Path of Exile: Ascendancy (News Coverage)

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Nyurael wrote:

will it be possible to swtich between the Ascendancy Classes ?
Or do i need 3 rangers in future ?
anyone can answer this ?

The MMORPG write up states 'These class picks are permanent and players can only select a single Ascendancy class per character'.
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/747/feature/10315/Venture-Into-the-Labyrinth-in-Ascendancy.html/page/1

Whether there will be an undo option like Orb of Regret for this Ascendancy class system I haven't read that anywhere yet.

ugh, just switched my classic summoner 2 SRS cause I really see no point in continuing on my scion, guess she will just remain naked until OR if I find a use for her...luckily they were same level just scion was closer to level than the witch...cost me 100 regrets, 20 of which went to fix my bandit reward...thanks alot! This is something that should of been done on launch, ive made fun of the lack of class identity with friends for ages now, but the light bulb should of came on during creation, not years down the freaking road!

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Odoakar wrote:

How do you not get it? Witch summoner was always a more optimal summoner build than any other class. Ascendacy classes won't change anything, you are still free to play less optimal build and think you are cool and special snowflake because you are not playing what most of others are.

It is not about the OP choice... it is all about fun. And limitations kill exactly that.
I want to have fun and not to pick the ONLY OPTIMAL option.

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bootdisk wrote:

I want to have fun and not to pick the ONLY OPTIMAL option.

So how exactly do the upcoming changes change that?

Until Ascendancy it was like this: "My mara summoner/sword ranger can't do level 70 maps or Atziri, but at least i'm having fun :)"

After Ascendancy it will be like this: "My mara summoner/sword ranger can't do level 70 maps or Atziri, but at least i'm having fun :)"

This gives a new purpose to your class choice. One that was far less important before, regarding where you start, and who you are.

I also don't think the dungeon full of traps would have been anywhere near as realistic before lockstep. Pretty cool how changes past, present, and future can come together.

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7thSlap wrote:

So far I started with the warbands league, therefor my question:

When the new extension coming out, will be there a whole new league or will all of my (standard) character be able to join the labyrinth?

both, new league, standard will still be there, both will have this expansion and all the stuffs shown. The new league that lands along with it will have its own special league mods etc that they will announce nearer the time. This is all just core game expansion theyre showing, it will be included in every league.

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justinmm1988 wrote:

ugh, just switched my classic summoner 2 SRS cause I really see no point in continuing on my scion, guess she will just remain naked until OR if I find a use for her...luckily they were same level just scion was closer to level than the witch...cost me 100 regrets, 20 of which went to fix my bandit reward...thanks alot! This is something that should of been done on launch, ive made fun of the lack of class identity with friends for ages now, but the light bulb should of came on during creation, not years down the freaking road!

i feel like ur jumping the gun a bit, you dont even know what the scions options are yet and theres 3 months of development and possible changes to the systems before this is actually going to be in the game.

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AbdulAlhazred wrote:

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SmilingKnight wrote:

Hello. Can you just tell me plz. Third ranger class will be for melee build or not?
Why would I play melee ranger now (91 lvl atm) if its possibly "dead" already?

The Raider class specialization can be used for melee Rangers. While it's not built specifically for them, it's better than nothing. It seems the Ranger identity is going to lean much more towards bows and projectiles.

raider is insane for melee, avatar of onslaught is absolutely nuts





melee ranger will always be a thing.

GREAT GGG ! So many new stuff... that's getting me very impatient !
Since your begining on beta version you're still improving this game so well making it more complex and never boring patch after patch. Really good way on the video games mmo's industry today ! Keep working on.

ps : BTW sorry for my approximate english :)

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Tom7i wrote:

So how exactly do the upcoming changes change that?

Until Ascendancy it was like this: "My mara summoner/sword ranger can't do level 70 maps or Atziri, but at least i'm having fun :)"

After Ascendancy it will be like this: "My mara summoner/sword ranger can't do level 70 maps or Atziri, but at least i'm having fun :)"

You are looking too narrow... this is a game and it should be more fun that just a plain completion of the OPTIMAL path/build.

Very impressive. Looking forward to seeing the 3rd Ranger reveal (hoping it is melee friendly), as well as the other two Witch reveals. I love the Labyrinth concept, and how it changes daily. It gives players another activity that is a bit different than maps.

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Snorkle_uk wrote:

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justinmm1988 wrote:

ugh, just switched my classic summoner 2 SRS cause I really see no point in continuing on my scion, guess she will just remain naked until OR if I find a use for her...luckily they were same level just scion was closer to level than the witch...cost me 100 regrets, 20 of which went to fix my bandit reward...thanks alot! This is something that should of been done on launch, ive made fun of the lack of class identity with friends for ages now, but the light bulb should of came on during creation, not years down the freaking road!

i feel like ur jumping the gun a bit, you dont even know what the scions options are yet and theres 3 months of development and possible changes to the systems before this is actually going to be in the game.

I disagree, my Scion SRS is the one I decided to try and take the furthest...so why would I do that if witch is built around summoning? Have you seen the revealed tree?! Skill duration, cast speed, you really think scion will offer something to rival that? I mean maybe I am, I can always switch my witch back to classic with the passive tree reset, and she will be leveled farther and have more points....just don't see a point in continuing on my Scion on the very off chance her tree, or possible trees line up good enough for SRS.