Torchlight 2 Or Path of Exile?

[J]

I am new to this game and i have some experience in Torchlight II, which one would you recommend?

[Captain Pentium]

Path of Exile. Although I like both, I like PoE more.

[J]

Originally posted by Xul:

Path of Exile. Although I like both, I like PoE more.

Why would you recommend Path of Exile more?

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Path of Exile is much more polished, has better item rolling variety, better variety in classes, is actively updated by the developer, has way more content, is totally free and has way better netcode.

[Captain Pentium]

Originally posted by Agret:

Path of Exile is much more polished, has better item rolling variety, better variety in classes, is actively updated by the developer, has way more content, is totally free and has way better netcode.

I don't think I need to add any more to this except Path of Exile is still recieving love from their developers whilst Torchlight as a series has kind of been left by their's.. Although TL2 has mod support while PoE does not.

[J]

Thank you i am convinced, i'll check it out.

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It's true there are some very good mods for Torchlight II but working out which ones are compatible with each other is challenging for me and even though the mods add a lot of stuff some of it is pretty rough and feels only half finished or the way they have done certain things is just hacky or even worse plain overpowered and ruin the balance.

I think PoE is better because it is one cohesive vision and the devs work hard to polish things that don't feel like they are working out. PoE is about to receive a major content expansion in the release of patch 3.0 so it is a great time to download the game and check it out.

[StreamWhenGuy]

Comparing clearly single player with multiplayer features old game with no constant internet requirements, not performance demending at all with Path of Exile is dumb. Think about PoE as an ARPG MMO.

[xetroC]

Comparing the two games is not dumb because they offer similar game experiences. Both are hack&slash ARPGs and the only big difference is that one is online only. Both are build for solo and multiplayer play.
But back to topic I would also recommend POE. While I love the art style of Torchlight and the way classes play, there are much more cool ideas packed into POE.
My opinion is that atm POE is the most fun hack&slash on the market. I think its better than D3, Grim Dawn and even than older gems like Torchlight and Titan Quest.
POE was improving through the years of its development and I hope that the coming patch will improve it further.
We will see at 4th of August. I am waiting. ;)

[Greybeard]

Both are great. If you liked TL2 you will probably like POE also. POE has a steeper learning curve because of all features in it. POE forums and Wiki are a big help for me. Strongly recommend you start with a build from the POE forum, at least for the Passive Skill Tree. Enjoy!

[Landank]

Why not both? I thoroughly enjoy both.

[Heka7]

TL2 is lighter, in gameplay mechanics and tone. It's like the difference between saturday morning cartoons and Game of Thrones. Both are enjoyable, but they are very different

[AAAAAAAAAAH]

I preferred Torchlight for co-op. POE I like much more as a "solo" game.

[Jarnhand]

If all you do is solo casual, the sure compare them. But if you want to play seriously they are not comparable! TL2 is a free to hack relaxed game. PoE is a competetive 'hacker free' online game. Its like comparing a game that can be played with friends, to a MMO; not comparable really since they are 2 very different games.

[Warlord]

Torchlight 2 was more of an attempt to remake Diablo 2. Clearly defined classes, skill points in trees to improve the abilities, stat points to allocate every level.

Path of exile is a whole new approach. Very much open-ended class system (so much that I think POE has no classes) that allows you to change your build drastically without having to change anything on the skill-web.

Personally, I like POE more, but it really REALLY needs a base currency. This barter-based system based on what the game laughably calls "currency" is not my favorite thing. If you hate hate HATE bartering and face-to-face interactions, then be prepared to play POE with slef-found gear and sub-par setups due to not being able to trade.

[Strolok]

Torchlight is a much more relaxed game and better suited to co-op. This one is great too, but feels like an mmo at times. Combat is more polished here, but you'll get punished a lot harder for screwing up a build or wasting points whereas you can just use a respec mod for T2.