2┃new-player-in-campaign-help

[sturdy barn]

is there a way to file bugs in this server??

[glad grove]

No

This is community run

[oak crow]

hey im having an issue with collecting power charges. im using combat frenzy to try and collect frenzy charges and using the passive skill "resonance" to switch to the frenzy charges to power charges but the issue starts where i cant collect the frenzy charges in the first place. (the perk "combat frenzy is on")

[jade barn]

I don't have tempest I'm only 30

[glad grove]

Use the GGG support on their webpage.

[daring dragon]

Type /bug in ingame chat then report the bug on the official forum

[glad grove]

Or /bug ingame

[quasi nexus]

hi, im lvl 66 and at 67 ill have gotten my last passive on the tree per my levelling guide and doesnt show a continuation to it, im supposed to change to lightning arrow at lvl 80, so idk what id hjave to pick till then. im playing gas arrow atm, what do i do

[urban tulip]

When does one get ascendency 3 and 4?.

[shut abyss]

really depends what you WANT to do

[daring dragon]

When you unlock them with trial runs with a sufficient key

[quasi nexus]

? i want to get to lvl 80

but idk what to pick

[wild igloo]

test urself man

u can respec

[shut abyss]

i think spark just sucks tbh but having 80% something spell damage on your weapon and you can struggle your way trough act 2

[wild igloo]

be creative brother

[quasi nexus]

yes i need a guide until lvl 80 so i can folow the lightning arrow but till then i wont try myself

so what do i do

[shut abyss]

just swap to lightning arrow now

[glad grove]

Pick up jewel sockets, generic bow damage nodes, movement or attack speed.

[urban tulip]

Lvl 75

[wild igloo]

make new class and play around if you dont feel confident

[quasi nexus]

would it be possible doe?

the guide says at lvl 80

[fair stream]

I think I have that but not on flurry thank you! I'll double check tonight

[shut abyss]

i've been playing lightning arrow from 1 to 91 so far, ofc lightning rod has been carrying my sorry ass but still

[open knoll]

lf help CT Geonor

[quasi nexus]

okay

[trim turret]

Are you freezing or electrocuting (not shocking) enemies?

[marble hinge]

my friend wants to play with me. i have a level 17 monk and she's a level 13 merc. shoudl we both do fresh characters or does the level disparity not matter that much?

[daring dragon]

At your lvl difference it doesn't matter

[shut abyss]

she'll slowly catch up to you in levels because of level scaling if you keep playing together

[oak crow]

just curious what is the difference between electrocuting and shocking because i like to use the lightning and they have that sparking around the enemies

[trim turret]

Two different status effects. Shock makes enemies take more damage electrocute stuns enemies but most skills can't do it by default.

[vapid cave]

if spark sucks your doing it wrong, im using spark and never had dps issues

fire wall + orb of storms spark is great

[shut abyss]

well, it's not like anything survived me but i was not happy with it

[vapid cave]

if its not what you want then it wont be what you want 👍

[shut abyss]

i've tried liking it for years but it just doesnt click for me

[vapid cave]

its certainly not bad but its also not everyones thing

[oak crow]

okay! so what would be the best way to get the enemies to either be electrocuted or freeze

[hard cypress]

Freeze is just spamming ice strike

You need this for electrocute

[vapid cave]

frost shield skill is defensive freeze

idr the name rn

[hard cypress]

Wave frost is also kinda nice for freeze

[shut abyss]

invoker passive 10% extra as cold damage might be enough or cold damage on rings or and weapon

[jade barn]

ThE reason I'm going spark is because I rolled into the dream ring

[haughty relic]

Is there an Auto sort feature for the inventory?

[shut abyss]

nuh uh better learn tetris

[vapid cave]

arctic armor + glaciation + deep freeze is very nice retaliatory freeze

[haughty relic]

😦 simple QoL feature... still gotta do tetris in other games but at least it slightly helps.

[oak crow]

okay thank you!!

[pale kindle]

can you remove an annoint from an amulet? if so how?

[shut abyss]

you can always use profane ritual little bit longer

[daring dragon]

Override it with a new one

[pale kindle]

ohh okay that easy i thought it was more complicated ^^' thanks

[oak crow]

oh thats a nice one too!!

what would you recoment for the best way to get the power charges then?

[amber crypt]

weird question but

how do i get jewelry

[hard cypress]

ice monk is extremely simple

[shut abyss]

combat frenzy but if you dont have the gear or level for it then profane ritual

or what ostravi said, ice strike

for tempest flurry you need to get the ice damage from elsewhere

[dull crow]

between archer and monk, which one is more ssf friendly atm?

[shut abyss]

about the same maybe? they use similiar gear afterall, or can use...depends on the ranger build

[dull crow]

alright, monk it is then

[wise cedar]

i would like to thank Pillar of the Caged god for the entire campaign in 6h32min

[hard cypress]

You can get like50-60% increased attack speed out of that holy

[shut abyss]

that thing has enough damage during campaign? 😮

[hard cypress]

9-18 phys seems.. low even for the stats

[wise cedar]

you need a few items with it to give it its power, and then just get strength and some dex on the tree

but yeah, it just oneshots everything the entire campaign

[burnt snow]

Question for Rangers out there. Is Widowhail absolutely necessary over other bows? Everytime I try to switch it out with a + arrow bow I find, my dps goes down.

[wise cedar]

but dont do that stuff for a first character, it ruins the experience

[wise cedar]

depends on the ability and the quality of the quiver ofcourse, but a good late game bow outperforms widowhail for plenty of builds

[shut abyss]

whats your stat after campaign?

[wise cedar]

stats as in attributes?

[shut abyss]

y

[wise cedar]

about 200 str/dex/int each

[daring night]

No. But a better bow usually costs more than the widowhail

[wise cedar]

i also went int because i have Hands of Wisdom and Action

[shut abyss]

ahh that gives alot of damage

[hard cypress]

I would like to see a clip of the final area or something to see how fast it is with all that attack speed lol

[wise cedar]

its not that mucha bout the attack speed since you just one shot screens

[hard cypress]

ah

[wise cedar]

but bosses you use ice strike and bell and thats where the attack speed helps

[vernal oak]

hey I was hoping someone could briefly explain how coop works in poe2? I've played the game for maybe 25 hours or so and I want to play a new character with a friend that would be playing for the first time. If he invites me to his game, would the campaign only progress on his account and not mine?

thanks for any info!

[wise cedar]

skipped all my ascendencies though so probably some more time if i had done those

[wise cedar]

if you start at the same time and only play together you just complete evberything together

if you do some parts solo the other has to catch up a few quests probably

but the one thats ahead can help the other one catch up

[vernal oak]

okay nice, but we can both pick up the campaign where we left off in solo at any time? like the campaign is stored on both of our consoles?

[wise cedar]

doesnt matter who invites who, just try to stay on the same quest if you want to do everything together

[vernal oak]

dope thanks

[wise cedar]

no problem, have fun!

[haughty relic]

Can someone explain to me how arcane surge on Flame wall works? I can't imagine ever using 100% of my max mana on flame wall

[delicate geode]

how do yall find better gear throughout the acts? im lv29 now and im still walking around with lv12 rares

[daring dragon]

Look here https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1328202289755983932

[haughty relic]

I guess really, just curious how arcane surge works period. Does it only proc if I do 100% of my mana with that one skill, or any skill that is supported? i dont uinderstand ... ugh

[daring dragon]

This article might help https://gamerant.com/path-of-exile-2-poe2-how-arcane-surge-work/

[haughty relic]

Thanks

[delicate geode]

hmm kinda already knew all of that lol but thanks anyway

[heavy cove]

Can i have act2 boss help? Amethystspark

[delicate geode]

im playing coop with a friend and on most bosses we die at least like 3-5 times meanwhile on solo ive only died to one or two bosses in total

[daring dragon]

If you are applying these things then you shouldn't have issues with gear progression during campaign, Byron knows his stuff.

Alternatively trade for some upgrades.

[daring dragon]

Also look here #2┃looking-for-group

[daring dragon]

Bosses get 100% more HP per player

[stark reef]

in trials of sekhemas, when a boon or relic or affliction references "monsters" does that also include bosses?

[daring dragon]

Yep

[delicate geode]

is it fine to use exalted orbs or am i better off saving them for trading

[daring dragon]

During campaign when you don't have many yet it's more efficient to use them for trading.

[craggy gyro]

Where can I buy scroll of identity?

[hard cypress]

Una

[daring dragon]

At the vendor in town, but no need to buy them

[craggy gyro]

thanks

[daring dragon]

It's a waste of gold.

[craggy gyro]

How do I indentify otherwise?

[hard cypress]

You'll get plenty as drops as you go through

[daring dragon]

Use the hooded one npc to identify for free

And loot scrolls from the ground.

[daring night]

Typically you can get a better item by spend the currency to trade instead of craft. But personally I feel it’s boring to trade everything so I just use them.

[hard cypress]

Plus the hooded npc who comes once your progress a bit will do it for free always

[normal ibex]

ive switched things around on my sorceress and now have a legit rotation, but im having a hard time with all my spells activating, i drop an orb of storms and flamewall but a lot of times i'm just not getting a flame wall, is there some kind of weird global cooldown i'm tripping over?

[hard cypress]

Same. I gamba exalts if the other stats are decent and I have more than five or so

[normal ibex]

ive seen this 100ms note in the patch notes that i'm not sure about, but my old add hands arent thats fast on the controller

[daring night]

It’s a waste of time and click to pick scroll. Just buy full stack from vendors at 1000 gold per stack.

[craggy gyro]

Thanks

[daring dragon]

1000 gold can be a lot for a new player

I highly advise to not buy scrolls.

[normal ibex]

the odd one or two isnt bad if you run out before hoodman maybe

[daring night]

I guess if it’s their first character and before normal act 3, then pick up scroll is fine.

[split lark]

why are low lvl uncut spirit gems so expensive? 😭 im not tryign to buy one for 20+ exalts

[normal ibex]

because spirit gems are stupidly rare

[daring night]

Because no one likes to farm low level zone for them.

[normal ibex]

also, you should get one per character from the king of the mists

or at least somewhere near that quest

[hard cypress]

Maybe I should speedrun new characters to king of mists and sell them for 20 exalts each

[haughty relic]

What are weapon set skill points?

[daring dragon]

They let you split your passive tree on two different sets that so you can specify for two different scenarios. Let's say single target dps and aoe dmg for example. Then if you set your single target dps skill to the respective weapon set it will automatically switch to the nodes selected on that particular weapon set.

[meager flower]

Does anyone remember which map do we need to discover The Molten Vault?

[daring dragon]

They aren't extra skill points but let you further maximize your potential power by tuning both sets to exactly what you need at the time.

[hard cypress]

The Drowned City

[hasty sorrel]

Hi guys - quick question - do I need to level sorceress to certain level before I can unlock 'stormweaver' ?

[hard cypress]

You have to "ascend" which is a quest you get around lvl 25

[hasty sorrel]

righto - ok ty

[split lark]

i think you just need to reach the trial of sekhemas in act 2 after killing balbala

[fading hearth]

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3702958

[hard cypress]

Yee finish the trial for the first time gives you the ascendancy where you can choose to be a stormweaver

[tribal patio]

2.5 DIV??

[teal reef]

thats priced so high cuz its considered best in slot for the deadeye lightning arrow/orb of storms build, i believe

[daring dragon]

#price-check📉

[tribal patio]

HAW MAN THIE LOW TRASH NOW SO MANY BRECH RUNNERS

I WAS SO EXITED EHNR MINE DROPED NOW THIE 2 DIV

also i cant find the setting for two slots

[haughty relic]

Should I be selling everytthing or disenchanting stuff?

[dire python]

Quick question. I'm lvl 70 now but I still can't get more support gems in spells?

What am I doing wrong?

[split lark]

you need jeweler orbs

[hard cypress]

Disenchant yellows. Disenchant blues till you get like 50 of the orbs then sell them.
Or go on a full selling spree if you need gold for respec and such

[dire python]

OOOOH

[split lark]

yeah you just apply them right on the skill

[daring dragon]

Both but early on I recommend selling over disenchanting to have gold to buy possible upgrades from vendors. Disenchanting rares is good tho. Also salvage everything with quality or sockets on it.

[hard cypress]

You should have one guaranteed from act 3

[daring dragon]

He should have dozens with lvl70

[haughty niche]

First marshy area of act 3 has a guaranteed first time spawn in a chest

[hard cypress]

lol guess ya

[normal ibex]

i must have gotten lucky, i got 2 jewellers orbs in deshan

[dire python]

yeah got it

how do i get the 5th one?

[daring dragon]

Perfect jewelers orb

Very rare and valuable

[dire python]

I see, thanks

You guys are great

[daring dragon]

Be excellent to each other

[haughty relic]

wThanks

[safe lance]

CI counting as low life has been fixed right?

[daring dragon]

Yep

[thorn yew]

guys im level 15 or something how can i become a stronger sorcerer and nuke enemies

im level 18

[main copper]

Is pillar of the caged god enough to get u to endgame?

Or are there better quarterstaves i should aim for

[normal ibex]

my sorc casts firewall and fires spark through it for extra damage, havent really tried a cold sorc

[safe lance]

Cool, ty was in trials and suddenly remembered that but wasn’t sure if fixed.

[thorn yew]

theres a boss i cant kill hes too strong

[normal ibex]

the count? hes a piece of work for sure

[supple osprey]

What criteria in the trade store can I use to filter for skeletal warrior minion skill on a sceptre?

[trim turret]

Pillar of the caged God is a very powerful endgame build but it's a very specific type of build.

[main copper]

Any guides you could recommend? I'd like to build around it

[trim turret]

It's used in attribute stacker builds which are likely expensive. You can check maxroll or mobalytics to see if there is one but that build in general is not very new-friendly.

[trim turret]

A build is a combination of gear, gem setups, and passives. If you're having a hard time at least one of those areas might be lacking.

[abstract delta]

There is a way to price check time-lost jewels?

[vagrant anchor]

he is lvl 15...

[trim turret]

I'm aware of that. Even at level 15 it's possible to take sub-optimal passives and gem setups.

At the end of act 1 is when you ideally have a couple skill setups that synergize with each other.

[flat fog]

can anyone help ne get a level 1 Combat Frenzy

[lament stone]

you cant get combat frenzy below tier 8

which is at level 26

[flat fog]

im level 33

[inner river]

Honestly, Cold Sorc works way better for leveling, even with the nerfs to freezing bosses, it's still great and you blow everything apart. I wish did Frostbolt Freeze + cast speed build when i was leveling.

[trim turret]

Then you have to wait for a spirit gem to drop or trade for one from another player.

[thorn yew]

no its like a horse boss

idk the game im level 17

[trim turret]

So act 2.

[inner river]

Well, Rath can't do damage to you if he's frozen, so shrug

[thorn yew]

rathbearer

i think thats his name

[trim turret]

What are you using to do damage?

[thorn yew]

ZAP

[trim turret]

Whats zap?

A lightning skill of some kind?

[normal ibex]

honestly i havent had much of a problem with that boss, but i havent gotten there on my sorc yet. what is your spirit buff?

[thorn yew]

the sorceress ability yeah

[normal ibex]

you mean arc?

[trim turret]

She has several lightning spells.

[lament stone]

theres many lightning spells

[thorn yew]

the one that is a buncha like small lightning worms

[boreal peak]

Spark

[thorn yew]

spark that one

[lament stone]

spark is not very good early on imo, especially against bosses

[trim turret]

Ok, what are you using with it? What other spells? What support gems?

[inner river]

Spark is only good in Endgame, when you have gear for it

[thorn yew]

firewall and the circle lightning orb

[normal ibex]

i use spark with firewall or orb both increase the damage output a fair bit

[vagrant anchor]

its preety good except against jamanra

[normal ibex]

i didnt need to hear this..... lalalalala

[inner river]

It's extremly squishy, and has no CC against bosses. Later when you are level 80 + with spark gear, you can respec and melt everything, you don't need to CC

[normal ibex]

all i'm hearing is problems and no solutions chaps

[inner river]

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/cold-snap-frostbolt-stormweaver-leveling-guide

use that and go to step 9-10 in skills

problem solved

[vagrant anchor]

if you lack timing, and have slow reactions, sure

[normal ibex]

if hes only got one char i bet theres a uncut gem shortage maybe

[inner river]

huh

[normal ibex]

also, jamanra crushed my monk like 20 times last night, when i finally beat him it was a 20 minute monster hunter level battle

[inner river]

what spec?

[normal ibex]

flurry + bell, but most of the time it was the ranged lightning attack i forgot the name of

[vagrant anchor]

it would feel very squishy if you lacked timing and had slow reactions to whats happening on screen.

[normal ibex]

damn tornados were horrid, had to focu dodging them

[frozen kernel]

Excuse me,
What does Shatter actually do?
Does it deal damage to surrounding enemies or just destroys the corpse of the shattered as the ingame tooltip says? 🤔

[inner river]

that could be said about every build

[inner river]

See, i also did Ice on my monk, and killed Jam in 14 seconds

[vagrant anchor]

so then why is that a complaint about spark sorc @inner river

[normal ibex]

so... i'm hearing cold needs nerfs 😛

[inner river]

Cold is great for leveling. And even end game

but Lightning Monk, endgame is insane

[inner river]

cause they are squishy early on with no CC?

[strange sonnet]

does anyone know how to get your spirit back i equiped another item and now i have 0?

[normal ibex]

squishy definitely describes my sorc

[inner river]

yup

[normal ibex]

removed a scepter?

[strange sonnet]

yep

[normal ibex]

put one back

[topaz junco]

Scepters give 100 spirit

[strange sonnet]

no not that one a i changed wands

[normal ibex]

pretty much the best early source of spirit

[inner river]

Then you gotta get them in the game from quests and bosses, you get 100 total

[normal ibex]

maybe the wand had a stat so the scepter isnt good now?

[strange sonnet]

i have a scepter with 137 sprit but game says i have 0

[inner river]

are your persistant buffs using it all?

[midnight bough]

https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/stormweaver-league-starter-sanctum?weaponSet=set2&widgets-state=eyJmN2Q4MjEwMi03ZTc3LTRhNDQtYWQyNC0zM2I2N2U4YWU3YmYiOnsiZmlsdGVycyI6eyJhY3RpdmVWYXJpYW50SWQiOiJlODgwZmQxNS1iNmE5LTQzNWMtOWUyYy1kODhmMGI2ZjM0OGUifSwidHlwZW5hbWUiOiJOZ2ZEb2N1bWVudENtV2lkZ2V0Q29udGVudFZhcmlhbnRzVjEifX0

I use this spark build and its been good for me all through campaign etc

[strange sonnet]

noi changed wands then it happened

[vagrant anchor]

do you have enough stats for the scrpter?

[topaz junco]

What was the previous and post change wands

[strange sonnet]

yes

[topaz junco]

#2┃after-acts-help please

[winged quiver]

Would poison arrow with spreading shot be good as a ranger in act 1 I'd want to replace with gas arrows eventually

[strange sonnet]

idk i sold the other wand

[normal ibex]

scepter needs str and int

you can buy back for cost

[strange sonnet]

its not there to buy

[topaz junco]

Can you please screenshot your skills then

[strange sonnet]

im on ps5 not sure how to do that

[topaz junco]

Oof

[midnight bough]

are you using a build guide?

[vagrant anchor]

the only issue i had with spark sorc, was Jamanra and boredom. Where it is "too squishy without CC", i never had this issue.

[strange sonnet]

no

[topaz junco]

Hmm. Check your skills then. Do any of them have a tiny !

In the gem UI

[midnight bough]

jamanra is fair, definately a squishy fight

[strange sonnet]

yes a yellow !

[topaz junco]

Ok so that’s saying that most likely you don’t meet a requirement for a support or the gem itself now

[vagrant anchor]

80% of my deaths were to normal act 2 jamanra. never been so mad at an npc

[topaz junco]

Fix that and your spirit should be back

[strange sonnet]

it was fine will i switched a wand

[topaz junco]

Yea

[midnight bough]

the laser poison shots she does is so hard to dodge

and you can only tank like 4 hits lmao

[normal ibex]

https://i.imgur.com/ozFtmQw.png if it looks like this, check to see whats red

[strange sonnet]

its not red

see i have the required spirit

[vagrant anchor]

pic of your full inventory

[topaz junco]

Yea it’s probably your skill then

[normal ibex]

what skill steals spirit?

[vagrant anchor]

take off the scepter, and put it back

[strange sonnet]

nothing happened

[remote glen]

Hey folks I have two questions about crafting:

1. should I save my currency for cruel/endgame or when it is a good time to start crafting? I guess crafting from lvl 1 is a waste of good currency.
2. What items should I craft from loots? Should I always try to craft white ones or rare-magicals?

Or the ones with rune sockets

[vagrant anchor]

remove all skils that use spirit, remove scpeter. put scpter back on

[solemn flame]

i'm losing interest in this game since it always freeze in loading screens. i tried everything, from vulkan to low settings, to not use core 0 and 1 from cpu

i think i will soon delete the game cause of this

if someone can help, would be nice

[real glade]

Is the campaign worth following or is it bad like Diablo?

[normal ibex]

god damn count has an entirely different set of moves from the last 2 times i fought him... what the actual fuck?

all arpg endgames are garbage compared to campaign 😛

[real glade]

I meant story.. campaign is tutorial xd

[plush mantle]

we only have half the story, so hard to tell

it's all setup so far, essentially

[strange sonnet]

well that didnt fix it

[normal ibex]

still trying to get over the fact the count is using different attacks that i dont seem to be able to avoid on my sorc

[plush mantle]

PoE2 does a lot more to flesh out the factions than PoE1 ever did though

[vagrant anchor]

what did you do?

[strange sonnet]

i took off all the skills that required spirit and removed specter and replaced still a yellow !

[normal ibex]

you still havent shown where the yellow warning is i think

[vagrant anchor]

" still a yellow !"

what do you mean by that?

[simple musk]

jo, do i take double bow with okay stats or one sided bow with pretty good stats?

[vagrant anchor]

do more dpswith double, no?

[simple musk]

tbh, it kinda feels the same

[sour raven]

hey guys, can anyone help with the wolf boss? i’ve been stuck for a while 😦

[vagrant anchor]

better clearing with double

[simple musk]

k, thanks

love this community btw. you guys are amazing!

[vagrant anchor]

take off everything

how much spirit does it say you have

[thick zephyr]

gotta say swapping away from a melee build to a ranger is night and day difference to difficulty its crazy

[vagrant anchor]

yep

[late raft]

Ya ranger is easy mode

[thick zephyr]

annoying tbh, love melee it feels more engaging, i swap to ranger and everything falls over lol

[sour raven]

anyone available to help at all pls?

[late raft]

#2┃looking-for-group

[strange sonnet]

0 spirit with wand on

specter rather

[vagrant anchor]

how much str is needed for scpeter

[strange sonnet]

27 and i have that

[vagrant anchor]

remove scepter how much str you have

[strange sonnet]

34

[vagrant anchor]

int

[normal ibex]

i hate this sorc, level 18 and not even remotely close enough to killing the count

[remote glen]

?

[normal ibex]

just focus on making good @level blue gear

[fierce panther]

have they said anything about making it easier to see bonus objectives on the overworld map? Is there some setting im missing to make it easier

[vagrant anchor]

k remove focus and put scepter in off hand

[thick zephyr]

is warrior as buns as ive heard or can you make somethin work out of it

[strange sonnet]

ok that worked but wtf did it happen in the first place?

[vagrant anchor]

you got the scepter in your off hand?

[strange sonnet]

yep

[vagrant anchor]

huh

[strange sonnet]

oh no main hand

[vagrant anchor]

you hsve spirit now though?

[strange sonnet]

ya but it still dont understand why it happened i didnt remove the specter just changed a wand

[vagrant anchor]

console bugs...

[vagrant anchor]

cold res?

[normal ibex]

72, but defences are junk and i cant fix them, the only swappable part is my body armour

[vagrant anchor]

can you get the freeze immunity charm in act 1?

[quaint tusk]

is there a way to revert modifiers?

[normal ibex]

i have one, but the freezing wasnt the issue, just generally low life and low damage threshold seems to be the issue

https://i.imgur.com/P6uWKJq.png

the screenshot of shame

[vagrant anchor]

passive tree piic @normal ibex

[strange sonnet]

thank you @vagrant anchor

[azure lava]

I've seen a corrupting cry warbringer and a skeletal reaver warbringer that looked pretty sweet. I don't look at many build guides tho

[mental horizon]

Guys explain me pls i saw build that has skill wild dancer,,how do i get it?

[low parcel]

a bow with %100 increased physical damage mod = 300 dps
another bow with some elemntal damages but not increased = 300 dps --- this bows do same damage am i right? or increased physical damage mod really matters?

[lament stone]

the increased physical damage mod is local to the weapon, meaning it increases the base physical damage of the weapon

[fair path]

is it possible to anoint the same amulet multiple times?

[lament stone]

anointing it will overwrite the current anoints on the amulet

[fair path]

thanks

[exotic sierra]

do you mean Wind Dancer? that's a passive skill you can get from uncut spirit gems

[coarse elk]

Cheap builds for levelling early?

[mental horizon]

Yeah how to get it?

[hybrid sail]

is it worth the time picking up magic items and disenchanting them?

[fluid heart]

in cruel, what's the recommended potion? chaos?

[exotic sierra]

you can find uncut spirit gems as you play or buy them off the trade site https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2
Wind Dancer is available from spirit gems as low as level 4, which is the first level you should see when you start finding them at level 10

tho you should find a few guaranteed ones at that level from completing quests in act 1

[unkempt stirrup]

anyone need help with their ascendency points about to farm trialmaster, I have all the keys ready

[mental horizon]

So are they worth there is a ghost dance but i have to be lvl 36

[exotic sierra]

depends what your build is

[hot herald]

does someone know how to search for a quarterstave in the poe 2 trade website? it does not appear to me

[exotic sierra]

wind dancer passively scales your evasion so it won't be helpful if you don't have any

[mental horizon]

Now i see there ghost dance but not wild dance to pick why tho?

[mental horizon]

Dk just copying the build to be honest

[exotic sierra]

you can find quarterstaves by setting the item category to quarterstaff

[fluid heart]

warstaff

[exotic sierra]

well as long as you're grabbing gear with evasion on it as you play it should be helpful. as for gost dance, it can be really helpful if you are building evasion and energy shield.

[plush mantle]

yeah, it's warstaff on the trade site, they haven't updated the name yet

[exotic sierra]

no, quarterstaff

you should be on trade2 for poe2

[mental horizon]

I mean theres no wild dance option the only dance is ghost,?where do i find wild dance?

[exotic sierra]

they were warstaves in poe1

[plush mantle]

ahh, they DID update it. It was warstaff last week 🙂

[fluid heart]

oh they corrected it, it is quaterstaff now

[exotic sierra]

there's a list on the side that should say ranger at the bottom, click that and you should see it

[mental horizon]

Ohh okay Ty

[hot herald]

:(((((

[icy radish]

Hi, completely new to POE here. Is there a way to save presets of skill and support gems so I could just toggle between clearing and bossing?

[dusky burrow]

no

you have to manually swap the gems

[icy radish]

Oh okay. Thank you for clearing that up for me.

[exotic sierra]

are you on this site?
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2

[plush mantle]

should have the PoE2 logo at the top

[hot herald]

Lol no hahahahha

thank you bro

[exotic sierra]

yea it's a lil confusing cause most of the stuff you need to access on the poe1 site still 😅

[plush mantle]

hopefully they hired a second web dev 😉

[exotic sierra]

this wiki can also be handy so you can bookmark it for later
https://www.poe2wiki.net

[last mauve]

hey folks, where are some good guides for POE2?

[exotic sierra]

they can be found on maxroll, mobalytics, or the poe2 early access forums

[rugged tangle]

plenty of guides depending on what your looking for

[exotic sierra]

you can also find video guides on youtube but there are alot of vague ones there right now

[jade coyote]

Can anyone advise if baryas are random drops as some online have said. I am grinding for them but haven't gotten anymore. Thanks

[normal ibex]

i found one, tho i still dont know if it was random or quest, it was a drop from a pair of wolves boss

[haughty niche]

Completely random aside from the first quest item one

Just keep progressing campaign

[exotic sierra]

baryas can drop uncommonly or rarely starting in level 24+ areas, and I think ultimatums start dropping around level 40-something. once ultimatums become available it seems like about a 50/50 chance of finding a barya or ultimatum.

[normal ibex]

got my evasion up to 21% from 13% apart from levelling and getting higher tier body armour not sure what else i can do at this point

also, is there a way to decline random party invites?

auto-decline i mean

[eager steeple]

hi guys, for archmage stormweaver what are the two venom options that are optimal?

[mint rock]

Stun threshold and chaos res

[exotic sierra]

you might be able to prevent them by turning on do not disturb mode (/dnd in chat)

not sure if that would work

just don't forget to turn it off the same way if you need to message someone

[normal ibex]

i'll check that out, thanks

[grand pilot]

Srry if this is a dumb question..but im new to this type of game....if im a monk...with a staff...and have a bow as my dual wield...how fo i know if im getting the bow perks

[plush mantle]

you only get the benefits of the bow while you have it out (and lose whatever the staff is doing for you). Since most affixes on weapons are damage related, this mostly means your crit chance/damage may not be where you thought it was

[summer shard]

Do I ever put points on dex/str as a sorceress? (still on early game)

[plush mantle]

yeah, for support gem requirements, mostly

[summer shard]

thx 😄

[plush mantle]

inspiration and the increased skill effect duration ones are strength and really good to have, for example

[grand pilot]

W@plush mantle what about when it says +to all projectils

[plush mantle]

won't have any affect on your quarterstaff projectiles, since it's not active when you use a quarterstaff skill

[grand pilot]

Thanks for the help...tryin to do all i can to getvthrough this stupid trial..lol

[plush mantle]

Sekhema? any relics you can get along the way with honour resistance will be a big help, even if you end up not finishing that run

will make your next run easier

[normal ibex]

str also gives life at 2 per point

[grand pilot]

Yup sekhema...this honor system is killing me...lol

[tender flume]

bro why is jamanra on normal so hard lmao

[grand pilot]

I can make it almost to the end.....life is good..mana good...but the damn honor...lol

[astral trench]

hello, noob player here : if i want to make a hybrid build, like Melee bloodmage, should i wait to be in new game + and play like a vanilla necro for my first run ?

[grand pilot]

Also is there a certain point where i have to do the trial....like can u get to act 5 without doing it

[plush mantle]

yes, I wouldn't suggest running exotic builds as your first, you don't have the game knowledge to make them work

[astral trench]

alright, thanks, i wanted to be sure to not be disapointed

[plush mantle]

you can technically wait until 80+ and do the last version for all the points. There's no time/level limit

unless the ascendancy points end up being critical for your build

[grand pilot]

@plush mantle if i do it now will it make the game better..

[plush mantle]

the ascendancies are powerful nodes, so probably? Unless you're bloodmage, in which case, no until you can get 4 points 🙂

[grand pilot]

Sry for all the dumb questions...this is my 1st top down game...it take a lil bit to get use to it

[plush mantle]

but I've done the first Sekhema on 3 wildly different builds now, including 2H mace warrior. Practice helps a lot; I know what the room layouts generally are and how to navigate them now

[frail ivy]

34 hours in w/l build?

[grand pilot]

I feel like my dps is to low...im lvl 28..on monk..and when i look at my ice strike dps.....its only 348.9......

[plush mantle]

what level is your quarterstaff?

[grand pilot]

But i do have a staff with 97 phy dmg..and 2 phs dmg stones..for another 40 ...and i have rage

[frail ivy]

What staff you got

[grand pilot]

@frail ivy glyph cry cresent

[frail ivy]

Send a pic

[plush mantle]

cresent with good mods (which it sounds like you have) should be fine

[plush mantle]

yep, that's a good %inc phys roll there 🙂

[grand pilot]

I can kill stuff.....its the getting hit part..lol

[warm pendant]

Someone mind dropping a lvl 8 or 9 spirit gem for me?

[plush mantle]

that's where the pratice comes in 🙂 Sekhema monsters have slower attacks so you can avoid them easier

[grand pilot]

Ok another newbie question...i have rage on my skill support for ice strike....but i also have rage on my helmet...do they stack

[plush mantle]

yep

[grand pilot]

So os it more dmg....or do i stack rage faster

[plush mantle]

faster stacks

[grand pilot]

Since i have it on my helmet...should i run another support gem

[frail ivy]

Try to get yellow or unique armor sets that give +life and resistances

[stark reef]

anyone know how long a trial stays saved?

[frail ivy]

Till you lose or tp back to camp

[stark reef]

nah cause i tpd back to camp and it saved my progress

[plush mantle]

it's itemized into the barya when you leave, so forever as long as you don't lose your coin

[stark reef]

how would you lose your coin?

[grand pilot]

Like i said sry for all the newbie questions.lol..not use to a cool community...came from destiny 2....and its really toxic..lol.....but is there a early good ring farm

[plush mantle]

pull it out of the pedastal and toss it, or sell it, or some wierd bug happens to delete it

...I'm not actually sure if the quest one is itemized, so small chance of losing your progress on that one in particular

but PoE2 is aggressive about saving your progress

[vagrant anchor]

trade market

[plush mantle]

best ring farm is checking the wand/staff vendor every level 🙂

[grand pilot]

How do i get more coins to try and complete the trial.....i have to put one in everytime

[plush mantle]

if it's the quest one (the first), you can talk to Balbala to get another one

after you beat that one, it's a random drop

(or bought off the trade site)

[grand pilot]

If i have one coin in my inventory...can i buy another or do i have to spend all that i had.....ive been saving this last one cause its only lvl 22

[plush mantle]

the one with green text is the quest one and you can only have one at a time. Any other ones you get you can have as many as you manage to find/buy

[grand pilot]

Yea its green....so if i dont beat it...i can buy one from balbala

[plush mantle]

she gives them for free, but only if you don't have one already

[grand pilot]

Ive tried 3times..but never used the green one

[plush mantle]

then use the green one 😉

[grand pilot]

Ok..thanks for the help...

[plush mantle]

it may be easier, I think it's a lower level then the ones that drop

[vagrant anchor]

its a literal cakewalk

[plush mantle]

I don't think it's useful to imply that someone is bad at the game by calling something they've struggled on "a literal cakewalk". Many players struggled on the Trials the first time they encountered them; it's part of why there was so much negativity about this method of ascending

[vagrant anchor]

how is that implying anything. I think you are putting your feelings to much into this. you lose nothing for trying it and you can attempt it at any point in your progress, ontop of that there many videos detailing it. how is it not a cakewalk at this point???

[vocal meteor]

is it normal to be dying somewhat regularly ~level 27 in act 2? i know that's vague but i'm wondering if warrior sucks, i suck, or i just have terrible gear. i'm following the Boneshatter Warbringer guide from maxroll and killing stuff is no issue, but some elemental monsters just melt me before i can even dodge after a leap

[vagrant anchor]

depends on your build. i died alot ot jamanra and dreadnought

[bronze sand]

Hey so idk if this is the right place to ask but I’m brand new to poe, just started 2 today, loving it a lot. But I had a question about stash tabs, which to prioritize first. I wanted to spend my 300 points wisely

[pine finch]

well, how are your ele res %? act 2 if you play self found they are probably pretty low?

[vocal meteor]

yeah, not great. 3% fire, 38% cold (everything i find has cold lol), 4% lightning, 0% chaos

[vagrant anchor]

i think the general consensus was to wait for a sale. but currency and trade tabs were said to be best investment

[sharp kraken]

Why does the Tempest Flurry Invoker want all Attack Elementals ?
Lightning, Cold, Fire ? is there anything that says that it converts into one damage type or so ?

[pine finch]

in act 2 fire and lightning is more important than cold. dying often is normal if your res are that low, you´ll find better stuff tough

or buy some

[bronze sand]

Oh no for sure, I’ll wait on a sale, Besides the quad stash?

[vocal meteor]

yeah im trying to gamble or buy some from vendors, but i end up burning through all my money

lightning really melts me

i think i need to get quicker with my dodge rolls too

[bronze sand]

Like buy the currency and quad stash and that should be good?

[normal ibex]

theres potentially a sale in a few days, worth waiting for if so

[vagrant anchor]

currency definitely

[normal ibex]

unless you really want to sell stuff, quad and premium arent urgent

[bronze sand]

Perfect, thanks dude. I’m still only lvl 10 but I’m sure it’ll be way more relevant to my experience in end game.

[vagrant anchor]

are you ssf?

[normal ibex]

i bought a regular bundle first and currency

i bought a quad and a gem one later on

[ivory fern]

what do you do with Expedition Logbooks?

[faint lark]

Hey , I did a lvl 26 relic trial but it didn't give me any ascendancy points. what did I do wrong ?

[vocal meteor]

yeah i havent been trading with anyone. ive had some gifts from a random before but thats it

im not opposed to trading i just havent put in the effort for it

[loud yoke]

lvl 37 monk, is it recommended to keep auto attack binded as left click or is that useless at this point
doing nuke crit wave lightning build

[bronze sand]

Hey so another question, 🙋 haha so is premium quad something different from just standard premium stash tabs? Maybe a dumb question

[vagrant anchor]

if you are in the trade league, trade. dont waste your resources on rng. 1-5 ex can be a massive boost to your character for next 20 or so levels.

[vocal meteor]

im not sure what ex is, im still a noob

[vagrant anchor]

quad has more space to store stuff

[meager prism]

yo, stats question for early game ranger (act 2) do i prio dexterity on attribute passive nodes?

[vagrant anchor]

exalt

[loud yoke]

exalted orb, used as currency

[normal ibex]

quad is literaly the same as 4 premium tabs

all in one tab

[faint lark]

Hey , I did a lvl 26 relic trial but it didn't give me any ascendancy points. what did I do wrong ? After beating Act 3

[vagrant anchor]

depends on what you need to equip gear

[lament stone]

you only get ascendancy points the first time you complete each tier of ascension trial

[vagrant anchor]

did the coin say contributes to ascendency

[lament stone]

youve already done a 1 floor trial of sekhemas so doing another 1 floor trial of sekhemas wont give you any points

[faint lark]

I didn't see a 1 floor trial just a level

[lament stone]

the level dictates how many floors the trial would have

youd need a level 45 barya for a 2 floor trial, and that can only be used to gain points from your second ascension if you have not done the quest version or 7 round trial of chaos

[faint lark]

ok so im wasting my time doing a lvl 36 one

[faint lark]

Ok thank you !!

[lament stone]

if you already have 4 ascendancy points, youd need at least a level 60 one

[vagrant anchor]

there are other rewards

[tropic scroll]

question , do people get def skill on passive skill tree?

[vocal meteor]

thanks, i think i have one of those. is there a trading website?

[hard cypress]

I took health on kill nodes very early and it was very comfy

Defensive skills are definitely nice / comfy territory if you can pump dmg with skills and weapon

[tropic scroll]

well i pump everything on dmg >.>

i cant even survive on t1 map

[vagrant anchor]

i didnt for the campaign. all my def was on gear. Dont have to wrry about getting hit if you can kill or cc stuff fast

[tropic scroll]

LOL

[vocal meteor]

are you warrior? feel like my attacks are so slow i cant solely rely on killing stuff first

[tropic scroll]

or maybe i choose those + monster attk+ monster move speed t1

merc

[vagrant anchor]

if you end game then yes. probably start looking at some def passives

[tropic scroll]

so for merc

[normal ibex]

as far as i can tell theres no def in the low level sorc tree

[tropic scroll]

go for evasion or armor ?

or the 1 with both

[azure lava]

Neither, go for movement speed on boots, life and resistances

at least during the campaign

https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1328202289755983932

this also gives tips on how to gear up during the campaign

[tropic scroll]

i after campaign..

[azure lava]

then you probably want to be in #2┃after-acts-help , and the point still holds; cap your resists before you worry about armor/evasion

[meager flower]

Anyone with exp can tell me please which Catalyst do I need to buy to get Enhanced Reflexes anointment on my amulet please?

[lament stone]

none, catalysts have nothing to do with anoints

[azure lava]

catalysts aren't used to allocate notables, emotions are. Also #2┃after-acts-help

[meager flower]

Thank you, I will head there

[azure lava]

hold alt and hover over a notable on the tree to see what emotions are needed to anoint it

[meager flower]

btw, you were talking about res. If I manage to get my last 2 points of ascendency, I think I can reach 90% or veeery close to 90% for all elemental res for maps. Is that more important than investing in 1-2k energy shield?

[faint lark]

im all the way up to Enhanced Effectivness

[azure lava]

how the hell are you getting 90%? from gemling? and it depends on what kind of survivability you want. Going from 75% res to 90% res is the same as 60% less damage taken from elements. Which is basically 2.5x the effective hp

[meager flower]

uf! ok, I will do that. And yes, with the gemling.

[vocal meteor]

does anyone have a warrior leveling guide? the maxroll guide doesnt seem good

im so fuckin squishy

[normal ibex]

poe2 man: first time?

[faint lark]

ive died like 500 times lol

[normal ibex]

pretty sure every class is squishy unless you have max defences

[sour pebble]

Warrior is just the least tanky class during campaign

And also after campaign

[normal ibex]

i just got my shit kicked in by the count again and i'm almost 5 levels too high for the area

[azure lava]

this will help you shore up your gear and maybe keep you from falling over so muchhttps://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1328202289755983932

[normal ibex]

i just did the entire manor and got 1/3rd of a level

[vagrant anchor]

@vocal meteor are you hell bent on playing warrior?

[vocal meteor]

this seems so backwards to me 😦

[tulip basin]

Buy all the ice protection and the best available weapon from the merchant. I struggled too until I bought a better weapon

[sour pebble]

It's mainly because warrior's skills are so slow that mobs have a lot of time to walk up and hit you

[vocal meteor]

im stubborn so i wanted to, but at this point im not having fun. so i feel like i need to switch

[azure lava]

mace attack skills*

warrior can do just fine if you use lightning rod + orb of storms

[sour pebble]

Byron i cba to enter this pedantic argument with you again

[eager basin]

is there anything that doesn't do fine if you use lightning rod + orb of storms

[normal ibex]

the cold is the issue, its the piss poor evade thats the issue

[sour pebble]

It's the new player channel. Warriors here are playing 2h maces.

It's synonymous here.

[vocal meteor]

yeah i know how the skills work, but i dont want to play a warrior spellcaster

[normal ibex]

isnt* the issue

[vocal meteor]

if thats the case ill just choose another class

[azure lava]

then I want to to tell them they don't have to do 2h maces just because they picked warrior. All classes can use all skills and gear

[vagrant anchor]

go witch or ranger, way less campaign dramas

[normal ibex]

so far my level 15 dual wield warr is pretty speedy, still not so tanky, but you can use your primary attack and do a ton of damage and fast

[azure lava]

I've had the best leveling experience with 2h mace attacks to be infernal cry with rolling slam + boneshatter. For packs, I like to cry, then use the first hit of rolling slam and animation cancel it into boneshatter. The first hit of rolling slam should be enough to prime a stun. If not, slap on the increased stun buildup support for rolling slam

at least for act 1

[vocal meteor]

i was mostly fine in act 1, had a few challenges but overall not to bad. but act 2 is pushing my shit in

i can demolish large groups of mobs but its my survivability thats wrecking me

[azure lava]

you got at least 40-50% ele res and 750 life?

maybe 750 is a bit high

[vocal meteor]

no, i dont know how ill get that high because im very limited on gear i can get

between gold and trading

[azure lava]

then I'd give https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1328202289755983932 a read

[vocal meteor]

ill check it out. but i think i might just reroll because i dont like struggling so much at the start xD

if i can have it easier id prefer that, then maybe i can feed gear to this guy

[azure lava]

I mean, all classes kinda struggle unless you use the strong leveling skills

[sour pebble]

warrior is widely considered by the community to be the weakest class in the game

[azure lava]

spark + flamewall, lightning rod + orb of storms, essence drain + contagion, etc

[sour pebble]

byron the type of person who will try to convince you that all of us could grow up and become an astronaut if we just try hard

[lament stone]

i wouldnt call it the weakest

[sour pebble]

just go play monk if u want melee or play ranger/witch/sorc lol

[azure lava]

Nah, you need to be a certain height to be an astronaut

[lament stone]

but its the most disadvantaged because of its starting position

[grand pilot]

@plush mantle thanks for all the input...this damn trial is killing me....how do u do the dumb crystals....i get to the end rt before the boss...and it says destroy crystals...i hit them and nothing..lol...what am i missing

[opaque stone]

The Death Crystals?

[lament stone]

the main defensive scaling you get access to on the tree near warrior start point is armour, which is not that great compared to evasion or energy shield

[opaque stone]

You interact with them, not attack them

[vocal meteor]

was considering monk because i do like melee. but is monk actually melee or more of a spellcaster? i just made a ranger lol. im tired of warr

[lament stone]

any class can be melee

[opaque stone]

Quarterstaff stuff is melee

[vocal meteor]

yeah, guess i meant is monk more successful at melee

[vagrant anchor]

you made a great choice for your sanity

[opaque stone]

Though its the kind of melee that also sprays projectiles everywhere

[grand pilot]

It says destroy the crystals....so just like hold a button..lol

[azure lava]

all classes can do melee well or poorly depending on their build

[sour pebble]

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/planner/grgr2013 for campaign into https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_1JxhpKMd8

[hard cypress]

Monk very fun. Bell ding dongs make brain happy

[sour pebble]

u can watch the gameplay footage of the youtube video and decide

[vocal meteor]

i really appreciate all your help guys!

[normal ibex]

the short answer is yes monk is mellee based, it also feels more responsive than the warrior, i think its the 'feel' of the warrior thats just wrong tbh

[vocal meteor]

the combat is super fun so far i just dont like dying so much, so hopefully i can get a better build going on another class

[sour pebble]

save exalted orbs for buying high physical dps quarterstaves on trade site

[azure lava]

Most builds in poe are centered on a skill or set of skills rather than the class. Most build creators pick a skill first and then select a class/ascendancy that enhances it. That's how you get stuff like Kripp's skeletal reaver minion warbringer

[sour pebble]

and you'll be fine

[robust girder]

hello

[lament stone]

both of warriors ascendancies end up being really good for minions

[robust girder]

can somebody guide me thru the entire game?

[vocal meteor]

i saw that. it looked sick, but i feel like i had a ways to go before i could build into that

[robust girder]

im v bad and idk what to do

[timber fjord]

ok lets see if i can survive act 3

[normal ibex]

and if somebody does everything for you, you will never have a chance to get better 🙂

[azure lava]

Monk is loosely associated with quarterstaves for no other reason than aesthetics. None of their ascendancy nodes (nor any ascendancy node on any class) confer any specific benefit to quartstaves (or any other weapon, for that matter)

[vagrant anchor]

get your ranger to end game, then twink your warrior to endgae.

[vocal meteor]

any build in particular you recommend for leveling ranger?

im gonna take a look at monk too

[azure lava]

https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1326972100409426081

[golden bay]

Does this mean Arc will do 30% more damage on Singletarget because there are 3remaining chains?
Because I'm playing ArcElementalist at the moment but looking to increase my singletaret somehow. Thinking about doing a 2nd Arc-spell with different gems

[lament stone]

^ for any class tbh

[hard cypress]

Monk at the start is very slow just fyi. So if you look at some darth vader gameplay, that takes a bit to happen

[vagrant anchor]

LA, LR + OoS Ranger. All damage passives

[azure lava]

yes, it will do 30% more damage to the first target, then 20% more to the next thing it chains to, 10% more to the third thing, and base damage to the last target

[normal ibex]

i get the passive tree is a steaming pile of shit, but if they wanted to do this they shoiuld have no classes and let everyone chose their direction simply because there are weapon based node clusters very specifically placed at the 'natural' progression of the class starting point

[sour pebble]

spark is just a better skill for single target

due to the mechanics of spark being OP as fuck

[golden bay]

ye but everybody and their mom is playing spark.

[lament stone]

spark is extremely bad for bossing early on

[sour pebble]

disagree

[azure lava]

the weapon clusters can be reached pretty easily by any class. Also, the weapon clusters are far from the only way to scale a specific weapon skill

[vapid cave]

hard disagree

bosses were so easy early

the only struggle i has was from low res

[lament stone]

most of that is from orb of storms chaining

[sour pebble]

spark does high single target even in campaign if you know how it works mechanically

[azure lava]

then y'all haven't played lightning rod + orb of storms if you think spark is good bossing

[vapid cave]

fire wall + orb of storms

[sour pebble]

needs proj speed and skill effect duration

[normal ibex]

my spark sorc is shit vs the count

[lament stone]

orb of storms hits an enemy every time you use a lightning skill standing inside it

[normal ibex]

very low damage

[lament stone]

which is why the lightning rod one is strong

spark + orb of storms early on is basically just orb of storms doing damage

[vapid cave]

i didnt have dps issues against the count?

whats your skills

[lament stone]

lightning rod + orb of storms has both skills doing significant damage

[sour pebble]

count having small arena is great for spark

[azure lava]

yeah, but you're crediting your dps to spark instead of orb of storms

[vapid cave]

i was using spark

[vocal meteor]

now a quick question - do you guys play ranger with WASD or mouse? xD

[vapid cave]

with fire wall

[azure lava]

I play everything with wasd

[vocal meteor]

seems more intuitive with WASD but im not a huge fan of that for this style of game - just takes some getting used to

[lament stone]

spark itself doesnt have very good damage against bosses

[vocal meteor]

you def have more control

with WASD

[azure lava]

you're trolling yourself if you use mouse movement in this game when you can move while using most abilities

[sour pebble]

wasd is more fun imo but mouse and keyboard is objectively better in a lot of cases that matter in boss fights

sadly...

but i use wasd always

[vapid cave]

wasd is so much easier to use and feels much better

[normal ibex]

controller user here

[tidal iron]

yoooo wassup guys

[azure lava]

not when you can move while using abilities, imo. In poe I'd hate wasd, but just letting you move while casting/attacking changes the entire game so much

[sour pebble]

mouse is better on fights like floor 4 trial minigame and arbiter orb minigame

since only mouse can move straight in any direction

but meh it's not a big deal for 99.9% of the game lol

[vocal meteor]

im not used to moving while attacking as a warrior.... 😞

started the ranger and was like... oh wow, this is so much more comfy

[tall abyss]

Anyone got a use for this? I'm playing monk so not using bows

[sour pebble]

yeah widowhail is OP

[tall abyss]

actually?

Worth holding onto?

[sour pebble]

yes, it's BiS for poisonous concoction pathfinder

and that's a great roll

[tall abyss]

was just gonna list it

[azure lava]

that is a nearly perfect roll on a range of 101 different values, that thing's nuts

[tall abyss]

no way

[azure lava]

yeah you hit the jackpot

[tall abyss]

sheeeesh

Is it something I should hold onto or flick off?

[azure lava]

you've have to ask an economist or a fortune teller

[tall abyss]

hahahah

[lament stone]

you could keep it if you ever wanted to make a bow build, or you could try to sell it to fund your current build, its up to you what you do with it

[tall abyss]

ty for the info tho

[vagrant anchor]

My early Ranger:

Lightning Arrow : ice bite + pierce
Lightning Rod : whatever boosts cast speed, the more the better
Orb of Storm : if you want to

Spend 1 exalt and get the cold unique quiver

Bow: any bow with flat phys and/or increased phys

The above should be good well into act3. Eventually you want a bow with 2 arrows, and a quiver with bow damage, dex, flat phy or cold, + projectile speed, or + projectile skill.

Take all damage passives. Look for evasion on gear or energy shield, whichever 1 floats your boat. But pick 1. Maybe spend another ex and get the unique rarity helm, so you have atleast 1 ex drop per 10 or so levels to upgrade bow every 20 levels or so.

EZ clap.

Use rod + Orb for boss or strong uniques. The cold will CC the hell out of them. Trivializing alot of boss fights.

[tall abyss]

How do you price something like that? I had it up for 1 exalt and rip my inbox

[azure lava]

1. how are you chilling stuff with this setup?
2. Damage DOES matter on lightning rod. Whenever you chain to a rod, it causes lightning rod's hit damage to occur in an explosion.
3. You don't cast lightning rod, it's an attack

[vagrant anchor]

the quiver + ice bite
i dont know it just worked for me
well i use like a cast, i drop orb and spam trhe shit out of lr

[azure lava]

check out #price-check📉 for tips

[azure lava]

Your setup confuses the hell out of me, tbh. You're spamming lightning rod, for what? So the rods eat the chains and do zero damage rather than lighting arrow chaining to enemies instead?

it feels like you'd do more damage by not firing lightning rod at all

[vagrant anchor]

i put orb on boss, and spam LR. I use LR strictly for the boss during campaign. They got frozen and just took damage. How it works inernally never investigate. it just worked

[azure lava]

I see. As long as you're not using scattershot on it that seems fine

And chain on orb of storms, I assume?

[vagrant anchor]

yep

[azure lava]

all right, seems fine I suppose. I usually prefer just using two lighting rods (one for clearing, one for bossing) and orb of storms, personally

[summer shard]

just realised respec cost increase as my level increases wtf

[vagrant anchor]

the quiver forces a percntage of phys as cold as well

[hot herald]

Hi , I have a question, do I get the stats from the weapons in the II slot?

[safe lance]

no you do not unless you are using it

[hot herald]

So I only have to use the staff

lol I did not know

[azure lava]

if you want its stats, yes

[vagrant anchor]

the more LR you put down, the more damage they take. Plus they were frozen or stunned for 75% of the fight. Really trivializes the campaign boss figthts

[safe lance]

If you hold alt (L3 on controller) it will show you the tier of the mods, nothing really stands out with this belt

[timber fjord]

what should i put my leser jeweler on after arsonist? raging spirit or archers?

[timber fjord]

im playing hc ssf and said i was only act 3 relax bro, just an upgrade

[safe lance]

ok I will relax, thought this a question since this is a help channel

[azure lava]

For bossing, yeah. But for trash, that actually lowers your damage (though maybe not as much as I thought if you're not using scattershot on rod). Every time a beam chains to a rod, it's not chaining to an enemy directly.

[vagrant anchor]

@azure lava use LA for trash. ice bite + unique quiver, cc them plus LA can 1 shot them or take them down in 2 or 3 shots. EZ clap. or put down LR on mob and shoot with LA for more dps. Very good at making damage.

[safe lance]

FWIW you might have a better belt than this.

[timber fjord]

lol @ playing poe on console

[safe lance]

I am just trying to help, nothing really stands out on this belt except maybe 68 life and you could probably use a different one you already have.

[timber fjord]

im playing ssf hc bro, here ill delete the post and just act like i never asked if it means talking to you

[safe lance]

doesnt matter, just making sure this is really the best you had. You should be able to slam some normals/magic belts or if you have essence even better.

[azure lava]

idk man, as an ssf hc enjoyer, that belt is pretty great for act 1/2

resources are hard to get. Life + res on a slot is pog imo

[safe lance]

Well, I'll maybe realize when I get to act 2. I have too many chars and this felt meh for act 3. Even vendors should have some decent options.

[timber fjord]

just got to act 3 literally

but thanks for you expert sc console experiance on the matter

[safe lance]

enjoy your belt, maybe next time post loot somewhere where it belongs instead of a Q&A channel.

[timber fjord]

try to have a more positve attitude in life you might feel better

[safe lance]

I have moved on from this, I am very sorry if you feel hurt by my comments, it is an excellent belt and you should post it in all channels

[timber fjord]

np just don't chime in if you have no idea what your talking about

[vagrant anchor]

actually you want to use scattershot. You want more LRs, and you want to cast faster. Its counter-intuitive.

[azure lava]

biiiiiiiiiig disagree on this one

you don't want more LRs if you're using orb of storms

[safe lance]

yea for boss you dont need more LR

I was using elecrocuting arrow but realized orb was great when I met the int requirement

[vagrant anchor]

on this build you do, for whatever reason.

[azure lava]

for bosses or trash?

[safe lance]

What build?

[vagrant anchor]

for bosses

[safe lance]

not LA?

[azure lava]

you use scattershot on rod for bosses? when you're using it with orb of storms?

[vagrant anchor]

i only use LR to kill the campaing bosses

[azure lava]

that's literally pointless (in the above scenario)

[vagrant anchor]

i dont know, it worked out great for me

[azure lava]

it would work better without scattershot

[upbeat pond]

Hey, so i got the coin from the boss and moved to the area with the desert map but, it won't let me create an instance to Trial of Sekhemas.

[vagrant anchor]

the more lr i put down the faster they died

[azure lava]

orb of storms with chain makes a beam that chains about 10 times per beam. A rod can take 10 beams before it dissipates. By adding more rods, all you're doing is spreading out the explosions

[safe lance]

LR is pretty strong but he's saying that this would be better for bosses

[azure lava]

scattershot just makes the beams fire more slowly

[azure lava]

what does it say?

[safe lance]

3 projectiles but slower and lower damage and attack speed too iirc

Do you have conc effect on it too?

[upbeat pond]

Nothing, i go to the ramp to exit the town and it just won't let me exit to the area

[azure lava]

you should be able to exit the ardura right next to the desert map

[vagrant anchor]

In your theory. Practically, bosses were cced and just died

[azure lava]

I'm saying they will die faster without scattershot

rod + orb is so strong it doesn't matter

[vagrant anchor]

they didnt though

[upbeat pond]

Im trying but every time I go to exit it won't pop up the instance to create

[azure lava]

but scattershot is objectively worse for bossing

[azure lava]

so just to be clear, you're traveling with the desert map to the trial zone, and then what do you see? Does the ramp open and show a clickable nameplate for the zone?

[safe lance]

What does the quest say btw? I think maybe the quest asks you to "Search for more info on barya" first, so you land in traitors passage and then go to trials, my memory is fuzzy at this point.

[sour pebble]

hmmm

isn't scattershot good with LR since chains can't chain back to a target they already chained to

so by having more projectiles down from LR it gives more chain targets

[azure lava]

they can, tho

[upbeat pond]

I figured out the problem

[sour pebble]

chains in poe 2 can chain back to a prior target?

[azure lava]

yes, but they need a third thing first

they can go 1 - 2 - 3 -1, but not 1 - 2 - 1

[safe lance]

cant chain from boss to boss

[upbeat pond]

For some weird reason if you're using a controller it doesn't let you exit to that specific zone, but if I swapped back to M n K it worked fine.

[sour pebble]

oh that's very interesting

good to know

[azure lava]

at least that's how it works in poe1 I think

[safe lance]

It is probably the log out

[sour pebble]

no in poe1 you cannot hit a target more than once with a chain

https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Chain

[upbeat pond]

Tried that a few times before, I think it's a controller bug or sumn lmao

Idk, it worked after swapping controls tho

[safe lance]

If you are using controller on PC (which I am currently), you can maybe pay for REWASD until they add seamless switching btw.

damn, I forgot that I am mostly on PC these days when that guy was insulting me as a console player smh. Maybe I should tag him so it'll change his opinion of me completely?

btw anyone know this? I asked a while ago in after acts help and got no response >>> For sanctum chests, which is higher tier? Superior or Prime?

[azure lava]

I stand corrected. Probably doesn't work for poe2, then

[crisp quarry]

Is it just me or is this not worth having?

[azure lava]

#2┃looking-for-group

[azure lava]

what do you mean "having"? Equipping or keeping?

[crisp quarry]

Equipping

[azure lava]

life and resistances are the most important stats on gear during the campaign, so I'd personally vendor those if I found them

[crisp quarry]

Okay cool that's what I thought

[waxen depot]

HI BABES WANNA PLAY VIA AUDI OR VIDEO? CANT PASS TRIALS ACT III

NEWBIE I KNOW

[azure lava]

#2┃looking-for-group

[waxen depot]

PROLLY MY GEAR IS BAD

ADD ME domislayer91 PSN

[azure lava]

that grouping channel is what you're looking for. Also this may help with your gear: https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1328202289755983932

[waxen depot]

where i can look for guidance than?

[azure lava]

this channel is for advice/guidance

#2┃looking-for-group is for asking for help with an in-game encounter/carry

[waxen depot]

Thank u

[coarse elk]

Which build u guys prefer (overall)?

Hexblast bloodmage

Hexblast Chaotic Acolyte of Chayula

[azure lava]

hexblast has a base crit of 7% which the bloodmage can turn into 15%, so I'd go with bloodmage if you want a crit build

[timid raven]

level to skills doesn't increase skill requirements right?

from gear

[azure lava]

if you mean from bonuses/mods on gear, no. But engraving/upgrading gems does

[shy frost]

How do i get charged staff skill?

[azure lava]

cut a skill gem

tier IX or higher

[inland obsidian]

did the patch added new skills to the game?

[azure lava]

nope

[inland obsidian]

thanks

[exotic sierra]

only qol, bug fixes, and minor balance

but no nerfs aside from some of the most broken stuff

[plain atlas]

What are white/normal level 82 breach rings selling for right now?

[west breach]

anybody want to start a new hc with me?

[humble karma]

does rarity effect currency now?

[azure lava]

#2┃looking-for-group

[azure lava]

#price-check📉

[humble karma]

how much do i need xD

does it have a fall off?

[plain atlas]

the price checking is nice, but I am unable to figure out what is the average price they sell for since there isn't any price history of what has sold and there are a flood of price fixers listing for 1 ex. Just wanted to know if anyone had any idea about the price that is currently online

[azure lava]

idk if that falls within the purview of "price checking", but I'd check in #2┃after-acts-help instead of the campaign channel

[plain atlas]

Thank you didn't have that channel showing on my tabs

[warm pendant]

Can someone help with the chaos trials?

[azure lava]

#2┃looking-for-group

unless you had a question about them, then ask away here

[narrow frigate]

the curve from act 3 to act 1 cruel is genuinely the most insane thing ever, super fun but my damage dropoff has been crazy i do like no dmg to anything anymore

[azure lava]

testing is still being done. I hear the number "150%" being thrown around a lot as the value where people prefer to stop stacking it

[azure lava]

most people feel the opposite way from what I've noticed. I'd check out https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1328202289755983932 and work on improving your gear, especially your weapon

what skills/supports are you using, as well?

[narrow frigate]

oh yeah my gear is certainly trash rn but ive had little to no luck with crafting so ive been stuck using my old gear until i can buy a good one from the merchant folks or get lucky enough myself

[azure lava]

you should be able to beat the campaign with just magic (blue) gear with a life mod and a resistance mod

but if you screenshot your weapon and/or skill/support setups I can take a look and see if anything major is screwing you over

[humble karma]

it annoys me a lot, so close actually to say f- it i am out, changed my amulet for one that gives me +3 on skill, wasnt able to get one that has rarity on it cause pricing, i have seen yesterday divins in all kinds of maps, i was at 190% now i am at 130% something did like 50 maps today with all crazy stuff on them havent seen even one div, i dont even get chaos orbs

[narrow frigate]

yeah ill send screenshots let me do that rq

[azure lava]

Rarity is totally optional tho. I've been playing just fine in maps with about 50-60% and I'm progressing smoothly.

[dusky burrow]

130% is just fine

don't get it twisted

[grand pilot]

Just beat the first trial of sekhema....how do i get my ascendency points

[azure lava]

click the altar of ascendancy

[safe lance]

There’s a statue in the retention

[azure lava]

in the chest room

[narrow frigate]

this should be everything i hope

[safe lance]

Oops autocorrect “reward room”

[humble karma]

have been running maps like this for like 8 hours, i didnt get even one div xD

[dusky burrow]

poe player learns about rng (#7)

[humble karma]

so i dont know what it is, but i am kinda done

[safe lance]

I got a div yesterday on a t13 map

[humble karma]

going to try tomorrow again, but if its like to day back to poe1 it is

[dusky burrow]

it's almost like it's random

[safe lance]

And I have 13% magic find iirc

[azure lava]

your weapon is actually like the best piece out of all of those. Most of that stuff has 1 or fewer life/res mods on it

also, you used runes on 20% defenses instead of resists which is a big nono

slot in some resist runes to try to cap your ele res

[humble karma]

exaclty the thing that bugs me, have been doing low maps yesterday to get towers ready pathing around good nodes, got couple divs, today happy to be able to run some really nice maps, i am getting nothing

[grand pilot]

It says ...use the altar of ascendency...to choose ascendency......am i dumb...where is the damn altar

[azure lava]

and what skills/supports are you using? It feels like with that weapon your damage should be okay

[narrow frigate]

mainly spark, orb of storms, flame wall, conductivity, and mana tempest

[azure lava]

and are your spark, flame wall, and orb of storms all at the highest level skill gem you have access to?

and what supports are on spark and orb of storms?

[narrow frigate]

yup all are lvl 12 (14 with staff) but only my spark and orb or storms have 3 support gem slots

spark is running persistence, considered casting, and acceleration while orb or storms is running overabundance, strip away, and font of mana

[grand pilot]

Where is the altar of ascendency

[narrow frigate]

oh and conductivity has 3 slots as well running magnified effect, heightened curse, and impending doom

[azure lava]

in the reward room after the boss in the trial of sekhemas

[safe lance]

It’s like a statue

[grand pilot]

I beat the first trial...took me forever........how do i get to the boss room..

[azure lava]

if you beat the trial then you already got to the boss room

oh, wait, sorry

the individual rooms are also called trials

[grand pilot]

I beat the boss...

[azure lava]

you beat the big living rock that shot magma everywhere?

[grand pilot]

Now it says use the altar

[safe lance]

The floors are also called trials

[grand pilot]

Yes i beat the rock magma boss.....

[azure lava]

there's a door at the north of the room that leads to a reward chamber

[safe lance]

Screenshot so people can point or google to see what it looks like

[tall drum]

guys i have 33spirits but Ghost dance says i don't have enough spirits how come ? am i doing something wrong ?

[azure lava]

clarity adds to the spirit cost

[tall drum]

ahhhhhhhh ty very much i didn't see that ty

[azure lava]

did you beat the boss and then take the portal out of the reward room?

[grand pilot]

This is where it took me.....back to the beginning.....but now it says use the altar

[azure lava]

yeah the portal is the exit, you gotta do it again to ascend

the ascension altar is in the room where the portal was

I think you went straight from boss -> reward room -> portal out, thus skipping the thing you click on to ascend

[grand pilot]

Plz tell me this is a newbie joke.....i killed the boss......now i have to do all those rooms again

[azure lava]

Sadly no, not a joke. you left without claiming the reward

F to pay respects in chat

[grand pilot]

I killed the boss...what reward was he suppose to drop

[azure lava]

he doesn't drop much, but the reward room is beyond it to the north

where there are loads of chests, a vendor to buy relics with leftover water, and the ascendancy altar

[floral urchin]

There is like a stone vending machine :p

[azure lava]

saddest part is I think that consumed your quest version of the djinn barya so you'll need to find a random drop one to try again, and you don't get infinite retries on those

[grand pilot]

How is someone who has never played this game...or this type of game suppose to know....that when u kill the boss...its not over..........the only reason i left was i had to much stuff in my little inventory....the boss dropped stuff...so i went to put it in my stash.....when i t.p back.....now i have to do it all over

[hybrid star]

you can acess your stash in the reward room

[azure lava]

yeah, you can portal out of the sekhema trial and come back literally any time before the boss dies. You got unlucky

[grand pilot]

F.this.......i work 60 plus hrs a week......the little time i do get to play games.....this is what im dealing with..

[tired forge]

I wonder what is this item

[azure lava]

I feel for you, but on the other hand, this is an incomplete early access game filled with bugs and half-baked content, so you should go into this with the expectation that things will happen that will make you lose hours upon hours of your time

[grand pilot]

Im no u tube star.....i cut trees for 60 hrs a wk....when i come home...i have family stuff..Bill's. .and other things......this ps5 is the only thing that helps take my mind off shit........and this game has me so pissed

[azure lava]

something that #2┃after-acts-help will know more about

[grand pilot]

I dont want it to b super easy.......but this is just dumb

[azure lava]

I don't really know what to tell you here. It sounds like this game (at least in its current state) isn't really a match for your lifestyle

Tho I'm of the opinion that no matter how much time you have each week to play, you can still make progress in poe

[grand pilot]

Ive platinumed bloodborne...all the souls games.....this is my 1st top down game......and i like it...but this stupid stuff is not right

[azure lava]

and it's not like your EA characters are ever going to get deleted

It's an early access game, all those souls/bloodborne games were fully finished

[dusty canopy]

What’s the loot add-on that the streamers use that has all the orbs and stuff different colors?

[forest viper]

Made a second character, a sorcerer, but having such a hard time with the levelling... Feels like everything runs up to me really fast and it's hard to space out. Any tips?

[azure lava]

that's just a loot filter, you can get one at filterblade.xyz, I think

or make your own

[dusty canopy]

Uh ok, thanks

[azure lava]

check out https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1328202289755983932 for tips on gearing. As for positioning, try not to get yourself cornered. What skill(s) are you using?

[grand pilot]

Any one....rt now can utube poe2......t15 maps...use this build......its all bs...im not complaining ots to hard...but how about a go here or u will have to do all this over again

[forest viper]

I'm mostly using flame wall + spark, but I also have frost bomb for damage

[azure lava]

what support(s) on spark? and what act are you in?

[forest viper]

I'm still on the way to geonor haha, just got to the manor

[azure lava]

what spirit gem are you using?

arctic armor is great for dealing with swarms

[forest viper]

Huh, I don't think I have spirit yet

[grand pilot]

At least in souls born games...u die in a level.....thats it....this gae does nothing for ppl who have never played this type before

[azure lava]

oh

[forest viper]

Was there a boss that gives you some by this point? I forget 😂

[azure lava]

go to the freythorn zone and do that stuff. A spirit gem is pretty important

[crisp apex]

Question. is noob to trading really a sin to this game ?

[forest viper]

Ahhh that must be what I forgot ty

[azure lava]

this isn't christianity, there are no sins in poe

[stark bear]

i'm literally dealing with the same issue @forest viper and just tried buffing ice Nova a bit with concentrated effect (less area but more damage) to have a little more bit against up close enemies. not an entire solution, but working towards it

[haughty niche]

technically theres 1 in each

[exotic sierra]

tbf, in the lore there's probly alot about sin

[azure lava]

||spoilers||

[tired forge]

tyvm!

[azure lava]

NOW all the helpers come out of the woodwork to get me on lore smh

[crisp apex]

I meet a person that reaaly offended when I slow to accept the trade

some how each person that I meet is a dick .

[azure lava]

the trading mentality in this game is usually, "fuck everyone who isn't me"

[exotic sierra]

generally people just wanna get back to mapping

[azure lava]

trading is awful and no one respects anyone's time, and everyone gets upset over it and deals with it all at once

[crisp apex]

ahh. isn't that bad for community ?

[exotic sierra]

yes

[azure lava]

people do whatever they can to trade as quick as they can. As Kant would say, people who trade are using their fellow humans as means to an end, rather than ends in and of themselves.

[exotic sierra]

I'm hoping Mark changes things. we wouldn't even have the currency exchange if it wasn't for him getting frustrated with bulk trade.

but they've been stuck on this style of trade for over a decade

[azure lava]

The best way I've found to deal with it is to play ssf (solo self found) or just decide not to trade

[crisp apex]

why they dont make trading npc ??
as far I know many game do that

[azure lava]

they have their reasons

[exotic sierra]

I don't have enough indepth game knowledge for ssf

[azure lava]

but you can also trade currency much more easily once you get to act 1 cruel

[crisp apex]

isn't solo self found have low drop rate ??

[azure lava]

no