Stories from Development: What came from the Original Design?

Nice story GGG

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LeetbakaDX wrote:

First two years of me playing was not even knowing that there were any recipes at all and getting trolled in Global because, somehow, I should have known there was a wiki for the game to begin with...and this was before gaming wiki's were even a popular thing. Now I'm in that stupid spot where it takes 3-4 days to get 10 chaos from the crummy recipe because I can't do high-t maps...

This year is you playing not even knowing that the Chaos Recepie becomes a Regal Recepie at Level 75 and your statement of no Chaos because of no high maps is total trash.
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Ten Acts: No. This was decided in late 2016. Until then, we had five planned acts and a difficulty level structure.

FALSE!!!!!
Chris Wilson said he hoped to add an act each year and have a job working on poe for 10 years or more.

I believe you can find the exact quote in the talk he had with kripp on stream. Which now can be found on youtube.

That dates back before 2016!

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Chris also said a lot of other things,. for example he didn't want mapping to be end game.

I blame xbox money.

Elves?
Orcs?

Lockstep Mode brought me back to the game ♥

See, you had it right from the start.

All the stuff that was in there and planned from the beginning make the great game we have now.

All the stuff that was imagined later (Mystery boxes, Labyrinth, Atlas and Pantheon) are either unnecessary or plane out of place and imho the worst part of the game (lab and lab and lab and especially trials and uber lab).

Back to the roots!

Honestkly though: I love the game and those where nice insights.

Thanks for the insightful article, always cool to hear what goes on (or has gone on!) in the background.

Original design :

Energy Shield: Yes.


You can scratch out this part now :

Energy Shield: No.

As a Game Designer in study I'd love to read that Original GDD if that were possible.