It's a free to play game that has a diablo 2 feel. The open beta came out on the 23rd, so everyone in pretty new. There are no character wipes so should give it a try.
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We have quite a few people playing from HeRO so you should come check it out.
damn, i've been so busy IRL nowadays, i really should race more... got some real good itamz through racing but i never have the time to really play for late game progression >.<
POE did have some issues in alpha, but nowadays it's clearly a much more polished product. Even if it's still "beta" - nowadays most f2p games tend to be in "permanent beta", but it doesn't mean they're "bad" or "unfinished".
imho check out recent youtube uploads by other players in youtube and try it out for a bit. Pretty sure you'll get blown away by how much they amped the graphics and the amount of possible customizations you can do to the skills and builds.