Online/offline mode and deluxe edition

[Ro]

What is the difference between them? Is it solo or multiplayer?

And is the deluxe edition must buy? Or base game just fine?

Thnx for the honest reply.

[FiilGuud (:]

It has both online and offline features separately, being unable to hop between them with a single character. Offline will have a few features handicapped ( namely selling and/or buying things with merchant guild - hard to have a functional auction house with no players to list or buy items ).

Deluxe and Ultimate upgrades have different amount of cosmetics with them - none which will impact your experience with the base product aside looking differently or having a specific pet. You have to decide yourself if a floating tadpole-looking thing is worth the extra $15 - $30 for you on top of the armor they offer with different packages.
For gameplay and content purposes, base game is fine for the foreseeable future as per devs.

[Ro]

Originally posted by FiilGuud (::

It has both online and offline features separately, being unable to hop between them with a single character. Offline will have a few features handicapped ( namely selling and/or buying things with merchant guild - hard to have a functional auction house with no players to list or buy items ).

Deluxe and Ultimate upgrades have different amount of cosmetics with them - none which will impact your experience with the base product aside looking differently or having a specific pet. You have to decide yourself if a floating tadpole-looking thing is worth the extra $15 - $30 for you on top of the armor they offer with different packages.
For gameplay and content purposes, base game is fine for the foreseeable future as per devs.

I'm debating whether to start this game or Grim Dawn. Have you played GD and which Arpg do you like better? Ty!
And thnx for your response. 👌

[Cyrus]

Originally posted by Ro:

Originally posted by FiilGuud (::

It has both online and offline features separately, being unable to hop between them with a single character. Offline will have a few features handicapped ( namely selling and/or buying things with merchant guild - hard to have a functional auction house with no players to list or buy items ).

Deluxe and Ultimate upgrades have different amount of cosmetics with them - none which will impact your experience with the base product aside looking differently or having a specific pet. You have to decide yourself if a floating tadpole-looking thing is worth the extra $15 - $30 for you on top of the armor they offer with different packages.
For gameplay and content purposes, base game is fine for the foreseeable future as per devs.

I'm debating whether to start this game or Grim Dawn. Have you played GD and which Arpg do you like better? Ty!
And thnx for your response. 👌

I played both, neither are comparable as they have different goals and different art style. Grimdawn may be better if you want an immediate complete experience

[JohnMiller92]

Originally posted by Cyrus:

Originally posted by Ro:

I'm debating whether to start this game or Grim Dawn. Have you played GD and which Arpg do you like better? Ty!
And thnx for your response. 👌

I played both, neither are comparable as they have different goals and different art style. Grimdawn may be better if you want an immediate complete experience

grim yawn is pure trash. floaty based character movement and no official servers/economy. don't recommend that trash again

LE is mountains better

[tiamats4esgares]

Originally posted by Ro:

Originally posted by FiilGuud (::

It has both online and offline features separately, being unable to hop between them with a single character. Offline will have a few features handicapped ( namely selling and/or buying things with merchant guild - hard to have a functional auction house with no players to list or buy items ).

Deluxe and Ultimate upgrades have different amount of cosmetics with them - none which will impact your experience with the base product aside looking differently or having a specific pet. You have to decide yourself if a floating tadpole-looking thing is worth the extra $15 - $30 for you on top of the armor they offer with different packages.
For gameplay and content purposes, base game is fine for the foreseeable future as per devs.

I'm debating whether to start this game or Grim Dawn. Have you played GD and which Arpg do you like better? Ty!
And thnx for your response. 👌

I like LE way better than GD, just look at my playtime in each. GD gets boring. Maps aren't randomly generated and it's easy to get lost. You have to go though the campaign like 3 or 4 times. It's impossible to focus on 1 damage type or even like 2 or 3. I can't really play the way I want. Itemization is boring and more polarized.

LE has none of these issues. Maps sre more random. You only do the campaign once, or even just part of it, then on to the fun end game. You can easily focus on 1 damage type and it's perfectly viable. Itemization is fun and you often get drops that could be better if you craft on them.

[mani45]

Originally posted by Ro:

Originally posted by FiilGuud (::

It has both online and offline features separately, being unable to hop between them with a single character. Offline will have a few features handicapped ( namely selling and/or buying things with merchant guild - hard to have a functional auction house with no players to list or buy items ).

Deluxe and Ultimate upgrades have different amount of cosmetics with them - none which will impact your experience with the base product aside looking differently or having a specific pet. You have to decide yourself if a floating tadpole-looking thing is worth the extra $15 - $30 for you on top of the armor they offer with different packages.
For gameplay and content purposes, base game is fine for the foreseeable future as per devs.

I'm debating whether to start this game or Grim Dawn. Have you played GD and which Arpg do you like better? Ty!
And thnx for your response. 👌

Man I have about 200+ hours in Grim Dawn and I love it to bits. Cant say the same about LE, tried but not my thing.

[stylez]

IMO the games compare like this:
Go to Grim Dawn if you want the next logical step up from Diablo 2.
Go to LE if you want a less complicated PoE.

Or just play both.

Originally posted by tiamats4esgares:

You have to go though the campaign like 3 or 4 times.

Forgotten Gods expansion changed this so you can start a lvl 1 char in Elite or Ultimate.

[jamesc70]

Without playing this; checking reviews and forums before I buy, but as a long time ARPG fan.

PoE *was* the greatest ARPG ever (4,000+ hours played), yes it is complicated which I personally love. It is too convoluted now with 20+ seasons of mechanics folded into the base game though.

Diablo 2 (20,000+ hours played) is close but lacks the depth of character customization. D3 + 4 (300 hours each played) just plain suck imo.

Grim Dawn (900 hours played); just love it except for the crucible which I'm not a fan of. Blizz should look at how interesting stats on items should be made - not % dmg to close enemies nonsense.

Would you guys that own LE and have played PoE say the lack of complexity in LE annoys you or maybe you just don't notice it?

[Scarsick]

Originally posted by Ro:

Originally posted by FiilGuud (::

It has both online and offline features separately, being unable to hop between them with a single character. Offline will have a few features handicapped ( namely selling and/or buying things with merchant guild - hard to have a functional auction house with no players to list or buy items ).

Deluxe and Ultimate upgrades have different amount of cosmetics with them - none which will impact your experience with the base product aside looking differently or having a specific pet. You have to decide yourself if a floating tadpole-looking thing is worth the extra $15 - $30 for you on top of the armor they offer with different packages.
For gameplay and content purposes, base game is fine for the foreseeable future as per devs.

I'm debating whether to start this game or Grim Dawn. Have you played GD and which Arpg do you like better? Ty!
And thnx for your response. 👌

Don't listen to the clown there, Grim Dawn is an awesome game. You should try it.

[Limp Squirrel]

Originally posted by FiilGuud (::

It has both online and offline features separately, being unable to hop between them with a single character. Offline will have a few features handicapped ( namely selling and/or buying things with merchant guild - hard to have a functional auction house with no players to list or buy items ).

Deluxe and Ultimate upgrades have different amount of cosmetics with them - none which will impact your experience with the base product aside looking differently or having a specific pet. You have to decide yourself if a floating tadpole-looking thing is worth the extra $15 - $30 for you on top of the armor they offer with different packages.
For gameplay and content purposes, base game is fine for the foreseeable future as per devs.

Do the cosmetics from the Deluxe edition also work in Offline mode? My understanding was that all cosmetic items from in-game purchases are available in Online mode only.

[JohnMiller92]

Originally posted by Scarsick:

Originally posted by Ro:

I'm debating whether to start this game or Grim Dawn. Have you played GD and which Arpg do you like better? Ty!
And thnx for your response. 👌

Don't listen to the clown there, Grim Dawn is an awesome game. You should try it.

it's so awesome it's dead af and has no official mp servers or economy, and not a threat to any arpg on the market. i love your logic

good ol sunk cost fallacy strikes again

[stylez]

Originally posted by JohnMiller92:

Originally posted by Scarsick:

Don't listen to the clown there, Grim Dawn is an awesome game. You should try it.

it's so awesome it's dead af and has no official mp servers or economy, and not a threat to any arpg on the market. i love your logic

good ol sunk cost fallacy strikes again

A singleplayer-focused game doesn't have official multiplayer servers or a multiplayer economy? Say it ain't so!