Announcing Path of Exile: Bestiary League

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JCOH35 wrote:

Also surprised more people arent upset about the alarming increase of the gear treadmill speed. They just recently made the majority of rare and uniques obselete with shaped/elder items, then added in abysal items which were massively overpowered and now they are implementing another entire new batch of items and crafting methods. So why should I farm my butt off for any of this if its going to replaced by something else again the next league.

I get that eventually everything gets replaced, its the point of any game but not every 2-3 months. Id like to enjoy the gear I work for a little bit longer, not everyone farms 10 mirrors a league like your precious streamers running 40 shaped vaults an hour pee'ng in a bucket under their pc.

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Firefly00 wrote:

Quite aside from the crafting possibilities, Einhar Frey can be the expression of something I've wanted to see in PoE for a long time: an ingame codex. Imagine, if you will, the idea of his tome offering actual detailed information about the various creatures you encounter in Wraeclast, with more detail filling in as you slay more and more of them. Further, the idea that you are learning the art of hunting could be translated ingame by offering damage bonuses versus particular types of creatures as you hit specified kill counts (Tesla vs. Lovecraft does this). The only downside of the Bestiary mechanic I see so far is a minor one: the fact that Tora would have been equally qualified as a presenter... still, it will be interesting to see what these two hunters have to say about each other. Also, it appears the menagerie is a distinct area from your actual hideout; I imagine that, like a hideout, it will grow in size and customization options as you advance Einhar's progression track.

Even if Einhar and his distinct mechanics don't make their way into the core game, I would love to see a codex appear in some form.

I'd also opined that a 'shield toss' would not be unwelcome; that one will now exist amuses me greatly (yes, its spectral projectile explodes on impact instead of bouncing, but that sounds almost as fun).

It also appears that we'll be seeing four new 'sets' of items from the Spirit Beasts. While formal set bonuses don't exist here, I find the fact that we have informal ones interesting. Might I suggest giving each of these sets a corresponding skin pack that is unlocked as an account reward when a character has all the pieces (even if they're then discarded/traded/etc.)? Miniature 'pet' forms of the Spirit Beasts could also be rewards (i.e. 5 Craiceann kills unlocks his miniature version).

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Darkley wrote:

Wow... Pokemon league..... Thats never seen before in any game... Wait...