their A game, because that will make Diablo 4 a better game. [2] He remained as game director of Diablo III until 2013 when he was replaced by Josh Mosqueira. Famous for saying "F*ck that loser" when referring to a well respected and successful Diablo 2 developer. A lot of us went there because of the ARPG combat. The mobile version of Path of Exile that was announced at ExileCon was described as being "experimental." The theory being that endgame changes and additions will improve retention. I can't tell because even the last, "You've got to grind, grind, grind at that grindstone". Shav cards) but getting devalued by Diviner's and Stacked Decks, Goal: Div Cards should roughly double the availability of the item, Staff feel like Stacked Decks are too generous, Unable to arbitrarily reduce div card bloat due to them being paid by supporters - but stopped selling Div Card slots. It's very hard to know the answers to these questions without playing the released game. Don't want to tune drop rates to not influence economy, Maven may or may not be benched for new endgame stuff, Downsides on items seem to overvalue the power of an item, Re-buffing Awakened Gems at Level 5+, want more utility Awakened Gems, Alt Quality Gems (especially Auras) seem fine, but Chris not currently involved in aurabot discussion, "When people get perfect items, they generally quit" vs "When people don't have a reasonable upgrade, they quit", Having to do 23 crafts per patch was excessive - # of monsters does not reflect the number of crafts, Diminishing returns - amount of effort to improve gear gets higher the better items you start with - balance seems off right now due to massive spikes in power, Going to re-evaluate Harvest craft weights but will not revert to original Harvest, Chris is fine with current rarities of Harvest Crafts (including Augments), Mathil: finding Augments/rare crafts are unrealistic for most players, 3.16 atlas/passive tree + 3.17 endgame may rebalance Harvest, If Harvest crafts were tradeable they would be overused and be market manipulated, If Harvest crafts WERE tradeable craft rates would also be nerfed severely, No Soulbound. [1], Wilson began working in the games industry around 1996, beginning work at Q Studios, working on an FPS game called Blood. // Mathil: that's for you guys to figure out, CW: how do we feel about Diablo 2 // Mathil: its a 20 year old dead game, Possible difference of mindset due to growing up playing different types of games/environment, Twinking levelling allowed by the "dictators", Levelling is supposed to be appropriate for low-skill players while later campaign is appropriate for mid-level player. It is simply too easy to get what you need now, a big boon to PoE was either farming for currency to get your items, or that OMG loot explosion when that elusive item drops for you! By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's As of last week, they'd sold 82,240 packs (including 95 $1,000 packages). Announced just two weeks prior at BlizzCon 2019, Blizzard Entertainment's legendary action RPG is back in all its satanic, profane. Blizz be smart and no more facepalm descisioms!!! "I almost cried on the stage, it was such a strong set of emotions," Wilson tells GameSpot about his reaction to announcing Path of Exile 2 to a crowd of millions of people on-site and online. Our goal [with our announcements] is to show how our game matches up so people can think about the two products, and to show the best action RPG that we can make. As you know, BlizzCon will be happening two weeks before ExileCon. And that means that when people have enjoyed playing [Diablo 4], they can also enjoy playing us because it costs them nothing to get into it. With Path of Exile 2's announcement, Grinding Gear Games founder Chris Wilson thinks there's more than enough room for both games. We haven't yet announced how we're going to get the next iteration into the hands of players, but their feedback is really important to our process so we'll certainly do more rounds of community playtesting. 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