2┃new-player-in-campaign-help

[glad grove]

Also this is an entirely off channel topic.

If they are still in acts they shouldnt be needing to buy items, if they arent, wrong channel.

[lament stone]

ive heard a lot of complaints about monk up to level 14/18, so maybe not just you

[azure lava]

You seemed tunnel visioned on trading and "getting divs" when that's just a side effect. I apologize for my earlier message. I meant to include the full thing in one message and goofed.

I wasn't trying to belittle your issue here.

You're also comparing yourself to people who have a decade of poe2 experience trading and making insane builds. The VAST majority of players are bareful scraping by on divs.

Market manipulation and trading are insane ways to make money but they require loads of skill that we're not equipped to teach here. Not in one go anyway.

I'd recommend learning as much as you can about crafting and price checking. Learning how to spot valuable items and price them properly will have you raking in currency in no time. But don't seek divs immediately. If you have a mindset of "if it's less than a div it's worthless" then you're setting yourself up for failure.

Have a solid build, maybe get like 50% rarity on gear, farm maps, do content.

When you hit a wall, upgrade what you can.

[foggy birch]

it is yes

[glad grove]

Felt the opposite to me and the friends i saw playing as you can basically permafreeze/ stun bosses.

[scarlet magnet]

i think its just an understanding of how to build and remember to keep evasion/resistance in mind

[foggy birch]

holyyy essay

[brisk sonnet]

died 20 times in the same area act 1

[normal ibex]

i deleted my first monk, couldnt even beat the miller lol

[scarlet magnet]

ive seen monks that solo from the start with no issue

[foggy birch]

i was trying to answer some questions,but all i see is essays

[glad grove]

Still wrong channel tho.

[azure lava]

Tru

[foggy birch]

dont give up,it will reward u greatly late game

trust me

[azure lava]

#2┃looking-for-group

[glad grove]

Also you got me blocked by him.

[brisk sonnet]

should I go flicker monk or cold monk which is more satisfying

[proper roost]

oh ok thx

[azure lava]

You're welcome

Idk how active you've been in the poe2 help channels, Palpatine, but it feels like a war zone here compared to the poe1 stuff. They're relentless here

[dusky stream]

is it normal that you can spam comet

[foggy birch]

some of them are so disrespectful

[azure lava]

You can spam anything without a cool down

[dusky stream]

thats op

[foggy birch]

u out here freely trying to help,and they treat u like garbo

[glad grove]

Yeah, i noticed when snooping in here and there.

[azure lava]

As long as you can afford its cost, I should say

[dusky stream]

I have so much mana I think

[glad grove]

I usually help out here when bored at work, but i havent seen that place since december 6th.

[dusky stream]

828 lv47

[azure lava]

Comet does have a longer cast time than most spells btw

[foggy birch]

u know the answer dawg,flicker

[scarlet magnet]

make sure your regen is just as good if you will be spamming mana heavy spells

[weak vortex]

does cruel difficulty just increase boss' stats because im really struggling on count geonor cruel

[lament stone]

comet has additional cast time, which cant be reduced in any way

[dusky stream]

41.4

I’m working on more

[azure lava]

Monsters scale off of the zone level, which does go up in cruel, yes

[scarlet magnet]

reduces your resistances

[weak vortex]

ahh ok

[glad grove]

(every act does)

[scarlet magnet]

all of that together adds up

[azure lava]

That too

[brave mural]

anyone have tips of getting your 3rd ascendancy? I'm lvl 72. should level up higher?

[dusky stream]

I put Spell Echo and it’s so good

[azure lava]

#2┃after-acts-help

[dusky stream]

30% less cast Time

[scarlet magnet]

once you hit act 3 for the first time you want to pay attention to your resistances, a lot of people start going negative and feel it impossible to play

[late raft]

I'm ways negative in all resistances basically

[azure lava]

But quick answer, I was 75 when I did mine (failed two other ones before).

You don't get infinite retries.

I'd do a two-floor sekhema, maybe more, and farm relics with honor resistance. I wouldn't attempt the third sekhema until you have 75% honor res

[late raft]

Not worth the investment until you get endgame gear

[azure lava]

But your character level doesn't honestly matter that much for measuring your build's power. You just gotta try it and see how lucky/destroyed you get.

[brave mural]

okay thanks i got destroyed by the 2nd floor boss

[lament stone]

for sekhemas, basically just get honour resistance relics, you might need to do a few 2 floor sekhemas to unlock more space for them, and just do the normal thing of trying not to get hit
3rd ascension in trial of chaos level 75, i would not do that one below level 75

[azure lava]

Yeah if you don't kill them fast/at the same time the fight gets like 3x harder

[weak vortex]

is there an instant activeate shield where if im 100% gonna be hit and i can use it to like take part of the hit or all of it?

like a temp second health bar

[azure lava]

Active block (for strikes/projectiles)

[glad grove]

Then you still have ways to go.
The 3rd floor boss is quite a step up from floor 2.

[weak vortex]

how do i get that

[lament stone]

by using a shield

[brave mural]

damn... lol

[edgy jacinth]

What is reduced attribute requirements… is that only for the item you equip or for all items you equip?

[lament stone]

depends where you get it from

[weak vortex]

ah i guess what i want doesnt exist then

[static notch]

Can anyone help me with a quick question about trials ?

[lament stone]

if its on an item its local to that item, if its on the tree it will apply globally (but i think its bugged rn)

[azure lava]

If you're about to get hit you can also use some ascendancy skills. Time freeze/temporal rift on chrono, maybe meditate on invoker?

[mellow ore]

HOW MANY am i going to get before i get a level 2

i have like a million

[weak vortex]

im stormweaver

[azure lava]

Level 2s show up in act 3 normal I wanna say

[azure lava]

Then yeah you're out of luck. Don't get hit

Or use a shield

[weak vortex]

sad

can sorcerer use a shield like that?

[lament stone]

yes

[azure lava]

All classes can use all skills and gear

[scarlet magnet]

use grim feast

[lament stone]

you can use a wand + shield

[scarlet magnet]

as an oversheild item

will give you more survivability

[azure lava]

Can also press the dodge roll. That's sort of the built-in "oh no I'm about to get hit" button

[scarlet magnet]

can also use a focus with more sheild but generally oneshots dont happen till end game

[lament stone]

the upside of using a wand instead of staff is that you can use a shield or focus in your offhand, the downside of using wand instead of staff is that it has lower damage than a staff

[deft needle]

How do you link items in chat?

[lament stone]

cant block with a focus

[azure lava]

Ctrl+alt+left click

[scarlet magnet]

if your getting oneshot might just have to little life/resistance/shield or all of the above

[azure lava]

Or right click?

I forget

[deft needle]

Tyvm

[weak vortex]

basically im in a boss fight the geonor and he has the reqium thing that freezes you and i can use heal pots if i get hit by it but the next attack targets me and always kills me

[scarlet magnet]

oh

that

dont get hit

stop attacking and dodge by walking

rolling will get you killed

[mental needle]

sapphire charm if u have it

[scarlet magnet]

if you get hit once you will die to the second hit

it freezes/ slows you too much to dodge the other hits

that fight is always a bit tricky but do it solo so he has less health

[dusky stream]

do you recommend doing trial later

[hollow snow]

guys why cant i go in for 5th and 6th points? i have the correct djinn barya but there is no portal...

[craggy gyro]

yo guys help with geonor i cant kill him ?

[lament stone]

that quest isnt supposed to exist in cruel difficulty

[scarlet magnet]

use a frost charm too

[lean sand]

you a real G for helping me out bro. cleaned the entire trial xd

[lament stone]

you cant really get 3rd ascension until post campaign

[scarlet magnet]

will make you not get frozen for like 2 freezes

[weak vortex]

this is all i have

[thick cloak]

hey im new to POE as a whole and am wondering for monks if i should branch out to other skills besides quarterstaff ones? idrk how this all works lol

[hollow snow]

ahh i see, i have beaten cruel doryani though

[lament stone]

you need a level 60+ djinn barja or level 75+ inscribed ultimatum for 3rd ascension

[lament stone]

yea, that would work

[hollow snow]

so where do i go now?

[lament stone]

act 2

[scarlet magnet]

act 2 normal and just go to shekimas there

[hollow snow]

this should be act2 normal no ?

[lament stone]

not traitors passage

[scarlet magnet]

it works but just dodge roll out of the attack

[lament stone]

the trial of sekhemas waypoint

[scarlet magnet]

also maybe raising your cold resistance throufh your gear

[lament stone]

it is its own area, its not somewhere inside traitors passage

[scarlet magnet]

rings/amulets/boots/helmet/body armor

[weak vortex]

yeah but sometimes he spawns it on me and theres 3 surrounding me and no matter which way i got it freezes me

[scarlet magnet]

anything you can get cold resistance on

[hollow snow]

omfg

im actually -1000 iq

thanks bro lmfao

[scarlet magnet]

he does cold damage so having high resistance to it will make him to less by a lot depending how high you can go

if you have rune slots socket a cold resistance rune

[thick cloak]

^

[scarlet magnet]

30% cold resiatnce should help a lot and anymore would make it easier

honestly just a boss you need to get use to and learn the attacks

[weak vortex]

xd

[scarlet magnet]

you can always walk away from the attack he does as even if 3 spawns beside you he says the requiam thing that lets you know he will be doing it so just always keep moving till the indicators appear

[scarlet magnet]

yeah your problem right there lol

you take extra cold damage

[frank bear]

game tells me i havent finish the campaign but i did anything except the act 2 cruel "ascent to power" cause its bugged anyone else got maybe the same problem ?

[weak vortex]

do you know if all his attack does cold damage?

[scarlet magnet]

most

only the lounge attack and minions do physical

but those are easier to roll out of

[thick cloak]

as a monk is it better to stay in quarterstaff or branch a lil bit into another skill type too? im starting out and idk how to build or what to build lol

[fallen arch]

All good mate !

[azure lava]

You mean other skill types or like a weapon swap? If it's the former, then yeah, check out other skills and see what they can offer you. As for weapon swaps, that's kinda the same idea, but a lot more stuff needs to get factored in

[thick cloak]

alr cool, im not exactly sure how class building works in this game so im tryna look at things and decide a bit before i throw my gems around

[crystal bone]

How do I add more slots on skills ? I added 1 but couldn’t add more with jewels item or whatever it’s called

[chilly juniper]

bought this for 1ex, my dps doubled from 1k to 2k

[scarlet magnet]

need higher teir jewelers

[crystal bone]

Oh ok

[scarlet magnet]

lesser adds 1 so it goes from 2 to 3 sup slots and greated adds from 3 to 4

[humble orbit]

I have a quest "Trials of chaos" find a use for the inscribed ultimatum. Where can I use it? Everyone on internet talks how to use and stuff but I cannot find place where

[patent ridge]

hello I am stuck on the quest legacy of the vaal, impossible to put the stone in the altar it has disappeared from my inventory I killed the boss again but impossible to drop what can I do?

[azure lava]

Read the description of the lesser jewelers orb carefully

[scarlet magnet]

search around the same map you fought the chimera there should be another area you can go to that says trial of chaos

[humble orbit]

will try, thanks

[scarlet magnet]

or sanctum of chaos is what the area is called

[sage lotus]

For Endgame is it worth doing Lost Towers? Or is it best to do the maps?

[scarlet magnet]

its for 2nd ascendancy

[craggy gyro]

help with geonor pls ?

[haughty drum]

me as well

[scarlet magnet]

#2┃after-acts-help

but going towers then adding a tablet to buff the areas around you is what i do

to make certain areas better for drops/exp or gold

[patent ridge]

can't play the game anymore...

[safe lance]

I would search this channel, I saw a bunch of people posting about this, maybe there is a workaround. Have you tried resetting the instance and re-getting the quest item?

What exactly is this quest again? Large soul core?

[haughty drum]

it seems the only fix is finding someone who hasnt beaten the boss, and letting them put it in their world. New instance doesnt drop the large soul core

[patent ridge]

impossible to recover the quest object again, the instance I have already reset 10 times I think

[empty stump]

how do you find a low(er) level Uncut Spirit Gem after you've reached endgame

[safe lance]

Let me check the exact quest, maybe I am mixing two things up. Is this inside jiquani's sanctum?

[haughty drum]

We have to wait to join someone who hasnt beat Jiquani yet

[haughty drum]

yes

[safe lance]

areas are level locked, so you can go back and farm.

[proven matrix]

Is gold issue in end game? im in act 2 and picking up every blue and higher, but maybe tehre is no point?

[patent ridge]

how long have you been stuck?

[haughty drum]

about 5 days lmao

[edgy timber]

why do people want more than what they listed on the trade site

[scarlet magnet]

you get a lot of gold after farming maps in end game

[humble orbit]

probably because lots of people want to buy it?

[safe lance]

oh legacy of the vaal is that entire questline. What is the exact step name btw?

[scarlet magnet]

list for less to get someone yo buy it

[proven matrix]

So what, pick up yellows only?

[scarlet magnet]

its a thing they do to not have to wait long

[subtle snow]

guys is poe2 trade broken

[patent ridge]

Returns to infested barrens and activate the stone atlar

[haughty drum]

heres a link to the bug

https://youtu.be/xhMFZSzhf4c?si=SMBuoWumx2dbEvyR

[subtle snow]

i messaged so many people for wanderlust gold felt and a few rings and no response

[scarlet magnet]

i pick up yellows and reds to disenchant/ trade

[subtle snow]

like dead is it bugged or what ?

[scarlet magnet]

some blues for crafting based on what i want or am aiming for

[edgy timber]

i wanted to buy 1 ring from someone for 1 exalted and then he wanted 1 divine for it

[humble orbit]

I messaged like 10 people before someone replied to me also, I just thought Im not the first one offering to buy that item

[scarlet magnet]

that happens at times

cause like that their item is the first you see since its cheaper than the rest

[normal ibex]

this is why autotrade should be a thing

[scarlet magnet]

usually they are doing maps and cant reply and by the time they are done the chat is so far up they lost it

[subtle snow]

20x in a row

no response

and now for rings nad amulte and a bow

same no response

i htink they are bots

[scarlet magnet]

or they just change the price if the item based on howmuch whispers they get for it

[weak vortex]

whats that ring on the boss?

[scarlet magnet]

never seen it, im usually focused on dodging his stuff lol

might just be a visual thing for effects or story wise

[safe lance]

The only person on reddit saying it worked for them apparently just reset infested barrens instance and interacted with the stone altar even without soul core. I highly doubt this would work though.

I would search the official poe2 forums for it. I gotta head out but I am curious so can try to search when I am back.

[patent ridge]

I have already tried I will try again I will keep you informed

[scarlet magnet]

even re clearing the boss doesnt work?

[haughty drum]

No, i believe since its a quest item and the game is in a state that you already have it, it wont drop

[lament stone]

the water in the canal hasnt gone down so you can cross over it?

[misty junco]

How does one get the third ascension

[patent ridge]

exactly

[mental needle]

It looks like he is primed for something, do you have any skills that do something when an enemy is "primed"?

[lament stone]

level 60+ trial of sekhemas or level 75+ trial of chaos

[misty junco]

I’m over level 60, I keep getting the search traitors passage I go kill her and nothing drops

[weak vortex]

i think its some sort of fire attack but it hasnt been doing it it just randomly did it

[patent ridge]

I have this thing on repeat

[haughty drum]

if we find someone who hasnt place the core yet, it fixes for us haha ive been searching

[mental needle]

it's based on area level not your character's level

that quest cannot be completed and the barya is not high enough level to do asc 3

[lament stone]

that quest isnt supposed to exist in cruel act 2

you need to just get the djinn barja as a random drop in any level 60+ zones

[safe lance]

Actually you two try this based on forum. Join each other and one person drops the core and other person tries to pick up (idk if it’s possible but worth a shot)

[patent ridge]

it's like looking for a needle in a haystack

[gleaming mural]

is the jagged ground and the after shock of earthquake two diffrent things?

[azure lava]

Kinda? I'd read the yellow text on the earthquake skill and maybe reformulate your question

[safe lance]

Or worst case if you can’t find anyone in #2┃looking-for-group I have a couple chars in act 2 that I tried builds out and can maybe ask someone to help rush those to act 3

[timber pulsar]

Restarting and wanna make sure I do everything correctly this time, I found a Endgame Monk build I wanna do, if I follow a Leveling guide can I transition into that Endgame build? Or should I just look at the endgame build and get what I can as I level?

[thick cloak]

how do i get wisdom scrolls

[gleaming mural]

does this passive affect the duration when the aftershock of earthquake come?

[fading yoke]

Soo my friend just started, the game wants him to use the skill but he has no target to use it on. What can he do?

[safe lance]

I highly doubt it’s going to be possible to start with an endgame build

[normal ibex]

random drops, or if desperate you can buy them

[azure lava]

I'd follow a leveling guide and refund points. There are two quests with choices you cannot change, nor can you change your ascendancy. So as long as you do those according to the endgame guide you're fine and can respec everything else

[thick cloak]

ok then, is there a way to identify items later on w.o them?

[normal ibex]

later on yes

[mental needle]

No, that would be skill effect duration

[azure lava]

I'm not sure. Idk what happens first:
-Jagged ground erupting
-Bleed inflicted on the enemy

[normal ibex]

but you are likely to have big stacks by then tbh too

[safe lance]

Towards end of act 1 btw

[thick cloak]

thank goodness, cuz i got a bunch of items but idk what they do and i cant equip them, yippeee

[timber pulsar]

Thanks! This is the build I wanna do, teleporting and exploding everything with ice looks crazy fun, whats the two quest choices? Are the choices I have to pick listed here?
https://maxroll.gg/poe2/planner/7gusx0ve
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJuqI-7qKrA

[azure lava]

Oh, wait, duration? No. Sorry. Earthquake detonate the Jagged ground regardless of how long it lasts

[azure lava]

I'm on mobile so I can't peruse that easily. But they're the venom draughts quests in act 3 normal and cruel. The normal one doesn't really matter and the cruel one is also preference, but it's more impactful so the guide might detail it somewhere

[normal ibex]

just dump em in stash and only ID what you think you can use.
also you can disenchant at Una at some point even without IDing them, you dont get better stuff for id stuff, maybe more gold is you sell, but even so, not much

[azure lava]

Sometimes you get less gold for identified items if they have a low amount of mods and/or low tier mods

[timber pulsar]

thank you! ill keep an eye out

[thick cloak]

alr thx, this mechanic is a bit weird and imo kinda dumb but whatevs, ill figure things out as i go

[violet belfry]

when can i do my second ascendency

[normal ibex]

ive never seen less gold, only not enough extra gold to make it worth wasting a scroll on so far

[lament stone]

act 3 at the earliest

trial of chaos

[gleaming mural]

so even this doesnt change the aftershock delay after using the skill?

[meager crater]

guys please someone can help me this is my first time and I started the game ssf so I just wanna ask some questions to you in chat and wanna show my build if its ok or please add me or come to poe1 help room 1

[azure lava]

That will reduce the delay, yes

[topaz junco]

just ask your questiuons here

[azure lava]

Earthquake could produce Jagged ground with a duration of a year and it won't matter because it will blow them all up when the blow up timer duration expires

[crude vessel]

What’s this?

[mental needle]

It does

[crude vessel]

I’m running 120fps

[azure lava]

An anti-macro countermeasure

[meager crater]

I got some and I wanna show someone my items so it can tell me how to use my items

[mental needle]

same effect as fast forward support

[rigid elk]

If one augment says 20% increase to lightning damage and another that says 20% increase to elemental damage, are they essentially the same thing when it comes to calculating the lightning damage on an item?

[lament stone]

1 input must result in 1 action, so you cant press a button once and have it do multiple things

[azure lava]

Item help

[crude vessel]

I’m not

I’m on ps5 pro

[gleaming mural]

so i could extend the duration of jagged ground and shorten the aftershock delay with "reduced skill effect duration"

[azure lava]

If you mean that you can grab increased duration of Jagged ground nodes without slowing down your aftershock, then yes.

And reduced skill effect duration would make it happen sooner, yes

[dark ridge]

Does anyone have a good campaign build for Witch. I'm lvl 3 and this is the slowest class i have tried so far

nothing is dying

[sage lotus]

Use a bow then when you get Anarchist it gets easier

[dark ridge]

what skill

[bitter sleet]

Hey which stats do totems inherit? Does it get its dmg boosted from melee damage, attack damage, physical damage, dual wield damage?

[torn kestrel]

Hey speaking of this build. Would it work at level 65-80. I just got to endgame and want something that will help me do up to tier 13s immediatly

[sage lotus]

Lightning - idk what it is called

[wind sequoia]

whats enough accuracy for a ranger, how do we tell?

[thick cloak]

how do i get enemies to respawn?

[gleaming mural]

after a few minutes the map will reset

i think its 8 minutes

[thick cloak]

oh dang

so i have 2 extra mana flasks but they wont charge, howcome?

[silver geyser]

they only gain charges from killing monsters while they're equipped

or equipped + using the well

[rigid elk]

Dumb question, but if one augment says 20% increase to lightning damage and another that says 20% increase to elemental damage, are they essentially the same thing when it comes to calculating the lightning damage on an item?

Im assuming a soul core with elemental damage is better than just a straight lightning rune but i dont know if theres any background mech im missing

[normal ibex]

you can also go back to town and when you waypoint back theres options to spawn a new map

[silver geyser]

you can only have 1 life flask and 1 mana flask equipped

[thick cloak]

where at?

[tender trail]

Okay so I have a potentially really silly question. I did the first ascendency at level 22-ish and then I've started getting more coins that specifically say doing the trial won't give me more points. Are these coins just garbage or is there an actual point to having duplicates if they don't give me more points?

[lament stone]

at a low level, the coins are basically useless

but the trials have their own drops, and the higher level trials have better drops

[tender trail]

Ah so in theory you would run them for loot but why bother until much later

thank you!

[topaz junco]

they would provide the same amount of damage increase in this situation

[lament stone]

you can also do some of the mid level ones to unlock more relic slots to make the higher level versions a bit easier

trial of chaos has better drops in the lower level versions, but its also harder to farm imo

[karmic cloud]

Struggling with mektul lava boss. I run out of space before I can DPS him down. Is this just a dps check or am I doing something wrong. I try to bait him out of lava but still can’t outdps him before running out of room

[lament stone]

it is a dps check

[sour pebble]

it's a dps check, are you an attack build?

[karmic cloud]

I’m playing monk ice strike

[sour pebble]

if so, buy a weapon upgrade for 1ex

yeah just get a better weapon for 1ex on trade site. if u dont know how to search i can help u

[karmic cloud]

Sure. If you can give me any stats I should prioritize

I’m assuming phys damage, crit, attack speed?

[sour pebble]

u should restrict the max required level of the item to your level, restrict price to 1 exalted orb, and then just sort on physical dps

[karmic cloud]

Will try that thanks

[sour pebble]

cold mod is nice if there's one available, it's not quite as simple as maximum phys dps of the weapon, but it's mostly that simple

[weak vortex]

how does this item work?

[sour pebble]

https://poe2db.tw/us/Catalyst

these catalysts come from breach events

[azure lava]

That's a mechanic for after the campaign

[weak vortex]

ahh

[edgy jacinth]

Is there a bug on using the desert map to return to the sandstorm at the halani gates. It won’t let me fast travel and I also re ran the whole gates and went to sandstorm but still says use desert map when standing in front of it.

[lament stone]

its at the very front end of the caravan

you didnt need to leave the caravan to blow the horn

[weak vortex]

when you drop skill gems does it go off progression or lvl

[azure lava]

Is this the part where you blow the horn?

[lament stone]

area level

[weak vortex]

like the level they drop at because i need 13

ah

any idea when they drop

[edgy jacinth]

Yes

[azure lava]

Then yeah, do what calulrme said

[azure lava]

If you cut a skill gem you can mouse over higher tier gems and see what level they require. That's the minimum area level they can drop, I think

[keen plover]

Can anyone help me in cruel 2 rathbreaker i deal no dmg

[weak vortex]

oh so if it says lvl 53 required you need to be lvl 53 and be in an area of that lvl

[azure lava]

#2┃looking-for-group
But if you don't fix the fundamental issues with your build/damage you're gonna hit more walls

[normal ibex]

on the map screen, for me is press and hold A, no idea what it is on mouse/keyboard

[azure lava]

Ctrl+click the waypoint/entrance to a zone to make a new instance

[buoyant heart]

how am i supposed to beat the trial master challenge? i can barely finish round 4 of 10 before i die...
i am level 43 right now

[keen plover]

I lack a level 13 skill because i switched my build so im stuck

[lament stone]

there are only 4 rounds for the quest item, it showing 10 is a ui error

[azure lava]

You only need to beat 4 rounds for your first trial of chaos (second ascension)

[normal ibex]

https://i.imgur.com/aZiRx9e.png

[azure lava]

You can try the trade site and see if there are any 13s for sale as well

[lament stone]

it is pretty difficult for level 38, mostly comes down to getting lucky with the challenges at that point

[keen plover]

Ty

[buoyant heart]

why does it say 10 rounds then?` ive finished round 4 and then a damage over time effect killed me before i could leave

[lament stone]

ui error

[azure lava]

As calulrme said, it's a UI error. They're always ten rounds in poe1 and they haven't touched that up yet

[lament stone]

or more accurately, there is no ui to show anything except 10 rounds yet

[buoyant heart]

i see, thx

[thick cloak]

do you have to unlock it or something? im still in clearfell and stuff if that matters

[normal ibex]

i'm about to give up on sorc as being trash

[azure lava]

Nope, you can make new instances on any zone you can enter

[normal ibex]

the alternative is hours of grinding in easy areas

[lament stone]

in what way?

[azure lava]

Are you the person who said they deleted their monk because they couldn't beat the Miller?

[normal ibex]

my sorc is a glass cannon, without a cannon

[thick cloak]

i got it now lol, thanks

[indigo glade]

anyone know where do i find elemental storm? i dont see them in the gem cutting menu

[sour pebble]

it's from ascendancy

[azure lava]

It's built in to a stormweaver node

[indigo glade]

ohhhhhhh

thx

[normal ibex]

yeah, my 2nd monk dominated the miller, no idea what the difference was lol

[lament stone]

probably gear

or skill

[sour pebble]

sorc is really strong

[azure lava]

Was this the act 1 normal first boss Miller? If so, then yeah it was probably you learning how to fight the Miller

[halcyon pumice]

whats the best way to level a sorc? I tried Sorc. it wa Okay! Good once I got Mana Tempest btu probably an Archmagel (end game) angle
EDIT: HC SSF

[normal ibex]

well, dtupid devs made the game too hard at the start and too easy at the end based on all the stuff ive seen and read

[violet belfry]

then whats the point of getting a second medallion before act 3

[sour pebble]

in hc ssf best way to level it is almost certainly cold skills

[normal ibex]

ahh yes, 'skill issue' the response of the weak minded

[halcyon pumice]

I was looking at some ideas around Cold Snap Frostbolt. That what you are thinking?

[lament stone]

@violet belfry what i said here is basically the answer youre looking for

[sour pebble]

tons of cold sorc leveling guides online

[azure lava]

My point is that if you're quitting a character because "sorc is trash", I think you might be misattributing the blame here. Gearing in this game is really hard early on and without proper gear every character is going to feel like paper-thin ass.

[sour pebble]

setup changes as you level up

[halcyon pumice]

ah well was jsut eyeballing maxroll and the 1 cold build i saw was coldnsap +frostbolt

[lament stone]

lightning spells are definitely undertuned, feels like theyre balanced around archmage so they just feel bad from mid act2-act5

[azure lava]

Gear, skill, gem setup, and resource management are all important factors in how your first campaign goes

[lament stone]

if you want to level a sorc, use cold spells, or lightning rod(bow skill) + orb of storms

[normal ibex]

so i cant find good gear and i cant make good gear, what options are left? outside of farming lower levels at the whim of the RNG gods heh

[azure lava]

I can attest to rod + orb

[normal ibex]

rod?

[weak vortex]

FUCK I FINALLY KILLED HIM

[vagrant anchor]

Pretty easy at the start, save for Jamanra.

[weak vortex]

i just bursted him before he could do his final hits bs

[stuck ivy]

I cant get Blasphemy in my Demon Form. What am i doing wrong ?

[sour pebble]

we're all playing the same game and most of us not having these issues so you might just be making poor decisions overall or playing poorly idk. it's very difficult to troubleshoot your issues with so little info.

[drowsy wing]

Does this work with spark build?

[lament stone]

demon form disables all your equipped weapons, so if you have a sceptre youre losing all that spirit

[thick cloak]

are the classes rather unbalanced? ive seen a lot of things of people claiming this, just curious

[silver geyser]

spark is a spell and has the projectile tag, right?

[stuck ivy]

thanks! i guess i need better gears

[normal ibex]

ive tried staffs, and ive even tried wands and scepter, i need another hour plus of just grinding where i can to get extra level for new skills and skill/spell stuff

[sour pebble]

warrior is the weakest class at every point in the game. merc is weak too but there is an expensive and very storng merc build, but the other classes are doing well at every point in the game.

[drowsy wing]

Cool

[azure lava]

I'd reevaluate how you're approaching Gearing. Pick up more items, sell more stuff, gamble more with extra gold, pick up white items that might be good and transmute/augment/regal them. Salvage items with sockets and use the artificer orbs to socket and upgrade your gear as you go.

You should always be looking for upgrades or ways to get resources to improve your gear.

During my campaign I picked up everything except for white items bigger than two slots (unless they were good bases or had salvageable properties, then I grabbed those, too)

[sour pebble]

eh merc weak too so nvm

[pastel talon]

What is the point of djinn barya that do not give ascenency points ?? You reforge those ?

[fleet portal]

are maps character shared?

[drowsy wing]

Just get rich and play gemling

[normal ibex]

all i get is clowns telling me its a skill issue, yet my ranger breezed through these areas ith trivial levels of difficulty

[azure lava]

The loot/relics you can get from them

[timber sigil]

no you farm those for more relics, which will help you to not die at harder difficulties

[lament stone]

and if youre using lightning spells youre just going to suffer, lightning spells are poorly balanced rn, they suck for most of the campaign

[azure lava]

It's very possible your ranger got luckier with their gear, too

[timber sigil]

no wonder people are always dying or not able to pass it, without good relics or preparations before

[pastel talon]

Where to spend relics ?

[halcyon pumice]

i felt the same way. had a hell of a time in HC SSF with Spark. got better with Mana Tempest and I'm sure it POPS with Archmage. But it was ridiculously bad on (most) bosses

[azure lava]

But if you want your campaign runs to be more consistent, then gearing and resource management are skills you'll need to cultivate as well

[timber sigil]

lmao bro, you dont spend them, it's an item you place after inserting baria

[lament stone]

spark isnt much of a bossing spell anyway

you really want something like arc for that

[stark mantle]

anyone know how much of a base stat increaase each quality upgrade gives

[normal ibex]

i'd argue if you get to level 12 and you are still not getting good gear, adjustments need to be made, i guess i can maybe farm with the ranger

[timber sigil]

and it gives you buffs like reduced honour damage/more holy water/another userfull stuff, it was in tutorial during your first entrance on sakhem

[azure lava]

1% per quality

[normal ibex]

but thats still poor design imo

[wraith anchor]

My gf gets mad when I play this game what should I do?

[rough birch]

When doing campaign, is there a better strategy than running endlessly into every single unexplored corner like a blind headless chicken until I stumble upon the thing it wants me to go to?

[normal ibex]

play D4, or her best friend?

[azure lava]

Are you doing everything in your power in those 12 levels to find, buy, or craft upgrades?

[lament stone]

gear is fine tbh imo

[sour pebble]

quality is a multiplier to physical damage on weapons and defenses of armor. for caster weapons quality increases the quality of the skill granted by the weapon.

[timber sigil]

be a sigma and ignore it, nobody has rights to be mad about your choice how do you spend your time

[tall totem]

ACT 3 ZONES ARE TOO BIG

[silver geyser]

typically follow a wall

[lament stone]

its mostly skills themselves that are performing badly

[silver geyser]

there's a few areas where the objective is in the center

[azure lava]

#2┃general is over that way. This is a help channel

[thick cloak]

do you lose anything on death?

[azure lava]

Not during the campaign

[rough birch]

I tried to implement things like "Surely they put the objective on the other side of the map to maximize the time I spent on this map"

Not sure it worked well

[sour pebble]

you lose progress in the zone

mobs all reset

not a huge deal

[vagrant anchor]

How is merc weak? a friend of mine picked him up and has been flying through the game. He was using cold xbow, and ccing everything.

[rough birch]

Also was the whole "Every single trash respawns if you die" thing in PoE too? I can't recall

[azure lava]

Buy her early access, it's obviously anger out of jealousy

[silver geyser]

no

[azure lava]

No, because zones didn't reset when you died except in ruthless mode

[sour pebble]

witchhunter is a weak ascendancy and gemling is weak unless you have a lot of currency to spend on certain uniques. the crossbow skills also just don't have great numbers.

doesn't mean it's not viable

it's just relatively weak

[rough birch]

Can I somehow use "mobs reset on death" to my advantage in any way?

[silver geyser]

yes

[azure lava]

Yeah, you get more content out of every zone the more times you die. Infinite value

[silver geyser]

I farmed greater essences on the dreadnaught vanguard because it always has like 4+ rares

[weak vortex]

where is the skill archmage is that a spirit skill thing

[lament stone]

you dont even need to die to respawn them if you pause and click respawn at checkpoint

[azure lava]

Yes

[weak vortex]

are they just rarer to drop

[azure lava]

Yes

[lament stone]

yes, level 58 spirit skill gem

[sour pebble]

can't get archmage until like act 5...

[lament stone]

yep

[weak vortex]

damn

that sucks

[sour pebble]

it's rough lol

[weak vortex]

i could do with it

[rough birch]

So what, get like some tier map something idk how it works with good modifiers and just infinite farm?

[weak vortex]

isnt it damage scaled from mana or smthn

[lament stone]

this is what i mean about lightning spells feeling really bad until the campaigns almost over

[azure lava]

Lightning rod + orb of storms is always there for you

[weak vortex]

lightning rod?

[lament stone]

no, its only for the campaign

[azure lava]

Oh, maps are a different story. If you die in a map you lose it

[weak vortex]

i just use arc and it does a shit ton of damage

[rough birch]

Unlucky

[azure lava]

It's a bow skill

[lament stone]

if you die in an endgame map you fail it, lose everything in it, sometimes even get completely locked out

[weak vortex]

nah i wanna play full mage

[normal ibex]

https://i.imgur.com/3rNXbJo.png my currency tab

[haughty drum]

is anyone starting act 3 cruel mode?

[azure lava]

That's racist. Mages can use bows like anyone else.

[silver geyser]

#2┃looking-for-group

[rough birch]

I watched some guy play ice shatter monk or whatever it is called on a Youtube video, literally instakilling his entire screen with every button press

Is his gear too good? Is monk op? Does every class do that except mine?

[weak vortex]

they cna but i dont want to chief

[silver geyser]

i'm playing that build. it's nice

[azure adder]

Can anybody join a call and help me with my level 60 sorc build, its not going well

[lament stone]

cold spells are all i can recommend, if you want to stick to spark youre going to suffer

[normal ibex]

not a lot to work with, i did have a thing to make a normal yellow, with mixxed results

[weak vortex]

does my character really look like theyd use a bow

[azure lava]

I see 22 transmutes and 13 augments that you could have used. I also see 5 artificers

[rugged tangle]

its cheap to do, takes a cheap ring and herald of ice

[weak vortex]

nah i dont use spark i hate it

[azure lava]

I don't judge, unlike some people

[rough birch]

Is it like strong from the get go? If I try to do it myself will I have to spend the next 80 hours grinding campaign or something? Or will the build not oneshot until I buy this one unique from p2p where people ask the equivalent of $200?

[plucky fog]

why i cant see the names of the NPC and name of the loot items ?

[azure lava]

Press Z

[silver geyser]

RMT is bannable.
the build is strong from the get go. I'm doing it in SSF.
https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/profile/6b47434c-462a-412e-964e-3b13bfe67cbc/builds/36032cb1-158b-4530-989e-506389626d70

[weak vortex]

how much dps do end game players actually do btw

[plucky fog]

ty so much ur the best

[rough birch]

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/frost-mage-infernalist-build-guide#skills-header
Is this build... good? I kinda picked witch because I figured witch can be ice mage, but I guess I'll be more ice summon than ice mage?

[azure lava]

It's hard to calculate because of skill combos and inaccurate tooltips

[vagrant anchor]

I see, how would you rank the classes from beginning to maps?

[rough birch]

I assume SSF is ironman?

[weak vortex]

just would like a ballpark figure

[silver geyser]

pretty much yes

[plucky fog]

do i need to choose 30% inc charm or 15% mana ?

[azure lava]

I don't have one. I don't really seek out that kind of information

[plucky fog]

whats better

[sour pebble]

you mean for campaign?

[lament stone]

choose whichever you want, thats one you can go back and change if you want to

[sour pebble]

or do you mean all content, including maps?

[vagrant anchor]

Yep

[rough birch]

On average, how much game time should it take for me to go from intro to finishing act3?

[plucky fog]

ty

[sour pebble]

witch > ranger > sorc = monk > merc >>>>>> warrior

my personal tiering for campaign with beginners in mind

[plucky fog]

one more question what is charm and how its can help me?

[silver geyser]

act 3 cruel or act 3?

[azure lava]

Hold alt and click on the charm keyword

[silver geyser]

first time and all the way? like 30-40 hours

[vagrant anchor]

Damn, witch that good...I thought ranger was best class for that.

[azure lava]

That was their personal list and it has no objective bearing

[sour pebble]

ranger is maybe best for veteran poe players, but i think witch best for beginners for campaign

[azure lava]

All classes can use all skills and gear

[rough birch]

Well, idk cruel anything tbh
I'm 22.3 hours in atm, my first character, Lv40, going through the part of act3 where we think it's magic to drain water in rivers

[silver geyser]

lol

[lament stone]

the only reason id put sorc above monk is if you used lightning rod or qstaff skills on sorc

[silver geyser]

yeah, that part is a bit much

[azure lava]

I leveled with a lightning rod and orb of storms sorceress and it felt easy peasy

[silver geyser]

22 hours sounds about right

cruel will go much faster

[thick cloak]

is evasion important at higher levels for monks?

[rough birch]

I'd say about 10-15% of the playtime is idle because of work tbf

[silver geyser]

yes

[azure lava]

It can be if you build around it

[silver geyser]

you're making good time

[rough birch]

I heard people say the only good defensive stat is energy shield so I've been trying to only go for that

[late raft]

Everyone will have dif opinions

[silver geyser]

no

[sour pebble]

in campaign the best defensive stat is damage, seriously

[azure lava]

It's not good in the campaign if you have no way to restore it

[sour pebble]

just kill stuff fast

[lament stone]

energy shield is very strong in the end

[rough birch]

Oh no

[dim totem]

So i'm level 47 and I got none drop with + spirit so far which I need to use since I'm invoker, what should I do? Go back to earlier zones to try to farm it? Since mobs are getting harder to kill

[vagrant anchor]

This

[rough birch]

Maybe this is why I died like 30x by now

[lament stone]

but for the campaign you only care about life + elemental resistances

[azure lava]

And movement speed on boots

[vagrant anchor]

Trade for ex for it

[lament stone]

you can do the whole campaign on magic rarity gear

[dim totem]

how do I get that?

[thick cloak]

is it easy to reset ur tree and respec?

[azure lava]

That's why I cry when I see people with terrible rares that walk past good white bases with 30 transmutes in their pocket

[rough birch]

Do the vendor selling income from shitty drops scale as well as the cost of refunding passive nodes?

[sour pebble]

roughly midway through act 1 you unlock an NPC who will let you easily respec

[lament stone]

if youre invoker just use an evasion body armour for spirit

[vagrant anchor]

Go to the trade website for the game and search for what you need, contact the owner and setup a trade. @ampy

[rough birch]

I'm getting some mild anxiety from seeing the cost of refunding a single node being like 700gold or something

[lament stone]

one of the invoker ascendancy nodes disables spirit from gear

[azure lava]

Easy, sure. Just go to the refund guy and spend gold for each point. It's pretty costly for a full respec tho

[violet belfry]

anyone know how much stun threshold jamanra has

[sour pebble]

save gold a bit since it costs some gold but it's not too bad

[azure lava]

No one does

[violet belfry]

i feel like i do nothing to him in terms of stun as a warrior

[azure lava]

Are you building up the heavy stun bar?

[long plaza]

hi guys, does anyone know what ascendancy i should choose for mercenary

[sour pebble]

almost certainly witchhunter

as a first character

[azure lava]

Whatever your guide tells you. If you are not following a guide, then whatever looks coolest. If you're not sure what you want to do, maybe find a guide

[lament stone]

gemling is strong, but only if you already have currency, witch hunter is basically a 4 point ascendancy

[sour pebble]

gemling is like a second character ascendancy when u have expensive gear

[long plaza]

i see, thanks for the info!

[hollow bobcat]

when will there be a new season in poe 2?

[fleet portal]

can someone help me understand how weapon set skill points work cause this build planner has different colour lines on the skill tree and i dont understand it?
https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/archmage-spark-ci-animeprincess?weaponSet=set1

[azure lava]

When the game releases

[wicked quail]

guys, sort of new player here. Been through the campaign 3 times already, but only played endgame with one toon. I'm about to make a sorceress now and give it a go, but this time i want to breeze through the campaign

are there any nice interactions for leveling uniques that I can use to make my life easier?

[lament stone]

theres no actual leagues until full release

[wicked quail]

already using the chest that gives 100 spirit together with the focus that gives spell power per every 10 spirit

[tiny beacon]

lightning arrow

[azure lava]

Orange lines are allocated when weapon set 1 is active. Green lines are allocated when weapon set 2 is active

[rough birch]

Does sorc have a good ice build that will also one shot the screen like monk does?

[hollow bobcat]

when will the release be?

[rigid elk]

Hey guys, for rangers, are both attack speed and projectile speed important? Or do most players simply focus on the projectile speed? I'm assuming attack speed would pertain to the firing of the arrow, while the projectile speed obviously is for flight time.

[lament stone]

lightning rod + orb of storms is very good, level with that until you feel comfortable enough to switch to archmage

[lament stone]

6-12 months estimate

[hollow bobcat]

Thanks

[sour pebble]

projectile speed is quite bad unless you have the passive tree node that makes projectile speed also give bow damage

[lament stone]

assuming youre doing an archmage build

[wicked quail]

im doing fine using spark with gems, i wanted some unique items that interact with each other to give me some op boost for leveling

[lament stone]

spark falls off hard mid campaign

[rigid elk]

do you happen to know the name of that passive?

[lament stone]

and lightning spells in general feel pretty bad until you get arcmage going

[sour pebble]

feathered fletching

[azure lava]

Yeah that node is bow only tho

Just as a heads up

[sour pebble]

they said they're a ranger. seems a safe bet 😄

[azure lava]

Maybe...

They could be doing concoction pathfinder

Or crossbows

[fading temple]

what to choose from these? I am playing a summoner and monk

[fleet portal]

is pink and green thos?

[azure lava]

I'd start price checking

[fleet portal]

whats the pink for

[fading temple]

I am SSF

[thorny cargo]

Why do I keep getting level 5 uncut spirit gems if I’m a sorceress?

[azure lava]

Yeah, I guess they use pink for set 1.

[craggy gyro]

Where can we report bugs? On hardcore with my husband and almost died, fire was not showing in parts of the arena and I had to watch his monitor because I kept wandering why my energy shield was getting depleted. Tor Gul is boss. Like I could see fire in some parts but the whole upper arena was covered, I couldn't see it but we saw it showing on his monitor. Luckily I lived

[thorny cargo]

Does it have to do with the weapon / armor I’m using?

[azure lava]

Your gem drops are random and independent of your class

[sour pebble]

everyone uses spirit, not just witch

witch weapons just happen to give spirit since witch needs more of it

[edgy timber]

where can i see my accuracy

[thorny cargo]

Oh gotcha

[fleet portal]

how would i allocate these ingame because wherever i put set 1 set 2 goes aswell

[azure lava]

The pins in #2┃general have a link to the bug report forums

[craggy gyro]

Tyvm

[thorny cargo]

How do you get spirit? I have 0

[sour pebble]

boss in act 1 in freythorn zone

[azure lava]

Then you're not allocating any set points. Click on set 1 or 2 in the top right to assign those points to that set

[fleet portal]

ooh ok

[thorny cargo]

Hmm I fought him already

[sour pebble]

click quest item in inventory then

[azure lava]

Just make sure you're using the right weapon in the right set

[sour pebble]

it should say 30/30 spirit for you if you killed freythorn boss and clicked the quest item that dropped

[thorny cargo]

Yeah I don’t see that, I’ll go back and check if I missed it! Thank you

[normal ibex]

so... cant add sockets to staves?

[opaque wolf]

Icons in Valley of titan is bugged. The interface vanishes when i move my mouse. Tried forcing a new instant and quitting the game
https://imgur.com/a/RnuAg2l

[sour pebble]

press z

to get it to show rainy

it's the default hotkey to make environment tooltips always show/hide

[opaque wolf]

holding Alt did it!

[nocturne ocean]

is there a way to search for items on the trading site explicibly without runes/rune sockets?

[rich mortar]

New player here... are the weapon passives active even when you don't have them in your hands? Like are weapon set 2 weapon passives active when using set 1?

[molten ether]

do you need chaos resist if you have chaos inoculation?

ok, so grab the +5 all attribs?

[azure lava]

Pressing Z toggles the name plates on npcs, items, everything

[rich mortar]

So if I find a wand with good bonuses but only use the staff, it's useless to have it equipped?

[azure lava]

Unless you're actively swapping to it for some reason, that's correct

[rich mortar]

Ok! Thanks

[nocturne ocean]

if i use that and set it for example to 0 max, it will show items with the max amount of sockets. I just want to see items without the sockets at all :/

[sour pebble]

when i set it to 0 max it only shows items without sockets

[nocturne ocean]

https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/poe2/Standard/W4PqKk0fm shows me armour with two sockets

[sour pebble]

you did not set the field in that search

put max at 0

[lament stone]

thats for empty rune sockets

[sour pebble]

ah i see, it's bugged for armor wtf

[lament stone]

it would still show sockets that have already been sockted

[sour pebble]

i see i'm wrong

hmm let's see if we can get what u want

[craggy gyro]

I did the trial to power on cruel but can't complete the quest to do the sekhemas and shows lvl 22 on cruel still any help?

[sour pebble]

https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/poe2/Standard/2MjL9QVik

it's tedious, but you can add a "Not" filter and put in the rune mods you want to exclude

[lament stone]

bugged, the ascendancy quests arent supposed to exist in cruel difficulty

[deft nexus]

does ligtning penetration work with the unieuq that converts all lightning damage to cold?

[mellow ore]

some dungeons are so incredibly giant for no reason

[lament stone]

if you deal no lightning damage theres no reason to penetrate lightning res

[nocturne ocean]

perfect, thank you ❤️

[sour pebble]

my mistake for the wrong info on my first reply...

i learn something as well

[craggy gyro]

Oh so ignore the accent to power quest on cruel? Is that why it's red on the text?

[scarlet magnet]

its gonna be there till you clear it

[lament stone]

yea just ignore it, it being red has nothing to do with it being bugged

[scarlet magnet]

and appear when ypur redoing it

[empty sky]

stats become so bad with that ring

maybe op after patch

[golden bay]

Why do I not see what distilled oils I need to use when pressing "Alt" on the skill tree node?

[sour pebble]

uhhh did you maybe overwrite this hotkey on accident?

in the inputs section of options menu

only guess i got

[opaque wolf]

yeah its bugged no matter that i do nothing is staying up any more. Loot filter on/off, restarted the game. Even big stuff is hidden like when I drop a spare Djin coin. Have to hold alt. Pressing Z does nothing

[golden bay]

ohhh, okay. Thank you

[opaque wolf]

was fine until this play session

[lament stone]

did you rebind keys?

[golden bay]

I did change the keybindings. I thought this was being used

[quick peak]

Hey guys, just getting into Poe2 and just wanna finish campaign and farm some currency for any build idea I might come up with.
What's the best build to run campaign with? lol

[lament stone]

you cant use alt for anything else

[sour pebble]

check your hotkey for toggle highlighting

[opaque wolf]

it says the keybind, Ctrl + Z

[sour pebble]

toggle highlighting is the one u care about

[weak vortex]

just got back to cruel act 2 and i cant remember for the life of me where to find zarka after you beat the centour boss

[opaque wolf]

Ahhhh

[craggy gyro]

Thank you

[opaque wolf]

thanks guys, i was looking at the wrong thing. Must have rebound this

[lament stone]

by the waypoint

[sour pebble]

common issue. surprised they even let people re-bind such an important function. also not the best function name imo.

[lament stone]

somewhere around there

[maiden summit]

One message removed from a suspended account.

[last nymph]

are the charms bugged? i have the anti freeze charm but I always get frozen

and the charges never go down

[trim hamlet]

how many exhaulted orbs should I give someone for helping me run lvl 65 trial?

[last nymph]

which trail

ones alot easier then the other

[trim hamlet]

the djinn barya lvl 65

he just up to you on how many you wanna give me, I have 5 currently.

[proper plume]

Guys whenever my friend launches poe2 his internet chimps out... not happening with any other game. Anyone had a similar experience

[safe lance]

its up to you. Ideally you'd want to do it yourself but I can totally empathize with other sanctum haters

[empty oak]

When I equip my +Lightning Skills rod in Slot 1, it doesn't apply, but when I equip it in Slot 2, it does. Any reason why? I don't have any weapon skills applied to separate weapons, so I don't know why this is happening.

[normal ibex]

lol, bot must be overworked with the POE community, apparently i cant even declare myself stupid

[last nymph]

yea djinn is much harder and more annoying

think ive seen people charge around 30 exalt

[normal ibex]

pretty sure they are a myth 😛

[trim hamlet]

oh damn really, I'll just give him all 5 lol thanks

[twin nest]

how do I unlock more support gems slots for skills? I have lesser orbs but now I am stuck at 3, how do I get 4 or 5

[azure lava]

Greater and perfect jewelers orbs. You likely won't find them in the campaign

[twin nest]

ah so endgame

[normal ibex]

so where is the best place to farm for gems etc etc for some garbage idiot who cant play sorc that cant kill things faster then they kill her? Graveyard seems about my safest place so far

crypts are ok, but a bit slow

[sick carbon]

how does minion damage bonus stack? For example lets say I have +100% minion damage from my skill tree. Then a headpiece that adds +50% allies dmg and a scepter with another +50%. Is that just +200% minion damage? or is it multiplicative?

[azure lava]

The highest level zone you can access. In other words, keep trying to progress

[warm compass]

is this some type of bug in the trial of chaos where i literally cant interact with the vaal core because i just keep getting endlless mob waves spawned on me preventing me from picking it up? wth is this

[sour pebble]

u can pick it up instantly though

[lusty hinge]

You already have one on your back..

[sour pebble]

there's no animation on pick up

[azure lava]

If it says "increased/reduced" they're all additive. "More/less" is multiplicative with all other more/less multipliers and the sum of all increased/reduced mods

[warm compass]

ahh ok that must be it, thanks

[sour pebble]

poor guy just in the event burning like crazy at 100 stacks

[misty blaze]

Why i cant add rune?

[sour pebble]

typing for some help while dying

gl to you

[pulsar berry]

Hey I'm new to POE, I have a question regarding skills, if someone is down to hop in a vc, that would be sweet

[azure lava]

It's already at two runes

[misty blaze]

@azure lava1

[azure lava]

You could try asking here

[sour pebble]

u should be able to fill the empty socket

i've done it before

[azure lava]

Oh, it's the item on the right

[lusty hinge]

Is corrupted

[azure lava]

You can socket runes in corrupted items

[sour pebble]

so maybe u not accurate enough with your mouse cursor o.O

[azure lava]

If you couldn't add runes to corrupted items then the +1 socket outcome would be a top tier troll

[pulsar berry]

So I just started out, got my first ascendant level as a invoker monk. I'm following a guide on what abilities to get

But I don't see some of them when I try to engrave a uncut skill gem

[sour pebble]

can u give an example of a skill you dont see

[azure lava]

It's likely a spirit gem

[lusty hinge]

Yes, but I think he's either trying to poke a new one, or trying to socket into a full one

[pulsar berry]

Combat frenzy, wind dancer, charge infusion, charged staff

[azure lava]

They said, "Why can't I add rune" so I guess it's ambiguous

[visual lotus]

what lvl is the 4th ascendancy
75?

[sour pebble]

yes byron is right then. those are spirit gems

you need Uncut Spirit Gem, not Uncut Skill Gem

[pulsar berry]

Ohhhh ok mad appreciate it

Haven't seen those yet, I'm level 24

[azure lava]

Then you've been skipping side quests

[sour pebble]

u get one guaranteed from killing king of the mists in act 1 freythorn

[normal ibex]

thats the tree village finn sends you to? i think i got onein there the other day

[sour pebble]

yeah the tree village

[pulsar berry]

I did all the available side quests so far, I remember killing him. Must of wasted it on something

Oh I have herald of thunder

[sour pebble]

my man just out there 30/30 spirit gaming

what a chad

they are pretty rare to drop

[normal ibex]

iirc that wasa weird set up, like some backtracking needed i think

[pulsar berry]

Oops

So is there any more to get at act 1 or is king of the mists the only one?

[azure lava]

It's the only guaranteed one

[pulsar berry]

Ahh

[sour pebble]

i might have one u can have

[frank sonnet]

they can drop randomly after that, there might be other guaranteed ones from side objective stuff, I dunno

[sour pebble]

let me check

[azure lava]

I know there's a guaranteed support gem drop from the gallows in the zone before the manor

[pulsar berry]

Yeah I'm going for this flicker step monk build. Unfortunately can't get flicker step until like 28 more levels rip

[sour pebble]

eh, lowest uncut spirit gem on my sc trade character is 14 so nvm lol

[pulsar berry]

Oh your good, appreciate the information, just gotta keep grinding

[sour pebble]

yo i got a herald of ice though

u want?

[pulsar berry]

Yeah I'll take it

[sour pebble]

dm me ur character name or say it here

[pulsar berry]

Can i not get flicker strike until level 52?

Rex_Caspia

[real gust]

Is there any point in picking up blue items in the later levels? getting a bit tired of having to teleport to base every 5 minutes

[pulsar berry]

Apprecaite it matey

[sour pebble]

np

[sour pebble]

most blues not worth picking up, but some are like rings/amulets

[pulsar berry]

How do I get more spirit for my skills,

?

[past furnace]

can anyone give me 1 divine orb

[sour pebble]

a1 king, a3 bog witch, a6 bog witch again

[pulsar berry]

Oh ok gotcha

So defeat those bosses and up my spirit cool

[sour pebble]

can also find it on body armour and amulets

[patent gulch]

Is it a bannable offence to RMT??

[opaque stone]

Yes

Ban without appeal iirc

[hushed stratus]

Test

Anyone have any idea why I can't post on Church of Merc?

[crude vessel]

Quick question I’m playing a witch and my spirit keeps changing on its own

[normal ibex]

RMT?

[sour pebble]

do u have abilities on different weapon sets?

[opaque stone]

Swapping between weapon sets, one has a sceptre and oen doesnt?

[crude vessel]

Am I hitting a butting or something changing it from set 1 to 2?

[sour pebble]

you only have the stats from your active weapon set

[flint plume]

You could be. I forget what button it is on controller

[normal ibex]

LB by default

[limber wharf]

is there a place to check cast speed?

[crude vessel]

So what’s been happening is I’m running with 285 spirit and in the middle of my run it drops to 143

[normal ibex]

i removed the bind lol

[flint plume]

I don't think there's an easy way to check total increased cast pseed, you can check the cast time on individual skills

[patent gulch]

Anyone wanna party up for act 2 currently in the bone pits

[real gust]

what makes rings and amulets worth it? i noticed my loot filter highlighting rings, amulets and belts. Are they worth more? are they harder to find?

[sour pebble]

they're just hard to find

jewellery (rings/amulets/belts) simply drop less often than other slots

[lament stone]

that sounds like youre swapping weapons

[real gust]

should i upgrade them?

[sour pebble]

uhhh

[real gust]

to see if something good comes out

[sour pebble]

well it depends what you have atm idk

[real gust]

or am i fine just selling them

[sour pebble]

oh i see what u mean

yes u should transmute & aug jewellery and maybe also regal them if the 2 mods u got were good

[crude vessel]

I don’t have weapon swap on bind

[sour pebble]

if you're in campaign

[real gust]

i am nearing the end of act 6

[lament stone]

you automatically swap weapons if you have a skill bound to a certain weapon

[crude vessel]

Ohh

[craggy gyro]

I’m running a deadeye with with gas arrow and flame wall on an alt. The speedrun guide didn’t really specify, am I supposed to only run this through the entire campaign? It’s strong but not sure I’ll look forward to anything for a while from 30-70

[sour pebble]

a common complaint with deadeye atm is that the best skills all tend to be accessed very early on

[vast mesa]

how do you use spirit gems to buff other?

[flint plume]

If you're trying to speedrun and do things as efficiently as possible, from what I hear it is most effective to just run that through the whole campaign.

[slow plover]

is skipping freythorn will affect anything ?

[flint plume]

What do you mean? Like, to buff other players? I don't think you can make spirit gems that don't normally apply to other players apply to players. The main way to buff other players right now is with scepters, which can roll mods that buff nearby allies and sometimes come with auras that buff nearby allies.

[craggy gyro]

It is fun, though. I’m clearing much faster than my internalist was

And I’m fast as hell

[flint plume]

In cruel you're fine skipping Freythorn. Definitely shouldn't skip it in normal.

[vast mesa]

I mean buff other gems

[quartz nest]

Mahu/Focus Setup what is this for sorcerer?

[flint plume]

What do you mean?

[slow plover]

yea in cruel

its supper anoying

[flint plume]

Yeah, in cruel I don't think there's anything important in Freythorn

[vast mesa]

it says buff other gem

[frozen verge]

I can't stack any power charges in boss fights with monk why?

[slow plover]

ok ty

[flint plume]

You're misunderstanding that. It doesn't buff another gem. It creates a gem that gives you a buff

[tall totem]

What do I do if my build needs a specific weapon innate to work, but that weapon ilvl is really low compared to where I am?

[lament stone]

what are you using to generate power charges?

[flint plume]

What innate do you need?

[sour pebble]

what could this possibly be?

[frozen verge]

Combat Frenzy+Resonance (skill tree)

[tall totem]

Cultists maul splash

[frozen verge]

and Tempest Fury with electrocute

[tall totem]

For warrior armor break build

[flint plume]

Bosses are harder to pin/freeze/electrocute than normal mobs, you must not be building it up faster enough against them to generate power charges fast enough

[wraith anchor]

Why does my spec have -10% fire resistance I look over all gear and nothing says anything about reduced fire resistance or anything

Sorc**

[lament stone]

it gets harder to build up those multiple times too

[whole elm]

Would anyone be willing to help blast me through the campaign on an Alt Character?

[sour pebble]

YOu talking about chance to explode on crit mod?

[lament stone]

like once youve frozen an enemy once, it gets harder to buildup freeze on that enemy a second time

[flint plume]

I don't think you need low item level for that to drop, although I don't know that for sure

[sour pebble]

oh you mean the splash mod

[wraith anchor]

If I add a fire resistance ring then my cold goes -10% but then I add a charm for +25% cold resistance and it still shows negative

[lament stone]

you lose 10% all elemental resists at the end of each act

[sour pebble]

There are "Advanced" and "Expert" versions of the Cultist Greathammer

https://poe2db.tw/us/Two_Hand_Maces#TwoHandMacesItem

[wraith anchor]

Dang really??? So not matter what I’ll have something -10%

[tall totem]

Yeah but what about for the levels between?

[flint plume]

Yes. All your resists end up having a base of -60% by the end of acts

[lament stone]

yea, youll need to upgrade your gear to get more life and resists

[wraith anchor]

What the.

Okay bet thank you

[flint plume]

What do you mean the levels between? Bases can still drop when you're past the level they require. I don't know if it would be possible to be in a zone level too high for any type of cultist maul to drop..

[sour pebble]

The worst version starts dropping around zone area 22 and after that I doubt there are any zone levels where they wouldn't drop.

[wet panther]

Does this work with Spark without Chain support gem ?

[tall totem]

But will it have higher ilvl?

[sour pebble]

yes

[flint plume]

I think so

[cloud stream]

hey im a new player, just wanted to ask: what should i do with the items with sockets in them? im at the beginning of arc 2

[sour pebble]

ilvl is about the zone level

[flint plume]

Why does that matter?

[lament stone]

yes, spark can chain

[sour pebble]

well ilvl matters for mod tiers

[tall totem]

And for base dmg right?

[sour pebble]

no

[sturdy barn]

hi there previously asked here u guys opinion about hyperthermia + blasphemy with hyperthermia,
what if i have whispers of doom activiated, do you think they will stack? (double cold resist reduction)

[flint plume]

What I mean is why is that a problem?

[lament stone]

no, you cannot stack the same curse multiple times ever

[wet panther]

I'm just confused about additional time. Like it suggests that it should chain already at least one time for it to work

[sour pebble]

expert does more base dmg than advanced which does more than no prefix

[wet panther]

Thanks

[sturdy barn]

i see

[tall totem]

Right, but all normal have same base dmg right?

[flint plume]

Yeah, it's confusing, but it seems to work

[sour pebble]

yes

[wet panther]

Thanks

[flint plume]

Yes.

[tall totem]

Bc at lvl 49 I do really bad damage with lvl22 cultist

[wraith anchor]

Why are greater jeweled orbs so expensive

[sturdy barn]

its weird that curse (debuff) cant be stacked ...

[sour pebble]

well next best cultist weapon drops at zone level 51

so you're not far off it

[wraith anchor]

Is it okay if I’m level 28 and don’t have the 4th socket?

[lament stone]

thats normal

[flint plume]

Okay, that has nothing to do with item level or what zone you're in, that's why I was confused. So your issue isn't that the base item isn't dropping, it's that you want the implicit but the normal base has low damage for you and you're not high enough level to get the advanced base yet? Yeah, that's kind of a pain.

[lament stone]

its extremely unlikely youll get any greater jewellers before you finish the campaign

[sour pebble]

required level of bases tends to match the minimum drop level

[wraith anchor]

Okay good I feel like it’s way to expensive for me to buy

[flint plume]

It would b okay if you were level 60 and didn't have the third socket

[wraith anchor]

Really?!

[flint plume]

Well, not great, but you don't really need the 3rd support during the campaign, let alone the 4th

[tall totem]

Yeah right, exactly. Anything I can do to help transition?

[flint plume]

I mean, it depends on the build, but level 28 is extremely low to worry about not having the 4th socket

[sour pebble]

you legit just need 2 more levels to see next best base of that type

[sturdy barn]

but what if this turns the curse into an Aura instead?

[sour pebble]

the "advanced" version

[flint plume]

This isn't a great answer, but the only thing I can think of is "don't level with a build that requires a specific weapon implicit and needs a high-DPS weapon"

[lament stone]

you cannot have the same curse stack on an enemy multiple times in any way at all, its simply not possible

if an enemy is affected by hypothermia, it can only be affected by 1 instance of hypothermia at a time

its impossible to have more instances of the same curse on an enemy

[sturdy barn]

i see i see

then another curse socketed into blasphemy can have both work at the same time right??

[noble lynx]

I think I remember big ass monkey with a pillar giving skill points in act 3. Does he give them in cruel as well?

[lament stone]

if you have some way of raising your curse limit above 1? yes

[fringe imp]

Would any1 know how to fix instances being made in the wrong region?

[sour pebble]

https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/poe2/Standard/ng5P5g9T0

[lament stone]

you could even have multiple curses socketed into blasphemy (altho it increases the spirit cost a lot)

[sturdy barn]

multiple that means 3 or 4?
how so?

[sour pebble]

tbh blasphemy is really bad lol

[flint plume]

I think so. I don't remember what he dropped but his icon on the map has a + on it, which means he drops some sort of permanent buff

[sturdy barn]

theres only one whisper of doom i recon?

[flint plume]

There's at least one unique that gives an extra curse. Maybe other sources, not sure

[lament stone]

as many as you can, but theyd cost 60 spirit per curse, and you would only have up to your curse limit active at once

[twin nest]

is there a gem or something that makes that health potion only restore energy shield instead of health? following a guide and it does that but not sure what it is

[noble lynx]

OK thanks didn't know about the + thing

[sour pebble]

it's a keystone called eternal youth

[flint plume]

There's a keystone on the tree that makes health recharge and flasks work on ES

[hoary citrus]

hi i put my ram at 3600mhz speed, and im not sure if they work that way, so i want to check if anything is overheating, how?

[sturdy barn]

i mean how would you increase curse limit besides Whispers of Doom passive?

[flint plume]

Yeah, on the map if you see a + that means permanent buff, otherwise just loot

[lament stone]

whisper of doom is the easiest +1 curse limit to get, theres a unique ring that gives +1 curse limit, and that might be it for now

[twin nest]

ahh yeah

okay thx

gotta remove it for now then

[sturdy barn]

oic thanks!

[mellow ore]

I swear blocking just doesnt work in this game half the time

I will block a punch to my front and it will still do dmg

[scarlet magnet]

its a low percentage

most shield give like 26%

[mellow ore]

i mean manual blocking

[halcyon pumice]

How good is Malice on a Scepter instead of Skele Warriors for like A2-A3 campaign Raging Spirit + Arsonist build?
HC SSF

[lament stone]

you can only block melee strikes and projectiles

[steel ocean]

pyke player ❗ ❓

[sour pebble]

you cannot block aoe slams

[scarlet magnet]

retired pyke player

[sour pebble]

it might be an aoe slam ability hitting you

[lament stone]

cant block aoes or ground effects or damage over time or anything like that

[mellow ore]

ah it must be that then

[steel ocean]

x9

[mellow ore]

i thought these skeletons were kicking me, but i guess they're kicking the ground?

[static parcel]

On cold sorcereress, how do you do single target damage? I currently need to wait for frost bomb to recharge and not sure what to do in the mean time

[lament stone]

if you block too many attacks with active block you get stun buildup which can stun you

[static parcel]

All options feel so bad (I’m currently level 35)

[lusty hinge]

Depends on what skelles we're talking about, but yeah most of them do aoe stuff

[rich prairie]

Guys when I’m playing on Xbox and I wanna go to pc can I put my Xbox acc on pc for poe2?

[steel ocean]

yep @rich prairie

[lament stone]

i dont remember what its called, but the cold skill from a staff is very good, it sucks that its only available on the staff tho

[sour pebble]

the big skeletons in valley of the titans who fall forward do a aoe slam

those types are stuff are some of the most deadly in the game lol

[radiant dirge]

Guys when I combine eldritch battery with the everlasting gaze azure amulet, my energy shield doesnt convert to mana is this normal?

[rich prairie]

And I have all my char ? On that lvl what I played also lvl 93

[lament stone]

intended

[cloud stream]

where do i change divine orbs for exalt orbs?

[steel ocean]

I believe you have to pay for early access again though, but can have same acct, (correct me if im wrong) @rich prairie, which wont be the case on release

[vernal tundra]

Saw this on Reddit if anyone is struggling with upgrading gear thanks to the person who made it

[lament stone]

eldritch battery converts base energy shield from gear into mana, everlasting gaze then converts a portion of your mana into energy shield

it does not convert multiple times

[flint plume]

Things that are gained "as extra" act like conversion and essentially happen at the same time as conversion, which means they won't get converted by other conversion effects. It's the same reason that Call of the Brotherhood won't convert the lightning damage from Archmage, for example.

[sour pebble]

this word "extra" doing some heavy lifting here

[flint plume]

That's kind of why but not for the reason you'd think

[static parcel]

Ill give that a try, thanks

[normal ibex]

is sorc the only class that doesnt have damage numbers anywhere?

[lament stone]

conversion happens before gain as extra

[flint plume]

It's not that it doesn't get converted because the word "extra" implies it's bonus ES or something, it's that it doesn't get converted because "Gain as extra" is a type of conversion and things don't get converted twice in this game

[flint plume]

Kind of, but it's part of the same step of damage calculation

[scarlet magnet]

like on the skills?

[lament stone]

yea

[shrewd hazel]

is it worth it to put corrputed orb on the equipment i like? cant it turn it into shit

[scarlet magnet]

yes u can

[flint plume]

I have no clue what you mean by this

[sour pebble]

it can have bad outcomes if u corrupt, like reroll your prefixes or reroll your suffixes

[frank sonnet]

that's not really the reason. the base ES gets converted by EB and then the "gain as extra" from everlasting gaze affects the mana from EB as well as the base mana.

[flint plume]

It can brick the item, yeah

[lament stone]

corrupting can do something really good, or really bad, its a gamble basically

[wary narwhal]

anyone sellig hand of wisdon and action for 4 div?

[scarlet magnet]

from my experience corrupting atuff its like a 1/5 chance to get something good out of it

[normal ibex]

and now its showing the numbers, damn bugs

[shrewd hazel]

shit maybe i corrupt and if it fucks it up. then i go new characvter

[lusty hinge]

Iirc you can bypass it with atziri's disdain and the ghostwrithe

[sour pebble]

numbers won't show when you first zone into a zone. you have to move for them to show.