Announcements - Upcoming patch schedule and Open Beta date estimate - Forum

I just wondered, I read or heard several times that they opt for about 100 skill gems on release day, which is about twice as much as there are now. Yet there is no mention of any major skill gem addition here. Is it still planned to add so many skill gems?	Posted by golem09#3277 on Jun 25, 2012, 11:43:12 AM Alpha Member Quote this Post
If you'll ever implement a (real) crafting system (with resources extraction, recipes, etc.), well, my soul will be yours :) Oh, by the way: this game looks totally awesome. Seriuosly, you guys did an excellent job. 9 out of the 10 voices in my head say I'm not crazy. The 10th is singing the Tetris music.	Posted by ingannatorex82#1343 on Jun 26, 2012, 5:22:37 PM Quote this Post
Thanks for the update - nice to see the schedule is not being rushed.	Posted by trcanberra#6547 on Jun 27, 2012, 9:07:20 PM Quote this Post
I have just found out about this game via some forums, to then watch it on TotalBiscuit's 'WTF Is ...?' video. I am really looking forward to the open beta, looked very good and polished even from an almost year old video.	Posted by Ascen#2184 on Jul 1, 2012, 8:41:48 PM Quote this Post
" golem09 wrote: I just wondered, I read or heard several times that they opt for about 100 skill gems on release day, which is about twice as much as there are now. Yet there is no mention of any major skill gem addition here. Is it still planned to add so many skill gems? Currently there are 73(give or take 1 or 2) skill gems. This does not include supports. If you read the OP you will see that it does say that more skill gems will/may be coming. They are just not listed as highlights for the patches. http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/36608 FAQ made through many hours of enduring global chat in Normal	Posted by Dark0mens#7098 on Jul 2, 2012, 12:19:49 PM Quote this Post
Whats the latest on the upcoming patch? Should be some news any day right?	Posted by SEOINAGE#6531 on Jul 5, 2012, 3:19:35 PM Quote this Post
I really hope that either act 3 is pretty long, or that you really have left room in to add additional acts as time goes by. The game felt too short, but it was a touch more challenging since the patch.	Posted by LaughingSeraphim#0073 on Jul 9, 2012, 6:13:57 PM Quote this Post
" WhiteBoy88 wrote: " unsmith wrote: ...being stupid hard. That's the entire point of the end-game in PoE. It's supposed to be excruciatingly difficult. Actually, the 3rd difficulty was supposed to be like that. After tons of complaints, they added the 4th difficulty and made it very hard so players could beat the 3rd rather easily. After even more complaints, they added MoC to take the place of the stupidly difficult difficulty. Players just don't understand that it's supposed to be that hard. No one is supposed to be able to finish that last act and move on to the end-game with smooth progression. It's supposed to challenge even the best players with the best characters. After months and months of gearing and leveling, a character should handle it decently, but still not easily. Agreed, and I hope that it won't get too easy. Players have come to suck of late. Challenge? Ohhhh noooos! Seriously though, worst case, make a switch to let those of us who enjoy it have the stupid difficult.	Posted by LaughingSeraphim#0073 on Jul 9, 2012, 6:17:25 PM Quote this Post
" LaughingSeraphim wrote: I really hope that either act 3 is pretty long, or that you really have left room in to add additional acts as time goes by. The game felt too short, but it was a touch more challenging since the patch. http://www.pathofexile.com/news/dev-diary/	Posted by Deleted on Jul 9, 2012, 9:40:46 PM
" A few months ago, we stated that we hoped to enter Open Beta in June. Some of the crucial features that we must enter Open Beta with are not yet finished, so we will delay the Open Beta until they are. As mentioned above, we expect that this will be mid-August. While we strongly believe that this estimate is accurate, we will update it over time if work progresses ahead or behind of schedule. Curious to know if you guys are still within the ballpark estimate of making the mid-august for open beta? Not that it matters if you do or don't, as I cherish the fact that you guys take your time and get things done correctly before putting a patch out. Just a curiosity that's all. Last edited by zeuz#3324 on Jul 10, 2012, 4:00:53 PM	Posted by zeuz#3324 on Jul 10, 2012, 3:44:57 PM Quote this Post