2┃new-player-in-campaign-help

[spice saffron]

okayy im just asking because this is the furthest i made it so far so im being more cautious on what fights i rush

but i also dont wanna be overly cautious where i waste my time and die anyways lol

[azure lava]

Yeah the trial of the sekhema is super easy once you realize that the enemies are all playing mace builds and have three seconds of windup to all their attacks

If you move every couple minutes they never hit you

The boss is spooky if you're lacking confidence tho

[spice saffron]

oh but i heard ascending gets hard for the bosses

[azure lava]

The boss is the hardest part for sure

[spice saffron]

watched a clip of ppl losing their hcs to it and it spooked me

[azure lava]

Keep your distance, get some fire res, and don't panic

[spice saffron]

Okayy

[azure lava]

Also I didn't see you were hcssf at first, so if you want, feel free to farm some relics first

And do your best to get some boons before you fight the boss

[spice saffron]

boons?

[boreal tulip]

what lv are you

[real solstice]

Omens I guess

[azure lava]

In the trial of the sekhema you can get things called boons and afflictions

[spice saffron]

22 almost 23

[azure lava]

They're not omens

[boreal tulip]

why the rush?

you can do it anytime

[azure lava]

Because ascending is op

[boreal tulip]

game isnt hard til cruel

[azure lava]

I do it as soon as I can on all my characters

[spice saffron]

oh its just glowing so i assumed its important to do first

[boreal tulip]

imo nah

[azure lava]

It's not mandatory, but it's very very good

Ascendancy points are an insane power spike

Usually

[real solstice]

It’s quest guided too

Like even the game tells you to do it

[boreal tulip]

it's optional

you're hc

do the math

[real solstice]

True

You Can always do it on a higher level

[azure lava]

Because it's incredibly strong. Imo, doing the first ascension after act 2 is omega cringe

It's very easy and the reward is nuts

[boreal tulip]

i do it at 35+

[azure lava]

It might not be worth for, like... Blood mages. Maybe

But even then you could ascend as lich or infernalist and respec later

[boreal tulip]

you can respec the class?

[azure lava]

Indeed

[boreal tulip]

since when

[azure lava]

As of a recent patch

[boreal tulip]

ah

going for lich this time

...at lv 40

[azure lava]

Why tho? The first two ascensions in the campaign are so easy (assuming you're following my guide #1328202289755983932)

[boreal tulip]

just to be safe

when i feel cRaZy i do silverback on first encounter

but mostly i play extra safe

which means delaying anything optional

until it's absolute cake

[spice saffron]

are u also hcssf?

[tulip parcel]

Where can I find exact numbers on bosses? I think silverfist is bugged or the path database has wrong info. I had 1k exactly HP with 75% armor for 1,750k ehp. Monkey has 1079 max damage roll on slam with 30% crit damage bonus according to the PoE2 database for a max damage of 1,402.7 at absolute most if it crits. I just got one shot again by him when I should have survived with at minimum 300 hp so either he is bugged or the database is wrong.

[boreal tulip]

yeah

there

now it's obvious

[opaque stone]

Crits start at double damage

So its 230%

Not 130%

Also your armour probably did barely anything

[boreal tulip]

no idea but pretty sure i've been OHKOed by him at like 2500+

[opaque stone]

Its less effective the larger the hit

The 75% is for a normal strike from a white mob

[boreal tulip]

his crits are astronomical

[opaque stone]

Not nearly enough for a boss' slam attack

[boreal tulip]

IMO that slam shouldn't even be eligible for crit

it's so nasty

[boreal tulip]

i've heard this is the case, but can you tell me why?

i've never built armor

[opaque stone]

Its just the formula for how it works, iirc 100x the armour of the physical damage is needed to reduce the damage by 90%

So you need like 10k armour to mitigate an act 3 boss

[boreal tulip]

so the percent damage reduction is based on like what, an average damage amount that it doesn't show?

like how eva is based on an estimated foe accuracy

[dusky burrow]

the estimated pdr that shows ingame is, yeah

[azure lava]

Armour formula is:
%pdr = your armor divided by (your armor plus ten times the physical damage of the hit)

So if your armour is 10x the damage of the hit, you'd halve the damage

[lament stone]

that 1079 max damage roll is the base damage too, that doesnt take into account the modifier that makes it do more damage the closer you are to the boss

[spice saffron]

i did the ascension! it was actually really fun

i chose deadeye seem to fit my build more

[azure lava]

You can always change it later

[spice saffron]

oh i cant put points in yet

[azure lava]

Yes you can

You have 2

You get 2 ascendancy points per ascension

[spice saffron]

sheesh hard choice

going for endless munitions first or wind ward

[azure lava]

Did you look at all the ascendancy nodes before you picked one?

Between deadeye and pathfinder

[spice saffron]

yeahh!

i read it and pathfinder didnt seem like it would work with my lightning archer build

[azure lava]

Well then you may have misread it

[spice saffron]

so i went with deadeye for endless munitions

[azure lava]

Because it's not about seeing nodes that say "Lightning" or "projectile" in an ascendancy, it's about seeing if there are at least 8 points (4 notables) you can get that help your build

Any build can go pathfinder and benefit from it by taking the slow/movement penalty branch and the evasion as ele damage reduction branch

[spice saffron]

i see

i just chose deadeye because more projectiles = more damage but maybe it was a bad idea

[azure lava]

Also the passive points and life flask nodes are solid, too.

Deadeye is likely the stronger offensive choice, for sure

But pathfinder definitely works as well

[spice saffron]

but i also like eagle eyes its too many choices lol

[azure lava]

Ascendancy nodes are quite build-agnostic. You can usually find a way to spend 8 points on any ascendancy with any build and still get value

Lightning arrow titan can go extra small node effect, more life, and more armour from their chest, for example

A very beefy bow build

I played a bow chronomancer as my first build in 0.1 and it was a blast

GGG has put in effort to make ascendancies feel like they suit a specific archetype, but that's by no means all they can do

[spice saffron]

i see well ima stick to deadeye for this run if i die ill try lightning arrow pathfinder:D

[real solstice]

Is 77% evasion any good?

[frail pine]

passives in radius of keystone why i cant find this on poe2 trade page

anyhelp?

[royal sleet]

does anyone know if the rares at troubled camps are suposed to respawn after a checkpoint reset if they are killed?

[dusky burrow]

yes

[dusky burrow]

you have to type the specific keystone

[blissful helm]

i dont know if this is the right place to ask. i'm on a rtx 5800. poe2 is using like 98% of my gpu. when i record in obs, the videos stutters bad in heavy fights. is there anything i can do to fix this?

i record the fights to see what we're doing wrong when we die in boss fights.

[trim turret]

You mean a 5080?

How are the rest of your specs? Are your drivers up to date? Have you used the ingame performance graphs to confirm its your GPU choking out? Have you confirmed the game is using your GPU and not some onboard device? Finally, have you tried a different renderer?

[blissful helm]

sorry. yes a 5080. drivers are up to date. my computer has the gpu and cpu temp and % icon on the lower right corner. it shows the gpu at 98% when running poe2.

i checked the game setting and it shows its using the 5080.

What is a different renderer? like dx12 and vaulkan?

i'm using vaulkan bc dx12 kept crashing me every hour.

i just asked chatgtp and it suggested i lower the quality of my in game graphics. so i will try that.

[trim turret]

I mean that's always an option but if the rest of your specs are up to snuff I can't imagine the game hitting your GPU that hard unless it isn't optimized for that series of cards yet.

That's like a generic answer. Of course turning down the visuals will be less hard on your machine.

Hit F1 in game and pay attention to the performance graphs.

[real solstice]

Wish transmog where for all armors even if they cost a lil more than 5 coins each 😭

[naive cedar]

first time playing mercenary, on act 3 right now, mob clear is great with galvanic shards + hot but I am unsure about single target. even plain crossbow default attack seems to be doing more damage than skills... what is the main single target skill for campaign?

[naive cedar]

are you using NVENC encoder in OBS?

[trim turret]

There isn't a main one. It depends on your build. Are you using a curse or mark for bosses?

[naive cedar]

not really, I wanted to pick the skill then the appropriate curse. what do you suggest?

[real solstice]

Snipers for critical 😩

[trim turret]

Something that fits in with the damage on your weapon, your passives, and will accept support gems to boost single target damage. And then a curse to reduce their resist to that damage type.

Dunno, theres a lot of variables in how you can build your character. I can't guess and be like "this is your best choice."

[naive cedar]

I have flat damage for all ele types. this is middle of campaign, I dont need a super specific build, just to settle into one bossing skill, like storm lance would be for huntress or ice strike / bell for monk.

I tried armor piercing then high velocity, but felt underwhelming

rapid shot has nice damage but long build up

[real solstice]

Do you think issuing a curse on shock a good ideas

?*

[trim turret]

Can always try some grenades or whatever the rail gun type skill is called. Plasma blast or whatever. Pretty sure some builds use galvanic shards for everything and just debuff enemies enough that it crushes them.

[naive cedar]

plasma blast is level 52. I am in ACT 3

[real solstice]

Oh sorry

[naive cedar]

I could try galvanic shards + voltaic, but for bossing seems suboptimal... plain crossbow shot does the job quicker

[naive cedar]

ops intended to reply to the other guy

[trim turret]

Try stuff. Or check out some build guides.

[trim turret]

That's a lot of spirit to reserve.

[naive cedar]

why people answer if they... dont have an answer?

[real solstice]

that’s a no

[trim turret]

Because asking generic questions like "what's a good bossing skill" without knowing your exact build is a hard question to answer.

And I try to nudge people away from that type of thinking.

[real solstice]

That’s fine 🫠

[naive cedar]

thats fine, but then you are not the only one on this channel. hopefully someone else can share their own experiences on merc

[trim turret]

I did permafrost bolts and fragmentation rounds for a lot of my early boss killing, but I have no idea if that would work well for you.

Freeze + Explode.

[naive cedar]

I dont think I have enough cold dmg for that (mostly fire + lightning) but its an idea. ty

[trim turret]

Galvanic shards also converts physical to lightning, so you actually want as much physical as possible on your crossbow.

Permafrost also converts physical to cold. So you don't need flat cold on your weapon. You want a lot of physical.

[naive cedar]

well this bow is what the game gave me so far, so I am using it

its just interesting to me there is not a clear cut bossing skill for merc, which is actually good for variety

makes things more fun

[trim turret]

Being able to build skills into being single target skills is the idea.

They aren't trying to tell you what to use for clearing or bossing.

[naive cedar]

plasma blast is a clear single target skill. but that only comes later

considering that most bosses in the campaign have fire res (some up to 75%) I should try to stick with lightning or cold skills, or slot a fire curse as you said

[trim turret]

Sure, but you could build it for clear if you wanted.

Bosses have all different types of resists. Don't let the bosses determine what to use, figure out what to use to roll over all the bosses.

[naive cedar]

dont worry. I have done multiple chars to level 95. its just my first rodeo in the mercenary

[trim turret]

We assume in this channel that someone has never made it through the campaign.

[real solstice]

Mr totebag is it possible for a rare mob to have 2 auras?

Like haste n healing effect

[trim turret]

I don't think so.

I think one is the limit.

[real solstice]

Also I’ve seen some maps that have rares with a +1 modifier if I take a beast of those would it have the extra modifier

I’m out here catching Pokémon’s

[trim turret]

I have no idea.

[boreal tulip]

it retains up to 4.

[real solstice]

Ty

[blissful helm]

this is the default setting it came with

[blissful helm]

this is the recording im getting when a lot is going on

it's basically a still photo with sound

[trim turret]

Did you emable the performance metrics in game and watch them like I suggested?

[blissful helm]

im going to do that now. i just got home.

[blissful helm]

im sorry but can you tell me what am i looking out for?

[trim turret]

Spikes on any of the bars when it lags for you. How much vram does your card have?

[naive cedar]

a 5080 should be easily able to run the game and record. it has to be some settings / driver issue

[blissful helm]

not sure what vrm is. but the system info says i have 32gb ram

[naive cedar]

task manager / performance / GPU -> dedicated GPU memory. in your case should say 16GB

[naive cedar]

GPU

last item

[blissful helm]

poe2 is in the background right now

[naive cedar]

are you on DX12 or Vulcan in poe2?

[weary osprey]

have you disabled everything else like nvidia's own screen recorder, win11 xbox/steam/discord overlays etc

[blissful helm]

vulcan b/c dx12 was causing me to crash every hour or so

[blissful helm]

no ive not.

[naive cedar]

I am also on Vulcan, POE2 in background my GPU usage is hovering on 40%

[blissful helm]

i have discord overlay off.

ya iduno man. something is wrong with my poe2.

i main this pc for iracing and its perfect for me

[naive cedar]

which NVIDIA drivers you have?

[blissful helm]

my wife is on the rtx 4070 and she has no issues with recording on obs.

=/

[naive cedar]

I am on a 3080ti and I also have no issues with OBS

[blissful helm]

i will turn my graphics down

[naive cedar]

Im on driver 572.47 tho

from february

[blissful helm]

ok i dropped the quality from ultra on the shadows to high and im down to mid 70%

so thats good

you know, i clicked default and now im at 50%. so im very happy now. thanks guys.

[trim turret]

Video cards have dedicated ram also.

[blissful helm]

thank you. ive just learned this.

sorry, now a computer savy person.

not a *

[naive cedar]

but does the recording works now?

[blissful helm]

ya it should. im going to try it now.

[naive cedar]

the nvidia cards recording, when you use NVENC, are done through a dedicated chip, which in theory is not affected by how busy the GPU is with the graphics

so lowering the settings may or may not have an effect

[blissful helm]

it's fixed now

thank you !

sorry i play on a controller

[naive cedar]

oh fresh clip support gem is not working, perhaps thats why I didn't saw any damage increase on Rapid Shot / Amour Piercing...

[tired light]

why are +to minion skill levels so expensive to trade for? ppl asking for 30ex for a level 24 amulet with +1 to minion skills.. da heck?

[hybrid star]

any other mods you are searching? for 40ex you can get a +3, in dawn of the hunt

[dusky burrow]

it's also very important, powerful, and pretty rare

killer combination

[stuck shuttle]

for weapon sets how do I allocate a skill for each weapon set? I just leveled up and wanted to place the point seperately but it will not let me

oh figured it out 24 is the max

[cerulean fiber]

anyone doing act 3 or can help act 3?

[grizzled turret]

are there MENA servers yet?

[flint crypt]

Anyone with spare level 8 uncut persistent gems?

Been trying to farm it in Deshar for the last 2 hours and never had one dropped

Im willing to give a Chaos Orb for 3

[buoyant sinew]

Those are selling for minimum 30ex on trade

Not sure 3 for 1 chaos is a great deal for anyone

[azure lava]

#2┃looking-for-group

But If you need help with act 3 I'd give #1328202289755983932 a read. It should help you gear up to the point where you can do the campaign solo

[azure lava]

You might wanna read #rules-and-info

[desert sedge]

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

[vocal crag]

I can’t use aura and no minions spawn and I checked spirit and toggles ect

[covert coral]

where can i farm a level 7 skill gem?

[light aurora]

how do i turn on item labels so stuff shows on the ground? specifically using controller. right now i have to use L3 to see stuff on ground

[elder ember]

go into options and tick the "always highlight" box in general

[meager galleon]

there is a controller button that toggles labels, but i dont know the binds there

@light aurora L2 + right arrow

[light aurora]

ty

[azure lava]

Check the level requirement of a level 7 and level 8 skill gem and farm areas with levels between those. Or buy one on Pathofexile.com/trade2

[real solstice]

Morning chat

What are the best support for the lighting curse

[azure lava]

Depends on your build and how much you care about its mana costs

And what supports you're using in other skills

[real solstice]

I want it for mob clearing

Tho I’m always running out of mana I keep spamming my flask 😩

Or for bosses to get some extra damage

What would you recommend

[azure lava]

Some beneficial ones are magnified effect, arcane tempo, heightened curse, the one that reduces activation delay, the one that raises curse aoe, and inspiration

[real solstice]

Thanks I’ll take a look into those

[hard blade]

Error?

It shows other editions that isn't apart of poe2

[final geyser]

The packs you're showing are also available in PoE2.

Unless you mean whatever your console is suggesting next to those

In that case, no idea how that works.

[real solstice]

Should I Vaal this? 🤧

[lament stone]

no, dont vaal a 3 mod jewel

but also i dont think thats a particularly good jewel to begin with

[elder ember]

exalt first lol

[real solstice]

I like the evasion

[real solstice]

Isn’t 3 mods the max

[opaque stone]

4

[real solstice]

Wierd it won’t let me exalt

Imma try again once I’m back I’ll try to get a video

[lament stone]

the mark mod isnt very useful, and the poison is low roll

[real solstice]

I’m looking at the trading site while I’m doing some errands to see the highest roll of those

Filters seems not to work on the jewels

[azure lava]

Did you corrupt it already?

[real solstice]

Nope

I’m not at home atm

So I’ll wait to get home

I meant on trade site, stats filters, won’t apply correctly for “any jewel”

Okay so “increased evasion rating” has two options and one seems not to work

[lament stone]

one is local and one is global

i dont think the trade site mentions the difference between local and global yet

[real solstice]

Nope

[languid snow]

What do u get from vaaling jewels like what's the potential upside?

[azure lava]

A vaal implicit (enchantment?), for one

[languid snow]

Can it giga divine overroll your mods too?

[azure lava]

I thought only uniques could have their mods giga-divined with vaals, but I'm not sure. It would make sense that it could happen with rares, too

[lament stone]

No, thats only a thing for uniques

[languid snow]

Dang

So only possibly adds an implicit?

[lament stone]

Or chaos some of your mods

Implicit is the desirable outcome on jewels

[languid snow]

Who would want that though 😭

[azure lava]

An extra mod on a jewel?

I assume everyone would want that

[lament stone]

Oh I forgot about that

[languid snow]

nooo chaosing your mods

[languid snow]

not bad

[azure lava]

You wouldn't. That's kinda the point of a vaal orb. It has some potentially great outcomes, but it can also ruin your item if you're unlucky

[real solstice]

I like gambling

[hardy spear]

hey all. I just learned about the "magical world" of finding chancing items and selling them for other players. I was wondering if there are other items I should look out for besides:

• Forked Spear
• Stellar Amulet
• Heavy Belt

(wonder how I could even discover this if not for other players telling me in-game, lol)

[azure lava]

Reading what a chance orb does would be your biggest clue. Checking the trade site or poeninja for the most valuable unique items would be the second clue

That's also sort of the answer to your question. Look for the most expensive chanceable uniques and collect their base items.

Some uniques are not chanceable, though, like ones that only drop from endgame bosses

[real solstice]

Breach rings

Ingenuity belt

There’s the wolf helmet

[opaque stone]

Ingenuity cant be chanced

Alpha's Howl's base doesnt drop non-unique

[real solstice]

Oh

I was just saying stuff that I’ve seen with high prices

[hollow drift]

hey is anyone else getting lag spikes on Frankfurt EU server?

[opal portal]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-eating-funny-sneeze-gif-13642726

[lament stone]

forked spear probably isnt worth very much because tangletongue is a pretty common unique

[real solstice]

Hello

One question only the companions with auras will give you buff?

[azure lava]

Only companions with auras have buffs to give

[real solstice]

Ty cuz some said I could do it only with haste

[azure lava]

Idk which auras apply to the player, but the haste one is definitely the most popular

But you could have a companion with any modifiers

[stone quail]

Anyone happen to have some spare time to get me through remainder of cruel act 3 speedrun style? Im sick of repeating this campaign

[dusky burrow]

#2┃looking-for-group

[crude tide]

In what Act can we start using the Currency Exchange?

[south sparrow]

Are most people using wasd or mouse move? I was using wasd, but it seemed kinda awkward to press skill keys while moving. Am I missing something?

[trim turret]

Act 1 cruel.

[trim turret]

I got used to it and it feels much better in my opinion.

[crude tide]

Thanks

[hard blade]

Should I go for temperd mind first or mental alacrity first because I need physical dps for a bleed minion bone storm build and cast speed for bone storm but idk what one is more beneficial for it I'm making this Build btw

Eh ill just work on getting both

[idle trellis]

Is it possible to play this game without having to follow a build guide? Can I just play and enjoy the game?

[trim turret]

If you read and interpret things effectively and follow some general build advice, sure.

Reading and comprehension are basically the strongest skill in the game.

[idle trellis]

Cool, I can read. Is a warrior with a spear any good? The abilities look more interesting to me than the club.

[trim turret]

If you build it well, sure. It is impossible to give a generic answer to that. If you use the right skills with the right gear and the right passives and the right subclass on the warrior.

[idle trellis]

Hah, fair enough. I've been playing Last Epoch lately, and I like that you can play without a build guide. This one is tougher for sure, that Miller guy is sure a jerk.

[trim turret]

POE rolls tools out to you more slowly but if you put them together well you start to steamroll things also. They want it to be tough early. Roll and hit.

Max life and resists are the two most important stats you can find on gear.

[south sparrow]

In act 2 I have -4% lightning resistance. What makes it negative? I have +6 on gear so there is a -10 from somewhere?

[hybrid star]

you get -10% all res after finishing an act

[south sparrow]

oh dang. every act?

how many acts are there?

[trim turret]

Yes. Because gear can have higher resistance rolls as you go and it's to make sure you're paying attention to your gear.

6 acts. 3 are repeats right now because they're placeholders.

[hybrid star]

yep, 6 acts, and there's a buff in the spires of deshar that gives you 10% lightning res, there are more perm buffs like that thoughout the campagin, total 20% all res

[real solstice]

Each new act gives -10 to resists

[south sparrow]

Is there a way to add resistance to gear?

[real solstice]

Good rolls

You can also look for rings with resistances

[shy kite]

yeah you just get it by upgrading gear with currency

[hybrid star]

socket and add runes

[south sparrow]

I may not be far enough to upgrade. Haven't noticed anything about that.

[real solstice]

You can also check vendors each time you level to see if they offer something better

[shy kite]

you are it's just using augmentation orbs and regal orbs and exalted orbs and stuff

you get them from everything

the higher level gear usually higher resistance rolls as well

[real solstice]

On act 1 the first optional boss gives resistances iirc

And the optional boss in the manor gives some hit points

[shy kite]

yeah some of the optional bosses gives permanent boosts like this

[real solstice]

On the third act the remnant gives fire res

[trim turret]

Prioritize life and resists on gear. Check vendors. Don't ignore blue items (2 good stats are better than 4-6 bad ones), disenchant/salvage items, use runes and currency. Exalts aren't really worth spending unless an item is already good because its a gamble and they are used for trading.

[hallow mica]

Hey guys, is the stash tab sales happening today?

[meager galleon]

its always during weekends, so if there is one on this weekend (i think there is) it starts tomorrow

[hallow mica]

Thanks for the info

[real solstice]

Anyone knows why would my life flask use mana

Nvm found out

[meager galleon]

it had that mod on it, didnt it

[real solstice]

I changed it cuz i saw it was a 1,000 flask and didn’t bother to read the mod

And now I’m hearing my char say “I’m outta mana all the time”

[meager galleon]

lemme warn you

mana flasks can have similiar mod that takes life

[real solstice]

75% entra mamá

Mana*

[ruby scaffold]

oh my god

I was beaten up while playing Witch again and didn't dare to go out

are there any good suggestions that can help me

[lament stone]

life and elemental resistances are the defenses you should prioritise on gear

and movement speed on boots

for your weapons you just want whatever damage types affect the skills youre using

and your passive tree should have a balance of damage and defense

but it will be mostly damage early on because the amount of defenses you can get from the tree arent that good early

[azure lava]

I'd start by identifying those boots and belt and just equipping something since any item is (usually) better than no item

Also I'd give #1328202289755983932 a read

And be sure to use solid support gems on your skills. I'm not entirely sure what skills you're using, but good support gems early on can make a world of difference

[hardy sun]

Use snipers, as you get a few more levels and can upgrade the sniper gem level, you'll be able to summon more. Be sure to put the "command gas arrow" ability that comes with snipers into your active action bar so you can use that ability. It's very strong as poison and if you use fire, you can explode that poison cloud for big damage

[spice cedar]

does someone care if the ring got triple resist with flat damage?

[trim turret]

What?

[spice cedar]

Item Class: Rings
Rarity: Rare
Miracle Loop
Amethyst Ring

Requires: Level 60

Item Level: 81

+7% to Chaos Resistance (implicit)

Adds 13 to 22 Cold damage to Attacks
29% increased Lightning Damage
+12 to maximum Mana
+40% to Cold Resistance
+20% to Lightning Resistance
+19% to Chaos Resistance

[trim turret]

What about it?

I'm not understanding the question.

[spice cedar]

jst asking if someone care? or jst a lot of attrbiute and flat dmg on rings are everyone cared about?

[trim turret]

It depends on the build but resists are usually a good thing.

[spice cedar]

ok thanks man

almost sell to npc

[trim turret]

So youre asking if it's worth selling to players?

Price check it and find out. We don't do that here.

[spice cedar]

got it

[raw bridge]

is their a playstyle for each classes? im so confused idk what to pick

[elder ember]

kind of but not really
have a look at the ascendancy trees of each class, that and the starting point of the main tree is the only thing that makes classes different

[raw bridge]

how do i choose what class to play

[elder ember]

are you asking me to choose for you? not gonna do that

I would say pick a weapon type

if youre new just pick what you think is cool

[raw bridge]

alr then

ill choose monk

[elder ember]

👍

[hardy sun]

New poe2 victim, don't let the deaths detract you

Try to learn enemy attacks, avoid, live, kill, win

[thorn igloo]

guys i was wondering if there is a way to price check fractured items like this

[trim turret]

Just try stuff. POE encourages experimentation. Which is how we get warrior builds that use crossbows and Rangers that cast spells.

[thorn igloo]

anyone ?

[trim turret]

This is more of a #2┃after-acts-help question, but I don't see any way of searching for fractured modifiers on trade so just price that mod normally and make an educated guess on how much to increase it.

[thorn igloo]

ty sir

[real solstice]

How I love spending 2m gold for 1 regal orb

[novel venture]

why are lvl 60 sekhema trials so pricy? i was thinking of getting one for 3rd ascendency but everything is in chaos and divines

[unkempt cove]

Filter for exalt

[gaunt frigate]

I'm leveling an amazon using Bleed Rake build from Maxroll and its being going pretty well. However, I want to switch to Lightning Spear at some point, when should I make the switch?

[azure lava]

Any good lightning spear build guide should tell you when to make the switch

[raw orbit]

I’m on Xbox and the filters I followed on the website aren’t showing up in the drop down tab in game

[unreal shoal]

for some reason ive been getting this bug all week where i cant warp to anyone directly

does anyone know why this might be?

[south sparrow]

If I use the Balbala's barya item to start the trial, will I be able to keep trying it till I get it or will I need a new item if I die?

[final geyser]

If it's the quest item, you can try it endlessly until you complete it.

[south sparrow]

And the urn relic? Will that stay active after I die?

The one that says 5% chance to drop double sacred water.

[final geyser]

I believe it'll stick around as well, yes.

[vast reef]

Hey if I wanted to do a minion build what class would I play

[south sparrow]

In the trial I took a portal to sell some gear but it's not letting me take the portal back. Is that normal?

[shy kite]

this is a super good ring

[shy kite]

witch

[craggy gyro]

Guys there is anyway to reduce graphic skill effects?

[azure lava]

Witch, sorceress, ranger, warrior, huntress, mercenary, and monk all have decent options for minion builds

Specifically the ascendancies lich, infernalist, chronomancer, pathfinder, Smith of Kitava, titan, warbringer, ritualist, tactician, gemling Legionnaire, and I lied about monk

There is no "Minion ascendancy" and even if there was, it wouldn't mean it has a monopoly on minion builds

[azure lava]

I'd try enabling dynamic culling

[azure lava]

You can only leave safely by exiting from the map plinth between rooms, as far as I know

Otherwise I think you lose the trial? Or you need to wait for the instance to reset? I'm not sure

[south sparrow]

I had finished the room. It let me take the portal back to the caravan, but it wouldn't let me take the portal back even though it was still there. I think it's actually still there. I went back from the normal waypoint and was able to continue where I stopped.

[azure lava]

Yeah, I think you need to resume it from the trial of the sekhema magic doorway thing

[south sparrow]

I was able to finish the boss with a bit of honour left, but I was wondering if I ran out of honour and died, would I have to start from the beginning or just redo the boss. And if you just redo the boss how does the honour work?

[azure lava]

Hold alt and read about the underlined honor keyword

Hover over the bar at the bottom

The quest version of the trial of the sekhema can be redone until you succeed

[south sparrow]

If a jewel says 10% increased damage with crossbows, does that mean any skill that uses the crossbow, even grenades?

[trim turret]

Yup. It's an attack and it uses the crossbow.

[granite leaf]

Hey I'm following this Lich Chaos/Minion build does anyone have a logical explanation for why its running eternal life with atziri's disdain? Isnt this really bad for survivability? Since even though you have alot of ES you can't regen your life or use flasks due to eternal life so you eventually die

[weary osprey]

the damage that bypasses es does not affect your life since it can't change

[granite leaf]

Ohh thats actually insane lol I should of understood that thanks man

[misty vault]

Finally at the map;s section of game with my 'zon

64 amazon

now to get res capped

lol

[slender slate]

hi guys, do any of you know any way where i can pikc up an item that is stuck on the other side of the wall?

[south sparrow]

When I put that jewel in the passive tree the in-game dps value for rapid shot and other crossbow skills don't change. Does the in-game dps value not take that into account?

[trim turret]

It should but maybe its busted.

[misty vault]

Does controlled Metamorphosis have - resistance?

[rose stream]

Is there a hotkey to autofill currency exchange with current market ratio

[trim turret]

Yes.

[misty vault]

thats fucked....LOL

I wonder if i can get + level to all melee skills on all my equipment.....lol

have like +15 levels

😄

lol

[torn bison]

Anyone able to assist me with ascension 2? PC,

[misty vault]

whats the easiest way to get res capped? rings/runes?

[trim turret]

It's a small price to pay for the power that jewel gives.

[trim turret]

Most of your gear should have res and life.

[real solstice]

Did they removed hasted aura from quadrillas?

[weary osprey]

a while ago

[real solstice]

Oh

Welp imma find one with damage , instead of fasted

Since I found this dude though I could have a Pokémon collection of them

[elder kestrel]

What’s the max lvl difference to not get penalized for xp gain if your lvl is too low for the current area?

is it 7 or 10 lvl difference?

[dusky burrow]

in poe1 the safe range is +- (3 + character level/16)

[elder kestrel]

kk ty

[dusky burrow]

idk if its different in poe2 though

[wintry epoch]

pretty sure in poe 2 optimal xp is -+ 2 levels anything more and there are some big penalties

like 3 levels behind is still manageable but anything more is a big no no

[twin terrace]

What lvl do I unlock tempest bell and flurry

[final geyser]

Tempest Bell is available from gem level 3, the soonest you can get an Uncut Skill Gem at that level is from the Rust King boss in the Red Vale. Tempest Flurry is available from gem level 5, so you can get that towards the end of Act 1, after fighting the Executioner. If you want to see their minimum level requirements, you can check in the Gemcutting UI in game.

[livid leaf]

about neversink filters, im using 2 semistrict it shows white items? why?

[hybrid star]

does it have sockets or quality?

[spice pagoda]

Some white items are worth picking up. For example, Stellar Amulets are worth several chaos if they're white. Otherwise, it's because it has quality or sockets

[hybrid star]

btw, semistrict should shows some white items, so you can craft on the,

[plucky snow]

white items can be chance orbed into unique items (gambled either vanished or upgraded), like most if not all of white items are bases of uniques, so some of those items have big value as people are gambling chances for strong uniques

[thin helm]

Hello, which one would you say is better. Need it for easyer campaing clearance. I am mid act 3. Beth are 1 exalt

[hardy sun]

I'd pick the magic one. Regal it and hope for a good mod

[azure lava]

Probably need pob to say for sure. Idk if two more melee levels beats the 33% more dps of the magic one

But I'd probably go magic as well

Iron runes will buff it more

And you can regal it

[thin helm]

Thank yoy guys. 😁

[lament stone]

it is different in poe2, for being below level i think its about the same (just stay within 3 levels to be safe) but you always have a penalty if youre above level

[torn lava]

when will poe 2 will be out of early acess any idea?

[lament quail]

Hello PPl, what will be a good level for a Huntress to kill ACT 3 END Boss?

[azure lava]

Whenever you get there. I recommend not backtracking or farming old zones. Also, levels aren't really all that meaningful in terms of power. Your gear and gems are the most important aspects.

If your gear is lacking, give #1328202289755983932 a read

[lament quail]

Thank you so much for the advice 🙂

[waxen osprey]

is weapon swapping fluid enough that I could play both monk and huntress skills and just combine them freely?

[azure lava]

There are no such things as "monk and huntress skills" but if you mean quarterstaff and spear, the I'd say maybe? There's a 0.25s weapon swap time, I believe

[waxen osprey]

i mean those yes

[trim turret]

If they have some kind of synergy sure.

[exotic quail]

I'm currently planning on switching from spark to fireball, mostly because it feels funnier to play with. this is the spark build, where should i move towards ? im lvl 39

[trim turret]

I mean, you can just respec those lightning damage nodes and move them to nearby fire damage nodes instead.

[azure lava]

Well you have a buttload of lightning nodes that you could reallocate to fire ones

[exotic quail]

if im able to just move them minimally, then awesome

[azure lava]

Check the gold cost to respec and see if you can afford all that

[exotic quail]

i dont have an issue with the gold. some1 gave me a bunch of trash maps to sell 👍

[azure lava]

I count at least 17 nodes to respec

[azure lava]

I also don't know what "move them minimally" means

[exotic quail]

i meant going from left to right, etc

is this part even worth?

[trim turret]

If the nodes are useful to the build you're going for, yes. Builds go all over the tree, it's not uncommon.

[exotic quail]

i see

btw, considering the hit count on fireball, would it be good with crit ?

i also cant find the flame nodes nearby xD

[coral marlin]

whats so special about this?

[trim turret]

Use the search bar on the passive tree. You can build for crit if you want. That's up to you. It's harder to build crit early.

[trim turret]

Maybe it's a base for a sought after unique items.

[coral marlin]

aha

[exotic quail]

thx

[azure lava]

You're entering the territory of making a build. You can play skills in a plethora of different ways. Min-maxing is, especially with path of building not being complete for poe2, very difficult

[exotic quail]

i'll keep it on the side then

[azure lava]

When in doubt, read stuff thoroughly and hold alt + click on underlined keywords to read more about them

[exotic quail]

gotcha

looks good right? i went for the top fire ones first, but this one looked like it had a higher benefit, unless i'm underestimating res penetration

[paper charm]

Can you change Ascendency ?

[exotic quail]

yes. u gotta go to the trial map tho

iirc

[paper charm]

i just did the trial but i havent picked yet im worried ill be stuck with the one i pick

[exotic quail]

you wont

[paper charm]

so i just gota do it again and i can change ?

[exotic quail]

u dont need to redo the map

[paper charm]

okay , thank you

[trim turret]

You have to do another trial that is the correct level for the number of points you have unlocked in your ascendancy, then respec your existing nodes before you click on the plaque to choose the new one.

[paper charm]

Thank you 🙏

[azure lava]

You can save 2 points by going the green path instead of red

[azure lava]

Then you can save one more point by going blue instead of orange

[exotic quail]

oh

[twin terrace]

So is there a way to like cut the skills and turn them back into uncut skill gems

[exotic quail]

i dont think so

[final geyser]

No, once the skill is cut it stays that way.

[exotic quail]

u get gems by the bulk anyway

[twin terrace]

[exotic quail]

its not that rare tho

kill some bosses and you're stocked up

[final geyser]

And a number of quests and encounters provide you with guaranteed Uncut Skill/Spirit Gems (more of the former than the latter, admittedly) so you should get enough to make up for any 'wasted' ones.

[sacred cove]

As a new player do yall recommend following a build or just picking what I think is interesting till I’ve messed my character up so bad I need to look up a build?

[final geyser]

Depends on what you would enjoy more, really. I would personally just pick whatever and play, as long as you're willing to read your skills and stats you should be able to get through the campaign, but if you don't want to risk failing or don't want to be doing a bunch of reading, a build would be a safer choice.

[sacred cove]

Idc if I fail or anything. I’ll just do my own thing I also think that’d be a good way to learn but wanted to see what a seasoned player thought

[final geyser]

I would definitely recommend that approach myself, PoE2 gives out enough info that you should be able to figure most things out just from the game itself.

[sacred cove]

That’s good to know

Thank you

[final geyser]

You're welcome, and I hope you enjoy your time with PoE2. If there is anything that you do end up needing help with, and ingame tooltips (you can hold Alt to click on underlined terms in them to see more info, btw) don't have the answers, feel free to ask here.

[ionic furnace]

how much is people charging for ascendency runs? I just started a twink but have no one to carry me on the trial

[trim turret]

Not sure, we dont do carry services.

[glossy python]

There's no character level requirements for Ascendancies right? Like even if you're at level 1, as long as the trial area levels are at the right level, you could get all 8 of your points, right?

[lament stone]

you need to have completed one of the quests to access the trial areas, but theres no level limits

[glossy python]

what if someone else has them unlocked and you join their game?

[lament stone]

no

[glossy python]

ooh, ok, gotcha, ty

[lament stone]

you need to have completed the quest yourself (defeat balbala in traitors passage to get the djinn barya or discover the trial of chaos zone in the chimeral wetlands)

[glossy python]

ooh, but if you unlock Sekhema, you can run all 4 from there anyways right? getting 4th asc isn't contingent on unlocking TOC?

[lament stone]

yea, you can do all 4 from trial of sekhemas

all you need to do is unlock the zone

[ionic furnace]

I just got all my ascendency points at level 21

just needed to kill balbala and travel to the trial location

[hard blade]

Hey uh how's the economy going in poe2?

Since poe2 is cross-platform

[exotic quail]

which one of the level 11 skills should i get for fire sorc?

[trim turret]

Depends what you need and how it will be used in your build. Or you can just upgrade an existing skill.

[exotic quail]

well, in my current case, i've put firestorm. it does a bit of dmg, but it hits everywhere. Not sure if comet would be better in this case

[trim turret]

Better is subjective and depends what you're using the skills for and what support gems you've used. If your combination of skills is killing monsters that's all that matters.

Do you have a way of igniting enemies for firestorm to consume?

[exotic quail]

solar orb

[trim turret]

Well there ya go. You're using skills with synergy.

[exotic quail]

have to say the curse could've been an instant cast instead of a delayed trigger unless there's a gem that does it

[trim turret]

There's a support that speeds it up.

[opaque stone]

You can hit 100% reduced activation delay pretty easily if you're in the top right area

[exotic quail]

fast forward is on the frost bomb

[opaque stone]

Fast Forward wouldnt affect it, focused curse

[exotic quail]

oh

[opaque stone]

Fast Forward would just reduce how long the curse afflicts the target

[spice saffron]

is it worth doing more trials that dont give ascendancy points?

[tired light]

anyone else gettin lag rn? or is it me?

[keen wing]

got a soul core for 15% elemental penetration, is that better than an iron rune on my lightning spear?

[kind crest]

thinking about rerolling, whats the easiest idiot proof build... lol

[weary osprey]

lots of those ls builds don't need pen because they have beacon of aziz

[keen wing]

oh wow thats a neat amulet

[twin terrace]

Please tell me playing monk gets fun and easier once you get tempest bell and flurry or ice strike

[hybrid star]

playing monk gets fun and easier once you get tempest bell and flurry or ice strike

[twin terrace]

[crystal hare]

Is mana drain any good for the witch? Or should I stick to chaos bolt

[weary osprey]

both of those are pretty much "default attacks" and you should be using an actual skill

[crystal hare]

So are default attacks kinda useless

Cuz I mainly use my skills anyways

[weary osprey]

use the ones you get from uncut gems

[crystal hare]

I do mainly yea, it’s just I have 2 wands I was trying to pick between, one has chaos bolt and the other has mana drain

[weary osprey]

I'd just ignore that they exist

[twin terrace]

Struggling at bossing

How to git gud

I'm at the cemetery where I need to beat 2 bosses to get the key I think

[final geyser]

Depends on your gear, skills and how well you're dodging their attacks. You could be lacking a skill with good single target damage, or have a bad weapon, we'd need to know more about the character to say for sure.

[brazen axle]

whats the best LS build? Is it deadeye or amazon

[lament stone]

blood mage imo, but amazon is gonna work as your first character because of its ascendancy

deadeye and bloodmage need uniques to work

[dire slate]

Guys I already hav e a main amazon and huntress... Started playing witch just today... Confused between blood with LS or lich... Which is a better viable option for endgame...

[lament stone]

both are viable

[dire slate]

And which one is cheaper to build??

[lament stone]

probably lich

[dire slate]

Thanks

[royal gust]

Hey I have a question I was following a guide for a Mercenary build and some skill points I am not able to get them because it says unlocated is there any way to by pass that??

[worthy drum]

show a picture of whatt you trying to do, you need to path toward the passive wanted, cannot jump gap

[trim dust]

Any free Trial run??

[royal gust]

I am talking about this

I wanna get a bit higher so I get the critical bonus

[elder ember]

you need to level up to get it

[worthy drum]

you have no more points, top right corner, level up

[royal gust]

Ik i have no more points

[elder ember]

what is your question then?

[royal gust]

When I leveled up yest I wasnt able to get there and Idk why

but I tried today and I was allowed

I guess it was a small error

[exotic quail]

is it normal to take time killing rares ?

and my DPS on bosses be abysmally low

[worthy drum]

need to check your character setup, typically due to crap weapon / insufficient support gem
(passive tree is just 1/3 of a build)

[lime barn]

What are some ways to increase my health and resistances? I’ve mostly been focusing on damage so I’m kind of a glass cannon

Also is there a way to check my total character stats, like total resistances to something?

[worthy drum]

[C] key
the usual, life and res on every gear possible, don't use trash unique

[lime barn]

Wait sorry, I texted on the wrong game

I assume it’s about the same for the first game though, I am using a lot of uniques

[worthy drum]

it's the same basic concept, except in poe1 targeting at least 150% life on passive tree aside from those

[vivid mason]

How’s chronomancer? And what’s the worst class/ascendancy?

[royal gust]

I don't believe there is a worst class/ascendancy

[azure lava]

There are a plethora of builds you can do with every ascendancy, so "how's chronomancer" is hard to answer. Personally I think temporal rift is one of the most fun skills in the game so I'll always say chronomancer is super fun (if you take that node). If you mean, "how popular is chronomancer?" then poeninja can answer that for you.

And yeah, all ascendancies have great and atrocious builds so it's impossible to answer which one is the worst or the best without a laundry list of qualifying statements

[vivid mason]

Ok thank you

[worthy drum]

build also isn't just about the passive tree... that is just 1/3 of a build.
then again there tendency of majority of player just copy what's popular rather than trying more "niche" things

[azure lava]

Yeah, a few streamers popularize the first builds that can wreck the game, then everyone copies those while a very small minority of players actually continue trying to innovate

[exotic quail]

which one of these should i use ? the one with 209 energy is the one i have equipped

[worthy drum]

left will be more useful during campaign, life + resist first
ES isn't exactly super reliable early on as the pool is too small
if you happens to play minion build or build that starving on spirit, that extra will also be super useful

[exotic quail]

well, i need to have cast on ignite

[trim turret]

Life and resists definitely better and more important.

[queen heath]

Hi, I just started the game, I'm playing a level 10 ranger, and I don't have any skills except basic attack and secondary lightning attack (I don't even remember how I got that). How do I get more skills ?

[worthy drum]

pick up "uncut skill gem" drop to make new skill gems
and "uncut support gem" to make support gems
drop can be rare early on, just keep grinding

[queen heath]

Support gems are for support skills ? Or something different?

[wicked jay]

is there a way to "makro" blink? like, you have to switch weapons and then blink, is there a way to automate this?

[worthy drum]

[G] panel, you should see 2 empty support sockets by default on all skills, add support gem to make it stronger or give it new functions
skill without supports are weak

[worthy drum]

it already in the game, you dont need to switch weapon manually, tick the chekbox (this is PC interface)

[trim turret]

Support gems modify and improve skills. There are several guaranteed skill and support gem drops in the campaign if you're exploring. Little camps with chests, quest rewards, etc.

[wicked jay]

that i know. i'm asking if i can one-button-press blink, essentially

with the delay from weapon switching, ofc

[heavy sail]

Hey so I’m new to poe I was wondering what is there to do in end game ?

[queen heath]

Thanks, that's very useful!

[exotic quail]

i got an orb of chance, which item item slot should i focus on ? i'm using a fireball build

[worthy drum]

what does orb of chance have anything to do with skill / item slot?
it is used on a white item and hope for the unique variant, typically attempted on base item with potential high value unique, like stellar amulet - astramentis

[trim turret]

Is there a particular unique you feel like you need? Trying to turn random item slots into unique items doesn't do anything for you. Uniques aren't automatically useful.

[exotic quail]

id have to check the uniques

[trim turret]

Uniques also need to be chanced using the correct base item.

Most of the time a good rare is going to be better. Especially during the campaign.

[subtle nexus]

is chaos dot witch good in campaign?

[echo adder]

anyone down to boost me for a bit with campaign

[dusky burrow]

#2┃looking-for-group

[lament stone]

thats exactly how it works if you have it tied to a specific weapon set

when you press blink it will automatically swap to the weapon set that blink is set to, and then you can use your main skill whatever that is and (as long as its tied to the other weapon set) itll swap back to your other weapon set

[wicked jay]

well how do i bind blink to a action key then

i know how it works in general but it doesn't show up in the menu

[eternal rock]

anyone wanna run sekhemas i lvl 28 i got a mic and cam and imm chill dm for party or inv me learntwoearn

[wicked jay]

maybe you're not aware but blink replaces dodge-roll. it's not a skill like others

so yea i'm lost on how to bind it to an action skill, maybe i'm just stupid but i don't see it

you can't "drag" it from the skill menu either, nor does it show up in the menu when you click on the bar to select a skill for that slot

all of which makes me believe that it's simply not possible but i want to make sure.

[lament stone]

yes, it replaces dodge roll, so you use the dodge roll button

[wicked jay]

well yes but how do i press dodge roll and have my char switch to the other weapon set beforehand.

[lament stone]

all you need to do is go to the skill menu, select blink and set it to whichever weapon set you want to use it with

oh of course

dodge roll is still dodge roll on the other weapon set

so you have to manually swap

[wicked jay]

exactly

ok ty

[lament stone]

well thats just how it is then

[wicked jay]

kinda sad ngl it's clumsy but what can you do

[slate perch]

Best class for trial of chaos?

[worthy drum]

it's not about the class but the build (and how well it been put together), and knowing a bit of boss mechanics
if your setup have subpar dps, any class going to struggle

[eternal rock]

sekhemas anyone

[lament stone]

#2┃looking-for-group

[eternal rock]

isnt sekhemas story related

[lament stone]

pinned message

also as with all mechanics youre introduced to in the story, its still relevant in the endgame, theres some very strong uniques that drop from the highest level versions of it

[compact matrix]

I returned to poe2 after a while and now can't equip my armour breaker and sunder into any slots ??

[twin terrace]

Turns out I just had massive skill issue and learning how to use the skills and dodge properly was all it took

[lament stone]

first time since 0.2?

the tree was changed in 0.2 so you may have lost attributes that were needed to be able to equip your weapons, so now your weapons are disabled and you cant slot any skills that require specific weapons to use

[compact matrix]

Yeah a lot in the tree changed, I just gave up and started a new character

Would need to rework my entire build otherwise anyway

[compact matrix]

Can someone recommend a good guide vid or article for all the changes since 0.2 please

I gave on the other level 45 character of mine but want to fix him up someday

[lament stone]

12 jewel sockets were removed from the tree

thats the biggest change

a few small clusters for various stats like parry were added

but any of your points that were allocated through jewel sockets were deallocated

[compact matrix]

Yeah my skill gems were not being able to get equipped cause some of the stat requirements got messed up

[wispy nacelle]

Are there any level 20 or so folks who want to trade? I have two useless uniques for my class

[desert sedge]

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

[trim turret]

Most uniques usually aren't worth much and their use is very much dependent on the build.

[rapid frost]

If I am level 21 in SSF and want to gamble to get Radiant Grief a level 16 lace hood which gamble vendor is better act 1 or act 2?

[trim turret]

Whichever one offers items that are at least item level (not required level) 16. Probably act 2.

[rapid frost]

I noticed the helms only go to item level 15 in act 1

[spice saffron]

whatts the difference between hoarders and royal cache

in trials i mean

[kind crest]

so, I have been running a Smith of Kitava, Totems build, in maps I swapped to Artillery Ballista build. It isn't bad, but thinking about a change...
Wondering if there are some idiot proof builds that even I could succeed at.... lol, even if it requires a reroll..

[exotic quail]

is it worth having cast on ignite or blink? im using cast on fire to cast frost wall and im not sure if that's even worth

[trim turret]

Why frost wall?

[exotic quail]

believe it or not, it deals more damage than fireball on bosses

could be a mix of fireball aoe hitting it too

[trim turret]

I believe it, shattering ice walls does a lot of damage. But you also probably don't have much invested in cold damage. Are you cursing enemies to weaken them to fire damage?

[exotic quail]

yes

and fire exposure too

[trim turret]

Then maybe there's a fire spell you could trigger that would do more..

[exotic quail]

firestorm is the only thing that comes to mind

this is what i have invested rn

[trim turret]

Yeah not a ton to work with. If you're killing shit that's all that matters.

[exotic quail]

well, i am, but the fact still remains tho

[trim turret]

You should uh, spend a couple points on some defenses there.

[exotic quail]

fireball is awesome to play and see wreaking havoc, but its incosistency sucks

[exotic quail]

well, the nearby nodes are for shields i believe

[trim turret]

I wouldn't know how to build it. Haven't done a fireball build. But there's more than one way to build it too.

Ok, well are you using gear with energy shield?

[exotic quail]

yes

got a head with armour, but thats all

rest is pure energy shield main stat

[trim turret]

Then why not invest in it a bit on the tree?

Energy shield as stun/ailment threshold is really important.

[exotic quail]

well, i haven't died a lot yet

i also manage bossing with temporal rift

[trim turret]

Are you in normal acts or cruel?

[exotic quail]

cruel

[trim turret]

Alright just know it'll start getting painful and it's better to not wait until that point.

[real solstice]

Let him understand pain

[exotic quail]

well, it does hurt a lot getting poisoned

[real solstice]

https://tenor.com/view/naruto-pain-akatsuki-anime-the-world-will-know-pain-gif-17418192

[real solstice]

One of the things I learned the hard way was to cap my res

[trim turret]

Charm can help with that.

[exotic quail]

alright. should i remove frost wall and put a firestorm duplicate there with supports or will the cast on ignite not work that way ?

ok, mobs are hurting :|

[mellow sinew]

Trying to ask for advice cant im banned for 40min 😦 Why this guy mad at me for?? :((((

[trim turret]

Nothing we have control over.

[mellow sinew]

not with that attitude you cant 😉

[trim turret]

We have no affiliation with Grinding Gear Games.

[mellow sinew]

not with that attitude

😉

[trim turret]

Do you have any questions with which we can actually help?

[lean agate]

bro is so serious

[trim turret]

It's a channel for helping new players. We'd rather answer legit questions rather than addressing low effort Elon trolling.

We have #2┃general for that.

[lean agate]

nice

[mellow sinew]

Bro just assume im trolling? got a negative nancy over here assuming the worst in people damn what next? my gender? im sorry that my involvement made you upset not everyone is out to get you homie damn

if someone had a serious question i doubt you would give a serious answer based on your logic here

be friends with Elon one day make him buy your entire city in spite for christmas or someshi

[echo grotto]

I am stuck on Cruel Viper as Smith of Kitava

[trim turret]

Damage output or dying too much?

[echo grotto]

Armor is bad, and the only chaos res I have is 10% from the venom quest

[trim turret]

What do you mean, armor is bad? Like all the armor you have equipped or your armor value?

[echo grotto]

Decent % of armor and block

still shreds me

[trim turret]

Any attack in particular? Those defenses look really solid to me.

[echo grotto]

The phalanx poison bullet hell

and just all the chaos in general

Using Antidote & Stone charms

[trim turret]

You can roll through that. When all of them fire I roll towards the ones that are in the process of firing and the rest continue behind me.

[echo grotto]

biggest problem is the boss recovers from heavy stun too quickly making me miss HOTG

[trim turret]

Beyond that yeah try to get some chaos res. Can certainly afford to trade off some fire or cold.

[echo grotto]

I haven't actually built cold or lightning res, using Kitava to get the rest

[trim turret]

Using any supports that reduce the time for the hammer to fall?

[echo grotto]

So far I've gone for damage, it's respectable but ultimately I feel weak.

Main issue is I'm still stuck with an old hammer

[trim turret]

That weapon seems fine.

[echo grotto]

I can't break through

I need a carry

[trim turret]

#2┃looking-for-group

[hard blade]

Uh so if the 2.26 update for poe1 release In June then next up is poe2 0.3 and they are going to rotate between poe1 and 2 updates

[trim turret]

What are you asking?

[south sparrow]

It seems like evasion and block are very similar in their outcome. It's just that evasion chance depends on evasion rating and accuracy of incoming dmg? Is there any other difference other than what provides it etc?

[trim turret]

Well you can get things to happen when you block and things like that. Plus defenses should be layered if you want to be effective so it never hurts to have both, if it fits for your build. Life and resists for all builds, and then other defensive layers depending on the build.

Blocking a hit that you didn't evade is a good thing. Evade entropies so you will eventually get hit.

[south sparrow]

With the amazon critcal strike notable you get 'gain addtional critical hit chance equal to 25% of excess chance to hit with attacks". The max additional is 50*0.25 = 12.5. In that case if the crit chance without that was, say, 50%, would it go to 62.5% or would it be 50x1.125=56.25?

[weary osprey]

the former

[real solstice]

Wow enraged mobs are really rare to find

[south sparrow]

I unchecked both weapon set I and II on a skill and now I can't seem to get the info on it to change it back. When I click on the info arrow, info for a different skill pops up. I moved it to a different slot and same thing.

[trim turret]

Can you not re-check either weapon set for it?

[south sparrow]

No, I can't even see that info tab to do it.

I ported back to base caravan and still no luck.

[trim turret]

That seems like a nasty bug. Try and cut a new one if you have a spare gem.

[south sparrow]

I'll try log out first I guess.

[south sparrow]

Yeah, had to cut a new one. Seems to be working. Other one seems corrupted.

[compact matrix]

Is stash between multiple character saved (ie the items stored) or is it seperate for each character??

[elder ember]

shared

so long as you are on the same league

[compact matrix]

What does that mean ?

[elder ember]

standard and Dawn of the Hunt characters have separate stashes

[compact matrix]

I have two characters, made one just now but none of my previous characters item are in my stash

[elder ember]

also, hardcore and softcore have separate stashes

[compact matrix]

The other one was made on standard can I change it or are those items just going to be there for him ?

[elder ember]

you cant transfer standard characters to DotH

when the next major patch comes out all DotH characters will be transferred to standard

major patch being 0.3

[compact matrix]

Ohh okay so will just wait for the next patch then cause I don't really know how to link the stashes

[elder ember]

I believe it is possible to transfer a DotH character to standard

[compact matrix]

How though ?

[twin terrace]

Ok game has gotten significantly easier once I got tempest bell, ice strike and frozen locus

[elder ember]

I think you may need to contact ggg

if you have just started i wouldnt worry about it

[compact matrix]

My other character is lvl 45 has some stuff but not enough to really bother

[elder ember]

yeah if you are mid-campaign its not worth it

playing on standard is bad, the economy is super bad

[compact matrix]

Also I have 320 coins which stash tabs should I buy ( I already have a gem one, essence one and a big storage one and a currency one)

[compact matrix]

Yeah I came back to poe2 after a few months

So just started a new character

[elder ember]

map tab
premium quad

[compact matrix]

Melee was getting too tedious anyways

[elder ember]

maybe hold off on buying stash tabs because the next update will have new ones

[compact matrix]

Okay okay

What's map tab for, wasn't there last time I played

[elder ember]

at least according to the latest dev post #poe2-news message

[elder ember]

for storing waystones

endgame thing

[compact matrix]

Cool cool so will hold off on that for now

Don't need any tabs rn so will just hold off instead of buying anything prematurely

[elder ember]

good plan

[compact matrix]

Thanks for the help though

[brisk venture]

so sorry if thats like a stupid queston btw

[elder ember]

probably something about cast time

[brisk venture]

but wouldnt that be dps? not the actual raw damage numbers?

[elder ember]

thats poe1 btw

[brisk venture]

oh shoot!

so sorry

[true wedge]

Hi, I just started. What is the terminology for this?
Is it a level? A map? What?
Pretty basic quesiton.

[wraith sundial]

Its an available portal, you can teleport there with a town portal.

[true wedge]

RIght, and once you have gone there, what is there called?

[wraith sundial]

Hello,

I am stuck in the "collect all the soul cores" Trials of Chaos. I collected 2 of the 3 cores. The last core is on this this platform, i can see it on the mini-map.

But i can not use the switch to get the elevator down. The switch gets highlighted when I hover it, so it should be usable, but i cant click it.
I went through every elevator on the map, none of them are usable.

What is wrong? What can i do?
Thx.

[exotic quail]

i saw ember fusilade got its interaction with wildshards removed. is this still the case?

[lament stone]

zone/area, some people call them maps which can get confusing with the endgame system, but they pretty much all mean the same thing

[lament stone]

i think you might be on the wrong side of the switch, your character pulls it towards them but because that statue is in the way it breaks the pathing for your character to move to the right position

[wraith sundial]

Thx for the reply.
I did the screenshot from there to display the core on the mini-map.

But i tried to pull the switch from "in front" of it, it does not work. I tried most directions possible. Character just moves around the switch and nothing happens. 😢

Is it possible to invit a friend in this trial so he TP on top of the plateform? Not sure you can invit in trial. I saw messages about TPing on plateform when bugged

[lament stone]

you cant do that anymore

its probably because of the statue being there, i think all you can do is restart tbh

and send a bug report to ggg

[wraith sundial]

ok, will shutdown the game. that's so boring, got only one token 😢
and how do i get new token to get trial point?

[final geyser]

Are you doing the quest version? That one can be repeatedly infinitely until you succeed. Otherwise, it's a random drop, with one or two guaranteed drops in the campaign.

[wraith sundial]

yes, i am doing the quest one. first try.
(i did it in previous league with no bug)

i quit the game, and came back, i am still in the trial, shit

[lament stone]

you have to log out to character select

if you completely quit the game theres a safeguard for crashes so you dont get kicked out of whatever zone youre in

[wraith sundial]

nope, that does not work. i am back in trial.
Tried:

• log in screen
• character selection
• exit
  Nothing gets me out of trial. I cant die, cant TP. This is mad

[lament stone]

hold on im just trying to remember how i did it

[exotic quail]

is soreceress able to cast ember fusilade so that i dont need to release the cast button ? like shooting while casting

[lament stone]

because i managed it in hc when i got a trial that was too dangerous, so its possible without dying

i dont remember how i did it

but if youre able to walk all the way back to the start you should be able to exit

i think it might have been the take rewards option?

[wraith sundial]

no, i cant activate the elevator i used to come down here. no light on it. nothing hapens when i stay on it. no switch

[lament stone]

oh i think i used a portal to tp out then go back the trial waypoint to end the trial

[wraith sundial]

I cant tp out or get back to previous highground.
I log out and left game and will see if it gets me out of trials, but it does not seems to work.
thx a lot for help 👍

[wraith sundial]

So, some feedback if it may help others.
After 30 min out of game, i got kicked from campaign trial and could restart it all over (token was still inside the door). Got my points 3 and 4 👍

Regarding issue, 2 things happened:

• fighting monsters on the elevator made it going up
• the statue near the switch blocked the activation to lower the elevator

[heavy solar]

Anyone happen to know If they're looking at naming at all? Takes quite a bit to make a satisfactory name, feels like.

[muted forge]

does Unholy Might affect damage over time?

[elder ember]

no

any "gain" damage does not effect damage over time

[exotic quail]

are there items that amplify skill effect duration reductions?

[lament stone]

you mean reduced/less skill effect duration? yes

[exotic quail]

yes

i was really short on achieving instant cast on ember fusilade, but i need another source to reach 100% reduction

and i cant figure out what can help me get that

[lament stone]

you cant get to 100% reduced skill duration

[exotic quail]

ok, 99%

still missing 5% give or take

or just enough so that the duration is shorter than the cast time

do jewels provide that effect by any chance ?

[lament stone]

no

[exotic quail]

guess i gotta wait for another support gem then

[lament stone]

btw what class are you doing this on?

because with titan you get hulking form, which increases the effect of the reduced skill duration small passive nodes on the tree

[exotic quail]

sorceress

thats why i was having the duration issue

[craggy gyro]

Anyone needing sun clan relic?

[lament stone]

quest items cant be shared

[mellow sinew]

Ok.. Only been doing the same messages in chat the entire time HELLO staff? you guys need that much a power trip or you can like be happy? Ok I quit playing then if this happens again, like you change it so people cant see why banned as well? pethetic lol and what? watch me get banned from discord now. So unamerican this game wont last like this i been a pro gamer over 20 years one of the top streamers in this game like ok dudes you want me to quit what is one guy? well im one guy who goes around talking shi about a game in beta

only said the same things in chat for the last 50 game play hours

happens to me again im gona quit just heads up only getting over 50k impressions a stream 16 hours content days playing this game and saying nice things about it ok i seen games like this fail in a few months if it isnt me you are targeting thousands of people thousands of people gona quit i can go back to league of legends simple

Riot love me

racist af

no freedom in chat, atleast blizzard didnt mod chat this hard they just got hard for kids

[lament stone]

We are not affiliated with ggg

[mellow sinew]

not with that attitude

fine will email them right now then

[lament stone]

Complaining here won't change anything, you would be better off contacting ggg support

[mellow sinew]

this is the community i speak for them now i guess, this is an injustice and a retard4tion

also why auto mod clearly doesnt work but i guess does

too much PR already for a fucking adult game you hear neck snapping in 2 seconds of making a new account

[mellow sinew]

Enjoy your game be dead in a few months

[final geyser]

This help channel is not your place to vent about whatever troubles you've run into, and there's nothing we can do as we aren't directly affiliated with GGG.

[mellow sinew]

dont care if you all tried harder you wouldnt be fan people and working there wah wah wah i make more money than you

[final geyser]

How much money you or I make is completely irrelevant. I've asked you to stop, and that's that.

There's also no need to post clown reactions for all of their messages.

[elder ember]

[real solstice]

I smell some copium

One question

How I check how big my presence is?

[somber edge]

How do I socket a jewel in for the Lich asencsion in PoB?

[final geyser]

If you hover over the keyword, it highlights the area around your character. That being said, I'm not sure how the UI works on controller, so I don't know if it's possible to do this with the controller UI.

[real solstice]

Wait are curses not affected by presence?

[spice pagoda]

What do you mean? Why would they be?

[final geyser]

I don't believe they are, if they did they'd specify this within their descriptions.

[real solstice]

Dunno never used them I’m just reading descriptions

[spice pagoda]

Ah yeah by default they're just different mechanics

[final geyser]

Presence is generally something specific to Aura-type effects, or in general things that care about proximity to the player, not for general AoE skills like Curses.

[real solstice]

Also I’m kinda hybrid cuz I use a scepter but I can’t find how big my prescence is

[final geyser]

With the mouse and keyboard UI, hovering over the keyword reveals it as a circle around your character. With controller, no idea if that's possible, perhaps another controller player would know.

[real solstice]

I’m on console 😭

[lament stone]

can you pin the description boxes on controller?

[real solstice]

Not sure what you mean by that

[lament stone]

probably not

[real solstice]

[worthy drum]

for reference

[real solstice]

Nope can’t do that

It says that base is 4 meters

Also another thing I’m starting to use blasphemy and I socketed 2 curses lighting and shield but mobs are only getting affected by one

[final geyser]

By default, you can only have one Curse affecting an enemy at a time.

[real solstice]

Damn

[mellow sinew]

anyway what i was saying is you guys for the most of it deserve better from gaming companies like this some random NZ company broke every promiss to you after all these years you waste like a full 10k $ build on dsync? that is becasue they are a NZ company, not even tencent can help this one sorry guys love this game but in honesty it will die soon ok after a patch game decline Elon not playing anymore im just saying its over

sorry for the rant but like its just fact you want my document on how? well i can give a summery like above as i did

like banned for saying Twitch @ sho3zz is crazy to me like what else they ban for? like its NZ company they dont know better they only know birds

like i try hard here to make OCE look good online and game companies like this dont help, last Epoc or whatever i was told is better

so

what we do here? get fucked on until they ban everyone one by one koz they wake up having a bad day?

im just saying im sorry you love this game but it honesty wont work out you all got scammed

and they are milking you with the stash man

milking you

anyway got a new account doesnt matter

sorry your game ended up like this

[final geyser]

What did I tell you an hour ago? This isn't the place for this.

[mellow sinew]

its a POE discord talking about your game

talking about the staff of your game

the game you are moderating i done this 15 years over 15 years almost 20

i know games ok

[final geyser]

No, this is the new player help channel, not the place for your rants.

[mellow sinew]

oh whoopps

[twilit laurel]

guys i had the horn of vastiri in my inventory , then i did a trade with another player and it dissapeared. idk what to do and zarka doesnt give it to me

act 2 questline

restarting game didnt help

[final geyser]

Some quests can occasionally be progressed when another player does the action in the same instance as you, not sure if this applies to the Horn. Are you able to progress the questline, or is it still telling you to use the Horn?

[twilit laurel]

its telling me to use the horn yeah

i cant progress im stuck

[dark oak]

what classes r beginner friendly, this is my first time playing and im not sure whats good and easy to play

[trim turret]

Not about the class as much as it is about the build. There are beginner friendly builds for every class. Maxroll and mobalytics should have some guides.

[dark oak]

alr tysm, this makes my decision easier then

[trim turret]

What are you thinking? There may be a guide for it.

[dark oak]

prolly like spellcasting or smth with the mercenary

[trim turret]

Not aware of many spell builds with the merc but it's probably possible. He's just easier to build with attacks, at least early.

[dark oak]

i meant merc separately mb

[trim turret]

Well every class can use every item and skill if you meet the stat requirements, so we get things like ranger spellcasters and warriors using crossbows.

[dark oak]

oh that’s neat

[kind crest]

so, are there no loot filters built yet? do I need to make my own?

[trim turret]

Neversink has his made. Can subscribe via filterblade/the poe website.

[dark oak]

when it comes to picking a build to play with what makes some harder and easier to use

[kind crest]

thanks im on filterblade right now let me search again.

[trim turret]

Understanding how mechanics interact with each other and which items and resources (if any) the build needs to get up and running. League starters are recommended because they require nothing to function and are still solid builds.

[kind crest]

I cannot remember back when I first followed NS filterblades. do I just need to follow the lootfilter or do I need to copy it and download it locally on my computer?

[trim turret]

I think for filterblades you just need to follow and be logged in to your account. Not sure I do mine from the POE website.

[kind crest]

I thought that was the case also, but on the website I seem to be only able to view lootfilters for PoE1.. trying to figure it out

[dark oak]

saw a monk build that looks pretty cool, js wondering if monk is pretty easy

[trim turret]

Again, depends on the build. Link it.

[kind crest]

okay, so I am definitely following NS lootfilters under my account in PoE2 website. But they are not selectable to enable ingame. Does anyone know how to fix that?

As I recall and as I see online I should only have to click "Follow" in the PoE2 forums on the lootfilter and it should be selectable when I login

Like I should not have to download it

[dark oak]

actually changed my mind in monk and going for merc instead this is the leveling guide i found which seems pretty fun. https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/frostferno-witch-hunter-fearless-dumbo?widgets-state=eyJmN2Q4MjEwMi03ZTc3LTRhNDQtYWQyNC0zM2I2N2U4YWU3YmYiOnsiZmlsdGVycyI6eyJhY3RpdmVWYXJpYW50SWQiOiJkZWZhdWx0LXZhcmlhbnQifSwidHlwZW5hbWUiOiJOZ2ZEb2N1bWVudENtV2lkZ2V0Q29udGVudFZhcmlhbnRzVjEifX0

[trim turret]

Yep just make sure to follow the leveling guide the creator linked first.

[dark oak]

i think this is supposed to help set up builds with witch hunter but ty

[trim turret]

Yes, the leveling guide is for the mercenary. Witch hunter is a subclass of mercenary

[dark oak]

yea that makes sense

[opal ivy]

hey, i just did my first trial and ascended to deadeye, but I am unable to spend any points.. i thought you got 2 points to spend when you first ascend?