2┃new-player-in-campaign-help

[trim turret]

Lightning res, rolling at the right time for the spear throw, standing behind the shield during the sandstorm all help.

[lilac panther]

Since today, I keep getting a black screen when I launch PoE 2. Just won't get passed it 🤔

Changing from Directx12 to Vulkan solved the issue

[craggy gyro]

Resourceful

[sweet pivot]

DX12 vs Vulcan, which is better? Whichever one isn't crashing for me at the time! ◀️ ▶️

[lilac panther]

DirectX is Windows, Vulkan is cross OS. Vulkan is more often used on Unix systems. There's really not any better or worse here, it completely depends on your hardware setup and how the game uses certain features.

Though in my case, it seems the game has way longer loading times with Vulkan than it has with dx12

[median radish]

I have a question I'm on my warrior and I'm not able to use other weapons even though I have met the requirements of that weapon

[final geyser]

Do you have Giant's Blood? That triples the attribute requirements of two-handed Maces, but doesn't change the displayed requirement on the item itself.

[median radish]

Yeah I have giants blood so I would need triple the amount of the requirement of that specific mace that makes sense

[undone sleet]

Wrong channel?

[potent ibex]

Woops my b

[hexed ivy]

Hi, I'm new to this genre and this would be my first poe experience. I have played a little Diablo but as much as I've heard its more complicated, could someone help me out

[muted tide]

hello, help with what specifically?

[hexed ivy]

I mean is there some place where I could be learning what do early like a website guide or a youtube channel

[muted tide]

Yeah there's a couple of websites with builds you can follow and I believe there are some here also... I would suggest looking at couple of videos for examples so you know what different styles you like and how they look.

if you look for something with spells you may look at "sorceress" and "witch" (also minions), for melee "monk", "gemlin" and "warrior", lastly ranged characters with bows "ranger" and "mercenary".

[hexed ivy]

Thanks, much appreciated

[muted tide]

No problem! if you need help navigating the game I'll be around, there's also channels in this discord where someone will always help.

[hexed ivy]

I prefer bows and arrows most probably, that's my game style. I'll be focusing on that one perhaps

[muted tide]

Ranger is really good... most builds use a Bow with a Quiver and is fast. Mercenary uses mostly crossbow. There are guides but feel free to experiments. As a first build is better to follow a guide to help you familiarize the game then you can go crazy as you please as there are no rules per se or weapon specific characters I should say.

[trim turret]

Any class can use any item or skill but if you want to stay relatively safe and uncomplicated the ranger would be the way to go. Just read everything. Reading is basically your strongest skill.

[hexed ivy]

Personally I would prefer to experiment the items and the skill trees since I don't want to always go back and forth following the guides, gonna give it a head start today and see where it goes. Thanks once again.

[muted tide]

Sure thing! enjoy you'll love it

[hexed ivy]

I wanna try out the mercenary since it looks kinda much more nicely built compared to the ranger.

[teal epoch]

if you really need advice, lightning is fun as ranger (source: ive just started as well and calling storms is my new fav thing)

[trim turret]

What does that mean, more nicely built?

[hexed ivy]

the crossbow style suits me most

[hexed ivy]

I would definitely check it out

[trim turret]

Oh ok. Well any class can use crossbows, but if you want to stick with the class archetype then yeah mercenary.

[hexed ivy]

thanks mate

[muted tide]

IMO and its totally preference but the ranger is OP especially during campaign.. Its quick run and gun style. I think I only died twice with it but as my 3rd character. Only downside is a little squishy and the mercenary might be more tankier.

[teal epoch]

will also say this game doesnt feel like making your numbers bigger to make bosses melt and get your dopamine like diablo was, prepare to learn mechanics and dodge roll timing because the dopamine comes from the relief of finally killing the boss mainly

[trim turret]

Eh, there really isn't an inherent differentiation between survivability too much just out of the box with the classes. Any class can be tanky.

[trim turret]

That does happen, it's just moreso post-campaign and fairly build dependent. I've had a couple characters that were killing bosses in a few seconds before the campaign was over. And I didn't use saved up equipment.

[teal epoch]

but we're not in the quadrillions of damage like d3 and d4 approached?

[hexed ivy]

I'm planning to learn all the way around since for me Diablo was much more get xp items kill the bosses as fast I could and be done with it. Hopefully this would be much more deeply integrated within me

[trim turret]

No, POE damage numbers tend to stay in the millions in late game.

[idle plaza]

I want to make sure before I keep farming, the medallion of service pelage targe can drop from any act 1 boss after level 8 right? I've been trying to farm the ||executioner|| for it

[hybrid star]

what is a plague targe?

[idle plaza]

Meant pelage targe. Whoops

[hybrid star]

yeah seems like so, but it can drop from anywhere not just from bosses

[trim turret]

Merit of Service can drop pretty much anywhere, farming for it is a waste of time. Doesn't seem like it's build enabling or anything.

[idle plaza]

It can drop even after act 1?

[trim turret]

Yes, uniques can drop pretty much anywhere unless they are boss specific, and that one is not. Most are just part of a global drop pool.

It's probably also dirt cheap if you just want to trade for it.

[sudden trail]

i'm able to pick up a lot of mobs, single taget is kinda ass, but i think it's understandable

[trim turret]

That shield is one exalt on trade. What build are you running that you want it for?

[trim turret]

Permafrost and fragmentation rounds WAS my single target combo. Just need to freeze the enemies first and the fragmentation rounds explodes the ice for massive damage.

[idle plaza]

Rattling scepter main hand merit of service targe off hand for my witch

[trim turret]

Your minions will be fine until you get lucky and it drops or you can trade for it. Chilling in act 1 doesn't do much for you. It wouldn't be super strong defensively until you get more block chance from other sources anyway.

[idle plaza]

I mainly want it now cause I'm using a tower shield that I can only use cause my scepter gives me strength but I'm thinking it'll probably be more worth it to use a shield that requires less strength so I can use a higher level scepter and worry about block chance later.

[trim turret]

You're overthinking it for where you are in the game. You can get more stats just from travel nodes on the passive tree. Use whatever you can equip. That shield isn't good enough to trap yourself in act 1 and I'm sure there are shield bases that require less strength.

Uniques aren't automatically great anyway.

[idle plaza]

I've already went back to act 2.

[trim turret]

I'd bet most minion builds don't use that shield anyway.

[idle plaza]

The build I found recommended it that's why I'm looking for it

[hybrid star]

it's better to get the defense to yourself, your minions can revive, you can't

[trim turret]

Yeah and again, it's a one exalt item and you can trade for it. It's super cheap.

But it isn't necessary.

[idle plaza]

I just wanted to get it cause I needed to replace my tower shield with a lower strength item but I've gone back to a regular targe so I can use a higher level scepter.

[trim turret]

A scepter with better stats hopefully. Being higher level doesn't mean much if the stats aren't better.

[royal nexus]

Hello all! I just started playing yesterday 🙂

Is the vendor recipe system not used in PoE2?

[final geyser]

It is not, although there are benches and fulfill some of the same roles.

[royal nexus]

Okay. Is there a way to save up uncut skill gems and merge them to higher level uncut gems later?

[final geyser]

No.

[royal nexus]

Okay. Thank you!

[worthy ore]

lost in act 3 after killing Silverfist...keep going between Jungle ruins and Venom crypts

[final geyser]

You need to find the entrance to the Infested Barrens to proceed.

[teal epoch]

Is farming kills and interactables the best way to get better weapons, feels like I keep getting drops for every class but ranger, my damage is slightly falling off and the shops aren't exactly providing the right hit, (still act 1, about level 16)

[hybrid star]

gambling with gold is another option, I found lots of good weapons throughout the campaign by gambling

but don't use it all up you might need to respec

[teal epoch]

you can gamble???

[hybrid star]

yeah there's an NPC you can gamble by item slot/type

[final geyser]

Specifically in act 1, that would be Finn.

[teal epoch]

good to know!

[twilit kayak]

should I switch?

[trim turret]

Just keep moving forward and progressing. Higher level gear has a chance to roll better mods. And higher level bases have better default stats. There also is no such thing as a ranger drop, since every class can use every item having weighted drops would suck.

[trim turret]

Why do you want to?

[azure lava]

If you need the fire res, I'd say swap. But they're both pretty terrible tbh.

Life and resistances are the premium stats for gear during the campaign.

[royal nexus]

Anyone know if there's something special I have to do to get Raging Spirits available for engraving?

I'm working on a Witch leveling build, and it says to use the Level 4 uncut skill gems to get Raging Spirits, but it's not available in the available skills, in any of the tabs as far as I can tell.

[hybrid star]

you need uncut spirit gem

[royal nexus]

Ah! Okay, thank you!

[normal fulcrum]

i have a SSC but it says i havent

[blazing kelp]

Does anyone know what time the league starts on the 4th

[final geyser]

#poe2-news message

The exact time in your timezone right there.

[echo rivet]

Basically in 24 hours exact.

[hardy sun]

in 24 hours it will be the same time it is right now? 😂 got another week to wait for the league but the livestream event should have all the info

[twilit kayak]

I want the +1 minion skill stats but other than that the new one seems better defensively?

[trim turret]

No? It has no resists, a very small amount of life, worse energy shield, and no armor when the other one has both?

If you mean the 17% increased energy shield, that is already included in the 33 energy shield value up top.

[idle plaza]

I'm extremely confused on why removing this amulet removes my skeletal arsonists

[untold grail]

you need the dexterity for the support gem in the arsonist

[idle plaza]

Ah, didn't realize that, thank you!

[gaunt phoenix]

guys if i start a new chjaracter, is there gonna be a new league soon and i'll end up just starting over again anyway?

is there a date for a new league i dont wanna have to start over again in a week wonder if i should just wait

[topaz junco]

#poe2-news message

[gaunt phoenix]

ok i checked there but it just says "watch our live stream on the 27th"- is there not an announced date anywhere?

[topaz junco]

sry, I linked the wrong one but ehres the official news https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3734468

april 4th

[gaunt phoenix]

oh thanks!

[brittle lagoon]

What builds do yall recommend that probably won’t get hit by the next patch?

[hybrid star]

patch notes coming in hours, and then you are gonna have a whole week to figure out

[brittle lagoon]

Do we have an actual time or is it basically just tomorrow

I heard that it was soon but didn’t hear when roughly

[hybrid star]

#poe2-news it's your timezone

[brittle lagoon]

Tyvm

[sterile thistle]

i will be at work when the livestream does live, does the iphone app work for twitch drops?

[marsh anchor]

Yes if you are logged in to your twitch user I'd linked to your poe account

It works from all devices including tv

[jaunty parrot]

Hi. Is it possible to have the controller UI with skill bar in the middle with mouse and keyboard? I like that UI way better than the default MnK one. And I don't want to play with the controller because if it disconnects even for a second the game boots me to the login screen. Also managing inventory with it is just horrid

[frank sundial]

tried this one?

[final geyser]

That's not the same thing

It just locks most parts of the HUD to a 16:9 aspect ratio, bringing them closer to the middle of the screen on ultrawide displays.

At the moment, there is no option for using the controller UI with mouse and keyboard. It may come at a later date, as there had been some demand for it when it was first shown, but we currently have no confirmation nor indication of when this might occur.

There should, however, be a setting to disable the game logging you out if you lose connection to the controller. Check through the settings, I forget where it is exactly.

[neon nimbus]

sorry guys my game is unplayable i havw 1,5 seconds of delay with "wasd" how it possible

my ping is 10 and fps is good

[hardy sun]

I use wasd, works perfectly. Not sure what glitch you're dealing with

[final geyser]

Post the performance graph here. If you do have both good performance and latency, then I'm not sure what it could be.

[jaunty parrot]

yeah, that just slightly moves the default UI to the center

[supple quail]

I have a question

Like

What defence do you even stack up during leveling?
Like you need energy shield
Cuz for armor you need to be constantly maxing it to gain any profit from it
You can't get evasion cuz if something does hit you then your entire HP goes down cuz you don't have energy shield to soak a stray hit for 1k you accidentally slipped ur toe in after 7th hour of leveling up in the row.
And even if you go for ES and ER then most of the passives are beside monk, so like Merc has no access to it and ranger has access to it later on.

I see that most helpful advices are for like lv 70+ but whatcha even do until there.

Oh. And you can't even play ER without that passive to dodge all attacks which cuts it by 70%.
Cuz hardest hitting attacks mobs have that can delete you if you even do as much as blink.

So tl;dr.

For leveling up ES only?

[final geyser]

You can use any defence while levelling

[supple quail]

Thanks

[final geyser]

Unless you're playing Hardcore, you can do just about anything you want, really. You need to be investing in any defence to get the most out of it, so not sure why you single out Armour, and none of them will protect you from the biggest skills, but you can just move out of many dangerous AoEs since they're generally telegraphed.

Having gone through the campaign a lot (60+ characters) I never ran into a situation where I literally couldn't progress. Sometimes I had a tougher time, sometimes an easier one, but generally damage matters for that more than survivability.

[supple quail]

Ah right-

I forgot people play on standard

Where you just run full dps builds

[supple quail]

Cuz to benefit from armor you need crap load of it.
2 levels, go through two new areas or three and suddenly you don't block 50% anymore but 15%
Or what is the math behind it.

[final geyser]

It's not that extreme, but the same kind of thing applies to Evasion, where you need more and more to dodge hits consistently, or Energy Shield, where you need more and more for it to actually tank enough hits.

The bigger issue with Armour would be that it's for Physical hits only, so it's not going to be effective against a lot of the elemental damage you run into

[supple quail]

And I did not say couldn't progress
But gives protection from accidentally receiving a skill to the face
Like those mace guys on waterways
Canceling Stacks of wind wave or what was it's name
Cuz they're undodgable.
Elemental attacks are not the issue
Cuz you run with 70% and ur mostly safe

But anything that is light shoulder tap just hits you for 500hp

[lethal temple]

are the servers down rn?

[dusky burrow]

yes, undergoing maintenance.

you're not really supposed to be playing right now, tune into the 0.2.0 stream

[lethal temple]

aw biscuits that's not for 50 minutes this is my only time to play in between classes lol

[lethal temple]

thx lol

[dull crow]

is there a tldr for the 0.2 update?

i wanna find if theres new content coming or just the new skills/classes (not complaining because of that ofc)

[dusky burrow]

besides the stuff they've already teasted (huntress, various ascendancies, some support gems), we dont know.

that's the whole point of livestream

[dull crow]

oh mb, i just saw the livestream news now

thought it already happened

[lethal temple]

here's to hoping they don't nerf la deadeye too hard

[dull crow]

i mean if they do nerf, theres always gonna be a new dog for the meta

still kinda sad about the nerf on Pconc

ik it wasn't that strong of a nerf, but still

[frigid ivy]

is the stream gonna be on youtube aswell

[lament stone]

i dont know if theres an official one, but theres plenty of streamers that will react to it and some will be on youtube

you wont get the drops if you watch on youtube tho if thats something youre interested in

[tulip parcel]

Has the bug with the colossus one shotting people it should not one shot been fixed yet? I'm a hardcore only player and I've stopped playing specifically because of that bug, its eaten so many of my characters.

[frigid ivy]

ah thank u

[frigid ivy]

nah i was just tryna get it set up on my tv so i can watch

im not a big player

[teal epoch]

Everyone's saying login in twitch chat, I assume that is a good thing?

[half kraken]

Where can I put a ticket in for a bug when I press x to start in the main menu it says I need to update the game but I aready did I tried restarting my PlayStation and reinstalling the game same issue

[topaz junco]

you'll have to email ggg support

[dusky burrow]

yes

it shows excitement for what's being announced

[hard blade]

I keep on dying to this phase

One with its minions

Hmm that's weird

I'm 100% positive that I didn't beat the boss

[teal epoch]

ogham manor is kicking my arse omg-

geonor is not playing around huh

[twilit marten]

So I'm playing Sorceress. Is it better to upgrade several skills to a low level so you can spam a diverse amount of things, or should I just upgrade one but a lot?

[trim turret]

Read your quests.

[trim turret]

Most skills can be upgraded as you feel they need to be. Spamming random different skills isn't really effective. But things like placing a firewall and then shooting projectiles through them so they gain extra fire damage works really well.

[hardy sun]

general idea of poe is focus on a certain skill. some builds will use debuffs or curses and buffs along with the main skill for increased damage. so, it specifically depends on what skills you're talking about

[chilly fox]

no new supporter pack @ggg?

[lament stone]

poe2 is still in early access, so i wouldnt expect any new supporter packs until post release leagues

poe1 leagues should still get new supporter packs tho

[grave tusk]

1. when does this new dawn of the hunt come out?
2. Do i need to purchase another expantion or anything other than the default early access key i used?
3. will this be a new league or something?

[dusky burrow]

1. #poe2-news message
2. no
3. yes

[grave tusk]

ah, so the new class and stuff arent out yet?

thats unfortunate

[pallid gyro]

Is there a hardcore channel i could get advice for endgame stuff on? Sorry not my first choice to ask here

[light ivy]

next week. we just had the livestream with the details for it, typically this stream always precedes new leagues by 1 week

[dusky burrow]

we dont have a hardcore channel at the moment

use #2┃after-acts-help for endgame hel

or #2┃build-planning or #1308715058716610580

[grave tusk]

last i played was 2 weeks after early access came out. have any big updates liek the one that comes in a week come out? or any leagues etc?

[dusky burrow]

nope

this will be the first league

and first major update

we have 0.1.1 but it was very minor

[grave tusk]

what would you consider the biggest changes since release?

just so i know what i missed

[lilac panther]

Well great, apparently certain cosmetics can be bought, but just don't do anything..

[dusky burrow]

from 0.1.1?

they let you have extra tries on pinnacle bosses, more on lower diff and less tries on higher diffs

since release, we had supercharged slam nerf, firewall gas cloud nerf, cast on freeze (and other cast on ailment) nerf, not sure if you played enough to see those

[lament stone]

they added the waystone stash tab

[dusky burrow]

oh right, that was probably the most important change

[grave tusk]

oh cool

if i have map stash in poe1 i assume i get that tab too

what about those trials? i could never beat the t4 trial for ascendancy, they were very hard and if you die you have to restart and waste another hour

thats the main reason i quit

[trim turret]

Such as?

[dusky burrow]

got a little easier but still quite difficult

[grave tusk]

i kept dying from honor depleting instantly when i stepped on poison for even half a second

[trim turret]

There was a bug for that where dots were hitting too many times per second, specifically when you'd get the debuff that removes a percentage of your honor when you get hit.

[grave tusk]

is that gone now?

if so im probably fonna start playing again when the update comes out as that new spear class. assuming that will be a good and fun class

[dusky burrow]

sounds like a plan

[trim turret]

All the classes have been good and fun depending on how you define it.

[radiant echo]

is poe2 resetting next week or not? didnt follow the news

[lilac bronze]

Nope

[dusky burrow]

no such thing as a reset

it's just a new league

[radiant echo]

so its a new league

gotcha

[lilac bronze]

Anyone up for some maps?

[dusky burrow]

#2┃looking-for-group

[zinc wagon]

What do you think about new mercenary class

[hardy sun]

I understand totems currently can be strong. So... it's possible it could make a strong totem build

[grizzled turret]

are there MENA servers yet

[misty holly]

Hey guys newbie here
So i wanted to ask i have been playing POE 1 recently, and now want to upgrade basically i have zero stash tabs and want some, so i was thinking to buy POE2 with which ill get 300 points and from those points i can buy stash tabs in poe2, but can those stash tabs will be shared with poe 1 as well?
Sorry for the dumb question

[final geyser]

The stash tabs are shared between the two games. Not all stash tabs from PoE1 are in PoE2 yet, but all stash tabs you can get in PoE2 are available in PoE1.

So, if you were to buy some stash tabs, you'd get them in both games.

[misty holly]

Ok thats helpfull thank you

[frank sundial]

im lvl 17, so far i didnt get any weapon better then this, i think...i dont want to upgrade it for a higher level weapon if the new one doesnt have mana, spell dmg, intel, etc right?
or is there a certain point that a higher weapon is an upgrade no matter the afixes?!

like this one for ex

[hardy sun]

Would kinda depend on what ability you're talking about. %dmg can be a big factor, seeing that %cold dmg can be decent boost or completely nothing, depends on what spell you're considering

[frank sundial]

im using spark + firewall + orb of storms

[hybrid star]

you don't need to find one with all, focus on spell damage, cast speed, skill level; mana and attributes you can find them on other gear slots

but to put it simple equip your new item and see your tooltip dps

[azure lava]

Something being "an upgrade no matter the affixes" is basically impossible in poe2 unless you're upgrading from a white item or an empty slot. The affixes are virtually everything an item does.

[frank sundial]

How do i do that?

Where is the tooltip?

[hybrid star]

your skill/gem panel

[vapid crag]

How you guys overcome a3 vall boss? i can't sustain flask on her, my spark even with mana tempest can't kill her

In new patch gonna try some attack skill defenitely as i see spells are really hard to play early on, on weapon you can find some dmg where as spell caster you heavly rely on weapon and i didnt got anything good

[light ivy]

Attacks are much more dependent on having well-rolled weapons than spells are

[vapid crag]

You might be right, but it also might be that i choose spark on really tiny rooms this spells really shines

[light ivy]

I might be misunderstanding your point though

[vapid crag]

Hmm

Yeah, kinda refreshed poe2 for now, now gonna wait for patch and try something else

I read few posts that stormweaver are super good but maybe later on? I dont feel the power of this class

[light ivy]

Gems by default provide base damage values in PoE for spells, so getting extra gem levels is usually how you improve the base value of a spell, whereas you'd get a new weapon to improve the base damage of an attack (there's other ways to improve damage of course, i'm just talking about the easiest ways to improve base damage)

[vapid crag]

Yeah, and i gambled all my gold and looked for staves and wands and didnt find upgrade since early act 2

i was welding +2 20cast speed staff

Im more curious if going attack really easier and then spells with investment starts to shine, but gonna find answer in about week,

Thanks for a bit help and explanation though

[light ivy]

yeah, always good to try new builds, that's what new leagues are for (or patches in poe2, until 1.0 is released at least)

[glacial meadow]

does the spectre gem minion that use a mob which has an ability to summon more minions can use that when it is binded as my minion as well?

[lapis mantle]

I'm on PC, what key do i have to click to interact with this?

[hardy sun]

it's kinda a drag and drop, click on the item in your bag first, then you'll see it get highlighted on the panel to the left

[lapis mantle]

oh, i have to keep alt pressed

😭 been trying here for 15 good minutes

[lament stone]

press z to unhide nameplates

so you dont have to press alt

[lapis mantle]

ohhh, thanks!

[torpid aspen]

Can you change Ascendency classes yet?

[lament stone]

no, they want that to be a permanent choice

[lethal goblet]

quick question, i have like 220 spirits right and i can summon up to 5 of them, tho whenever i swap to another weapon to cast a skill and then swap back to the one i was using there all gone and wont spawn back but still says 5

[azure lava]

You technically didn't ask a question, but I'd wager it's just spirit being jank like always. Probably gotta resummon them. If you wait a while or walk a bit they don't respawn?

[scarlet crest]

after the recent update/patch made to the game; when I try to "exit to the character select screen" it just sits here on the current character I'm on and states "Entering Character Select" at the top of the screen. I shouldn't have to exit the game everytime I wanna change characters. can we get this fixed please?

[final geyser]

We already told you that this isn't the place to get support, go to the official forums and report the issue there.

[stray mountain]

Hello I’m a new player, lvl 27, struggling a bit with the campaign and certain bosses. Wondering if anyone can help me out or xp boost me a bit so I won’t have a hard time getting through the campaign! 🙂

[quaint dune]

will there be an economy reset with dawn of the hunt? it doesnt say so on the announcement page

[light ivy]

i can't find it either but it was talked about a lot, just trying to find an official source. all characters/inventories/stash contents are meant to be moved to the 'early access' league, and a new league will be added with the new content basically

[final geyser]

It was confirmed in the Q&A, I'm pretty sure. All content is going to be available in Standard and Dawn of the Hunt, though.

[light ivy]

ah sure

huntress in standard too?

interesting

[final geyser]

Naturally, it's core content.

[light ivy]

yeah makes sense actually tbf, i guess since league-specific mechanics aren't really a thing we might not expect content deviation in leagues until 1.0 at least

[final geyser]

They did say that there might be league-specific mechanics later in EA, or possibly only in release onwards, but at least this version includes all content in the core game. As I recall, they didn't believe any bit of content they added was enough to be a whole league on its own, with the closest to a typical league's mechanic being the Azmerian wisps.

[wild notch]

chamt have they added swords yet, i see some entries for them in the wili

wiki

[lament stone]

no

we wont get swords until we get duelist

[wild notch]

weird, there are entries for them on the wiki

wonder where they got them fro.

[lament stone]

they exist in the game files

[wild notch]

ohhhhhhh

ok

[dusky burrow]

the ones we have seen were obtained through bugs

[wild notch]

oh lmao

[dusky burrow]

sometimes trials of chaos can give items that weren't supposed to be released

like mines and swords

[wild notch]

cool

[burnt harbor]

croissant

[light turret]

wait, this is a massive patch and not a new league yea?

[final geyser]

It is a massive patch and comes with a new league, although none of the mechanics are specific to it.

[light turret]

meaning all this big new patch will apply to new league and everything from EA will not be usable in new league?

[trim turret]

It will apply to the existing/legacy league as well but most people will play in the new league to have a fresh start and economy.

So yeah, nothing carries over into the new league.

[trim turret]

That's a build problem not a leveling problem. How are your life and resists? Are you keeping your weapon up to date if you're an attack build? Are you using skill gems and supports that synergize with each other?

[half kraken]

Is there anyway I can make a ticket?

[final geyser]

If it's about something on the Discord server, you can message the bot. If it's to do with the game itself, I would recommend posting on the official forums or emailing support, depending on the nature of the issue.

[lilac panther]

This one for example. You van buy it, equip them, but the cosmetic just doesn't do anything. There's no flying planets / orbs or anything.

[trim turret]

Are you generating power/endurance/frenzy charges?

[lilac panther]

I'm too much of a newb to even know that's a thing😅

I just thought there would be orbs flying around the char

[frank sundial]

When you guys say leagues its like a season right?

[trim turret]

Well...it talks about them in the description of the cosmetic. Find a way to generate one of those charges and see if they work then.

[trim turret]

Yes, though we won't be getting real seasons until after 1.0. This is more just core content/base game updates and economy resets at this stage.

[lilac panther]

Maybe a typo there then? I mean, I just didn't understand it because it says "which" instead of "with". The word which makes no sense

Oh wait, now I see

[final geyser]

It does make sense. It creates planets, your charges orbit those planets.

[lilac panther]

Ye I just noticed. Just a misunderstanding on how it works on my part. Ah well, thanks for the help / explanation, I appreciate that.

[dusty marten]

pretty sure they mentioned its a new league. so yes

[hard blade]

Is there stun/double stun debuffs towards mobs like take more damage and slows down mob

[half vigil]

hi guys i found this and im wondering if its better than what i have on me right now

[dusky burrow]

it is better

but mostly because your currently one is mid

[half vigil]

im wearing the yellow one btw

[dusky burrow]

yeah

cloak is much better, it has much more res and the phys mitigation is very useful

but it will be outclassed by better rares

[half vigil]

ye i cant seem to find any but okay ill get wear the robe

[half vigil]

which one is better?

[dusky burrow]

both mid

are you archmage in any way?

if not just go right

[half vigil]

no im a witch

with minions being the ones doing most of the damage

[dusky burrow]

just go right then

[half vigil]

alright

also i found two vaal orbs in one location and ive heard they are rare, is it good?

also got divine orb

[dusky burrow]

they're okay, yeah

[dusky burrow]

divine orb is really good though

you're quite lucky to drop one, it's worth a lot

[half vigil]

oh really damn, idk what to use it on tho cuz a lot of the stuff i have has good buffs with nice numbers and i really dont want to make them worse

[dusky burrow]

dont touch the divine orb for now

keep playing

[half vigil]

okie dokie

also seems like the trading place for this game is dead which is kinda sad cuz i really wanted to trade out to get the special armour pieces that give you +100 spirit

[dusky burrow]

thats cheap asf

just spam

and sort by recently listed

and increase min price

[half vigil]

ok tf does wtb mean

[topaz junco]

Want To Buy

and WTS is Want To Sell

[half vigil]

thank you

also new classes when

[final geyser]

April 4th

[half vigil]

the bomb

[vale heath]

Would anybody wanna help join me I just started a sorcerer’s

[trim turret]

#2┃looking-for-group

[trim turret]

Huntress coming with 0.2. She'll have two subclasses and three more are being added to existing classes.

[lilac bronze]

Helping ppl (dm)

[severe maple]

I am at the beginning of act 2 in hard mode, looking for some players to just breeze through it, trying to get to end game been playing alone since the beginning.

[azure lava]

#2┃looking-for-group

[azure lava]

I hope you're using Pathofexile.com/trade2 and not the in-game trade chat

[burnt river]

If I start a ssf character now, will I have access to all the 0.2 mehanics on it when it's out?

[dusky burrow]

yeah

there's no league exclusive mechanics

so it doesnt really matter if you're in standard or league

for ssf

[burnt river]

sweet, thanks. So the only benefit of waiting is for the standard trade reset?

[dusky burrow]

i cant imagine any benefit on ssf

[hardy sun]

I'm planning to prelevel a couple characters in prep for the new ascendency, ssf. I hope they don't get locked out from ascension. I won't invest too much time, maybe get to 30s or 40s range, will see how motivated I get

[unique kiln]

Can someone please help me with cruel campaign

[topaz junco]

#2┃looking-for-group please

[primal steeple]

?

its a new league

[primal steeple]

on your poe profile it shows all the past leagues and characters in the league like an acheivement gallery

if you were a poe veteran you'd have a whole showcase of characters and keep going through in poe2

if you just want to skip that part of the game and have nothing for the new league that everyone is playing...

they're probably also going to have cosmetics like the legacy of phreciea league you got black night armor peices as you leveled up

and it completed the set at lv 80.

they said they would have mystery boxes in the stream

I dont think they would put the new league mystery box in the standard league

[chilly flicker]

poe2 is still paid early access right?

[hardy sun]

Yup

[half vigil]

ok someone pls tell me what does 200d mean

[lapis mantle]

can i level up my items? as in, item level and not quality

[final geyser]

No.

[lapis mantle]

oh ok, thanks

[azure lava]

200 divine orbs

Don't use the ingame trade chat if that's where you saw that term, btw

The ingame trade chat is full of scammers trying to take advantage of the people that don't know about the currency exchange or the official trade site, Pathofexile.com/trade2

[azure lava]

Have they confirmed anything like league challenges/cosmetics, league mechanics, or anything like that? It seems to me that if you play ssf there's actually no reason to make a character in the new league

[final geyser]

No challenges, exclusive mechanics or anything.

So if you're in SSF, you can just play in Standard if you want.

[azure lava]

Unless you're competing on the new ladder

[open orchid]

What is Ladder reward ?

are there any Specfic Reward to play on Hardcore or SSF thingy ?

[final geyser]

No, not really.

[open orchid]

Only Challenges then ?

[final geyser]

SSF and Hardcore are just to challenge yourself, yeah.

[open orchid]

So for New Person to Franchise and want to trying out all the classes , Playing on Standart is totally fine right ?

[final geyser]

Yes, it's totally fine. Though, once the Dawn of the Hunt update comes out, playing in the new league (basically equivalent to a season or new ladder in other games) would be best to have access to a less inflated economy than what's currently in Standard.

[open orchid]

Wait , if we want to experiencing all the various build , standart server should be cheaper to build then ?

[final geyser]

Not necessarily. As mentioned, Standard has a lot more currency spread among the players, so prices are likely to be higher, especially on more valuable and rare items. It is also likely to have far fewer players after Dawn of the Hunt launches, so you'll have fewer players to trade with and fewer items to choose between.

[open orchid]

Oh Right , Everyone Go to the Season and Less player on Standart !

[lapis mantle]

how do i understand which one is better? im at act 3, playing infernalist twitch with flamewall+arsonist+raging spirit

[open orchid]

All minion level i think important

[lapis mantle]

more important than 28% dmg?

[open orchid]

Im not sure , i haven't following any Guide since it's going to kill my Fun to build on ARPG

But i think more level can make the minion spirit cost lesser ?
I am also infernalist as my first chara to play

[lilac panther]

So what exactly is the major difference between PoE1 and PoE2? It's been a few years since I've played PoE1, but after putting around 20 hours into PoE2 I honestly can't say it feels like an actual successor to me.

[twilit kayak]

Well there will be new class , skills , content etc for the new "season' So wait n see I guess

[lilac panther]

Ah alright, that makes sense 🙂 For now it felt like just a new server to me 😅

Side note: Where do I report bugs? Seems PoE2 always crashes if you launch it while Discord is open and use DX12. Discord's overlay to try and go live activating while the game's initial intro plays causes a crash. Closing Discord or changing the game from DX12 to Vulkan solves that issue.

[final geyser]

It has a different skill system - no more sockets in items, all skills can have 5 supports, etc - reworked reservation with Spirit, improved combat and reworked skills, way more focus on bosses and action combat, etc.

[final geyser]

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-forum/2214

[lilac panther]

Thank you 🙂

[twilit kayak]

Will it be easier to get unique on endgame?

[lilac panther]

I do have a few items that still have socket slots though. Though that might be something different than the sockets from PoE1

[final geyser]

Yes, that's for runes and other socketables, I should've been a bit clearer.

Specifically, no more skill gem sockets in items.

[final geyser]

Probably not. If an item is meant to be powerful, it will be either rare, hard to obtain, or both.

[twilit kayak]

I just want Oaksworn 🤕

[final geyser]

That's a common unique, you should be able to trade for it or even gamble or chance it, if you need it.

(though, with Chance Orbs being rare, probably not the best use of them)

[twilit kayak]

well let see if rare shield would have +#spirit...

[azure lava]

Aside from unique items, Spirit can only be found on amulets, chest pieces, and scepters.

[alpine silo]

do Global modifiers also apply to minions?

[azure lava]

(plus the base 100 from quests and some ascendancy nodes)

[azure lava]

No

[alpine silo]

aww

[azure lava]

Unless they specify minions or allies

[alpine silo]

yeah i thought since global physical damage basically means every instance of that type of damage it may have affected minions too

[azure lava]

Global physical damage means exactly what it says when you hold alt and click on it

[alpine silo]

idk if im missing something, but it is not underlined or able to be inspected

[azure lava]

Oh, really? Where are you seeing it?

I'm not at my pc. I thought it was an underlined phrase but I could be mistaken

[azure lava]

Oh, yeah, it might not be on a jewel. I'd search the passive tree for "global" and see if it's underlined anywhere. But it simply might not have a detail panel. If so, my b

[alpine silo]

nah global itself is not inspectable anywhere

[azure lava]

Weird

[alpine silo]

yeah thats why i asked lol

[azure lava]

Yeah, minions can only be affected by:

1. Things that specify minions
2. Things that specify allies
3. Things that affect the minion skill (support gems, + to skill levels, etc)

[alpine silo]

alright. i will keep that in mind. hopefully they will add a description to Global at some point tho

thanks!

[azure lava]

I think the minion keyword has more detail on what can/can't affect them. And if you socket the jewel and hold shift it should say what skill(s) will be affected by it

[alpine silo]

damn i keep forgetting about shift, thanks for the tip

[lilac panther]

How do I use attacks with a controller? Thought I'd try playing with a controller and although the game recognizes the controller and sets it up, it doesn't set any attacks to your controller's buttons, nor does it seem to allow you to set them yourself.

[half vigil]

im using the discord trade server

someone told me they want 200 divine orbs for that ring and well

i only have 1

also what's ventors gamble

oh wait

im stupid

[hybrid star]

the name of the unique ring?

[half vigil]

never mind

ye i just figured

[hybrid star]

btw note the increased rarity and the resistances, they are all high value, that's what makes it so expensive

and the range goes from negative

[craggy gyro]

That's easily more than 200

He's lowballing u

Even for an almost dead market

[trim turret]

I think you have to assign them from the skill screen.

[violet geyser]

Ayyee yo how do you get that inventory extension that I see ppl with not the stash tabs but the one that stays with you. Like in the upper left side. Like this

[hybrid star]

only Titan (warrior) gets it

[dusky burrow]

also that's a poe1 image

[violet geyser]

Okay thanks and yeah i just assumed it was in poe2 as well

[twilit kayak]

Which class is for beginner?🤔

[warped thistle]

Minion witch is super ez and laid back

Anything ranged is friendly

[twilit kayak]

👍

[warped thistle]

I went monk which is melee and it was night and day difference going to witch lol 😆

[twilit kayak]

I feel like mercenary grenade build as well, easy to gear n master

[warped thistle]

I've tried it, it's solid. Aoe and solid single target. Just gotta get used to the delay at first until you can explode them yourself

[trim turret]

Builds are for beginners. There are easy builds for every class.

[trim turret]

For me once I had a decent combo set up for the monk I started crushing.

[azure lava]

What mrtotebag said; class doesn't determine beginner-friendliness, your build does. I personally really like lightning rod + orb of storms and it works on any class.

I also leveled my mercenary with spark + flame wall + orb of storms.

And my sorceress with lightning rod + orb of storms

So you can really do whatever

[unique kiln]

Can someone help me with cruel act 2 and 3 please

[dusky burrow]

#2┃looking-for-group

[burnt harbor]

ankara messi

[cinder sand]

question, is there any way to revive a teammate during trial of chaos or is it all or nothing?

[trim turret]

They only gutted and rebuilt the gem system, rebuilt the loot system to have more interesting item bases and less useless mods, implemented implicit skills on items, rebuilt the existing 6 character classes and decided to add 6 more, did a bunch of back end work to improve the visuals and finally replace the 10 year old player character models and animation rigs, moved to a physically based rendering system (pbr), implemented a new endgame system. A new campaign. You know, little things like that.

[trim turret]

Does it not let you click and revive them the way you normally would? I'm unsure about the limitations on that. I know in Sekema if one loses all honor, you both fail.

[cinder sand]

no option to revive, i was host of the trial and went down and buddy could not progress, we just had to restart

[trim turret]

Yeah I think it might be all or nothing.

Twice the players means twice the power but twice the risk I guess.

[lilac panther]

... (sorry I just can't think of a more appropiate reply to that, lol)

[trim turret]

Yeah sorry if that seemed aggressive.

[lilac panther]

It didn't. I was just like: That's more info than I bargained for 🤣 No worries!

[azure lava]

And poe2 has wasd movement

[final geyser]

Which is so good it's surprising that it took so long for most ARPGs to try it out. I've basically stopped playing PoE1 because I don't want to use the click to move scheme after experiencing WASD.

[radiant echo]

wasd is kinda trash for melee imo

but i play mobas so im used to clicking to move

[trim turret]

Once I got used to it I loved it.

[final geyser]

I use it on everything, Melee and Ranged. Being able to target the enemy and move however I want is super convenient for me.

[frank sundial]

dunno if u solved it, but, you have to swap to controler in the char selection screen, and then in game u can drag and drop on the skill bar

[lilac panther]

Thanks, I hadn't solved it yet. I'll try it out. I wonder how it's going to work though. Normally you position aoe spells with the mouse or target with it. Not sure how that'll work with a controller

[elfin gorge]

dude the blue tarnished scarabs are wilds

holy moly

[frank sundial]

it picks a atrget for you, it had a nice targeting tho, character turns auto to targets and such

if u play sorc tho the flamewall is a bit impredictable if u have enemies coming form 2 directions

but u can move to one side and cast and it will be in front of u

[novel shore]

when is game coming back up cant seem to find anything

[dusky burrow]

#poe2-news message

[novel shore]

Ooo wow down for a minute lol 😆

I saw game because of the news download during maintenance

[tiny harness]

Hey everyone. I was seeing if someone can help me through cruel mode for my sorcerer?

[wary seal]

try #2┃looking-for-group

[tiny harness]

Thank you

[lilac panther]

Thank you! Been trying it out a bit and it seems this quite a bit more relaxed to play the game with

[grave tusk]

can someone explain what this do to bell? i dont understand the descriptions

i cant spawn 2 bells at same time

[azure lava]

Are you building up your combo a second time? I don't think overabundance lets you bypass that requirement

[craggy gyro]

put 1 more bell in another skill slot

u can

[hushed trout]

Sup all, new player and looking for the best way to grind for skill points.

[topaz junco]

just go through the story

if you need to grind for a lvl or 2 thats fine, but its shouldnt be too much of a grindfest in that regard

[hazy stump]

Having trouble with the wolf boss

[craggy gyro]

normal act?

[hazy stump]

Yes.

[craggy gyro]

u still need help?

[hazy stump]

Yes

My ign is imbutter. Markf#5666

[hazy stump]

I got him to 25 percent.
If anyone is on tomorrow to help.

I would appreciate it

[hazy stump]

I think I was set to offline

[upper pasture]

Hello anyone here?

[west field]

!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)

[grave tusk]

When a bell is dropped i can immediately build up 4 more combo. Is that because of a skill gem?

Can someone tell me what things affect the chance to freeze and shock? My herald ice isnt activating.

[final geyser]

When you have Overabundance support, you are able to have a second bell placed, but you need to build up combo for it again, as the 4 you built up to place the first bell is consumed.

[grave tusk]

When i have bell placed and place another the first one is deleted

[final geyser]

These are affected most by the Cold and Lightning damage that you deal respectively, but also stats like 'increased Freeze buildup' and 'chance to Shock'.

[grave tusk]

What actually increases the chance tough?

Mire dmg = higher chance? Thats it?

[final geyser]

If you're using a second Tempest Bell gem but not Overabundance on one of them, then that would probably happen.

[final geyser]

Freeze isn't chance-based, it's a build up before a full Freeze. So, increased Freeze buildup and more Cold damage are what dictate how quickly you'll Freeze an enemy.

You can also reduce an enemy's ailment threshold to increase the Freeze buildup.

[grave tusk]

Okay so ailment tresh is required amount before full freeze?

Freeze buildup and cold damage are mods?

And does enemy resistance have effect in speed of freezing?

Like if i lower their res will i have faster buildip of freeze?

[final geyser]

They are stats that can be found on weapons, on the passive tree, and potentially other item slots. Cold damage can also be dealt directly by a Spell, or by an Attack if your weapon or another item slot has flat Cold damage (ie +X Cold Damage rather than % increased).

[final geyser]

Resistances determine how much damage of that damage type is taken, so yes. The more Cold damage the enemy takes, the more Freeze buildup it will contribute.

[grave tusk]

Oh so if i use my quart staff that has added oce and lightning dmg u can buildup freeze and electrocute when using ice strike or when herald hits enemy? Like if my herald thunder hits enemy it will buildup freeze and electro bc my staff has added ice dmg?

And if i were to kill an enemy in one shot. Will it still buildup freeze and electro? Or will those be useless when i insta kill and herald will never activate?

[final geyser]

If you build up enough Freeze to fully Freeze an enemy, then the Herald will trigger.

More precisely, Herald of Ice triggers on Shattering the enemy. Killing an enemy with a hit that Freezes them counts.

[final geyser]

Electrocute isn't built up unless you have a support gem that causes it, or an item or another skill that makes Lightning damage contribute to Electrocute buildup. If you mean Shock, though, that one is chance-based, with Lightning damage contributing to the chance to Shock.

But the Heralds themselves (Herald of Ice and Thunder, anyway) do deal your weapon's damage (just converting all Physical to the given element), so if you were to have enough Cold damage on your weapon, Herald of Thunder would indeed build up Freeze.

[grave tusk]

I have something that changes Schick to electrocute

[final geyser]

In that case, you would be able to build up Electrocute, though Herald of Thunder works specifically off of Shocked enemies, so hopefully you're still Shocking enemies as well.

[grave tusk]

Everything you say makes sense. Tough im still unsure about this. Lets say i generate 150% freeze buildup in one hit. And this hit made enemy go from 100% to 0% hp. Would shatter and also herald activate?

And what about if i generate 80% buildup and one shot enemy. Nothing would happen? No herald nothing?

[final geyser]

If your hit Freezes the enemy and kills it, it will Shatter and trigger Herald of Ice. If the hit does not fully Freeze the enemy, it will not trigger.

[grave tusk]

So i need to balance to not actually insta kill and make sure i freeze fully before kill them?

[final geyser]

Fully killing the enemy is probably better overall, and if your hit is primarily dealing Cold damage, then chances are that your one-shot kills will be enough to Freeze as well.

So generally, just getting more damage is better than trying to carefully Freeze everything before killing it, since with enough damage, all (Cold damage) hits will basically guarantee Freeze anyway.

[grave tusk]

Okay, so for my ice strike build i want to maximize physical dmg, elemental dmg, flat ice and lightning (using herald ice and lightning) and maximize crit too?

And flat fire is useless too?

[final geyser]

For your specific build, probably. Though, as others have pointed out in the other channel, the update coming on April 4th is likely to rebalance a lot of things, including the Herald chaining tech that is getting used in the build you linked.

[grave tusk]

I will make a new character when update comes out

Just want to learn how ailments work. I assume they dont get changed?

[final geyser]

To our knowledge, no, they should still work the same way. There may be balance changes around specific ailments, durations and what not, but the fundamentals should remain the same.

[grave tusk]

What you mean by chaining btw?

[hybrid star]

Ice triggering Thunder and Thunder triggering Ice

[grave tusk]

So added cold dmg being able to trigger herald ice when activating herald light?

[hybrid star]

yeah, enough cold damage and freeze buildup on Thunder, same goes with Ice

[half vigil]

what does using vaal orb on a spirit gem do?

[half vigil]

i just beat ||queen of flith|| and ew brother is she disgusting

[azure lava]

It will always corrupt the gem (meaning you cannot modify it with currency including gemcutter's prisms and jewelers orbs).

In addition it will do one of the following:

1. could raise/lower quality a bit
2. raise/lower the level by 1 (if it's level 20 this is the only way to potentially get it to level 21)
3. It could add or remove a socket
4. or it could do nothing.

[pulsar skiff]

do i throw this?

[half vigil]

oh okay thank you

[azure lava]

Throw it, sell it, use it, your choice

[hazy stump]

Anyone have time to help with the wolf boss at end of act 1

[copper valley]

Does bleeding stack, or should I put lacerate on my highest damage per h it skill over my fastest?

[dusky burrow]

doesnt stack (by default)

only biggest bleed deals damage

as a result lacerate goes on whatever skill has the highest top end damage

[copper valley]

got it, put lacerate on high velocity round then

[trim turret]

#2┃looking-for-group otherwise get some cold res. Getting boss carries is just going to leave you unprepared for the next challenge.

[rustic wraith]

When will servers be back up?

[trim turret]

Are they down?

[copper valley]

I'm in-game and people are moving around, so servers seem to be up

[azure lava]

I'd give #1328202289755983932 a read as well

Your issue is most likely at least one of:

1. Poor gear
2. Inefficient skill/support gem combos
3. Taking too much avoidable damage in the fight

[mild quiver]

One thing I have noticed is how replacing gear becomes harder and harder. You end up contempleting which one is better. Is a slightly lower dps worth the survivability and it becomes a ” is this an upgrade” simulator

[hazy stump]

Ok thanks

[hazy stump]

@azure lava

Thanks

[light ivy]

welcome to arpgs

[vapid thistle]

I feel like I'm dying alot as a monk... is this game suppose to be hard or am I just trash?

[final geyser]

Depends. Your first time around, you'll likely have suboptimal gear, lack of experience with the enemies, and little knowledge of how to best optimize your character, so it's entirely normal to die a few times to harder encounters like bosses. The real question is whether you're dying a lot all the time, even to normal enemies or from only one or two hits.

[vapid thistle]

I guess I just got to be patient but I'm only in ACT 2 dying to these dang bosses lol

[copper valley]

Are there no support gems that increase damage dealt to stunned enemies?

[final geyser]

The bosses can hit very hard, especially some of the more telegraphed skills that you're meant to dodge. In this particular regard, learning the fight and getting better at evading such skills will do a lot for you.

[trim turret]

Make sure you're prioritizing max life and resistances on your gear.

[mild quiver]

the thing that has helped me the most as a begginer. is doing like an overview of my gear. I look at my gear and look at how easy it is to replace and based on that choose the next gear I focus on

right now my amulet is semi replacable and crossbow kinda replacable since I can get a newer better base

[trim turret]

Perhaps not but I know there are passives and we're getting 100 new support gems this week.

[final geyser]

This is probably the only one we've got at the moment, and yeah, there are some passives that increase damage against Heavy Stunned enemies.

[steady ginkgo]

How to complete "Ascent to power" in atc 2?(2nd playthrough after complete first 3 act)?
I searched the entire Traitors Passage and killed the boss there and the quest still hangs.

[dusky burrow]

cruel quest is bugged

move on

why they havent fixed it yet, dont ask me

[steady ginkgo]

ty

And chaos Ascension points work on cruel?

[dusky burrow]

as long as its the right number of trials, yes

[craggy gyro]

Anybody lvl 10 wanna join my campaign?

[azure lava]

I'd try #2┃looking-for-group

[craggy gyro]

What’s your lvl?

[midnight egret]

Anyone can help with act 3 normal?

Level 40

[fluid ice]

Do u guys think there will be a guide on day 1 for the Huntress?

[meager galleon]

there will be a guide for sure, probably multiple, but since the guide author would have exactly zero huntress playtime like evyrbody else, the quality of that guide will be a coin flip

[frank sundial]

i have recently started act2 of campaign and im playing sorc, flamewall + spark.
will the playstile evolve using more abilities over time? cause laying a flamewall and an ocasional orb of storms and shotting sparks is very dull 😦

[meager galleon]

it could change, depending on where you want to take the build

the options of what you can do are fairly limited early on, it really starts to open up only in later acts/endgame

[frank sundial]

im just too used to d4 i guess, cause i keep reseting my skills and trying new stuff, but in poe2 u spend the skills gems and u have to stick with what u pick

im fighting a rare mob that drains mana and i cant do anything wtf x'D

[severe island]

can use scepter as off hand and get spirit with free summons to meat shield for you

[frank sundial]

❓ how do i do any of that

[severe island]

just equip on ur off hand(right side)

make sure its this type that offers skeletal warrior

[frank sundial]

oh ok

[azure lava]

There's a spell you get from a type of staff (Chiming staff, I think?) that grants an ability called sigil of power which is basically another "Put this down to charge up your main spell" skill.

There are also curses (like conductivity) you could throw in

[azure lava]

Also the mana drain is only in the ring itself. Standing inside or outside the ring means no mana drain

[frank sundial]

just got to lvl 22 and unlocked conductivity!

[frank sundial]

he was faster then me so i was perma drained! but he went away when i died, no problem.

[azure lava]

Gz, but it's probably better to level up your spark, flame wall, and orb first 😛

[frank sundial]

i did

[azure lava]

If he's faster than you, just stand still and he'll melee you without draining

You don't have the mind over matter keystone allocated on the passive tree, do you?

[azure lava]

Phew

Wait why do you have a random dex node at the start?

Just change an int to dex

[zealous osprey]

[frank sundial]

i had one point to alocate at the time and i needed it to use 2 dex thingies on skills and i never remembered to remove it after

[frank sundial]

is it bad? im following a guide

https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/stormweaver-league-starter-sanctum?weaponSet=set1&widgets-state=eyJmN2Q4MjEwMi03ZTc3LTRhNDQtYWQyNC0zM2I2N2U4YWU3YmYiOnsiZmlsdGVycyI6eyJhY3RpdmVWYXJpYW50SWQiOiJlODgwZmQxNS1iNmE5LTQzNWMtOWUyYy1kODhmMGI2ZjM0OGUifSwidHlwZW5hbWUiOiJOZ2ZEb2N1bWVudENtV2lkZ2V0Q29udGVudFZhcmlhbnRzVjEifX0

[azure lava]

I see nothing noticeably wrong with it

[frank sundial]

cool!

[azure lava]

Disclaimer: I only took a cursory glance via mobile

[frank sundial]

already removed that dex and put in int following the proper path

[azure lava]

Why do you keep putting in int?

[frank sundial]

what should i put?

[azure lava]

Whatever you need for gear and gems

And if you're good on all those, I recommend strength to get more life

[frank sundial]

should i swap the excess int to str then?

[azure lava]

You're only using six support gems?

That doesn't sound right

[frank sundial]

i dont have anymore

isnt it rng drops?

[azure lava]

Yeah, and some from side quests and map objectives

[frank sundial]

i have been doing everything so far

all the chests and skulls in the map

[azure lava]

There's a guaranteed one from the gallows in the ogham battlement zone. I forget the name. It's in act 1 before the manor

Ah, ok. Then yeah it's just rng

[frank sundial]

😭

[azure lava]

Only six supports by act 2 feels very low. Unluckers

[frank sundial]

should i delete and start a new char asap x'D ?

[frank sundial]

uff i guess i missed it 😐 omw! ty

[trim turret]

No you should lock in on a build. Progression gets easier when you pick a build and stick with it.

[frank sundial]

yeah, i was just trying to be funny and failing at it!

[frank sundial]

i think i messed up and i got pierce for spark before, and now at least according to the guide i should be using aceleration + persistance...should i craft persistence and still only use 6 gems cause i cant use pierce anywhere else or should i just focus on the 2nd best thing and make a gem for orb or other skill to use more gems?

oh w8 i already had persistance

persistance, fortress, pierce, aceleration, arcane surge and conduction are my 6 gems

sucks that the game doesnt tell me i am already using that gem i almost made another

[final geyser]

It does usually show that you're already using a support gem. Are you cutting these supports from the All Gems tab, or from the skill you want to socket them into?

[frank sundial]

i was in the skill, but then i moved to all gems, yeah ur right!

ty

no idea why i got arcane surge and conduction 😢
i think i was following a diff guide then

oh, got 2 gems in gallows! nice rng

[azure lava]

The guide doesn't have a setup for orb of storms.
I would do:
Spark - acceleration - arcane tempo
Orb of storms - persistence - controlled destruction
Flame wall - fortress - whatever

Once you get a third socket on spark, drop orb and use persistence on spark. If it costs too much, swap arcane tempo for inspiration or controlled destruction and put arcane tempo on flame wall maybe

[frank sundial]

so ill craft controled dest. and arcane tempo

why doesnt arcane tempo show on spark panel?

[final geyser]

Toggle off the Recommended option at the bottom of the Gemcutting UI, by default the individual skills show only the supports that GGG recommends, which aren't necessarily the best fits for the skill depending on what you're doing with them.

[red halo]

In HCSF or SSF, is there any setting or way to disconnect from the shared HCSSF stash? I want a true HCSSF experience with every new character.

[azure lava]

Unless there's a "migrate all" button from hc to Softcore, I don't think so. Aside from just destroying all your stuff or putting it on a character just to die

[red halo]

dang. I would love that option. Just remove the temptation all together and get that true fresh feel on each new character

[azure lava]

Most people view the game as building up a stash, not a character

At least the ones who play hc

[red halo]

yeah that makes sense. I do enjoy the fresh feel without having a stash to fall back on. but that makes sense

[twilit kayak]

should I quit the game until "new season" ? I am still in act 3

[azure lava]

No, you can keep playing from your current character

[twilit kayak]

the new season is on seprate server right? basically?

[azure lava]

Kinda, but the new season just offers a new economy. Everything that's being added in the hunt league is also being added to standard

Playing the new league is recommended for the healthier economy and community vibe in general, but if you want to "finish" an existing character first, you can

[twilit kayak]

the current season lasted around 4 months?

[azure lava]

Three ish? But they're not holding to a strict schedule as far as I know

[twilit kayak]

4 days seem like a year🫠

[final geyser]

And also they had a holiday near the start, which means they took longer than they might have otherwise. The intentions is for about 3 month leagues, we'll see where we end up though.

[gray belfry]

Hello is there a way to trigger all minion commands at once? , for example i have to shoot gas arrow 5 times but i want all my minions to shoot at the same time, new to game thank you

[trim turret]

I don't think so. That's what support gems are for. Give minions extra projectiles.

[feral flax]

been away for a while

is this new "dawn of the hunt" patch out yet or nah

[final geyser]

April 4th

Is when it's released, there's a countdown on the website

[wooden crystal]

hey all, is anyone available to do a full acend carry? can pay 1 div

[feral flax]

for some reasons i thought you said "april fool"

maybe april fourth rhyme a bit

[frank sundial]

feels like this is the entrance to something but the map stops there...wich is weird considering the green fires on top right lit when i got close!

[final geyser]

It's just a decorative thing, though I will admit being able to go inside it does make it a bit confusing.

[frank sundial]

ws trying to find the shrine of bones treasure thing in the map
but
i just did it without knowing what it was

[azure lava]

Might want to read the rules for this server. No paid services and if you're looking for a free carry you can try #2┃looking-for-group

[frank sundial]

the loot is inside circle but the promp to loot is down here...i cant pick it, any quick solve?

oh nvm, ported to the caravan to see if it would work and i cant go back...

keep using the equiped cause it has more life or?

[dusky burrow]

yes

both mid asf, no resistances

[azure lava]

Turning nameplates on and off should re-align them. Not sure how to do that on console

[frank sundial]

im playing on computer even tho im using controler

[azure lava]

Then pressing Z twice should fix it next time

Unless you can't use keyboard hotkeys with a controller plugged in

[frank sundial]

ill look into it, ty m8

[calm ruin]

Is it bannable or against the rules to use one controller and couch co-op to have a main and support character?

[azure lava]

In poe1 multiboxing was allowed, I think? So that should be fine. Maybe. I'm less sure the more I talk

[rocky forge]

enable always highlight in gameplay settings

[frank sundial]

it was on

[marble rapids]

after a week and now that i open poe 2 it opens in a 3240x2160 when my default set was 1920x1080

[empty snow]

Hi so i came backl after hearing about the new update and all my fucking characters are gone?????

I paid for eearly access back i Dec and finished the campaign and started doing endgame stuff but took a breakk. Why the FUCK are the y just completely gone now?

its fucking bullshit and support hasnt replied in two fucking days

dogshit fucking game

[trim turret]

First of all, this isn't the place to rant. Second, send us some screenshots if you want some help. Third, most people will start new characters with the update anyway. Fourth, the game is at version 0.1 so some bugs and issues should be expected.

[trim turret]

Do you have multiple accounts? Are you using your steam account for everything? I would assume you didn't change platforms?

[errant night]

Hey all, brand new to poe2, so new that the game has 10 minutes left to install! just wandering if there’s anything I shouldn’t miss in the beginning, was thinking about playing ranger to start too!

[trim turret]

You looking for a build guide or going in blind? Are you familiar with ARPG's?

[errant night]

I’ve played Diablo for about 400 hours, not too much compared to a lot of players. A build guide would be great if possible! I did watch an early game ranger one but it was from 3 months ago, not sure how it holds up now

[trim turret]

Check out maxroll and look for some league starter guides. But we are getting a massive update on Friday that will rebalance most things and add new content, along with an economy reset/new league.

Beyond that, read things in game (hold alt and mouse over underlined words) max life and resists are super important on gear, and try not to do too many things with one build.

[errant night]

Sweet! Thanks for that. Will do.

[manic basin]

If I want to play a Necromancer Witch (Lich) should I start levelling now, or wait until the update?

[azure lava]

If you're playing trade league (non-ssf) I'd recommend waiting, personally. But if you're ssf it's basically all the same game

[manic basin]

Thanks 🙂

[marble rapids]

do quest items affect all characters a players has or just the one he is playing?

[covert atlas]

Depends

The skill points and stuff are per character

The different crafting benches are account wide

[azure lava]

The consumable quest items that grant stuff like fire res, life, spirit, etc, are also character-specific

[glad kite]

How do you fight those guys as ranger

[sour ether]

try to get behind them or to their side, if you dont hit their shield the projectiles wont bounce back

[glad kite]

I don't know in map but in act speed it sound impossible with how slow you go

[sour ether]

iirc they'll slam their shield into the ground if you get close to them, which gives you time to flank them

but yeah they can be tricky to deal with as a ranger

[fluid dragon]

Anyone know what this debuff is? The one that says -30%

[azure lava]

I think that's a 30% movement speed penalty due to hinder or maim

Likely hinder based on the other debuffs you've applied

[azure lava]

Get close to them and bait out their shield attacks. Attacking them from afar will wreck you.

Or, if you're like me, just run past them

[glad kite]

I guess it wont be a problem in the end once I switch to poison arrow though

[fluid dragon]

That's it! Ty!

[tall gyro]

am i stupid why is the hunting grounds so fucking hard

im getting filtered 😭

[gentle wedge]

its easy

[muted quiver]

i saw the new update coming next week. are they doing anything about currency like orbs or no news about tthat?

fixing inflation basically

[covert atlas]

There will be a new league for fresh Econ but the update will also push to the current league

[trim turret]

New economy/league.

[trim turret]

Need more info than that to provide suggestions.

[muted quiver]

ok bet i guess ill have to wait for now. havent played in a few months but bouta get back in for the update

[tall gyro]

what would you like to know

[trim turret]

What build are you playing? What stats are you looking for on gear, what's your passive tree look like, what skills are you using?

[azure lava]

It does get kinda swarmy. Highest amount of monster speed times monster density up to that point

[tall gyro]

and the posion T.T

[azure lava]

Best defense is a good offense. Strong combos of skills and supports and not aggroing too much at once

But fr, answer totebag's questions

[tall gyro]

im doing a sorc with spark + flame wall and specing into energy shield atm for survivabilty

[azure lava]

That will help a lot

[azure lava]

What supports?

The best stats early on are life and resistances on gear. Get damage on your tree

[trim turret]

Prioritize life and resists on gear.

[azure lava]

Movement speed on boots is insanely good. Make sure your life flask is up to date with two good mods

[tall gyro]

trying to get my spirit jim for artic armour

[azure lava]

And get lots of damage on your staff (or wand+focus)

[tall gyro]

im trying to tell you my supports but the game crashed :D

[azure lava]

And +level of lightning spell gems helps

[tall gyro]

i just bought a staff that gave +49% spell dmg

[azure lava]

That's a start

[tall gyro]

its something..

[azure lava]

If that's the only useful mod, kinda oof

[tall gyro]

on spark unleash and controlled destrution

flame wall spell cascade

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/cold-snap-frostbolt-stormweaver-leveling-guide#skills-header also it would help if i told you im doing this guide

[azure lava]

Watch out for staves, wands, and foci with good mods. Gain %damage as X, +to lightning spell gems, cast speed, lightning damage, and increased spell damage are all good

Unleash is trash. Use acceleration support

[azure lava]

That's trash, only has 20 life and dead mods. Focus is trash, it has no useful mods

[tall gyro]

perfect!

this may be too large of a question

[azure lava]

Give #1328202289755983932 a read

[tall gyro]

oh nvm that was exactly my question

ty for the help

[supple quail]

on livestream they did mentioned something about recommending league for making new characters

or something along those lines

they meant like beside standard and hc
or like those test leagues one could register for we had under character select menu?

[final geyser]

They mean the Dawn of the Hunt league that's to come with the 0.2 update on <t:1743793200:f>.

Such leagues come with a fresh start for players and are where the majority of people will be playing following the update.

[torpid island]

when is game coming back up? need to practice speed run lol

[final geyser]

Game is up, and you should generally be able to see whether there's maintenance happening on the website.

[frank sundial]

weird checkpoint, nothing around!

[meager galleon]

zones are random, checkpoints are place based on some rules, sometimes it results in weird stuff

[final geyser]

Checkpoints tend to be placed based on specific landmarks, though where those end up in the level can be random, so sometimes you'll end up with two checkpoints next to one another or a checkpoint that isn't really useful for saving progress through a zone.

[frank sundial]

well, i died soon after i asked, so, it was usefull hahaha

whats the purpose of this if i dont get ascendency points?

[hybrid star]

you can farm relics (and whatever the end reward chests)

[frank sundial]

oh ok

is it worth doing during campaign?

[hybrid star]

maybe not

[tulip urchin]

just skip it (especially if first asc is weak or bad for your class 🤯 )

[final geyser]

They've already obtained the ascendancy points, this is another 1 floor barya that doesn't give more. In this case, they're asking whether it's worth doing it for reasons other than ascendancy points, which, probably not.

[rapid crescent]

Hi guys, does patch 0.2.0 have new acts? Even old characters will have access to the new features that will be added right?

[final geyser]

Old characters will have access to all the new stuff, but there are no new acts coming with 0.2

[runic acorn]

is it better to just disable loot filter for new league start? I have looked at filterblade and they have soft and regular option but i am not sure if i should use any of them

[twilit kayak]

is putting support gem on Buff increase its spirit requirement???

[final geyser]

Some support gems specify that they do so, most only affect skill costs and don't change Spirit reservation.

[trim turret]

Read the gem.

[trim turret]

They'll likely be updated for the new league so should work fine. Not sure which tiers Neversink has for POE2 but semi-strict has historically been a good starting point.

[urban stump]

I just dont want to miss out on a valuable item since everything will be useful at the start, i was thinking maybe regular

[trim turret]

Filters show everything early on and ramp up as you go.

Neversink is basically the gold standard of them.

[nimble hazel]

I would like to play Lich on patch. DOes it make sense to prepare character now? Can I already start leveling it up ?

[errant night]

Hey just started playing and been playing for about 2-3 hours, got into act 2, but now things are getting a little rough. I’m playing ranger and following a guide on maxroll the best I can, but I still have questions about the game and about the class, so if possible, would someone please dm me? Just a preference so I’d be able to ask questions at my own pace

[final geyser]

Only if you don't want to play in the new league, and if you're okay with having your whole build get rebalanced in a few days. I'd just wait, playing in the new league will mean that you get to enjoy the fresh, less inflated economy and play with all the new balance from the very start.

[nimble hazel]

oh I did not know they are starting a league

ty

[trim turret]

It's basically just an economy reset but most people will be starting fresh.

[nimble hazel]

if I do not want start league character, can I prepare character leveling him up now, but not taking ascendency ?

[trim turret]

Yes, but getting your ascendancy isn't that far into the campaign and they've said that pretty much the entire game has been rebalanced so it may mess with your plans.

[shrewd locust]

Why isn't this working 😭

[nimble hazel]

Thank you. I will explain my statement. I love POE1, and I love now POE2, but the problem I do not have much time to play. so it is ends me up never beating endgame bosses in POE1 as I played always luague 😄 it is just ends before I do it, haha
So I'm thinking mb I should not play league in POE2 😄 hahahahaha tono start from the complate scratch 🙂
But... it may be also interesting.. cause I liked how it was hard and challenging to lvl up first character on game launch 😄

[azure lava]

Are they the exact same base? You can't mix normal, advanced, and experts

[shrewd locust]

ah, not 100% sure on that, i'll check

[azure lava]

I'd give #1328202289755983932 a read first. Should help fix your gear and, subsequently, most issues.

[shrewd locust]

yeah one of them was advanced <_<

[nimble hazel]

ty very nice advices for a fresh start.
Another question from me. Does Neversilk filter ever show a very pricy items that should never be vendored ? 😄 I fill sometimes (as I do lazy to check every item) I can vendor rly valuable item )

[azure lava]

I can't say for sure since I haven't scoured the whole filter and I play ssf, so I don't know what's valuable anyway. But that's the goal of the filter. Depending on the strictness it hides different values of items and always highlights the big ticket items. Just make sure you know what your strictness level is doing

[umbral dirge]

can someone help with trials of chaos pls

[sour laurel]

Does anyone have any tips for farming for gear whille still in the campain, I would apriciate it a ton!

Wait nevermind its just abouce this

Lmao

[frank sundial]

is this worth buying?

[copper dragon]

dont think so

unless u have a good focus, that staff is significantly better despite being a much lower level

wand lacks lightning damage, mana, cast speed

[frank sundial]

just got this! is it worth it?

[azure lava]

That plus the wand brings it pretty close to the staff actually. You lose like 50 mana, 11% cast speed, 20% inc damage, but gain 35% total res, 40 es, and 65% inc chance to shock.

Personally I'd stick with the staff

Unless you really need the res, then it might be worth

Can also add a rune to the focus for even more res

[shrewd locust]

Trying to figure out if I'm doing something wrong or not. I'm in Cruel Act II and I still have the "Ascent to Power" quest, even though I fought balbala and have checked the entirety of traitor's passage

[weary osprey]

known bug

[shrewd locust]

is there a fix?

also does this mean I'm locked out of the third ascendancy

[dusky burrow]

no just ignore it

[trim turret]

No just need a trial key of sufficient level

[final thunder]

I just tried to log in for the first time in years. Says the server isn’t available. Is that a me issue?

[azure lava]

try it again like 3 times, same thing happened to me. It let me in on the 4th ish attempt

[final thunder]

Its alternating between saying the server is down for maintenance and that I don’t have the early pass

[worthy drum]

"years"?
Last I know POE2 only 0.5 age old
you need to buy the early access pass to play this

[topaz grove]

is PoE2 much slower than poe1?

[meager galleon]

it might feel like it early on, but it can speed up quite a bit depending on the build

in general from what ggg said, the goal wasnt really to make the game slower, but to make the combat more interesting than 1 button

[devout hare]

hi bloonn

[frank sundial]

yeah ill stick to the staff, im already doing low dmg dont wanna go deeper x'D
have been doing most bosses first try so i guess defenses are decent or im magically dodging more then i think!

[granite vine]

if you think about it, the more damage you deal, the less time the boss will have to kill you

therefore defenses are irrelevant

[frank sundial]

thats nice thought, if i was young at fingers and dodge was that ez x'D

i just did all the skulls in first zone in act3 and unlocked 3rd gem on spark and i started using the gem that makes it spend less mana and now im rocking! before i always ran out

[grave tusk]

is this safe?: https://kvan7.github.io/Exiled-Exchange-2/download

[weak jasper]

yes

it's very commonly used

[grave tusk]

also from that website?

[weak jasper]

yes

[unique moat]

Can the price of the map stash tab and currency tab get any lower?

[frozen girder]

yes there are some discount days

[unique moat]

thanks

[meager galleon]

there is a stash sale every 3 weeks

[grave tusk]

how do charms work? this one give immunity to frozen for 4 sec

so i get frozen, then after that i get an immunity for 4 sec?

kinda useless no? it already happened

[noble cedar]

You get frozen. The charm procs and removes the frozen and you gain immunity to freeze for 3.70 secs.

[grave tusk]

so i can never get frozen at all?

[noble cedar]

Each time a charm procs it uses charges.

You have to gain charges to be able to trigger it again. It's a very useful system.

The typical way to regain charges on charms is through killing monsters.

[grave tusk]

charges same as potions?

oh okay

what about this auto aim. can i disable that?

keeps targeting enemy opposed to bell i place down

[azure lava]

nah, "namelocking" is, sadly, not able to be turned off

[grave tusk]

ah... any tip[s of making sure i hit my desired target?

[glacial meadow]

the target you lock has red outline i think

can click another one again

[grave tusk]

can i lock on specific target myself?

[glacial meadow]

you can try to unclick the enemy and it might miss iirc

[grave tusk]

i just spam click on the bell to use flurry

[glacial meadow]

oh

yeah

[grave tusk]

still hit enemy most of the time

[covert atlas]

Basically you get frozen but it instantly cleanses it

This is very annoying in regards to stun, with slow attacks and getting interrupted

[grave tusk]

whats the best way to buy support gems?

the website is very bad for it

[covert atlas]

Yeah it’s rough

If there’s a forum or something for bulk trades idk what it is

[eternal violet]

crazy SSF drop at level 38

[grave tusk]

i just cant fins onyone to buy from

i just want to buy like 20 tier 3 so i have enough for a while

oh and does it matter if i use t3 or t1 support gem on a tier 1 skill?

or will both have same stats?

[covert atlas]

It doesn’t matter, they don’t scale

Once you level up tier 3 becomes the only relevant uncut support gem

[hearty ingot]

When new league?

[meager galleon]

friday

[grave tusk]

can someone help me with my mana issues?

i basically cant play my charged ice strike monk

[craggy gyro]

does your quarterstaff have +# levels to melee skills?

either remove that or put inspiration in your ice strike as support

having bigger damage wont matter if u can only attack 3x at a time

[grave tusk]

doesnt seem to be enough

[broken hazel]

drop +lvls to atks if u have it that shit eats ur mana

u could also anoint something to help with mana i did that early on

or just spend 3 points right next to crit node to get mana regen

[grave tusk]

okay, whats that annoint?

[broken hazel]

I think it was conservative casting so i didnt have to spend the 3 points maybe it was something else cant remember

cons casting is great tho

disgust disgust ire <-- the anoint

[grave tusk]

i have no idea what youre saying tbh lmao

[broken hazel]

search "reduced" on the tree

you will see Conservative Casting and Deep Trance highlighted both great nodes to get

[grave tusk]

i will try that

also, can i make charged staff automatic?

i dont want to keep clicking every 15 sec

[broken hazel]

you can get extra power charges on tree to increase duration

[grave tusk]

i would need frenzy no?

[broken hazel]

oh yeah frenzy but its converted with the mastery node u have

[broken hazel]

persistence support gem helps as well

[grave tusk]

yes i have that on there

i wish i could bind it to walk or something

like poe1

or cast automatically

[broken hazel]

mine lasts 30 secs after consuming 3 charges

i just tap my Q bind every so often

[grave tusk]

How do you not forget or get 0-3 charge quick?@broken hazel

When i have 0 it's hard to get 3 before they are gone

[broken hazel]

Idk I get them so fast tbh but im on the lightning skill not ice strike

was on ice strike until red maps iirc

[trim turret]

Annointing is an endgame mechanic that lets you add a notable passive tree node to your amulet.

[broken hazel]

Essence of the mountain is pretty important node for ice strike iirc

[trim turret]

If you're using combat frenzy you need to be inflicting ailments reliably since it gives charges when you freeze/electrocute/pin an enemy. Higher gem level lets you gain them faster also.

[broken hazel]

to build up charges u need to freeze or electrocute

^

So any flat cold or flat lightning and the gain extra cold and gain extra lightning dmg on tree helps with it

flat cold/lightning on rings weps

Profusion support if you can fit it on Combat Frenzy gives 50% chance to grant an additional charge

[frank sundial]

i dont understand the league start: on one hand they say its advised to start in a new economy and changes, on the other hand they say everything is the same for old and new characters, so, considering i just got to act3, should i just keep playing or...?

[muted tide]

Since you are a new player, keep playing so you keep gaining experience in the game. At least get a whiff of some endgame content if you do get there before friday. Then its your choice

[wary seal]

yeah, I've been playing quite a lot, but never played a witch, so now I'm trying to "learn" how to play a witch before Friday... and it's not going smoothly, despite super gear 😄

witch is great against a lot of enemies with minions etc, but I struggle with single bosses, like the Praetor

[final geyser]

Funnily enough, I've had the opposite experience. I was able to melt some bosses, but then packs would take way longer.

[wary seal]

how many minions did you have an which ones?

I have 3 skeletal warriors

[final geyser]

Skeletal Snipers, don't recall the exact number. I was able to throw down a bunch of Gas Arrows from them and just detonate the bosses in seconds.

[wary seal]

hmm, maybe I should try the snipers

[final geyser]

Iirc, Skeletal Warriors aren't even meant to be available on the Gemcutting UI, they're just there because you cannot currently summon more from the Sceptre. Once that's added, the standalone gem won't be around anymore.

[wary seal]

you're right, that made it MUCH easier! 😄

much much easier!

[trim turret]

Yeah theyre just meant to be used as the freebies from sceptres.

[wary seal]

good think I practiced a bit before friday

[muted tide]

I started slow with my witch as I did it also to learn how to play minions and playing around with the skill tree. It kinda picked up half way and now the minions crush. Its a total different mindset from the other builds I was used to. Good practice

[wary seal]

yeah, I think it couldn't be further from Gemling 😄

but in Diablo 2 I played a lot of necromancer, so it reminds me of that

[trim turret]

It's important to remember that most of the minions have active skills also so you're very much building around those as well.

[cerulean parrot]

Patch notes... You in here?

[trim turret]

Keep an eye on #poe2-news

[slim gorge]

hello guys am new

anyone know which class should i go for

[dusky burrow]

literally roll anything and just have fun

also dawn of the hunt is starting in like 2 days

might want to wait for that

[trim turret]

Every class can use every skill and item. The difference between them is their starting point on the passive tree and which subclasses they have.

[smoky niche]

are we getting a new season this friday with 0.2 patch or can I just start today and continue playing the new content?

[covert atlas]

Both

There’s no league specific content but if you are fine with the over inflated economy in standard you will be fine there

You’ll want to wait to pick an ascendency if you plan on playing a new one

[smoky niche]

so Friday is a fresh start?

[covert atlas]

There will be a new league but standard will also be updated

[smoky niche]

gotcha. I guess I will just wait until Friday and start with the new class

[sharp harness]

Same

[marsh nebula]

someone to play duos?

[polar sundial]

any point playing now or should I just wait until the patch in 48 hours

[devout hare]

waitt

[chilly fox]

ai slop

[gentle wedge]

garbage

[devout hare]

so coolll

[frank sundial]

im relatively new and this puzzles me a bit: i only tried sorceress so far, and im playing with staves and wands and using spells
i could be playing a ranger or something else and have the exact same abilities or is that a endgame thing?