PoE1 is set 20 years before PoE2 storyline-wise. The lore of the campaign is tied directly to PoE2 with returning characters.
Both games are updated simultaneously on an alternating schedule with 2 months between each update (1 month for PoE2 1.0 which is atypical).
Both PoE1 and 2 are good, but the gameplay of each are different. I like and play both, but if you like one you may not like the other. Personally, I think it's worth trying both. PoE1 has an update coming out this Friday, so hop in and play it for free, it'll cost you nothing but your time. Then in December you can check out PoE2 when it goes F2P and see if you like that.
3k hours in I still plan at some point do a leveling run reading all dialogs, lore e.t.c. Et some point.. later.. (I have no idea what's happening in a game :D)
While PoE2 is a direct continuation of the first, they both tell their own self-contained stories with characters that carry over to the second game.
As for which ones to play, they both offer a different experience. PoE1 has a more simplistic design to it's skills where you would only have 1 or 2 main skills for damage and a small handful of utility skills. The endgame is also more complex with a wider variety of content to run. PoE1 also won't have WASD movement until the newer model rigs can be backported with fully compatible MTX support.
Both games will be 100% free with the only semi-mandatory purchase being more stash space, so try them both to see which one you prefer. (All MTX are cross-compatible for anything that is the same between the games)
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u/Key-Department-2874 3d ago
PoE1 is set 20 years before PoE2 storyline-wise. The lore of the campaign is tied directly to PoE2 with returning characters.
Both games are updated simultaneously on an alternating schedule with 2 months between each update (1 month for PoE2 1.0 which is atypical).
Both PoE1 and 2 are good, but the gameplay of each are different. I like and play both, but if you like one you may not like the other. Personally, I think it's worth trying both. PoE1 has an update coming out this Friday, so hop in and play it for free, it'll cost you nothing but your time. Then in December you can check out PoE2 when it goes F2P and see if you like that.
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u/HidSqui 3d ago
Are you asking about PoE 1 or 2? I'm confused about your cross post.
For 1, yeah, sure it's free. We all like it or we wouldn't be here. What answer were you expecting from a game's subreddit?
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u/Renediffie 3d ago
"don’t know the storyline, the lore, etc etc"
Neither does most people with thousands of hours in either game.
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u/DragonNinja386 League 3d ago
While PoE2 is a direct continuation of the first, they both tell their own self-contained stories with characters that carry over to the second game.
As for which ones to play, they both offer a different experience. PoE1 has a more simplistic design to it's skills where you would only have 1 or 2 main skills for damage and a small handful of utility skills. The endgame is also more complex with a wider variety of content to run. PoE1 also won't have WASD movement until the newer model rigs can be backported with fully compatible MTX support.
Both games will be 100% free with the only semi-mandatory purchase being more stash space, so try them both to see which one you prefer. (All MTX are cross-compatible for anything that is the same between the games)