I'm not super familiar with either (only played D2 very briefly), but isn't PoE basically just a more in-depth D2? Wouldn't they both be considered "thinking man's ARPGs". I just made that up, but ...

The holy Crusader makes a triumphant entrance into the foray of Diablo 3 with a host of righteous abilities. The Crusader is a melee-focused character that strengthens the resolve of allies while ...

I think the D3 philosophy is, it's a loot grinding game. So, if your character becomes too intrinsically powerful (more like D2 in this regard) then there's not really a ton of motivation to grind the ...