2┃new-player-in-campaign-help

[zealous onyx]

I feel like Im not using contagion properly, is it just pretty much useless against bosses? and I think I get hexblast in the next few lvls, will definitely try it out. What curse usually pairs best for lvling?

[azure lava]

Contagion is mostly for spreading dots through packs. It adds a marginal amount of dps itself

[glacial palm]

Contagion's primary use for bosses would be debuff application, another dot for effigy totem, or applied to adds to allow you to focus them down and transfer the dots you put on them to the boss (to save time recasting on boss)

Even if you got the ideal case where contagion started on an add, spread two others in a chain, then finally to the boss that is a 300% increase of contagion damage... but it's not much on its own 😅

[zealous onyx]

understood, makes sense thanks guys! I'm planning on speccing into infernalist here soon, does that path pair well with DoT based builds or would blood mage be better?

[glacial palm]

That one I can't answer myself, not played much in terms of the witch classes. https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1315438235631091772 has some pretty active people though if you don't get an answer here 👍

[zealous onyx]

awesome, thanks again man

[azure lava]

Imo, I'd play essence drain + contagion + dark effigy on a chronomancer, gemling, chayula monk, pathfinder, or titan

But I'm kinda biased against the witch ascendancies tbh

[glacial palm]

I wanted to stay out of it, but chrono chaos dot has been less of a meme than I expected when I started this journey lol

[zealous onyx]

I just wanted to look cool with demon form if im bein honest lol

[glacial palm]

Valid. Personally I run ring of fire because "Chaos spells look cool when lit on fire" lol

[zealous onyx]

this guy gets it

[dim pagoda]

I'm currently lvl 45 and I got 0 - 15 % res on all things which is probably not good and I get so much dmg while playing in act 3. Any idea how I can fix this or specifically asked which gear pieces should provide resistance?

[rain sandal]

Hi guys for skills gems that comes from your ascendency skill tree how do u unlock more support skill gems slots for them? bc the conventional way isnt working

[dusky burrow]

look for resistance everywhere and anywhere it can roll

[azure lava]

Pick up white items and transmute+augment them, check vendors, and gamble. And of course pick up basically everything

Movement speed on boots is most important, followed by life/resistances on everything you can get

[azure lava]

As you gain character levels you get more slots. Idk what the breakpoints are

[fallow jolt]

A newbie question:

I just started playing summon witch and I have level 1 summon skeletons from a weapon and level 2 summon skeletons from a gem, both are showing as separate skill rows in the list. However, as summon skill is automated, I can't really put it on any slot. How can I make sure only level 2 summon is used?

[gaunt bluff]

I got my first divine orb what should I do with it

[azure lava]

Set the amount summoned in the skill panel

[azure lava]

Probably save it

[somber totem]

For 3 evenings I’ve been trying to get my last Waystone 8 knocked off!! These waystone ain’t dropping past 4/5’s consistently and I’ve spent loads trying to reforge!! And nobody whisper back when I try to buy one trade

[dusky burrow]

depends how much your gear needs upgrading at the moment

[azure lava]

This is a new player campaign channel, use #2┃general for venting

[somber totem]

I’m new and was wondering if anyone else had the same

[azure lava]

#2┃after-acts-help

[somber totem]

👍

[fallow jolt]

ah, thank you, it seems that in the level 1 version there is no possibility to even set the amount, only in the level 2 version you can set it. So I guess it uses the level 2 one then

[azure lava]

I didn't know a weapon could provide the same skill as a gem tbh

[dusky burrow]

they said their goal was for that not to occur

that one minion skill is the exception

[lament stone]

the minions granted by the item do not cost any spirit

[eager basin]

don't the unique staves that trigger skills also technically provide them

[trim turret]

They stack, don't overwrite each other. So you have the free skeletons from the weapon, and the spirit reserving skeletons from the gem.

[undone kernel]

Your weapon skill is innate if you have the weapon equipped it will be active no matter what good thing is is it won’t cost you spirit

[trim turret]

Yes though I tried it with the ember fussilade one and it felt super clunky.

[manic marten]

question: sometimes I get a whisper from someone and I want to whisper them back to tell them I'll be able to trade in a few minutes, but some people I can right-click and whisper and some I can't, anyone knows why?

[undone kernel]

My best guess is they have privacy settings

Highly doubt it’s a bug

[eager basin]

logged off?

[undone kernel]

Or this

[eager basin]

is this a "the whisper option doesn't appear when right clicking" or a "right clicking does not work" question

[manic marten]

I was checking the options in game but I don't see privacy settings there, are they configured in game or in PoE website/forums in the account settings?

[undone kernel]

Unsure I haven’t changed much but graphics and game settings

[manic marten]

it doesn't work, it was someone spamming the trade automatic whisper to get an item from me and I couldn't seem to whisper to him like "dude, give me a min" but he kept spamming it, so I had to 'ignore' him, but I have had the whisper not work in the past so I was wondering what's going on. It has worked with other players though

[eager basin]

"it" being right clicking not working?

[glacial palm]

If you see the button but just can't click it, most common cause is having the chat window open. Currently the chat window blocks clicks on that right click menu, even though it looks like it's over it 😦

[manic marten]

hold on.. I know what's going on... it's so dumb... give me a sec and I'll show you ¬¬

[static lark]

Hey Quick question here, they say something about the minions broken the wall ice every time that it’s spawned ?!

[manic marten]

I think sometimes the button seems to have its clickable area incorrectly detected, I've tried with other users and I can click in the entirety of the button, but I'm trying now with that last guy who was whispering me and the button doesn't show its 'highlight' state until I click under the horizontal line of the blue arrow I just drew there @eager basin @glacial palm but if I hover over below the text in the button it does highlight the button and allows me to click it... so I guess it's a bug in a way cause it works just fine some other times (even with the chat open)

[glacial palm]

Correct. That looks to be the bottom line of the chat box, isn't it?

[eager basin]

it's what nascota said

the chat window is blocking the top part

[dim pagoda]

um viper did like 3 patterns in a row where I could not hit her and I died

[manic marten]

ah, I see what you meant now @glacial palm yeah it coincides with the text input box for the chat itself 🤔

[dim pagoda]

is this like the intention?

[glacial palm]

Basically the workaround I have for it at the moment is after you right click them, press Enter.
This will get you out of the chatbox and stop it from blocking the rest of the button.

[manic marten]

well, at least I'm aware of the problem and how to work around it, poor guy ended up being ignored but at least I learned something

[static lark]

Hey Quick question here, they say something about the minions broken the wall ice every time that it’s spawned ?!

[glacial palm]

I do not understand the question.

[manic marten]

I just tried it, and yup, works like a charm, thanks for the help, may your Exalted rolls in the future be all top tier maxed out rolls 👍

[rough birch]

Does the Overshield from grim feast have a timer? Like does it tick down?

[glacial palm]

Nope. It's possible to lose it through other ways besides damage, but otherwise it just chills.

[manic marten]

(as for the guy interested in trading, he whispered me 3 times in the lapse of like 20 seconds and even sent me a trade invite, so he kind of deserved the 'ignore', zero trading etiquette) x_X

[rough birch]

Okay so in that case, while running campaign with a bajillion trillion gorilla trash all over the screen, surely decreasing the number of my skeleton arsonists is worth having it on?

[normal mountain]

I saw somewhere there's like an auction house online? Where could i access that

[glacial palm]

I don't know how important your skeleton arsonsists are, or how many you lose... but yeah. It's a lot of ES if you have a good basse lol

[near plume]

do the mirror invictus mods count for all sockets or only the 4/5 on the body piece?

[glacial palm]

More of a market, but yeah
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2

[normal mountain]

thanks

[rough birch]

My base is like 800 something

I'd go from 5 arson to 4

[glacial palm]

I don't know how much damage they do, but yeah. I would absolutely go 5->4 for an extra 800 ES while walking around.

Not much for minion builds myself, sorry 😅

Except SRS, those little dudes are cool.

[rough birch]

SRS is basically my build anyway

Flame wall spam

[unborn delta]

Man, I just realized you can travel between checkpoints.

[glacial palm]

It's great, isn't it?

[unborn delta]

Yeah and like "ok so why did all the other ARPGs not have this this whole time?" haha.

[opaque stone]

To be fair it wasnt in on release

[hybrid condor]

Is it worth to use gemcutting to upgrade abilities?

[glacial palm]

More gem levels is almost always worth, assuming you can handle the additional cost some spells have.

[ember elk]

is venom draught of clarity the right choice when playing stormweaver?

[hybrid condor]

ait gotcha! ty ty

[shadow socket]

how to survive jamanra sandy wind attack?

[opaque stone]

The npc girl makes a shield

I forget her name

[glacial palm]

It's possible if you're hiding behind the shield that you're being killed by the adds during that phase too.

They crawl over while the storm is going, and I believe they explode for lightning on death.

[shadow socket]

oh my am blind af

[glacial palm]

Either I had a lot of regen, or you have a lot of room to move backward and avoid the explosions so long as you're behind the shield.

[last ember]

guys I just did my first trial and got deadeye acsend, how do I get skill points? what should I get fpr lghtning arrow

[sweet rivet]

wrong chat

[topaz junco]

You need to complete more difficult trials to gain additional ascendency points

[rustic venture]

assuming you're in act 2, you get another type of trial in act 3 for 2 more points. the next 2 points won't come until endgame, and the final 2 points require beating a pinnacle bnoss

[torn bough]

can someone tell me if and when i get a 2nd 100% drop for a persistent aura gem? figured id get one to drop at least randomly by now but ive only ever seen the 1 from act 1 quest im mid act 2 right now i think

[real gust]

I see a lot of people pick an atlas node that gives monsters more modifiers. does that do anything other than making monsters harder??

[rugged tangle]

more modifiers generally increases chances at more/better loot.... same for maps

[rough birch]

Why do these jungle trials say Round X/10 as if there are 10 rounds, when there are like 4 every time? I assume because of my level?

[deft kraken]

i was wondering the same

[trim turret]

There are later tougher ones and you can run them just for loot instead of for ascendancy points.

[drifting marlin]

Having to fight a rare enemy golem in my first ascendancy trial. The enemy has "regenerates life" and "periodic invulnerability aura" under his life bar. I deal damage, he just gets invulnerable and heals. Is this some kind of not enough damage type trial?

[deft kraken]

thats just bad rng

[drifting marlin]

Bruh

If i reset it, does it change?

[deft kraken]

yes!

[drifting marlin]

Great

[inland sentinel]

In some ways it is a damage check, I just avoid rares I don’t think I can kill early on

[remote cove]

unless its a chalice then you kinda have to

[inland sentinel]

Oh yeah for sekhema

[rancid elm]

how get 82 lvl of monsters in map

[opaque stone]

#1┃after-acts-help
Run a corrupted irradiated T16

[fallen jolt]

Is tinker's tools bug fixed?

[rancid elm]

i know but i get just 81 lvl

[gray zealot]

Controlled Metamorphosis without radius, what it actualy do?

[opaque stone]

Nothing. It just reduces your ele/chaos res

[eager dragon]

does the act in which i do the trial of sekhemas in matter for 3rd ascendancy?

[eager basin]

no

[eager dragon]

so just using this should be fine

[craggy gyro]

These servers are absolute shit

[waxen magnet]

Hey! What does the symbol on the right mean? the flaming armor?

It stacks a lot

[sour pebble]

armour break

[cerulean portal]

i took these off and cant put them back on because i now dont mee the dex requirement, despite the fact that they give dex, how can i get around this?

[sour pebble]

equip an item that gives a lot of dex temporarily

[reef moat]

You can equip something else that gives dex then unequip it

[cerulean portal]

I dont think i have any items that do lol

[azure lava]

Check vendors for a jade amulet

[cerulean portal]

managed to get just enough with 3 pieces nevermind, thanks

[rustic venture]

damn that works? i think in diablo the rest of the gear had to satisfy reqs before you could equip it.

[sour pebble]

fortunately for us, poe isn't coded by morons

never forget

can be useful to keep around items with a high amount of an attribute for this reason

amulets and rings are best since they have no stat requirements themselves

[rustic venture]

i think diablo's approach requires more coding lol. poe's approach is the default approach if you don't even think about it

[split lark]

hey, im only lvl 23, but my damage is horrendously low (or feels like it anyways). Im following a leveling guide as well. Am i just suppsoed to be dealing a good amount of damage or is everthing just much harder than poe1? i dont recall it being this bad

Sorry if its a stupid question lol

[sour pebble]

are you an attack build

and plz screenshot your weapon

@split lark

[fringe obsidian]

not a stupid question. send more info though 🙂

[split lark]

Im doing lightning arrow build

could be that im just missing some important details

[sour pebble]

yeah that's why, mate, hold on

we'll get u sorted

[split lark]

Alright!

[winged crescent]

gear upgrade time

[fringe obsidian]

yeah that bow is holding you back

like

[split lark]

I have no clue what im doing lol

[fringe obsidian]

a lot

[winged crescent]

its all good

[fringe obsidian]

no one does at first!

that's the fun!

[split lark]

seems like i got alot to learn, thats for sure

[winged crescent]

it is trust

but its very rewarding

[fringe obsidian]

for weapons, try and keep them at your level as you go, and always be looking for damage increases

[sour pebble]

https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/poe2/Standard/rO06W7rFQ

[red carbon]

in trials, does increase damage to monsters include the boss or does it specifically have to say boss? this is for relics

[sour pebble]

do you have 1 exalted orb?

[fringe obsidian]

if you're doing an attack skill (lightning arrow) it scales it's damage off of your weapon

[sour pebble]

if so use that search and buy that bow

here's a less strict search in case that person doesn't respond: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/poe2/Standard/rO06krrSQ

any of these bows should triple your dps

[fringe obsidian]

i THINK the answer is yes

[split lark]

I got an exalt orb

I will try to make a trade

Thanks

And yeah i really dont know what damage modifiers applies to my abilities

probably should know that lol

[fringe obsidian]

if you go to the ability in the window it will tell you

lightning arrow right?

[split lark]

yes

[sour pebble]

basically just look for a bow with as high physical dps as you can find and a "Adds X to X lightning damage" or "Adds X to X cold damage" mod is also a nice thing to have

[split lark]

oh yeah it does say it converts physical damage :P

[fringe obsidian]

so lightning arrow is going to convert some of your phys. so the hit will do phys and lightning, and whatever else is on your bow

[sour pebble]

u can re-use this search in the future. just increase the required level part of the filter.

[fringe obsidian]

if your bow has cold, it'll also do cold

[sour pebble]

i have it only showing bows that can be used at level 23 or lower

[split lark]

I see

Very good to know

[fringe obsidian]

although, I'm not sure if the chain lightning portion will apply the cold...

[split lark]

But like, when would i swap out a weapon?

cause if its good i shouldnt swap one every level right

[fringe obsidian]

whenever you find a better one

[sour pebble]

whenever you have 1 exalted orb and your dps is feeling low, then go buy an upgrade

don't use exalted orbs for anything besides trading

[split lark]

Gotcha

Thats good to know

[fringe obsidian]

unless you want to try and do the crafting while leveling route

which is fine but less optimal

it's what I do personally but yeah, trading is more painless

[split lark]

i dont really know how crafting works either lol

[fringe obsidian]

transmute - aug - regal - exalted as required

at least when leveling

and stop if at any point the mods are ass

[split lark]

Aha

¨Maybe ill try that later on

for now im just saving all the materials im getting

[fringe obsidian]

yeah I'd say either craft with them or buy with them

you'll be swimming in materials in the end game

holding on to them while levelling is just making your life harder

[split lark]

That makes sense

if i were to craft, what type of weapon would i start out with before applying materials to it?

like would i have to find a really good drop to begin with, for then to modify it

[fringe obsidian]

so you'd probably want a weapon base that has a level requirement close to your own level. all the bases have different names that you could memorize, but since you don't know those, going by level requirement is a good start. if the item is already blue, then just check if it rolls with damage, if it doesn't TRASH IT

[sour pebble]

the best bow bases are called dualstring bows

[fringe obsidian]

or listen to this guy

[sour pebble]

there is dual string bow, advanced dualstring bow, and expert dualstring bow

advanced and expert are the higher zone level versions with better base stats

[split lark]

are those something i would get later on in the game?

[sour pebble]

yeah later

[shut abyss]

why you are trashing when you can reforge?

[sour pebble]

just buy a bow with that trade search for now

[split lark]

Alright, that checks out

[fringe obsidian]

yeah for now though you won't see dualstrings and probably don't know all the base name

[split lark]

Yeah i whispered all of them but no response / offline on all of them

[sour pebble]

eh

[fringe obsidian]

I usually smash them for more mats

or did in the campaign

[fringe obsidian]

oh check your vendors every time you level up. they refresh their inventories when you level

[shut abyss]

ah yeah i guess it makes sense during campaign

[fringe obsidian]

yeah. late game reforge makes more sense.

[split lark]

would this be any better than what i already have?

im assuming i could modify it maybe?

[sour pebble]

what is your character name

i bought one

[split lark]

Esptho

[fringe obsidian]

you can equip the bow, then check the skill in the gem screen. if the damage goes up - congrats the bow is better

[shut abyss]

nah, physical roll is too low and critical doesn't benefit you that much since you probly dont have much crit

[split lark]

Yeah i dont think i have any focus on crit in my build

atleast thus far

Thank you for the help

[sour pebble]

when u search for bows on trade site u want this number to be as high as possible. you can even click on it to sort highest to lowest physical dps

[split lark]

Ahh okay, i see

[fringe obsidian]

all good. again, never hurts to just equip an item and check your damage afterwards. easy way to tell if it's a better item

[split lark]

Ahhh thats smart

i shouldve thought of that lol

[shut abyss]

@split lark now this bow is double your bows damage and even mana on kill which is nice to have

[split lark]

Yeah i can already tell the difference just by clearing regular mobs

ive been fighting my ass off for so long lol

[fringe obsidian]

Nice!

just remember, check those vendors when you level

[split lark]

Will do!

[arctic bobcat]

weird requiest but does anyone know any channel that has done all poe2 gameplay including cruel acts ? (with no commentary) i killed doriyani and then reached the final place after the small cutscene but i accidentally skipped some dialogue and wanna hear it again but he dosent have those pieces of dialogue anymore and i wanted to read em

[tulip delta]

QQ, If I already own the EA on steam and I sign in into myt account in the PoE website and buy another EA Pack and give it to a friend, do I keep the points or does my friend get them?

[trail comet]

Im confused. Dmg is trash

Think have to fix gear but no exalts to buy some cheap ones.

Cant farm

Dmg to low

[sour pebble]

doesn't look like archmage is turned on, mate?

[trail comet]

It is

[glacial palm]

You're 66 in the #2┃new-player-in-campaign-help channel... what are you trying to farm?

[sour pebble]

that's a crazy low dps for spark with archmage on

your max mana must be low

i guess you're in a town, right?

[trail comet]

It's 1054

[split lark]

Which one of these should i pick? or does it not really matter

[sour pebble]

what's your dps with archmage on

[trail comet]

But drains brutal

[trail comet]

Yes

[sour pebble]

go somewhere where archamge is on...

[trail comet]

Look the picture

[glacial palm]

Not huge either way imo, but take mana if you need mana

[trail comet]

It's on

[split lark]

i dont have any mana issues at the moment

[clever geode]

see your weapon?

[glacial palm]

You can always switch it if that comes up, so just take the charm for now then

[split lark]

ahhh okay

thanks

[reef moat]

What is the last location of act 2

[trail comet]

@sour pebble weapons are ok for 1 exalted

But rest of the gear is probably the issue

[craggy gyro]

Idk exactly where to ask this, but I’m a new player to PoE and PoE2 looks incredible! Are there any classes that are good for beginners or that do better than others? Or are they all seemingly similar?

[trail comet]

You can play any class with any weapon

[glacial palm]

I would say there's enough options to find something that fits your playstyle, and it's PoE so it's not like you're "locked" in to any build no matter what you pick.

[reef moat]

Monk is probably the hardest for leveling

Or merc right?

[glacial palm]

Going across the skill tree may not be efficient, but it's still an option.

[clever geode]

monk and merc are quite easy

[safe lance]

probably not a class thing at all, gotta think in terms of builds

[sour pebble]

bro are u SURE archmage is on???

[reef moat]

Then what’s the hardest for campaign

[sour pebble]

it should have a swirl like this

yours doesn't?

[craggy gyro]

I was thinking merc. I just don’t wanna get to late game and then have a class / build that’s not ideal for late game lol

[sour pebble]

and you have blink on

looks like you have a ton of support gems on your auras too

just seems doubtful you got enough spirit to use all this that early on

[reef moat]

Is dreadnought the last area for act 2

[sour pebble]

does console skill gem ui not do swirls for auras?

[reef moat]

Wym

[safe lance]

it does

if you mean the HUD then it just shows whatever is on

[sour pebble]

im not crazy, right? this person doesn't appear to have archmage on?https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1308714834543513652/1327394876236632134/564c3f36-128e-4e7c-bdc1-567da37dfdae.jpg?ex=6782e850&is=678196d0&hm=a505f3a86cc58581eea7513a544bb7907037f7861f92ece550ec133085ccf2ed&=&format=webp&width=503&height=671

[safe lance]

the screen to turn on and off does show it

[clever geode]

100% off

[sour pebble]

is it just the poor image quality that is hiding it?

[clever geode]

i see the blink is able to on

[sour pebble]

@trail comet bro u sure its on

[clever geode]

means there is spirit

[safe lance]

this screen doesnt

[clever geode]

then next image shows blink unable to turn on

[trail comet]

I'll show in a second.

[safe lance]

click on set skill bind and look at top section

[lone mica]

Guys, is Force of Will bugged? For me it only affects mana regen and NOTHING on my cast speed?!

Has anyone else tried? Mana regen sky rockets, but cast speed bonus is abysmal. Sure Im only at 1000 mana burt

[reef moat]

Mine doesn’t have a swirl

[lone mica]

it should still be noticeable with 70% extra cast speed

[lament stone]

what skill are you using?

[safe lance]

The spinner/swirl only shows in the section where you turn it on and off

[lone mica]

me? Fireball.

[safe lance]

hold on let me show my screenshots

[reef moat]

Yeah

Only shows where you turn it on or off

[lament stone]

its 1% more cast speed per 150 mana

[lone mica]

oh, it says per 15 mana, Is the tooltip wrong?

makes sense

[lament stone]

thats 1% increased effect of arcanse surge per 15 mana

arcane surge at base has 10% more cast speed

[craggy gyro]

Hi 👋 just playing poe2 for the first time. Was wondering if anyone would want to play together?

[lament stone]

1 of 10 is 0.1, rounded down thats 0

[lone mica]

yea. so 1000 mana = 66% increased effect, no? And Cast speed 10% x 1.66?

[regal fjord]

for charged staff power charges are those meaning like i have to have a way to generate power charges before using the skill. or some skill generates charges for it to "power" it

[lament stone]

youd need 10% increased effect to get 1% more

so 66% increased effect gives you 6% more cast speed

[lone mica]

Ahj. Fuark. Makes sense

[safe lance]

@clever geode

also cant just turn them off and on from hud

gotta go to this top section

[clever geode]

did u

use weapon slot 1?

[dusty canopy]

Can anyone tell me why my hellhound won’t spawn when I’m in my demon form?

[safe lance]

That is also only clickable in the top screen iirc

[clever geode]

idk about console

=w=

[safe lance]

*the weapon slot persistent buff selection

[sour pebble]

do you have attribute on your weapons that are required for some of the support gems on your hellhound?

probably strength

[safe lance]

why are you posting wonderwoman sign?

[sour pebble]

open skill gem ui while in demon form and look at this

[dusty canopy]

I removed my weapons and my hellhound doesn’t disappear

[lament stone]

demon form disables minions

[dusty canopy]

Okay

[sour pebble]

wait, demon form disables minions?? really?

if so that's stupid

[dusty canopy]

I don’t think so

[reef moat]

How do I do the trial of sekhemas

[dusty canopy]

I have seen videos of people playing with the hellhound

[sour pebble]

yeah the demon form build i was looking at used hellhound

[lament stone]

dont get hit

[regal fjord]

don't get hit

ayyy

[reef moat]

I’m saying how do I get to it

Do I gotta finish act 2 or something

[lament stone]

defeat balbala in traitors passage

[regal fjord]

oh you progress act 2 yes

[reef moat]

I did

I beat bablalala

[lament stone]

use the desert map to travel to it

[regal fjord]

should be able to move the carriage then

[reef moat]

It shows the quest marker at the caravan

For the trial

Nvm I see it

[dusty canopy]

It says strength 3/3, Dex 4/6, INT 9/23

[sour pebble]

idk then...

[brave geode]

how is everyone fixing ele res's in cruel? I'm in act "5" monk with garbage res and these runes can't be the intended fix. Stacking E sheild.

[real gust]

can i see my total rare find somewhere? i can't find it on my character sheete

[sour pebble]

this reddit thread says this is a bug only for console players, not PC... are you console??

[dusty canopy]

PC

[craggy gyro]

Does anyone happen to have the next keys for the Trial of Strength?

[sour pebble]

looks like you might have to set hellhound in skill gem ui or something? people talking about it on reddit

[steady magnet]

Am I dumb or something? Do I just sit on this caravan in act two until we get to the destination? It's not ketting me do anything

[craggy gyro]

?

[lament stone]

you go to the desert map, select a destination then a door opens next to the desert map

[desert sedge]

Rule 6. No trading, begging, asking for 'loans', giveaways, tips for services, etc for any game. See #trading for alternatives.

[sour pebble]

try this

[trail comet]

See @sour pebble

[sour pebble]

go into hellhound and either enable or disable for demon form idk

its the 3rd option there in screenshot

[steady magnet]

@lament stone yup I'm dumb thanks

[dusty canopy]

On controller it doesn’t have that option. I’m logging out and using mouse and keyboard to try it

[sour pebble]

yeah try that

that is what peole saying fixes it

[sour pebble]

alright you just need more max mana then

[trail comet]

No exalts

Max mana doest do dmg

[sour pebble]

ill give u some idc

i dont play sc trade anymore, whta's ur name

[lament stone]

it does if youre archmage

[trail comet]

same as discord

[lament stone]

thats the whole point of archmage, to scale damage from max mana

[sour pebble]

max mana is crucial to your damage as spark stormweaver archmage

[trail comet]

Ahh

Bro that's to much lol

[worthy flame]

Any reason I can’t use the other I have 209 str

[trail comet]

Thanks!

[sour pebble]

i play ssf so idc about them lol gl hf

[trail comet]

Ty

[sour pebble]

get everlasting gaze

[trail comet]

Love ya

[clever geode]

... titan

[lament stone]

giants blood? you need 88*3

[sour pebble]

and then gear with energy shield, mana, and resistances

[trail comet]

Okay

Ty

[sour pebble]

then u go MoM, CI, and EB

[lament stone]

which is 264

[trail comet]

What's that?

[last ember]

anyone know do I get to 60 spirit?

as an archer

[clever geode]

campaign

[sour pebble]

mind over matter, chaos innoculation, and eldritch battery

[trail comet]

Is that gear?

[sour pebble]

only do this if u have everlasting gaze

it's nodes on your passive tree

https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/sparkmage-ben

just copy ben's setup

it's good

[dusty canopy]

Literally all of my abilities but hellhound has that option

[sour pebble]

you want some of this stat or else you'll get stunned a lot:

[static lark]

can someone told me if is a way of fix this - Minions attack my ice wall.
My minions are attacking and destroying my ice wall.

[reef moat]

Wth is the death crystal

[lament stone]

when the timer ends you die

[reef moat]

What does it give if I complete it tho

[lament stone]

keep finding crystals until you reach the exit

[lament stone]

you go to the next room

[lament stone]

you need to complete 1 whole floor to get your first ascension

[reef moat]

I did two I think

Nvm did none ig

Is the ascension in the skill tree

Like where it shows my character in the middle

[real gust]

is there even a point in making a build that doesn't have the rare find cap?

i cant find items that are good while also having rare find

[dusty canopy]

The manual activation worked

[sour pebble]

nice

that's crazy, they gotta fix that pickles lol

sorry u had to deal with that

[dusty canopy]

I 100% agree! WTF

[steady magnet]

Are exhausted orbs rare? They're so tempting to use

[dusty canopy]

I really appreciate your assistance. Much thanks!

[steady magnet]

Exalted*

[sour pebble]

i'd say they're rare in campaign, but not rare in the endgame mapping system

definitely best thing to do with exalted orbs is trade them with other players for good gear

[steady magnet]

@sour pebble ok thanks ill try to hold off using them if I can

[naive moth]

*And occasionally to juice maps

[arctic bobcat]

by the end of the campaign how much res do you have ? (like lets say i have not put anythijng in fire res by end of poe1 i will have -75% res rightt )

[final geyser]

-60%, -10% per act completed.

[arctic bobcat]

gotcha

[untold gazelle]

after I left the endgame zone I can't tp back?

[sour pebble]

tp back to where

[untold gazelle]

the encampment

[untold gazelle]

you have to go back to act 3?

[last ember]

when should I start trading?

[sour pebble]

which encampment do you mean

oh i think i know what you mean

in cruel act 3 map there are two town icons

you must mean one of those

[untold gazelle]

no the endgame temple where you buy waypoints

how do I get back there

[sour pebble]

that's ziggurat refuge i think u mean

with doryani

as i said, it's one of those town icons in act 3 cruel

[untold gazelle]

Oh

nice

[sour pebble]

you should prioritize a hideout node on the atlas

so u can unlock a hideout

so u dont have to go to this town in act 6

[untold gazelle]

Thanks

: )

[little crown]

So I get a white item close to my level, then turn it into a blue item then turn it into a yellow item and keep doing this until I roll what ever modifiers I need? This is the way to gear instead of waiting for drops?

[grave bluff]

i got 22/22 skill points on the skill tree, but there should be 24/24 ?

what am i missing

[sour pebble]

when you get exalted orbs, go to trade site to buy good gear from other players with them, especially weapons since weapons are most important gear

otherwise yes

transmute, aug, then sparingly use regal orb on stuff that has 2 good mods

[untold gazelle]

how to access the trade site?

[sour pebble]

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/getting-started/permanent-stats-from-campaign

[sour pebble]

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

[untold gazelle]

Thanks

[grave bluff]

i've already done them all, i dont understand what i am missing

[sour pebble]

if you have 22, then you have not done them all

[little crown]

Cool thanks! What am I looking for on white base gear for Monk level 20?

[autumn orbit]

anyone else having a stutter ig? latency jumping 10ms to 200ms

[sour pebble]

es + energy shield bases are best for monk, but pure evasion is also good

basically u want life + resistances on gear

[grave bluff]

i just don't understand what am i missing, all quests are completed

i wish i could just check what i am missing

[sour pebble]

for weapon you want as high physical dps as u can get, and also "Add X to Y cold" or "Add X to Y lightning" mod on weapon

bruh just use the website i linked and go through each quest to check u did it

should only take 5 minutes at most

the icons on your map can be hovered to say if u got the points

if i had to guess, i'd guess you didn't stab the heart in aggorat in cruel act 3

since that's usually what people miss lol

[untold gazelle]

you missed the crowbell

[grave bluff]

i got both crowbells

[untold gazelle]

you missed una lute

[grave bluff]

i got them both 😄

[wooden lava]

go over both the overworld and underground maps and look for skulls with a + sign on them

[untold gazelle]

you missed the desert miniboss

[grave bluff]

for example act 3 doesn't even show me any "grants two weapon skill points" even though these skulls are gray

[sour pebble]

aggorat

im tellin' ya, it's like 9 out of 10 people missing points are missing this one

because the drop rate on the heart is so low that people just end up missing this quest

[grave bluff]

hmmm

so i just have to keep clearing this map? 😄

[sour pebble]

yeah

unless you already had the heart drop and forgot to use it in which case it will already be at the sacrificial altar but im guessing that isn't your case

[grave bluff]

wouldn't a quest icon pop up ?

i only got treasures of utzaal and trials of chaos popping up

[torn bough]

is there a point where you get another scripted drop for uncut spirit gem? i got eh one from act 1

tried looking it up wiki and stuff all seem to suck still

[craggy gyro]

Holy crap….my monk just murdered geonor in 12 seconds😂😂😂😂 what have I been missing out on? lol

[grave bluff]

and i still don't get it, how come some youtubes have so many skill points like wtf

[wicked otter]

is it possible to tele out of skhemas trial and get back in to continue?

[sour pebble]

your progress is check pointed when you finish a room, but if you're in the reward room at the end of a floor then you can make your own portal out and go back in

always click the altar of ascendancy before porting out just in case

[wicked otter]

thx 🙂

[sour pebble]

i dont think u can get back into the reward room if you take the portal that naturally spawns in the reward room. maybe someone else can confirm or deny that. i think it has to be your OWN selfmade portal.

[wicked otter]

after the first time i tried it in the reward room wirh my own i couldnt get in

[regal fjord]

noob question: build uses skill i'm no where close to stat wise to use (hypothermia) is it worth trying to get or should i just level up my main damage ability? (act 3)

[wicked otter]

but there is a stash anyway

[sour pebble]

yeah basically reward rooms try not to portal out until you've done everything u wanted to do in there, but for other types of rooms dont worry since it's checkpointed

[wicked otter]

ok great thx a lot 😁

[open abyss]

someone hook me up with tier 5 maps

[regal fjord]

lol?

[grave bluff]

dude you're the man

that was it 😄

[sour pebble]

always is

[wooden lava]

you can't refund some +'s on the passive tree to get your stats?

[regal fjord]

no i'd lose some gear so im wondering how worth it is for the acts?

[grave bluff]

now, do you know why youtubers have like way more skill points even though they're not 100lvl ? what am i missing

[wooden lava]

i've never played a build with hypothermia so no idea

[grave bluff]

i am watching some guy who's populat with his spark stormweaver and he's got like an entire tree specd, but there's no way you can have enough sp for it

[arctic bobcat]

is there a way to push the chat up so it dont overlap with my healthbar

[grave bluff]

never mind

i failed to noticed he unspeced his points lol

[solemn verge]

if i have an empty socket in a corrupted item can i put a gem in it still?

or do i need to put a gem/rune in it before i corrupt it?

[silk cairn]

hi, does anyone know if when a item has "% increased evasion" or things like that the % is only for the item or for the whole character?

[undone nebula]

You can do trial of the sekhemas with people right?

[scenic salmon]

If the item has evasion is for only for the item the evasion number will therefore become blue to represent it
Otherwise it's globul
Like me
I'm global

[solemn verge]

yes right

[torn bough]

alchs cheap enough to use them on random gear as im leveling?

[glacial palm]

Not terrible, but I usually prefer to use blues instead. Get to see how things progress before deciding to invest.

[azure lava]

This question doesn't make sense to me because hypothermia is a support gem which is independent from skill gems.

[glacial palm]

Thought hypo was the cold curse @azure lava ?

[azure lava]

Isn't that frostbite?

[glacial palm]

Think it's one of those weird ones that has a different name once you slot it, like Frostbite or something.

[sour pebble]

i use alchemy orbs on white jewellery bases in campaign since jewellry is so rare

[regal fjord]

"is it worth the struggle of farming gear in the acts to accommodate changing enough passives to get hypothermia vs not using it" is that better?

[sour pebble]

exalted orbs to buy weapon upgrades

[glacial palm]

Yeah, think you craft it and it's called Hypothermia but you slot it and the hotbar says Frostbite lol

[azure lava]

I may be mistaken here. Is hypothermia a curse or a support gem?

[regal fjord]

curse

[azure lava]

Okay, my bad. GGG fucking with my 10 years of knowing it as a support gem in poe1. Carry on

[regal fjord]

ty ❤️

[glacial palm]

Me, but refusing to call it anything but SRS from now until poe3 lol

[regal fjord]

i'm following this

[azure lava]

Seeing that icon with the word "hypothermia" makes me wanna throw my phone

[regal fjord]

same ik i love poe1

[agile mulch]

is there a place like a menu or something to know the different colors & symbols for enemy weaknesses & resistances specifically on PS5?

[azure lava]

You should be able to use another curse or mark in its place, though. There's a cold mark, sniper's mark helps, too

[azure lava]

Not in game. The wiki might have that info, but I'm not sure

[azure lava]

Can you use a low level hypothermia?

[regal fjord]

no im like 40 int away

from base

[glacial palm]

Just curious, how does the guide address this? Did they tell you to take any int passives, go for any int gear, that sort of things?

[regal fjord]

the guide honestly has like an endgame armor set, and then it's like "solve the rest"

[glacial palm]

So the passive tree below that is empty, and they don't have any intelligence on their gear?

[azure lava]

Sounds like it's not a guide at all

[silk cairn]

thanks global lady

[azure lava]

Just a snapshot of someone's build

[regal fjord]

the gear is all tri res health and the passives are left as "choose one of 3 but go this way" yes?

[azure lava]

Sounds like a pretty ass "guide" to me

[regal fjord]

is 😒

pretty bare bones

[azure lava]

Are you also starved for dex? Like, if you removed 40 dex are all your skills disabled?

[real gust]

How do i get a lvl 16 map?

[regal fjord]

if i removed str i couldn't use gear is what i mean 🙂

[untold gazelle]

what can spirit go on just armour?

[regal fjord]

necklaces too i thought ?

[glacial palm]

Don't know everything off the top of my head, but it's a lot.

Even weapons.

[untold gazelle]

Thanks

[azure lava]

You didn't answer my question tho. Have you tried removing dex for int?

[regal fjord]

i don't have dex to remove ? i put them as str for armor gear :/ to help me stay alive?

[azure lava]

#2┃after-acts-help

[azure lava]

So you have no dex on your attribute nodes on your tree?

[steady magnet]

Anyone ran into this bug? I added a bow onto my build and now it says I don't have enough dexterity? I cancelled out the menu and went back in and my dexterity was at 49 which the bow only needs 38 so it was working and now I cleared the mine and it says my dex is at 31 again

[azure lava]

Wild

[regal fjord]

?

[azure lava]

Wild that you're playing an ice strike build and all your dex is coming from gear/notables

[regal fjord]

got super lucky and got +35 dex on a res ring + amulet

[clear vine]

What support gems do i equip on malice?

[azure lava]

What is malice?

[sour pebble]

It's a spell from weapon implicit

[azure lava]

If I saw a description of it I could give some suggestions

[sour pebble]

A buff technically, not a spell sorry lol

[azure lava]

Magnified effect for one.

If critical weakness has a duration, then persistence might affect it? Not sure

[glacial palm]

I have to wonder how that works with an implicit weapon skill. Does it increase spirit reservation? 🤔

[clear vine]

its presence so its full screen anyway ?

i got persistence tho

[last citrus]

Does anyone want to play together im a monk level 36 at the beginning of act 3

[sour pebble]

Auras from implicit are free

[azure lava]

I mean, yeah, but if you're not using mag effect anywhere else

[azure lava]

#2┃looking-for-group

[last citrus]

Oh ok, thank you

[azure lava]

You can cut a support gem, click on malice on the left, then uncheck "suggested gems" in the bottom and it'll show you all supports that can support it

Most will be useless or detrimental, but some might help in some marginal way

[torn bough]

im double checking skill / spell here, im using spark, if i take a node taht effect lightning skill speed, does it not apply as its a spell not a skill ?

[clear vine]

pretty much what i did thanks, equipped persistence and the 3 available suggested ones

[azure lava]

Hold alt and click on skill speed to read what it does

[topaz junco]

spells are skills, the difference comes if its an attack or spell

[torn bough]

ty

[dark talon]

God, I wish Voltraic Mark was more visible. It's impossible to tell who and if it's on.
It's not an ailment or a debuf, why did GGG decide this?

[steady magnet]

Ok so I'm testing something out but I don't wanna waste all my money lol I refunded a passive to change a +5 to any attribute from intelligence to dexterity. But nothing changes. Even changed it to strength and still nothing changes. Any idea why?

[regal fjord]

does the water bubble kill your flat out?

[torn bough]

i appreciate you trying but that is not helpful, ive read it all its not tagged as a skill

it just says spell

[azure lava]

After a few seconds, yes

You drown

[topaz junco]

game design, did you have a question about the campaign?

[versed orchid]

Spell speed increases spell animation/speed, Attack speed increase attack animation/speed, Skill speed increases both

[topaz junco]

what are you trying to test

[azure lava]

Skill speed says it provides attack and cast speed, no?

[steady magnet]

Somehow my dexterity got messed up i was at like 40 something but got moved down to 31 with no changes but I need at least 38 dexterity for a bow that's equipped so I refunded some passives to change my dexterity but the number isn't changing

[austere tree]

is it possible to see somewhere where my spirit coming from ?

[azure lava]

Did some gear get disabled due to lack of attributes?

[dense widget]

how do people use multiple orbs without having to click on them each time

[tired forge]

Quick question: So PoE2 currently ends at Act 3?

[dense widget]

yes

[steady magnet]

@azure lava my bow did but it was at 40 something before idk how it went down to 31. My dps on my crossbow was higher too then I added the pin support gem and my GPS went down

[topaz junco]

its additive so you should have 100 from side bosses at the end of cruel act 3. then any from gear

[azure lava]

I don't think so, but I can only come from quests, body armor, amulets, scepters, some uniques, and some ascendancy skills

[topaz junco]

iirc its hold shift and click

[tired forge]

tyvm for info

[dense widget]

ty

[tired forge]

So the really high level places I have visited (the one that looks like a Byzantine palace) is some sort of player home?

[azure lava]

It doesn't "end" at all depending on what you mean by end. The current campaign only goes to act 3 but the endgame also has plot/lore/quests/progression

[tired forge]

rgr, I understand. I meant the storyline.

[azure lava]

The endgame has a storyline as well

[azure lava]

Does pin support have a damage penalty?

[round drum]

whats the best class

[azure lava]

Reading this again, my guess is that you accidentally swapped weapon sets or refunded weapon set points that you weren't actually using

[azure lava]

There isn't one I stand corrected ⬇️

[topaz junco]

the one you enjoy the most

[steady magnet]

Ok thanks I got it figured out now just had to move some stuff around

[dense widget]

How can I make it so that when I hold these I can use them on the gear instead of having to do it one at a time pls

[glacial palm]

For me? Chrono.
For you? What decides what is "best" for you? 🙂

[azure lava]

@dense widget

[dense widget]

that only splits stack

[round drum]

whats the strongest them

[azure lava]

Right click it first

[azure lava]

Define strongest

[round drum]

can nuke everything in endgame

[azure lava]

All of them can do that

[glacial palm]

In that case, probably ask again next week.
I believe we have a patch announcement and I don't want to give the wrong answer in advance lol

[dense widget]

oh I see. tnx

[azure lava]

Let's be real, it'll still be chronomancer

Nothing can stop chronomancer

[glacial palm]

Check's in the mail 💸

[glacial palm]

In Path of Exile, Chronomancer stops you!

[azure lava]

I swear I'm living in a crazy world where no one sees how insanely good temporal rift is and it makes me start to wonder if I'M the insane one

[glacial palm]

I think it might be a balancing thing.

When builds don't exist that can delete bosses in seconds, having infinite sustain is going to be kind of a big deal.

I love the idea that I can count to 3, and both dodge an attack and instantly refill my health/mana/ES for free.

[regal fjord]

ready to throw your phone

[azure lava]

Same. But we're not in #1322253154083016795 lol

[azure lava]

GGG y

[glacial palm]

I spend more time in Witches, just because I have more chaos people to talk to. I just never talk about what ascendancy I went 😏

[regal fjord]

bruh i can't even i put the skill on and was like how the actual?

[azure lava]

I mostly want to throw it at the phone photo of a pc screen

[glacial palm]

We live in this world

[azure lava]

Win+shift+s

[regal fjord]

ain't nobody got time for discord on a pc

[clear vine]

is there a way for me to quick search items with the same stats as things that i have in game? im pretty sure there is because the youtuber 'woolie' seems to be doing it and has like a built in sheet telling the items worth. how do i do that?

[azure lava]

Oh, you're an Xbox player. I forgive you

[azure lava]

I think it's called sidekick but I'm not sure

[glacial palm]

Good chance they're using an addon like Sidekick that does that, but you have the ability to just copy/paste an item.

[clear vine]

how do you copy and paste?

[regal fjord]

how/when can i add 3rd passive to skill?

[glacial palm]

Same as anywhere else on PC, just mouse over something and hit Ctrl+C and you get a full description.

I'll dm you an example, because it's long enough to be spam lol

[glacial palm]

Get you a jeweler's orb, I think the one for 2->3 is called "Lesser"

Some will just naturally get them through leveling or item level (your ascendancy and weapon skills, for example) but most want that item.

[terse cloak]

Hey everyone I was wondering if it possible to buy divine orbs with irl currency ie. Money?

[glacial palm]

Nope.

[wooden lava]

you'll get banned

[terse cloak]

Okay then I guess the game isn't shit then lol thank you.

[glacial palm]

Yep. Money will get you cosmetics and stash tabs, not progress

There's an argument to be made that stash tabs are an advantage of sorts, but you still have to play the game to get any use out of them.

[terse cloak]

1 divine would make my life so much easier but I guess I'll have to obtain it the hard way

[wooden lava]

you can still get a good ~40 hours out of it without stash tabs

[modern escarp]

Is Enervation no longer a support gem in POE2?

[opaque stone]

Its under a different name i think

[deft kraken]

innervation is the skill

[opaque stone]

Wait you mean Innervate right

[modern escarp]

Completely diff effects/stats it modifies

https://pathofexile2.wiki.fextralife.com/Enervation

[opaque stone]

Good lord why are you usnig a fextralife wiki

[modern escarp]

first one that came up lol

[opaque stone]

But that should be in the game, yeah

[modern escarp]

I'm not able to see it when i craft from an uncut gem

[topaz junco]

are you using a skill or support gem

[azure lava]

Don't use that wiki. Idk if it's the issue here, but it's bad.

[opaque stone]

Its in db too

The gem that is

[quasi nexus]

wich one do i pick here

[modern escarp]

Yeah it's in db as well

[azure lava]

Whatever you feel like. They're all only worth about 2-3 small passives of value

[modern escarp]

support

[plush mantle]

choices are different between normal and cruel

[opaque stone]

Mana or stun imo

[quasi nexus]

ye went for mana

[topaz junco]

can you screenshot

might be a bug

[median eagle]

What options do I have to raise spirit I know in act I there was a quest that raised it once but I forget what it was im currently at 90 but want to hit 120

[plush mantle]

I go ailment threshold because the other two are easier to get elsewhere

[opaque stone]

Kill boss in act 1, kill boss in act 3, kill boss in Cruel act 3

[azure lava]

Doesn't poedb sometimes have stuff that's been data mined but isn't actually in the game?

[wooden lava]

you get 100 total spirit from those 3

[plush mantle]

you're missing the bog witch in Act 3 (probably Cruel)

[modern escarp]

should i post it here or make a bug report or...?

[last ember]

I never liked trading in games, but this is really good actually

[median eagle]

thank you I want to see if you can actual stack blasphemy with temporal chains + heavy snow + hypothermia

[azure lava]

/r/BrandNewSentence (for poe)

[plush mantle]

Enervation isn't in the game right now (poe2db doesn't have a tier for it)

[wooden lava]

@median eagle you need this

[median eagle]

I dont know if they are considered sperate slow sources if they stack or if its like exposure

[copper dust]

so are skills like cast on shock still decent? (now that some time has passed since the nerf to trigger stuff)

[median eagle]

its only 2 curses

which is 120

[modern escarp]

Thanks for verifying. I was worried it was datamined info vs in-game

[dusk umbra]

cast on freeze, what happen if put 2 skills over 1? does it cast each one less?

[azure lava]

Where are you getting your extra curse limit from, though?

[glacial palm]

It's an interesting system, but you're one of the first people I've ever heard say they prefer it to some sort of automated market/store or auction house system lol

[azure lava]

Read the cast on freeze gem carefully

Each spell you put in it adds to the total energy needed for it to go off

[opaque stone]

They all stack, some enemies (mainly bosses) have a minimum action speed though

Actually wait is that still true in 2

[azure lava]

For all we know, they may have only been referring to the currency exchange, in which case I'd believe it

[wooden lava]

do other games have the same type of advanced search as the trade site? i like that part of trade at least

[steady magnet]

I hate to be that guy but anyone wanna help with Balbala the traitor

[glacial palm]

I don't think most other games have a reason to implement such a thing.
Most games with AH systems have fixed stats on items, and those with variety tend to not have a strong trade implemented.
Only exception I can think of it Last Epoch with their Bazaar.

[glacial palm]

Hate to be that guy, but #2┃looking-for-group

[steady magnet]

Thanks I forgot

[tough spruce]

Sooooooooo I’m like 98% sure I lost my herald of thunder. The other 2% is me trying to convince myself that maybe I never had it. Is there a way to see what skills or spirit gems you have used/crafted And if I did destroy it or whatever I did can I get another one? Lowkey freaking out

[azure lava]

Imagine having time for other games when you play poe

[opaque stone]

What about console PoE1

I honestly cant think of anything wrong with the auction board

Had the choice of setting instant buy-out or best offer, and iirc you still had to confirm the trade once somebody put in the money for buy-out

[wooden lava]

@tough spruce you can get more spirit gems

[azure lava]

More spirit gems will drop. I'd check the vendor buyback menus just in case you accidentally sold it

But if you disenchanted, rip

[opaque stone]

Wait can you disenchant gems?

[austere tree]

why this rare mob is literally immune to all my hits ?

[azure lava]

Idk tbh

[tough spruce]

Wait…. What do you mean by that

[azure lava]

Proximal tangibility

[opaque stone]

Proximal Tangibility, probably. Ranged build?

[austere tree]

yes im ranged

[opaque stone]

Gotta get closer

[azure lava]

It's immune to damage hits unless you're near it

[opaque stone]

Immune to hits*

[azure lava]

Its tangibility is proximal, one might say

[austere tree]

thanks

[azure lava]

Also you might wanna change your name/pic@austere tree

[narrow talon]

@azure lava Random question: Where can I look to add friends on steam for this game?

[azure lava]

Press J to open the social menu and add them there

[narrow talon]

Thanks

[rich violet]

hey people, which map would you use to farm Uncut Spirit Gem IV? I need 2

[azure lava]

I'd check the level requirement for a tier 4 spirit gem and pick any zone at that level or maybe 1-2 higher

[novel vale]

im not sure if my build is shit or if its a skill issue but im struggling with jamanra boss fight

[median eagle]

normal or cruel

[novel vale]

normal ofc

[wooden lava]

make sure you have lightning resist

[median eagle]

try a topaz charm 2 if you can get the slots for it

[stark bear]

newbie witch question - i noticed some of the support gems require slightly more dex or str than you start with - is it usually recommended to grab those stats early on to be able to use those support skills?

[median eagle]

get lightning res

[novel vale]

i already have 43% lightning resist but i have topaz charm in stash so il ltry that

[azure lava]

It's recommended to primarily allocate attributes based on what you need to equip your gear/gems

[median eagle]

on the first phase you want to dodge with the lightning bolt throws same in second faze with the "sword of hate" attack

[azure lava]

But I wouldn't go out of your way to grab extra attribute nodes that aren't leading to where you want to path

[stark bear]

gotcha

[novel vale]

i do almost no damage to him tbh

i can make it to phase 2 though

[clear vine]

Do higher tier maps give better rarity loot?

[azure lava]

#2┃after-acts-help but no, not by default

[north roost]

Any tips on mappings guys I'm about to do my first one and anybody got a guild

[azure lava]

#2┃after-acts-help and #1312645838727811163

[north roost]

Oh appreciate it bro

[craggy gyro]

Lmfao that boss always skill check me

I know that infernalist wotch will be near impossible against jamanra

[novel vale]

im doing a crit lightning build and i do almost no fkn damage to this dude

[azure lava]

Can you screenshot your bow and show your main skills/supports?

Most bow builds don't invest in crit until wayyyyy later so that's already a red flag

You probably have less than 20% crit chance

Wait, sorry, I saw lightning and assumed bow

Either way can you show your weapon and skill panel?

[median eagle]

Is Eldritch battery + force of will any good?

[azure lava]

That's a very very bad bow. And it has no runes and no quality. You can probably find a better one randomly gambling or in a vendor

[novel vale]

i got it from a drop in act one and its my bis since then

[stark fossil]

is there a best selection in normal for the venom quest if i am doing a merc galv build?

[azure lava]

That's a lot of unnecessary small nodes. Ideally you want to take as many notables as possible while picking as as few small nodes as possible.

[azure lava]

It's not bis. Not even close. It might be nice for clearing but it has no damage. You haven't been looking for upgrades hard enough

I'd like to see your skill panel, though, not your tree

What skills you are using and with what supports

[azure lava]

Nope it's preference mainly

[azure lava]

What is force of will?

[stark fossil]

@azure lava ok thanks 🙂

[novel vale]

can i just dm u

[median eagle]

@novel vale checking in any better progress?

[novel vale]

no

im trying to not follow a guide but i think i might have to follow a build guide

[kind finch]

guys how are we supposed to search for against the darkness properly in poe trade ???

[novel vale]

also i really have no clue what im doing tbh

[azure lava]

Hold alt and click on stuff to read more about it

Underlined words and such

[median eagle]

What do you want guideance information partial carry full carry ?

[azure lava]

Following a chain of informational pop-ups can shed a ton of light on how to scale your build and what helps and what doesn't

[median eagle]

Im subberon myself so I like to solo can I can understand people who not want carry

[median eagle]

my first build is a ice sorc not following a guide and its actully going preety well maybe I got lucky? 😄

[novel vale]

im wondering if i should just refund everything and restart the ranger or something

im reading and inspecting the items and stuff

[deft kraken]

i did that today, cost 17k but was worth it

[azure lava]

Restarting is not uncommon in the poe world. But I'd try to fix it first. It'll teach you a lot about gearing, imo

[median eagle]

Im a little confused after I complete the spirit boosting quests what should my spirit value be at

90 something right?

[topaz junco]

30- act 1 side boss
40- act 3 side boss
30- act 3 cruel side boss

[median eagle]

so 100 after doing all 3 ?

[topaz junco]

so having 90 means you have something reserving spirit/ equipment giving spirit and you missed a boss

yup

[stark fossil]

going back to this snake quest reward what does
Venom Draught of the Veil: Grants 30% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold exacally mean lol

like it isnt extra resistance i understand that but does it just mean you take more or less damage?

[topaz junco]

basically its slightly easier to apply elemental ailments: shock, chill, ignite and freeze

[median eagle]

I did the first two but im at at 91 with a + 31 modifier but I know I did the first two so im a little confused I remember beating the witch

[stark fossil]

aaaaah

[sly nexus]

I need with a boss my name is Krissymarie

[stark fossil]

@topaz junco ok sweet thanks I will take that for the galv build makes more shocks lol

[azure lava]

It means it's harder for enemies to apply ele ailments to you. It doesn't affect damage taken

[median eagle]

which boss

[stark fossil]

@azure lava oooh to me not to others. well shit now I am torn lol

[azure lava]

Isn't it your threshold that it affects?

[sly nexus]

@median eagle ketzuli high priest of the sun

[topaz junco]

ngl I dont remember the exact wording on it, so maybe

¯_(ツ)_/¯

was going based on what was said

[azure lava]

They're all pretty meh, so go with your gut. Or pick none of them, play the game more, and if you die to something or hit a frustrating wall, you can say, "Damn, if only I had more stun threshold, ele ailment threshold, or mana regen" and go get some from that quest

[median eagle]

normal or cruel thats hte one in act III right

[sly nexus]

@median eagle normal I'm a new player

[stark fossil]

@azure lavaok cool thanks 🙂

[median eagle]

I can try to help you no promises

[topaz junco]

basically you have to beat the witch once in each difficulty. If you open the world map you can check both normal and cruel act 3's map to see if a skull has a + next to it

[sly nexus]

@median eagle my name is Krissymarie and I have descaling disabled

[topaz junco]

also just for future reference we ask that asking others in boss kills or w/e go in #2┃looking-for-group btw

[median eagle]

bog witch right?

[topaz junco]

yup

[median eagle]

says im getting +30 from that

[topaz junco]

if the skull is dimmed, then you did it yup

so double check the fight in act 1 and cruel act 3's

[glacial palm]

If you're not missing cruel act 3, you're missing 2 fights iirc

I'm guessing it's the cruel act 3, since we aren't given a quest to go there 😅

[azure lava]

If you've never been in the cruel act 3 bog, I don't think the skull even appears at all

[last ember]

what does unleash do?

[rigid bridge]

Restart how though, you need a plan not just a blind respec. Reading more is the first step

[last ember]

im tryna use it on orb of lightning

[trim turret]

Adds repeats to spells but you need to go enough time to let them build up.

[azure lava]

Do you mean orb of storms or ball lightning?

[last ember]

orb of storms

[azure lava]

That spell has a limit of 1

[last ember]

I added to it

[azure lava]

So you just replace it a bunch of times

It should work, but only for one extra

And unleash can build up more seals than that

So it's kinda bad imo

[last ember]

it cutz my prep time for boss melt so i like it

im lvl 32

[trim turret]

How? All it does is place the spell and then replace it immediately. If anything you're delaying the damage.

[azure lava]

It technically saves them the time to cast the second orb

[trim turret]

Do they overlap?

[last ember]

and it doesnt need to do damage cuz its used for rod

[last ember]

yup

[azure lava]

They can overlap, yeah

[last ember]

they cast in the same spot

[azure lava]

What is orb of storm's purpose in your setup?

[last ember]

chaining to lightning rod

so I place orb then spam rod

[azure lava]

So your supports are chain, overabundance, and unleash?

[last ember]

orb has chain

yup

[azure lava]

I like persistence over unleash, personally. I use a weapon swap to a staff with cast speed and cast speed nodes on the tree to place two very quickly

[last ember]

maybe ill try it someday

thanks for helping me

[hidden sparrow]

any controller players know what button this one is?

[azure lava]

Press right stick (R3)

[toxic sinew]

Quick question, I’m level 20 something on my first play though, do I have to go through another campaign to be able to do all the ascension and trials and fun stuff? I was just reading that I had to do the ng+ to be able to do that and I wanted to come here to get a real answer,

[azure lava]

You can do your first two ascensions in acts 2 and 3 on normal mode. You most likely won't do the third one until after the campaign and 4th one well into endgame

[toxic sinew]

So I don’t need to do a ng+ to access all of that?

[toxic sinew]

^

Or you’re saying there is more to do after I do the cruel campaign

[azure lava]

I mean, you included "fun stuff" in your question so I'm not sure. But you can definitely do the first sekhema trial and first chaos trial in normal difficulty of the campaign

I'm saying you can ascend four times in total

Typically it's twice in the campaign, and twice in endgame

Endgame is after cruel

[toxic sinew]

Okay perfect thank you.

[thorn yew]

how can i become strong at level 7

[topaz junco]

what do you mean?

[rigid bridge]

Items, support gems

[plush mantle]

level 7 on a first character? Don't worry about it. On an alt? There is unique gear with low leveling requirements that can help boost a character in the early game

[torpid brook]

how much are yellow t15 waystones going for?

[topaz junco]

check the trade site also #2┃after-acts-help

[narrow talon]

What should I use if I’m using poison build?

[thorn yew]

first character yeah i wanna become strong

[craggy gyro]

Yup….. Jamanra on cruel is my departure from this Game. There’s no reason for him to have a Health pool like he does. They need to cut it down by a third and decrease his skill speed. Absolutely sweaty and ridiculous

[median eagle]

In my case It wasent to bad because I had items that was giving my ice sorc +4 ice spell levels even then my DPS felt low so I know what you mean he feels liek a giant DPS check

the issue I had with jamara is running out of mana

[craggy gyro]

My witch hunter throws absolutely insane attack speed with good damage that should absolutely melt him. I’m level 63. They need to give him a tiny nerf

[median eagle]

Found my first of these in act III cruel I Want to chance orb it right?

( steller amulet )

[fresh mulch]

is this good? i play ice sorceress so im probably not gonna use it anyway but is this good?

[fading roost]

How do elemental resistances work? Is there a way to ignore 100% fire damage?

[median eagle]

welcome to ice sorc hell enjoy dying

resits cap at 90%

and you lose resitance every act

[fresh mulch]

xD some guy in sorceress ice build channel helped me with build and suggested me chronomancer build i didnt even saw its chronomancer ascention but it kinda works good at least some part of it

[azure lava]

75% is the default maximum, but you can raise that max up to 90%, but it's very difficult and not something you can do in the campaign

[fading roost]

Okay, I've seen uniques that increase the cap by 3-5%

[fresh mulch]

i have -5% lighting resistance and now enemies are lighting mostly and im strugling xD so i went on chaos tower trial for second ascention

but is this item good?

[azure lava]

It has life and resistances on it, so if it has more life/res than your current gloves, I'd use them in a heartbeat

[median eagle]

So I chance the steller right thats how it works ?

[fresh mulch]

i dont have dex btw

[azure lava]

You will if you put those on. Get something with +dex on it, Put the gloves on, then swap the other item back

[fresh mulch]

im asking cuz it have i guess its rune upgrade without rune so idk if thats rare or not

[azure lava]

It's corrupted and gained an enchantment from it

[fresh mulch]

i got a bit better gloves

[fading roost]

I was just theory crafting builds and saw the cloak of flame silk robe and brings the build together so you take 20% less damage after calculating resistances, which.. seems pretty lame

[fresh mulch]

ow

[azure lava]

Then I'd disenchant those gloves for two regal shards

[azure lava]

I assume you got those from the chaos trial? They can just have corrupted items as rewards

It's the same as using a vaal orb on it

[fresh mulch]

yea im on chaos trial like i said :D

[fresh mulch]

okay

[azure lava]

20% less physical damage, specifically. Which is. MASSIVE boon since physical damage is very hard to mitigate

[azure lava]

I'm curious what your other gloves have on them, though. More life/resists, I hope?

[fresh mulch]

yea

[azure lava]

If you want the unique item that it can become, sure. It doesn't work for drop-restricted uniques tho. Idk what a unique stellar amulet is or where it can come from

[fresh mulch]

btw what is SSF?

[azure lava]

Solo self found. It's a game type you can select at character creation. It means you cannot party or trade with other players

[fresh mulch]

super safe and fragile? xD idk

[azure lava]

All ssf character share a stash

[fresh mulch]

ow

[subtle patrol]

More loot in this mode ?

[rigid bridge]

No trade no group

[fresh mulch]

not sure how this one works exacly

[rigid bridge]

I think astramentis

[fresh mulch]

xD

[rigid bridge]

Sell em to Ogden or whatever

For gold

[azure lava]

The reforging or the artifacts?

[fresh mulch]

you can sell them?

[azure lava]

Only to Oswald in act 3

[subtle patrol]

How i can drop the unique dark defiler scepter

[glacial palm]

Kill more bosses.

[fresh mulch]

i dont have to use them for anything else do i?

[subtle patrol]

Yes sir thx

[azure lava]

Nope, that's their only purpose

[fresh mulch]

i was draging them for last 10 hours xD

[azure lava]

Reading is pretty op in this game

[fresh mulch]

yea ik but i dont like it anyway xD

just smack everything

[fading roost]

What I'm saying is, you take 60% physical, and after resistances you take 20% fire damage, lol

[fresh mulch]

i heard that rarity bonus is kinda powerfull is it?

[fading roost]

But I didn't realize dmg res was that good

[fading roost]

Yes, even more so if you get into end game with maps that have increased %quantity

[azure lava]

What do you mean you take 60% physical?

What % of phys does it convert to fire?

[fresh mulch]

does this buff chance to drop items with quality?

[fading roost]

It converts 40% of damage to fire, then gives you like 40-50% fire resistance

And you said it caps out at 75%, 80 with this one item I'm thinking of, so you take 60% phys + 20% fire

[rigid bridge]

Well you typically expect 75 fire res

[azure lava]

Well it's assumed you have capped fire res. With 75% fire res you take 60% of the phys and then another 10% of it as fire after your 75% res. So you take 30% less phys

[rigid bridge]

And that conversion makes your armour work much better on the remaining phys