2┃new-player-in-campaign-help

[exotic sierra]

yes

[ebon hamlet]

ohhhhh I see ty guys

[frank sonnet]

just go to a waypoint and click up here

[trail rain]

I'm stuck on jam any ideas ? Also when should I be using exalted orbs ?

[ebon hamlet]

why is there a second set of acts

[frank sonnet]

act 4-6 weren't ready when early access launched so you do 1-3 again isntead for now

[ebon hamlet]

I see

[frank sonnet]

on jamanra? the first time or the second time? in campaign there is an argument to not use exalts since they are decent money, you're better off spending them on stuff from other players if you're in trade league

if you think that's lame, just use them whenever, they're not mega uncommon

[weak forge]

Ok so I'm basically confused what to start with, monk or mercenary because both seem cool, vibes wise and ability wise

[trail rain]

Second time

[safe lance]

I am not a fan of trade leagues for this reason. You end up playing very safe and not using crafting currency for their actual purpose out of fear of wasting them due to rng. But I think that’s what you need to do honestly, spend the exalts to trade and not to add mods to your current gear.

[elder bramble]

LF Help at Lachlann. Cant kill this dude as a caster...

[frank sonnet]

what's killing you? how is your life+es total and your lightning resistance?

[weak forge]

Can someone help

[frank sonnet]

kite him

[frank sonnet]

yep this is why ssf exists

[elder bramble]

Dude I've tried....he still ends up getting me. Got him to 1/4 health.

[safe lance]

Gear has item level and then may or may not have level requirements. So you would be able to buy gear that’s a lot higher level but still equippable at your level/attribute requirements. Trading is the way to go.

[safe lance]

#2┃looking-for-group

[elder bramble]

Already tried. No one will respond.

[frank sonnet]

they are both cool, what do you want to know?

[trail rain]

I don't know what that is but I diee in phase 2 when my screen is full of swords and spear

[unique sable]

Anyone here doing shockwave totems???

[nova bear]

i was wondering what to do with the 4 exalts i gathered in act 1 as well, idk what item(s) to buy or when i should buy them since its still early on and im only like level 16

[unique sable]

I need help

[weak forge]

Like idk what to begin with because I am worried if I won't be able to enjoy them both

Because monk satisfies the polearms warrior needs and the Merc satisfies the gunner needs

[frank sonnet]

if you get incredibly stuck, spending them on some gear from trade will help, otherwise just save them. Or if you think that's lame then use them instead, I'm not your dad

[nova bear]

alright thanks not dad

[safe lance]

You played poe1 before? Classes are very loose/sandboxy and not restrictive. However they’ve made ascendancy not changeable anymore so I’d advise to go look at ascendancies and what endgame builds people are playing for each to form an opinion.

[frank sonnet]

nothing stopping you doing both

[near garnet]

what help

[safe lance]

Monk doesn’t have to be a quarter staff class and merc doesn’t have to be xbow btw

We are yet to get sword, spear. Claw in the game

[unique sable]

shockwave totems

Im only able to summon 2 instead of 3

idk why

[frank sonnet]

no claws, swords and spears not in yet, nor flails and daggers

[lament salmon]

what venom to take as a reward? i am infernalist

[weak forge]

Yeah I remember hearing that

I just was worried if I play one character I would have to repeat the story for other characters again and again

[open basin]

Hi, I'm on Viper Napuatzi as a warrior, and I'm only hitting her about 40 % of the time. Is her evasion just really high?

[safe lance]

Yea I’m hoping claws will become a big meta impact when they arrive 🤞🏽

[weak forge]

Basically my ascendancy idea is basically

• witch hunter for Merc
• invoker for monk

[unique sable]

Can someone help me findout how to summon 3 shockwave totems, please?

[frank sonnet]

there are nodes on the tree that give you +1 to maximum totems

[unique sable]

okay

but my totems are limited to 2

instad of 3

[near garnet]

never done totems, what is giving you ability to summon more? got any items?

[trail rain]

I'm so confused how to trade some one wanna take my for exalted orbs for some good gear for my lvl33 warrior 2 handed hammer build

[frank sonnet]

some accuracy probably wouldn't hurt

[unique sable]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK29MZosCpc

He is summong 3 in the game, idk how

[frank sonnet]

overabundance support and/or multiple of the +1 max totem nodes

[safe lance]

That’s reasonable. Chayula sounded complicated and Gemling sounded like the ultimate endgame class that you’d play when you are rich and also very template-y with too many possibilities

[unique sable]

yes but why is he able to summon 3

and im only able ot summon 2

[near garnet]

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/shockwave-totem-warbringer-leveling-guide

[unique sable]

I have his exact copy of gems

Im doing titan warrior

[safe lance]

Is there Wilma’s requittal in poe2?

[unique sable]

not Warbringer

thats why I linked that video

[safe lance]

I’m on mobile and Google searches are only returning poe1 so I guess not

[weak forge]

Yeah that's why I'm just now trying to choose the first class to play this new experience with

I heard that mercenary is beginner friendly is that right ?

[frank sonnet]

he is pushing the button multiple times and has a totem limit of 3 what's hard to understand about this?

[unique sable]

He is summong 3 totems at once

Yes

but in my game it only lets me do 2

despite me having his gem setup

[frank sonnet]

he is not summoning 3 at once

[unique sable]

and tree setup

[near garnet]

got both?

[safe lance]

I think invoker is also straightforward and popular. You can’t go wrong with either. You can try both for a bit

[haughty niche]

its got overabundance support on the totem, does that add +1?

[weak forge]

Thanks for the suggestions tbh. I am happy you helped 😊

[frank sonnet]

look at this clip, he presses the button twice. The first press summons 2 and the second press summons another 1 https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxu6T7HrA6hqGw471iz1NpkxqrAfwDPSdl?si=Sm9Yh_5hhz_gZ2I4

[glossy brook]

i can help with any boss in act 1-3 (cruel too) for free dm me ign ( PC )

[unique sable]

got it fixed

i was missing those nodes

bc of my mess up

[haughty niche]

might be better off in #2┃looking-for-group

[near garnet]

[unique sable]

thinking it was applied due to my weapon swap shit

it made it look like it was put in already

thanks Fidel

[safe lance]

FWIW I like ranger so my first char was ranger with xbow, wasn’t feeling it so went to bow from act 2. But I’m also leveling a new merc but with bow, I want to try and take advantage of culling strike if I become witch hunter or maybe become a Gemling and and play something totally weird

[weak forge]

I see that's interesting. Ngl I just hope I can digest repeating the story mode again
In that way I'm glad they shortened the story mode to 6 acts lol

[exotic sierra]

can you change your selection from the venom draught quests later?

[haughty niche]

not atm

[orchid stag]

nvm i see the arena port myy bad

[trail rain]

What gear should I be trading for as a dual weild two handed titan

[haughty niche]

you will probably be needing a lot of strength

[velvet sparrow]

i need an advice with the lootfilter, i'm trying to hide incense and coffer relics, but for some reason it doesn't work for relics like with other items

`Hide
Class == "Relic"
BaseType == "Coffer Relic"

Hide
Class == "Relic"
BaseType == "Incense Relic"`

[viral cargo]

if you have those 3 items and mind over matter, will you really regain more than 100% of all incoming damage as long as you survive the hit?

[trail rain]

i have 224 rn

im lvl34

[haughty niche]

I think people need like 400-500

[trail rain]

ooooooffff well any recs

[haughty niche]

since Giant's Blood triples it

[weak forge]

Lol

[haughty niche]

unless you use "The Vertex" helm

[trail rain]

im new to poe in genral so not really sure how everything works

[trail rain]

yeah i got that

[frank sonnet]

yes, it's pretty busted, however recoup is 8 seconds so it will take some time to regen it

[near garnet]

why the ==

[viral cargo]

thx, and probably no way to make it instant?

[velvet sparrow]

ah, right

i forgot that basetype doesn't need the ==

[frank sonnet]

instant, haha no, but you can make it a little faster eg by being a chronomancer

[haughty niche]

Then this helmet (which is very fucking expensive lol) is what most people use to get giants blood going. You probably wont need it if you are smart on tree with taking strength / get strength on a lot of gear

[trail rain]

my character rn

[velvet sparrow]

sorry, kinda new to the lootfilters

[velvet sparrow]

thanks

[swift musk]

how do i open a new instance?

[rotund junco]

is there a trade chat on this discord

the poe2 website nobody freaking replies to trade whispers

[onyx pawn]

How much do you think this ring is worth? The base is useless for me since I went for CI. Tho I can't find any even close ring for reasonable price. Using only the 3 params of it: 19%+ cast, 20%+ lightning, 15%+ elemental - All rings with that are 30 exalted + which is a lot for me.
But with terrible bases as 11% increased rarity for example. And my ring have even more - 14 to lighning res and 7% more damage + 8% chaos resistance.
Is that a sick priced ring that I was unaware of?

[frank sonnet]

#price-check📉

[onyx pawn]

Thank you

[frank sonnet]

#trading

[heady minnow]

how do u get more sockeds on gems?

[near garnet]

https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Guide:Item_filter_guide

you can find a lot here, but keep in mind its made for poe1
you can always CTRL+C item a and paste it somewhere to look what words you should use to filter it
also if you wanna hide stuff its bette done at the end of file

[frank sonnet]

jewellers orbs drop that add sockets to gems. if it's from a weapon, you get a higher item level weapon. If it's from ascendancy, you level your character

+1 socket is also one possible outcome from corrupting gems

[frank sonnet]

ctrl click the entrance to the zone

[onyx pawn]

Anyway it seems I got a sickly priced ring without knowing

[agile elbow]

hi guys can i pause my chaos trial and come back to it later or do i have to do it in one try

[velvet sparrow]

that's usefull, i just took some random youtube guy lootfilter and based on the syntax it uses made my own lootfilter lol

[heady minnow]

ah okay, and for 4 sockets, do u have any clue when they start dropping?

[frank sonnet]

afaik it has to be one try - you might be able to leave and come back once you complete a room, not sure

[heady minnow]

cus they are soled for 1 div, seems expensive

[velvet sparrow]

ah so ! was not equal

i tried to use != and it didn't work lol

[wispy knoll]

I just defeated the last act 3 boss is there anything I should do to prepare for cruel

[frank sonnet]

around act 3 I think? One of the side areas in act 1 cruel is a guaranteed drop iirc

[frank sonnet]

nope, if anything it's easier than the first time around, don't forget about the -10% resistance

[frozen timber]

can we do ascension unlimited time, like if we fail etc?

[frank sonnet]

the quest ones, yes

[frozen timber]

gonna do my first one soon, just killed Baklava boss, got a medal for it, so wasn't sure if I should wait or if I can casually do it

[heady minnow]

ah! and u can not farm that right i asume xD like just do the boss over and over again

[frank sonnet]

that one you can keep retrying yeah, it's hard 😄

[frozen timber]

sounds promising

[frank sonnet]

I think I misread actually, you're asking about greater, not lesser

[heady minnow]

yea

[frank sonnet]

they start dropping in maps afaik

[south dagger]

what level can i start trading?

[heady minnow]

i have 3 sockets now but i want 4

[frank sonnet]

25 iirc

[south dagger]

whats iirc?

[twin river]

Man, I need 4 sockets as well. I'm late act 2 and only getting lessers

[frank sonnet]

if I remember correctly

[frozen timber]

what grinds my gears a bit (literally no pun intended) is the rez time on teammates, and the fact that I gotta pick and choose which skills to use cause we can't learn and equip them all at once Dx

[south dagger]

thank you bud

[frank sonnet]

you won't get it til you finish the campaign

[twin river]

Oof

[exotic sierra]

someone thought it was a really good idea to have a waypoint in the middle of the silverfist arena

[twin river]

That's bad... Mapping is bland. Don't want to do that shit till they change it from this placeholder atm

[frozen timber]

me and my mate are playing, and with two people its so hard to rez, so one of us usually just ends up fighting the boss for 20min give or take since health goes up xD

[near garnet]

only had one greater jewler drop in 150h
you can lesser orb and vaal

there is chance for 4th socket

[scenic salmon]

You could try corrupting

[twin river]

Oh right... It's not like I can brick my gem

[near garnet]

you can make new one

[twin river]

Yeah, already got a lot of t13s

[scenic salmon]

99% of gamblers stop before the win big

[near garnet]

i shall never stop

[exotic sierra]

esounds like they need to massively buff the drop rate of greaters

assuming that's 150h exclusively in maps

[tight girder]

Are skeleton snipers good for campaign progression? I want to try running snipers till endgame

[near garnet]

you can buy it for exalts, its about 35 i think

[exotic sierra]

yea, that seems like an insane price difference. 12:1ex to 1:35ex.

don't want to bother looking up the price of perfect jewellers

[near garnet]

190

[near garnet]

id go arsonist, or mage, but everythink is doable

mage can freeze stuff

and i felt like snipers are failing to follow me trough areas and despawning

arsonist somehow managed to keep up

[velvet sparrow]

ah yes, my favorite gamble
first time got it like 2nd vaal, but after that i only had luck after literally 20 vaals

[weak forge]

Processing Vulkan shaders is taking time

[near garnet]

failed too many frost walls to bother 😂

[tight girder]

I was thinking frost mages, but I wanna try making skeleton snipers work, I just think they are cool

[near garnet]

sure go for it, everything is viable

[misty flower]

im trying to find a base shield liek this
so i can chance it into the shield i need
but i cannot find one any were is it jsut randopm?

[round rampart]

I just killed "Ignagduk, the Bog Witch" in Act 3 Cruel, but I didn't get the 40 spirit. Also, when I open the World Screen, it says it's not complete.
Does anyone know if there's a bug, or if the drop isn't guaranteed in Cruel?

[near garnet]

did she dropped quest item?

[past rain]

so i just removed a chest with 35 spirit on it. but it's still telling me i have 3 spirit skills active which would be 90 evven though i only have 60. do you think they're all active or one secretly isnt?

[round rampart]

Nope.

[eternal sage]

How many times can I used an Exalted on a piece of armour, like a helmet for example?

[prisma sapphire]

Are there any spreadsheets of the boss damage types

[past rain]

until there's 6 attributes on it

[near garnet]

it wont go off map

its bugged

[prisma sapphire]

Is Poe 2 mainly physical damage mitigation?

[near garnet]

but she should drop item to right click

[eternal sage]

What does it mean if my helmet has 7 attributes?

[past rain]

that one of them is a 2 for one. if you click alt and look on the right side you can see T1 T2 etc. its super tiny

[heady minnow]

are all optional boisses (required) as in, is it needed to do them ?

cus some i just cant find haha

[past rain]

one of them will be really big meaning it's both those lines

[near garnet]

just the ones with +

[eternal sage]

Oh, I see. So “% increased armour and “+ to max life” are together on it. Is that just a random chance or did I accidentally do something for it to be that way?

[past rain]

random

[eternal sage]

Alright, thanks for your help!

[fair arch]

How many hideouts are there in the game? So far i have seen 3. Limestone, Canals, and ... Felwood?

[tight girder]

Would going frost mages make going through campaign a lot easier rather than if I just went snipers?

[fair arch]

Ahhh 5 hideouts... dang i really want the Shrine Hideout

[tight girder]

I could always spec into snipers later if I gotta

[fair arch]

Deadnought is cool to but shrine cause i like to RP that im rich

[near garnet]

you dont really need to spec, just give em few support gems and try em

[tight girder]

alright ty

[thorny hazel]

wtf am I doing wrong to get one shot on cruel

[near garnet]

can offer felled and limestone 😄

[fair arch]

Is there a trick to finding out where the hideouts are located?

[twin hill]

Bro there is a bug where I cant kill the mobs, it keeps respawning when I kill it

[near garnet]

gotta see em like this on map

[swift musk]

do you have like negative resistance?

i wasnt dying there with like 400hp

[sharp sky]

where do i get uncut spirit gem lvl 8 or 9

[near garnet]

drops randomly, maybe some quest

[worldly elbow]

is jamanra supposed to be a 25 minute fight

[swift musk]

gg idk

armour?

[exotic sierra]

can be

[worldly elbow]

im running lightning sorc

is that why

[exotic sierra]

need more damage I guess

[thorny hazel]

maybe, i have 2% lol

[azure lava]

Those are real bad. You're taking like 200% more damage than if you had capped res (75%).

Tho idk what res amounts the game expects you to be at

[swift musk]

that seems a little low

might be the issue

[thorny hazel]

you can get 75% in cruel?

[azure lava]

Life and resists are the most important stats for the campaign. And movement speed

[azure lava]

On an alt, absolutely

[thorny hazel]

tf

[exotic sierra]

on cruel, you should have like 60-70% res at least. and you lose 10% res per act so you'll need to raise it a bit as you go

[past rain]

for the campaign? not even close to the most important lol

[azure lava]

They're the most important stats on gear after movement speed. (on non-weapons)

[slate shard]

Where in act 2 do i have to go to get rid of these 2? For the love of god i can't find it

[past rain]

i'm at -10 -4 -37 and +17 on my resistances and i just got to act 6 no problems so far

[exotic sierra]

by the time you get to cruel, you should have a few exalts, trade for some life and res

[near umbra]

valley of the titans

[azure lava]

It's next to the waypoint in the valley of the titans

[near garnet]

yep

[slate shard]

Got it, thank you guys

[past rain]

nahhhh not great advice. dont exalt early campaign gear unless you're like rich or something

[exotic sierra]

sounds like you missed a whole area. did you fight the titan? you put those in something in the first area before the titans cave

[azure lava]

They're saying to buy items for ex, not to use them

[exotic sierra]

exalts drop so commonly, stop shaming people for trading in campaign

[sharp sky]

does anyone know where uncut spirit gems lvl 8 or 9 can drop

[slate shard]

I'm currently in act3 so idk tbh😂

[ebon hamlet]

I got this last night, idk if I should not replace this ever or what

[azure lava]

It's very possible to get to the titan graveyard without ever finding the wp for that zone above it

[exotic sierra]

valley of the titans

[misty holly]

Anyone wanna join me from the beginning and blast through story?

[azure lava]

Those have no movement speed and thus are trash. I sold mine for 1k gold

[exotic sierra]

well this game is heavily designed to make you explore for things

[azure lava]

#2┃looking-for-group might have more people to take you up on that

[exotic sierra]

if you're beelining thru the acts, you're playing wrong

and you're gonna miss ALOT

[azure lava]

I'm just saying they could have found all three keys and then went back to the stairs down and just missed the wp. I don't 100% every map I enter

[misty holly]

Tried but no response just boring playing alone

[cursive forge]

i just got to act 3 and i have not done anything

[exotic sierra]

make a public party ingame

[azure lava]

Could always try a public party. Just make sure you enable downscaling in options

[agile elbow]

hi im trying to do my 4th ascendancy chaos trial, i keep dying to bahlak the skey seer, is there a guide on his moves, he just turns into a giant tornado and i instantly die everytime

[azure lava]

People here are generally for campaign help, I'd ask in #2┃after-acts-help

[sharp sky]

does anyone know where uncut spirit gems lvl 8 or 9 can drop

[agile elbow]

ok

[nimble mulch]

guys anyone know how to make eye of winter shocks?

[azure lava]

Hover over the i in the upper left of the atlas to see the map legend

[azure lava]

Stormweaver can make all damage shock, I think

[nimble mulch]

thanks

[fair arch]

Thanks i know how to locate them... i meant more if like maybe the hideouts spawn in certain areas or another way to find them

[exotic sierra]

lv 26+ areas. same as lv 8 skill gems

[viral cargo]

if i use gemcutters prism on a skill gem, will the quality bonus be lost if I add another slot or upgrade it with a higher lvl skill gem?

[exotic sierra]

no

[heady minnow]

i asume that im not suposed to be stuck in this wall? XD

and also, how do i get out now XD

[safe forum]

Can you get lvl 21 skill gem with corruption like in poe1?

[haughty niche]

gotta win from that position

[heady minnow]

she despawned

XD

[haughty niche]

i believe so. but haven't actually checked

[thorny hazel]

I am searching for Mystic Raiment and Studded Sandels on the trade site, but the pre filled name doesnt even come up, is there something "unique" that gives them the studded and Mystic prefix

[heady minnow]

she despawned and i cant roll out / portal out

[haughty niche]

if you already killed her then you can just kill the dudes you are stuck in

[heady minnow]

she didnt die

she just walked away

XD

[haughty niche]

oh

[heady minnow]

after i got stuck

she went home or smt idk

[final lintel]

can anyone help me understand whether this item is worth anything or not? I see prices on it range from 1 exalt to 200 divines...

[haughty niche]

well good luck with that

[heady minnow]

hahahaha

[slim creek]

any idea why i can't equip this in single hand? i have giants blood and requirement is 52 x3 = 156 but i have 162 Strength

[heady minnow]

is there a way to reset this dahm map

[opaque stone]

Can you not portal out from there?

[heady minnow]

no

cus its a boss fight

XD

technically

[opaque stone]

Close game for 10 minutes

[heady minnow]

10 minutes

😮

[opaque stone]

I think thats your only option

[heady minnow]

what do u ask from me 😂

yeah

i think it is

WHAT She just run through with 1000 mil move speed

and i died

[past rain]

probably something to do with the strength from the hammer you have equipped

[heady minnow]

https://tenor.com/view/joe-biden-presidential-debate-huh-confused-gif-9508832355999336631

[opaque stone]

She was charging up

[safe lance]

why do you want to close for 10 mins?

[past rain]

i took a chest off once, and couldnt put it back on because the chest itself gave me the stats to wear it

[swift musk]

is Zalmarath supposed to have like 1 million hp?

[slim creek]

i think you can ctrl + click to open a new instance

[heady minnow]

bruh bugs like this are not to bad, but she litherly took 10 min to charge up and tabbed me and when i respawn it keeps loading haha i think my char is in some alter universe now or smt, she yeeted me out of the game

[slim creek]

ah, ya that may be

[safe lance]

Yes, for those, you unfortunately have to have a backup chest or some other gear to temporarily equip and then equip this.

[near garnet]

keep some ring with stats just to equip it, and then just swap back

[exotic sierra]

no, but it's designed in a way that it's hitbox is ridiculously difficult to hit

which is a known issue, you just have to keep throwing skills at him til you get an attempt where he doesn't kill you

[storm patio]

how to remove a ruin on a weapon

[swift musk]

my bell sometime goes off the map and i tp on to him ocasionally

weird boss

[neat musk]

Secret challenge?

it usually just says it gives points never mentions a secret challenge

[exotic sierra]

do you mean a rune? you can't remove them

the rune tooltip tells you they can't be removed

[weak forge]

I'll be honest I switched on hdr as I have an OLED screen and why is the game darker lol ?

[zealous osprey]

Welcome to the dark side of wraeclast

[weak forge]

Ah shit. Now that makes sense.

But yeah is hdr worth it or should I raise a request to make hdr brighter ?

[zealous osprey]

Honestly though, most games at better/higher graphics settings tend to be a bit darker... Due to shadows and how global illumination has been implemented

Potatoes don't have this

[zealous osprey]

Up to you, game looks beautiful even without HDR

If you feel it's too dark rn

[weak forge]

I see it's just I tried monster hunter rise in HDR and it was absolutely gorgeous

Gotcha

[weak forge]

Thanks

[zealous osprey]

You can expect tweaks here and there, though from Jan onwards now... Given the game is EA

[weak forge]

Yeah I see

[slender crystal]

sorry im new to this game so i appologize if this is a dumb question but can you inv someone to help you with a boss in act 1?

[gilded timber]

is it good to still have my current bow that does 424 skill DPS instead of changing to dualstring bow who fires additional arrow but skill DPS is 270?

[exotic sierra]

yes. https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1308714168576249887 or you can try making a public party ingame and people will join

[craggy gyro]

eye of winter is working with withering touch to max stacks?

[zealous osprey]

If someone's up to joining you then, you gotta right click on their name and invite to party
Some recommendations if you're looking for carries:

1. Keep level downscaling off from settings
2. Setup a portal to the boss so that they don't have to jog all the way

[fierce panther]

I just want everyone to know I made a witch and was following a build guide for stormweaver...I didnt realize my mistake until I got to pick my ascendancy. I thought my guide just had a slightly out of date talent tree or something

So remember me next time you think you did something dumb

[haughty niche]

my brother just did that exact thing

[viral cargo]

is it possible to corrupt away that negative elemental thing or why are there so many corrupted versions of this on the trade site?

[haughty niche]

corruption can roll the stat outside of its range. So they can get higher rarity pretty sure

or an additional affix that adds rarity / resists etc. I forget the ring outcomes

[exotic sierra]

wait what

new corruption outcomes?

[viral cargo]

ah so thats why some stats are above the possible rolls

thx for answering 2 questions xD

[haughty niche]

yeah i saw a belt with 58% mana recoup, that usually only rolls max 50%

[viral cargo]

i saw a few things on trade site that had better than possible rolls

[haughty niche]

https://www.reddit.com/r/PathOfExile2/comments/1hicbkx/vaal_orbs_omen_of_corruption_and_uniques/

    Nothing

    Add one extra socket (exception: caster weapons, rings, belts, amulets cannot roll sockets)

    Reroll the range of 1 or more affixes, changing it within -0.78% to +1.22% (increase or decrease up to 22%)**

    Add a Corrupted Mod

[slender crystal]

tysm'

[jade axle]

I have a question how does seasons work in this game is it like diablo where you must make a new character or we can just play with our normal characters

[haughty niche]

in poe1 you had to make a new character to interact with the new season mechanic/economy

your old characters get sent to standard which is like a dumping ground

[exotic sierra]

there won't be leagues/seasons during EA. I believe they said there may be some sort of resets, not sure how, but it will all be in the same standard league.

[haughty niche]

they said they will be adding past league mechanics in during EA

[jade axle]

thanks for the answers 🫡

[haughty niche]

We also expect on game release they will move all the beta stuff to its own league. And standard will be fresh again

[vivid cedar]

Can ppl help with viper or she needs to be soloed?

[exotic sierra]

yea, I'm sure there will be a reset like that on release

[haughty niche]

people can help. Try #2┃looking-for-group

[dense rose]

Does the two handed damage perk benefit all damage put out while the weapon is equipped? Or only weapon skills associated with the perk?

[haughty niche]

i dont know what you mean

[exotic sierra]

any skill that works with a 2h weapon will get the increased damage

[dense rose]

For example -
Grenades on a merc with a crossbow.
Because the skill is usable while wielding a crossbow it is getting that bonus?

[exotic sierra]

yes

the skill is using a 2h weapon

[dense rose]

Thanks!

[muted quiver]

is this worth orbing?

[restive snow]

i need a good pair of boots im a mercenary lightning build these any good?

[exotic sierra]

that's a really low all attr roll

[exotic sierra]

that is not worth a div lol

[restive snow]

i want 35% movement speed and good rarity of items found and one resistance

struggling to find something else

ive got 50 ex and 1 div

[last venture]

What's the blue orb that appears on top of mobs after hitting spark?

[exotic sierra]

well you want some life so you can take bigger/more hits before dying

try looking for less MS and see if you can find something with life, res, and rarity

wish they hadn't flipped the order of mod tiers

was so much easier to see t1 mods and know the item is good

and see t11 and know it was bad

[last venture]

Nvm, it's power siphon's highlight

[exotic sierra]

now it seems like we're gonna need to have a stat sheet up to know what the highest tier is

[restive snow]

i want these to be the last boots i buy for a long time im getting close to endgame and i want as much ms as possible cause i suck at selling stuff

[granite mountain]

my monk is like ranger now lol

[slender crystal]

im a lvl 14 witch, is this class worth it in end game? or should i do sorc?

[exotic sierra]

every class works in endgame

[fresh ivy]

@slender crystal it depends what playstyle you like.. witch is very strong, and is one of the go-to clases for hardcore, ebcasue of survivability.... Though I would say sorc and monk are a bit "zippier"

[cloud laurel]

I like my witch alot

[fresh ivy]

witch makes lots of boss mechanics easier to learn and execute... but i'd say it has hard to access boss stun

[restive snow]

better? @exotic sierra

[winged crescent]

Can someone give me a better explanation of what weapon skill points are, Im not really understanding the game description?

[cloud laurel]

But I get my cheeks clapped in a3 alot due to well I wasn't prepared for blood witch XD

[fresh ivy]

@slender crystal I recommend going infernalist ascendancy, NOT blood mage... blood mage is a bit more complicated to execute

[cloud laurel]

Blood mage is rouph times hoping for reward later XD

[fresh ivy]

and also, blood mage FORCES you to take sanguimancy, which i hope they will change eventually

[slender crystal]

tysm will do i saw a video on yt that said the same thing

[fresh ivy]

infernalist is a GREAT ascendancy... lots of tools to play around with.... big survivability with the infernal hound.. if youwant to try infernal flame, it's a neat mechanic, and if you dont like it you can spec out of it

[exotic sierra]

they allow you to have different skill tree setups for your weapon swaps. handy if you have two different elemental attacks you wanna use for instance.

the number on the left in the skill tree screen is the amount you currently have, the number in brackets are the total you have unlocked.

you need one skill point per specialisation point you want to use. you cannot take points after specialisation points without having a specialisation point available.

[exotic sierra]

way better

[restive snow]

worth 35ex?

[exotic sierra]

looks like it

[restive snow]

kk ill buy them ty

[exotic sierra]

loads of good stuff on there and you didn't have to spend all of your div or 50 ex

[empty oak]

Is this icon bugged when completed? I'm at the camp and it won't go away.

[exotic sierra]

yes

[empty oak]

I assume the one in Infested also is?

[exotic sierra]

yep, the camps appear to be bugged

[empty oak]

Good to know, thank you.

[exotic sierra]

there's a 3rd camp somewhere that does work, and I think a 4th camp that worked as well, but I forget where they are

seems to be just those 2

[ashen timber]

does the djinn use up relics?

[exotic sierra]

no

might use up unique relics if they exist, but regular relics are reusable

and the unique relics should say they will be used up

[ashen timber]

ok

thanks

[exotic sierra]

you can also craft on rellics, so if it only has 1 mod, hit it with an aug

[ashen timber]

alr the relics were on different charter

[exotic sierra]

you can get relics from another of your characters by putting them in your stash, but it seems like you would need another barya to be able to grab them out of the table if you left them in there

[ashen timber]

yeah i thought they were shared

[exotic sierra]

devices are generally per character

stash is shared

[high jolt]

anyone know why i dont have 3 sockets?

i thought it unlocked at lvl 10 skill

[exotic sierra]

tho you won't have access to your softcore stash in hardcore or ssf mode so don't go in expecting that

[fierce panther]

you have to use an item on it that adds the socket

[restive snow]

which one?

[weak forge]

Ah I thought you had to sacrifice the mana flask to throw the concoction

[serene brook]

guys how do we find this (ignore the brightness its due to HDMI

[rugged kayak]

can you not join a player doing Utzaal? Also seems you can miss getting the alter to sacrifice the heart on? lfmao

[quartz patrol]

I can't stop hearing Tiger King here
"That Bitch Carole Baskin!"

[exotic sierra]

now I can hear it, thanks

[quartz patrol]

I shall not suffer alone

[winged crescent]

Can someone give me a better explanation of what weapon skill points are? Im not really understanding the game description.

[fresh ivy]

sure

when you earn a weapon skill point, you get to spend it just like a regualr skill point

but if you have a buidl where you are using your alternate weapon set, you can "assign" some of your skill points to your primary weapon, and then spend them differently with your alternate weapon

[exotic sierra]

#2┃new-player-in-campaign-help message

[fresh ivy]

POE2 can automatically switch to your alt weapon based on a skill, either because it's a different type of weapon and the skill requires it.. .or because you configure which weapon you want to use with the skill in the skill detail panel

[ebon nimbus]

i need help with my second ascendancy in act 3 i can give 3 exults to anyone who can help carry me through that

[dawn sandal]

where to sacrifice this ?

[winged crescent]

I did not get a notification for your description I am so sorry

[fresh ivy]

@selim there is a place insdie the altar of filth you will sacrifice it, before you get to the black chamber

[exotic sierra]

no worries, they get lost sometimes

[patent nebula]

There will be an altar with a sacrificial dagger in the filth map

You use the dagger on the heart

[dawn sandal]

filth map ?

[fresh ivy]

@winged crescent until you have a reason to specialize points for each weapon... you can just spend those points like regular skill points and not think about the weapon specization thing

[patent nebula]

I think it's called temple of filth?

[mellow ore]

How far into the game is ogham village?

[dawn sandal]

aham okay

thanks

[fresh ivy]

@mellow ore not far, it's sort of the "third zone chain" in act 1

[winged crescent]

ok, thank you so much this actually helps a lot

[patent nebula]

I think I remember the map where you get the heart is not the map where you use it. You have to go further

[haughty niche]

i got the heart in the same map

[brittle hinge]

hi js a quick one does using uncut level 3 support gem on a level 1 support skill do anything?

[fresh ivy]

@dawn sandal the heart gets sacrificed near where all the piles of bodies are.... to the north east..... if you went past it into black chamber, then telep[ort to black chamber and go back through the door

[small heath]

Is there a way to open your inventory while on the passives screen with a controller?

[patent nebula]

It's def the map before the black chambers

[fresh ivy]

@brittle hinge nope.... if you have a lower level uncut you can use it just to be efficient, but the resulting support gem is no different

[ebon nimbus]

need help with second ascendancy anyone game to help me with that in act 3

[mellow ore]

is the a spike in difficulty at some point? Or should i try a harder mode on a new character?

[haughty niche]

there is not a harder mode

[patent nebula]

What does quality do to an item? Is it diff for each item? Is there a way to see what more quality does?

[haughty niche]

But Utzaal is a noticible difficulty spike

[runic trellis]

Quick question. If I explored a map and got all checkpoints when I leave do I have re explore the whole map and find all the checkpoints again? I wanna do a bit of leveling since I’m struggling on a boss

[haughty niche]

and maps get progressively harder in post-campaign

[fresh ivy]

@mellow ore the difficulty is really related to how quickly you understand the builds and skills... most people will find difficulty somewhere in act to, if not the act 2 final boss.. but if not, you will cerainly find difficulty in maps

[haughty niche]

hold alt and hover over the dotted line under quality

[mellow ore]

alright, ty

[haughty niche]

it explains it

[fresh ivy]

@runic trellis an instance will despawn after about 10 minutes, so when you explore a zone, you should go THROUGH the doors you find and try to get a waypoint on the other side then go back and finish your zone

[bright dagger]

For party default level downscaling should I turn this off when joining a friend? Also once me and the friend are at the same mission will we both get progression for the campaign?

[fresh ivy]

@bright dagger i leave it on, because if you turn it off your friend will get almost no XP and never catch up with you

and yes you will both get campaign credit if you do the same part together

[restive snow]

can i get increased item rarity on belt?

[bright dagger]

Do I get exotic if I keep it on?

[exotic sierra]

exotic?

[bright dagger]

Thank you for the info I appreciate it

[lost smelt]

short answer is no, but you can use this database in the future to see what affixes an item can have https://poe2db.tw/us/Belts

[restive snow]

oh sweet ty

[flint hedge]

Hey, does anyone know if you can put runes in a corrupted item with open sockets?

[exotic sierra]

yes

[flint hedge]

great

[patent nebula]

Ah! Thank you! Idk why that didn't occur to me

[exotic sierra]

you cannot add more sockets but you can socket runes and soul vials in

[safe lance]

what about corrupted currency, do they exist? I havent played the game enough to get to the point to see any.

[narrow knoll]

Should i choose deadeye or stay ranger dont know how ascendensies work

[golden condor]

hellloo~~~~

[azure lava]

Currency cannot be corrupted

[safe lance]

ascendancy is a big powerspike, but it also irreversible so you better read up and see if you wanna be deadeye or pathfinder.

[lost smelt]

"corrupted" currency exists in poe1, but not poe2 iirc

[safe lance]

ah I meant more like corrupted artificers orbs, corrupted quality etc

[lost smelt]

im assuming you mean currency that works on corrupted items

[safe lance]

[azure lava]

Ascending is purely an upgrade. The only thing is that you cannot change your ascendancy class. So once you pick deadeye you can never pick pathfinder on that character

[golden condor]

finally met the first boss that stomped me into taking a break for the day lol

[lost smelt]

yerp poe2 don't got that yet

not sure if they will add that

[azure lava]

Those are currency items, though

[safe lance]

There dont seem to be many slots left in the currency tab anyway and I cant hover to read what they are gonna be

[solid pelican]

is there a "test dummy" to test dps anywhere??

[lost smelt]

no unfortunately

[safe lance]

ok fine I forgot the name let me check

[golden condor]

am I under-leveled or the Mad Wolf boss is really just that hard?

[safe lance]

tainted

[lost smelt]

he is very hard

[azure lava]

Nothing in the currency tab can be corrupted

[lost smelt]

well for me he was challenging

[safe lance]

The boss is pretty hard yeah

[lost smelt]

for others they claim hes easy as pie

[fresh ivy]

no, but there are simple single-skill DPS estimates on your gem panel

[safe lance]

I meant tainted sry

[candid heath]

Do shields block if they are on your back?

Also, does block chance apply if I have the shield equiped but I'm not raising my shield?

[jagged dust]

is there someplace i can buy waystones

[safe lance]

Doryani unless you mean trading?

[azure lava]

Oooh, I see. Nothing like that yet as far as I'm aware. corrupted stuff cannot be changed

[fresh ivy]

@jagged dust doryani has unlimited level 1s, and limited other ones

[brisk yew]

the hard part is figuring out the timing for his attack while he's doing his monologue

[jagged dust]

old mates only got t1's

[elfin hornet]

How much hp is recommended for act 2 cruel?

[azure lava]

Nothing in your unused weapon set does anything at all

[fresh ivy]

@scout the best thing to do with waystones is always "magic" them with crafting currency until you at least get +75% to waystone drops on them, then run them and full clear

[jagged dust]

i sure do but i rarely get a higher tier

[candid heath]

Ah ok. Ty, do you know how block chance works?

[lost smelt]

with what alteration orbs

[fresh ivy]

@jagged dust you need to spend the points in your atlas passive tree to the "north" to get bonus to weaystone tier... THEN do boss nodes

[safe lance]

Probably #2┃after-acts-help question. You can trade but probably not worth it to buy if you are asking about lower levels imo. Have you used the reforging bench? 3xof a map gives 1 of the map of next tier.

[golden condor]

might be my build idk. I'm running ice shatter merc but for bossed just poison stack

[jagged dust]

i dont wanna be spending 5k^nth gold to the nth degree forging

[azure lava]

Yes. What don't you understand?

[fresh ivy]

@jagged dust or just do boss nodes

[ashen bane]

use irradiate tablets and farm boss nodes

[golden condor]

I got him down to 40% on the last phase only

[jagged dust]

thx for the info lads

[lost smelt]

maybe get someone to help you, honestly it was pretty satisfying taking him down the first time

[safe lance]

yea the answer really depends on what tier waystones you are asking.

[brisk yew]

which part are you having difficulty with?

[ashen bane]

if you are above 8-10 just start alching everything

[candid heath]

If I have a shield equiped but I am not actively blocking, does it still "block" damage?

Wondering what block chance is.

[brisk yew]

there's like 3 phases

[azure lava]

Poisons don't stack by default

[fresh ivy]

@golden condor there are many ways to kill the mad wolf

@golden condor first time I did it the "hard" way with low dps and tyring to dodge everything

[safe lance]

One way is to bring his hp down to 0

[fresh ivy]

@golden condor if you get enough dps and stun/stagger, you can make the fight pretty short

[lost smelt]

my ears hurt with this many pings

[golden condor]

3rd phase I think. the one with the mist and the requiem light thing

[weak forge]

So crossbow is closest to a gun ?

[lost smelt]

yes you can say that

[azure lava]

Block chance is your chance to passively block. It works on all strikes and projectiles from all directions.

A blocked hit does zero damage, but may still stun you if it would have done enough damage to cause a stun.

Hold alt and hover block for more info

[golden condor]

that's pretty much me atm

[safe lance]

I think I was hardstuck too, then I had to remap dodge roll to back paddle. The early acts bosses were completely dodgeroll focused for me.

[fresh ivy]

yeah, when i killed h8im on this reroll monk, i killed him before that 2nd fog phase... but that is the hardest part

[brisk yew]

do you know the timing for the dodge roll during his monologue?

[azure lava]

Fog is easy. Stay at the perimeter of the clear area and constantly run in a circle. He'll never hit you with the lunge

He always lunges from the farthest point away

[brisk yew]

cos he lunges after every sentence after a short delay

[golden condor]

I don't but I pretty much run around and most of the time I get hit only once or twice

[safe lance]

And if you are tanky enough you dont have to kill the small wolves and just roll

they just disappear

[golden condor]

yeah I wait them out

[lost smelt]

i usually end up dying to the requiem of light attack if im not careful rolling around

[brisk yew]

ironically i was dying to the lunges LOL

[golden condor]

i die from the light beams mostly when I mess up

[lost smelt]

after a few more tries you probably got it

maybe roll a flask to get + charges per second

[golden condor]

I can barely freeze or stagger the boss

[candid heath]

So that means I do not have to be raising my shield for it to potentially block something. Got it. And if the shield is on my back it does absolutely nothing.

Thanks that clears things up

[azure lava]

Make sure your life flask is the highest tier available with two good mods

[golden condor]

yeah

[obsidian meteor]

Can someone explain Painter's Servant to me?
Doesn't Elemental Damage apply equally to all 3 elements equally? Why would you want to split something that's giving you 100% bonus to all 3 to be only 1/3 of what it was and hard split it into the three?

[azure lava]

Np! Active block (the "raise shield" skill) is effectively giving you 100% block chance from the front until the stagger bar fills up

[golden condor]

the passive skill tree is also quite confusing and overwhelming

[brisk yew]

i believe the small wolves (and any adds during bosses) are there for you to get flask charges, so it might not be a good idea to not engage in it entirely

[golden condor]

what the heck that skill tree feels more like tracing a tangled mess of hair

[azure lava]

So you can inflict ailments you couldn't otherwise inflict

[uncut roost]

once you get used to it you will love it

[obsidian meteor]

But, say I'm a Fire Sorc--wouldn't that mean that all of my damage coming from +Elemental Damage becomes 1/3?

[brisk yew]

there's a node iirc that's "do bonus damage for every ailment the enemy has"

so i imagine it would be for that

[golden condor]

the little summons have high resist against freeze though

[uncut roost]

you will learn where the clusters of nodes you enjoy are, and how to start combining them with other classes that you usually dont

[azure lava]

No. Elemental means fire, cold, and lightning. If all your damage comes from "increased elemental damage" you lose nothing from those gloves

[lost smelt]

elemental damage is just a descriptive way of identifying what type of damage you are doing

[opaque stone]

What level ultimatum do i need to do for my third set of ascendancy points?

[lost smelt]

aka your damage, which is elemental

[obsidian meteor]

I see. That's hard to wrap my head around if I'm trying to max out Fire Damage.

[lost smelt]

Byron explains it better

[obsidian meteor]

I see.

[fresh ivy]

the coin will tell you if it will give you more ascendancy points

[opaque stone]

All fire damage is elemental, not all elemental damage is fire

[opaque stone]

I want to buy one off trade which wont tell me

[lost smelt]

i think ultimatum is 75 with 10+ trials?

thats off the top of my head

[opaque stone]

And then 4th set is 81 + Trialmaster?

[azure lava]

If you're trying to max fire damage, the gloves actively work against you. But if you wanted to take a fire skill and make it able to chill and shock, those gloves might do the trick

[paper pelican]

just got a message saying "favoured map slot unlocked", what's that mean?

[obsidian meteor]

Got ya.

[uncut roost]

try not to think of maxing out one type of elemental damage, becuase only using 1 type of elemental spell will limit your builds. you might specilize in fire, but if you go on the passive tree and try to ONLY max out fire damage, you will not be able to create a viable build

i thihnk

[fresh ivy]

@opaque stone why you buying them off trade, you can just keep going in the campaign and you will get a bunch of them

[lost smelt]

looks like i was wrong, oh wait no im right lol

[flint plume]

Probably a bug from recycling PoE1 code

[opaque stone]

Me want points now

[uncut roost]

but you very much could specilize in fire, and grab the fire nodes on your way to the larger nodes you want for your build

[opaque stone]

That works out fine

[nimble igloo]

idk what i did but all labels are bold and appearing , how to disable that ?

[obsidian meteor]

I got ya.

[flint plume]

I don't fully agree with this logic. Usually dividing your damage between different types that you can't scale together isn't ideal

[tame fractal]

how much dmg is mitigated with 75 res on maps?

[opaque stone]

75%?

Thats what 75% res means lmao

[lost smelt]

yes this logic is a bit flawed

[brisk yew]

isn't this the general idea most of the time? picking 1 spec and tunnel visioning? like say i want to go arc witch like in POE1, how does diversifying off of lightning related things help?

[lost smelt]

it is easier to scale one type of damage

[tame fractal]

so how come people are still getting one-two shotted from 75% res lol

or its just a necessary thing in end game

[opaque stone]

Not enough life/ES pool, or just nuclear bomb attacks

[lost smelt]

some attacks are just meant to be dodged

[flint plume]

I'm using the gloves that convert fire to cold partly for the purpose of being able to scale fireball and frost wall with the same things. It's not even just about cold damage on the tree, or of my biggest damage multipliers is exposure and only needing one type is really nice

[hearty wedge]

anyone have a monk that has some old gear in stash they don't need? i'm lvl 31 and trying to move from lightning to ice invoker. my current gear is no good so it kinda sucks.

[brisk yew]

or do you mean in general, keep an open mind

[tame fractal]

random white mob projectile from a distance lmao

[exotic sierra]

low life probly

[ashen bane]

you definitely should specialize in this game lol

[uncut roost]

well, what i have done on my sorc so far is pick up the fire and ice penetration nodes, one small fire cluster, and one elemental damage cluster, with random elemental damage nodes here and there. i am trying to not spread out too thin, but the particular fire cluster i took is part of my playstyle/build, but im still primarily focused on elemental damage first. fire are my main damage spells, and i use frost as well

this seems to be working well so far

[brisk yew]

oh that's what you meant

i thought you meant fire + ice damage

[mellow ore]

How do i "aggravate" bleed. I was reading the description and it says it will do extra damage if the enemy is either moving or if the wound is aggravated.

[lost smelt]

they are doing fire and cold

[fresh ivy]

there is a support gem that aggrivates bleed

[umbral sparrow]

what does accuracy do for monk?

[lost smelt]

poe2 really wants you to mix and match but in the end poe1 tunnel vision still works better

[ashen bane]

if it works for you right now then it's alright but near endgame you will start lacking damage/defense, unless you will do double weaponset specialization for each element separately

[lost smelt]

makes attacks more accurate

[brisk yew]

elemental equilibrium angle?

[lost smelt]

attacks have a hit chance

[wheat grove]

do crits always inflict ele ailment like in poe 1?

[lost smelt]

idek if poe2 has EE

[umbral sparrow]

melee also isnt 100% hit chance?

or is it just the ranged attacks

[rigid bridge]

There are nodes on the tree, ctrlF for "aggrav"

[lost smelt]

no, only spells are 100% hit chance

[uncut roost]

im on sorcerer so im not too worried about weapon specilization

[umbral sparrow]

k thx

[ashen bane]

if you have bunch of dex you should be fine without accuracy, melee doesn't get accuracy penalty like ranged

[rigid bridge]

If frost is mostly as support (effects), that's fine. If you're doing 60% fire dmg 40% cold dmg that's less fine/won't scale well into endgame

[brisk yew]

apparently it does

oh boy

[rigid bridge]

Nope

[ashen bane]

it gives exposure now

ee

[brisk yew]

oh ewww

[rigid bridge]

Any attack has to roll accuracy to hit

[brisk yew]

man

[steady cloak]

Is the Mercanary gas grenade build still decent right now?

[uncut roost]

no, its nothing so dramatic as 60% fire and 40% frost, its more like 80% spell/elemental damage, 15% fire, 5% cold.

[rigid bridge]

? You can use weapon spec to have 2 diff staff/trees for diff element

[uncut roost]

oh, i was thinking about the wrong thing. i have not yet split up my points

[rigid bridge]

I mean the damage you're outputting, not what you took on tree

[uncut roost]

ill look into doing that later when i have more specilization points

[rigid bridge]

It's dece

There's also lightning and cold

[uncut roost]

i dont see how splitting up the damage type by spell choice would be an issue, and there are multiple node clusters that are focused on using all 3 damage types

[fresh ivy]

I recomemd not worrying about weapon spec poitns your first run through the campaign.. you dont need to use them at all

[uncut roost]

stormweaver is also an acendancy focused on using all 3 damage types

yes, i am not using weapon spec points at all right now

[ashen bane]

if your tree is like mostly generic damage then your spells selection doesn't matter as much as it would otherwise

usually some more specialized nodes are very strong though so that's why people tend to tunnelvision on one specific thing

[uncut roost]

yes, that was the point of our discussion, lasagnaman has jumped in to the conversation and that is completly fine, but I do not agree with his input.

[ashen bane]

but not all builds do

[uncut roost]

this is simply my opinion however, im not claiming a right or wrong here.

the spells themselves often interact with each other based on using different element types. cast flamewall and then cast frost projectiles through it to get flaming frost projectiles.

[vivid cedar]

can other players help with viper boss?

[fresh ivy]

agreed.... i think probably the simplest thing to think about for weapon spec points is if you have two elemental damage types, and you use one weapon to buff "fire" and one weapon to buff "cold", and then you can take the penetration for "fire" on one and "cold" on the other so you get the full advantage of those points

[hidden steppe]

Guys if I put unleash on my spark , do I lose value if I spam spark still ? Or should I always wait until it has two charges for me to use it

[slate depot]

is there anyway to power level a low level friend in this game ?

[sage lotus]

Does anyone know what pieces or armor/weapons get Spirit attributes?

[uncut roost]

also, i made a mistake on my first reaction to his bringing weapon specialization up, so the continued talk about it is really redundant and unneeded.

as our convo was not about that at all.

[fresh ivy]

@sage lotus chest, amulet are the easiest... i think you can get it on ring too

[golden condor]

gas explosion merc is kinda not my thing. how is freeze / electro witch hunter?

[slate shard]

Lightning merc ftw

[sage lotus]

I was curious if you could get Spirit on shields?

[slate shard]

First time playing poe and lightning merc got me to act 3 easily

[uncut roost]

you can see corrupted gear which rolled a spirit mod on any gear i think as well. but much harder to aquire.

[sage lotus]

tyty

Good information to know

[muted quiver]

is there a best class atm? or top 3? i just want super big damage for bosses and big aoes

besides warrior which i already have

[uncut roost]

lol so you want to do everything in other words

so say we all!

right now the top 10 in hardcore ladder are 9 infernal summoner witches

[timid bane]

how do i set it to Right click to move?

[sage lotus]

imo Witch Minion build has been making the game easy mode for me.

[muted quiver]

bet ill look into witch then thank you

[muted quiver]

time for witch youtube videos

[sage lotus]

I dont play much, but I just reached Act 1 Cruel and I'm almost in Act 2 within a few hours (not playing crazy hours)

[brisk yew]

i find that in cruel the game is much easier

[uncut roost]

cool

[sage lotus]

Very easy

[brisk yew]

because at that point you know what the bosses do and your build's taking off

[uncut roost]

most people who hit cruel say that. the answer from others is because now you know how to play, and your build is just coming online

[sage lotus]

I should be fighting Geo again soon

[uncut roost]

the next large difficulty spike will be maps for sure.

and getting your 4th ascendancy points.

[brisk yew]

i've heard that 3rd asc is really brutal

[sinful oriole]

Hi, I forgot to use the sacrificial heart in Aggorat before travelling to the cruel acts. Now it's in my inventory but I can't go back in the past because the gateway takes me to Act 1 Cruel. What should I do?

[fresh ivy]

its really not... the issue is that the spread of player power people naturally learn how to access is REALLY big

if you are not finding the right ways to power up, it can feel brutal

if you find the good builds and a few reasonable gear drops, it's easy

[wanton oracle]

Hi! I just joined wsp yall

[fresh ivy]

you need to finish the act one starter zone to clearfel, then you can teleport to act 6 encampment again

[flint plume]

You mean what class? Whatever looks fun to you

[fresh ivy]

@sinful oriole if you can't figure it out, i can come help you after i finish this map

[sinful oriole]

Got it, I'll try that, I'll ping you if I can't figure it out. Thanks for your help.

[weak forge]

So far I'm glad this community is helpful I really hope I don't get to see the dark side of the Poe community, the one that is caused by f2p and ||Elon Musk|| 😦

[brisk yew]

i'm having a similar problem where i can't go back to the modern encampment

i'm always stuck in the encampment in the past

[timid bane]

how come i cannot change this

[brisk yew]

so i can't get rid of the idols

[timid bane]

trying to get right click to move

[swift musk]

how much damage were you guys doing aagainst zalmarath

[weak forge]

Sorry

[swift musk]

i feel so week im hitting him atleast a thousand times to get him to half hp

[brisk yew]

is that the giant in titan's grotto

[swift musk]

yes

[brisk yew]

on normal he takes a hot minute

[weak forge]

Ok so I am gonna make one Merc and one monk to see which one to begin with

Is this a good choice ?

[swift musk]

ive been smacking him 5 minutes to get him to half hp

constatnly smaking

[brisk yew]

yeah it was the same for me

on cruel he was dead in about 5 minutes for me

[swift musk]

im going to clip my next attempt i need help

[sinful oriole]

That worked, After getting to the waypoint in grelwood, I could then get to the Aggorat in the past. Thank you 🙏

[dry siren]

Can you log out in the middle of Trial of Chaos?

and keep your progress

[weak forge]

I'm sorry

[unique sable]

why is perfect jewel so hard to find

god damn

[trim turret]

No.

[rigid bridge]

there's a skill you can allocate on the skill bar called "move only"

[clear cloud]

what armor modifers do i want on my body armor as deadeye ranmger

[weak forge]

I'm sorry if I said anything bad

Just a bit nervous tbh

[clear cloud]

lighting arrow deadeye ranger

[fresh ivy]

@trail probably you want evasion or evasion and ES.... and then resistances.. what act are you in?

[clear cloud]

mapping

early mappng

[fresh ivy]

ohh, probably you want full evasion and resistances... high evasion percentage, with +Evasion, and then slam an evasion rune into it....

[timid bane]

i get it now thx man

[fresh ivy]

@clear cloud chest is where you can get a huge amount of your evasion budget..... then you want life, and resistances

@clear cloud which defensive buff are you running?

[clear cloud]

WIND DANCER

[fresh ivy]

yeah.. i think you can setup wind dancer with supports to pin... so if someone does hit you, they get pinned

[worthy finch]

Someone help with boss please

[fresh ivy]

@zach which boss... there is #2┃looking-for-group or you can look in public parties

can i just say that i absolutely love pause in an online game, its nuts

[golden condor]

what level should I be fighting the mad wolf of ogham?

level 16 is too low or?

I feel like I'm doing very little damage

should I run merc with fast fire and lightning maybe idk

[exotic sierra]

16 is a level over the area, you should be able to do it then. might need a better weapon.

[opaque stone]

Use a waypoint to teleport to act 3

[haughty niche]

check the area level. at minimum that .

[golden condor]

I'll try again

[haughty niche]

Otherwise, could be not using good skill combos or have a bad weapon

[fresh ivy]

no, level 16 is not too low, i kill him at 14/15

[golden condor]

I'll play around with my settings then

[fresh ivy]

@golden condor you might need some spec help... what class?

[golden condor]

merc

[fresh ivy]

that fight is much easier if you have a source of CC... freeze/pin/stun and then you stagger him

[golden condor]

freeze but it takes a lot if hits to get even a single freeze

[fresh ivy]

do you want to see a video reference of what it could look like with good CC?

[golden condor]

yeah would be helpful. thanks

[fresh ivy]

this is a video from a reroll i did, level 15, nothing but drops (ssf style)... https://youtu.be/CFRouXcZ1BU?t=2437

i know this is monk, but it should give you an idea of what is possible if you spec well

[night mango]

I cant find some features for skills. How can i see what skills i can learn without needed an skill gem and how do i see the full stats of my abilities for example minion hp?

[fresh ivy]

you need a skill gem to see the skills youc an cut in-game.... if you want it out of game, maxroll.gg has a good planner..... to see your skill details, there is a little flyout arrow on each skill

click that arrow

[granite mountain]

any boss/rare have full immunity in late game?

[night mango]

Thank you so much man, i was running through the alt info for all my skills and i just assumed the arrow was leveling the skill up for when i get more spirit so it went right over my head

[shell minnow]

No

[swift musk]

can someone come help me kill zalmarath

i cant do it

[fresh ivy]

@swift musk have you looked in public groups? also, there is #2┃looking-for-group , we're mostly here to help you learn how to do it yoruself.. which we'[re happy to do

[swift musk]

im going there ive given up

[river prawn]

So I'm building a infernal witch or whatever? Well I meant to buy Contagion, but instead I bought like, bone blast or something? Is there anyway for me to reverse it or something?

[sinful oriole]

I got it sorted. Using waypoint to teleport to Act 3 wasn't working, it was sending me to the ziggurat in the present. I had to unlock the waypoint in Grelwood Clearfel first before I could waypoint into the ziggurat in the past.

[opaque stone]

Youll get a lot of spare gems as you progress. You're stuck with (i assume) unearth for a little bit though

[fresh ivy]

@river prawn no, but you will get more skill gems soon... and if you are level 1 and you dont want to do that, just delete and r4estart

[vestal berry]

@st0rmbreak5957 is that the giant? He's pretty tough. I stayed near the hand on warrior and stayed back on ranger. Mainly the adds that come out later that explode ya gotta watch out for. I'd go on Poe2 trade and spend an exalt on some more dps

[granite mountain]

seems asking for carry is better than stuck in the campeign

unless the build even cant clear the mobs well

[fresh ivy]

@swift musk if you cant get someone, i will carry you through that boss

[swift musk]

i got someone

i finished it

[fresh ivy]

great!

[swift musk]

i hate this build

[fresh ivy]

if you need help with your build... ask and we can help

[swift musk]

im so weak

[fresh ivy]

what class/build?

[swift musk]

i see youtube videos and they are all so strong

monk and https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/profile/f44792ce-f16b-4663-a2f3-a0217a4c1e03/builds/49c49e0d-3596-4b15-b4db-0fb22a523ea0?weaponSet=set1#passive-tree-0

[dawn sandal]

guys I can't start my game anymore from login phase - my cpu 100% - I finished act 3 and now going to act 1 cruel and can't go ove loading screen 😦

[fresh ivy]

i happen to haver an act 1 freeze monk build guide that is really eeasy

and a full act 1 3hr playthrough

This is my Act 1 Freeze Monk planner - https://maxroll.gg/poe2/planner/

[swift musk]

i dont like freeze

not cool

[fresh ivy]

lol

you should see what it does to bosses

it is so good

[swift musk]

my whole build is based around lightning

i might aswell restart then

[hallow iron]

does the shock applied from shocked ground only last as long as they are standing in it? or does it have a its own duration

[fresh ivy]

lightning is not good early, bceause of the way shock works.. the more dmg you do the greater chance you have to shock.. wheras freeze you are just accumulating against a freeze threshold.. so no RNG

its not hard to change it

you just pick up ice strike and change a few support gems

lightning also does not synergize with bell very well

here.. .watch this very short 3 minute end of act 1 boss kill - https://youtu.be/CFRouXcZ1BU?t=2438

[swift musk]

all ive been doing is bell and tempest flurry

[fresh ivy]

and if that does not convince you to try frost, well

[swift musk]

i saw it

it looks strong

[fresh ivy]

if you want to make lightning work

[swift musk]

but not cool

[fresh ivy]

you need to go into ELECTROCUTE

to stun things

[swift musk]

how to do that

[fresh ivy]

there is a support gem that makes a skills shock change turn into electrocute chance

[hallow iron]

try bell with overabundance, 50% extra stun buildup and try to find "gain x to x as cold damage" reason being is the bell does 30% more damage per ailment applied to it (fire dmg also works too)

[fresh ivy]

the other thing about lightning, is that it is really based around power charges... so you need to run combat frenzy and get the passive "Resonance"

because that is the easiest early way to generate power charges

[neat spear]

anyone able to help me get my alt up to wear my buddys are in the story i dont wana hold down 4 people lol

[swift musk]

i have that already

[fresh ivy]

@neat spear we can help you help yourself, where are you and what is your build?

[hallow iron]

hmm, i havent read the entire convo but are u having problems leveling?

[fresh ivy]

@swift musk get this

and this

[swift musk]

dmg im too weak

[hallow iron]

im a chronomancer using quarterstaff and basically facerolled everyboss just spamming bells + charged staff during time stop

[swift musk]

how do i get this

[hallow iron]

what level are u?

[fresh ivy]

yeah, you can pick up the elemetal ball spell that causes electrocute also

[swift musk]

27

[fresh ivy]

even as monk

i am level 74.. but you can get that combat frenzy as soon as you have 30 spirit

[hallow iron]

early on i used culling strike and falling thunder to wipe out rooms of mobs, maintaining power charges was annoying but consistent

[swift musk]

i got 30spirit

[fresh ivy]

i hated trying to generate power charges, everything died to fast to use killing palm

[hallow iron]

can u use profane ritual yet @swift musk

[fresh ivy]

i think profane ritual is much later

[final fog]

im playing minion/fire wall witch, and i need some more spirit to get a 3rd skeleton arsonist, but to do that I'd have to swap off of this orange chest. Is the 50% quicker respawn and the other effects of this too good to lose?

[hallow iron]

im not on the game rn but i remeber getting profane ritual was basically just a better culling strike

[swift musk]

where do i see this

[hallow iron]

occult tab

skill gem tab^

[fresh ivy]

@final fog what level are you? do you have the +spirit from the bosses? my buddy ran only the staff-warriors to get more arsonists until he had more spirit post act 2

[swift musk]

dont have either of the requirements

[fresh ivy]

you can get those points easily

respec a dex node to int at the shadow guy

[final fog]

27 currently

[fresh ivy]

i can give you a level 7 uncut erggin... add Kuro_MT

[swift musk]

i got the int just no gem

[hallow iron]

@swift musk he gotchu

[swift musk]

alr bet

[hallow iron]

profane ritual is just, kill a mob, mouse over it and use the ritual, when it ends you get a power charge @swift musk

do you struggle against bosses?

[swift musk]

you sure

this is a lot man

[fresh ivy]

lol

i have MOUNTAINS of gems

i have 230 hours

[swift musk]

alr

tyty

[fresh ivy]

welcome

[swift musk]

yesyes

[hallow iron]

profane ritual wont help much against bosses unfortunately

[fresh ivy]

i need to do another monk playthrough to try to make lightningn work at low levels... it just felt really clunky to me always... and i dont like tempest flurry long animation

[brisk yew]

how do i go to the present ziggurat encampment to get rid of these?

[fresh ivy]

i'm presently running a hybrid with ice-strike, herald of ice, and flicker strike

[swift musk]

can i use the skill with a quarterstaff?

the guy in the video is using a wand

[fresh ivy]

@swift musk the other reason ICE is so strong, is that herald of ice will explode targets when they shatter, doing massive AOE clearing for free....

[swift musk]

ok bruh

help me swap to ice

[hallow iron]

in the mean time you got 2 options, try to incorporate resonance from the passive tree and use combat frenzy, you'd need to be able to freeze/electrocute reliably for this to work. the other is to play without power charges and focus on boosting raw dmg

for bosses^

[fresh ivy]

just start by cutting Ice Strike and Herald of Ice

do you nede a spirit buff gem?

[hallow iron]

reason this is nice is because applying freeze or elec to your bell counts toward combat frenzy

so it works for bosses

[swift musk]

what is herald of ice

tyty

[hallow iron]

spirit gem tier 1

[fresh ivy]

herald of ice is a buff that will give you ice explosions on death

you dont need to run combat frenzy with an ice build

[swift hinge]

Hello

[swift musk]

this will take a while

[hallow iron]

thing is he says he lacks damage for bosses too

honestly

[weak slate]

do i need to use a quaterstaff to trigger elemental expression?

[swift hinge]

Any guild i can join?

[fresh ivy]

@swift musk if you want to video share i can get on a call and help

[hallow iron]

it could just be ur staff

[swift musk]

okok

that will help alot

[hallow iron]

staff upgrade is big for dmg increase

especially if u got smth trash currently

[hallow iron]

yeah, its requirements is only intel so u can cast it without one

[swift hinge]

Who can help with some starter merc gear?

[hallow iron]

unlike some quarterstaff skills that require u use one to cast some of the skills

[carmine veldt]

Anybody know st rotation for warrior early game, how do u use perfect strike

[earnest dove]

where the hell the boss

[buoyant quarry]

Somehwere in the middle

[earnest dove]

the warrior early game is you pick up a crossbow or a bow and use those skills instead

[earnest dove]

pretty sure things like bosses can only spawn at the edge of the map

[hallow iron]

you gotta hold down the button for perfect strike and let go at the right time for it to do more dmg + its extra effect. there a video u can preview in the gems tab for a visual

[buoyant quarry]

Ignaduk is in the middle somewhere, as is a ritual site to give you fire res while you're there which is very helpful against her

I've only played through that part like 9 times xD

[grave crystal]

do you have to be in game to buy stash tabs, i might not be home the weekend they have the sale

[empty aurora]

can someone help me with the chaos trial?

[buoyant quarry]

#2┃looking-for-group

[empty aurora]

ah my bad

[woven oracle]

do my extra keys in trials carry over?

[tame hamlet]

How do i put more supports in this?

[buoyant quarry]

Use a Lesser Jeweler's Orb, they're random drops so you'll get one eventually

Or you could use a Vaal Orb, but it may have unintended effects

[carmine veldt]

Oh I see, thanks bro, also what gems should I put on it

[tame hamlet]

I tried that doesnt work

[buoyant quarry]

OHH it's not a skill gem

It will get them naturally as you lvl up

I think it gets the third slot when you hit lvl 40 if I remember right

[grave crystal]

?

[hallow iron]

uh i honestly havent tried mace at all, does it primarily do fire damage or physical?

[tame hamlet]

Thank you i was so confused lol

[clever geode]

level up

[hallow iron]

unless ur tryna get some unique benefit (like aoe or atk speed) you cant go wrong with boosting its main source of damage, granted you make sure by checking its damage distribution

[carmine veldt]

assuming fire right

[clever geode]

u get the 5th slot at level 90 iirc

[hallow iron]

you can check its specific stats if u press g (opens up skill gem menu) and then click the arrow next to dps

[brisk yew]

does anyone know where to find oswald so i can get rid of these?

he's disappeared after clearing act 3

and i can't go back to the Present encampment

[woven oracle]

who tf is oswald

[buoyant quarry]

You can just drop them in a zone and they'll go away, they're only worth like 1.5k gold anyway

[carmine veldt]

fire dmg by a lot

[brisk yew]

the game doesn't let you drop it

and it doens't let oyu destroy it

it's considered a quest item

[buoyant quarry]

Even in a lvl with monsters?

[hallow iron]

are there any gems u can use that boost fire dmg? let me look rq

[buoyant quarry]

You can drop other quest items in the wild, maybe not those though idk

[brisk yew]

bless you

it worked

[carmine veldt]

wouldn't m1s in this case be more efficient?

[buoyant quarry]

[hallow iron]

this is an easy choice @carmine veldt

[carmine veldt]

I'm running eternal flame rn

[brisk yew]

god forsaken pieces of 1.5k gold

[zenith tulip]

can i take my runes out anymore?

[buoyant quarry]

No they can't be removed

[carmine veldt]

alr thanks bro, running eternal and fire fusion on it now

But based on the dmg from my ss, isn't perfect strike just a lil more than my m1s?

[uncut swallow]

How would I know what caused the status to be negative?

[brisk yew]

seems to be an oversight to forget to put oswald back after the whole place blows up

[buoyant quarry]

You get -10% on each after each Act in the campaign

[hallow iron]

hmm thats a good question. IMO i would stack as much dmg on perfect strike as u can to make it ur high dps choice, and put others on ur m1 as a faster option but does less dmg