2┃new-player-in-campaign-help

[stark hull]

only 1 side is for spells the other one is tankiness

I was hoping to build where I can frontline and tank while my minions backline dps

I thought the whole point of PoE was freedom to build whatever u want and make it work 😭

[hybrid star]

infernalist would be more fit for that, not bloodmage

[trim turret]

Only really from crimson power, which relies on you having a lot of energy shield on your body armor.

[stark hull]

I saw the thing for it but that playstyle felt so dumb and boring you kinda just fly around and kill things you dont really tank and melee

[trim turret]

It doesn't mean you can throw random, non-synergistic stuff together and expect it to worn well.

[trim turret]

If you want to tank and melee, play a class that does it more easily out of the box.

[stark hull]

it fine I have 600 shield already at lvl 30 by the time I actually unlock crimson power I'll have like 2k shield which would all go into hp

[trim turret]

...it doesn't apply all of your energy shield.

Just what's on your body armor.

[hybrid star]

crimson gains from your body armor only, not total ES

[trim turret]

How are your life and resistances? What mace skills are you using? What's your passive tree look like?

[dusky burrow]

if you dont get any damage from your ascendancy, believe it or not, you will deal no damage.

[stark hull]

all of that is from body armor. I have no skills that give energy

[dusky burrow]

you can only get away with that with a setup that otherwise does an ton of damage

mace skills aren't really doing that right now

[trim turret]

You're not getting 600 es from body armor.

[stark hull]

I have not a single passive allocated into ES

[hybrid star]

from gloves, helmet, boots, they don't count into crimson

[trim turret]

You have 600 es on your CHEST armor?

That's what body armor is.

[stark hull]

ok if its only chest armor than it's closer to 500

[trim turret]

At level 30 you don't have a body armor with 500 es. Read your armor dude.

[dusky burrow]

if it's ghostwrithe it doesnt work like that with crimson power, just takes the number that's on the item

[trim turret]

All that aside, are you building around any of the other things blood mage does? Uses elemental damage to inflict bleeding? Curses? Life regen to work in conjunction with grasping wounds?

Yeah POE has a lot of options, but how you combine them still has to make sense.

[stark hull]

oh it doesn't? why it's ES from body armor like the description says. I can't find anyone who's tested it online

[stark hull]

nope none of those other than life regen

[dusky burrow]

its the number on the item

that's it, it's just a specific definition

the conversion is too indirect for the modifier to count it

nobody needs to test it when that's how the wording's always worked (including in poe1)

[hybrid star]

you can adjust and build your own, infernalist is way more tankier than bloodmage and more spirits for more minions

[stark hull]

eh too late now I already locked in blood mage 😭

[stark hull]

still can't find anywhere this is mentioned as tested so I might as well test it just to make sure. Worst case scenario I just have to change main armor anyways

[dusky burrow]

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

same concept

[stark hull]

yah but it still isnt tested and poe2 isnt exactly coded the same way

I will take my copium to ascendancy 4!

or 3? idk when I unlock crimson power

[dusky burrow]

aight report back when you get there and i'll edit it into the wiki

[trim turret]

What are your resists?

[trim turret]

Get those up higher whenever possible.

[hardy fern]

poe 2 bosses after i got hammer of the gods

[edgy stone]

https://tenor.com/view/god-of-highschool-i-like-ya-cut-g-gif-19185358

Literally this

[twin terrace]

Getting my ass kicked in the starter area, this game is harder than poe1 are there build guides or any docs someone can point me towards?

I'm trying to make an Invoker Monk

[final geyser]

You can get some on maxroll, but in general, if you're having trouble that early, a build can't do much to help you. When you say starter area, do you mean the Riverbank or Clearfell?

[twin terrace]

Clearfell

So far I only have 2 skills but no armor

[final geyser]

What gem did you pick, and what specifically is giving you trouble? Is it the regular enemy packs or the boss?

[twin terrace]

Falling thunder and glacial cascade

[final geyser]

Those two aren't especially synergistic. Falling Thunder would've benefitted from Killing Palm, instead, as that would allow you to generate Power Charges and do much more damage in a much larger area with Falling Thunder, whereas Glacial Cascade does a lot of extra damage to Frozen enemies, so Frozen Locus would've helped you more by letting you do Cold damage to Freeze enemies.

You should be able to get another skill gem from an encounter in Clearfell, a camp with some undead soldiers. I'd recommend picking either Killing Palm or Frozen Locus with that uncut gem. If you're able to use your skill combos effectively, it should make packs much easier to handle.

[twin terrace]

Thanks

It really did feel like I'm tickling the enemies

[final geyser]

In general, PoE2 rewards various combos quite a bit, so finding and using them early on is a huge help.

[worthy drum]

it is perfectly normal your first run will be harder as there just severe lack of resources and options
will be significantly easier on second character when you have so much more stuff available

[craggy gyro]

what anime is that

looks sick

[topaz junco]

God of high school. It’s also a manwha but that’s off the topic of poe2

[craggy gyro]

oh

ive watched it

i dont think ive seen that before

[chilly fox]

:ChickenSleep2:

[plain saddle]

I'm playing a warrior and I keep dying in the last phase of the Iron Count when he drops ice from the celing. I get some red dotes on me that keeps draining me and I can't avoid them like I do with a ranged build. Wtf are they? They dran 50% of my life from one touch

[final geyser]

That sounds like Corrupted Blood. You get afflicted with it if the beams hit you, but it should be possible to dodge them regardless of build.

It may be a little difficult at first, especially with the beams that drop passively and are harder to be prepared for, but it's definitely possible.

[abstract nimbus]

i got refounded my points

i love this game cs

[torn lava]

does this mean my buff is activated?

[languid nexus]

what am i doing wrong with perfect strike skill it keeps missing like 5 times in a row?

[meager galleon]

its an attack

attacks need accuracy

check your chance to hit on it

[languid nexus]

99%

[meager galleon]

hmmm

[languid nexus]

it looks like some sort of hit box thing

that boss in act 2 on the platform could do any damage to him

[trim turret]

Are you timing it correctly?

[languid nexus]

couldnt

yes waiting full time

[trim turret]

You don't wait the full time.

There's a window when the skill flashes.

[languid nexus]

oh i might check that ty

took me 10 mins to kill that boss some times none of my hits would hit him

[trim turret]

If you time it correctly it does an AOE. The damage is dogshit otherwise.

[languid nexus]

when he move over to side of platform

ty for info man

[trim turret]

There might be a support gem that makes the window bigger so you can practice but I'm not sure.

[languid nexus]

i have that gem

support called window of opportunity

[final geyser]

It makes it smaller, doesn't it?

[languid nexus]

i was just doing it wrong i guess

y

[trim turret]

Window of opportunity makes it smaller but do more damage.

[final geyser]

Anyway, it can be a little difficult to time it right, I'd recommend practising without any enemies a few times to understand exactly when it procs the perfect timing.

[languid nexus]

i practice it than ty for info

[alpine silo]

i want to use melee skeletons only, are reavers better or brutes?

[hard blade]

Is there a crafting bench in poe2?

[final geyser]

No.

[hard blade]

Dose electrocute work on shock chain arrow cus it can't shock mobs so dose that like affect it to home in electrocuted mobs? Instead of shocked mobs

Actually it still dose home in on shocked mobs even with electrocute support gem

I wonder if they are going to add more fire and ice skills to ranger

[final geyser]

Not all weapons are intended to have every element, from what I recall, so I wouldn't expect much more Fire stuff, at least

[trim turret]

I would imagine it depends how you build them.

Things aren't better or worse in a vacuum. Reavers can enrage and brutes can stun.

Reavers also lose life when you enrage them and enemies need to be primed for stun for brutes to stun them.

[hard blade]

Why is there a slight delay on barrage cus there's 1 charge left and I have to wait for 2 to activate? Is this a bug? after I close the game and reopen it fixes it. Or wait a bit

[shut dome]

guys any idea how to upkeep mana for archmage spark without eldrich battery? im on hc

[granite vine]

melting maelstrom, dream fragments, % mana on kill jewels, and just general mana/mana regen stacking

% mana on kill jewels help a lot

[crisp apex]

Question... can we still add socket to skill gem after we corrupted it ?

[hard blade]

Is a basic bow shot build possible? With just a lot of crit ?

[dusky burrow]

sure yeah

it has no mana cost which can be very nice

you just need the budget to deal a lot of damage

with stuff like howa

otherwise it's not very good as you can't scale off of any skill specific mechanics

[hard blade]

I think pin would be good and combat frenzy and long shot for it and any physical aoe skill I'm head towards #2┃build-planning and start a new play through

[sage vault]

So I have begun cruel difficulty. I’m guessing I finished Act 3 and since the game isn’t done I just go into a new difficulty tier and have to replay the campaign?

[trim turret]

Yeah that's how it works until we get acts 4-6.

[sage vault]

So where does the endgame start? I’ve seen all of these comments about things I still haven’t seen. Like maps. Idk wtf those are. I assumed endgame was after act 3, but now I’m essentially restarting the campaign, so now I’m confused.

[trim turret]

So right now endgame is after act 3 cruel. Eventually it Will be after act 6. Maps are the primary form of endgame content and are essentially randomly generated dungeons that you can influence any number of ways in terms of difficulty and content.

[sage vault]

So I have to reach the end of act 3 again in cruel difficulty before I reach true endgame?

[fading loom]

Yes

[sage vault]

Is that how the full game will function? I guess this is actually a larger question of how this game actually works overall. Because coming from Diablo 4, I only have to beat the campaign once, and then I go into endgame, and each season I just skip the campaign and go right into seasonal/endgame content.

So when this game is fully complete, will the general cycle always be just replaying the whole campaign? And possibly doing it twice to reach true endgame just like we have to do now?

[fading loom]

I look for the campaign to be complete, me saying that I don't think you're going to have to worry about running the same acts 2x back to back

[trim turret]

Well, as I just said, eventually you won't do it twice, there will be six acts. But yes you will need to do it for each character.

[fading loom]

Also with path of exile and new leagues you don't have the option you skip said campaign

Just to jump straight to end game that is

[sage vault]

I understand there will be more acts, but even then will I have to complete 1-6, then 1-6 on cruel, THEN endgame? Or will cruel difficulty go away? Turned into something else?

[trim turret]

No, just 1-6 once. Cruel difficulty is a placeholder for acts 4-6.

[fading loom]

^

[sage vault]

Okay that’s exactly what I was curious about, thank you.

[stark bear]

yo wtf. did they do something to Mighty Silverfist? my friend and i are playing and all of sudden this thing just one-shots me

[fading loom]

Mighty Silverfist huh

[trim turret]

They made him easier.

He does a lot of physical damage.

[leaden badger]

what exactly cant we upgrade/enhance to a corrupted item? everything?

[stark bear]

i feel like he never one-shot before. am i crazy

[fading loom]

Do what?

You can't modify anything that is corrupted

Only thing you can really do with corrupted items is change what is in the sockets

[stark bear]

maybe it's just the scaling is different with 2 people or something? i never played this area in a party before

idk how scaling works

[hybrid star]

just increase hp

[fading loom]

Lotte is here no worries chat

[hybrid star]

was it a slam or a swing? the slam usually 1 shot characters

[stark bear]

hm weird if it's just HP. i feel like his damage output wasn't that great when i solo'd him but now with me and my friend he kills us in one hit. idk maybe i'm just going crazy

i just assumed since there was a patch recently something changed

like i took all 6 jobs through there solo and never had an issue with this monkey but now he's absolutely deleting me and my friend

[leaden badger]

gotcha, good thing i noticed that no wonder that 5slot invictus only costed 1 div lol

[fading loom]

Yeah you can change what is in the slots, you just can't add more prefixes or suffixes to the item

[leaden badger]

was more of it having no quality but already corrupted but yeah

[fading loom]

Yeah they didn't know what they were doing if they didn't qual the item before corrupting lolz

[leaden badger]

tho not sure if its still worth the 1 div, but well

[hybrid star]

depends on the mods

[leaden badger]

honestly just after a 5slot one with 10 ele res per socket so i could free up some affixes in my other pieces, but no quality means lower spirit from es/evasion in my invoker

[hybrid star]

yeah I would prefer one with quality, also we shouldn't be talking about morrior in #2┃new-player-in-campaign-help

[leaden badger]

haha for sure

[tight radish]

is elemental penetration better than crit for pillar caged god

[fading loom]

I'd go crit

or attack speed tbh

[tight radish]

YO WSG BRO

caps

[fading loom]

Wsg

[tight radish]

remember me

[woeful shale]

Angormus did not trigger the Freezing Gale phase (Summons chilling mist) of Geonor the Putrid Wolf, but directly skipped it. I tried many times and found that I could not skip it. How did he do it?

[open light]

Can someone join me and help?

[fading loom]

What with?

[torn lava]

how do i get my second pair how ascendancy points

[meager galleon]

trial of chaos in act 3

[torn lava]

what will happen if i do the trial of Sekhemas again

will i get the second pair of asc points?

[meager galleon]

you can, but oyu if you want the next set of points, you need to get one that has 2 floors and do that

[torn lava]

cool

[ebon bay]

is there a way to travel faster? the map walking is too long

[hard blade]

Can basic bow shot break armor?

[meager galleon]

you can teleport between discovered checkpoints in the zone, and of course waypoints

[final geyser]

If you apply a support onto it that would cause it to apply Armour Break, then sure.

Alternatively, there's that ascendancy notable (I forget which class, though) that makes hit damage you deal apply Armour Break equal to a percentage of the damage.

This one, on Warbringer

[sage vault]

Is there anything useful I can do with unwanted skill gems?

[fading loom]

I've sold a ton of them for 1 exalt lolol

[olive star]

help i cant teleport back to the end game after i teleported to act 2

[worthy drum]

Why not? Just go back to your hideout?

[burnt saddle]

go to act 3 cruel, go back in time (through the warp portal), then use the waypoint to go to the bunker under the pyramid

[vivid ice]

how much is this worth? There isnt a single one of these on the market with a spirit implicit. Normal ones go for around 1 divine. I was wondering how much the extra spirit adds to the value

[lament stone]

its classed as an enchant not an implicit

[nimble gull]

is now a bad time to start playing since there is a big update coming?

[granite vine]

frankly yes

doesnt mean you cant, but if you plan to engage with the economy at all it'll definitely be harder than say early/mid league

[ancient aurora]

If you talking uncrafted, I save them. I sell the ones I don’t use when going for a certain build. Then again I’m pretty much a noob when it comes to actually trying to learn everything

[dreamy cedar]

What is elemental ailment threshold

[sonic prawn]

How easily you get ignited/frozen/etc

[dreamy cedar]

Ty

[cosmic heath]

brother

[fickle harbor]

Hay so what going on that I cannot equip a quiver?

[sonic prawn]

Do you have a bow equipped?

[fickle harbor]

Yes

@sonic prawn Two short bows

All it say " You cannot use this item. It's stats will be ignored

[sonic prawn]

Do you have the attributes for it? Enough dex?

[hard blade]

Why is there a short delay after the cool down for the button press to be registered

For barrage

[hard blade]

Is there a debuff that causes it?

[tame oracle]

Not sure if this belongs only in the lfg thread but can anyone help my wife and I just for 5min. At the act 3 boss ketzull (first round). We're at him so it would be a quick in and out. Thank you! My user is Elemental_Stormweaver

[maiden flax]

did you not even put a socket on it?!

[tender pawn]

Yeah he burnt that item lowkey

[tame oracle]

Thank you s void whoever you are. You rock! (sorry on Xbox and typing there sucks)

[silk token]

Hi, new player lv.12 here, I have 1 exalted Orb, where I can exchange it for good item such as weapon or gear ( sorceress )

[dusky burrow]

just wait

you cant trade on the site yet

[trim turret]

You should wait until much later to trade for gear. Ground loot/vendors/crafting should be fine to get you through the campaign, or close to it.

[uncut kettle]

guys if the devs dont add offline single player mode within the next 3 months, i'm gonna leave this discord.

[dusky burrow]

damn that's crazy

i will miss you.

[fading loom]

[trim turret]

Better start packing your bags then.

[scenic shore]

poe2 fix the loading screen crashes?

[solemn niche]

GGG is based holy shit, apirl 4 release of 0.2.0 just to kill LE

#1┃ruthless

[fair thunder]

when is new league

[sonic prawn]

April 4

[solemn niche]

We've came full circle ngl

ggg used to dodge and delay vs other game's relase

cp2077 and wow

and now we are the big fish

if only chris were here to see this achievement

[torn lava]

HOW DO I counter this attack?

[hybrid star]

Asala will create a shield stand close to her

[torn lava]

cool

[frozen vapor]

What a heck is it

[twilit kayak]

so Raging Spirits is not a spell then what is it? I am confused

[hybrid star]

it's a buff

[twilit kayak]

where can I find it?

[sonic prawn]

Spirit Gems

[twilit kayak]

ok? I get it from random drop? I am noob

[sonic prawn]

You get a spirit gem from defeating the king in the mist in Act 1. And you will get one in Act 3 from the bog witch. Otherwise they are random drops yeah

[craggy gyro]

who needs help with bosses

[twilit kayak]

LMAO I cant go double sceptre to double the spirit...

[twilit kayak]

so I follow that ACT 1 guide for the skill , if not enough, what else skill I need to beat the first BOSS?

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/minion-army-infernalist-leveling-guide#skills-header

[craggy gyro]

are u using snipers

[trim turret]

What do you mean, if not enough? If you have the skills the guide recommends you should be able to beat the boss. Which boss is this?

[twilit kayak]

no I switched to Arsonists.

[twilit kayak]

I am just afraid my gear isnt good enough, so thats why I asked

[trim turret]

I mean no way for us to know unless you show us gear. Are you talking about the act 1 boss, Count Geonor?

[twilit kayak]

ya...

[trim turret]

He does a lot of cold damage, how's your cold res?

Did you get raging spirits set up?

[twilit kayak]

0, if with the charm 20%

[twilit kayak]

dont I need to beat the boss to get the gem?

[trim turret]

King of the Mists is long before the end of act 1. Count Geonor is the end of the act.

[trim turret]

That's bad. You want resists and life on your gear as much as possible.

[twilit kayak]

Got it

[terse shore]

need to get into the game but its so complicated it drives me away

[trim turret]

Are you actually at the end of act 1? In the manor?

[trim turret]

POE2 is far more player friendly. There are keywords in game that you can read. Reading is basically your best skill.

[terse shore]

more of the skill part of the game that makes my mind blow up

like idk whats good or bad, and i swap and ruin buiuld

[trim turret]

Well that's the thing, skills aren't good or bad in a vacuum. Everything should be equipped with context in mind. If you are taking fire spell passives, equipping a physical attack may not be the best choice.

And many skills explain how to make the most of them. Falling Thunder is weak by itself but is much more powerful if you're stacking power charges. And you still need to build around it. More attack damage, lightning damage, looking for better quartstaffs, etc.

[twilit kayak]

no still in ogham

[craggy gyro]

prisoner

u can defeat him with auto attacks

[west field]

Hey, when next tab sale? I got the game for my brother :)

!tabs

[desert sedge]

Stash tab sale when?
Generally, stash tabs are on sale every three weeks starting the second weekend of the league - the subreddit has an estimated stash tab sale day in the sidebar

How do I get points?
Purchasing the First Blood starter pack is recommended, as it has 200 points, a stash tab, and a weapon effect
||https://www.pathofexile.com/purchase#FirstBloodPack||
Alternatively, supporter packs are more cost effective than individual points, and give you extra stuff too.

Which ones do I get?
Recommended first tabs are:

• Currency Tab
• Upgrade to Premium (easier to list your items for trade)
• Map tab (after finishing the campaign)
• Fragment tab (after finishing the campaign)

_ And then what?_
If you're focusing on something specific eg. essence farming, picking up the essence tab might be a good investment. The same goes for the divination, and other specialized tabs, like delirium or delve. However, you may find you can handle things with a combination of regular tabs or a quad tab (and the extra storage space doesn't hurt either)

[hybrid star]

11d 09h 35m 52s

[sage pulsar]

so quiet this morning - any op folks around?

[trim turret]

Ask questions and people will answer when they're able.

[velvet pendant]

Im looking for guild add: TonyMassacre

[trim turret]

#1312645838727811163

Guilds don't provide a ton of utility. There isn't group content in POE or anything.

[hidden sinew]

hey guys need help with viper .. can I post my build and tell me wat I fucked up cause I can’t beat her

[trim turret]

Damage or survival issue?

[hidden sinew]

damage I believe

can’t take him down fast enough

[sage vault]

Hey what’s up with this ascent to power quest? It says to search traitors passage but I’ve gone through the whole area and I see nothing new?

[final geyser]

If you're in Cruel Act 2, then just ignore it.

[trim turret]

What skills are you using to do damage? If they are attacks, how up to date is your weapon?

[hidden sinew]

gas grenades explo grenades explo shot oil grenades flash grenade … it’s a merc grenade build I tried following as best I could

[trim turret]

Link the build. And what does your crossbow look like?

[gaunt kite]

im in game still in campaign. just got to act 2 if any one needs me.

[sage vault]

I am. But okay.

[trim turret]

At that point you just need the trial invitations of the appropriate level. They'll say on them if they're going to give you more points.

[sage vault]

Understood, thanks.

[craggy gyro]

anyone can help me progress in acts? currently in first act 🙂

[trim turret]

#2┃looking-for-group Is this your first character?

[craggy gyro]

My inferna was first dint have fun reached lvl 50 something with that

[trim turret]

Well carries are just going to make you underleveled and undergeared.

[craggy gyro]

my friend gave me the orange quarterstaff for mecenary

[trim turret]

You still need the rest of the gear and to know how to build around it.

[trim turret]

Crossbow is eh and you could use, in a pinch, artificers orbs and runes to make it better.

I'm not familiar with the build so I don't know if your gem setup is right or not.

[oak idol]

for some reason i can not equip shield charge, am i just stupid or is it a bug?

[oak idol]

that cant be it and i simply cant find a reason why i cant use it

172 strength it wants 61...

this makes no sense

ok was just a bug used a new skill gem and made the skill again... now it works

[rapid flame]

can someone help me with count of ogham boss fight🙏

[fading loom]

ign?

[craggy gyro]

do u need help with campaign

ill join u if u want

[twilit kayak]

is this a bug? I doont know how to continue

[quartz crow]

up those stairs

[twilit kayak]

I cant go up bruh

[quartz crow]

hunh

did leitis load in fine

seems like she didn't

maybe make new instance

you need to talk to her to continue likely

free her

whatever

[twilit kayak]

free already, she is in town

[slate copper]

Hi, can I get some budget attribute stat stacker build guides suggestions, i have found some guides but dont know ehich one is good. Im playing gemling merc currently lvl 44.

[trim turret]

Budget friendly and attribute stackers are kind of opposite ideas. Link the guide you've found.

[agile niche]

Im getting clowned on by this dude

siphon flask charges + regen 😔

outhealing the damage I deal lmfao

[twilit kayak]

Act 3?

[agile niche]

2

[twilit kayak]

Damn I am just in act 2

[trim turret]

Bail on it or adjust your build/improve gear.

[agile niche]

oh it made sure I bailed

goomba stomped me and send me right back to a checkpoint

[trim turret]

Check your resists, make sure your weapon is as decent as it can be, especially if you're using attacks.

[slate copper]

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/planner/c4non057

and
https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/profile/960ff8ea-cb94-4640-ac89-9e6ecc41515c/builds/efb31234-c637-461e-8651-db430464a122

[trim turret]

The maxroll one doesn't seem too bad. I don't know what it costs right now but I can't imagine HOWA is a budget item.

[solid wagon]

anyone know why the Halani gates quest glitches out and i can't progress past the 2nd gate?

cleared the whole area and even re-logged and still stuck. NPC doesn't spawn in to progress the second gate

[final geyser]

Did you portal out of the area at any point? I've had it happen once that Asala would stop following me after using a town portal, not sure if it's been fixed since.

[solid wagon]

nahh - havent portal'd out, but yea ur right the NPC is no longer here. don't really know how to make her re-spawn

[final geyser]

You could try to Respawn at Checkpoint. You might lose some progress through the zone, but it might resolve the issue.

[mental quarry]

I recommend getting the black sun wrapped helm and a stellar amulet that boosts attributes, otherwise im sure you can pick up 2 cheap breach rings with attributes and a low percentage ingenuity belt somewhere

[solid wagon]

This worked! Thanks1

[mental quarry]

If you use the 1 to 10 damage HOWA you get a pair for literally 50 exalts

And for the weapon use pillar of the caged god unless youre planning to use crossbow/ any other weapon

For the chestpiece i recommend a high evasion chestpiece (with spirit if needed)

Total budget for this build would be less than 8 divs

More like 5 depending on what rings you pick

If thats still too expensive swap out the breach rings for standard lightning/fire/ice resistance rings

[craggy gyro]

Can someone help me complete act2?

🙂

[dusky burrow]

#2┃looking-for-group

[maiden pasture]

Hello, someone can help me with my leveling build? I'm playing with monk but i'm completly weak

i'm currenctly in the act 3+

[pine portal]

"Regenerates Life" is one of the most annoying attributes the Unique monsters can have. It can be downright broken depending on what other stats it gets combined with.

[craggy gyro]

Question is it worth the 30 bucks to play this right now?

[pine portal]

I spent $30 on EA to support development and used the coins they gave me to expand my stash by a lot. It wasn't essential, but it's been very nice to have. Just my 2 cents.

[craggy gyro]

Ive heard the endgame is non-existent right now

[finite kiln]

anything worth?

[trim turret]

This is an English server and we don't do price checks.

[trim turret]

Not non-existant, but definitely the least developed part of the game.

[craggy gyro]

Ah been kinda tempted to get it but been unsure

[trim turret]

Well that's your call to make. You're in a POE Discord so most people are going to tell you it's worth it. Right now we have 6/12 classes, 12/36 subclasses, 3/6 story acts, and the first iteration of endgame, which definitely has some problems.

Can also wait for the 0.2 stream on the 27th to see what is coming.

[placid aurora]

Need help with act 3, I just pivited my build so i am severly underleveled and underpowered. I tickle even the bugs 😭

[trim turret]

Well presumably you would have pivoted when you had enough gems and gold to respec and gear to swap over (if necessary). What did you swap to?

[placid aurora]

I went from explosive shot build for merc to the galv shards. But I also had gold to reset my tree and some skill gems and support gems

[trim turret]

Then if you have a decent weapon that should be fine.

[placid aurora]

Do you know where I can find one?

[trim turret]

Drops, vendors, gambling vendors, crafting.

[trim turret]

What is your current weapon?

[placid aurora]

burning allow crossbow of shining

[trim turret]

That tells me nothing. Can you take a screenshot?

[final geyser]

It's got flat Fire damage and an Accuracy and Light Radius affix

[trim turret]

Ooof.

That's what you have in act 3?

[placid aurora]

yeah

[trim turret]

Act 3 normal, not cruel right?

[final geyser]

I'd definitely recommend checking vendors for other Crossbows, any with % increased physical damage should be way better.

[placid aurora]

uh yeah i didnt knowthere was such thing as cruel

ive never played an Arpg or anything close so i am very new to all of this

[trim turret]

You could buy crossbow bases from vendors and throw augments and transmutations at them and probably end up with something better. That's pretty awful.

[placid aurora]

all of the vendors that I see have around the same stats

[trim turret]

Nothing with something better than that 11-42? That's also why I mentioned using the cheapest and most readily available crafting currencies.

[placid aurora]

there is 15-57 but thats the highest I can get

[trim turret]

Any of them have rune slots?

[placid aurora]

no

[trim turret]

Presumably you have some transmutations and augments?

[placid aurora]

I think so, ive prob picked some up and never used them

[trim turret]

Basically you want a crossbow with as much physical damage as possible for galvanic shards.

[woeful flare]

Whats you current level

[trim turret]

Buy a couple white crossbows that go with your build (so not a bombard crossbow if you aren't using grenades) and hit them with a transmutation orb and then an augment orb and see if you get something better.

[placid aurora]

lvl 35

[placid aurora]

okay

should I use the gamble dude to get a crossbow?

[woeful flare]

Ah shoot I had a bow for you level 39

[placid aurora]

Yeah I just got into act 3 sorry

[trim turret]

That's another option if you have the gold to buy a few and check them out.

[placid aurora]

ok

[woeful flare]

Whats your ign

[placid aurora]

NotMatew#1695

[woeful flare]

Sent me a inv

[trim turret]

Gear donations are nice but it is an important skill to know what you should be looking for on gear.

[placid aurora]

For galvinized shards, what should I be looking for on the gear?

[woeful flare]

Its just a little upgrade so he can continue his journey 😂

[trim turret]

A lot of physical damage. Galvanic shards converts 40% of physical to lightning, so the more physical damage on the weapon, the more lightning damage it does. Attack speed, flat physical, %physical, flat lightning would all be useful mods. And you can do more if you have artificers orbs and runes.

[placid aurora]

Okay so just % of physical and lightning

[trim turret]

And on other gear it's the same as other builds, life and resistances.

[trim turret]

I listed more than that. Flat and percentage physical would probably be the most important.

Runes can add another 40% physical.

[placid aurora]

ohh oka

[woeful flare]

Hé can see that I put Some in That bow

You see that mat

[placid aurora]

the % and stuff?

and flat dmg

[woeful flare]

That 40 % phys damage

[placid aurora]

oh yeah I see it

[trim turret]

The percentage given by the runes specifically. Probably blue text.

[woeful flare]

Yeah light blue I think

[placid aurora]

I cant use the galvinize shards wtih the bow though

[trim turret]

Did you give him a regular bow?

Galvanic shards is a crossbow skills.

[woeful flare]

Yeah I didnt have a crosbow for him

[placid aurora]

wait so should I switch back to the crossbow or use the bwo

[final geyser]

Back to Crossbow and try to get a better one from vendors, gambling and/or using orbs on one.

[woeful flare]

Oh you needed a crossbow

Sorry didnt saw that

[placid aurora]

its all g

[trim turret]

So back to gambling or taking some white bases and using transmutes and augments (but nothing else really) on them. If you get two GOOD mods from crafting you can add rune sockets with artificers orbs and throw in physical damage runes.

[placid aurora]

ok

[ember sinew]

Tips vs Azarian?
The dude who puts everything on fire 🔥 🤦‍♂️
Im pathfinder with poisons

[trim turret]

Have decent fire res, avoid his wind up attacks, try and stay out of the burning ground he leaves behind.

[devout moat]

if u crash to login screen during trail of chaos, is there a way to go back?

[trim turret]

I know in sekhema you can return after a crash, dunno if they have something for chaos. Return to it and see what happens.

[devout moat]

cant get back

lol

very unfair

[trim turret]

0.1 things.

[radiant echo]

i have limited time as a student so im unsure whether i should invest time on poe 1 or poe 2 at this time. i played both and liked that poe 2 felt smoother and looked nicer, as well as the increased difficulty, but i miss crafting and i think poe 1 had more endgame options. thoughts?

[trim turret]

Play whichever one you enjoy. We can't decide for you. POE2 is incomplete. Neither game is going anywhere.

[radiant echo]

which one rewards time invested in the game better though? dont really wanna spend hours on PoE 2 and be stuck praying for good loot drops and stuff (since no crafting)

[fierce geyser]

Game-wise, it is poe 1

Lots to do there, can even participate in challenges for some mtx

However you may get overwhelmed bc there are a lot of stuffs in poe 1

[stiff finch]

yo can anyone help with the blackrib fight?

[boreal tulip]

the game that's finished

[neon veldt]

Does it really matter which subclass you pick at the beginning when creating character? Like for ranger there's long range agility and crowd control

[slow idol]

@sterile torrent come here for campaign help

[trim turret]

You don't choose subclass, that's just showing you, in general, what the class is good at. Even though any class can use any item or skill and there's lots of whacky combinations.

They're just little videos giving examples of what you might typically do with that class if you stay within the archetype.

[sterile torrent]

oh tyvn

just killed Zacian

such a cool fight

[neon veldt]

Ahhh I see. It said choose variant but I noticed the "coming soon" was probably the other variant. I just moved on and been trying to build my ranger. Seems okay but struggling to get drops

[slow idol]

You mean count geonor ? Indeed its a cool fight

[final geyser]

Correct, the three icons are just previews of that class' archetypal skills, and the other 'Coming Soon' tab is for the other class of the same attribute alignment. In the case of Ranger, the other one would be Huntress, coming April 4th.

[craggy gyro]

does anyone need help in campaign

[trim turret]

Drops are sparse early. Use whatever you can get and prioritize damage on your weapon, max life and resists on pretty much everything else.

[mental quarry]

Dont say that out loud or big bro nintendo puts GGG on the chopping block for copyright infringement next

We dont want another palworld incident

[sterile torrent]

its intended that lower level character feels really weak? like, i'm at lvl 15 i'm having issues even vs blue elites

like, i'm not a good player or anything, but even with some starting crafts, following a build guide, my character feels terrible weak, not sure if its intended or something is wrong on the lower level scalling

because at higher lvl it seens ok on most builds i've seen

[trim turret]

You're definitely weaker early on. But you should still be able to kill stuff once you have a skill or two with a support or two on them. Attack builds can feel rough if you have a bad weapon.

[sterile torrent]

Im using a archer minion build, with extra projectile and atk speed support, and lvl 5 warrior weap with 140 spirit

On witch

[trim turret]

Well the extra projectile supports do decrease the damage of individual projectiles. But typically you'd be using their active skill to drop gas clouds everywhere, possibly ignite them when you get more minions. Are you using their active skills?

[plain saddle]

Is the build guide telling you in which order to take the nodes? Can you link it?

[primal robin]

I've been a loyal GGG fan and played PoE1 since 2014, for probably at least 10k hours at this point.
Bullying EHG is not nice. Remember your root. You were a small indie studio making an ARPG to compete with Diablo 3 at some point. Now you're the top dog. Doesn't mean you have to also become the new bully.

You've successfully bullied Last Epoch out of it's release date.
Well, I hope a lot of people boycott PoE2's bully patch, and I hope a lot more people will join in support of Last Epoch instead.

[topaz junco]

Um….K. But this is a channel for questions about poe2 acts. Did you have a question regarding that

[primal robin]

Oops, I posted that in the wrong channel, you're right

[wise dune]

Lol what is going on

[maiden flax]

Purely anecdotal, but right around that level I felt the weakest when Leveling anything that was SSF

[twilit kayak]

I am witch which ascendancy should I pick?

Do I right click it to start the trial?

[limber panther]

Need help can’t stay alive end of cruel act 3

[final geyser]

No, you should go to the Desert Map and travel to the Trial of the Sekhemas.

As for what ascendancy, that really depends on what skills you're using and what you'd like to do. Judging by the Sceptre in your main hand, Infernalist has a bit more for Minions and might be the better choice.

[twilit kayak]

how to keep the hononr from running out ??

[final geyser]

Don't get hit. Whenever you take damage, you take a percentage of that as Honour damage, affected by stuff like Honour Resistance. You can also recover Honour as a reward in some rooms, or from boons.

[twilit kayak]

that is much harader than the first game lol

[twilit kayak]

🥺 I need to finish it all the way or not?

[final geyser]

Yes, you need to get all the way to the boss and defeat it to earn your ascendancy.

[twilit kayak]

🤕 hopefully it will be easier in the offical run

[twilit kayak]

what does sacred water do?

[final geyser]

It's a resource that can be spent at the Merchant, or in small amounts at some Maraketh shrines to gain boons or regain Honour. It can also be spent at the end to get more keys - to unlock more chests and get more rewards - or to purchase relics from Balbala.

[craggy gyro]

it cleanses your soul

[brisk yew]

for asc4 you need to run through that entire thing x4

[twilit kayak]

what asc4🤔

[hybrid star]

4th ascension, ur doing the 1st

[twilit kayak]

oh for the ascendcy tree

[brisk yew]

the bosses also progressively get harder

[craggy gyro]

cap

[hidden sinew]

hey everyone question . I am using herald of ash and have 60 spirit but I don’t ever see the icon pop up like its active . am I missing something

[elder ember]

have you right clicked the skill in your skill gem menu?

it should have a little spinning circle to show it's active

[quaint pivot]

when geonor drives his sword into the ground and it begins building up those blue rings that freeze you if you walk in, is there any way to stop the rings from expanding/building up at all

[hidden sinew]

it says it’s active but never see the symbol on my screen when engaging enemies

[elder ember]

do you see enemies explode?

[trim turret]

No. They can be avoided. And you should have some cold res.

[trim turret]

Are monsters blowing up when you kill them and igniting other enemies?

[hidden sinew]

I am running explo grenades so it’s hard to tell sometimes. if they are is the icon just not popping up for me?

[final geyser]

There shouldn't be an icon popping up as you use Herald of Ash. If it's active, it's active.

It's not like Herald of Thunder, which gains a number of stacks after meeting the condition. Herald of Ash just causes an explosion the moment you overkill an enemy.

[trim turret]

Icons only show up if something is affecting you, not monsters. So it would either be up all the time or not at all. Check the game settings. I can't remember if it's displayed. But if the little swirl is around it on the skill menu and it's reserving spirit, it's working.

[hidden sinew]

I will check when I get on thanks for the help

[elder ember]

can confirm theres no buff icon that shows up when it procs, or at all

[hidden sinew]

so no icon will pop telling me it’s active. I thought I had to deal 50% damage for it to activate

[elder ember]

wat

read the tooltip dude

you have to overkill an enemy by more than 20% of their max hp

then it ignites enemies around them

[alpine silo]

does Concentrated Effect not work on Explosive shot? the dps doesn't change

[cerulean zephyr]

it does. the damage shown on the regular skill screen is only the damage of the projectile. if you pop out the skill info panel and check the explosion tab you'll see the damage changing

[mental quarry]

the sheet is bugged atm

the numbers dont always adapt after a change

taking a skill gem out and putting it back in usually updates the dps numbers

[alpine silo]

it doesn't update when re-slotting it and doesn't change damage in the dps menu

[mental quarry]

curious

it should work tho, the game dev has spoken

[alpine silo]

with

without

ammunition tab doesn't change either

[final geyser]

Have you clicked over onto 'Explosion' and checked there?

[alpine silo]

im so stupid... i didn't notice there were 2 sets of tabs

i thought it was just explosive shot and ammunition tab

it works, thanks!

[mental quarry]

oh okay its already solved

[waxen cove]

I'm starting a new character I have 800k gold in trying to gamble with fin but I can buy anything. There's no error message but when I try and buy nothing happens

[final geyser]

Check at the bottom of the vendor UI, there's a limit to how much you can gamble.

[waxen cove]

Oh

I didn't know that 😭

Is that it now I cant gamble anymore

[final geyser]

You can accumulate more by killing bosses, it should say if you mouse over it.

[granite vine]

it says in grey text under it

[fading loom]

Yeah says it right below that “Lose 30 Sacred Water on room completion”

[twilit kayak]

ya I was too nervous

I passed

[leaden badger]

does it matter minmaxing the augments in charm or even a plain one will do

[twilit kayak]

where can I find attack stat?

[cerulean zephyr]

open the skill panel (default bind G) and press the arrow next to a skill to see the stats for that skill

[twilit kayak]

so attack stat based on Skill alone? more freedom for character building I guess?

[cerulean zephyr]

I'm not 100% sure I understand the question, but your character doesn't have an inbuilt attack/damage stat yes (other than your unarmed punch damage if you care about that)

most attacks use the damage of your weapon as their base damage. other skills have their own base damage listed on the skill

[twilit kayak]

D4 player would understand me more...? I mean like fire are doing critical damage..So I know I need to choose the skill based on that..

But in here, they do have that, that's why I have no idea

ok I see it somewhat but I am still confused

[trim turret]

Almost anything that hits enemies can crit. What are you asking?

[twilit kayak]

I dont know how to choose skill

[trim turret]

Like which skill gems to use? Or support gems? Or passives?

[twilit kayak]

Skill gems? the skill one...?

uncut skill gem?

[trim turret]

Well it looks like you're trying to go minions. Do you want to do a minion build?

[twilit kayak]

ya but they are not strong enough... since I cant get uncut support gems drop

[trim turret]

Ok well unlocking new skills won't fix that. Support gems do drop, and several pieces of the optional content give them as rewards. Are you following a build guide?

[twilit kayak]

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/planner/fjuim01r ya this one

[trim turret]

Does it have a leveling guide, since it says it's an endgame build?

[twilit kayak]

k guess I need to keep farming until uncut support gem drop... https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/minion-army-infernalist-leveling-guide#skills-header

[trim turret]

Yeah I mean in act 2 you arent meant to have a ton.

[hardy sun]

If you're playing trade, trenchtimbre is an awesome option for minion builds. Can use at level 16, find a +3 one and the best scepter you can get. That will definitely help with minion levels

[warm gale]

can someone please help me with leveling up i am very new and noob but i do literally no dig

dang

dmgggg**

[hardy sun]

Depends on build, but proper weapon makes a huge difference for early game. It's difficult on first playthrough cause you lack supplies but finding a solid primary weapon will be a start

[warm gale]

i see

i will try and find a good weapon then i am only lvl 20

[hardy sun]

Check vendors, small chance they will have something useful. Gear refreshes when you level up

Risu in act2 will sell random stat gear, can use gold to gamble for gear too

[keen apex]

Im kinda stuck on trial of chaos do i have to complete all 10 rounds to get thos ascendancy points?

[craggy gyro]

10 trials

And

Trial master

If 4th ascendancy

[keen apex]

Im doing it for first time

[craggy gyro]

Ah then read the ultimatum

It says there how many trials u will do

3 or 7 or 10

[keen apex]

Ok thx

I only need to complete 4 floors to get first 2 ascendancy points

[craggy gyro]

Yeah

3 or 4 i forgot

But only 1 boss for 1st time trial

[brisk yew]

first character is the hardest from my experience, but once you get to endgame and have a decent setup for farming, your subsequent characters are much easier because you'll have gotten experience from your first character on what bosses do and how items and passives interact with each other

[hidden basin]

guys ..any function for the pets?

[meager galleon]

the microtransaction pets are just cosmetic

basically everything except stash tabs that you can get for money is cosmetic only

[craggy gyro]

+100 coolness

[plain saddle]

What's you @ in game, I can give you some stuff to get started. But not until later today.

[warm gale]

dm me when you can hop on im not on rn

[trim turret]

What are you using to do damage?

Are you following a guide or doing your own thing?

[azure lava]

I'd recommend checking out https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1328202289755983932

[noble lynx]

do you have to be above a certain lvl to get all your ascendacie points?

[trim turret]

I don't THINK so, maybe you just need the trial item that is high enough level, and someone to run you through it of course.

[idle plaza]

I'm kind of confused by block chance. My block chance is 25% but I've never really noticed an enemy get past my block. Have I just been real lucky?

[plain saddle]

Do you also have evasion?

[noble lynx]

ok thanks

[trim turret]

Are you using the active block skill? Block chance is your passive chance to block when not using that skill.

[idle plaza]

I knew it. My buddy said that's not what that means.

Thanks

[noble lynx]

yall happen to know a t what level wands start to have 3 sockets?

[lament stone]

items can start dropping with 3 sockets at item level 25, so from enemies that are level 25+
assuming that youre asking about poe1, in which case #1┃new-player-in-campaign-help is the right channel to ask in

sockets arent tied to the items in poe2

[alpine silo]

is there a way to make rapid shots good? it seems to be pretty weak even for single target damage. the heat mechanic doesn't seem that worth it

[noble lynx]

oh i mean poe 2. so it just random then how many gem slots?

[final geyser]

No, implicit skills get extra slots as outlined by this table: https://www.poe2wiki.net/wiki/Gem_socket#Skills_granted_by_items_and_passive_skills

[noble lynx]

ok thanks.

[hollow nimbus]

Help !!
I bought a new armor in shop how do I equip it ??? PS5

[trim turret]

Open your inventory and then probably another button to switch to cosmetics.

[hollow nimbus]

Thank u I found it
It was because I was in 2 player mode as well

[autumn sphinx]

hello. do you have tips on how to deal with the pick up stage on Zarokh? build is corpsewade so no 30% speed boots. also no space for blink, but i do have shield charge and leap slam

[honest raft]

hare’s foot

theres nothing you can do otherwise

other than one shotting him

[alpine silo]

wtf is up with that bird boss from chaos trials? i can't outrun its projectiles from the sky and i have +20% movement speed

[terse hamlet]

I'm currently struggling to kill things following this guide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHgHSpPHlrY&ab_channel=P4wnyhof

is this still a good leveling build?

in act 2 and I'm unable to really hit things without dying

current character sheet

[modern quail]

If u have some currency, would recommend amulet with spirit for herald of thunder and with that ur dmg problem basically fix

Have more currency than just invest in some lvling gear with flat dmg bc till act 3 it is still good

[twilit kayak]

...so Raging Spirit deal spell damage right?

[hybrid star]

attack, they are skulls, they bite

[trim turret]

No, they're minions that use an attack.

So minion passives and minion/attack support gems work with them.

[alpine silo]

Ill ask again: wtf is up with that bird boss from chaos trials? i can't outrun its projectiles from the sky and i have +20% movement speed

[hardy sun]

Everyone hate that thing. Best option is full dps, kill it fast to avoid boss mechanics. And 20% isn't very fast, 40% is starting to be decent. Zoom zoom is higher speeds

[alpine silo]

20% is literally the best i can get at my lvl. Im in regular campaign act 3. Not cruel

Im just asking how to avoid it, not to out dps it

[modern quail]

U need some movement skills, blink is best option bc u can have some invincible frame but u are in act 3 so that is not an option, so try the have leap slam or shield charge in ur inventory and switch it before he start spinning

[alpine silo]

I really hope this isn't the only way to dodge it. As im a merc. Why did they make that attack so cancerous to dodge...

[craggy gyro]

skill issues

[modern quail]

than sadly ur option is either out dmg or out run it with movement skill

[hardy sun]

The birdman has a couple deadly attacks. Obviously the tornado move, and there's the one I call the dark wind from off screen. You gotta find the narrow safe spot. The other attacks aren't as deadly as you can usually survive a hit. He does a teleport stomp move but I can't think of another attack right now that I'd consider high danger or deadly

[scarlet tapir]

Sometimes your better off not rolling and just walk also

[alpine silo]

Thats the most basic knowledge. Of course im running and not spam dodging... thats why i was surprised i couldn't outrun the projectiles from the sky

[scarlet tapir]

Rawr 🙄

[alpine silo]

Damn. Well just gonna resign anytime i see that bird and hope on getting either of the other 2 bosses then. Its 1 of the 2 bosses i find actually unfair to fight for most builds. And thats not even counting the potential modifiers to that boss

[scarlet tapir]

What's your build?

[alpine silo]

Mostly galvanic shards, the storm skill you have to detonate and explosive shot. (Im not following a build guide and just going with what i find fun) Idk if it matters but its also a co-op playthrough with a friend of mine

[scarlet tapir]

Ahh I c the co op definitely matters

[noble lynx]

do i understand correctly that i dont need to get to cruel difficulty to get all my ascendency points if i have tokens from previous playthrus and someone to carry me?

[alpine silo]

Ah... good to know, i thought it would have been easier in co-op since there's no Honour

[scarlet tapir]

It's definitely harder

[alpine silo]

Hmm alright. We will try to solo it then for now. Thanks for the tip

[scarlet tapir]

Also u should kinda follow a build

[scarlet tapir]

U need to get to cruel for all the points

[noble lynx]

oh ok. thanks

[alpine silo]

Tbh, I don't want to. I feel like following guides for builds makes it play half the game for me. I like to find stuff out for myself en experimenting.

[scarlet tapir]

Yea I get it but u should just skim one it just helps alittle

[plain saddle]

Most things work if you understand the mechanics, but the hard thing if you haven't completed the campaign is knowing in which order to take the nodes. It makes a big difference

[alpine silo]

Damage isn't the problem tho. Its dodging a singular attack from a specific boss. Yeah upping damage and overleveling works. But its not the solution i seek

I think im doing fine damage and haven't struggled with a single boss so far. Not even jamanra

[scarlet tapir]

I only said it cause I hit a wall when I didn't follow a guide line

Couple perks make a big difference

[plain saddle]

If your build is good you don't have to do it right now. I also ran into a wall with the bird and I just continued on, and completed act 3 cruel without it.

[alpine silo]

Again, regular campaign, not cruel. But i guess thats what im gonna do too

[scarlet tapir]

It comes down to 3 things build issue, gear issue, skill issue

Normally how it goes

[plain saddle]

It's early early access, and Bosses might get a tweak or several. Some things just aren't balanced as is and there is no shame in waiting until later.

[alpine silo]

I would say its gear issue then. Have some magic stuff equipped and a rare body armor with only 3 modifiers. Also because my coop partner often just picks everything up for himself

[alpine silo]

Very true. I guess i will overlevel a bit and return later

[scarlet tapir]

Ahhh lol

[hardy fern]

Yesterday i helped a random with a boss. And of course i was nerfed because the lvl difference. Well, after I killed the boss they said "your build is shit and worthless" i was like "wtf" xD it was fun

[scarlet tapir]

😋 sounds fun lol I got yelled at for helping people with builds

[hardy fern]

XD

People get mad if you don't 0.5 shot a boss. (Not even oneshot)

[scarlet tapir]

2 people ganged up on me about it lol

Lol fk them then

Not many people actually 1 tap bosses

[hardy fern]

Literally i said that to the one i helped.

I can one "one tap" bosses in my maps (waystones) it's not a one tap literally because i need to break the boss armour and then use hammer of the gods

So it's like sumon 9-12 spikes. Internal cry siesmic cry and hammer

[scarlet tapir]

Hammer is fun I dropped 4 and still needed to setup the 1 tap

[hardy fern]

Dead

[scarlet tapir]

U mess up your combo u gotta stand There like a dink though

[hardy fern]

530 strength 70 intelligence 70 dex. I'm literally "mace be big mace make dmg. Man kill. Man happy"

[scarlet tapir]

Thats what I got to

[hardy fern]

If i get a lower lvl of herald of ice. And the other auras i can try do that

But it's my first character and don't have currency

But i have 75 to every res (expect chaos which is in 10)

[scarlet tapir]

Mhmmm h of ice eh

Never tryed it

[hardy fern]

For cleaning speed

Stamped and explosion

I use ice infusion in stamped

[scarlet tapir]

I should of

Ahhh

I used earthquake

[hardy fern]

Same here. For stagger

[scarlet tapir]

Was my clear

[hardy fern]

Gotta go. I'm in uni xD

Gl

[scarlet tapir]

Pce

[vale latch]

Just got to currency exchange and is it as simple as it seems? 1 div for over 400 exalted? Just costs gold

[modern quail]

yes but the price will differ depend on time of day or time of week

[merry depot]

anyone able to tell me if theres a chat for buying ascendancy boost please?

[topaz junco]

We don’t allow selling of carries here but people do give them for free in #2┃looking-for-group

[merry depot]

thanks

[hardy fern]

here my stats

[indigo ore]

Anyone willing to rush Cruel 2+?

[stable turtle]

ayoo why is my ip banned from accessing poe2 trade?

literally haven't played in weeks

[sacred agate]

Ask GGG?

[storm marsh]

Guys what’s the best to do with my gold , because I think that buying better equipment to just replace it 15 minutes later it’s not a good investments

[granite vine]

that's basically it

gold is for respeccing and buying from vendors

endgame most people just gamble their gold at alva and you get millions through mapping

currency exchange costs gold too but regardless i think you are attaching too much value onto gold

[safe solar]

Need help with first ascendancy please on ps with my friend

[trim turret]

#2┃looking-for-group or we can answer questions but this isn't a carry server.

[trim turret]

Buying gear from vendors, including the gambling vendor, respeccing, and using the currency exchange.

[median radish]

Question how can I better my damage with warrior I'm going for a totem build and my damage is extremely bad I made it to act three and I was told that my weapon determines if I do good damage cause goes with my abilities

[final geyser]

Totems use their own weapon and ignore your weapon's damage, so what you want to get the most damage out of them is +X to level of skills, specifically Melee skills.

[trim turret]

I stand corrected. Thinking about it from POE1 mentality.

[median radish]

So what should I be looking for in a weapon

[trim turret]

What Fairshadow just said. And it depends if you are also using any attacks yourself.

[final geyser]

One of the following:

The higher the level of the skill, the more damage the Totem will do, especially once you start going past skill level 20 later down the line.

[median radish]

Ohh okay that sense

[trim turret]

Support gems and passives matter too of course, and whatever other skills you're running in support.

[median radish]

Okay cause I'm using boneshatter
Earthquake
Shockwave totem and leap slam I haven't had no luck with spirit gems dropping for me so I'm short

[trim turret]

You get a spirit gem in act 1 from a quest.

[median radish]

I do so I have to fight a specific boss?

[trim turret]

Yes the ritual boss. King of The Mists. That quest gives you your first 30 spirit and a spirit gem.

[median radish]

Ahh okay I'll go and do that what spirit skill should I get once I get it

[trim turret]

No idea. You're doing your own thing it seems like, pick something that seems like it would work. And yeah, it's easy to end up underpowered when you skip bosses that give permanent character upgrades.

And 3/4 of your skills are attacks you use yourself, so you should still look for a weapon with better damage.

[median radish]

Okay thanks for the help and information @trim turret @final geyser

[hard beacon]

play poe 1, poe 2 will be like the sims

[raven latch]

when will the stash tabs gonna be on sale

[hybrid star]

in 05d 16h 57m 53s

[merry depot]

is anyone able to tell me if theres a good mercenary build to mov einto later in the campaign/end game that uses bolts more than grenades? thanks

[craggy gyro]

it's a sin to use mercenary and good in the same sentence

[vale magnet]

If anyone needs help just lmk

[vale magnet]

I can’t give you one but I can tell you I’ve seen builds able to run t15s with no grenades im not sure how viable or how much currency you need to get it running but ive seen it

[shadow haven]

What would currently be the strongest class? Monk, mercenary or witch?

[elder ember]

probably merc, because it can do pretty much any build because stat stacking is OP

[plain saddle]

Endgame no currency limit? Probably mercenary stat stacking as p1nger said.

[waxen cove]

The trial of sekhemas being bound to ascension progression is so tedious 😭

[tidal willow]

how do I fix this?

Already verified files (Steam)

[trim turret]

Can also do trial of chaos instead. And there's a third option coming at some point.

[twilit kayak]

For Mercenary which is better ascendancy, I have 3 grenade (skill gems)?

[leaden badger]

how do i travel to jiquani's machinarium in act 3?
trying to get the optional quest rewards but i dont see it in act 3

i only see jiquani's machinarium in act 6 but i think i need the act 3 one for my remaining 10% fire res bonus

[final geyser]

You need to travel back to the present. This may require going through the portal and the Cruel Riverbank again, or perhaps you might be able to teleport to the Trial of Chaos zone and exit it to end up in the present that way (haven't tested the latter).

[leaden badger]

sounds a bit confusing, but ill try it out after getting a diff boss

[final geyser]

It's a little clunky, but the portal sending you to Cruel is a temporary thing to begin with, so it'll no longer be an issue once Act 4 is implemented.

[leaden badger]

did the cruel riverbank again and act 3 map finally has a lot more nodes, got the remaining res from there after
latter doesnt work, always end up back in past
thanks for the help!

[trim turret]

You can build around either.

If you know how.

[hardy fern]

I use this guy's guides

You can search there something

[final geyser]

Please do not link to channels that promote RMT.

[hardy fern]

Sorry

What's rtm?

[alpine silo]

Real Money Trading

[final geyser]

RMT, or real money trading, is when someone pays real money for ingame items or services. This is strictly against Path of Exile's Terms of Use, and is therefore also against the rules of this server.

[hardy fern]

Ahhh

I didn't know. I know they do that but I just use the video xD

[hardy sun]

Is that the sekhema trial bug? Going to 4th zone, crashes game. Can't fix, have to abandon that trial, start over with new token

[latent seal]

What ist the easiest class to start the first campaign

[craggy gyro]

monk

[marsh anchor]

Monk first few levels are shit till you get ice strike

Witch is probably more beginner friendly

[craggy gyro]

monk lvl 1 to end of campaign is better than every class

at the moment

or at least quarterstaff

doesnt have to be monk

quarterstaff is good

[plain saddle]

Monk, take frozen locus, then temple bell for Bosses. Take a few nodes of the mana/evasion route at the start if you want good survivability over damage.

[late patrol]

99

[alpine silo]

which support gems affects Plasma Blast's charge time?

[cerulean zephyr]

any support gem that modifies attack speed will affect it to some extent, but most of its charge time is coming from the "+2 seconds to Total Attack Time" stat and there's currently no way to modify that. attack speed will just affect the portion of the charge that comes from your crossbow's attack speed

[alpine silo]

ah alright, thanks!

[languid nexus]

does hearald of ash work on totem kills?

[wicked thunder]

Thinking of making a new character but I heard there's going to be a wipe on 4th April? Are they wiping current characters then?

[final geyser]

No characters will be deleted, it will just be a fresh league. Most people will be playing in that new league, but you can still play your old characters if you prefer.

[agile niche]

I constantly just have no gear

level like 25 and all my gear is level 5-10

I'll get an occasional rare item and its just not useful for me

is gambling the move?

[final geyser]

You should also be checking vendors, and looking for magic items that have good affixes as well as rares. You're also able to pick up white bases and use either an Orb of Alchemy to turn them rare, or Orb of Transmutation to make them magic, and try to get good affixes before upgrading further with Regal Orbs.

[agile niche]

vendors are yet to have anything particularly good

also yet to see any movement speed boots which is a shame

[worthy drum]

Dont ignore the blue magic itemsl drops. Check for good mods, then further craft it hope for the best. Vendor refresh when you level up.
Identifying is free after all, pickup some base item suitable for your build, bring it back ID them hope for usable stuff.
Hoping purely just for good rare drop is worst then trying to win lottery

[trim turret]

Don't ignore magic items. Two good stats on a blue item is better than 4 bad ones on a rare. Don't be afraid to use some transmute and augment orbs on decent bases (white) items.

[agile niche]

what should I be looking for on white items?

[trim turret]

Just better base stats. I had a rare weapon with damage increases on it with one of my characters in act 1 and in act 2 I found a white base weapon that still had more damage.

Or if you have a shit piece of armor with no life or resists, buy a couple bases and throw those cheap currencies at them to see if you get those desirable stats.

[brisk storm]

Someone up for speed run the Story?

[topaz junco]

#2┃looking-for-group please

[hardy sun]

A lot of rng for gear. As a 1st playthrough, you'll be using lower level gear that's rare for a good portion of the game. Gamble, vendors or pure drop chance is about the same thing. Best of luck, keep pushing through, you'll get upgrades eventually

[undone socket]

Need help taking down Azarian Gt: CaydesCavalry

[twilit kayak]

in terms of skill gems placement , POE 1 VS 2 Which one would you rather ?

[worthy drum]

you means the socket system? PoE2 is just better, no longer the stupid situation of "we can't use this armor / weapon cuz it havent 6 link!"
but as far as aesthetic goes, the new design are confusing, hard to tell apart. I wish they revert back to POE1 style icon instead.... or came up with something easier to read.

[hardy sun]

Poe2 system far superior in my opinion. Many builds work very well with just greaters, perfect isn't needed. Vaaling gems is a method to get extra slots if you don't have greaters or perfects.

[tight ore]

Currently trying to do the king of mists. On death number 15 can anyone Assist me?

[hardy sun]

Act1? Usually kiting helps, or basically try to avoid getting stuck in aoe attacks

[tight ore]

i can kite and avoid getting hit but as soon as i try anything i get taken down all the way to 10 hp. im playing monk. not using any build guides. i end up running out of potions before he molts into his 2nd form and die because of it

[elder ember]

when you get the debuff you have to stop moving

[peak crown]

Can Vaal orbs do nothing?

[worthy drum]

yes it's one of the possibility

[elder ember]

yes and omen of corruption will stop that from happening

[little flint]

Hello everyone, I just got this new skill, and it's strange because this skill was not on my common aptitude window, that was like a spec skill ?? but my issue is that I cannot use in my hotbar, is it normal ? I cannot see it when I want to replace my existing skill

[plain saddle]

I think that's Herald of Ash, and those use Spirit, not mana. If you defeated the King in the Mist, you should have 30 spirit, and you click the icon to activate it, and it's automatic.

[little flint]

Yeah, I activated it, then the window of the skill page appeared, I took this one, but how can I use it ?

[plain saddle]

Those skills are automatic, and trigger when you do different things. If this is active, and you do more than 20% damage than you have to when you kill something, it ignites and does fire damage to things around you.

[little flint]

Hmmm, thing is, I can activate it from the aptitude window by right-clicking 🫨

Oh ok I think I understood. So I need to activate it from my aptitude window, and it be triggered automatically

[uncut plume]

Heyy can someone help with Napuatzi Act 3 in HC?

[neon chasm]

Trying to follow hunter build shows skills starting on bottom part of tree but won't let me put there wants me to put on right side of tree is there a reason or way around this?

[lament stone]

you started on the wrong class

you need to make sure you pick the right class for the build, witch hunter is a mercenary ascendancy, so you would have to create a mercenary character

[trim turret]

Are you prioritizing life and resistances on gear?

[trim turret]

Sounds like you started monk when you want to start mercenary.

[terse hamlet]

is there a general evasion rating where acrobatics becomes worth it

[hardy sun]

I think the idea is that eva% be above 70 or so with acro. I don't know what the flat eva number is, but without acro your eva% will probably be high 80s or even 90+.

[lament stone]

also acrobatics is just not worth it in the campaign, there are much more important stats than evasion earlier on

[noble tusk]

If you have at least 15-20 k evasion rating, it's gonna be worth it. Otherwise you're gonna hurt yourself alot.

[terse hamlet]

oh alright, thanks all
yeah still progressing through cruel so not necessary was just wondering because i’m getting near it in the skill tree

[craggy gyro]

WTH did they do to waystone rate? Like pulling teeth getting anything above a 12 on a regular basis

[lilac panther]

Just started the game. For some reason I can't pickup items. When left cliking the item, my char just does a punch in the air. It refuses to pick up the item.

[hybrid star]

is your Shift key stuck?

[green zinc]

Hola! soy nuevo en el juego, si alguien le apetece jugar que me diga! es mi primera vez en poe y este tipo de juegos

[trim turret]

This is primarily an English server but if you have any questions we'll try to answer them.

[trim turret]

Hit z twice and then try. Wonder if the nameplate is messed up.

[alpine silo]

where does ''chance to poison on hit'' get its damage from? i have 7% chance to poison on a jewel, but just curious how it works

[hybrid star]

you can hold alt and hover on P͟o͟i͟s͟o͟n͟

[lilac panther]

No, shift is fine. Otherwise I'd be typing capital characters here

[lilac panther]

This unfortunately doesn't seem to do anything

[hybrid star]

the good old turning the game off and on again might do the trick

[lilac panther]

I've tried this as well, unfortunately it makes no difference

Got it. There's an item pickup key bound to picking up items. If you don't hold that key, left clicking doesn't do anything

[trim turret]

That shouldnt be the default behavior. You should just be able to click. Try unbinding the dedicated pickup key.

[frank lion]

there will be economy reset on 0.2.0?

[trim turret]

Yes.

[sour ether]

how much are divs going for these days

[craggy gyro]

400

[trim turret]

Check the currency exchange.

[verbal nymph]

I’m playing lightning spark sorc but dying crazy fast. What stats should I be looking for while leveling? Assuming int and energy shield?

[trim turret]

Life and resists.

You don't need int except to equip gear and skills.

[azure lava]

also movement speed on boots

[trim turret]

Energy shield is good if you have a way of sustaining it.

[azure lava]

and make sure you keep your life flask up to date

[sinful loom]

Does anybody know duo builds which will work together?

[verbal nymph]

Oh I need life? Figured you don’t need life if you have energy shield

[trim turret]

Some damage types do more to energy shield or ignore it entirely. And again, do you have a way to sustain it in combat? Waiting for it to recharge without getting hit isn't great, especially early.

[trim turret]

Really as long as you can keep up with each other most things will work together. There's the initial limit of only one curse on enemies so that's something to keep in mind.

[trim turret]

Int also does nothing for you unless you're going for archmage eventually, but that's way later.

[azure lava]

My one recommendation is to not do DoT builds that use the same damage source. As far as I know, ignite, chaos DoTs, poison, etc, don't stack from multiple players

There are other things that just kinda mesh well with other builds regardless of types. Freezing and shocking, for example, are basically universally good

[sinful loom]

Ty for this information

[twilit marten]

Hey guys I am very new to the game and arpgs in general. I heard people talking about how you need to have a loot filter. If I've just finished the cemetery level, should I start thinking about using one or am I too low level for it?

Another question is, is there a tierlist for classes? which one should I play if i want something powerful? i'm playing sorceress and it's pretty fun

[modern quail]

If u are looking for the strongest class than u don't have to cuz the sorcerers is on the top 3 and the loot filter is really needed because it will get chaotic with the loot without filter

[dusky burrow]

check poe2.ninja for popularity

but it is very very skewed to the top end

check earlier weeks for more fair representation

there is no objective tier list (this isn’t a pvp game for example) but popularity is a useful metric (if possibly misleading to those not already knowledgeable).

sorceress is no issues so feel free to just continue on

[ember mica]

Also worth mentioning that "class" is like tertiary to "build". All a class is is your starting position on the passive tree and your ascendancy. Since every class can use every weapon, armour, and skill in the game, it comes down moreso to builds

[trim turret]

Class matters way less than overall build.

[twilit marten]

I see

[midnight turret]

Trying to get some lv 3 support gems lv 28 how do I get.them or if anyone can help lemme know

[indigo spire]

If I'm remembering correctly you get them around the 2nd campaign

[blazing elk]

They come way later 😄

I’m just getting level 2 support gems and I’m level 40+ in act 3

[warm bloom]

I am willing to carry anyone free of charge

[lilac wagon]

can someone help me with the final act 1 boss?

please

[fossil mountain]

still need help?

[lilac wagon]

can i have help with another boss?

[plain saddle]

Which one?

[lilac wagon]

the heyena guy...

[plain saddle]

Sure, I'm on in 2 min.

[plain saddle]

I added you, my IGN is Terrariah

[lilac wagon]

i accepted

tysm

[twilit kayak]

will this work with minion too?

[modern quail]

No and look for the oaksworn crast shield it will give u extra 50 spirit and if u haven't quality the scepter than do it cuz it will also give u extra spirit

[twilit kayak]

How do I Get it tho?

[modern quail]

Well just trade depend how much exalt u have

U can look for some with 1 exalted

And also look for the unique pilgrims vest cuz it also give you 100 spirit

So 150 extra spirit if u can trade with some one

[twilit kayak]

I dont think I have the currency lol

[trim turret]

If it doesnt say minions, it doesnt affect minions.

[twilit kayak]

what the f is that element of the attack??

[final geyser]

Not sure, but you're meant to escape it by going behind the shield that Asala creates. It's not something you're intended to tank.

[twilit kayak]

I just found that out lol now headed to Act 3~

Is there a better way to get Unique drop, depend out random ; sounds like hoping to rain

[final geyser]

They're random.

[twilit kayak]

🤕

[azure lava]

you can also buy uniques from other players

[twilit kayak]

I dont have any currency...

[azure lava]

but uniques are typically terrible and only useful if you really want the unique effect they grant

[twilit kayak]

I need more spirit lol

[azure lava]

you should have 60 by the end of act 3

before gear/ascendancy sources

[twilit kayak]

🫠 ok but I will get more ascendancy point if I go trial again right?

[final geyser]

Not if you do the same floor again. Your first, quest version of the Trial of the Sekhemas had 1 floor, you'd need a barya with 2 or more floors to get additional points.

[azure lava]

most people get their 3rd and 4th ascendancy points from the trial of chaos in act 3

[craggy gyro]

i recommend just paying in tft

much simpler

[twilit kayak]

oh ok so I just continue playing act 3 for now I guess

[azure lava]

that's a wild recommendation

[craggy gyro]

[azure lava]

recommending someone not play the game is terrible advice, imo. Especially for their first playthrough

[craggy gyro]

sure

[trim turret]

Ascendancy points require higher level trial invitations as you go. If you could get all 8 points from the act 2 low-level trial it wouldn't be challenging at all.

[trim turret]

Rare gear can have spirit and some minions reserve less spirit as they level up.

[twilit kayak]

Skeletal Raver seem > Warrior ?

[azure lava]

https://tenor.com/view/rave-grave-graveyard-dance-bones-gif-15280052

[azure lava]

I'm not sure, but as far as I know reavers are typically better than warriors, but they might require more spirit

if you're a minion build and looking for more spirit, be sure to check scepters at vendors for ones with %increased spirit as well

[summer narwhal]

Anyone willing to come kill act 2 boss for me

[twilit kayak]

nah bro try to fix ur build first

[trim turret]

Reavers reserve more and lose some of their life when you use their skill.

[trim turret]

Which boss and what issue are you having?

[twilit kayak]

I am mixing for now let see will that help

[summer narwhal]

Nvm

Was the final boss but I just killed it lol

[twilit kayak]

the king ? damn bro which build are u playing?

[summer narwhal]

Spark sorc

[twilit kayak]

damn it so sad the "season" will end in a week

[craggy gyro]

shouldn't you feel the opposite

[twilit kayak]

I am excited for both tbh

[summer narwhal]

Season here work like on diablo?

[trim turret]

Essentially yes.

Maybe slightly different until POE2 hits 1.0.

[twilit kayak]

I feel like the game wont go offical until 2026

[trim turret]

It may not.

They said 6-12 months but it might slip. But it's not like we can't keep playing every step of the way and it seems like they want updates to be substantial.

[twilit kayak]

ya at least GGG give me a feeling that they give a shit

https://youtu.be/ODWFp2CRTZE?feature=shared I dont understand how he can have no weapons at all lol

[final geyser]

Demon Form.

It's a Shapeshift form that replaces your weapons.

[twilit kayak]

oh ok I will try with this build as much as I can

[trim turret]

What do you mean? You're going to try that chaos build?

[twilit kayak]

ya ?🤔 it's one week left might as well go reckless

[trim turret]

Just asking cause it's totally different from the minion build you're running. And it's an endgame build which you're nowhere near.

[twilit kayak]

I will just mix with chaos skill then

[trim turret]

Like you said, we're moving to a new league in a week, but you probably don't want to do a half minion and half chaos spell thing unless you know how to take full advantage of weapon swapping and weapon set points.

[frank sundial]

are there season objectives and powers or its purely cosmetics?

hi everyone btw! started playing today.

[final geyser]

We don't know what will happen with 0.2, when we're getting the first 'league', but typically leagues in PoE feature some new mechanic to engage with, and a series of challenges to complete which reward you with cosmetics after you complete a certain number.

But at the moment, there's no challenges or temporary mechanics, it's just the base game.

[trim turret]

There are league mechanics and cosmetics to unlock via challenges during POE1 leagues. Right now for POE2 the focus will probably be adding base game/core content and we may not get a proper league until 1.0. We're still getting the occasional economy reset with large updates just to give everyone a fresh start.

Not sure what you mean by powers. If you mean stuff like the D4 powers, sometimes there are some things like that, but POE's leagues tend to be bigger. Entire new types of content. The latest POE1 league has an entire town to upgrade and manage.

[wicked thorn]

Is the league releasing soon and our characters going to the eternal realm?

[trim turret]

Stream with info coming this Thursday the 27th, and April 4th it launches.

[sudden trail]

hey guys, new to PoE, i was wondering if Permafrost bolts + Fragmentation rounds + Explosive grenade is a good combo to lvl up (lvl 7 mercenary)

[trim turret]

Permafrost and fragmentation rounds carried me for a long time.

Freeze and explode combo is solid.

Explosive grenades on their own, depends what youre doing with them. Things aren't good or bad in a vacuum.

[frank sundial]

ty for the compreensive reply 🙂

i started with a sorceress, but i keep dying and struggling hard
is there a class stronger in early leveling? i feel that if i keep playing sorc ill throw the towel

[worthy drum]

regardless which class you start with, it's a struggle early on anyway as you have no gear, no currencies, haven't unlock more gems, lack of jeweller orb to expand gem link, etc.
it's less about the class, but more about the setup - to achieve a setup that make sense and adequate.
The game don't hand hold player, so your experience is on the mercy of RNG in term of gear drop, then it depends on how well you utilize what little you found.
The game is not going to give you any solution, it's all up to you in finding better gears, and expand your knowledge of the game in order to construct a better setup.
For starter - the absolute basic : life and resist on gear, aim for max (75) elemental resists, setup the correct resist type against opponent you fighting (when early game unable to max everything), movement speed on boot, use a shield if applicable, experiment with skill gems to achieve higher effectiveness, etc.
Stuff are very complex, understandably, we don't call POE "high learning curve" as joke.
You can refer build guide if you do not wish to experiment yourself, but at the end of the day - following a guide and actually implementing them are two different things, if your gear isn't good, it won't achieve the expected effectiveness. Passive tree alone don't make a build, that is just 1/3 of the build aspect.

[frank sundial]

im lvl 7 now with sorc and i feel ever since i got to lvl 6 i became a lot more durable and i do a lot more dmg now, i havent died in a while! ty for input

it felt frustrating to die 5 times in a row trying to do a boss before

fyi im using the spark+flame wall atm

(should have kept quiet, rotten druid just owned me)

[worthy drum]

still soooooooo early, you will be in for a wild ride moving forward
get used to it, you will die a lot, everyone does when first getting into poe, it's a learning process to improve.

[azure lava]

I leveled my sorc no problem with a bow and bow skills https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1326972100409426081

Not saying you need to do that with sorc, I'm just illustrating that class kinda means fuck-all in terms of what you do with your build. At least until you ascend. But even then it's not very restrictive

[frank sundial]

im hours new into the game, no idea what ascend is, but im managing a bit better now! just had a rough start

[azure lava]

If you want any gearing tips, I'd give https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1328202289755983932 a read. There are a good deal of items that, if you start picking up/managing as soon as possible, will help you out a great deal in the near future. But if you want to be completely blind and experience everything raw, go for it. You can only play the game blind once

[frank sundial]

how can i tell which benefits me most? im guessing the equipped one benefits me most, but is there something im missing?

[final geyser]

For one, one is a two-handed Mace and the other is a caster Wand. Maces typically affect your attacks - the flat Fire and Lightning damage would only be added to attacks with that weapon, so they would do nothing for your Spells. The Wand, on the other hand, gives you increased Spell damage, damage as extra, and increased Cast speed, so that's naturally better for a caster.

[azure lava]

When you hover over a skill/gem, it will show the tags it has at the top. Most will say spell or attack. Spells and attacks are mutually exclusive. Also, you can hold ALT and click on any underlined word/phrase to read more about it. Would highly recommend doing that whenever you can. Knowledge is power.

[frank sundial]

is there any way to use controler and mouse at same time? in town mouse is less clunkier

oh, and im at 7 dex, how do i get 3 more so i can equip 'pierce'?

oh i got it i already had a dexterity gem and i cant use both

[meager galleon]

not yet

hot swapping between controller and mouse is planned, its just not yet in the game

there are limit to how many support gems of each type you can include

and its 1 per 5 of the stat

so if you only have 10 dex, you can only use 2 green support gems total

[frank sundial]

is there any point in time i stop using flame wall and just use spark with orb of storms?

[hybrid star]

probably at the endgame? flame wall's added damage is too good to ignore, especially in campaign

[frank sundial]

so i just keep using both? sometimes i feel it takes too long and i lose too much life

[worthy drum]

just tailor them to your preferences
in normal trash mob situation probably not going to use them all, that would be just so tedious to spam 3 skills constantly
in boss fight / hard rare, every extra counts

[meager galleon]

depends on what your build goal is

its entirely possible to set up your build with using the flamewall forever

but its not neccessary

[worthy drum]

what do you mean by loosing life? It's not like you playing Bloodmage...
don't just stand there spam skill, move when necessary
OOS require you to stand in a radius, but that doesn't means you should do it 100% of the time, it's just a little extra
you can give it increase AoE support to make it feels better for example

[frank sundial]

i mean the time that i take to plant both abilities before i use spark the enemies r already on top of me

since this doesnt have any dmg numbers im not sure which is better to use

[hybrid star]

flame wall buffs spark projectiles that travel through it, so cast it in front of you before you spark
orb zaps enemies within it's range every few seconds, and extra zap every time you cast spark near it, so use in close combat situations, where monsters don't die already

tldr keep walls up most of the time, orb on tougher enemies

[frank sundial]

ty ❤️

[limber dune]

Jamanra the abomination is a bit tough