[Megathread] Path of Exile

[Edge-]

0.1 and 0.2 definitely were slower-paced than POE1's early campaign. However, as I said, there was indeed a matter of access. Crafting was minimal, no league mechanics, no sprint, low drop rates, and so on. The people playing zoomy builds in 0.1 and 0.2 were doing so because they finally got what they needed by the endgame. Not necessarily because it was impossible or unintended for POE2 to be played that way.

0.3 had basically deterministic crafting. So you were gambling for MS boots and a rune just to run from exit to exit. And frankly, you are kinda slow in POE1 early game without the crafting. People are just more familiar with what to do early game in POE. Plus, we have the plethora of drops & currency to speed up as one's know-how allows in POE1 vs. POE2.

POE2 is coming along, but let's face it, it's gonna be years before POE2 is filled out. Play standard league in POE2 right now and just run to the cemetery- the game is BARE.

- - - Updated - - -



- - - Updated - - -

https://www.reddit.com/r/PathOfExile...le_and_shaman/

- - - Updated - - -

Out of nowhere! Djinn Summoner!

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3885168

class page with all the ascendency nodes.

still haven't looked into the league/druid but this ascendency seems cool. i'll give it a whirl

[Gorsameth]

Sorry but the delays on those Djinn abilities looks absolutely miserable.

Dear squishy sorcerer, please tank these mobs for 5 seconds while your non-tracking cone attacking summon spools up.

[Fencers]

Sorry but the delays on those Djinn abilities looks absolutely miserable.

Dear squishy sorcerer, please tank these mobs for 5 seconds while your non-tracking cone attacking summon spools up.

Are you sure? The last 2 leagues, the tankiest characters I played were a Cold Sorc, Piano Spark Sorc and LA Amazon build.

This was before Djinn existed. Even with a nerf to ES, its still hella strong and the CC is ridiculous. Full screen freezes, triple frost bomb boss delete 1-button press, screen wide life leech, 200% MS. What more could this Sorc need?

I really wouldn't call Sorc squishy at all. They might be the tankiest aside from LA Amazon.

- - - Updated - - -

Mathil as Atziri is making me cackle. LMFAO

- - - Updated - - -

Hmm. Bear actually feels pretty good!

- - - Updated - - -

Oh, but werewolf feels amazing! Yeah, I like this feel and pace of melee combat a lot so far.

[Edge-]

oh shit, thought it started at noon pacific.

stupid work, but oh wellk, will dick around a bit.

[Fencers]

Lunar Wolf is really fun. The seamless shapeshifting feels terrific. And, to be honest, the combo gameplay also feels terrific.

Freezing slash a pack, shredding, setting off an ice explosion, and pouncing to the next pack, stun/freezing that pack, triggering an explosion, etc is really cool. The speed of the wolf and the utility of the dragon go a long way here. Even the bear feels good. Like using the slam on the shockwave and just charging through 12 mobs at a time. You feel like a bulldozer.

Absolutely terrific gameplay feel of shapeshifting, IMO.

- - - Updated - - -

The new Incursion is probably the best league mechanic they have done since Synthesis.

[Lorgar Aurelian]

Haven’t really looked into any poe2 info other than the trailers, did all the cat stuff get scrapped and it’s just bears dragon and wolfs?

Would be a shame if it did was really looking forward to being a cat Druid.

[Fencers]

There is no cat stuff.

- - - Updated - - -

Watering plants with orb of storms and thunderstorms is great! This is some Diablo 2 Druid shit.

[Lorgar Aurelian]

There is no cat stuff.

The sadness of a thousand cat gifs, not even the maven could extinguish them all.

[Fencers]

Werewolf feels so fast. I might not always have a wolf tally in offhand just for the speed from now on.

- - - Updated - - -

The incursion temple is cracked. I got a +2 level melee skills talisman enchant and a double corrupt helmet with + level melee skills. This quadrupled my damage on top of the free gem socketing for lunar assault, also from the temple. All in one run.

- - - Updated - - -

POE1 Incursion should be the way it works in POE2. This is basically juicing/mapping in campaign. And its awesome.

Also, watering the plants is bussiness. Cracked.

[Edge-]

leveling my mage as fire and it's fun so far.

the stupid annoying renderer crash remains for me -_-

[Fencers]

leveling my mage as fire and it's fun so far.

the stupid annoying renderer crash remains for me -_-

Are you using Vulkan?


Unrlated; This version of Incursion is my favorite league mechanic from any ARPG. Why isnt THIS the endgame?

Infinite, deterministic, choose your reward farm or bossing dungeons on demand? Holy shit, GGG.

- - - Updated - - -

[Edge-]

Are you using Vulkan?

DX12. I may try Vulcan if it continues. Been a thing since last league and it's wild, figured whatever weird shit was going on would be dealt with by now.

[Fencers]

DX12. I may try Vulcan if it continues. Been a thing since last league and it's wild, figured whatever weird shit was going on would be dealt with by now.

Vulcan is the way.

- - - Updated - - -

The Oracle ascendency is emblematic of the entire design philosophy of GGG.

[Edge-]

so far disciple of varshta is good/fun while leveling

took the fire guy first and he's solid - 0 investment in minions (+1 on ammy that's it) and his passive attacks every 4 seconds do good damage/aoe, his little bomb is nice for clear, and reckoning (his big attack) does very good single target damage. plus he keeps everything just about everything permanently exposed which is nice.

right now i'm just "throw fire shit and invest in crit" in terms of build. will see how this shit goes.

[Fencers]

They oversold Djinn Sorc as a "summoner". The Djinn are more like skills or, at best, a golem.

- - - Updated - - -

If rhey make all the "combo" gameplay in POE2 into the type of gameplay the Primal and Djinn skills feature, then I can dig itm

Playing Wolfpack is an absolute blast. Huge AOE screen clears, fast as hell, wolves everywhere. Even stomp bear slammer and plant watering are terrific.

The tech is phenomenal!

- - - Updated - - -

I would just like to run Incursion. That's it. This is the delve of POE2.

[NightZero88]

I would just like to run Incursion. That's it. This is the delve of POE2.

I'm the opposite as are most of the people I watch stream. The seasonal mechanic is a big miss. It takes FAR to long to run a temple. I've done like 4 and I'm already over it completely. I doubt I'll even get to the final boss at this rate.

I'm not even a fan of this league in general. It's so slow now, with them nerfing everything speed related. Druid doesn't seem to be in a great spot. I'm playing a grenade merc and it's just not sucking me in. This coming from a guy who spent 500 hours in season 1 alone.

[Edge-]

I'm playing a grenade merc and it's just not sucking me in.

this was me last league, just didn't like the archetype at all. might be a bit better with the fixed/buffed mirage archer as a source of more nades, but did not enjoy at all.

[Fencers]

I'm the opposite as are most of the people I watch stream. The seasonal mechanic is a big miss. It takes FAR to long to run a temple. I've done like 4 and I'm already over it completely. I doubt I'll even get to the final boss at this rate.

I'm not even a fan of this league in general. It's so slow now, with them nerfing everything speed related. Druid doesn't seem to be in a great spot. I'm playing a grenade merc and it's just not sucking me in. This coming from a guy who spent 500 hours in season 1 alone.

Incursion temples only take a few minutes to run. By far faster than any other content in the game. Are you building bad layouts?

You know you can bank layouts pieces and make yourself basically a L shaped hallway right to the bosses.

I might have to ask if you also have a bad druid build as well.

I am playing Frost Wolfpack, I am in t15s. Total devastation. I have insane Armour, Crowd Control and damage. I hit one button twice, freeze the screen and Hearld.of Ice blows up the entire map. As a wolf, you also zoom as a passive.

But you can also see Halcyonish, Allie, Lazy Exile, Woolie, Palesteron, Dreamcore, and many others playing bear slams, plant druid, frost wolf, meteor bear, comet wolf, pure plant caster all into endgame.

Those creators each made videos as recently as yesterday destroying content on a variety of druid builds.

6 second map boss kills seems decently speedy.

The meteor bear is supposedly one of the best builds in the game ever.

- - - Updated - - -

I think I am going to reroll into plants. Just cleared some maps with a friend playing Plants. Their build was lights out.

- - - Updated - - -

Putting aside Frost Wolf build for now. Still hitting a wall in POE2 endgame with higher rarity crafting currencies. I am not sure how to overcome this without trade league, but it happens on half my builds where I just can't progress SSF without the greater orbs. Frustarting.

Rolling Plant Blood Mage.

- - - Updated - - -

New patch notes.

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3890041

[NightZero88]

Fubs chat is on fire after they just nerfed the abyss strat. Rich get richer, exploit early and often as they say.

[Fencers]

I would not say that is an exploit. Anyone could have done it. They can't fix bugs based on players speed to endgame.

Fubgun prints Divs in every POE1 and POE2 league. How many player were realistically competing with Fub or Carn in Keepers, 0.3, Mercenaries, 0.2, Settlers, etc?

Those players were always gonna beat the 20 hour campaign clear guys. Exploit/bug or not.

- - - Updated - - -

Plants are the way. The damage, the sustain and regen are amazing. I was destroying bosses before the end of the phase one very often. It was just like playing LA Amazon. 2 taps, deleted.