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Grim dawns new expansion just came out and introduced shapeshifting for the first time. It has the classic werewolf form that honestly plays so poorly and clunky compared to diablo 4 or Poe 2's warewolf. Even D2R's werewolf is much better. The wereraven on the other hand is so unique as a caster type and plays so well. It reminds me of the insect transform in last epoch or the wyvern in POE 2 (in that it is unique). I get that everyone loves werewolf/werebear but at this point I prefer if games try something new as those archetypes have been done to death with little difference.

One of the developers teased that there is a 3rd wareform in the game (outside of warewolf and wareraven). He said its a secret in the game so I am wondering if it is tied to an item the same as in poe 2 the daemon form is tied to a unique item. What do you guys think?

In RTS games I generally prefer slower unit movement such as AOE2/4 or the old tiberium sun is a good example of this. where the units move at a good pace so you can focus on economy and strategy. I have noticed a lot more recent games only have fast paced units like tempest rising or the new zero space. they will just run across the map in a second and it gives little time to breathe.

Did they explain how the scaling of Shapeshifting will work? For example the weapon or weapons carried by your character does those stats get ignored in another form? and what about armor and other items? would be curious to know

I am a bit confused on the new areas being added with Fangs of Astakarn. They said its as big as like 80% of the base game, but will it be like all the other DLC's where it is added after the last DLC and you need to play through all the old content before you get to it? Or will it be different where you can reach it earlier? It would seem a waste if you could only start it once you've already finished all the old content

I have played many fantasy style games in various different genres and in my opinion Pillars 1 has the best narrative of any fantasy game. The setup, lore, detail, characters etc were all perfect to me. The second game also has an interesting and well done story, but the first game I would call a masterpiece. Where would you guys rank the Pillars story vs other fantasy games?

I play almost all the major ARPGs, while I do like Poe2 the most (so I am biased) I do think its inarguable they have the best Boss fights.

IMO a good boss fight needs a few important elements:

1. Satisfying challenge (not just difficult for thew sake of it but a good challenge where if you figure out the mechanic or the solution and beat the boss you feel you overcame it)

2.Well designed and fun mechanics

3.Great theme and scale that it feels like an epic fight

4.Extra details that enhance the experience (dialog in the fight, lore added, stages etc.)

Diablo 4 in its current version has maybe 4+ of these Bosses (Mephisto, Lilith, Inarius, maybe some of the Pit lord Bosses) Poe 2 with the 0.5 endgame content added has probably 50+ in total that IMO meet the criteria for fantastic Boss fights. A lot of other older ARPGS might have 1 or 2 but they also mostly fall flat in some category.

PS:I am not a diablo hater I also play that game a ton, but I think Poe 2 is just superior to all others when in comes to Bosses.

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