2┃new-player-in-campaign-help

[umbral sleet]

WTF, spending 30min in fucking map bcs and fucking disconect for no reason + getting everything back

gonna kill myself

[strong pike]

dont worry I lost div

[civic tiger]

Hello! I’m running huntress and have tame beast. I’ve tamed 3. Whenever I add the beast gem I get a red exclamation mark next to it. I can summon the beasts (It’s just a percentage of my spirit) but when I do they have no abilities they just sorta are the base monster. Anyone know what I’m not understanding or doing right?

[gentle hare]

Anyone knows what i need to do now? I can't seem to find how to get to Keth. The waypoint shows on the map but i have no way to get there. And i found 1 half of the medallion...

[civic tiger]

You should be able to get to keth? Go back to the caravan and use the map in front of asala

[golden bough]

any1 has a lvl 4 spirit gem for me? would help me a lot

[candid saffron]

starter build of amazon better than gas arrow?

[frank sundial]

Im lvl 27, doing act2, im a new player
Does it make sense to use exalted orb to buy a leveling unique?

[trim turret]

Which unique and what does it do for your build?

[frank sundial]

Goldrin for resistances or wanderlust for speed? Im following fubgun leveling guide for ranger

Im doing good dmg, but when/if im hit im usually almost dead

[trim turret]

Those aren't bad options, just don't rely on them forever. A good rare can outclass them eventually.

[gentle hare]

Yeah got it now. Apparently, the waypoint for the Desert Map was right underneath one of the markers on the map. Barely visible

[torpid topaz]

are there any bonus skill points in act 3?
i have a sacrificial heart in my inventory so im guessing i missed one

[steady breach]

can someone explain to me what block doesnt block, i know boss chargups but anything else?

and i know DoT

[torpid topaz]

block stops non-slam HITS
so it has to be a hit

[steady breach]

so basically everything then wow thats a lot more than i thought. i do know theirs a lot of slam abilities but

[lament stone]

you can hold alt and hover over underlined text to read what it does

[steady breach]

what about if your light stunned?

[lament stone]

light/heavy stun are both stunned

[steady breach]

wow ok

tyty

[lament stone]

you cannt block while you are stunned in any way

[steady breach]

gotcha i need that light stun passive then

[lament stone]

if you didnt know what strike means

[golden bough]

any1 has a lvl 4 spirit gem for me? would help me a lot

[desert sedge]

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

[inland inlet]

What is this altar thing in Jiquani's Machinarium? Its not clickable. Also I have one extra small soul core but I think I got everything already (yes, I killed Blackjaw)

[lament stone]

thats a strongbox

you can press z to unhide nameplates

[inland inlet]

nope, that does nothing

[lament stone]

then youve probably bound it to something else

[torpid topaz]

how do i swap back to the past version of act 3? i need to do the heart quest
but going through the portal takes me to act 1 cruel

[lament stone]

but that thing is a strongbox, you just click on it to activate it

[cunning schooner]

Anybody knows how to complete "The hunt begins" quest?

Freaking bugged, talking to him and can't progress. Just stuck.

[torpid topaz]

pretty sure thats just telling you to follow the wisp that spawns

so that npc spawns with a wisp in maps
its not really a quest, u just follow the wisp and it buffs things and sometimes u get better loot

[cunning schooner]

But I'm just stuck to Speak to Delwyn

So I just ignore him and proceed with other stuff?

[inland inlet]

Still can't click it. I try to pushing z, it hides the item filter and I unhide it and it still don't so up. See pic, I have the item filter on so its gotta mean I have the name plates on)

[gilded mountain]

which class is low investment rn?

[trim turret]

Yes. Wisps spawn randomly so the next one you find it and complete it, the quest should progress.

[inland inlet]

I'll just call this a bug. RIP this unique strongbox

[slender fractal]

Warrior

[royal kindle]

Looking for help jamanra the risen king first encounter

[cunning schooner]

Is there a representation of the wisp? just a floating light? i/ve cleared this shtty map 4 times already and found him 4 times but nthing happened

[trim turret]

Yes. And like I said, they spawn randomly. It's a side mechanic. Keep moving forward.

[cunning schooner]

they spawn elsewhere apart from Grelwood?

[final geyser]

They spawn randomly throughout the game after that point, just not any guaranteed appearances afaik (barring an endgame map).

[trim turret]

Yes. Pretty much anywhere. It's an introduction to a side mechanic that is found randomly in the rest of the game.

[cunning schooner]

So only after I experience finding one (randomly) , will I be able to continue ( to talk with Delwyn ) that's just chilling there in Grelwood

[trim turret]

He'll spawn whenever/wherever you find a wisp.

[spare quest]

Hello, which ascendancy shd i go for on a witch minion focus?

[cunning schooner]

Ah okie, thank you very much. Saved my sanity.

[trim turret]

Pretty sure you can choose whichever one you want. Read some of the options and decide.

[noble igloo]

Can someone explain why a boss spawned for me in Ogham Farmlands? It's name is Vasa, of the Death Akhara. It had an actual boss health bar at the top of my screen.

[shut abyss]

sounds like a exile, new thing

[noble igloo]

Oooooh. That would explain that. I googled the name, literally found nothing but a poe2db link.

[final geyser]

Rogue Exiles, yeah. Was this in Cruel Act 1?

[noble igloo]

Yes

[final geyser]

Then yeah, Rogue Exiles start spawning randomly from Cruel Act 1 onwards. They drop all the items the exile is using on death, including any uniques.

[earnest island]

Who tf is this? Just spawn in act 2 cruel in the middle of the valley of titans?

[noble igloo]

I was also confused why it dropped an item that had a rune socketed in it. Being an exile explains that.

[lament stone]

thats a rogue exile

[earnest island]

ohhh ok...this thing heals is bloody crazyyy

[lament stone]

it has flasks, just like a player

[earnest island]

By the time I can get my next attacked ready it is fully healed

It now deaded...after I froze it haha

[fluid bobcat]

is there the quest in cruel act 2
like the one where u find stuff killing random mobs in mastodon and keth
im trying to google info and im finding the most unhelpful ass sites ever

[earnest island]

Like the 2 things. 1 in each zone that you take to valley of titans afterwards? yea that is in cruel aswell

[fluid bobcat]

is it in the first map or 2nd

like mastodon or bone pits

[earnest island]

Bone pits

[fluid bobcat]

okok

ty

[unique moat]

i have the samll core

I click no animation starts

glitch or did i do something wrong

[craggy gyro]

started playing on handheld this game is so good on handheld it's crazy

i thought it would take a long time to get used to controller but takes like 30 mins

[normal ibex]

you may find some things less accessible if you are used to keyboard operation

[unique moat]

its a bug , to fix it you need to start a new instance

[steady breach]

does damage prevented mean blocks or is it talking about resistences

[hard blade]

What can increase payoff effect damage?

[trim turret]

In what context?

[trim turret]

Whatever would increase the skills damage normally.

[fleet vault]

hey i see this yt videos where guys got a warrior with a 2 hand mace and tower shield equipped how is that possible

[steady breach]

nvm i figured it out i was thinking about the damage prevented unique

it only works for resistences

[trim turret]

Giant's blood. Keystone that let's you wield 2H weapons in 1H but triples their stay requirements.

[fleet vault]

thanks

[steady breach]

do you know how damage scaling works? is their a guide somewhere. like if i had thorns damage is it on top of physical damage or are both physical damage and thorns damage only based on base damage

[ashen bane]

all increased % buffs that apply are added together

[steady breach]

ah okay, tats p lame then, i wonder how people used to get insane damage values if that is the case though

i remember some people getting like 100k, this doesnt seem possible with just additive stuff

[trim turret]

There are increased and more multipliers. Both affect base damage values.

[steady breach]

ah , thank you

[ashen bane]

"more" is multiplicative

[steady breach]

thanks

[fresh ivy]

"more" = "moar better"

[dim falcon]

is anyone able top join my game and help kill a boss for me

[fresh ivy]

what boss and what trouble are you having?

and what league?

[steady breach]

anyone know the difference between leech and leeches?

[fresh ivy]

the leeches be leechin

[ionic shore]

is there any way to turn off auto targeting for mouse?

[sonic sand]

Guys, I'll start campaign and I checked ED Cont lich and amazon lightning spear but seems like huntress is pain to level and lich is just too slow end game. I am looking for a fun leveling experience and fast mapper. Any suggestions please?

[craggy gyro]

This game is so dead.

Why the fuck does this shit feel like playing dark souls

[sonic sand]

Because they intended to make poe2 more like soulslike.

Not fastpaced as poe1

[humble orbit]

why potions doesnt restore my life anymore

theres no debuff nothing

[sonic sand]

are you lich?

[humble orbit]

yes

[sonic sand]

read your ascensions bro

[humble orbit]

haha okay

thanks

[craggy gyro]

Who the fuck wants to play an arpg that is slow?

[sonic sand]

Seems like a lot of people.

[craggy gyro]

Like where is this mythical playerbase that wants to play this bullshit

[craggy gyro]

yeah bro steam charts 50% down from launch

[sonic sand]

yup. It's early access.

So it's very expected.

[craggy gyro]

50k players gone after a couple days of league launch

[snow glade]

guys, any questions? if not* join maybe main channel #2┃early-access or #2┃general ty

[craggy gyro]

nobdoy wants to fucking play dark souls in an arpg

[sonic sand]

Yea because there is no league mechanics.

Well, good thing noone's have to play it.

[sonic sand]

you are right, sorry.

Guys, I'll start campaign and I checked ED Cont lich and amazon lightning spear but seems like huntress is pain to level and lich is just too slow end game. I am looking for a fun leveling experience and fast mapper. Any suggestions please?

[trim turret]

Rant someplace else. The game will change and likely improve over time. In the meantime, we're here to provide help and answer questions.

[slender fractal]

Warrior

[elfin solstice]

The game is unplayable random crashes. Errors , infinite loading screen

[ashen timber]

can you use tame beast to tame any rare?

[snow glade]

not on any rare, on beast type only

[sonic sand]

I haven't even seen anyone playing warrior, really. What is it like

[ashen timber]

ok ty

[slender fractal]

It’s literally the best build right now. Equip boneshatter and you’re at maps

[sonic sand]

Do you mean smith of kitava instead of warrior?

[slender fractal]

I rushed to t15s with campaign gear

I’m playing titan but either ascendancy works

[sonic sand]

Coz warrior is like 4 people in poe2ninja builds lol

literally 4 ppl 😄

[slender fractal]

Well

Warrior is the class

Pick an ascendancy

Either works

[sonic sand]

What about single target?

I've seen a video talking about sux on single?

[slender fractal]

Perfect strike and hotg

My hammer 1 taps t15 bosses

So idk what they’re talking about

[sonic sand]

do you mind if I dm you?

[slender fractal]

Sure

[royal kindle]

Can someone help me with a boss :) I’m in the middle of respecing and don’t have enough gems and stuff so need to progress a little more

[noble igloo]

Is anyone else experiencing intermittent crashes to desktop (without an error dialog box appearing) since playing this recent hotfix?

[hollow cosmos]

anyone know where you start getting lvl 8 skill gems?>

[snow glade]

around mid act 2

lost city zone is first zone iirc, ppl farmed low lvl gems from galleria because of low int req back in 0.1 patch

[scarlet plank]

hey all! is anyone able to help with the utzaal boss in act 3 please?

[indigo ore]

Anyone able to help kill Doryani Cruel?

[hollow jungle]

Should I be using gemcutter prisms on gems I will use in my final build? I'm in act 1 cruel so just want to make sure I'm not rushing the upgrade

[lethal hedge]

I can try 🙂

[royal kindle]

Why do boss fights take so long it’s not even a act boss

[lethal hedge]

I've only just killed him myself though so I might not succeed first time

[scarlet plank]

hey guys is anyone able to help kill viper napuatzi in act 3 please?

[sonic cloak]

do haemocrystals work with blood hunt? since they both consume or do they cancel each other out

[indigo ore]

whats your ign?

[analog depot]

do mobs scale down when party member leaves the area?

[waxen osprey]

how do I unmount from Roah mount?

[eternal sage]

I know it’s very early into the new League but do we know if there’s an ascendancy that seems to be the best for Witch?

[silk raptor]

what skill gem makes multiple flame wall?

[topaz junco]

Best for?

[noble lynx]

infernal knights are suddenly shooting me with the retaliatory missiles even with non projectile attacks making them nearly impossible to fight

this a bug i hope?

[topaz junco]

Either spell echo/unleash support gems if they work. Otherwise it’s just a flame wall with a longer duration

[eternal sage]

I said the best for Witch

[topaz junco]

Right. But what about witch

[silk raptor]

i saw some people casting 3 flame walls in one click

[topaz junco]

Witch can do many different things

[formal field]

theres more than 1 specific build

[topaz junco]

Sounds like unleash support gem

[formal field]

not really a "best ascendancy", just depends on what build u are going for

[silk raptor]

thank you

[spare quest]

Hai beluga

[eternal sage]

I’ve never played Witch and considering that we can’t change our Ascendencies I just wanted to be careful. Like how there’s an obvious best Ascendancy for Monk

Or there was before this League

[spare quest]

Next time don’t eat my fish 😠

[topaz junco]

No, all of the witch ascendency are good

[eternal sage]

Ah, okay. That’s good to hear then

[spare quest]

Whats best for minion? Lich?

[formal field]

just check mobalytics and look for a build u wanna get into, most builds in this game u can make work

[topaz junco]

Depends on what minion

Storm mage/ Arsonist I’d go infernalist

[fringe obsidian]

Is lich good for reavers? just for unholy might?

[spare quest]

Was thinking those canon fellas

[fringe obsidian]

and the built in clear from curse bombs

[topaz junco]

Ah yes “those canon fellas” lol

Do you know the name

[spare quest]

Sorry i am nub

[topaz junco]

Or even a video clip or something

[topaz junco]

Thought I hit enter but ye

[fringe obsidian]

interdasting. even with the less spirit than infernalist eh

[topaz junco]

Was testing them out in standard to see how well

[eternal sage]

Are there competent Witch builds that don’t require you to use minions?

[fringe obsidian]

yeah tons

[topaz junco]

Ofc

[eternal sage]

Good to know, thanks

[fringe obsidian]

good to know. I was thinking about one after my amazon. the curse bombs would fix the main problem with reavers

[gentle hare]

Which one is better for Lightning Arrow (and later Poison Gas Arrow)? Both have 0 sockets

[fringe obsidian]

you'll be replacing it pretty soon. but what I'd recomend is, equip both and check the dps

then just go with the one that gives bigger number for now

[topaz junco]

Hate blast should eek out a little bit better but overall about the same

[noble lynx]

infernal knights are suddenly shooting me with the retaliatory missiles even with non projectile attacks making them nearly impossible to fight. this is intended?

[gentle hare]

Yeah the only thing is: the left one is at the vendor. So not sure if it's worth the 3.6k gold

[dusky burrow]

57 v. 87

if you add up the flat

just keep the same

[fringe obsidian]

oh ok. probably hate blast by a bit. the other one has increased ele damage% but at your level eeeeeeeeeh not that good

[topaz junco]

Could be a bug. Report it on the forums

[gentle hare]

Thanks, i'll just stick to the one i have right now

[noble lynx]

ok will do. didnt think thatd be intended.

[signal bridge]

bro do u guys have a fix for those disconnects every time?

[topaz junco]

Connect to another server

[signal bridge]

omg thnx

bruh so stupid

[neon valve]

anyone else having issues with crashing as soon as they try enter lachlins arena in act 1?

[gentle hare]

Does anyone know why a Sapphire Ring sounds and feels like i hit a crazy drop with Neversinks lootfilter. I have no idea xD

[topaz junco]

People were using a chance orb on it to make it a unique item which sold for a lot

[neon valve]

or anyone know a fix?

[gentle hare]

Ah ok. Thanks!

[civic tiger]

Hello! I’m running huntress and have tame beast. I’ve tamed 3. Whenever I add the beast gem I get a red exclamation mark next to it. I can summon the beasts (It’s just a percentage of my spirit) but when I do they have no abilities they just sorta are the base monster. Anyone know what I’m not understanding or doing right?

[topaz junco]

Haven’t heard anything on the crashes but lots of people are crashing when entering random areas

[topaz junco]

Look at the bottom of the skill UI. Are any of your attributes in red

[real vector]

is lich already playable? cuz i dont see it in ascendancy selection

[coarse hill]

Viper and Doryani in act 3 aren’t bad if you pick up a pair of 1ex boots that drop lightning if using twisters, lightning spear

[topaz junco]

It is playable.

[real vector]

thats strange

is there something special i need to do to be able pick it?

[stoic ridge]

whats gonna be the easiest class this season

i havent played yet havent read anything other than the game is shit apparently but want to try anyway

[fringe obsidian]

honestly thus far amazon is nuts.

lightning spear deletes screens

but ymmv

[stoic ridge]

is that huntress?

[fringe obsidian]

yes sorry

[topaz junco]

Nope. Just typical ascendency. Are you sure you selected the correct character

[final geyser]

No, all ascendancy classes should be available without any special conditions. Just in case, are you sure you're ascending a Witch and not a Sorceress?

[topaz junco]

I said it first

[civic tiger]

No the only requirements I see are dex of 72 (I’m well above that) and level 31

[final geyser]

And I used twice the words xd

[stoic ridge]

how is witch looking? i played sorc last season but thought witch looked fun

[topaz junco]

What’re the support gems?

[final geyser]

Honestly, I'd disregard the complaints and just try it out and see what you think. I personally find the game very enjoyable, especially with the newly added Spears. I've gotten a Lightning-focused Amazon to maps, and levelling a Bleed-focused Ritualist as well, and have been enjoying the experience with both.

[topaz junco]

It’s fine imo

[civic tiger]

Meat shield and lightning infusion. Both not a problem. And removing them does not get rid of the exclaimation

[fringe obsidian]

honestly just get in and play what looks interesting. aside from ascendancies, rejiggering a build is pretty easy within reason

[fringe obsidian]

don't tell reddit

[topaz junco]

And nothing else reserved spirit?

[stoic ridge]

im very lazy and like to follow a guide for an ez build lmao

/time poor

[civic tiger]

Seems on?

But the monster spawned does not use the abilities and there’s that red exclamation mark…idfk

[vital ermine]

Can you upgrade a spectre gem once you have bound a creature to it, or do you have to go and get the mob again in a higher level spectre gem?

[fringe obsidian]

check out maxroll wesbite. there are builds there that you can follow or riff on

[final geyser]

You can upgrade the gem, just go to the All Gems tab and pick the relevant Spectre gem.

[stoic ridge]

https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/lazyexile-amazon-league-starter

[topaz junco]

Ok why quadrilla doesn’t work is cause you reached companion limit. Why river drake doesn’t work eludes me

[stoic ridge]

something like this?

[fringe obsidian]

sure. take a look at the build and see if it tickles your fancy. bonus if there's a video

[versed parrot]

What is better for the early game as warrior?

[solid wagon]

is this good?

[topaz junco]

Doesn’t really matter as you’ll replace them soon but use the rare

[versed parrot]

Aye, thank you

[topaz junco]

If you can manage the life cost it seems decent for leveling

[civic tiger]

It’s really frustrating me I can’t seem to get an answer 🫠

[royal kindle]

Need help with a boss my ign is “izabellea”

[trim turret]

Is it better damage than the one you're using? Can you support the life costs? Are you using skills that can fork?

[topaz junco]

#2┃looking-for-group

[frozen thunder]

so how can i reverse the FREEEEEEE PAAASIVE SKILL RESET while not knowing what i chose the first time

or is that a joke that they just reverse my skills and think i remembered all of them

i have over 30 skills i have to spend without remembering where they all were

what do i do

should i just give up or start a new chara

pls at least warn players before just remove their passive skill points

[serene valve]

hey, how does the vendor regex work? i have a code but idk where to put it

[hard blade]

What affliction should I take I've been taking ones that really don't matter to the chr like small debuffs

And btw I've been at this since 7am doing this trial

[topaz junco]

I mean you can just find a similar guide/use the one you used before. Or just take it as a chance to learn the tree and better optimize pathways

[rapid meteor]

if you're having trouble you can always leave the trial and attempt it later when you're higher level, it's not required to progress the campaign

[gentle hare]

So, is there anything to do with the Golden Tomb in the Lost City? I have found it, killed all the bugs that spawned, but it's not checked off on the map and i can't do anything with it?

[frozen thunder]

So basically a F**** you from GGG, should have made a screenshot. like it was clear from the start de developers would reset my skills without my consent

[topaz junco]

It’s not, in fact they didn’t have to. And I promise it’s not that big a deal. What build were you using before

[frozen thunder]

Then tell me what benefit does delocating passive skill points

[heady prairie]

do i want to do my trial of chaos lvl 3, before i finish act III cruel? do my resistances change? or if they do, does it revert when i go to the trial?

[frozen thunder]

Storm Arrow Ranger

[humble orbit]

is evasion builds just straight up better than energy shield ones? like with energy shield I get stunlocked so much, I have never had this problem with evasion

[frozen thunder]

Btw the time i am complaining like a bitch, i could have spend playing the game with my build that I now cant play anymore because of the skill resets

[topaz junco]

The fact your character even exists because they give out a full tree reset when doing large tree changes. Said changes can break the current character tree and that’s not allowed so the character would have to be removed

[topaz junco]

Great, have you looked for a guide for it?

[topaz junco]

-10 all resistances each act. So if you can yes. Can you rephrase the second part

[topaz junco]

Really depends on what you’re building

[heady prairie]

like when i go to the trial, does it send me back in time as if i was in act III cruel?

[final geyser]

The benefit is being able to freely adjust the whole tree after an update to the passive tree. You didn't have to select the option to fully reset all passives, I'm pretty sure it's entirely optional.

[topaz junco]

It’ll kick you out back to the entrance but you won’t be affected by another -10

[scenic flare]

i genuinely dont understand whats dealing damage to me

[humble orbit]

how can I put these in, if I hover over it with mouse it appears and when I pick up relic it just disappears and i cannot put it in, I had no problem like this in normal act2

[frozen thunder]

the 30 skill points waiting to be spend as soon i logged into my chara after the new update say otherwise

[final geyser]

Press Z.

[topaz junco]

He puts little ground decay things. They’re difficult to see since they’re grey black and purple

[heady prairie]

let me rephrase, so when i finish act III cruel, I get -10 all? so its better i do trial of chaos 3 now, before i killed act III cruel boss. OR the question is, no matter where I am in the game, when i enter trial of chaos 3, the game thinks i would be at a point in time in which i was still in act III cruel so it ignores the penalties

[humble orbit]

thanks

[lament stone]

The only reason you would end up with unallocated points is if ggg removed some nodes from the tree

Which is what happened in 0.2

[topaz junco]

Ok I think I get it. So once you kill a3 boss, you’re afflicted with the penalty. That’s independent of the trial so overall yes it’s slightly easier to do the trial before you kill the act boss

[final geyser]

If I'm not mistaken, the penalty is specific to area level, independent of campaign progression.

[frozen thunder]

Granted! why not just highlight non functioning skills and let the player decide what he wants to change on his build This is the one present i would not have taken

[lament stone]

12 jewel sockets were removed, so any points allocated beyond those paths were deallocated

[final geyser]

Because some passives were added or removed, so there might just be disconnected parts on the passive tree that would have to be deallocated no matter what.

[edgy cloud]

Got a haste aura/lightning trail quadrilla from tame beast. What support gems would you use on him? What support gems in general are people using for their companion?

[lament stone]

They can't just highlight non functioning nodes because the nodes do not exist anymore

[scenic flare]

beat him now , btw the mercenary right now at the beginning feels kind of bad , is it just me doing something wrong

[topaz junco]

Or what if I just ignored the message and didn’t respec the nodes

[topaz junco]

I’m not too familiar with merc personally sorry but ask in one of the merc build threads for specifics

[lament stone]

any points allocated on paths beyond the 12 jewel sockets that were removed from the tree were deallocated, thats what theyre complaining about

[topaz junco]

No I know. I was saying that as an addendum to your point

[sharp haven]

Anyone willing to help me to go through act 3 and cruel quicker

[lament stone]

thats not the free tree reset

you still have the free reset available, altho the ui isnt great so its hidden under the attribute requirements

[trim turret]

Last Gasp is a good one from what I hear.

[edgy cloud]

thanks!

[thin bane]

Given that Parry is an "acquired taste" at best, do people try Dance with Death to get the 25% skill speed? is everybody taking it and I'm missing the hype train?

I wonder what ppl think about this =]

[alpine silo]

since this is an instakill attack, what does increased damage even do?

[final geyser]

Even without Parry, a Buckler is still a source of Block and Evasion, as well as a bunch of stats, so I'd personally use it nonetheless. That being said, Parry is a very effective tool, especially in single target encounters, so I'd rather encourage using it.

[final geyser]

The Fire damage affects all of your Spells, not just Power Siphon.

[alpine silo]

oh wait it obviously also applies to other spells i cast i guess

[final geyser]

Yes

[alpine silo]

ye

[dawn elk]

WRONG CHAT 😄

[mental needle]

Buckler has significantly lower passive block than any other shield. If you aren't parrying you should definitely equip a dex/str shield.

[final geyser]

Sure, but either way, having an off-hand provides a lot of benefits, whether it's a Shield, Buckler or even a Sceptre.

[mental needle]

Yeah, I agree

Dance with death sees a decent amount of use though

Or have minions/totems

[tacit knot]

Are there skill gems that you could somehow get that are not on wands for example or on the uncut skill gem tab?

[opal eagle]

if you have a weapon set with totem nodes, summon the totems and then switch to a different set without those totem nodes... do the currently summoned totems lose all the skill node bonuses?

[fringe obsidian]

Nah they snapshot

[opal eagle]

so there's no reason to not have a 2nd weapon for totems then?

[fringe obsidian]

sorry snapshotting means they keep the passives of the weapon set they summoned with

so there's a very VERY good reason to have a separate weapon set for them

[opal eagle]

neat

[final geyser]

No, if they're not available on a base type or from an Uncut Skill/Spirit Gem, then they're not currently available ingame.

[fringe obsidian]

source: I did a weapon swap merc with ripwire totems to set up siege cascade last league

[opal eagle]

I think I'll have to implement that on my build then

you think riptide totems are better for siege cascade?

[tacit knot]

Ty!!

[ocean leaf]

anyone having issues with flasks not topping up my mana flask charges dont activate they just stya on 6

[fringe obsidian]

they pin. siege cascade does extra damage to pinned targets

[opal eagle]

I'm currently doing Tactician

which adds pin to all projectile

[fringe obsidian]

tactician did not exist when I played this build lol

[opal eagle]

right

I'm just wondering if riptide are still good because maybe the pin stacks?

I don't think it does though

so artillery ballista become just as good at pinning?

[fringe obsidian]

honestly. IDK. the benefit to doing it on a swap is that you can invest 100% in seige damage on your tree, so something like witchhunter becomes hyper good. But tactician provides a lot of good options too. so it's tough

[opal eagle]

I'm currently doing totem + siege cascade + companion

which might be too much

but I'm trying

[fringe obsidian]

honestly it sounds really fun

I loved the siege cascade play stile

and now that pinning is also a light stun

whoooo nelly

[opal eagle]

let me show you my current skill tree

[fringe obsidian]

I may not be the best source here, I haven't played merc in current patch, but go nuts

[opal eagle]

https://poe2.ninja/passive-skill-tree/QGrfYjqWJcoWZYGLnekPqanY4wh4289f4iFYLHKuyuQH3EXBJbg4L2j9x9Ef1apDbFgrHP892QYh6KyQTKE5PXCz7mQ9W4t7Aj1kZ2nFX9gXS3DTZJSBoSPkwZHYAtZdb2Jg7GMwuNXou5f1izzVTMdtLfvCFvWDZcSXt9svqvsY6V4XHJ3MvDj8Rtk7pPpGHViVeakdrwUWEu4WKtQuVaLjpRYFHZVjXAM8ao6fAncqcvhZT7QEjivPibYdSM443Pq6N3cNvryfAsqE5regAYCaX9RRxyPqXJA17MVKb5RpeGDkyZz6ugkfu47XjPqTgJN73CiZz2sqCCxnoeYYCfXaXPeDz2RC4rp1Lz35YxLSFuxLZ213pnU6KeQDnXgr3vcyEyqdsG4fKEFRkZiVVefTU8x1pheNYDfUNt536XJsi6W7cD6ipYowMqYhqp6D6SDcoAGr1cmP5TxTZrjmCT179dPnd2R6ZQbeqrRXvFg7QSBY7FtzaxWmMd9g8H4fWb1vomxU5PHcmxjt2hEGvf9

this is what I got atm, I'm trying to make it on my own

I'm sure there's a bunch of unoptimizations

I'll start by doing 2nd weapon set for totems

[fringe obsidian]

Second weapon set helps for sure, but also I'm not sure about running all the way up to companion stuff. I think trying to do pinning totems, siege cascade, AND minion stuff may be spreading yourself to thin

[opal eagle]

I just find Inspiring Ally so insane

cus all those damage nodes become +20%

[fringe obsidian]

hmmm do use PoB?

[opal eagle]

I haven't updated yet

but I can

[prime raft]

can someone come kill cruel manor wolfman plz hes such a fgt im already tilted.

[fringe obsidian]

throw it in there and see if it's as good as just going raw damage

[opal eagle]

does it calculate with presence?

[fringe obsidian]

I'd assume so. but haven't tried. I usually just kind of wing it in poe 2 since I find it less complex than Poe 1

I assume you're using the arrow shooting companions? are they even in your presence?

[prime raft]

can someone come kill cruel manor wolfman plz hes such a fgt im already tilted.

[fringe obsidian]

go to looking for group channel

[plain abyss]

im hard stuck at act 2 boss, anyone knows when you drop spirit 8 so i can use combat frenzy?

[fringe obsidian]

you fighting him with amazon I assume? Parry disengage is a big help in that fight

[plain abyss]

i was using the one handed keystone but i guess i can try parry

[fringe obsidian]

Yeah taht keystone is very rough that early in the game. you'd probably prefer to be more well rounded at this point, and parry disengage is a great way to both avoid damage and grab a frenzy to make ground effects. again assuming you're a huntress

[opal eagle]

I don't know any beast that arrow shoots

I'm using tame beast

[hollow cosmos]

im struggling to find a lvl 8 skill gem

[wet ferry]

Hey, can someone help me with killing jamanra, the abomination?

[fringe obsidian]

I mean the one in the tactician tree. the guys who are off screen and shoot arrows for you

[frank sundial]

is it possible to join someone that is on a checkpoint or level resets?

[opal eagle]

I don't think they count as companions, do they?

they're not actually physically in the game

they just shoot offscreen

[frank sundial]

they have minion tag so minion skills buff them but they arent a phisical entity

[final geyser]

If they don't have the tag, they're not Companions, they do count as Minions despite not physically existing, though.

[frank sundial]

im struggling too, phase 2 i run out of pots

[cosmic bluff]

Hey can any one help me with jamanra act 2 ??

[wet ferry]

Im just out of resources to improve.. all currency gone, no skill gems to switch to gas arrow etc 😒

[frank sundial]

yeah im using frostbomb and freezing salvo not enough

[opal eagle]

I don't see where you calculate skill damage on pob

[fringe obsidian]

oh heat are companions and minions different entities. DANGIT

[final geyser]

Yes, Companions are a type of Minion.

[fringe obsidian]

But the minion tag doesn't apply to companions

[final geyser]

I'm pretty sure it does, Tame Beast, for instance, has both the Minion and Companion tags.

[tacit knot]

Did anything chamge to crossbows in 0.2? Maybe their reload time?

Just curious 🙂

[final geyser]

Damage got boosted, base reload times appear to be unchanged.

[tacit knot]

Alright yea to keep it characteristic or something not like bows

Thanks!

[final geyser]

Yes, and it can be quite easily sped up with some passives on the tree and jewels, so you can get it quite low decently early on.

[frank sundial]

i guess i have to try with barrage + snipe since im playing lightning and he is resistant :\

or learn to dodge better hahaha

i guess there arent many ppl around on chat or #2┃looking-for-group 😦

[final geyser]

Dodging better can get you through most boss fights, so it's definitely a skill I'd recommend. In phase 2 especially, outside of stray tornados, it's possible to dodge every skill he has, so it means it's just a matter of time before you win.

[frank sundial]

i ran out of mana phase 2, its much easier to dodge then p1 for sure

[opal eagle]

@fringe obsidian just to clarify.. does the snapshot for totems also include the weapon during the summon?

[frank sundial]

maybe i need to get some mana regen

[fringe obsidian]

Yes. so on your totem set, just have a crossbow with like, +7 to projectile gem level

[opal eagle]

don't totems also scale from ur weapon damage?

[fringe obsidian]

no. they have their own weapon

at least ballista type totems do

[final geyser]

Using Default Attack is also a viable option, it does a decent bit of damage and can help conserve some Mana or give you some damage while you wait for it to recover.

[opal eagle]

oh right

[fringe obsidian]

I assume warrior totems are the same

[final geyser]

I believe all Attack Totems do, including the Mace ones.

[noble lynx]

well im fucked i guess. infernal knights shooting projectiles in response to all hits not just projectiles so will no longer be able to progress thru acts as the mausoleums are full of them and i cant kill 1

[opal eagle]

my guess is it's easier to get +level with a bow + quiver

[fringe obsidian]

crossbows can hit up to +7

maybe higher?

[final geyser]

You can get close to them and they'll lower their shields to Strike at you, giving you an opening.

[pallid horizon]

can anyone help me understand the last line of this unique

[noble lynx]

i can get in a hit or two that way but no way ill kill a rare one with tiny windows and one or two shots

gonna hav to wait till they fix it iguess

or get someone to carry me thru that can one shot them all

[dapper stream]

I can only assume the meeting with ziziran is going to really decide how big this game gets/stays for this league. It's mind boggling to me they want the campaign to feel so grueling, there's literally nothing that feels like an "upgrade" anymore, just grind grind grind to maps. I get "difficult" but ARPG's are supposed to feel like you're making progress and had variety, if I wanted darksouls I'd play darksouls lol

[hollow jungle]

I'm in cruel act 2 and trying to get some trades to upgrade my gear. Would this ring be worth the price? I'm playing merc and the fire damage should be pretty useful

[frank sundial]

as long as u have energy shield you take less elemental damage

[pallid horizon]

yes I know that but whats the scaling

at 100% es how much less

[final geyser]

I personally felt like I was making progress and had variety, but also, this is the channel to be asking questions, not general discussion, that's for https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1308714301262925965 and https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1118165205025828884

[noble lynx]

can someone test and see if the infernal knights are retaliating to more than the projectiles for them?

[violet belfry]

If anyone ever wanted to know if rapid assault works correctly with the rage support gem then no it does not, unless it works correct but the rage support gem is worded incorrectly

[final geyser]

What do you mean? Rage can only be gained every 0.5 seconds, so if you're not gaining as much Rage as you might think, it might be due to this.

[violet belfry]

i just got 30 stacks of rage in like no time with fang of frost, and it doesnt take me 0.5 seconds to throw out another attack which gives me stacks

[chilly geyser]

hey all what are the Huntress primary stat?

[violet belfry]

rainbow

[chilly geyser]

@violet belfry What?

[violet belfry]

all 3 stats

[chilly geyser]

@violet belfry ok got it

Thanks

[violet belfry]

tho it seems to lean more towards dex but overall equal in all 3

[mental needle]

You just get what attributes you need for your skills and items

spear is 75 dex/25 str

Past taht it's just what you need, extra strength for some life is nice, dex for accuracy if you're amazon is nice

[trim turret]

Whatever you need for gear and gems.

[chilly geyser]

@trim turret Thx

[trim turret]

Attributes are mostly used for meeting requirements. You don't use them to scale the character.

Except for specific builds.

[noble lynx]

im just hoping that they didnt intentionaly change it to projectiling in response to all attacks. that small window isnt enough to reliably kill something that is hitting you like a truck if yoiur in area for more than split second

It just me?

[cosmic bluff]

can any one help me with jamanra act 2 ??

[mental needle]

Are you talking about the shield skellies from act 1 cemetery?

I've never had them reflect my strikes/slams back at me

[final geyser]

But also, you can just keep dodging around them and doing damage.

And if you're using a Shield or Buckler, you could Block or Parry their strikes and take advantage of the openings.

[eternal schooner]

anyone constantly disconnecting?

[simple bane]

im having MS spikes huge ones at that

[eternal schooner]

i've been kicked out of matlan waterway 3-4 times and can't even complete the area.

[noble lynx]

yeah the green guys with shield and halbred. but im now in cruel. yesteday in normal they werent doing this. killed them faily easy with melee

[noble lynx]

am yes

[mental needle]

Their normal attack might just be doming you if your life or armor sucks

[noble lynx]

no its definatly a projectile coming at me when i use whirlwind strike and disengage

and niether of those are projectiles. so he shouldnt be doing that unless a bug or they changed in a patch intentionaly. just dont know if it everyon or just me?

[mental needle]

Not sure, haven't used those skills

[hard blade]

Dose more debuffs on mob = more elemental damage taken and movement debuff and bleed debuff on mob

[vapid drift]

Is the Venom Crypt quest bugged or ?

[gleaming vault]

Damn, just can't play. Disconnecting every 10min - losing map progress, XP and the loot i got.

[gleaming vault]

SAME!

Just closed the game. meh :/

[vapid drift]

Try different server

[gleaming vault]

Alright, will try. Was on London as I always am.

Haven't tried it. Thanks

[vapid drift]

Try different server and do CTRL + Mouse left click

To make a new instance

[silk raptor]

where did the salvaging bench go?

i can't seem to find it

[vapid drift]

From where?

in hideout or the acts?

[silk raptor]

in the acts

[mental needle]

You have to find Renly's tools

[silk raptor]

ohh

thanks

[polar lance]

can somoeone tell me a strong league starter i can play to zoom through campagin?

im currently running licht minion but i cant even beat the act 1 bos

[heady prairie]

what is a good lvl to trial number 3 for chaos? 10 trials

[knotty dome]

70ish maybe

[zinc basalt]

where is second relic?

i got this in keth

[eager pagoda]

dumb question how do I hop into the rhoa? I do have him summoned but close to me

[heady prairie]

#2┃looking-for-group

[heady prairie]

i want to say also keth, you can google it

[zinc basalt]

both of them is in keth?

[knotty dome]

Keith/bone area

Can’t recall bone area name

[zinc basalt]

badlands?

[knotty dome]

But it’s in the map with a skeletal beast and necromancer boss

[trim turret]

The other is in the bone pits.

[knotty dome]

Sorry I think it’s actually 75 for the item drop. Barya is 60+

[tardy gorge]

What supports are these?

[knotty dome]

Looks like meat shield, loyalty, minion mastery

[woven glen]

i still have this dagger from normal act 3 to get 2 skill points, but i dont know how i can come there anymore, becous i cant use the WP.. any ideas? xd

[boreal tulip]

go back in time

[strong pike]

Yh u need come back to act 3 go into portal again so it will roll you back in time

Idk who thought that it will be cool idea to make this but that's how it works

[umbral merlin]

anyone doing t4 asc carry?

[dusky burrow]

#2┃looking-for-group

[serene vault]

Can anyone help me with an act 2 normal boss

Balballa is really annoying me

[boreal tulip]

what kills you

[serene vault]

Her dumb fast attack

Ik the invis thing

[boreal tulip]

dagger machine gun?

[serene vault]

Ye

[boreal tulip]

are you melee

[serene vault]

Yeah

Warrior

[boreal tulip]

gotta try to stay behind her

[serene vault]

Ok I’ll try that

[strong pike]

If u want I can help, but it's really better for you to do acts yourself

[grim adder]

5 crashes in 5 minutes wtf

[serene vault]

I’ll try a couple more times

And let u know

[strong pike]

Kk

[zinc basalt]

why poe awakened trade doesnt work anymore

[tawdry ridge]

im playing gas arrow, using herald of thunder and wind dancer, ive 46 spirit to spend, any aura worth adding or do i just tame a beast ?

[strong pike]

Beast is best aura

[tawdry ridge]

how do i reset checkpoints to look for a good quadrilla

[strong pike]

Esc

And respawn at checkpoint

But don't kill mob if u want it to respawn again

Kill only final version

[dapper stream]

where do I find my "chance to shock" so I can figure out which way I should go on my skill tree

[tawdry ridge]

thank you so much!

[opaque wolf]

Does Unholy Might not have a skill effect? My minions are showing any change

[serene vault]

Can someone help me with balballa

[lone rock]

is mercenary better than deadeye for crossbow build?

[silver salmon]

i guess so

[dark ridge]

alright. how do i do this

I forgot sicne last season

don't remember where it is

[azure lava]

You bet, check out #1328202289755983932 to make sure your items are up to snuff.

For the fight itself, are you having mechanics issues? What are you dying to?

[azure lava]

If you're in cruel, ignore it

If you're in normal, use your desert map

[dark ridge]

normal

[azure lava]

Should be a node that says trial of the sekhema

[azure lava]

Depends on the build and what you want out of it. All ascendancies can use all skills and gear. Deadeye adds a projectile which is pretty neat. Mercenary is also not an ascendancy class

[mental needle]

the quest marker is bugged and doesn't show for trial

but it should be there

[silver salmon]

it should be on the map, a lvl 22 one using the desert map

[clear vine]

more specific, i forgot what she does

nvm just realised thats 30 mins old

😅

[dark ridge]

not seeing it ewird

weird

oh i see

[prisma cedar]

why do my maps reset after not being there after like 5 mins? (act 1)

does this also happen later when the maps are even bigger

[heavy oak]

is this quest bugged ???

[twin terrace]

Been having a hard time playing monk early game should I just switch to another class on the new league?

[warm cave]

Every class sucks ass early game, they gimped them a little too hard. We gotta tough it out it seems

[twin terrace]

😭

Skills work so differently in this compared to poe1

[warm cave]

I noticed it's not the 8-15mins like it says in the load screen/menu too

[twin terrace]

But I think having at least a ranged class would help ease the experience

[warm cave]

It gets easier, if you want to play together let me know

[warm cave]

It's even worse, sorc and witch are like playing with two busted hands and legs

[twin terrace]

[zinc basalt]

is act 3 longer than 2?

[twin terrace]

Sure gotta get some work done than I can try

[warm cave]

Also, the blood ground effect in act 1 is surprisingly OP, so if that's the concern it gets slightly better in act 2 but then worse quickly lol

[warm cave]

It's the longest I think

[zinc basalt]

2 is already long

and 3 is even longer AHHHH

[twin terrace]

The boss in that area that summons those green spirits

[warm cave]

Only bc of the caravan as a travel mechanism. 3 has more literal travel

[twin terrace]

It's like playing dark souls

[tranquil plover]

Is there any way to level up already captured spectre gems?

[warm cave]

Yep

[twin terrace]

I kept dying to that boss

[zinc basalt]

thats why i hate act 2

[warm cave]

Games designed this time to be a PITA, they want to make it so as few ppl as possible steamroller the story I feel

It'd why they changed the actual map designs

Took me 45mins to find the tree with the dark one in grellwood

[gaunt pagoda]

So I have brutality on my twister build, but I still pick up elements when attacking with it. Is that visual only or does that mean the elemental damage is still being added to the attack?

[dark ridge]

remind me where to get my 2nd set of ascendney points

[gaunt pagoda]

In act two.

[trim turret]

Probably just visual.

[gaunt pagoda]

You're probably right.

[silver salmon]

the instance is deleted i think to save server space, but ggg said they are working on a solution

[echo sierra]

Do i still need accuracy with Resolute Technique (Your hits cant be evaded)? Basically is enemy dodging or me missing the same thing?

[dusky burrow]

you dont

the whole point of rt is you dont

enemy evading and you missing is the same thing

[echo sierra]

ah nice, so i dont miss my gigantic hammer on a gigantic enemy in front of me anymore

[frail ivy]

Bought a box and idk where the mtx tab is

Am I cooked

[craggy gyro]

can someone invite me to an act 3 cruel instance before the apocalypse thing happens

[glad kite]

Where is the discipline aura I can't find it even in the all gems when searching

[echo sierra]

its a spell from a specific sceptre

[glad kite]

Ah

[atomic grotto]

Do the titan do any kind of elemental damage? (titan boss in act 2)

[dark ridge]

okay now i remember. 2nd level of dreadnaught was were i broke and had to use poe market last time

same position now 😄

10 mobs jump attack each one does 50% hp

and 100 behidn them running at me

[long solstice]

i cant open this blacksmith strongbox do i need a key?

[opaque heart]

no u gotta kill all the monsters it spawns

[grim shadow]

anyone have an idea why nothing happens when italk to her? im on my second character and want to get my ascendancy

[waxen osprey]

what does disenchanting do?

[echo sierra]

it gives you crafting mats

[dark ridge]

holy shit Julra is fucking hard in non trade gear/bad rng

lvl 31 wearing stuff from lvl 6 😦 yes i know to check vendor

guess its time to bite the bullet and whisper spam outside of the game for a few hours

[waxen osprey]

how is it diffrent from disassembling an item?

[dark ridge]

the boss HP bare is barely moving 😄

[echo sierra]

you can only disassemble items with either quality or sockets

disenchanting gives you orb of augmentation etc

[quiet hull]

are thorns considered "phys damage"?

[dark ridge]

Can someone explainw hat to do when Julra makes the sand come? i stand behind the shield and die anyway.

[echo sierra]

kill the small adds that come

[dark ridge]

i am. i press my buttons but they dont die and kill me 😦

i have no good aoe tho

[echo sierra]

probably time to change that then^^

[dark ridge]

i dont know what to do

[echo sierra]

what class do you play?

[dark ridge]

Chronomancer

[echo sierra]

and what level are you

[dark ridge]

31. but lvl 6 gear

i feel stuck

[trim turret]

Salvage items with sockets or quality, sell or disenchant other stuff. They give different mats depending.

[echo sierra]

probably harder as caster, as melee i just equip rings hand gloves with flat damage and oneshot everything

but i have a higher lv char so i have some gold to gamble on the vendor

[dark ridge]

damn

guess ill go play something else

[trim turret]

Level of the gear matters less than the stats on it. Need to prioritize life and resists on your gear, and relevant damage mods to your build on your weapon and focus (if you're using one).

[dark ridge]

and how do i do this

where is it located i mean

[echo sierra]

vendors, gambler, trading if you are not SSF, otherwise crafting whites or grinding

[dark ridge]

oh yeah i tried vendors nothing in there

[trim turret]

By picking up and identifying blue and yellow gear on the ground and looking for good stats. Checking vendors. Doing some crafting with currency items.

[dark ridge]

i dont have many crafting orbs

what skill is good for aoe at level 31

[trim turret]

You just need the trial item at that point. Quest is bugged.

[trim turret]

Depends on the build you're playing. What type of skills are you using now?

[dark ridge]

maybe i picked the wrong class

im using ED/Contagion everyone told me to level with that

[trim turret]

Any class is going to be rough if you don't know what you're looking for in terms of gear.

Are you using runes in your armor?

[dark ridge]

i just bought gear last time

but i didn't want to do that this patch

becuase the 3rd party feels like dog shit to use

[dark ridge]

my gear has no slots

[echo sierra]

are you picking up socketet whites (and blue or yellows at that point) and disassemble them? you get lots of items to make sockets into your gear

[trim turret]

Are you salvaging any items that do have slots to get the slot-adding currency?

[dark ridge]

noipe, i was behind her shield this time and got killed in 1.5 seconds w/out zombies. something else is going on

i guess im going to spend 10 hours on this lol

or go farm gear and get 0 drops

[dark ridge]

ya i been doing that

are people selling teir 9 skill gems

[red lintel]

how would ground surfaces get destroyed otherwise?

[dark ridge]

im lvl 31 i just want frost wall already so i can respec

my goal was to go frost chrono but i might quit before that

oh well

[trim turret]

There are some skills that "consume" things like bleed or armor breaks on enemies. Maybe there are things like that for ground effects.

[dark ridge]

Can't i just like kill mosnters and get good gear or is this not that style of video game?

cut my losses now if not

[azure lava]

Shockwave totem consumes jagged ground, for example

[trim turret]

Yes. That's why the first thing I said was to identify dropped blues and yellows.

[red lintel]

ic, thx

[azure lava]

Or maybe it's earthquake?

[dark ridge]

i don't remember the last yellow i got...

maybe 10 lvls ago

and it was for warrior

[azure lava]

All classes can use all gear

[trim turret]

Blues are fine if they have good mods on them.

[dark ridge]

i mean str

[trim turret]

Life akd resists.

[dark ridge]

what zone should i go back and farm?

[trim turret]

Strength is useful. It gives life.

[dark ridge]

i have to respec to strenght?

[azure lava]

Don't go back and farm. Just equip blues with good mods

[trim turret]

No.

[azure lava]

They mean it requires str

[trim turret]

Oh.

[dark ridge]

where do i get those tho im at the boss right now

i always die on dust storm

[azure lava]

Which boss?

[dark ridge]

jamnra

[azure lava]

Stand in Asala's shield

[dark ridge]

i am

[azure lava]

During the storm

[trim turret]

What are your resists right now?

[dark ridge]

zombies kill me tho too low dps

[dark ridge]

5% lightning

[azure lava]

I'd read #1328202289755983932

[trim turret]

And?

[azure lava]

Jamanra does mostly lightning. I'd equip some topaz rings and use lightning runes in your gear

You want 75% lightning res for jamanra

[dark ridge]

i have no sockets

[trim turret]

Which loops back around to salvaging stuff. All the tools are there, but you need to use them.

[dark ridge]

i could just go to market but i wanted to save my new gear for Frost build and not contatgion build

but i can't becuase i need the lvl 31 gem

for frost wall

okay i see what's happening. THe zombies are literally 1 shotting me lol

So it's a pure 100% gear check

[trim turret]

I'd be interested in seeing some of your gear.

[dark ridge]

500 hp, 250 shield 2% armor 0 evasion

[red lintel]

idt its a 100% gear check but.. u can change up your skills or add lower lvl utility stuff too
i did him w/ -23% lightning res fwiw, but obviously having positive res will make ur life way easier

like dropping a totem or something that can shoot the boss or take hits for u

[trim turret]

What spirit skill?

[rare kite]

is there any guaranteed drops from king in the mist in cruel? like a skillgem? supportgem?

[dark ridge]

withering precnse

[dark ridge]

okay what skills should i use to stop the zombies

[trim turret]

Are your other resists as low as your lightning?

[dark ridge]

ya

[trim turret]

So basically you've ignored your defenses entirely.

[dark ridge]

i picked up whatever i could find

like in other arpgs

i know this one is different i used market last time ill use market tomarrow if all else fails

[trim turret]

Are you reading the actual stats on the items?

[dark ridge]

i skipped blues tbh

too used to other games

should i reroll?

[trim turret]

So what, you only equipped rares whether they were good or not?

[echo sierra]

blues with right stats are insane and you can roll more stats on them with orb items

[dark ridge]

yeah like in other games

during campaign

[trim turret]

Other games are incredibly dumbed down.

[dark ridge]

yeah they are fun

[trim turret]

Yeah nothings more fun than homogenous gear with green arrows telling you it's good.

[echo sierra]

why should blue items exist in the first place if everyone ignores them

[dark ridge]

dunno man i facerolled elden ring and thought it was awesome

ill look at blue items more now

[trim turret]

Entirely different genre.

[dark ridge]

yeah exactly arpgs im used to ignoring blues

ill check them more now

ill go farm dreadnaught from start

or use trade

[trim turret]

Life and resists. Salvage items with quality or sockets. Disenchant or sell other stuff. Don't be afraid to throw transmutation and augmentation orbs at white items.

Keep checking vendors, gamble a bit at the other vendor when you have gold. Again, all the tools are there.

[dark ridge]

gonna be honest none of that sounds as fun as just beating up monsters and a good loot dropping. perhaps the game design just isn't my style...hmm...

[red lintel]

ice or pin can keep them off ur back
u can probably get bonestorm p easily if you're speccing ed/contagion, and itll lock things in place for a few sec while your ed ticks
wind ward + pin + expanse works too for emerg

[compact glen]

does lightning spear detonate storm lance? if not how do you detonate it

[dark ridge]

what vendor sells rings

premade not gamble

[trim turret]

There's one in each town. It's whoever sells wands and caster items.

[sly cypress]

any reason why im not able to engrave this? I have the stats and the spirit available

[trim turret]

This is close to the classic ARPG's. Diablo 2 is a large part of the inspiration. Maybe you're more of a Diablo 3/4 person. That's ok too.

[trim turret]

That's odd looking. Do you have other spirit skills equipped?

[sly cypress]

nope this is the first one i unlock on this league

I tried reloding and unequiping everything

[trim turret]

Then you should have spirit above your mana bar.

[dark ridge]

i got some pretty good drops in d2

like from the monsters

[trim turret]

What ascendancy are you?

[sly cypress]

haven't ascended yet

[trim turret]

Yes and blues are useful up through nightmare practically until you start using runewords heavily.

[sly cypress]

im so confused it even says 30 pirit available lol

[trim turret]

Very strange. Did king of the mists and everything? You should have that 30 spirit above your mana if it's available. Wearing any uniques?

[dark ridge]

im gonna play around with frost armor and frost nova

[sly cypress]

dunkelhalt buckler

but it doesnt mentions anything about spirit

[echo sierra]

but you killed the king in the mists and used the 30 spirit item ye?

cuz as mentioned before, its weird that you dont have spirit above your mana orb

[sly cypress]

omg im so stupid my b I though I cleared act 1 completely and just noticed that is literally the only boss im missing

its strange that it says 30 available though

[trim turret]

It happens.

[sly cypress]

thats what threw me off

[trim turret]

Yeah that's a weird display bug.

[sly cypress]

thanks for the help tho haha

[trim turret]

NP.

[paper pelican]

anyone had a bugged strongbox? I got a unique one and it says to kill all the monsters but I don't think it spawned anything and clicking on it does nothing. I'm clearing the whole map right now to be sure but there's nothing near it

edit: for anyone that finds this message and has the same issue, I got it to work. I relogged, left through a portal and came back, and then tried binding my interact button to a key instead of my mouse and spam clicked it. not sure which of those fixed it, but try spam clicking it and rebinding your button

[runic patio]

Anyone want to run act 2 cruel with my Merc? Packerd is my character name

[dark ridge]

wow frost nova made the zombies ez

[trim turret]

I've seen that crop up a few times, appears to be bugged.

[dark ridge]

on poe2 trade how do i filter the base item, like i want topaz ring base

or whatever lightnign resist one is named

[trim turret]

By putting its name in the search bar and then searching for whatever additional mods you want on it.

[dark ridge]

oh i see now

are jewels craftable? Like if i got a blue jewel and want to do shit to it

[vivid valley]

yes

4 mods +/- corrupted mod(s)

2 prefixes 2 suffixes

[dark ridge]

Do level 9 gems start dropping from level 31 mobs?

[paper pelican]

edited my message. I fixed it somehow

[narrow plover]

Can someone help me with the act 2 boss

[dark ridge]

how do i teleport to player ot trade

only lets me teleport to hide out

[mighty granite]

i can ask here if i need a carry to kill jamanra?

bcs im kinda stucked

[vivid valley]

#2┃looking-for-group

[chilly geyser]

hey allif I am trying to help the wife kill a boss and we want to doit quickly should downscaling be off or on?

[vale owl]

Hello

[hollow jungle]

I have this Ascent to Power quest stuck in Act 2 Cruel, is it bugged for everyone? I can move on to act 3 but would still like to get it to stop showing if possible

[unkempt garnet]

I cant fight the curiosity anymore, time to build my spear bleed warrior

[dark ridge]

lol i facerolled Jamnra by using just 4 alchemy orbs

i dont think my ES went under 70%

Market cheese like last season but fuck it

[high jasper]

do u lose xp if u die during cruel act 1?

[hollow jungle]

I tripled my dps with one weapon upgrade

[short fox]

What's the word on Bind Spectre? Is it worth using long term?

[dark ridge]

oh well fuck. i spent all my gold respeccing to frost build and all my remaining orbs on frost gear at market. now the first zone i get into the mobs are frost resistant and I can barely kill anything 😄

yeah might just wait for .30

[sleek fjord]

was the elemental threshhold from servi always 30%?

[brazen yew]

is it better to have more life or less life on ice walls?

[calm hawk]

2 days

[knotty stag]

arent rogues supposed to have a unique

[rapid rampart]

Hi I haven’t been keeping up for a while, did they apply the skill balance patch in standard league as well?

[heady prairie]

if i bought this off the trade website, but im lvl 65, will i be fighting super hard monsters?

[dusky burrow]

yeah

[hardy rock]

No

[hardy rock]

Difficulty is relative to the build

The third floor boss does chaos damage, so have a little chaos resist and you'll be fine

Also look up the fight on YouTube first to be familiar with the mechanics

The only hard part is the boss.

[errant bison]

hello

she is stuck XD

[hardy rock]

Known bug from last league, sometimes she clips out

Have to reset from checkpoint

Esc key - Reset from checkpoint

[errant bison]

yeah

[hardy rock]

No, but if they do, you'll see it denoted under their lifebar

[knotty stag]

i see

[glacial panther]

i feel like my lightning crossbow build is pretty weak for bossing. Is thugging it out until I get shock burst rounds going to help fix that or should I try a diff build. Im level 34.

[dark ridge]

im out of gold and currnecy to respec, i went frost and its doing zdps 😦

hoepfully they balance thee game for more playstyles later patches

[trim dove]

Did support gem drops get nerfed? I feel like I barely see them, in a3 cruel. If anyone knows a spot I can can grab some it would be appreciated

[hardy rock]

I had plenty drop

But rng is rng

[knotty stag]

nah i was getting loads

[trim dove]

damn just bad rng i guess

[hardy rock]

What gem do you need?

[trim dove]

just uncuts

[hardy rock]

I just got home, I can give you two if you want

[trim dove]

gewtting plenty of skill gems but no supports

[hardy rock]

I'll login in the next 10 min

[trim dove]

and thanks but im on ssf so just gotta roll with it

[hardy rock]

Ah...

GL bro

[covert atlas]

Yeah if you’ve already got the guaranteed ones from side objectives then just get lucky

[steel grove]

Can anyone help with Viper act 3 boss

[mint monolith]

I’m having this same issue, killed Balbala in cruel difficulty but she did not drop the quest item for trial of sek. Anyone know a solution?

[covert atlas]

Ignore it, your 3rd and 4th ascendency will be random drops

In endgame

[tawdry hatch]

started doing chaos minion , but now want to go full chaos, how do i make that switch

i am playing witch

[finite kiln]

before the patch items has expert and advanced how can i see it now wich is the better one?

[dusky burrow]

look which one has bigger number

[covert atlas]

I imagine there’s new art coming in future

and they just added the new names this patch to accommodate uniques

but yeah just gotta squint at it for now

[high jasper]

i just got this drop. if it doesnt give me anymore passive points then is there any point in doing it?

[covert atlas]

If you want relics for future runs, sure

Oh that’s ultimatum , the soul cores I guess

[onyx sequoia]

anyone here have the bug where you cant enter kopec after beating the filth queen?/got any fixes?

[versed nexus]

is lighting arrow still playable/scale into lategame after 0.2.0?

[trim turret]

Swap skill gems, support gems, respec relevant passive nodes, change out weapons as necessary.

[wispy sparrow]

So uh.. Jamanra.. why does he have 100k HP?

[outer wadi]

does anybody has a good buid for poison pathfinder?

been trying to level mine using gas arrow... and idk if i'm strong or not lol

[jovial mulch]

wtf do i do

[acoustic crag]

How to get frenzy charges dead eye lighting arrow

[covert atlas]

Snipers mark is the easiest way

Can also electrocute with combat frenzy

[acoustic crag]

Thanks I'm electricuteing but combat frenzy is not working

[covert atlas]

It’s on a 4-5 second cooldown so it’s def not what you want to rely on

It’s a nice bonus tho

[acoustic crag]

Ok I'll try snipers mark

[covert atlas]

There is also profusion support which gives a chance to double frenzy charge generation

[trim turret]

You sure you're electrocuting, not shocking?

[bold thorn]

since this buff has 'attack' as one of its tags, do mods saying 'with attack' affect it? for example, "#% increased elemental damage with attack"

[covert atlas]

Yes

[trim turret]

It's bugged. You just need to get a trial invite of the correct level as a random drop at that point.

[jovial mulch]

alr ty

[bold thorn]

okay thanks

[twilit aurora]

Can somebody help me with Viper I can’t do it with my input lag

[dusky burrow]

#2┃looking-for-group

[high jasper]

how am i at such low resists when none of my gear has any negative effects on it?

[dusky burrow]

-10% res penalty per act

[high jasper]

what do u mean res penalty

[dusky burrow]

every time you complete an act

you get permanent -10% to all resistances

so you're in act 4 or past

[high jasper]

yea im in end boss of act 4. When i was in town i had those resists, when i ported back to the manor my resists are this

[dusky burrow]

guess its based off of the acts zone then

1 act back = +10%

oh yeah the penaly is only on ele res

i forgot abt that part they changed that from poe1

[trim turret]

They're there to make sure you're paying attention to your gear. Look for life and resists on gear and use runes to help.

[hollow mortar]

where can i do the third lab trial of the sekhemas?

[zealous osprey]

Lvl 60-74 djinn which mentions 3 floors

[hollow mortar]

which act

[zealous osprey]

Whenever, no acts restriction

Also, ignore the ascent to power quest in A5, that's bugged

[hollow mortar]

was wondering how to get there but goti t now

[zealous osprey]

Oh, lol

A2 desert map

Or A5

[hollow mortar]

i have 6600 ES, probably will get some resistance relics =/

[hybrid star]

that's a lot in campaign 👀

[zealous osprey]

I have 1k life and I'm willing to YOLO it LMFAO

[weak aurora]

hi How do I upgrade my spectre gem level? Use a higher uncut gem for Specture and catch some mob again?

[woeful niche]

can someone explain this to me like I'm a toddler

[dusky burrow]

if you deal a lot of chaos damage

relative to their total hp

you get a lot of chance to wither

[woeful niche]

thanks baby

[vivid valley]

Um, my LS amazon found this, am I right in this is awesome for the build?

POB2 is going off with it, this is legendary

[dusky burrow]

yeah it's quite nice

[vivid valley]

whoa huge damage upgrade

[pure yew]

Should i buy this game

Pros and cons of buying

😭

[marble rapids]

u could wait for the game to be more suitable to new players or to be a bit easier and have more content. Or buy now , have fun and then when another update comesp play again, since the game is rly good but is in a stale kind of play

my opinion!

[pure yew]

🤔

[trim turret]

It's incomplete and on version 0.2 so it has a ways to go. But it arguably has some of the best visuals, sound design, and impactful combat of the ARPG genre. Have you played any games in the genre?

[trim turret]

Don't think you need to recapture. Think you can just upgrade the gem level.

[lament frost]

Jamanra is such a terrible boss fight

[unkempt garnet]

It is definitely the first major wall for alot of people. I always say just farm Vanguard area. Great farming area as it is short and has rare spawns often.

A must have though is a 10 use health flask. Keep crafting em till you get one. Or one drops

[marble rapids]

jamanra? try the spearwoman at the vaal temple

[hollow stag]

is this game fun after the update

is it worth aanother playtrhough yet o rnah

[unkempt garnet]

Ive had a blast since minute one. Others havent. Its up to the player in the end

[hollow stag]

i already beat campaign n end game, im just saying is 2.0 worth another or not yet

[unkempt garnet]

Thats totally up to you lol. What would make it " worth it "?

[trim turret]

0.2. And we can't decide for you. It's hitting for some people. Others are having negative reactions.

[hollow stag]

the new character being viable

and versatile

ive heard its slow though

slower pacing or something

[trim turret]

Huntress has some solid builds but she's combo focused.

There were some monster health scaling issues that they fixed and some stuff got nerfed.

[unkempt garnet]

Yeah its near impossible to speak for you. Id just try it out and see for yourself

[stone jungle]

yo anyone running spirits part of atlas tree, which spirit type did you choose?

[covert atlas]

If you don’t like combos just chuck lightning spears

[vivid valley]

Should I add extra physical damage or lightning damage to this tangletongue for my LS amazon? Lightning shows more damage, physical a little less damage but more leech; is there any other benefit to more phys?

[hybrid star]

prolly flat lightning

phys is % and that base is kinda low

[vivid valley]

ok whenever I can find one, I only have a greater iron atm,

greater phys shows 15.4% more damage, greater storm shows 17.7% more

my crit chance is 75% according to pob

time to finish up act6

dead oops

Is combat frenzy supposed to show up a buff icon? I don't see one

[dusky burrow]

#2┃looking-for-group

[high jasper]

is there anyway to get +cold spell levels added to a staff

[tender sequoia]

rake + stomping ground doesn't seem to be doing much dmg for me as a lvl 34 huntress in act 4 and all of my skill tree nodes are strength, any recommendations? dont have currency to afford +strength gear either

[dusky burrow]

yes, identify

or use crafting currency on it

not any way to guarantee it though

[high jasper]

what crafting currency?

[dusky burrow]

scroll of wisdom, transmute, augment, regal, exalt, chaos, alchemy

the cold essence

all of those can add + cold spells

[high jasper]

is it worth using the orbs to try to get item to have stats you need or just using the orbs to trade from the poe site?

[dusky burrow]

trade exalt

rest do whatever with

slam on random stuff you drop

[high jasper]

im lv 55 and these are the orbs i have so far. Seems like they are all pretty rare besides exalted orbs?

[hybrid star]

seems like ur not using your blue orbs

[torpid topaz]

how do i go to the past in act 3?
i have to use this heart for skill points, but if i go into the portal it takes me to act 1 cruel

[dusty jay]

thats the act 4 for now

4-6 have not been released yet

[torpid topaz]

i know
but i need to go to the past in act 3 where the viper fight is
because thats where u use the heart

[dusty jay]

oh

[torpid topaz]

i already finished act 3 but i dont know how to go back to that area so i can get skill points

[dusty jay]

the map before act 3 last boss map

[torpid topaz]

yeah how do i go there

the portal that normally takes u there takes me to act 4 instead

[dusty jay]

hmm never tried sry, i never skip skill points so far

[tender sequoia]

sped through the questlines by joining parties and im a bit underleveled, would you recommend that i stay in higher lvl areas or go back down to older areas to catch up? currently lvl 34 in a monster lvl 45 area when im solo and i can clear the maps but it just takes awhile