As someone who has never played and will l be buying the EA version I have a few questions

[kevinbyr]

I recently discovered that I like this type of game after playing Diablo IV so I will be buying the EA but I'm unsure of what some of the items do and what version to buy. iF ANYONE COULD TAKE THE TIME TO EXPLAIN THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

What do stash tabs do? What do pets do? What is the value of coins in Real world dollars? (I'm assuming that is a currency for purchasing items)

Can these items be earned in game via grinding? Is this like a mobile game where it can be p2w or just does it just help you get stronger faster?

Is there any benefit to getting a jump on the game in EA in a competitive sense or is it just because you want to play now instead of 6 months from now?

Thank You!

[Vatel]

Why even ask on Steam forums, when there many videos explaining excactly what you're asking

[kevinbyr]

ummm....

because I could probably get an explanation in 2 minutes rather than spending an hour combing thru and watching several different videos?

Last time I checked this was a discussion forum

Not all of us spend our lives on discussion forums and video games/You Tube

[Bryan]

Stash tabs hold items you find and can do some QOL automation. So instead of manually organizing your inventory, you can set it up that certain items go in certain places. For serious endgame, having stashtabs that auto-sort your currencies and maps is almost neccesary. The rest are more optional. Pets are purely cosmetic. They can follow you throughout the world or wait for you in your hideout but they don't have any gameplay impact. People who are serious about POE play the leagues which reset every ~3 months with new mechanics introduced for each one of them. There is a permanent league which is always an update behind (it never features the latest league mechanics).

[kevinbyr]

Originally posted by Bryan:

Stash tabs hold items you find and can do some QOL automation. So instead of manually organizing your inventory, you can set it up that certain items go in certain places. For serious endgame, having stashtabs that auto-sort your currencies and maps is almost neccesary. The rest are more optional. Pets are purely cosmetic. They can follow you throughout the world or wait for you in your hideout but they don't have any gameplay impact. People who are serious about POE play the leagues which reset every ~3 months with new mechanics introduced for each one of them. There is a permanent league which is always an update behind (it never features the latest league mechanics).

Perfect thank you very much for the help!

[みさかりん]

1)There are many different kinds of stash tab. You'd really want a currency stash tab and a map stash tab since it's gonna be a mess if you use regular stash stab to keep your currency and maps. Depends on how big your budget is, having different kinds of stash tab will make your crafting in end game and organizing stuff more easily.

- Pets do nothing and is purely cosmetic.

2)All the MTX/cosmetics that are in the cash shop can be earned in game during "events". By events, GGG will make an announcement if X event will happened and will showcase what cosmetic you can get by doing x milestone on that specific events, outside of those events, you can't earn the shop cosmetics ingame. There is cosmetics rewards every league when you reach a certain number of challenges completed but that is separate from the cosmetic cash shop as these cannot be purchase with money.

- There are no stats on these cosmetics.

3)If you consider knowledge to be a benefit then yes, you'll have knowledge where to get skill points, where to find x item for y quest and so on. The more knowledge of the layout and how to finish a quest, the faster you get to end game and the faster you can farm currency. Aside from that, there's none since all progress from EA will be in EA league and EA league is separate from the normal standard league.

[Nefser]

Don't buy the EA PoE 2 yet!!!

Just download and play PoE for the next few days (or weeks?).

When you think you're ready and 'get' the feel of how PoE plays, then go ahead and buy it.

There is no rush, you won't 'miss' anything by delaying the purchase and you'll get to know something of how the passive skill tree works, skill gems, etc...all for free.

THEN...and only then...would I suggest you buy into PoE 2, as they've potentially improved on many aspects of PoE, so you may want to enjoy the 'better' version of PoE, rather than the legacy one.

[みさかりん]

There's no point in playing POE 1 since fundamentally speaking, POE 2 can be considered a different game. Damage conversion is different, low life threshold is different, there's no mastery, there are no pantheons, some keystone works differently and the notables on the passive tree does not even resemble POE 1 anymore, ascendancy themselves have almost nothing closely resemble their POE 1 counter part aside from ranger, WASD movement is not implemented in POE 1, essence works differently on POE 2 and so on.

But the person above is correct. No rush if you don't want to spend as of now and you won't miss anything.

[Orb of Me]

No rush at all, take your time to get the feel of how PoE works. PoE 2 is definitely a different beast, with a lot of changes from the first game that will make the experience feel fresh, so there’s no harm in waiting. You can try PoE 1 to get used to the basics, but PoE 2 will have its own mechanics that are pretty far removed from the first. Plus, you won’t miss much by waiting to buy EA, and you can see how the game evolves when the full version drops. No harm in taking your time to jump in at the right moment!

[ScandiDiver]

Originally posted by kevinbyr:

I recently discovered that I like this type of game after playing Diablo IV so I will be buying the EA but I'm unsure of what some of the items do and what version to buy. iF ANYONE COULD TAKE THE TIME TO EXPLAIN THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

What do stash tabs do? What do pets do? What is the value of coins in Real world dollars? (I'm assuming that is a currency for purchasing items)

Can these items be earned in game via grinding? Is this like a mobile game where it can be p2w or just does it just help you get stronger faster?

Is there any benefit to getting a jump on the game in EA in a competitive sense or is it just because you want to play now instead of 6 months from now?

Thank You!

1. Stash tabs are for storing and selling items, currency etc you find in the game. You tend to find a lot of items and currency in this game so a few extra stash tabs are almost mandatory unless you play without trading. However, you get 300coins to buy mtx for from the cheapest 30usd supporter pack. 1premium tab are pretty much mandatory even for beginners if you want to trade items, a currency tab are highly recommended but not mandatory. Except for a premium tab for trading you can save those remaining coins for stash tabs and buy them one by one as you progress the game and feel you need one.

2. Pets are cosmetic only as far as i know.

3. 30usd supporter pack also give you 30usd worth of coins, which are 300coins. So usd x10 should give a rough estimate how many coins you get from 1usd.

4. Nothing are really p2w in this game. Your character aren´t getting stronger from any mtx. But having some extra stash tabs make inventory management and trading quicker and easier, saving you time and you can spend more time killing monsters and less time managing inventory and trading. So in that sense indirectly you get stronger from the tabs. However, that´s mostly for experienced players already knowing the basics trying to min/max their farming time, new to the genre learning the basics of PoE, how the skill tre work etc, inventory managment time saved from tabs wont be your biggest issue.

5. Unless you planning to hardcore play the game pretty much 24/7 to be world first to beat content, put out guides etc, In a competitive sense there´s zero reason to jump on the game in EA, it´s just because you want to play now instead of 6months from now.

The game have league/season resets every few months, adding some new content and resetting the economy every season. All the previous seasons are gather in whats called permanent league/season. But most players don´t take the permanent league serious, it´s mostly used for casuals and trying new builds between leagues/seasons since you will have a lot of chars/items/currency there.

[Nefser]

Originally posted by みさかりん:

There's no point in playing POE 1 since fundamentally speaking, POE 2 can be considered a different game. Damage conversion is different, low life threshold is different, there's no mastery, there are no pantheons, some keystone works differently and the notables on the passive tree does not even resemble POE 1 anymore, ascendancy themselves have almost nothing closely resemble their POE 1 counter part aside from ranger, WASD movement is not implemented in POE 1, essence works differently on POE 2 and so on.

But the person above is correct. No rush if you don't want to spend as of now and you won't miss anything.

I disagree. I have seen what PoE looks like and I suspect PoE 2 will feel similar. It has loads of skill gems for different capabilities, etc.

I played loads of ARPG's, including all the Diablo's, and the game style/feel is different enough, I think it's worth it.

Besides, there's nothing to lose, you get a feel for having to manage inventory and various currencies, etc. and just knowing what the BASE game feels and plays like, and what PoE 2 is based on has got to make it even easier to get up to speed in PoE 2.

Nothing I've seen or heard about PoE 2 makes me think it's a complete departure from how PoE played.

[ScandiDiver]

Originally posted by Vatel:

Why even ask on Steam forums, when there many videos explaining excactly what you're asking

♥♥♥♥♥♥ attitude. Not everyone have time or even the interest to spend hours looking for information in videos.

It´s completely fine to ask more experienced players for help in the forums.

Like it or not, casuals are majority of the player base and in many if not most games make up for the majority of a games income, the more income, the more and better content everyone can get. Being welcoming and friendly to new players are beneficial to everyone.

[Nefser]

Originally posted by ScandiDiver:

Originally posted by Vatel:

Why even ask on Steam forums, when there many videos explaining excactly what you're asking

♥♥♥♥♥♥ attitude. Not everyone have time or even the interest to spend hours looking for information in videos.

It´s completely fine to ask more experienced players for help in the forums.

Like it or not, casuals are majority of the player base and in many if not most games make up for the majority of a games income, the more income, the more and better content everyone can get. Being welcoming and friendly to new players are beneficial to everyone.

Well, I completely agree with Vatel. I don't know why people can't do a simple search (and using AI tools like Perplexity AI can make it even easier and summarise it for you) on the web and find the content that answers their question, rather than go to the effort of putting in a question on a forum and getting a bunch of randoms to give various levels of feedback.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/path-of-exile-2-i-recently-dis-CQF_LEupSY2BkT2ycFq6OQ

(I just asked the question, just as the OP did in the forum - yep, it's that easy)

[ScandiDiver]

Originally posted by Nefser:

Originally posted by みさかりん:

There's no point in playing POE 1 since fundamentally speaking, POE 2 can be considered a different game. Damage conversion is different, low life threshold is different, there's no mastery, there are no pantheons, some keystone works differently and the notables on the passive tree does not even resemble POE 1 anymore, ascendancy themselves have almost nothing closely resemble their POE 1 counter part aside from ranger, WASD movement is not implemented in POE 1, essence works differently on POE 2 and so on.

But the person above is correct. No rush if you don't want to spend as of now and you won't miss anything.

I disagree. I have seen what PoE looks like and I suspect PoE 2 will feel similar. It has loads of skill gems for different capabilities, etc.

I played loads of ARPG's, including all the Diablo's, and the game style/feel is different enough, I think it's worth it.

Besides, there's nothing to lose, you get a feel for having to manage inventory and various currencies, etc. and just knowing what the BASE game feels and plays like, and what PoE 2 is based on has got to make it even easier to get up to speed in PoE 2.

Nothing I've seen or heard about PoE 2 makes me think it's a complete departure from how PoE played.

I agree, even though a lot of things are different, there´s also a lot of similarities in PoE1 and PoE2. It will definitely be quicker and easier to learn PoE2 if you have played PoE1.

[ScandiDiver]

Originally posted by Nefser:

Originally posted by ScandiDiver:

♥♥♥♥♥♥ attitude. Not everyone have time or even the interest to spend hours looking for information in videos.

It´s completely fine to ask more experienced players for help in the forums.

Like it or not, casuals are majority of the player base and in many if not most games make up for the majority of a games income, the more income, the more and better content everyone can get. Being welcoming and friendly to new players are beneficial to everyone.

Well, I completely agree with Vatel. I don't know why people can't do a simple search (and using AI tools like Perplexity AI can make it even easier and summarise it for you) on the web and find the content that answers their question, rather than go to the effort of putting in a question on a forum and getting a bunch of randoms to give various levels of feedback.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/path-of-exile-2-i-recently-dis-CQF_LEupSY2BkT2ycFq6OQ

(I just asked the question, just as the OP did in the forum - yep, it's that easy)

Not everyone that play games, especially casual gamers even know how to use an AI tool. Completely pointless to talk down to beginners just because they spend more time in IRL and less time infront of a screen then you do, and thereby have less knowledge about AI tools, search engines etc.

It´s completely fine to ask in the forums. If you don´t like a question you can just ignore it. If you spend so much time on the forums you get annoyed by things like this. Maybe time to learn more about IRL life and less time in-front of the screen. =)

[kevinbyr]

Originally posted by ScandiDiver:

Originally posted by Nefser:

Well, I completely agree with Vatel. I don't know why people can't do a simple search (and using AI tools like Perplexity AI can make it even easier and summarise it for you) on the web and find the content that answers their question, rather than go to the effort of putting in a question on a forum and getting a bunch of randoms to give various levels of feedback.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/path-of-exile-2-i-recently-dis-CQF_LEupSY2BkT2ycFq6OQ

(I just asked the question, just as the OP did in the forum - yep, it's that easy)

Not everyone that play games, especially casual gamers even know how to use an AI tool. Completely pointless to talk down to beginners just because they spend more time in IRL and less time infront of a screen then you do, and thereby have less knowledge about AI tools, search engines etc.

It´s completely fine to ask in the forums. If you don´t like a question you can just ignore it. If you spend so much time on the forums you get annoyed by things like this. Maybe time to learn more about IRL life and less time in-front of the screen. =)

Originally posted by Nefser:

Originally posted by ScandiDiver:

♥♥♥♥♥♥ attitude. Not everyone have time or even the interest to spend hours looking for information in videos.

It´s completely fine to ask more experienced players for help in the forums.

Like it or not, casuals are majority of the player base and in many if not most games make up for the majority of a games income, the more income, the more and better content everyone can get. Being welcoming and friendly to new players are beneficial to everyone.

Well, I completely agree with Vatel. I don't know why people can't do a simple search (and using AI tools like Perplexity AI can make it even easier and summarise it for you) on the web and find the content that answers their question, rather than go to the effort of putting in a question on a forum and getting a bunch of randoms to give various levels of feedback.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/path-of-exile-2-i-recently-dis-CQF_LEupSY2BkT2ycFq6OQ

(I just asked the question, just as the OP did in the forum - yep, it's that easy)

That was well put, thank you.

I'm 57 and never used an AI tool in my life. I don't have the time to browse videos on every question on every game I have ever played or figure out how an AI tool works when typing a 2 minute post gave me the answers I needed.

As I said earlier this is a discussion forum.

For everyone that helped,

thank you!