Path of Exile now in Open Beta!

For those of you in the crowd who haven't played a good action RPG in ages, Path of Exile may be for you. Developed by Grinding Gear Games (a New Zealand company), I feel PoE has the potential to dethrone Diablo 3 as the best ARPG of the world. Seriously, it has many features that Diablo 3 should have had, and people have been calling it a spiritual successor to Diablo 2 for quite a while. Here's some of the things that Path of Exile has that are unique among ARPGs:

• A passive skill tree with 1350 passive skills!
• A barter system for currency. You're not going to be grinding for gold. The items you grind for have inherent value since they can be used!
• Linked sockets and skill gems, meaning that your active skills are a function of the gems you have equipped, and support gems can modify said abilities. Contrast with nearly every other ARPG where classes get skills based on their job.
• Maps allow the player to create additional randomized dungeons with special enemies you won't be able to find in the main game.

I could go on, but you should check out my review at Hubpages: http://winterfate.hubpages.com/hub/Path-of-Exile-A-Review

If you're already playing Path of Exile, then perhaps you are better served by this link: http://winterfate.hubpages.com/hub/Path-of-Exile-Tips-and-Tricks-Helpful-Resources-for-the-Starting-Player

In any case, comments and feedback are appreciated!

In other news, 13 days until I can get Fire Emblem: Awakening! (12 days for the actual release; I'll be getting it a day late because of delivery/shipping date discrepancies in GameStop Puerto Rico...boo!)

Until the next time, take care and have fun! ;)

-Winterfate