Official Path of Exile Release Trailer

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Damien_GGG wrote:

Sorry for those who weren't happy with the trailer.

I did, in fact, put more effort into it than the Open Beta trailer, as did the rest of our team, and had equally as little sleep out of the whole thing, but I understand that some had expectations that were not met. On a personal level, I'm very happy with the edit and feel that it's technically a more polished and refined accomplishment than the Open Beta Trailer. I am really proud to showcase the work of some of the very talented people at Grinding Gear Games, not to mention the great soundtrack from Kamil Orman Janowski, and it's a shame that some feel we didn't put our best foot forward.

Fortunately, this is not the whole story.

We felt that we'd like to create a bitesize cinematic story trailer this time round - to appeal to a common demographic i.e the large proportion of viewers who dropped out early from watching the OB Trailer - followed up by a fuller gameplay trailer, more along the lines of the Open Beta Trailer.

I agree with the key points made here - focus on all characters and story, explain key gameplay differentiation (skill tree, etc.); we felt that we'd separate these elements out this time to provide two different entry points for two different audiences, so rest assured, these things will be addressed in the forthcoming trailer.

We're putting as much effort into the new gameplay trailer as we ever have into anything so I hope you'll find something of interest in it!

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ephetat wrote:

I was one of the harsher critics of the trailer, so I will respond by saying that the news about a follow-up video makes me happy. Though I feel that, if this was your plan from the beginning, you would have been better served by naming the first trailer the Scion Class trailer instead of the Release trailer. That would also have made much of my gripes irrelevant, as I had evaluated the trailer on its possible appeal to a completely uninformed audience. To reiterate: I was not personally mortified by the trailer, I just felt it did not and would not do anything to entice new players into trying a wonderful, intellectually respectful ARPG experience.

Thank you for your response, Damien.

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Damien_GGG wrote:

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ephetat wrote:

I was one of the harsher critics of the trailer, so I will respond by saying that the news about a follow-up video makes me happy. Though I feel that, if this was your plan from the beginning, you would have been better served by naming the first trailer the Scion Class trailer instead of the Release trailer. That would also have made much of my gripes irrelevant, as I had evaluated the trailer on its possible appeal to a completely uninformed audience. To reiterate: I was not personally mortified by the trailer, I just felt it did not and would not do anything to entice new players into trying a wonderful, intellectually respectful ARPG experience.

Thank you for your response, Damien.

Thanks for the feedback, ephetat! I hope the new trailer addresses the concerns raised here by yourself and others!