2┃new-player-in-campaign-help

[tight python]

how good is life on kill?

[azure lava]

not very

[tight python]

life recoup?

[azure lava]

also not very

[tight python]

increased elemental dmg?

[proud beacon]

is there a server for poe2 to sell items ?

[azure lava]

The two principles I usually stick to on the tree are:

1. Take as many notables as possible (the medium sized ones with higher values)
2. Take as few small nodes as possible

[azure lava]

#trading might have some

[azure lava]

if you do elemental damage, yessir

[tight python]

well I mainly have my skills for elemental dmg

[azure lava]

if you convert a significant portion of your physical damage to elemental damage, then ele damage is great

[tight python]

so you say take the medium sized ones but the one medium sized one adds energy shield should I keep that one or also refund?

[azure lava]

if I were you I would refund all these nodes with red dots because they're either:

1. Small nodes that aren't required to keep your tree connected
   or
2. Not useful

crit is generally not a reliable way to get damage early on

most builds typically build for generic damage and swap to crit later on when they get a high crit weapon and have enough points to really make it pop

[tight python]

I skilled skill speed because it kinda felt very slow when using a skill

[lavish sky]

speed is good imo

[azure lava]

skill speed is great, I didn't put any red dots on skill speed

oh, I did

fuck

[neat ether]

a monk?

[lavish sky]

If you press SHIFT over a node, it will tell you how much the DPS of your skill will go up by

[tight python]

those +5 to any Attribute can I reskill those to dex and int? because I need that

[azure lava]

sorry, fixed

[azure lava]

#2┃general

[craggy gyro]

applies to poe2

[azure lava]

this is a new player campaign help channel

[tight python]

you still have a red dot on skill speed

[neat ether]

https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/coc-balls-invoker-ronarray#passive-tree-0

[tight python]

I dont want a meta build

[azure lava]

yeah, because it's a small node that isn't advancing or connecting your tree

if you plan to path farther from it, go for it

[neat ether]

okay thne

[tight python]

how good is accuracy rating?

[azure lava]

yes, you can change what an attribute node gives at the hooded one

[lavish sky]

don't need it

[azure lava]

go into your skill panel and check your accuracy rating for your main attacks. If it doesn't say 100% hit chance vs enemies within 2 meters, maybe get some

[tight python]

I know that you can do that at the hooded one but you put a red dot on it in the sense of completely removing that

[azure lava]

otherwise ignore it

[azure lava]

yes, because if you remove all the other nodes I suggested you can easily path to better notables and get attributes along the way

[tight python]

oh okay

[azure lava]

what's your main skill?

[tight python]

probably tempest flurry (I also use killing palm and falling thunder a lot)

[azure lava]

okay, so lightning attacks are your thing

[tight python]

I was using the bell but I do almost die every time I use it

[tight python]

yes

[azure lava]

really? I keep hearing people rave about how good bell is

[tight python]

yeah sometimes its really good but sometimes I just get hit so hard I need to move back and cant hit the bell anymore

is this one good?

[lament stone]

youre focusing too much on the start point of the tree now

nodes closer to the edge of the tree are normally much stronger

[jaunty parrot]

I finished campaign and I cant access maps because it says that "i have to finish campaign first". I have the quest saying I have to speak to doryani but I already talked to him in past and in city and in hideout but he has nothing to say. Is it bugged?

[mystic forge]

its kinda bug, just find the burning monolith in the atlas

u should see it next to the beggining point

in the clouds it looks different

[lament stone]

you need to complete a map from the zigurat first before you can use maps in your hideout

[jaunty parrot]

Thanks

[sly valve]

what level is recommended for count geonor, i cant seem to beat him

[modest copper]

30% increased charm charges or life recovery from flasks from the titan valley?

this is on cruel

[azure lava]

I'd go with the life recovery, but you can swap it at any time

[azure lava]

level doesn't really mean much. Ideally you want life/resistances on gear, movement speed on boots, a solid weapon, and synergistic skills/supports

cold resistance helps a lot vs geonor

[echo hound]

on one's first campaign run without any arpg knowledge the level stated on the zone is plenty (from personal experience as grenade Merc), 1-3 levels under is also fine if you pick one of the better fresh builds (Spark Sorc, Ranger Lightning Arrow) xdd.

The big thing is cold res and freeze immunity charm if you get hit yeah

[clever fiber]

22++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

[azure lava]

cat on keyboard?

[sharp brook]

can anyone help me with the temple of chaos

[tight python]

how important is chaos res this early on?

I feel like chaos is more in the later games

[sharp brook]

idk

[viscid bear]

it worked! forgot to update you because I was playing xd

[topaz junco]

you'll want to ask in #2┃looking-for-group

[shut abyss]

not too, get it if you can, in act 3 there's a boss that deals alot of chaos so might want to keep some in storage for that atleast

[topaz junco]

how early is "early on"

[tight python]

lvl 22

I just got a quest called ascent to power

[shut abyss]

good luck

[topaz junco]

you wont need chaos res that early

[clever geode]

tbh chaos res only req at end game

80+

u can clear stuff till endgame mapping t10+ without chaos res easily

[hearty tundra]

Is Herald of Thunder meant to have such a high dex requirement for Monk?

[elder ember]

herald of thunder isnt monk specific

[azure lava]

Skills don't give a crap what class you are

[elder ember]

^^

[hearty tundra]

I realize it doesn't have any int requirements and I'm getting to a point where I can't switch out gear due to its requirements bruh

[elder ember]

use a lower level spirit gem

[azure lava]

Are you taking any unnecessary small nodes that could be spent pathing to notables and thus give you more attributes?

[hearty tundra]

I guess I can spec into Proficiency

like its super close and gives 25 dex

[arctic star]

does anyone have any level 8 spirit gems?

[shut abyss]

left of heralds where you'll spec up eventually has 25 8 8 dex

[azure lava]

Three points to path to an empty jewel socket

[hearty tundra]

i was heading to Inner Faith

[azure lava]

Check the trade site, trading isn't allowed on this server

[hearty tundra]

but just saw some better evasion stuff in the ranger region

[arctic star]

ok sorry i did check the trade site but no one is online

[alpine silo]

not that i mind it, but why is it not allowed?

[azure lava]

I don't know the specific reason, but I'm personally very annoyed by people going into help channels and asking for trades/handouts so I'm glad it's a rule

[daring dirge]

this is a new player channel, we don't want people spamming it with trade and people begging for free items

[alpine silo]

yeah thats true, but couldn't a simple trading channel work just fine? and just set a rule to not ask for handouts

[azure lava]

We have #trading

There are servers dedicated to trading and the trade site works very well

[arctic star]

i honestly didn't know the rule so i apologize and also didn't mean to start an entire debate

[alpine silo]

ah alright

[alpine silo]

not a debate, i was just curious

[arctic star]

well whatever it was. i was just looking for a gem LOL my bad

[azure lava]

It's not a debate and I accept your apology. Just read discord server rules before you use the server next time please

[shut abyss]

you need those 15 int more than 3 evasion nodes?

[elder ember]

just realised posting that now that im wasting a point

[tight python]

wait I cant bind skill buttons to my mouse side button?

nvm

I didnt click apply

lmao

[alpine silo]

lol

[elder ember]

where 15? i do see 5

and it was dex not int

[elder ember]

hmm

[shut abyss]

you could go trough those evasion nodes below

[hearty tundra]

maybe he needs the int reqs

[elder ember]

i just got to enhanced reflexes the most recent level

[shut abyss]

optimize time? 😛

[tight python]

is the ascent to power quest hard? because someone said good luck and it sounded like it is hard

[alpine silo]

its not that bad

if you mean the trial of the sekhemas

[azure lava]

the trial of the sekhema is often said to be difficult your first time through, but you can try it an unlimited number of times until you beat it and ascend

and the reward is well worth it

[shut abyss]

i did and it can be but you get to choose the difficulty by overleveling

[tight python]

Im thinking of first doing all the other quests I have

[shut abyss]

if you didin't find a place for that one extra point you found

[alpine silo]

totally valid

[azure lava]

I'd try it first and see

Personally I heckin love the trial of the sekhema

[tight python]

nah the area there is 22 and Im barely 23

[tight python]

why?

[azure lava]

it's like a mini roguelite

[alpine silo]

real

[tight python]

I dont know waht that is xD

DAMN I JUST GOT SO MANY QUESTS

[hearty tundra]

the honor system takes a bit to get used to

[azure lava]

each run is randomly generated and you can accrue various boons/afflictions that affect your run. You can also buff yourself with relics

[alpine silo]

every run is different, you can choose the challenge you want to face (sort of)

[delicate geode]

what do yall do with chance orbs? gamble them on good normal item or sell them for exalteds

[elder ember]

hows that

[obtuse prism]

little of both

[azure lava]

as an ssf player, I use them on stellar amulets because I'm playing a str stacker

[delicate geode]

yeah im not gambling 130ex away

[shut abyss]

looks like the usual monk stuffs

[azure lava]

are chance orbs 130 ex?

[alpine silo]

ssf means solo self bound, he can't trade

[azure lava]

I think they know that

[delicate geode]

stellar amulets are

[azure lava]

wow

[alpine silo]

oh what

wtf

[delicate geode]

i sold one yesterday

[elder ember]

my UI bugs when I respec

[azure lava]

I can't believe people play trade league in poe2 tbh

[clever geode]

it's more then that

i think 150

[obtuse prism]

anyone require assistance?

[azure lava]

if they did, they'd ask

[delicate geode]

ngl i love trading in these types of games

[shut abyss]

it does that ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[clever geode]

yes i need help

give me 100 div

[azure lava]

asking if anyone needs help in a help channel is not what the channel is for

[obtuse prism]

that came off as sorta snarky and not very helpful dont ya think

[clever geode]

😄

[azure lava]

If it did, I apologize. Next time I'll just tell you that that's not what these channels are for

[delicate geode]

ive had major issues like that aswell, the issue was refunding in the hooded one and also spending those points in the hooded one. you only refund them in the hooded one and then go back to you normal skill tree and spend them there

[obtuse prism]

some people dont like to ask unless its offered in my experience

[alpine silo]

probably best bet here:https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1308714168576249887

[obtuse prism]

ty ❤️

hit 90 on 2 chars now and jsut looking to help out

[clever geode]

not really

[elder ember]

lmao look at this

[clever geode]

people just asking here non stop

[elder ember]

I dont have those stat nodes

[azure lava]

based on the thousands of questions I've answered in various poe help channels, I think people are pretty fine with letting the questions rip

[alpine silo]

damn, my highest is 62 and thats far off of my other character at lvl 28

[shut abyss]

it doesn't like when you move connections like that in one go

[clever geode]

reaching 90 is not that hard

going over 90 is hard

[obtuse prism]

90 is def a plateu

[delicate geode]

yeah its kinda screwed, i had to just refund all the bugged ones and then respec them in the normal tree and it worked again

[azure lava]

how did you get grey attribute nodes?

[clever geode]

bug

[azure lava]

oh, I see

[elder ember]

I used to have them but respecced to go though evasion nodes instead, the gold lines are just bugged

[hearty tundra]

Is it normal for monks to have mana issues?

[topaz junco]

yea

[azure lava]

it's normal for everyone to have mana issues imo

[topaz junco]

it

[hearty tundra]

Is it even worth it to get mana stuff in the tree?

Or should I just go full glass cannon

I'm already melting bosses anyways

[topaz junco]

yea, they get either mana gain on kill or mana regen

[azure lava]

whoever designed the keyboard to put shift and enter next to each other should get rehabilitation

[alpine silo]

real

same with backspace for me

[hearty tundra]

yall dont press the left hand shift key?

[alpine silo]

only in games

[shut abyss]

they sell those big usb enter keys on amazon, do you need one of those?

[alpine silo]

otherwise right

[hearty tundra]

yo is estimated evasion chance not determined by evasion rating? i swear mine's been always sub 70% even when the rating has steadily gone up..

[alpine silo]

wasn't evasion almost useless?

[azure lava]

one? I need like 4

[alpine silo]

may be misremembereing tho

[shut abyss]

it's very good until it isnt

[azure lava]

I honestly need to like record myself typing because I have no idea

I think it depends on what letter I'm capitalizing

[hearty tundra]

when does it get useless lol

[azure lava]

when you get hit

[alpine silo]

lol

[hearty tundra]

lol

cant get hit if you evasion kicks in 100% of the time 70% of the time

[azure lava]

I've got bad news for you

on top of the news that you failed middle school algebra

[shut abyss]

also those stupid worms that jump out of the ground cannot be evaded oh my god

[alpine silo]

i guess you mean the ones in titan whatever its called.

[shut abyss]

oh btw, area level is probly going up so i'm assuming it calculates it against that

[shut abyss]

there and trial of sekhemas

[alpine silo]

oh i have not yet encountered them there, but yeah its also annoying if you go like 1 feet away from them, they dig under again

and i think they even have a dodge roll?

[upper gale]

hi im trying to share my build as im not sure how I can improve boss damage

I think i saw previously u can link ur build from a website? how do u do this? Thanks all!! **

[alpine silo]

of some sort

[azure lava]

you can recreate your build in the maxroll/mobalytics character builder and then share the link, or do the same with path of building (much easier there, imo)

[upper gale]

oh sodo it manually?

😦

[azure lava]

yeah, no way to import/export characters at the moment

[upper gale]

nooo

hey do u know about gemling attribute stacker?

Im having single target damage issues esp mana...

Anyone help? im using fubgun attribute stacker build 😦

[azure lava]

what's your main skill that's causing the mana problem and what's it linked to?

and also do you have the items needed for attribute stacking yet?

[upper gale]

cast on shock - eye of winter 😦

https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/fubgun-attribute-stacker?weaponSet=set1

yes i have most of the items doing t15 maps easily

i just have issues with the breachstone boss lvl 82

[azure lava]

then you want to be in #2┃after-acts-help , but I saw you asked in #2┃build-planning so I'll answer there

[upper gale]

my mana goes down and i die basically

cool thx!

[rustic dirge]

Is there a way to make sorceress any faster? It feels painfully slow getting through maps lol

[azure lava]

movement speed on boots is a very important stat for everyone

[rustic dirge]

Yeah I found boots with 15% but that's it lol

[azure lava]

in the campaign that's pretty good

could try using something like lightning warp (maybe with ball lightning), but it's an acquired taste

chronomancer's temporal rift is pretty nice for getting around as well, specifically to avoid backtracking after you hit a dead end

[rustic dirge]

Gotcha thank you

[amber scarab]

does dodgeroll have iframes?

[lament stone]

yea, the first half can avoid damage only from projectiles or melee strikes

[jaunty parrot]

So I beat campaign (cruel too). How do I check if I got all passive points out of it and also all consumables that give +spirit, +fire res, +chaos res vial thingies etc? In poe 1 I would just type /passives and if I had 24 (assuming I killed all bandits) I knew I had everything. How do I check if I have "everything" from campaign in poe 2?

[alpine silo]

you can check the icons on the map. grayed out means you have beaten it already

[lament stone]

you can see your points from quests in the top right of your passive tree, you should have 24

and for spirit you should have 100 without gear by the end of the campaign

[jaunty parrot]

some bosses i killed but they are not greyed out tho

[lament stone]

-40% all ele res without gear

[jaunty parrot]

Thanks!

[lament stone]

the bog witch and the tree boss in the marsh in cruel act 3 are bugged and the icon doesnt grey out when you beat them

[amber scarab]

how many? like 2 of them? I can't for the life of me seem to iframe through Lachlann's double slam attack

[lament stone]

slams are not melee strikes

melee strikes are melee attacks that hit you directly with the weapon

[gleaming lark]

how valuablei s weathered crisis fragment

[azure lava]

#2┃after-acts-help
and
#price-check📉

[amber scarab]

ok, so then a slam attack cannot be iframed through?

[lament stone]

no

[opaque stone]

No

You need to roll out of the AoE (or just walk)

[amber scarab]

yeah it does "work" as long as I dodge out of range before it hits

ok thanks

so I guess this probably must mean dodgeroll also cannot avoid spells?

[opaque stone]

It can avoid non-AoE spells

Any projectile

[lament stone]

it can only avoid spells that are projectiles

[azure lava]

there is no distinction between spells and attacks for enemies

only strikes/projectiles

vs areas/slams

[amber scarab]

ok

[empty topaz]

Why did i get a resistance penalty going into act 3?

[opaque stone]

You get a res penalty in every act

[azure lava]

because that's what happens whenever you complete any act

[real glade]

How long for an experienced player to complete campaign? I am in Cruel act 2 after 40 hours, no way I am doing this every season...

[lament stone]

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

[lament stone]

under 10

[azure lava]

it gets faster each time you do it. My first time leveling a character in hcssf after I leveled two other characters took like 20-25 hours for the campaign

and that was with no twink gear and playing super safe/slow for hardcore

[surreal hemlock]

is the + melee skill level actually useful for monk on quarterstaff ? Or should i prioritize other stats ?

[azure lava]

it's not useless. It's more mana cost for slightly more damage

[surreal hemlock]

lets say i have two quarterstaffs, one is 200 phys dmg, +7 skill level, other is 400 phys dmg. Which one would be better for me then ?

[lament stone]

equip them both and compare your tooltip damage

[surreal hemlock]

yeah, the thing is I currently dont have the other one 😄 I only have my own which has +7 skill, but Im looking for upgrade

So what Im trying to ask basically is if I need to prioritize the staat when looking for trades

[amber scarab]

do ally buffs also apply to me?

[alpine silo]

it should say if it does

[azure lava]

you are not your own ally

[amber scarab]

ok

do ally buffs apply to my minions?

[alpine silo]

yes

i believe you can check that yourself. but don't know how on xbox

[amber scarab]

what's the best online item database, like to get the list of e.g. all helmets and their general characteristics, stats, etc

[tight python]

whats your guys favorite class?

[alpine silo]

sorceress

[tight python]

the one that spawns minions?

[alpine silo]

nah

[tight python]

no wait thats the witch

[alpine silo]

the elemental witch

[tight python]

ah okay

[alpine silo]

witch is second tho

third is merc

[tight python]

really?

[alpine silo]

yes. but i haven't played much with warrior, monk and ranger

[tight python]

wait merc is the archer?

[alpine silo]

merc is crossbow, ranger is regular bows

[azure lava]

all classes can use all skills and gear

[alpine silo]

yes, but not really the question that was asked

[rustic dirge]

I'm doing the "ancient vows" quest and I killed the titan boss but it's still telling me "find something to put in the altar"?

[desert sedge]

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

[azure lava]

@zenith quiver

[clear merlin]

Anyone know why I can’t travel back to the trial of the sekhemas?

[alpine silo]

he posted it too in #2┃early-access

[alpine silo]

thats a side quest

you need to find the 2 halfs of a medaillon, but afaik they are random drops

[rustic dirge]

Ohh, so then where do I go now after the titans thing?

[alpine silo]

wait, the main quest says you have to do that?

[fiery flax]

is the fourth room the end of the trial of chaos? it says theres 10

i do three rooms and then a boss

trying to get ascendency 2 right now

[rustic dirge]

Yeah lol

[alpine silo]

wait ancient vows is a side quest

not the main quest

[rustic dirge]

Then why is everywhere else blocked off on the desert map?

[alpine silo]

did you do the other 2?

[rustic dirge]

Nvm I relogged and it got fixed lol

Thanks for helping

[alpine silo]

ah nice

[harsh moth]

How do I get the item to do my first trial again? The first try ,I walked into the room killed 2 npc and looted 2 chests then one shotted with nothing in the room at all. Guessing the chest had a trap???? I went and killed the guy who dropped it the first time, but she didn't drop another.

[azure lava]

yeah, the 10 is a carry over from poe1 ui, it;s only 4

[fiery flax]

oh that is very relieving thank you for the clarification

i thought this was gonna be absolutely impossible

[alpine silo]

its either a random drop or you can get one extra from a side boss a few areas later (don't know the name of the area)

[harsh moth]

@alpine silo ty 🙂

[azure lava]

talk to balbala in the trial of the sekhema zone to get another

[fiery flax]

how do you complete the soul core challenge in trial of chaos i cannot figure this out for hte life of me 😅

[low bear]

which one is better for monk?

[alpine silo]

wait seriously?

[harsh moth]

@azure lava ty too 🙂

[azure lava]

for the quest one, yes

[azure lava]

movement speed is king on boots, but a good rare with life and res beats them both

[alpine silo]

you get a core and make your way back to the pedestal in the middle and place it their

[fiery flax]

i see

[alpine silo]

you have to do it for 3 of them

[fiery flax]

so these are better than ones with mov speed?

[alpine silo]

they drain life tho

as you hold on to them

[tight python]

I feel like those shoes "unaffected by slows" sounds so op and I want them

[fiery flax]

ohhhh that explains it

[clear merlin]

Has anyone else found a way to get back to the trial of the sekhemas? The area is greyed off when I try to teleport

[alpine silo]

personally i feel like thats the hardest one, since enemies keep spawning and the ''placing stone'' anim takes waay too long

[fiery flax]

dude its ridiculous im struggling

[alpine silo]

just in case, have you tried relogging?

[clear merlin]

I can try again after I’m done with this area but yes because I was having the same issue last night

[alpine silo]

depending on the character i wait with doing it until im a few levels higher than the trial

[alpine silo]

you haven't been able to ge back at all since last night? or sometimes yes and sometimes not?

[clear merlin]

No I haven’t been able to access it since I did the trial in act 2

Now I’m in cruel difficulty and have a level 60 djinn and want to do another trial to get more ascendancy points

[low bear]

So laced boots better

[azure lava]

no, movement speed beats anything on boots imo

[azure lava]

19% movespeed plus life beats 20% movespeed imo

[alpine silo]

saw this, maybe it works for you too?

[clear merlin]

Hmm I’ll try in a bit

[fiery flax]

hmmm alright

[clear merlin]

This worked thanks for helping

[alpine silo]

good to hear, then i'll keep that in mind if anybody ever gets this issue again

[lilac sigil]

Hi, trying to get Herlad of ice but im unable to find with any sprit gem. what am i missing?

[clear merlin]

I saved the image because everywhere I looked I seen people asking the same thing

[alpine silo]

i believe you can find it in Monk's section

[lilac sigil]

there it is, serching for did not work. thank you

was doing my head in

[alpine silo]

lol

[smoky lava]

Do you guys know how I can solve PC freeze when entering to zone?

[shut wind]

I'm in Act 1 and fightin Draven Eternal as a Sorcerer. Whenever I hit him with ice and lightning magic, I get damage like I"m taking thorns damage or something

Why is this happening? It's impossible to kill him

because of this

Is this a bug?

[wary hound]

Can anyone help me with act one final boss? On my second play through

[amber scarab]

what does this mean "monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [100]"

I understand the words but not the implication

[azure lava]

I'm gonna need context

[amber scarab]

https://poe2db.tw/us/Lachlann_of_Endless_Lament

[azure lava]

it's a datamined expression. I'm guesing it has something to do with how monsters have a damage penalty vs minions

[lost pivot]

any one got a good mercenary planner?

for leveling

[azure lava]

Raizqt has a youtube guide for leveling with grenades on merc

[lost pivot]

i should be specific

galvanic

build

[azure lava]

Or just use https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1326972100409426081 and get proj nodes

[azure lava]

What level do you get galvanic shards?

[lost pivot]

idk

i just need a planner to follow

[minor cypress]

Anyone willing to help clear act 1 cruel boss with me?

[alpine silo]

#2┃looking-for-group

[azure lava]

Well, do you want to use the same tree for leveling and for galvanic, or do you want to level with something stronger and respec to galvanic later?

[lost pivot]

leveling and galvanic

[azure lava]

Then it sounds like you want to go to maxroll.gg, look up a galvanic shard build guide and just go for it

[lost pivot]

thats where i am at but

most of the builds instantly put endgame gear and skills

[alpine silo]

make your own build and guide

[lost pivot]

so i am tryna look for one that goes step by step

[lost pivot]

i am not even good bro

;-;

[alpine silo]

me neither

[azure lava]

#1328202289755983932 has tips for gearing for any build in the campaign. And for the tree, just grab generic damage nodes that work for your build. Use support gems with synergy. That's like 90% of what a build guide is for the campaign

[lost pivot]

hm

[azure lava]

I've made two builds in poe2 from scratch with no guides and it only took me a few hours reading the skills and mechanics of poe2.

... And twelve years of poe1 experience

But honestly poe1 experience can royally fuck you for making a build in poe2

So much is different

[wary hound]

I will as that’s what I’m stuck on atm

[alpine silo]

tbh the most fun part for me about poe 2 is finding things that work well together and piecing a build together from that. i personally don't like following guides since i basically have no input on what i want on my own character. but i can see why people do that

[fathom abyss]

Sure

[fathom abyss]

Need help still

[wary hound]

Yeah

[fathom abyss]

@wary hound I'll dm you

[haughty gazelle]

is exile exchange 2 safe to use??

[hollow cairn]

Just made it to CD any ways to boost dps? Ranger storm-bringer setup

[fiery flax]

whats a good way to farm up some gold so i can respec i just got to cruel

[alpine silo]

tbh, just sell any magic/rare item you find and you're not using

there's isn't really a money farm that early on afaik

[fiery flax]

damn alright

[small creek]

third boss in a row that I die and this appears

[fathom abyss]

It's you mana flask

[small creek]

oh ok thanks

[topaz chasm]

now that i completed ascendancy why would i do it again im just tryna understand the mechanic

[azure lava]

you only ascend 4 times for the points, are you asking why anyone would do the trials without getting ascendancy points?

they have some decent rewards for higher level version as far as I know

chaos trials are the only source of soul cores

[rustic dirge]

How much should I invest into energy shield as sorceress? Rn I'm level 29 and have no skill points invested in it lol, all of mine are spell damage/casting speed/lighting buffs

[azure lava]

you're doing it right

don't put anything into evasion/armor/energy shield during the campaign

[rustic dirge]

Gotcha thank you lol

[azure lava]

life/resistances/movement speed on gear is the most important

damage on your weapon is very important as well

[glacial palm]

So if I apply fire exposure, why can the forgemaster still stand in the lava? 🤔

[rustic dirge]

Gotcha📝

[azure lava]

the passive tree in the campaign is for:

1. Damage
2. Killing things quickly
3. Making things die fast
   and, occasionally,
4. Murdering with swiftness

[icy oracle]

Why can't I run this game at all? I got a 4070ti super and I can't even play on ultra performance

But on my old PC I could play on performance and it was way way worse of a PC

Is there something in settings I gotta choose?

[azure lava]

I can't tell if this is a serious question or not

[glacial palm]

It is not, but it is fun.

[azure lava]

can you launch the game and look at the performance graphs and see what the bottle neck is? (f1 brings them up by default)

also try using a different renderer (changeable in the options)

[eager basin]

gpu drivers up to date?

[eager basin]

he has Lava Inoculation

your -res has no effect

on his immunity to lava

[icy oracle]

Thank you, I'll try that. Also what's a bottle neck?

Just got this PC tdy and idk anything ab PCs

[azure lava]

the thing that's holding back your performance. For most people, it's either their internet, GPU, or CPU

no matter how good two of those are, you can't play the game smoothly if the third one is bad

[icy oracle]

I see ok

It might be my Internet

Or CPU

I'll check

[topaz chasm]

thanks man i just saw this i finally figured out how to kill jamanra lol i got tailwind and used glacial bolt and got it done

[tribal cobalt]

What does the enemy level need to be for level 3 skill gems to drop

[azure lava]

level 6

[tribal cobalt]

Thank you good sir

[rustic dirge]

How can I use the trade filters to look for the lvl 8 persistent buff gems? Ive been grinding for 2 hours and haven't gotten one and I just want a cast on shock😭🤣🤣

[coarse elk]

Why ppl corrupting nice jewels (with +2% max res) dont turn into rare jewels (with 3 mods) before corrupting?
They are corrupting it with 2 mods (magic)

[polar hound]

Can we refund asc points?

[reef cedar]

yes

[lament stone]

adorned, super expensive endgame thing

[cunning dragon]

Will pay 1 divine to someone who will help me navigate which 2 passive points i didn't get through campaign.. Will show screenshots of my act screens. Please dm me if you have a moment and want that 1 div

[lament stone]

but basically adorned increases the effect of corrupted magic rarity jewels

by up to 100%, doubling the effect

[lament stone]

its not hard to see them, you basically just look at each acts map and see which icons arent greyed out with an X on them

[cunning dragon]

I know.. i think I'm just blind

or I don't understand something lol

[lament stone]

it could be from the alternate timeline version of act 3 or cruel act 3

youd have to go through the timegate to change the map to the other version

[coarse elk]

What?

[cunning dragon]

found it..

Thank you! Now the question is - how do I get there? When I enter the gateway, i end up in the Riverbank (curel)

[azure lava]

1. enter riverbank
2. portal to town
3. exit to character select
4. relog
5. You'll be in the past, I think

[lament stone]

they want to be in the past for the aggorat points

thats what they were missing

[azure lava]

oh, I see

[cunning dragon]

using a waypoint might be a problem..

[azure lava]

relog

character select and log back in

[cunning dragon]

okk

[azure lava]

and you'll be at the past waypoint

[lament stone]

they really need to make this easier to swap between past and present

[cunning dragon]

oh god thank you

it's so stupid

Would you guys want 1 div each for help?

[lament stone]

nah

im in ssf anyway

[amber scarab]

what are the differences between the 3 witch subclasses, the one I have to pick when creating a new character: minion, bone and chaos respectively if I recall correctly

[opaque stone]

Nothing

Thats just showing you Witch skills

You dont pick one

[amber scarab]

oh, ok

nevermind then

thanks

[lament stone]

you dont pick an ascendancy that early

[opaque stone]

They mean the skill previews, not ascendancies

[final geyser]

Yeah, those are just to showcase the kinds of skills associated with the class, nothing else.

[amber scarab]

so for a scepter suffix like +% attack speed versus +% cast speed, how do I know if it applies to my minions?

[azure lava]

read the minion skill and see if they use spells (cast speed) or attacks (attack speed)

[alpine silo]

it should have ''allies in your presence'' for that

[azure lava]

and yeah, it needs to say "allies in your presence"

[amber scarab]

neither "spell" nor "attack" occur on this page (with CTRL-f) https://poe2db.tw/us/Skeletal_Warrior

https://www.poe2wiki.net/wiki/Skeletal_Warrior doesn't seem to differentiate either

I mean I'd guess those guys are "attack" since they just have swords

but... how do I actually know for sure?

[azure lava]

yeah the best I can see is that minions with attacks say "basic attack" and ones that cast spells say they "cast" stuff in the description

[glacial palm]

Pretty much. Check the abilities in game. @amber scarab

Attacks will have attack modifiers, like attack damage or attack speed (like skeletal snipers "Gas Arrow")

Spells will have modifiers like spell damage or cast time (skeletal arsonists "Explosive Demise")

Minions without either will just have a basic attack, which is an attack ofc.

[slate rivet]

anyone want to start a new character and go through act 1 with me 🙂 the more the merrier. my main character is act 2 barabarian

[alpine silo]

i still kinda wish we could wield 2 scepters

[stuck prism]

Hey if i dont use to corruption altar, can i come back at a much later time?

[azure lava]

yep

[azure lava]

if you're playing a barbarian you might have the wrong game installed.

also #2┃looking-for-group might be better

[stuck prism]

Awesome thanks! I will come back closer to end game lol

[woeful flare]

Can someone plz kill doryani for me

[glacial palm]

One sec. I'm in Utzaal atm, will make my way up and let you know when I kill him

Just have to get through viper first 😦

[woeful flare]

Wanna do act 1 cruel ?

[glacial palm]

You're looking for either global chat, or #2┃looking-for-group

[distant cedar]

How do I know that I can trade? Is it possible to not be able to trade?

[cursive bluff]

As long as you have a quad tab you shouldn't have any issues with trading

If you have a quad stash tabs then that's all you need to start trading to others and use poe2 trade site to buy items

[lusty locust]

is there a channel to buy ascendency carries?

[distant cedar]

Do you absolutely need the quad tab? I can get it but just for future reference

@cursive bluff

[cursive bluff]

Nope this server is free so ask in #2┃looking-for-group or go to the forbidden trove discord for buying services

[final geyser]

In order to be able to sell items via the trade website, you need any kind of premium tab, since that will allow you to list items on the website (it may be possible to post them on the forums like with PoE1, but that's not ideal). A quad tab is probably the most general, as most of the others are only able to hold specific types of items.
To purchase items from the website, you don't need any kind of stash tab, just the currency to afford the price. Similarly, the ingame Currency Exchange doesn't require any kind of premium stash tabs.

[cursive bluff]

Yeah you need a quad premium tab to be able to sell things but you don't need anything if you wanna buy items from people

[compact phoenix]

Yooo can anyone explain how to use the focus’ for the sorceress class?

Is it only for when you’re using wands?

Cause i can’t equip it with my staff

[cursive bluff]

Staffs are 2h

[final geyser]

A Staff is two-handed, you naturally cannot equip an off-hand with it. If you want to have a spellcasting weapon, you would need to use it with a Wand.

[trim turret]

Staffs are two handed weapons.

So yeah you need to use it with a wand or another 1h weapon type.

[trim turret]

You just need a premium tab period, doesnt have to be a quad.

[cursive bluff]

If you're gonna buy a tab specifically for trading there's no point getting a smaller one so suggesting quad is easier and quicker

[trim turret]

Yeah but simply upgrading an existing tab to premium is cheaper.

Cost vs space.

[cursive bluff]

I dunno the prices of tabs and such but I'm pretty sure you could also afford a quad tab with the cheapest points option

So you spend the minimum the game offers and should be able to upgrade or get a quad on sale whereas later down the line they may have to spend more to upgrade a tab and buy a quad

[wary summit]

is there any way i can connect my accoutn to something on discord

tryna show my guid what i have in my stash or wtv

[trim turret]

Not really. What's your question?

[cursive bluff]

I've never done it myself but in poe1 people could do full tab sales couldn't that work here also?

[meager flower]

Does 2,672 ailment threshold mean much in this game? Not the offensive one, the deffensive one

[trim turret]

With Discord? Not that im aware of.

[trim turret]

I dont know the math. If youre avoiding being frozen/ignited/etc you're probably in good shape.

[meager flower]

That would be just bonus. Any way I can see how much Ailment Threshold do I have on my character?

[cerulean zephyr]

not currently, will be added soon. sorry about that

[trim turret]

I'd like to see more weapon swap speed passive nodes. It's a core feature relevant to all classes, I feel like it should be in more than one spot on the tree.

[wary summit]

I have a filter on that’s super strict but I’m still seeing gear that is terrible

Is there something I’m missing

I thought filter made it so I couldn’t see bad stuff pretty much

[trim turret]

Filters don't know what mods are going to roll on items.

And some item bases are valuable as they can be chanced into desirable unique items.

[wary summit]

Hmm

Got it

So everything I see I’m supposed to see

Cause I’m seeing the same stuff my friend with no filter is seeking

Seeing

[lament stone]

if youre still very early like in act 1 basically nothing gets filtered out

[wary summit]

I’m farming t15

Maps

I’m in the wrong channel

Mb

[lament stone]

oh if youre in t15 maps semi strict is nowhere near strict enough

[deft notch]

as a lvl 33 infernal witch im trying to figure out a way to setup invocation triggers.
only have 130 sp
are there any existing guides for low levels trying this type of build?

[limber glacier]

Level 53 monk act 1 cruel looking for team up no rush

[vague hollow]

there's no way to remove my basic attack to free up and extra skill slot right?

[lament stone]

it doesnt take up a slot

[final geyser]

Default Attack does not use up a gem slot, it is granted by having a weapon equipped.

[vague hollow]

ah

so you have 9 skill slots baseline in total?

[lament stone]

yes

[proper sable]

I made it to cruel !!!!

[sudden solstice]

if my trial of sekhamas bugged out can I logout and log back in at the same step or am I screwed?

[dim maple]

Miller is harder than hillock!

the zombs keep spawning, and the firebolt doesnt do much dmg!

[proper sable]

Can someone power level me to 52? I'm 51.

[slate rivet]

looking for a couple of more players to play act 1 on a fresh character in a couple of hours. so far got 2 people with me

[deft notch]

one of mine was bugged due to a network drop
i had to leave and comeback and redo the map for the quest item to reappear

[tired pilot]

If I take the giants blood perk and decide to use a 2 handed weapon in one hand and shield in the other does it get bonuses from one or two handed passives?

[sudden solstice]

ty

[slate rivet]

looking for a couple of more players to play act 1 on a fresh character in an hour. so far got 2 people with me

[lament stone]

#2┃looking-for-group

[slate rivet]

havent had a chance in there to find anyone. thought id have more of a chance in here

[lament stone]

2 handed, youre still using a 2 handed weapon

[lament stone]

read the pinned message

[tired pilot]

So one handed points are useless

Thanks

[unkempt frost]

I think I found a decent bow for running the campain XD

[trim turret]

Its...ok. Should always keep an eye out for something better, campaign or not. Decent flat damage on that one.

[narrow frigate]

stuck between choosing my acendancy for warrior and idk which to pick, any suggestions?

[dusky burrow]

titan is more popular by a mile

[craggy gyro]

One message removed from a suspended account.

[sudden solstice]

so you have to do 2 sets of shekemas to get your 3rd set of points?

[lament stone]

if you die you get kicked out of the map, you lose the waystone you used and all the mods affecting the map

[unkempt frost]

in POE1 you had 6 portals to get back in guess trhat changed?

[lament stone]

you still get 6 portals to use if you need to leave to trade or something

but if you die all the portals get deleted

[unkempt frost]

thast different how it used to be handled

the map vanished ocne apl the portals were used

in the first game

[lament stone]

yea the poe2 endgame works a bit differently to the poe1 endgame

[unkempt frost]

well rip

well let me ask this

if you and a mate are in there can the res you b4 you respawn?

[lament stone]

no

if you die you get kicked out of the map, you cannot reenter

its the same in multiplayer

[unkempt frost]

dang

[narrow frigate]

what makes it more popular?

[dusky burrow]

it's way more versatile and straightforward

inc. effect of smalls is really good for literally any build

15% more life is straightforward and effective for anything life based

meanwhile the warbringer nodes are so niche

like what do you even do with warcry explosions

and there is literally 1 build in the game thast can take advantage of the warcry cooldowns effectively

[gusty compass]

can someone help me with act 2 ?

[dusky burrow]

#2┃looking-for-group

[trim turret]

It is quite unpopular and many of us are hoping it changes. It's very unfriendly to Grouping.

[distant cedar]

What does 30% increased defenses mean?

[dusky burrow]

= 30% increased global armour, evasion, energy shield

[distant cedar]

Okay, thank you. I was confused on what that node in the quarterstaff tree meant. Is it worth getting that node? I feel like its obvious but maybe not

[dusky burrow]

well, do you have or are you planning to have meaningful amounts of any of those three?

(as a tip, as a monk, you probably want to invest into evasion and/or energy shield, either now or down the line.)

[tired pilot]

Has anyone on Xbox encountered or found a fix for this? I've tried everything.

[fiery flax]

which of these is realistically better for a sorcerer

[dusky burrow]

right

more life more resistance

although the dex req looks difficult

[distant cedar]

Right now I am investing in evasion and energy shield. I am running grim feast and ghost shroud and I almost never get hit hard enough to have it dip into my health. (end of act 3 cruel) @dusky burrow

[dusky burrow]

if you're using both, then the global defences is certainly a useful defensive node

if you dont need defences at the moment, you can invest further into damage

but it is a strong option to keep in mind

[distant cedar]

Would you say shock chance or lightning dmg will be more useful? I just reached lvl 66 and I don't have any trouble surviving.

[dusky burrow]

they cant be directly compared

but more lightning damage indirectly results in more shock chance

it all depends on the magnitudes, of course

[distant cedar]

how important is magnitude? I still dont understand it fully

[trim turret]

Magnitude would make your shocks stronger, and shock makes enemies take more damage. So it's an indirect way to scale damage.

[fiery flax]

magnitude affects exposure right

still dont fully grasp it myself

[dusky burrow]

no

shock magnitude affects shock

nothing else

[fiery flax]

so what would magnitude of ignite do

make the burn do more dmg?

[dusky burrow]

the base damage of the damage over time, yeah

[fiery flax]

i see

[dusky burrow]

so 100% inc. magnitude would make it deal double the damage (assuming we dont already have any inc.)

[fiery flax]

i gotcha

saving up rn to respec from flame to spark

gotta figure out how it works first with the effects

[azure lava]

Holding alt and clicking on underlined keywords is pretty op

[tame holly]

what is the best between : Gear with a better quality/gear level and evasion stats or better substat ?

[dusky burrow]

if you're in campaign, you should focus on the modifiers

like life, resistances, damage, movement speed

[tame holly]

ok ty

[tight python]

which one is better for now?

[dusky burrow]

right

neither are good

but right is better

[distant cedar]

Does this mean just as long as their active? because they are always affecting me, correct?

[tame holly]

What is charges?

[dusky burrow]

yeah (it's they're not their)

[azure lava]

Hold alt and click on the word "charge" to read more

[dusky burrow]

they're temporary resources that certains skills can expend to make them stronger

[tame holly]

how get them? because i need charge for a skill

[distant cedar]

Word, ty

[dusky burrow]

which charge? for what skill?

there is no default way to generate charges

there are many through a variety of sources with their own upsides and downsides

[azure lava]

I learned about them by cutting a skill, support, and spirit gem and searching for "charge" and reading what came up. You don't need to actually engrave the gems. I just use them as an encyclopedia

[molten meadow]

invoker or acolyte?

[tame holly]

Charged Staff (Monk)

[dusky burrow]

for that one, the strat is to run combat frenzy (spirit reservation skill)

that grants frenzy charges, then you grab the resonance keystone (as mentioned above) to gain power charges instead)

[fiery flax]

is +100 life but -20% lighting res good or bad

not sure which to prioritize

[azure lava]

Depends on how much res and life you already have.

[fiery flax]

going from 1055 life to 1155 life and 15% lightning to -5%

[azure lava]

I'd go lightning res and also get way more res

[fiery flax]

yeah i just reached cruel and my res plummeted

[dusky burrow]

the life should be more valuable, but with your resistances so low already that you need to focus on them right now

you only lost 10%

two were negative before

[shadow socket]

where to check my crit

[dusky burrow]

on the skill stats on the skill screen

[tame holly]

i'll chekck that

[restive slate]

hey i have a question, does every player need a unique user name? does every character also need a unique name? whats keeping someone from taking all the common names?

[dusky burrow]

for the account name, there are discriminators

for the character name, there is a limit on the number of characters your account can have at once

so while you can take a good deal of names, the ability of a single account is limited

plus all the common names are already taken

[restive slate]

yeah, but why cant character names just be unique to player names? why cant i make a character called john. thats silly

im gonna have to name all my characters something goofy like gimbelglop

[dusky burrow]

what happens when i want to whisper a character called john

[haughty niche]

cause it feels neat to have a unique name

also yeah people whisper via name

[dusky burrow]

and theres multiple

[restive slate]

then whisper the unique player user name john? unless im missing something, you dont need to know each characters name

[haughty niche]

I like the restriction, it leads to my more spicy names

[restive slate]

or do you

[haughty niche]

you whisper the character name

not the account

[restive slate]

oh

well

:/

[shadow socket]

not this is it?

i thought that was base crit

[restive slate]

ig im not mmoarpg enough to get it...

[dusky burrow]

that is not it

do you see the dps number

click the arrow

[shadow socket]

ye

[glacial palm]

Guess that's more being too "offline single player" to get it 😅

[distant cedar]

How much is a white stellar amulet worth? someone offered me 120 exalted

[shadow socket]

i still cant see the crit for some reason am i blind

[restive slate]

correct. i dont get fancy with my character names. every character i have may as well be called john halo.

[shadow socket]

or spark cant crit?

[glacial palm]

Just go back to arcade or classic console days. Stop giving your characters names, just 3 letters for the high score board

[restive slate]

lmao

i wouldnt mind that

[glacial palm]

Depends on if you put a support in that prevents crits.

Controlled Destruction comes to mind, commonly used.

[restive slate]

but i want my characters to have personalble names... was hoping to name the ranger rebecca

[shadow socket]

damn am really am negative iq, tysm

[haughty niche]

are you telling me stuff like PenisWallower isn't personal?

Id never have come up with stuff like that if not for the restrictions

[restive slate]

personable: as in it makes them feel like a person.
i dont know enough french people for mrs wallower to feel like a name to me

is there a way to rotate the camera?

[haughty niche]

nope

only arpg that allows that is Grimdawn in my experience

its infinitely more work to make things look nice from multiple angles

[restive slate]

aha

how does mana work

does it come back?

or is it like a certain amount per mission

[haughty niche]

it regenerates by a small amount by default

Theres no missions

Mana flask also lets you refill mana. You can recharge the flasks in towns or by killing monsters

[restive slate]

can i sell this on the supermarket for a bajintillion dollars? if not, how does the chaining thing work? idk if trading is a thing. its my first time playing a game for the obese

[dusky burrow]

why a bajintillion

[restive slate]

inflation

[dusky burrow]

yeah no

inflation doesnt make a pebble valuable

[restive slate]

all online markets suffer from inflation as devs want to sell bundles for more stuff. look at gta.

[restive slate]

what if i told you its a lucky pebble

[haughty niche]

thats not how poe works at all

[dusky burrow]

anyone with an uncut skill gem can make that

[restive slate]

ill have you know i am an expert in the game

[haughty niche]

you cannot buy any ingame items at all

[dusky burrow]

and you get an uncut skill gem in the tutorial

[restive slate]

ive been playing since feb 2nd

[haughty niche]

just stash space and cosmetics

[restive slate]

tf is an uncut gem lmao

this is wild

[haughty niche]

Play the game and read the screen, should find it tells you a lot of useful information

[restive slate]

smh

making me read

i already paid money

just give me dopamine

[dusky burrow]

personally, i never tried that.

[restive slate]

thats it i quit

[dawn sage]

Guys, how gravebinds work? Should i stay next to teammate who's killing or next to the mob?

[restive slate]

quick question

i just first tried the fat miller

does that make me goated?

be honest, im very humble

[haughty niche]

idk if you are even playing the right game at this point

or speaking english

[restive slate]

its the guy outside of clearfall or smthn

[haughty niche]

oh

Hes pretty easy, designed to get the player used to dodgerolling/combat

[dusky burrow]

ngl ur not funny

[haughty niche]

if you aren't willing to put any effort into anything, then i won't put any effort into answering

[restive slate]

couple of extremely low effort questions.

should i be using wisdom scrolls asap or should i be saving them for some reason?
is there any difference between elements? (i found a lightning thing. is there a reason to switch to fire or smthing?)
why cant i use this thing See photo;

[dusky burrow]

should i be using wisdom scrolls asap or should i be saving them for some reason?
they will be plentiful, you might have cause to conserve them early on

[haughty niche]

midway through act 1 you unlock a guy who bulk-unidentifies items for free

[dusky burrow]

is there any difference between elements? (i found a lightning thing. is there a reason to switch to fire or smthing?)
they are resisted by different resistances. they may be modified by different modifiers (inc. fire increased fire, inc cold increases cold, etc.)
they also deal different ailments by default. fire ignites, lightning shocks, cold chills and freezes.

[haughty niche]

the focus should go in offhand, its like an offensive shield for casters

[restive slate]

is there a reason to use it as a ranger?

[haughty niche]

almost never, no

[restive slate]

or should i just unenchant

[haughty niche]

unless you are doing some weird niche caster build on ranger

[restive slate]

am baby. the niche my ranger is filling is called a "bad ranger build"

gonna make a youtube video for other players on how to copy it

any generic advice for what i should be aiming for in my dmg? first in general, then just for ranger? for example, flat dmg vs crit chance vs fire rate?

[haughty niche]

Weapon slot will be the largest source of damage. Passive tree will have some but not a significant portion of your damage.

Poe2 rewards prioritizing offense in passive tree early, though its nice to get some defense in it later on.

The specific damage stats you want will vary heavily depending on the skill(s) you choose to use

This is an example of one option ranger has easy access to, but therse a bunch of different routes you could go.
https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1326972100409426081

[restive slate]

should i try to find a guild to join?

are there reasons to do so?

[dusky burrow]

guilds arent very popular, in general

[restive slate]

so dont worry abt not being in a guild? i wont miss out on anything?>

[haughty niche]

they are primarily just chat rooms

theres not raids or guild-only content besides a shared guild stash

[restive slate]

ok

[haughty niche]

#1312645838727811163 if you were interested tho

[restive slate]

anything i should konw about the microtransactions shop?

seems over priced

[haughty niche]

Its their main way of monetizing the game

yeah most players would agree is very overpriced

[restive slate]

:/ 50 bux for one armor is like midtier csgo skin pricing...

[haughty niche]

You can spend like ~$30 and have all the stash space you would ever need. If you bought the early access supporter pack then you have that amount of points anyway.

Every 3 weeks theres a stash tab sale that lets you save a bunch of points on them.

Besides those, theres nothing really that gives any benefit in game

[restive slate]

so save my points for the stash tabs for now. got it.

can i look cool without the armor and still min max? or am i gonna end up looking like a murder hobo if i dont cover up the meta gear i have with shop stuff

[haughty niche]

in poe1 a lot of the armour, especially early on looks stupid af which certainly incentivizes cosmetics.

But poe2 armour can look pretty sick

[trim turret]

Things regularly go on sale and the supporter packs are the best value because you get cosmetics and points equal to the value of the pack. There are also free cosmetics each league, once we start getting leagues. And yeah wait for some specific stash tabs and the sale that happens every three weeks.

[haughty niche]

poe1 DEFINITELY gives off the murder hobo vibes tho

[rare vault]

im on the first boss of act 2 and i keep getting one shot because i only have 250 hp any suggestions?

[trim turret]

I've held off actually using my cosmetics mostly in POE2 because the gear looks so much better.

[restive slate]

how gud do i need to be to get rewards from leagues?

is the stuff in shop always available and sales just make them cheaper?
the supporter packs are best value so i should try to get those instead of shop stuff?

[trim turret]

Get more life and resists on your gear. Can always grind some. Check vendors for gear upgrades. Don't be afraid to use your crafting currency to try and improve stuff.

[haughty niche]

honestly the only cosmetic sets ive gotten are from supporter packs over the years. They give full point value (which i spend on stash tabs for sorting easier / skill cosmetics to make things look different) but they also come with full cosmetic armour sets and stuff that look cool.

[trim turret]

In POE1 you can get the first couple cosmetics easily. The later ones require some real grinding. But leagues run for 3 months so you have time. Things don't usually leave the store. And yeah, I've never bought armor sets except with the points I've gotten from supporter packs.

[haughty niche]

shops always available.
You can usually get the first tier of the challenge rewards just by putting time into the game if you don't know what you are doing.

[rare vault]

is crafting currency like exalted orbs?

[dusky burrow]

yeah

[trim turret]

Yes, though in act 2 I'd use transmutation and augment orbs and that's about it. Maybe an artificer and a rune if you have one to help with resists. Remember also that a blue item with two good mods is better than a rare with six bad ones.

[restive slate]

since i already have lightning arrow, should i get lightning rod? seems like more synergy than other options...

[glacial palm]

It's pretty fun early on with lightning arrow.

[trim turret]

Sure you can. If lightning arrow chains (haven't played ranger yet) you can drop a bunch of rods and then chain all the lightning from lightning arrow between them.

A big part of POE2 is finding those skill interactions and creating or enhancing them with support gems.

[glacial palm]

It's a neat little early interaction. Lightning rods create a little field that shocks nearby stuff every time you hit with lightning arrow.

[restive slate]

any way to zoom out cam? feel blind on the north and south...

[trim turret]

Nope. If you've mouse scrolled out as far as it can go that's it.

[glacial palm]

Normal part of the game, and something you learn to play around 😅

[restive slate]

are there multiple paths in a mission? as in, should i bother exploring or just rush down the first path i see

forgot there arent missions

still...

[trim turret]

It never hurts to explore a bit but you don't need to full clear or anything. Zones reset after you've left them for a bit anyway.

[haughty niche]

fairly linear in campaign, with a bunch of optional side areas.

I believe act 4 is supposed to have the choice of different islands to explore in whatever order you choose or something like that, but we only have acts 1-3 atm

[glacial palm]

I guess the closest thing to "multiple paths in a mission" would be act 2 at the moment.

It's segmented, and during each segment you do have agency to pick which "area" to visit first.

[restive slate]

are stats additive or multiplicative : first option is 10% projectile dam. Second option is also 10% projectile dam. is that 20% increase or 21% increase?

[dusky burrow]

if it says increased, it's additive

so 20% increase

if it says more, it's multiplicative

[glacial palm]

If you're interested in digging into that, I recommend https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1321237459987726366

Explains the differences and the order things are applied at a good baseline.

[rare vault]

is gold only for cosmetics?

[glacial palm]

Mainly for respecs and currency exchange in endgame, actually.

Probably where most of mine sinks to lol

[haughty niche]

What do you mean by gold? Because you cannot use it for cosmetics.

[rare vault]

i mean points

[trim turret]

Stash tabs also.

[haughty niche]

The points are for cosmetics and stash tabs

[restive slate]

so sum of flats * sum of increase * each modifier?

[glacial palm]

Ah, yeah. Cosmetics and tabs.

[haughty niche]

stash tabs being a functional use

[dusky burrow]

correct

[glacial palm]

Like there can be argued that even some cosmetics can have a "functional" use, but it's all quite minimal.

[restive slate]

yippee

[glacial palm]

Stash tabs are the most tangibly useful thing you can buy with them.

[sour delta]

yall can sb js rush me through the campaign rq i'll pay

[glacial palm]

The only thing I would add to this that commonly trips people up is to make sure to include conversions in order.

Some people expect some stat bonuses to benefit pre-conversion that will not.

[desert sedge]

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

[topaz junco]

we dont allow paid services on the server

[sour delta]

not actual paid stuff

ingame currency

[glacial palm]

Either way.

[dusky burrow]

still no

[restive slate]

elon musk moment?

[topaz junco]

still a paid system, so no

[sour delta]

interesting

[glacial palm]

Plenty of people offer it, nothing against the rules, they just don't want it here

Still completely allowed to go to #2┃looking-for-group and ask somebody to join you for it though.

[restive slate]

is there a way to see the map of the area i am in? like a larger one than the minimap?

[trim turret]

This is a channel for first time players of the campaign anyway, and if it's your first time, you shouldn't be trying to rush.

[haughty niche]

Tab expands it abit

Then arrowkeys move that

[restive slate]

perfect

[sour delta]

nah it ain't that's why i asked😭

but ai is cool

[haughty niche]

You can change map overlay transparency in options if you are like me and leave it up forever

[restive slate]

how big are areas? im in the underground burrows area as part of the treaacherous ground mission. should i be clearing the place out?

[haughty niche]

Too big

[restive slate]

so just rush the obj and leave?

[haughty niche]

Explore imo

No harm in doing so besides taking more time

[trim turret]

There are usually optional encounters in most zones and some of them give permanent character bonuses.

[glacial palm]

Especially during EA, let alone before they're doing a reset eventually.

Might as well get the game knowledge, only thing you can take with you

[restive slate]

permanent character bonuses?

[trim turret]

Yeah like the first optional boss in the zone after the first town drops an item that permanently increases your cold resist. Many give passive points, etc.

They're marked on your world map/quest screen.

[restive slate]

how am i supposed to find stuff on the ground?

is there a way to highlight items?

[hard cypress]

Do we know when to expect a new league ?

[trim turret]

Hit Z to permanently display.

[glacial palm]

As far as I know, no announcement yet.

Happy to find out I'm wrong here though lol

[trim turret]

An economy reset might happen with 0.2 but we won't get proper leagues until after 1.0 id bet.

[hard cypress]

What does economy reset mean ? Like a new league but no new mechanics ?

[glacial palm]

Think I'm making it through Doryani? 🙏

[glacial palm]

Pretty much. Just treat it like another go at standard.

[trim turret]

Yes plus if they roll out one of the new classes or anything else they add or adjust.

[trim turret]

Depends what your resists look like.

[glacial palm]

We having fun tonight 😅

(For anyone actually new that actually needs help, I do not recommend the above)

[haughty niche]

I believd they also were looking to add some other mechanics from poe1 in during ea. Dont think 0.2.0 will have one but i could see one of those coming with a league

[glacial palm]

I'm curious to see if Heist makes it back.

Always seemed to be one of the most mixed for me in the community.

[weary osprey]

steal these ascendancy nodes and bring it back to the entrance

[restive slate]

is there a bestiary or something? let me see enemy healths and weaknesses?

[haughty niche]

Not in poe2

[restive slate]

sso how should i know enemy weaknesses?

[glacial palm]

Relevant info is displayed below the health bar.

[haughty niche]

Hovering over the life bar

Red element icons is negative res

[glacial palm]

For example, this enemy currently has neutral to moderate resistance to fire/lightning.

[trim turret]

Your build should eventually reach the point where it doesn't matter. That's why we have curses, armour break, elemental penetration, etc.

[rustic dirge]

How do I get to the trial of sekhemas? I don't see it anywhere on the map (in the story my best quest is beating the dreadnaught)

[glacial palm]

While this one has some weakness to fire now.

[restive slate]

and in early game? like i see stuff on the mud golems armor

health, i mean

[glacial palm]

If you see yellow/gold for these icons, it's instead moderate-strong resistance.

[restive slate]

and idk what the red and grey icons mean

lmao

yall are answering thiss question

im just not reading

[trim turret]

Just use what you have. Red means a monster is weak to something, grey means they have some resistance, gold means they have a lot of resists to it.

[trim turret]

Do you have the item? Should be able to reach it from the caravan map.

[glacial palm]

Most builds are not going to bring an arsenal of skills and aim to target the enemy's resistances. In fact, usually you will bring tools when you deal elemental damage to force them to be weak anyway.

[rustic dirge]

I do have the item, "Djinn Barya" says use at relic altar

Do I have to beat the dreadnaught to unlock sekmahs trial?

[trim turret]

Nope, it should just be a location to click on in the map the same you have been during act 2.

[glacial palm]

Should be a travel node using the caravan map, above Halani Gates.

[rustic dirge]

It says "ascent to power" above the traitors passage

But i beat the traitors passage boss and searched every single inch of the map

[rare vault]

which one yall think is better?

[glacial palm]

Are you in cruel Act 2?

[rustic dirge]

No, I thought you got ascendency in regular act 2?

[glacial palm]

Just wanted to double check.

In that case, if you have the token I would follow the advice above.

[glacial palm]

Head back to the caravan, use the travel map, and travel to the "Trial of the Sekhemas" located above the Halani Gates.

[restive slate]

any generic ranger build guides out there?

not super min maxxed

just pointed in right direction

[rustic dirge]

It's not there lmao

[glacial palm]

Would recommend a bug report on the forums then. If you picked up the token, you have done everything you need to in order to make it appear.

Would be a green barya item you got from beating the balbala fight, sounds like you got that.

[rustic dirge]

this?

[glacial palm]

This doesn't look like the quest drop, no. It would be green.

[restive slate]

how do i know if a stash is on sale? any specific stash sale to look out for?

[ebon carbon]

Where can I find good jewels? I’m in act three cruel and I’ve only found like 4

[haughty niche]

they actually only really drop in Trial of the sekhimas

the ones you find outside are quite rare

[ebon carbon]

Oh ok cool. I was not aware

[restive slate]

where can i get an early game ranger build?

[ebon carbon]

Appreciate it

[haughty niche]

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides check the Levelling box and it should have a couple

[restive slate]

what does twink leveling mean

[haughty niche]

its a term in arpgs and mmos

Levelling with pre-obtained gear etc to make things much faster

not possible if you are just starting off

[restive slate]

aha

can you also answer my question abt the stasshes? how do i know whats a good stash sale?

[haughty niche]

they are obviously marked with discounts

the discount is the same amount every time

[restive slate]

any specific stash i should buy? should i buy the geenerics or the specific ones?

[haughty niche]

People recommend:

• Currency stash tab (this is all the crafting orbs, which double as trading currencies).
• Premium stash tab upgrade (lets you list items for sale to other players easily)
• Possibly a gem tab, though not super necessary just nice to have
• Waypoint/map tab, not released yet, but borderline required for endgame in poe1.

[restive slate]

whats a waypooint map tab going to store?

[glacial palm]

Late game items that (ideally) you'll have a lot of

[restive slate]

???

ok. so just get one of each and buy more as i need

[haughty niche]

In poe1 theres maps which are itemized dungeons you can roll with currency. You put them in a map device and it opens portals to the area. You get a fuck ton of them and they are the primary endgame progression, going to higher and higher tiers of maps etc.