2┃new-player-in-campaign-help

[brisk sundial]

eh yeah thats what the build said haha

how do i open those stats?

[cursive bluff]

There's 3 places to unlock 2 are the side content of treasure and blackjaw the 3rd is the way forward

[humble karma]

i have one

[vagrant anchor]

thats the privilege of access

[cursive bluff]

C

[humble karma]

i mean it doesnt even wanna light up...

[azure lava]

there's your problem

[plush mantle]

and each door takes one, so you can fight the boss or open the treasure room....or find another soul core in the zone

[azure lava]

you've somehow managed to actively avoid getting resists on your gear

[lament stone]

fire and cold res are a bit low, but i think your damage is the bigger issue here

[brisk sundial]

haha

oops

[humble karma]

i found 3, killed the boss already

[azure lava]

can you screenshot your weapon?

[plush mantle]

get a lightning charm, and a topaz ring if you can find one

[lament stone]

nothing here stands out to me

[azure lava]

oof

[lament stone]

spark + flame wall is ok for clear

[azure lava]

that wand is horrendous for act 2

[lament stone]

but with no orb of storms your boss damage doesnt exist

that wand is terrible

[brisk sundial]

first playthrough and i kinda just equipped what i found haha

[vagrant anchor]

what witch build is this?

[azure lava]

then you're not looking hard enough for upgrades

read thishttps://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1328202289755983932

[brisk sundial]

i will

can i stream to someone for a sec?

im like blindly running around lol

apparently

[azure lava]

you said you were following a guide?

[humble karma]

doesnt even matter i was helping a friend doing acts and i found i quest that i somehow missed...

[lament stone]

i think you need to focus in on one main thing with your skills

[brisk sundial]

https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/profile/f44792ce-f16b-4663-a2f3-a0217a4c1e03/builds/74b0a2b5-dffb-443a-8bb5-3b2865e6c2b8?weaponSet=set1#passive-tree-0

[lament stone]

right now you literally have every damage type

[brisk sundial]

yes that one but it said this for the leveling part

ngl ive been in boss fights that were like 9 minutes act 2

[lament stone]

thats not something you can level as

[brisk sundial]

just thought it was a very hard game haha

[azure lava]

they say to use spark, but not orb of storms?

that's criminal

[lament stone]

spark isnt the thing that makes the spark + orb of storms combo good

[plush mantle]

looks like you're in the level range where you're supposed to swap to chaos spells

have you done the Sekhema trial yet?

[lament stone]

spark isnt good on its own until you can get a lot of extra damage for it through something like archmage

[brisk sundial]

i havent done the sekhema trial

i just googled it lol

wait no i did

the balbala one

[lament stone]

did you not choose your ascendancy?

[cursive bluff]

If you go into passive tree there should be 24 points in the weapon sets if not your missing some skill points

[brisk sundial]

i dont know how to choose ascendancy

[lament stone]

you complete the trial of sekhemas

the whole floor

and click the altar at the end to choose

[azure lava]

did you use the djinn barya and go through that web of rooms and have an honour bar?

[plush mantle]

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/getting-started/trials-of-ascendancy

time to learn 🙂

[brisk sundial]

yes very much so

haha

[lament stone]

that quest isnt skill points

[humble karma]

still going to finish them all, at a point we are getting a reset i wanna know where all the stuff is

[plush mantle]

BUT, I will say, DON'T allocate Sanguimancy yet, you probably can't afford to pay for spells with life yet

[azure lava]

so are you an infernalist or a blood mage?

[plush mantle]

guide is for blood mage (the one he's following)

[brisk sundial]

i think blood mage is the idea end game

[azure lava]

screenshot the middle of your tree

this part

[cursive bluff]

They have missed a few side quests I don't know what else they missed so it's simpler to say something someone already knows than not on the off chance they did miss some

[lament stone]

from this ss it doesnt look like they ascended

[azure lava]

ok, phew. they picked it

oh, wait

nope

that's unascended

[plush mantle]

yep, still witch

[azure lava]

they beat the trial and didn't ascend

oof

[plush mantle]

might be for the best anyway, since first 2 points in blood mage suck

[floral urchin]

that happened last night too D:

[brisk sundial]

uh i just looked at my quests and i found it

[vagrant anchor]

as a new player it was not very obvious what to do after beating the trial

[azure lava]

yeah I was there 😦

[brisk sundial]

i guess im gonna finish those first?

[azure lava]

nah

[vagrant anchor]

the first thing you see is the big purple portal

[azure lava]

like silv said, the notable for blood mage does more harm than good early on

[plush mantle]

probalby should finish the act 2 quests before finishing act 2, yes 🙂

[brisk sundial]

yeah im in the dark now lol

im in peo help 2

poe*

[fallen crow]

hi guys. is there any guild recluting right now?

[green light]

Anyone using exiled exchange? whys it say this?

[humble karma]

btw that thing gives 10% chaos res
or +5 to all
or some slow effect reduction

[lament stone]

#1312645838727811163

[fallen crow]

thanks <3

[cursive bluff]

yeah i wasnt saying that mission was a passive point one it was a "just in case" since you had 2 with perma buffs you missed thats all

[humble karma]

i know, but it sounded to me if it doesnt give points leave it lol

[hot herald]

Where do I can find my total crit chance?

[plush mantle]

main problem is that your guide isn't very beginner friendly, so it's not being clearer about things like "go ascend at this point" and "change over to this setup now"

[azure lava]

right click the skill you want to check in your hotbar

@hot herald

oh, console

it's in your skill panel details

your crit chance is specific to each skill

[lament stone]

select a skill and select advanced info

[hot herald]

thx

[brisk sundial]

i got this left

should i just redo skills?

[azure lava]

you have THAT many regals, transmutes, and augments and your weapon is THAT bad?

holy moly

[brisk sundial]

i dont know what any of that means

im feeling like a big old noob lol

[azure lava]

read what your items do and what they're called

especially these

[brisk sundial]

yup ive read them

but i thought since my weapon is bad its worthless to spend stuff on it

if that makes sense

[azure lava]

hold alt and click on any keywords you don't know about

[azure lava]

you don't spend the stuff on your weapon, you spend it on any white item that's lying around and there's an 80% chance you make a better weapon

[vagrant anchor]

is bloodmage an easy build to make and play?

[azure lava]

compared to what?

[brisk sundial]

oh thats how that works

[vagrant anchor]

compared to other witch builds

[azure lava]

it's wayyyy harder than a raging spirit infernalist on average, I'd say. But there are dozens of blood witch builds

[plush mantle]

infernalist is probably more beginner friendly

[lament stone]

infernalist isnt a build either

[plush mantle]

just because of Sanguimancy

[lament stone]

what skills are you using

[azure lava]

the fact that the first (and mandatory) node of blood witch has a massive drawback makes it less beginner friendly in my eyes

[vagrant anchor]

so if you are a really new, probably look at something less demanding

[lament warren]

could someone tell me what i want my map waystone to look like for the most fragments from a citadel

[azure lava]

#2┃after-acts-help

[brisk sundial]

found this in store

[azure lava]

it's better, but not by a massive amount

if that's more than half your gold I wouldn't buy it

you can get a way better wand + focus by just transmuting/augmenting white items on the ground or from shops

[compact crypt]

do I need to reset?

I can't figure out how to get to the stuff to the top right

[cunning pond]

Hey guys!
I'm not sure where to ask this but im really looking to okay poe 2 and I have a steam deck.
Does anyone here know how it runs???

Play*

[compact crypt]

30-45 FPS from looking at youtube

[cunning pond]

Would that be good enough to play do you think?

[vagrant anchor]

people play ps4/ps5 games at 30fps so thats kinda a you thing at that point.

[cunning pond]

Okay I just wanna make absolutely sure that I can play no problems.
I know there is times where there will be swarms of enemies and stuff going on

[vagrant anchor]

view some reiviews first for steam deck, before you go ahead.

[cunning pond]

Okay thank yew

[bitter leaf]

How do I get Spirit I have 0/30 and just unlocked Combat frenzy where I need 30 Spirit. How do I recharge this resource?

[azure lava]

you don't recharge it, you reserve it to use a persistent skill (like combat frenzy)

you can get more max spirit from quests in the campaign (100 total), scepters, amulets, chest pieces, some ascendancy nodes, and some unique items

[mental horizon]

Guys act2 test of strength cant do quest on crule 3rd trail How to do trial? I’m kiling boss balbala and didn’t get nothing it keeps showing me to go to the traitor passage,and search for traitor passage

[haughty niche]

Its bugged. Not supposed to exist in cruel

Ignore that quest

[bitter leaf]

nvm figured it out, Ice herald was using it. Thanks

[mental horizon]

So where i can do 3rd and 4th?

[haughty niche]

Higher lvl coins from random drops

[mental horizon]

Yup thanks

[haughty niche]

Next is around lvl 60ish or something iirc

I didnt do 3rd ascendency til after campaign

[azure lava]

same

[gilded veldt]

Just a quick question, maybe. I see PoB2 is out now, I'm still new but was curious how much of a necessity these third party apps become for the game, as I'm both playing on console and don't even own a PC because I can't sit at them anymore. Is it something I'll need to utilize at any point, or is there alternative things I can use on mobile?

[mental horizon]

It’s even doesn’t let me to go to that location

[azure lava]

you can, hypothetically, do all the content in the game without ever opening a guide or a third party tool. They will obviously make it easier, and pob is kind of the go-to for sharing builds in poe1 and I think it will soon go that way in poe2.

pob is also invaluable when it comes to creating your own builds

[gilded veldt]

So I imagine not using it is just making life harder then.

[azure lava]

just like any tool, yes

[gilded veldt]

I'm not very creative personally, but I kind of wanted to learn to be here

[haughty niche]

Ye

[azure lava]

well, I'd say you're missing out on making your life easier, but same thing I guess

[flint pike]

can someone help carry my 2 friends in the first trial we are new and im not strong enough to carry

[haughty niche]

So long as you try to cap resists and keep life or es pool high you will do pretty fine defensively. Grab another defensive layer oe two and things will feel good in endgame.
Keep weapon updated frequently and experiment with skill combos, that should be your damage.

[gilded veldt]

It's kind of disappointing that in a second iteration, the devs can't even include something like that into the game, and instead rely on fans to do it for them, same with loot filters.

[azure lava]

https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1328202289755983932 if you want to learn how to get good enough gear to to not need a carry, or #2┃looking-for-group to ask for a carry with more success

[azure lava]

anyone can write up a loot filter document and put it into the game, you don't need a third party app

[gilded veldt]

I was more meaning that GGG doesn't just include it to begin with as part of the game.

[azure lava]

I guess for console you do. my b

[azure lava]

if GGG released the game with a loot filter already made, then they'd be telling the player what is and isn't valuable

and they don't think that's their place

and I agree

[gilded veldt]

I see.

I guess that makes sense, though from what I had heard from other players it was more that they just didn't like the idea of loot filters

[azure lava]

as as for tree planning, I'm not sure what you would want in-game on consoles that you can't get from a mobile app

[late raft]

Thats

A take that's for sure

[gilded veldt]

Not needing a mobile app, or any app, for one thing.

[scenic salmon]

Why isn't there a tutorial on how to write a filter in game though?

[azure lava]

that I agree that I don't want GGG telling the players what items are and aren't worth picking up?

[azure lava]

because the players have access to the internet, they don't need to cram it into the game

[late raft]

It's how you phrased it I guess

Just goes to show how much garbage they have drop lol

[scenic salmon]

If you basically need it I feel it should be in the game

[gilded veldt]

Generally I would think needing third party tools to play the game at the most effective levels is kind of not great

[azure lava]

but for real, what sort of functionality of pob would you be able to use on a console version of the game?

[late raft]

Honestly it is a terrible loot system

Or upgrade system

[azure lava]

this is leaving the realm of #2┃new-player-in-campaign-help . I'd love to discuss this if you ping me in #2┃general tho

[plush mantle]

because the tutorial would have to cover file navigation and writing what's basically a UML file...that's not something that can be covered in a couple of screens

[haughty niche]

Filterblade.xyz has its own tutorial page pretty sure anyway

[scenic salmon]

Filter blade has perfectly good screen where you can make a filter without knowing anything

[plush mantle]

filterblade is a 3rd party tool

[scenic salmon]

How is this impossible to make in game if we need a filter for end game

[haughty niche]

Just a wwbsite, no downloads needed

They had the very naive approach of "if we balance it right, they wont need filters"

[undone garnet]

guys i need help i keep wanting to switch my builds but im already act 2 with a bit of time in the game, should i just keep restarting trying new builds or is it better to just finish it on one character and level others after?

[scenic salmon]

I really like PoE but there are around a dozen archaic choices GGG please

[plush mantle]

Act 2 isn't too deep, but at the same time, a lot of builds aren't at the point where they're doing what they want to do by Act 2, so it depends

[humble karma]

"if we balance it right, they wont need filters"

even with a filter my screen is covered with garbage

[sour delta]

can sb help me with the first trial i literally keep dying bc of honour

[scenic salmon]

but you see?
that's not the vision of the developers! you should get 3 items at most in every map

[feral frost]

whats the difference .between ssf and not

[haughty niche]

wait til end of act 2 then run through it with level difference

[compact crypt]

you cant trade in ssf

[haughty niche]

or keep farming and losing to try and get some honour relics

[sleek ore]

hey, complete noob here never played 1 or 2, which one should I start with?

coming from osrs

[feral frost]

hthen ssf is more fun

[humble karma]

in my case i wouldnt play poe2 then, for real now i like poe1 a lot, i didnt spend 1,2k hours in one league and my first league for no reason
i wanna see loot, i wanna see currency drops, thats me having fun xD

[haughty niche]

Personally i much prefer 1, and ifts free. But 2 is certainly more approachable as a new player

[sleek ore]

2 is not free?

[haughty niche]

also can't deny the combat is more impressive in 2 and things look nicer.

The Early Access costs $30 supporter pack

[sleek ore]

big oof

[haughty niche]

it will be free when it releases

in like 6-12 months

[compact crypt]

it'll be free in like 6 months

[azure lava]

2 is free if you wait for release or have spent a lifetime total of at least $480 one poe1

[sleek ore]

gotcha, thanks

is the game afkable like osrs in some parts?

[azure lava]

not in any place where you can make progress

[scenic salmon]

you can pause!

[haughty niche]

its not an mmo

just fyi

[azure lava]

you can afk in your hideout and wait for people to offer you trades, but that's about it

[sleek ore]

in what sense?/

[haughty niche]

Its not like wow/osrs/ff14

[sleek ore]

no leveling ?

[azure lava]

most people play entirely solo

[haughty niche]

Theres levels

[zenith peak]

I finished 1st phasrle of act 3. I got 30 spirit from a boss. Which boss gives me more

[haughty niche]

Theres max of 6 players in a party, but everything is designed around solo play

[sleek ore]

diabloish?

[haughty niche]

Absolutely diablo.

its an arpg

And the primary focus is gear upgrades moreso than lvl ups

[azure lava]

poe1 is the spiritual successor to diablo 2

[wintry lintel]

any channels where people will farm with you?

[azure lava]

#2┃looking-for-group

[sleek ore]

But I saw Elon lament that his gear is only for level 61

are you telling me he is not the most epic poe2 player?

[haughty niche]

thats a meme. Gear lvl really doesn't matter

[azure lava]

don't get us started on elon lmao

[sleek ore]

🤣

[haughty niche]

itemlvl is more important, alongside the rolls that are on said gear (yes item lvl is a separate stat from the lvl req of the gear)

[azure lava]

unlike mmos where the game doesn't "Start" until you hit max level, you will likely never get to max level in poe2 and that's completely fine. There is no level-gated content

[sleek ore]

That's nice

[haughty niche]

Theres also no raid-style content

[sleek ore]

You just ram through dungeons ?

[humble karma]

ah cause of scaling of the ads?

[azure lava]

there are no dungeons like in mmos

[humble karma]

i mean i am 93 now but i can imagine its going to slow down a lot

[azure lava]

there is a zone with enemies and maybe a boss and you murder everything. The most intense the mechanics get is "don't stand in certain spots or you take damage. And also dodge roll sometimes"

there is no holy trinity, no content reliant on party play, and the game expects everyone to be their own tank, "healer", and dps

[meager flower]

Is there any way we can see what killed us? Sometimes I get one shot and I really do not know what killed me

[sleek ore]

Thanks for all the info

[humble karma]

there isnt a log sadly...

[meager flower]

What are the brown spots on the ground? I noticed they kill me very fast

[azure lava]

I'm still confused as to why you ❓ -ed me

[humble karma]

blood?

[scenic salmon]

Come ask for it with us in the PoE 1 forums
We have been at it for a decade already?

[humble karma]

read below...

[haughty niche]

The endgame loop is progressing through higher tiers of maps (itemized areas you can roll with the ingame crafting currency) and getting better gear. You can add things to the maps (more side content, monsters, bosses, etc).

Poe1 has over a decade of this stuff, so its got an INSANE amount of things to do. You can fully specialize into different mechanics and still not explore everything in a league.

Poe2 is much lamer in this regard. Doesn't have any leagues to add content yet. Its just a baseline setup with 2-3 mechanics

[azure lava]

yeah I read this and idk what you mean by "scaling ads"

[humble karma]

i mean lvl, they kinda low lvl in t15 and t16 maps if u dont boost the maps

[azure lava]

level of what?

[humble karma]

ads

[azure lava]

I was talking about content being gated by the player's level

there is nothing in poe that has a level requirement other than gear/gems

[humble karma]

you will likely never get to max lvl

[azure lava]

that's what I said, yes

[humble karma]

bruh, thats what i was confused about

[azure lava]

this is what I said that you put a ❓ on

oh, I thought you were using it as a way to say that I was wrong, my bad

[tiny sail]

i just got into act 2 and is it worth trading for the enfolding dawn pilgrim vest?

[humble karma]

bruhh xD

no, i was just to lazy to write hahaha

cause eating right now

[azure lava]

the red question mark has taken on a connotation of "you're so wrong I don't know how to express it, let's fight" (to me)

my b

[haughty niche]

really not necessary imo

but up to you

[scenic salmon]

[tiny sail]

at wat point does trading become neccesary?

[haughty niche]

never

[tiny sail]

just get lucky?

[haughty niche]

its just 10000x better for obtaining upgrades than playing solo

you can still progress totally fine solo

[azure lava]

it's really really hard to answer a question like, "is X worth?" without knowing how much currency you have, how much value you get out of the item, how much you value your currency, what else you could be doing with your currency, etc

[haughty niche]

its just that trading basically skips the whole midlevel gear stuff

[tiny sail]

well im still pretty early into act 2 i think, just got my ascension into infernalist

[humble karma]

whats the skill u are using?

[tiny sail]

following a arsonist buiild

[humble karma]

just a weapon

+3 minions

look for one 10-20ex

[tiny sail]

10-20 exalts?

[humble karma]

u will be fine till maps and beyond xD

[haughty niche]

Stop there

Players wont even have 10 ex by act 2 99% of the time

[tiny sail]

i have a chaos orb

is that good enough?

[scenic salmon]

Don't bother

[humble karma]

which lvl are u probably atm u can have only +2

[tiny sail]

24

yea my scepter is +2 minions

[humble karma]

did u get spirits?

[tiny sail]

i have 190ish spirit

so 3 arsonists and raging spirit

[humble karma]

srs is what i mean, raging spirits

[tiny sail]

burning everything is fun :D

[humble karma]

i mean do u even struggle? show me the tree btw if u do

just go more in to dmg

they will tap everything down

[tiny sail]

only when i play like an idiot lol

[lyric ember]

No matter how many settings I downgrade to be performance focused, I am constantly stutter lagging in the game. I have a strong computer and I'm directly wired into internet access with average speds of 500-600 mbps; how do i fix this? It get's exponentially worse every day, and the game is becoming impossible to paly for me.

[tiny sail]

my boss fights basically boil down to me kiting the boss while my minions carry xd

[humble karma]

the moment u struggle or see them not do dmg just go to the trade and get the next skill gem u can use

will fix all ur problems

and those low lvls are cheap

[tiny sail]

aye will do

[humble karma]

yeah they kinda dont do that much till u get ur offering

[tiny sail]

the general stats i look out for in gear is minion levels and spirit right?

[humble karma]

element weakness curse

[humble karma]

try changing the server

[analog depot]

anyone know how much higher level areas i should go to get the best exp gain?
i.e. is there diminishing returns on exp gain if monster level is way higher than player

[lyric ember]

I've been bouncing around the various servers closest to me with lowest pings, and it's not helping unfortunately.

[humble karma]

then i dont know, i cant use the paris server for some reason that thing lags like hell, switching did fix it for me so i dont really know what the cause in ur case is

probably start with pressing F1 (ingame) and see what is the cause

[opaque stratus]

still need?

[lyric ember]

Yeah, I've been trying to watch what it is, but it's literally almost every single line will spike at the same time. Shader, Network, CPU, Server, and GPU all simultaneously skyrocket

[humble karma]

did it start recently?

[lyric ember]

It's been gradually increasing every day for about 2 weeks.

[humble karma]

win11?

[lyric ember]

I mean that very literally, every day that I log in, its slightly worse.

10

[pale kindle]

what is divine 200? people keep talking about it?

[humble karma]

win11 did have a update recently like a week ago, which did kinda the same to me
but i dont know if u did have one, are they even still updating win10?

[mint rock]

Divines being worth 200 ex

[pale kindle]

ohh

[lyric ember]

yes, support ends this year later in the year I believe.

[humble karma]

i did pm u, before i spam here

[wary wind]

how do i build power charges with ice strike for charged staff?
i dont get any charges so i can use it

[azure lava]

most people use the combat frenzy spirit gem combined with the keystone passive "resonance" on the tree

though you can also use killing palm, siphoning strike, lingering illusion, or profane ritual

[zenith peak]

I finished 1st phase of act 3. I got 30 spirit from a boss. Which boss gives me more?

[mint rock]

You need Ignaduk in Act 3 and 6, plus King of the Mists in Act 1

[zenith peak]

i assume i got mine from act 1. where ignaduk

[azure lava]

she's the bog witch in the, well, bog

[mint rock]

Azak Bog top left of the map

You have to go through Infested Barrens to get to it

[wary wind]

icic tyvm

[zenith peak]

i have a question mark. meaning i didnt o there

azak bog

[azure lava]

that is to be expected if you haven't killed her yet

[humble rain]

yo how do i even begin to start planning a build? i know from my time in the first game (not much) that i cant just focus down one type of perk but like, how do i choose?

[winter geyser]

Hey all - I currently am in Cruel 3 and am a lightning mercenary build. For some reason my build is bugging out where the only way to shock an enemy is by using voltaic grenades and not any other skills such as galvantic shards or plasma blast. is there a fix to this? not sure if anyone can help

[azure lava]

I like to start by asking myself wtf I want to do. Use a specific skill? Utilize a specific ascendancy node? Use a unique in a cool way? Demolish a specific type of content? etc

Once you figure that out, the rest kind of falls a bit into place. There are other minor choices like how tanky to be vs how much damage to go for, planning support gems, etc

but starting with a key idea or focus is the best way to start, imo. Most people go for a skill they want to use, first

[azure lava]

You're likely not doing enough lightning damage to reliably shock, or you're using a support gem that's making it harder/impossible to shock

[humble rain]

necromancy, preferably the type where i pick and choose the strongest of fallen enemies and keep them as long as i can, if thats possible. idk

[thick zephyr]

if i choose a life leech node from the passive tree does that automatically give life leech or do i have to get a skill with life leech first

[azure lava]

you're describing specters and those, sadly, are not yet in early access

all minions you raise from corpses have their stats completely independent of the enemy's stats

[azure lava]

press R3 to read more about the leech keyword

then reformulate your question

[humble rain]

ah damn, good to know theyll be coming though. should i then go for continuous casting of short lasting high damage stuff?

[azure lava]

idk, you're planning the build, you tell me

[humble rain]

true, i suppose thats what ill try to achieve then

[azure lava]

are you talking about putting something down that does an effect over a few seconds and then stacking up lots of those (which may or may not be different varieties)?

or minions specifically?

[humble rain]

more like a crap ton of skeles that might just go and kamikaze

minions preferably,. i like the flavor of it

[azure lava]

if you want kamikaze, then may I interest you in

[humble rain]

O.O

want

that would be perfect, and as im looking at some of the skill gems now. would that affect stuff like the reviving skeletal warriors and alike skills?

[azure lava]

yes, and people usually pair it with this

[humble rain]

heard that, ok. ive got the vision and the inspo. thank you my guy 😄 much appreciate

[winter geyser]

anyone able to help fix something in my game with electrocute/shock not working properly? I can screenshare on vc and show

its incredibly annoying and I can't figure out a solution

[azure lava]

what, specifically, is not working, and what skill is it and what supports are linked to it?

[winter geyser]

i am a lightning mercenary build - i use the following abilities

skills*

shards to build up lightning ailment and then i use shockburst rounds to deal massive damage

and for some reason now there's no ailment build up at all leading to a point where the enemy spazzes out with electricity and I can deal massive damage

the only way I can get an enemy in that state is with voltaic grenade now, which makes no sense lmao

[azure lava]

the only lightning ailment that "Builds up" is electrocute. What skill normally builds up electrocution?

[winter geyser]

galvanic shards

[azure lava]

what is linked to that?

(support gems)

[winter geyser]

lightning infusion, primal armament, fork

[azure lava]

so the issue is that you're not applying any lightning ailments to enemies with galvanic shards which means shockburst rounds isn't getting its bonus effect. Do I have that right?

[winter geyser]

jifunny thing is that this build worked perfect yesterday and halfway through the day, then I fought the boss before entering jiquani's machinarium and after I entered it is when the issue happened

[winter geyser]

yes. but its not limited to just shards. its also plasma blast

only voltaic grenades is applying the ailment

[azure lava]

Voltaic grenade applies electrocution buildup

Are you saying you used to be able to apply electrocution with galvanic shards and/or plasma blast?

or are you saying you used to be able to shock with those, and no longer can?

[winter geyser]

yes

that

[fallow mason]

Can someone please help me with blackjaw please?

[winter geyser]

exactly

and now I can't anymore

[azure lava]

#2┃looking-for-group

wrong reply

whoops

[azure lava]

#2┃looking-for-group

[fallow mason]

Ok

[winter geyser]

idk if you're able but I can screenshare in a vc if you're free to take a look

[azure lava]

electrocution is ONLY able to be applied by something that specifically says you can build up electrocution. Did you used to have electrocution support on those skills or the kitoko's current gloves?

[winter geyser]

yeah i was using the current gloves

then i swapped it out

[azure lava]

read the gloves mate

[winter geyser]

jesus christ

[zenith peak]

Can you use two buffs when i have 60 spirits

[winter geyser]

sorry this is my first time playing this kind of game

[zenith peak]

Spiriylt of ash and thunder

[azure lava]

it's all right

[winter geyser]

i've never played a diablo-esque game before lmao

yeah those gloves are making this build absurd

[azure lava]

without those gloves, voltaic grenade is your only source of electrocution buildup

[winter geyser]

wow

that's crazy

so is there another way to get that buildup besides the gloves?

[azure lava]

unless you swapped to electruction support on something

no

[winter geyser]

wow

so are those gloves veryvery good?

[azure lava]

well, you can also weapon swap to electrocuting arrow

they're popular, I'll say that

you can see how much they're worth on pathofexile.com/trade2

[winter geyser]

thank you

i feel like a complete moron

i was like wtf did I do

i uninstalled and reinstalled

[azure lava]

if the buffs' spirit costs sum to 60 or less, yes

[azure lava]

https://tenor.com/view/hang-first-time-smiles-gif-14991372

poe players be like ^

[zenith peak]

When i add ash besude thunder. Thunder gets deactivated

[flint pike]

hey guys my friend and i are new he is stuck in a3 because he keeps dying, he is playing monk and has ok armour but he jusat instantly dies just wanted to figure out why

btw he used this guide: https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/tempest-flurry-invoker-leveling-guide

[azure lava]

you're probably using a support gem that adds to spirit reservation cost

[zenith peak]

Oh you cant have both active

[azure lava]

you can, as long as you can afford them both

[zenith peak]

Right got it. Thanks

[winter geyser]

yea LOL

[azure lava]

use this guide to help gear up during the campaign: https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1328202289755983932. No build guide I've seen actually goes into the nitty gritty of how to upgrade your gear so you don't suck

[winter geyser]

but crazy to know how lightning damage actually works now

[flint pike]

ok thanks

[winter geyser]

and lightning ailments

[azure lava]

hold alt and click on underlined keywords to read more about how they work

[winter geyser]

https://tenor.com/view/ohh-oh-damn-oh-daymn-daym-damn-gif-10129893223082536574

[azure lava]

most likely cause of death is too little life and/or elemental resistances

[flint pike]

ok he is in act 3 and has 550 life but idk his elemental resistances

[azure lava]

550 life is pretty heckin low

[flint pike]

ok

[azure lava]

I have 900 and I just got to act 3

[flint pike]

ill relay this info

[azure lava]

but resists are arguably even more important

and make sure they aren't using a unique (orange) item that's making their character way squishier

[flint pike]

ok

[azure lava]

but mostly, read the guide

that's a condensation of all my advice I've been offering about gearing in one convenient place

[flint pike]

tysm

[glass ocean]

which venom draught should i take stun threshold ele ailment threshold or mana regen

im attribute stacker

[radiant hatch]

anyone want to run tho act 1 from the start?

[wicked sage]

Hello! I typically don’t ask for help, however I don’t understand the honor system at all and I feel like the discord will help me more then YouTube or Reddit will

I’m totally stuck at the trial as it says it ends out of nowhere and I don’t understand

[haughty niche]

the trial is a side quest

to get ascendency points

[haughty niche]

try #2┃looking-for-group

[hybrid star]

honour is like your 2nd health bar in trial, you lose honour if you get hit, honour = life + energy shield, 0 honour = fail

[wicked sage]

Oh I see

Wait so I don’t even need to do this trial?

[hybrid star]

you can restore honour using diffrent mechanics in the trial

[wicked sage]

I could progress and come back?

[hybrid star]

sure you can

[haughty niche]

i didn't bother until end of act 2

[wicked sage]

Gnna do that,

also I hate the spiders, is there more throughout the game lol

[haughty niche]

the act 2 cave area has the most

[wicked sage]

The passage right?

[haughty niche]

but in endgame all monster types appear randomly throughout maps

ye passage

thankfully in endgame if you can see whats on your screen, the build is bad

[wary wind]

Whats best to take here or doesnt it really matter?

[haughty niche]

doesnt really matter

[wary wind]

aight

[solar citrus]

someone can help me going throught act 3

[wicked sage]

Check DMs

[haughty niche]

try #2┃looking-for-group

[rancid kite]

can I get some help on crafting?
I made this with exalts but I dont like some of the rolls I got. like fire damage and life gain. If I use chaos orb on it, will it remove ANY of the mods or just the one on the bottom? I dont want to chaos orb it and lose some of the good mods like increased phys or +3 melee

[idle tide]

coop scales difficulty right?

is it mega broken? im trying to do a playthru with my buddy who is very new (im too but i think ihave a tiny grasp on things kinda) but wondering how difficult it gets when u do coop

[foggy birch]

i wouldnt use chaos orbs

theyre shady in poe 2

it will most likely remove the mods u like

[wary wind]

why cant i use my frenzy charges to use charge staff? Do i need a specific support gem or smth?

[languid prairie]

Is the rarity soft cap 150% or 100%

[dusky burrow]

that's the thing about soft caps

you can't really draw a hard line

150% is better for sure, whether it's generally worth it at all to go for it is another question.

[languid prairie]

Ooohhh okok ty

[sturdy sedge]

im utterly confused

the 412 evasion helmet gives me more evasion than the 501

they're both evasion based, nothing on the tree is causing the change

[sacred compass]

yes monster have more HP but honestly its fine, as long as each is pulling their weight you should be good. Bosses get the highest increase with 2x hp in a 2 player group

[idle tide]

ty and can i solo my character or is it bound to that 2 player coop instnace?

[narrow otter]

can someone carry me trials 8 points, i will pay

[sacred compass]

there is no "2 players instance" if you are in a party and in the same zone you have party scaling, your character is the same as your solo, you can party anytime or play solo on any character in the same league

[idle tide]

ah thank god! thats what i was hoping for!

[sacred compass]

there is even player downscaling so you can party up with someone lower lvl without "stealing" all the XP

[idle tide]

and eventually will this game have raids and multiplayer content? i see their are guilds but not sure what their main use it (or did poe1 have raids similar to mmos?)

[sacred compass]

so you can use your higher lvl character or if you lvl up solo on the "party character" still party up and help them in their lower zones

[haughty niche]

highly unlikely to have raids. Its not an mmo.

[idle tide]

THANK YOU this is what i wanted

[sacred compass]

no, all content will be designed to be experienced solo and in will always be available in a party, some mechanics might have some extra consideration for party play or not

[haughty niche]

Poe followed a design philosophy of being made for solo play. Group play was an option with up to 6 players, but nothing required a group

[idle tide]

rip, ik its not mmo but as a first time player comin from mmos thought it would be cool

[sacred compass]

some mechanics might not work well in a party at all (but will still be available to be cleared in a party)

[idle tide]

appreciate it! and do drops work instnaced or player specific like if me and my buddy both need same stuff and boss drops loot will i have to fight him irl for the goods or do we both get separate drops

[sacred compass]

the drops are always shared BUT you can select in the party options your mode for "allocation"

[haughty niche]

Theres no instanced loot. Always shared

[sacred compass]

meaning you can let the game decide who gets which loot is allocated to who, so only one of you can pick it up

[haughty niche]

the short allocation makes it so that loot that dropped for you is locked to you for a few seconds before anyone can pick it up

[sacred compass]

"short" here means it is only allocated for like 30 seconds after it drops and then both of you can pick it up, permanent allocation means its allocated as long as both of you are in the zone it dropped

[haughty niche]

its closer to 5-10 seconds

gotta be fast before the loot goblins take em

[idle tide]

how does it decide? like based off our classes

[sacred compass]

random

[idle tide]

damn gonna have to fight for the ex orb drops

[haughty niche]

there is no class-based loot actually

[sacred compass]

you can just go with perma allocation honestly

and then its the game deciding who gets what

its fine

you can still trade it amongst each other after

[haughty niche]

this game allows every character to use any gear and any skill. So class-based loot would be too restrictive for many of the less standard builds

[idle tide]

i thought so, ive gotten hundreds of damn bows maces, and every weapon BUT SCEPTERS (skeleton warriro ones) that i need

[sacred compass]

its only about who gets to pick it up

its not soul bound or anything

[idle tide]

sounds good and fair ty

[haughty niche]

For example, I think theres a warrior minion build somenone made, and a sorcerer hammer of the gods one.

Those would get screwed over if they had class-based loot

[sacred compass]

ye there are no items that are class restricted so no "class based" loot

[idle tide]

warrior minion sounds cursed

[sick eagle]

There’s boosted rates per player I’m pretty sure

And gear can increase rarity drops

[sacred compass]

the warbringer has their own minions on summoning a totem in the ascendancy

[idle tide]

this is my first arpg and damn this shit is a rabbit hole of unending branches of rabbit holes to go down

[sacred compass]

so its in the game

[haughty niche]

thers a small item quantity bonus per player in the party yes, though all monster life is also roughly doubled per player.

[idle tide]

ask "whats good leveling build " wellllllllll depends on 2 billion things lol

[sacred compass]

the best "leveling build" is the one you are having fun playing during lvling

[idle tide]

this is nice

[sacred compass]

as long as you are having fun lvling is easy

[idle tide]

true just truying to gather fun leveling builds. my solo character is lv50 infernalist minions and its pretty fun atm. i want to try mercenary but gemling seems to require 4yrs of college of path of exiles experience and 200hrs before you can bild it

[amber dagger]

i’m on act two getting spit roasted need some help🙏🏿🙏🏿

[idle tide]

lmfao

[idle tide]

what build u runnin

[sick eagle]

100% do not follow a guide for leveling yeah

[sacred compass]

nah look at it this way, the gemling is so general you can just do whatever you want with it

[sick eagle]

Just enjoy it and than fix it later unless you wanna do guides often the first time

[amber dagger]

i’m just hitting a bell with ice strike as a monk

can’t take a hit tho

[sick eagle]

The only thing I can suggest for you being new

Is don’t go insane on using orbs

[idle tide]

i followed a guide for me bc i literally had no idea what i was doing and it allowed me to enjoy and complete all 3 acts and fun gameplay. and now im slowly understanding it more and more. the guy who made it made it very easy to understand and learn from !

[sick eagle]

You’ll want bulk later

That’s entirely valid too, guides are your friend still

[amber dagger]

how many acts are there?

[sick eagle]

I just know for some it’s over whelming

[idle tide]

i havent used a single orb other than a couple augs. im hoarding all of mine lol

[sacred compass]

following guides is fine, helps you unload some of the learning for later and concentrate more on learning the gameplay

[sick eagle]

3 acts and than a revamped hard mode of each act

[haughty niche]

3 acts, and the same 3 again in cruel difficulty.
Cruel difficulty is temporary until they finish acts 4-6

[sick eagle]

When you are done acts, there is an infinite act

[idle tide]

3 and the third is by far the biggest maps, most amt of maps, and sidequest intro to new mechanci content

[sick eagle]

Maps are unlimited so don’t worry about running out of shit to do anytime soon

[idle tide]

yep helped me perfectly, and not get overwhlemed and enjoy the story!

sad it ended on a cliffhanger tho and probably will be for a long time tho lol

how is poe1 story? how many acts is it

[sick eagle]

Yeah that’s my only suggestion, I’m fairly new too but orbs are currency so load up beother

Brother*

It ended at a good point to be fair

[haughty niche]

imo go nuts with transmute/aug

[idle tide]

im indeed loading up, i dont even know what half of them are really used for other than my loot filter says theyre important and shiny

[sick eagle]

It was after the cliff hanger tbh

[haughty niche]

exalts id hoard if you are considering trading

[idle tide]

ya shit kinda did a 360 from act2 to end of act3 tho lol

[sick eagle]

I’d still save because crafting is more viable unless you wanna get 150 exalts

[idle tide]

imma go down rabbit hole of poe1 lore videos and poe2 theories now

[sick eagle]

Currency exchange market is why we stock up on all orbs

I can trade a bag full of shit orbs for a good one

[idle tide]

also does anyone have texas gateway permantly at " ? " ping? i have it selected bc washington dc was making me lag and i think was having trouble

[sick eagle]

It’s probably crashed out, Australia shit the bed last night

[idle tide]

which thankfully i have now that i got cruel unlocked

texas gateway has always been "?" ping for me for some reason

but ya dc gateway shit the bed and i switched but find it funny it gives me "?" as its ping like they dont even know

[ivory fern]

you can trade armor scrap for exault orbs that is how i got my gear to start mapping

[sick eagle]

Yeah don’t get me wrong use everything and anything you need, but yeah if you wanna run good trades

Exalt orbs/divines are the major, divine being the far better

So bulking let’s you kinda squeeze a few extra out via trading to build up to that big item you’re saving for

[idle tide]

i have been painstakenly salvagin any socket item/ quality so i have a nice stock of them too

[sick eagle]

Lmao I didn’t unlock salvage bench until chains

Chaos*n

I was really dumb about it

[idle tide]

ive had no trouble doing campaign with vendor default gear or drops i find!

[sick eagle]

Didn’t know I missed it and figured I’d unlock it later, later came and I had to go back 💀

[idle tide]

haha i always make sure to clear every map and sidequest

even tho act3 was killing me with how big the maps r

[ivory fern]

thats the way man. its time consuming but its a grindy game

[sick eagle]

Most trouble I’ve had is one of the semi final bosses

[idle tide]

love myself a nice grind

thank god its not p2w, one of the reasons i got a nice supporter pack and gave it a shot

[sick eagle]

Stash tabs are what people whine about

[idle tide]

too many mmos/similar games allow u to swipe to win or instnatly bypass grinds

[idle tide]

ya but if u get the game it gives u 300 pts which is a nice amt of tabs

[sick eagle]

Yeah you “need” them but it’s $2 and the game comes with credits anyway right now

[idle tide]

going to wait till friday myself

apparently there is a sale on them

[sick eagle]

There’s been a few vids of folk playing without any MTX for fun too

[sick eagle]

Definitely fully possible and yeah I only spent 10 on tabs n I’ve got only a couple loaded rn after trade out

Oh baby

[idle tide]

on the last map? idk they all felt dissapointing to me i kinda melted them all except act2 final bc i didnt understand the sand mechanic didnt see the lil lady bubble of safety

[sick eagle]

I’m getting quad tabs

[sick eagle]

The one you feed soul cores tickled my taint a bit

[idle tide]

and u dont "need" them until you have sunk like 30-60hrs in, im more than happy to pay for em

my rares tabs are filling up fast lol

[sick eagle]

I’m a ranger using snipe though so unless I wanna play ring around the Rosie for an hour

I gotta take a risk and stand for a shot

[idle tide]

and next i gotta learn how to set up dump tabs to start sellin all my yellows i have

[sick eagle]

Exactly, poe is normally a free game like if I dump 60hrs and DONT buy anything it’s almost rude to the devs

Especially when I can get a pet frog for $2 and be happy

It’s not like cods minimum $30 a pack

[idle tide]

ahhh xd, minions help cheese it i guess haha, they can tank for me love those lil skeleton guys

[sick eagle]

I will admit when I seen a $500 cosmetic set and multiple similar I was bug eyed

Ah I haven’t tried minions yet here

though, after seeing everything else And playing the game fully a $500npack is probably entering my cart soon

I need my hideout to be a tavern with zombie NPCs anyway so the credits will come with it 💀

[idle tide]

was very tempting to a very high me who rabbit holed poe2 before i got it, ended up gettin the $180 one or whatever so i could get my buddy a key too and have all the premium currency to get drippy af

it looks sick af but maybe ill slowly upgrade packs over time

[idle tide]

exactly

[sick eagle]

Wait until you hear about loot boxes

90% of the current lot box is poe2 compatible already and all of it will be at launch

You can get them in poe1 $5 CAD a pop

It’s all I’ve been buying lmao

Outside tabs

Got a $30 outfit and pet already

[haughty niche]

if you are the type of person that cannot control themselves around gambling boxes, you can message support to have your ability to purchase lootboxes removed

[sick eagle]

Is that real?

[haughty niche]

yes

[sick eagle]

I buy them because I’m poor but want to support the game and still get goodies

[haughty niche]

thats what supporter packs are for

[sick eagle]

I can only get 24 total I just pick one up with my coffee every other morning

$5vs $140 as my next upgrade

[idle tide]

LOOT BOXES TOO oh god

[sick eagle]

I’m poor but I still have pocket money, I did upgrade already once 🙂

[haughty niche]

oh also when a lootbox ends all the items from it become purchaseable directly from the shop. Sometimes after a few weeks or a league

[muted shore]

what should I spend my 300 currency on

[sick eagle]

Lmao you can only get 24 total and they are the most respectable ones I’ve seen in a game

And the fact support can disable it for those addicted is actually awesome

[sick eagle]

Atleast one premium tab

In my opinion Atleast

[haughty niche]

1. Currency tab
2. Premium tab / prem upgrade
3. Gem is nice but not required
4. Map tab (not out yet, but will be borderline required imo)

[sick eagle]

Yeah, I seen the contents of the current one and decided all of it is worth it

I do like all the items outwide the mark and the tendril foot prints so that’s why I’m getting these ones rn

[muted shore]

kk thanks

[sick eagle]

I’ll get them all either way just to save a bit on the collection

[haughty niche]

if you wait a day theres a sale

[sick eagle]

Currency tab is insanely awesome yea

[muted shore]

oh alr

[idle tide]

stash tabs if ur smart, drip if u wanna look cool af when u play

[sick eagle]

When I forge 3 legendaries/uniques whayever they are here

Does it bump the stats?

I haven’t played with it much

Drip can be cheap too

My main outfit is a day version of that night hunter looking outfit

Always check website when using coins too, however have the compatibly list open too

[zenith peak]

Does elemental damage with attacks passive skill covers shard of ash and thunder as fire and lighting skill dmg

[waxen osprey]

can I put larger essences into reforging bench?

[meager galleon]

didnt try, but probably, but why ?

they tend to be fairly valuable

might be a better move to sell them to players and buy the essence you want

[native lynx]

My twink leveled so fast, I am now lvl 35 at the end of a2 cruel... it has reached a point of diminishing returns exp-wise. I barely seem to level anymore as I get further through campaign.
What should I do? Go back and farm dreadnought?

[idle tide]

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/grenade-mercenary-leveling-guide#skill-progression-guide-header
for this build guide i dont use a second weapon right? just crossy

[meager galleon]

yeah, just do a few loops of some zone thats like lvl 35-40

[native lynx]

yeah just crossy, its a 2h, and no 2nd wep set in the guide

[meager galleon]

you want to be within 5 lvls of your lvl for max xp gains

[native lynx]

what i was thinking, thnx

[idle tide]

ty

[native lynx]

kinda defeats the whole point of my zoomy twink char though hahaha

[meager galleon]

yeah speed leveling in poe is also about knowing when to take your time to kill stuff so your level keeps up

[native lynx]

i dont wanna be lvl 40 at maps xD

[carmine leaf]

yo guys, how do you get The Adorned Diamond

[meager galleon]

it drops only from the trial of chaos final boss

or you trade for it with players

[hearty tundra]

is the campaign trial of chaos supposed to be this hard?

[carmine leaf]

how much does it cost

[haughty relic]

While in a trial, you you go back to the town to deposit items?

[carmine leaf]

yes

[meager galleon]

dunno, gotta search for it on the trade site

[carmine leaf]

already did

[meager galleon]

and not sure if the trial of chaos is supposed to be that hard, but it definitely is quite hard

[carmine leaf]

but they're all low rolls

[carmine leaf]

I'm casually farming it rn

[meager galleon]

click on the stat to sort it

[carmine leaf]

u need help?

the only issue is

trialmaster

and the boss paterns

[hearty tundra]

maybe i gotta get better gear? im dying way too fast on the third trial

and im level 42 bruhh

[carmine leaf]

I can help

[meager galleon]

tbh i did the trial of chaos when i was way over leveled

[carmine leaf]

are you ok with getting help from someone?

I can recommend gear

aswell

[meager galleon]

cos when i tried on lvl i was like "fuck this"

[carmine leaf]

it's way easier when you're leveled

and also idk if it's only me

but lvl 80 powerspike hit hard

[hearty tundra]

yeah idk if im spec'd correctly or if my gear is underleveled

[meager galleon]

it also very much depends on the build, some builds will have easier time with it than others

[idle tide]

YOO GOLD AND STASH IS SHARED BETWEEN TOONS

THIS IS NUTS

i see why u make a main and then u can level very fast

[meager galleon]

all chars in the same league share the stash

[idle tide]

on other

what is a "league"?

[carmine leaf]

wanna get in vc and decide?

[hearty tundra]

sure

[meager galleon]

!league

[desert sedge]

**Command:** !league

Description: Get information about a League of Legends summoner.
Cooldown: 5 seconds
Usage:
!league [region] [summoner name]
Example:
!league na chipped#000

[meager galleon]

!leagues

[desert sedge]

Temporary leagues typically last 3 months, contain a unique new mechanic and do not allow players access to their existing characters and items. Most players play the temporary leagues.

Standard is the permanent league and has been running since Path of Exile's launch. There are many more items in the economy, deflating their value. The population is lower than the temporary leagues. If you can only play a small amount of time per week and want to go very far in the game, this can be a good game mode.

If you are a new player, it is strongly recommended to play in the current temporary league.

For details on what happens when a temporary league ends, see https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2091028

The Settlers league starts:
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[carmine leaf]

come to poe party 8

[meager galleon]

thats our poe1 copy pasta

but yeah

poe2 so far only has the standard league cos early access

[idle tide]

i found it very easy to do as a complete new player, but i am following a very nicely put together leveling guide for my builds to learn the game

[haughty relic]

Can you go back during a trial to the town to bank items?

[meager galleon]

trial of chaos or sekhema ?

[haughty relic]

sek

[meager galleon]

you get access to your stash at the end of each floor

[idle tide]

i see ok so i dont have to worry about leagues for a good while then

[haughty relic]

saHaven't Seen any stash boxes

[idle tide]

so in poe1 people have played all the campaign hundreds of times thru different leagues lol

[meager galleon]

theres basically 4 leagues in early access

standard trade
standard ssf
hardcore trade
hardcore ssf

[meager galleon]

yep

[idle tide]

i dont tp, ive heared bugs when people portal out theyre unable to continue

better to just be safe and only take items u want or important

[meager galleon]

in the room with the treasure chests at the end, there is also your stash

[rugged dome]

u guys recomend thiefs torment for a divine or not?

[meager galleon]

what are you getting the ring for?

cos i would say the main 2 stats on it are the rarity and reduced curse duration

you cant really get those at those values on other rings

but if thats not what you are going for, you can probably get 2 rings for a divine with way more res and life

[lime gulch]

how do people convert all of their life to energy shield

i see ppl with 1hp

[meager galleon]

its not convert

they they chaos innoculation keystone

it sets your life to 1hp

but makes you immune to chaos dmg

[lime gulch]

how do u get keystones

[meager galleon]

they are the bigest nodes on the passive tree

[lime gulch]

trying to make myself stronger. im a 75 monk rn and i keep getting 1 shot in only tier 5 maps

ill just be running around and then i instantly die somehow

[meager galleon]

well chaos innoc by itself wont help much

you actually need gear and passive to have energy shield

*enough energy shield

if you just take chaos innoculation by itself you just lose all your hp

[lime gulch]

which stats should i try improving first

[unreal heron]

how to get more passive gem slot in basic attack

[meager galleon]

you need to cap your elemental resistances in the first place

thats your problem

!resists

[desert sedge]

For PoE 1:

Elemental resistances are a critical part of your character’s survivability.
From act 5 onwards enemy damage is balanced around your elemental resistances being capped (75%). If you have 50% resistance instead you'll take double the damage of someone with 75%, so doing your best to cap your elemental resistances is vital.

You receive a 30% penalty to all resistances at the end of act 5, and lose another 30% at the end of act 10.

Chaos resistance can be ignored while in campaign, but rises in relevancy the further you get to end game. Getting above 0% for maps is a good idea.

[meager galleon]

it says poe 1, but its true also for 2

not the from act5 onwards, but the numbers

so you are taking like 3x or 4x fire dmg compared to what you would take if you had 75% fire res

and if you can get chaos res, get some too, in poe2 chaos is more common than in poe1

[misty sage]

what do I do with useless relics

[meager galleon]

you can 3 to 1 them in the reforge bench to maybe get something more useful ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[misty sage]

ok cool, thx!

[frosty lynx]

Hey so i was struggling to beat the act 1 boss with the magic staff but then switched to the rare one which skyrocketed my dps from 50 to 300. How does it work?

[hybrid star]

see the damage numbers on top

[meager galleon]

if you are an attack build, your base dmg is your weapon dps

[fair fern]

your build probably highly depends on fire/elemental damage?

[frosty lynx]

Bruh no wonder

I’m using cold spells

[meager galleon]

the magic one has 21 dps, the rare one has 74dps

• the 60% inc ele dmg

spells or attacks ?

i assume attacks since you have a dmg staff

are a monk i guess ?

[frosty lynx]

Yeah

[meager galleon]

yeah those are attack skills, not spells

[frosty lynx]

Yeah I’m just now seeing the difference lol

[meager galleon]

basically any attacks will use your weapon dmg as the base, so its important to keep upgrading your weapon

spells ahve their base dmg inbuild into the skill, so its important to lvl them up, cos thats how their base dmg goes up

[plush gate]

Hi anyone tried co-op campaign?

Does it work? Since many quests require you to turn in a quest item.. will it drop multiples for party members?

[timber fjord]

are troubled camps worth getting or skip?

maps is big and couldnt find easily

[haughty niche]

Yes quest items are instanced and drop per person

[meager galleon]

i think its worth finding everything in the first playthrough so you know whats what

[plush gate]

Do I need to tweak the drop settings?

Currently have it on free for all

[plush mantle]

they have guarenteed magic or better items to buy, so great if you're looking for upgrades

[timber fjord]

ok ill run through it again

i wish witches could summon dead enimies as minions retaining some of there stats if not all of them

feel like they could make witch better

[plush mantle]

you're looking for spectres, which are supposed to be in the game at some point

[loud dew]

does intel affect your spirit?

[meager galleon]

intel ?

[loud dew]

i refund my intel attibute and now i dont have enoygh spirit to summon

[meager galleon]

no

[lament plinth]

Will PoE2 stash tabs go on sale? Or is it the same as sales on PoE1?

[meager galleon]

but you might have had +spirit on an item that required that INT to be equipped

and now you cant cos you lack the INT

[plush mantle]

same as PoE1

[meager galleon]

should be the same as poe1 sales, since the stash tab purchases are shared between the game

[loud dew]

agh turn out i need intel to summon but because i refunded the attribute. i dont have enough intel

[meager galleon]

oh yeah the summon spell has also int requirement

[vagrant anchor]

Witch is pretty good through campaign. Only died once to Jamanra and Poison Spear boss. Only had to press 1 action button 99% of my entire campaign playthrough.

[timber fjord]

found to decent belts not sure which one better

was thinking the one with more armour life equals to about the same

[vagrant anchor]

you're a witch?

[timber fjord]

yea

res is 62 fire 75 light 27 cold chaos 0 with first belt on

i feel fire and lightning better to have than cold

mind u im in hc ssf

[lament plinth]

What are endgame content we can do in a party?

[pliant horizon]

there a guide on how the currency trader works anywhere?

[daring dragon]

Everything

[vagrant anchor]

oh... i have zero clue how hc meta works. Do you need +armour in HC as a must requirement in HC

[meager galleon]

armor has some issues atm, the meta to stay alive currently is just a shitton of energy shield

[vagrant anchor]

from what i remember last year, +armour removes walkspeed so, for int classes thats a no no in my book.

[daring dragon]

You put what you want into the I want field and what you offer in the other field. Then you adjust the amount of things according to the ratio stated at the top middle. It's all very intuitive and self explanatory. There rly is no need for a guide.

[meager galleon]

armor itself doesnt remvoe walk speed

its just the items that give armor by default also have a movespeed penalty

[sharp summit]

anyone know if having 1 more skeleton arsonist for witch would be better than putting on 36 stat?

[daring dragon]

36 stat?

[sharp summit]

36 int*

[vagrant anchor]

1 more arsonist is more dps

36int is more mana, or life if health takes from mana before life

[haughty niche]

And not much mana

[lament plinth]

Ohhh. I only know Atlas maps. Are there any other endgame content we can do comfortably in a party? With less pressure and minor disadvantages when dying.

[sharp summit]

ohh

[scenic salmon]

36 int is 7,2 passive points

[sharp summit]

always thought int was like more ability damage

[haughty niche]

All content is doable in party and solo.

[glad grove]

Hovering over it in your character screen should explain what the stats do.

But in most cases attributes are mainly used to cover the requirements to use your gear and use your gems.

[haughty niche]

None of the attributes provide any meaningful damage without special uniques or passives that scale off attributes

[sharp summit]

ohhh i see

my fault and ty

im used to rpg's where having more main stat = more damage

[timber fjord]

are these decent numbers for middle act 3 normal

[vagrant anchor]

too bad you cant see your dps for minions in game

[glad grove]

Above average I'd say

[timber fjord]

ok cool

just need to work on my dmg and cold res

[glad grove]

You can.
In the gem menu hit the > next to the dps number

[vagrant anchor]

you cannot see your dps for minions only the damage multiplier, at least for arsonist anyways.

[glad grove]

Dont they just have a second ability in the extended menu you need to click on?

[vagrant anchor]

i saw nothing like that

the only damage stat it has is the multiplier

someone on here said it was broken, so hopefully they fix it.

[raw abyss]

a friend told me to get bone blast on the start but idk why i can't seem to find , I'm playing as witch do i need reach anything to unlock that? im new to PEO

[glad grove]

It is a skill granted by a weapon i believe. So you'd need to find the correct wand/sceptre base to get it.

[raw abyss]

oooo i see i will look into that then

thank you

[pliant horizon]

Will have a look again.

[glad grove]

Huh. Didnt know about that specific minion being broken then.

[pliant horizon]

I got to cruel and I am having a tough time with bosses. How is the grouping up or asking for help experience in game. Is it worth it or should I just power through?

[scenic salmon]

The vendors are full of weapons and during campaign they can sometimes be good

[vagrant anchor]

nvm, the fire bomb and explosive demise screen is working now. It showing numbers. those pages was not showing anything during my campaign

[glad grove]

You can try to find people to party with in #2┃looking-for-group or in the global channels probably.

But if your build is struggling with bosses now, getting help for them might just lead to you struggling more later on.

[scenic salmon]

What build you playing PoB?
Is single target the only issue

[timber fjord]

nice boot upgrades!

[lament plinth]

What is the purpose of guilds?

Planning to make one with four of my friends. We are all new to PoE2 and we plan to play together most of the time.

[meager galleon]

shared stash, private chat channel

thats about it

[pliant horizon]

Ranger pathfinder (I should have gone the other one) using mostly lighting arrow with orb and the arrow skill that strikes from above. I have both herald thunder and ice

heralds basicaly tickles bosses

[meager galleon]

lightning rod with lightning arrow and orb of storms should melt bosses decently

[scenic salmon]

Ranger Pathfinder

Lighting arrow

[glad grove]

Is the mana your issue?
Otherwise you should just need to stand on top of the boss with your lightning orbs placed down and spam lightning rods.

[meager galleon]

he said he made a mistake there, but at this point that shouldnt be a significant issue

[pliant horizon]

its not though but I suspect my output speed is to low and maybe my resitances. Mana is fine for the most part

[meager galleon]

do you have electrocuting arrow ?

[pliant horizon]

havent tried it yet

[meager galleon]

slap that on a boss at start so that all the lightning dmg will stun him

[scenic salmon]

I don't know how to read today

[meager galleon]

also with attack builds, your weapon dmg is very important, thats the base dmg your skills use

so you need to keep upgrading the bow as best as you can

that can also be a problem

[pliant horizon]

so elec arow - orb - rod and then just arrow and repeat

[meager galleon]

yep

technically, you can just drop orb of storms and spam lightnign rod while standing in it

[glad grove]

Elec Arrow, walk to boss, 2x Orb of storms if you have the right support gems, spam lightning rods while standing in your orb of storms.

[pliant horizon]

been struggling to find good bows. I havent partaken in trading and been using my exalts for upgrades etc

[meager galleon]

and say goodbye to your fps >_>

at least when i tried the setup its really good dmg, it also drops my fps from 60 to like 23

[glad grove]

Havent had that issue myself. Usually the bosses died fast enough for it not to matter. 😄

[meager galleon]

tried just crafting one with transmute+aug+regal ? or some essence?

[placid lintel]

What how to show the fps graph with controller?

[meager galleon]

if you have a bow thats many levels old, it often is a dmg upgrade just grabbing a bow base at your current level and htrowing some crafting orbs at it

[next frost]

hello new here just bought the EA 2 days ago

[meager galleon]

there should be somethig in the game options to toggle the performance info

if its possible on console

[next frost]

how do i get better equipments than the one i keep getting

cuz i've been getting stuff that's not long quarterstaff lmao

[pliant horizon]

Thanks for the advise

[meager galleon]

early game the gear is an intended struggle, as you progress you just will slowly start finding better stuff

[next frost]

i got near damn outclassed by the mobs in Consort's Tomb

[meager galleon]

also occasionally finding an almost good item and throwing some augments/regals/exalts on it is a move too

[next frost]

even got my shit kicked in by the boss

even tho i'm the same level as the area

[meager galleon]

and dont forget to add sockets to items

and use runes

[pliant horizon]

first act or cruel act 1?

[next frost]

first act i think

[lost pivot]

bro i lose mana so fast that i can't even fight normal mobs or win against the boss tf do i do

[meager galleon]

are you also properly adding support gems to your skills ?

[next frost]

i hope so

cant show it rn tho

[meager galleon]

just checking, cos sometimes new players completely miss the that they should add support gems to skills

[pliant horizon]

or activate passive gems

[next frost]

do i just keep spamming skills to level them up

[meager galleon]

no

[next frost]

i have two slots on all my active skills rn

level 3 i think

[meager galleon]

you need to find higher lvl uncut gems

[next frost]

ah

[meager galleon]

and you can use those to lvl up a skill to the lvl of the uncut gem

[next frost]

damn i've only found 1 level 2 uncut

been getting a whole bunch of level 1s

[meager galleon]

its based on zone/enemy level

so you wont find better ones in low level places

[next frost]

aight good to know

maybe i'll git gud and push through for now

thanks for the info

[meager galleon]

check out zizaran on youtube

pretty sure he has some vids about new player tips

[pliant horizon]

You have to search for it on yt I have been tricked on watching mapping guides lol

[meager galleon]

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

[pliant horizon]

"thanks....not there yet but looks cool"

[meager galleon]

also this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_8_06KBbco

[gusty gate]

is there a specific channel for game bugs / crash report kind of thing? i just joined this server

[meager galleon]

you report bugs with either /bug ingame, or on the official forums

[glad grove]

Since this is a community run server we only have limited knowledge and help we can provide in terms of those topice.

[gusty gate]

ahh, i saw the discord partner and assumed it was an official thing. appreciate the help yall

[meager galleon]

we are as close as you can be to official without being official

[glad grove]

Endorsed by, but not actually run by the developers.

[meager galleon]

and we got some devs hanging around and occasionally responding to stuff, but its not in their job description to be here, so its on their own time

[vagrant anchor]

the advise that helped me the most were "you're in the trade league, use it dummy", "just pick damage" in relation to passives choice in campaign, and one streamer had a list of uniques that were good for leveling to keep for new characters.

[granite kraken]

hi guys i have never played anything like this before. (no diablo or poe1) if i buy this game out and play it will i get a hang of it?

or like is it not worth it

i am looking for something new to try

i played elden ring a little bit

[sacred agate]

How can we possibly answer that?

[vagrant anchor]

you will get a hang of it. Thats a you question. view streamers and yt videos on gameplay

[granite kraken]

isee

[vagrant anchor]

to get a feel for what you are gertiing intyo

[granite kraken]

is the story good?

[sacred agate]

If you are allergic to challenges and need 24/4 supervision you might not get a hang of it.

The story is meh

[granite kraken]

naah i like grinding

not extreme level but alr

[vagrant anchor]

the game is hard or easy as you want it to ber

[granite kraken]

also why does it say early access?

are some features limited?

[sacred agate]

Cause it's in Early Access

[timber fjord]

can you reset rings to white to reroll?

[vagrant anchor]

its is early access

[sacred agate]

Not a full product

[granite kraken]

i see full game not released yet?

[timber fjord]

messed up a prismatic ring : /

[granite kraken]

i see isee

[granite kraken]

yea i saw my fav streamer play and he seemed to be having fun