2┃new-player-in-campaign-help

[unborn copper]

I just need to find one my level right?

[twin nest]

depending where you are at yes

[unborn copper]

ah! I found one thank youu

[twin nest]

np

[unborn copper]

What does it mean I dont have the required quest state?

nvm.. need to be in act 4 for that.. im only in act 2 lol

[twin nest]

lmao

could explain why 🙂

[unborn copper]

Would I be able to trade with someone in person? 🤔

[twin nest]

in person yeah

if they answer

[unborn copper]

Thank you so much!

[twin nest]

np

@unborn copper dm

[rich jay]

Hey guys, just hit act 6, fought Kitava, got my ass whooped. Now I have -30% chaos res. What do I do?

[hearty walrus]

this is a poe2 channel

[orchid pecan]

is having a hideout a pre-requisite to unlock trading or I HAVE to actually be in act 4 and find ange?

i am asking because some people are stating buying a supporter pack with the hideout unlocks this but can't tell if trolling

and I could kinda use some gear ;D

[rich jay]

Oh my bad

[frigid glade]

My understanding is to use the asynchronous trading system, you need to have reached Ange in act 4 and unlocked your hideout. But to trade in person, you just need to have a hideout unlocked I believe, so buying one from the Supporter Packs or unlocking it in a previous league works fine.

[novel gazelle]

you can trade without reaching act 4 but it has to be in-person trading which involves you whispering the person you want to buy from and both meeting in-game to manualy trade

Much less conveniant but it's what I did till I could get to act 4

[frigid glade]

I know it's supposed to be non-linear, but there's usually a best way to do things, so what's the "best" order to complete the islands in act 4? I've seen a few different strategies online, but I figure asking active players might yield better results 😄

[twin nest]

Not really, you are in acts, just enjoy

Unless you are doing a speedrun

[frigid glade]

Not doing a speedrun by any stretch, but was hoping there was some order to get the story elements in

Because yes I do enjoy the story in ARPGs lol

[twin nest]

They each have their story and quests

They are ish related

[whole copper]

What's going on with profane ritual? I checked ninja builds and nobody is running it, is it just that bad?

[hybrid star]

pretty sure the flickerer are using it

[slate comet]

check all skills, not just main skills

profane is more used as a support skill for charge generation

it requiring a corpse to use makes it not that great as a main dps skill

[whole copper]

I see, so the corpse is the issue? It would do damage, just hard to find a corpse?

[hybrid star]

I have no idea how ninja decides which skill is "main" tho

[slate comet]

in poe 1 it is determined that by 6 links, idk how it works in poe2

[whole copper]

I'm convinced whatever skill does the most DMG takes main skill position, either that or gem lvl

Of that 5% profaners, it's all like sub 2k DMG I think which is really bad dmg

[hybrid star]

you can use your skeleton as corpses with a siprit gem (fotogt what it's called)

it deals huge damage actually

[whole copper]

I'll try building around it

[slate comet]

i'm not sure that's the case but i can't exactly look it up rn

but i do seem to remember seeing builds with more than one main skill

or maybe that was just in poe1

not 2

[whole copper]

Ya ya np, I will dig around too sometimes

[novel gazelle]

Personally I looked at the monster level of each one and did the lowest ones first

[frigid glade]

Fair enough, was just wondering if there was an order that made more sense story-wise. I think I got it figured out how I wanna tackle them 😄

[dim maple]

in the market panel, people have listed exorbitant prices somtimes and listed as negotiable, but when u got there, how do u negotiate? u click buy and poof ur currency vanihes?

[weary osprey]

you're looking at the instant vs regular listings?

you have to send a whisper to the seller when they're actually online and then they either ignore you or invite to hideout

[novel gazelle]

I'm not sure, I think you'd have to whisper them and negotiate that way, in which they can change the price

[dim maple]

i always do that when i buy from the website, but in game, i couldnt see an option to whisper.

[novel gazelle]

There's a chat function in the game you can set to whisper with @ and their username to whisper them

[dim maple]

oh ok, duh me! didnt think of that

[dim maple]

no, realised, it only shows their account name, not char name,

u can only chat to char name

[novel gazelle]

Shoot, didn't realize. I usually just take a lot of time to filter what I want for the item and do instant buyout. I've never negotiated before

[stark shard]

what does this number represent?

[topaz junco]

Completed challenges

[stark shard]

i didnt know poe 2 had challenges

how to see them?

[hearty walrus]

it doesn't yet

[stable birch]

my poe2 not running

[trim turret]

Need a little more. Does nothing happen at all? Was it running before? Do you meet the system requirements? Are your drivers and everything up to date? Do you have an anti-virus that could be blocking it?

[stable birch]

I fixed it it seems like the nvidia gpu driver died

[twin rivet]

Man blasphemy is stingey with build-crafting nothing im trying to do with it works im better off just manually casting.

The only support gem i had that even said it worked with it doesnt actually work “impending doom”. Initially i was hyped thinking could get decaying hex to be like a dot around me but no

Cast on minion death only works on reviving minions too.

[stark shard]

anyone know the locations for these challenges? (act 4)

[slate comet]

you're gonna need to visit every island

[meager galleon]

its random where the weapon pieces are

but you kinda want to visit all islands anyway for other bonuses

[novel gazelle]

Yeah you have to defeat a boss for each weapon piece and for the piece of map, you just search the map till you find, usually a dead body, to loot and it has the map piece

[tired forge]

OK, serious question: Is there any hidden mechanic on the Reaver minion>

Their stat for DPS seem really low, but I notice they do a lot more damage on the map/take down enemy more quickly than thir raw stats would suggest?

[ebon moss]

In Interluder -> Khari Crossing, do the Wayfinders do anything? Found the one up in the tower and I'm not sure if I'm supposed to go somewhere or if they just point in the direction of something I've already done. I've found the Molten Shrine with 5% Max Life, the 2x bosses with the skill book reward, and the Travelling Merchant. Oh and the entrances to the next two areas.

[trim turret]

Their enrage skill.

[cerulean zephyr]

I haven't checked this but it wouldn't surprise me if their skill sheet DPS currently doesn't take into account the fact that each of their attacks hits twice

[mellow ore]

Should i replace earthquake for any of these?

might just upgrade rolling slam

[trim turret]

That depends on the build you're trying to put together.

I'm playing with fissures so I used volcanic fissure and rolling slam to pulse them until I got forge hammer.

[mellow ore]

eh idk

im just going through the campaign blind

ive been using rolling slam to clear small enemies mostly

havent died in a long time so ig my build is doing ok

I thought resonating shield would be terrible, but now that ive gotten some better stuff its actually ok

[trim turret]

Things aren't good or bad in a vacuum. That's how a build comes together. You can build resonating shield around armor break and armor explosion and that can clear and weaken enemies, and then you follow up with something else. Just as an example. Its about finding ways for things to synergize.

[fair hare]

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/boneshatter-titan-leveling-guide I'm new as well and at the end of the campaign. Been following this campaign and Leap Slam has been my core. At a point now where I clear areas way faster thanks to it. I believe Earthshatter would be good for end game, but I guess depends on what build you going for.

I started completely blind at first and what was funny was that what I was levelling was about 70% the same as this build, then I decided to follow the build until I get to End Game content and that is when I think I will try multiple things see what I have the most fun with and learn the game that way

[dim maple]

what does culling strike threshold increase do? does it change the percentages of hp reqd before being culled? i am talking abt the Myris Uxor Covert Hood effect

[dim maple]

that is always interesting isnt it? without checking the build, when you go with your gut feel..u tend to be close to one of hte major builds, happened a few times with me

[fair hare]

Yeah, I was geniunely surprised. I'm a believer now that while the passive skill tree looks very scary at first, but once you start playing the game and give yourself some time to try it's actually surprisingly easy to navigate. At least I got no issues with it and I am definitely playing the game mainly for fun.

I'm just so ready for full release at this point. I want my Druid, I want my Knight Paladin hopefully, I want my Barbarian 😅 💪🏻

[dim maple]

well, its not like build creators are superhuman! they just take the time to study the tree, understand the interactions. so anyone could do it technically!

[fair hare]

Yeah and I honestly don't see a problem for casuals to just follow a build. It's easy to do and it takes a lot of pressure, so they can just focus on enjoying the game.

Game of the year 26 or 27 whenever the full release will be

😄

In my humble opinion of course

[dim maple]

was your build fast in levelling? were u able to clear packs early on?

[fair hare]

early on was a bit slower, although I am still early I guess. At the very end in ACT 4 now, but I'm beginning to feel that power now.

Only issues are some of the bosses. They are getting harder and harder, but that is a good thing for me

[dim maple]

See I get bored if I can’t run through fast enough

I manin Act 4 too

Blood mage with ice nova. Been a satisfying run so far

[fair hare]

Yeah I'm steamrolling now, one shotting big groups of mobs now

I think I'll go for Monk next

[dim maple]

But my build took off from the get go

[dim maple]

Yeah it’s good. Hollow palm I hear is very OP

[fair hare]

Yeah, maybe if I stayed strictly to the build I would've popped off from early too who knows.

[dim maple]

fair enough

[fair hare]

I wonder if someone have completed a Hardcore run already

It seems crazy to me, since some of the bosses are so hard, like it takes in a way trial and error like in a Souls game, which means your run will end there 😄

[novel gazelle]

This game has a very hardcore fan base. You'd be surprised how fast People level up. I feel like it's sort of a competition in some ways

[fair hare]

Has there been a case of somebody that has done it already 😮

[hearty walrus]

a lot of players only play hardcore

like zizaran

[fair hare]

But yeah, I figured that already. I can't play the game like that, I'll defo put a lot of hours into it, but on my own time and whenever I can. I'm about 56 hours into it now.

[fair hare]

Yeah, but they all die. I like watching him and Raxx and Darth Microtransactions. I think Quinn have gone the furthest so far no?

I mean if there have been people that complete the entire game on Hardcore? I have no doubt it will be done at some point, but right now seems very unlikely until those runners have multiple runs to learn each boss mechanics it'll be a while probably

[hearty walrus]

its already been done

hc players play differently, focusing a lot on defenses, much more than sc players

also, game has been out for almost a year now

ziz doesn't actually die a whole lot

[fair hare]

Holly Molly. That's awesome. Very impressive.💯 💪🏻

[hearty walrus]

most the hardcore players have also been playing only hc in poe1

[fair hare]

Very very impressive. I don't know if PoE 1 was just as hard as PoE 2, but regardless still very impressive.

[whole copper]

2's leveling is more fun so far

[novel gazelle]

definetly
https://pathofexile2.com/ladders

[fair hare]

There are like Korean and Chinese players? I didn't know they'll be into the game like that.

[novel gazelle]

Yeah people all over the world play POE

[fair hare]

It's amazing to see it.

By the way when I start a second Character, would I be able to transfer things from my first character stash to my 2nd character to make my next playthroughs easier and easier ?

[hearty walrus]

stash is per league

not per character

[fair hare]

So I can give items between my characters if I want to ?

[hearty walrus]

yes

[novel gazelle]

the stash and gold are shared within the same leauge

[fair hare]

🙌🏻 💯

[whole copper]

Any SSF enjoyers?

[fleet wolf]

hey all, quick question as im looking into playing the game again. is the game still stupidly difficult with like 2 meta builds or are there finally more options with less of a difficulty spike?

[hybrid star]

kinda? there will always be a meta, but what important is your knowledge of the game, I see people playing meta builds struggle all the time

[hearty walrus]

you don't have to play meta builds

[twin nest]

The game was never stupidly difficult 🤔 its harder than poe sure but not stupidly difficult

And as they said there are many builds viable

[hearty walrus]

i've been enjoying a poison bow pathfinder

that's not meta and i haven't been having difficulty

[twin nest]

I am enjoying molten blast but leveling unarmed is fun

[dim maple]

levelling unarmed

how is that?

[twin nest]

Hollow pam technique

[hearty walrus]

hollow palm keystone

[dim maple]

oh yeah, i hear its mighty powerful, is that only for monk?

[twin nest]

No

But it is the closest

[dim maple]

bcos the build i saw was for the hollow palm monk with ice strike

[hearty walrus]

it's a keystone. every class can get it

[dim maple]

oh so closer to monk starting point on the tree?

[twin nest]

Yeah

[hearty walrus]

yea

[dim maple]

but is it viable for other classes?

[twin nest]

Only other one is ritualist

But monk is def the best

[dim maple]

anyway, i am playing a blood mage with ice nova. been fun so far. i have come to act 4..i think its almost the end. i have to go find the chief now

[twin nest]

Nice

Blood mage spark I guess?

[dim maple]

no ice nova

[dim maple]

its fun shattering everyone. i was lucky to get 2 unique drops., a ring that shatters everyone, and an amulet that penetrates 75% cold rs

big crowd clear. ice nova, freeze and snap

i did try a spark sorceress but couldnt survive. spark is so random...goes everwhere except teh enemy. and no use for boss dmg

[twin nest]

Life stacking blood mage spark is insane actually

[broken falcon]

I use spark to go to boss quickly, but I'm afraid of one hit

[twin nest]

In the endgame at least

[twin nest]

You lack defense then

[dim maple]

really? maybe i can try it later.

[twin nest]

Unless you mean endgame boss which I can understand

[broken falcon]

allin dmg bro

[dim maple]

same here! i had to shelve sorceress becos of that.

[twin nest]

No wonder then 😂

[dim maple]

not even endgame boss, just campaign bosses!! 🫢

[twin nest]

Sorceress is different

If you get one shot to acts bosses then you have very bad gear ngl

[dim maple]

ok, maybe i wil look up a blood mage spark build. unless u happen to have one

[broken falcon]

a monster can one hit me

[dim maple]

oh thats bad! glass cannon build!

[twin nest]

Bruh

[broken falcon]

it uses spirit

[twin nest]

Bosses sure... But monsters...

That means you have basically no defense lol

[dim maple]

maybe all ur gear is spirit focussed and no defense?

what are u playing? what build?

[broken falcon]

bm spark bro

I will have to destroy them before they come to me.

[twin nest]

I know people that play bm spark and they dont get one shot

that just means you dont build defense

[broken falcon]

res = 0

[twin nest]

how do you even level up

[broken falcon]

I have plowed to lv 96 bro

[gray tiger]

im playing bm spark i can literally stand in max simu or or tank any of xesh abilities

im lvl 94

[twin nest]

must have been painfuil if you have no defense

[broken falcon]

Kill it before it gets to you, then there will be no need for defense.

[twin nest]

until you get one shot by a random thing

[dim maple]

wow! can u share ur build?

[dim maple]

wow! with that build!! how many times did u have to die? 🤣

[broken falcon]

just black my friend

[broken falcon]

How can I see how long I've been playing and how many times I've died?

[dim maple]

go to the chat window and type /played and /deaths

my BM died 54 times, i am level 54!!! lol!!

[twin nest]

wait until maps lol

fun begins

[broken falcon]

169 time

[twin nest]

I will have to check my monk

getting stun locked one shot on monk isn't rare with abyss now lmao

[mellow ore]

one day i will get an orange item that isnt absolutely terrible or for a different character

When do i get more support gem slots? I have everything filled out now

[hearty walrus]

there's no class restrictions

[mellow ore]

well yeah but you get what i mean

[hearty walrus]

kinda

[mellow ore]

it wouldnt fit on my current character

thus for a different character

[hearty walrus]

you use jeweller's orbs to to increase support slots

[twin nest]

the only useful ones have really low drop, you either get super lucky, intense farm or buy

[novel gazelle]

Most uniques are for niche builds. Very rarely have I used any. Usually end up selling on the trade market

[brazen vigil]

How do we view league challenges?

[hybrid star]

I don't think we have challenges yet

[brazen vigil]

Then what are the orange numbers by some people's names?

[meager galleon]

accounts are shared between poe1 and 2

so those are probably their poe1 challenges

[brazen vigil]

Ah alright ty

[hearty walrus]

not the server for trading

[vital gull]

Just got my first div (currently lvl 47 at act 4). Do I just currency exchange it and buy a better weapon or something? Not sure what is a good price for weapons at this level

[meager galleon]

div card? you sure you are in the right channel ?

cos poe2 doesnt have tem yet

[hybrid star]

divine orb? 👀

orbe divino

[meager galleon]

oh div not div, man should take a break after work before i start reading here

anyway, i'd keep it for now, use it to cap res and get weapon upgrade once you get to maps

[trim turret]

You should wait as long as possible so that anything you buy isnt soon outclassed. Buy some cheap mapping gear maybe after the interludes, just to shore up your damage and resists if that is needed.

[vital gull]

Got it then. Thanks

[gleaming depot]

Is there a non-ice nova leveling build for sorc? would really appreciate a pob or a guide

[fair hare]

Tips for the Tavakai fight

That guy s*cks *ss

[trim turret]

How are your resists and life?

[trim turret]

https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/sorceress-starter-builds

I cannot vouch for their viability.

[fair hare]

No, no. I play Warrior. His first phase is piss easy, but 2nd and 3rd is so hard. If I defeat 2nd I almost have no charges left on my potions, if not I can't get to 3rd phase yet

[trim turret]

Ok, and again I ask, what are your life and resistances?

And how long does it take to get to second phase, are you doing enough damage?

[fair hare]

My life is 1,167 right now, my resistances I got 75% fire, 46% cold, 36% lightning and 0% chaos. 80% armour

Takes me maybe about 20 - 30 seconds to get to Phase 2

Getting to Phase 3 consistently, but again have no charges left on my potions

[trim turret]

He does lightning damage with some of his attacks and ground effects. Try to get that higher.

Do you have any regen or leech?

[fair hare]

8 recovery per second

How do I check for leech ?

I guess I don't have any if I can't see it?

[trim turret]

No. You need a source of it somewhere to have any.

[fair hare]

I got zero then for sure

So I need higher Lightning and Chaos resistances?

[trim turret]

Lightning for sure since thats what tavakai does. Traditionally chaos can be ignored a little longer if you have some kind of health recovery during combat and a decent life pool.

You always want to be aiming to max out your three elemental resists.

[fair hare]

Interesting how do I do that, I thought that is something you do when you have more than one playthrough or did I miss something

I can't get enough slots on my items to put stuff into all my elemental resists

The reason I was able to max out Fire I guess was coz I struggled a lot in the Molten Vault in Act 3

I guess I have to just leave and go and farm somewhere?

[trim turret]

What do you mean slots? Gear can roll with life and resists, and rune slots are meant to assist with that. But life and resists are the most important stats on non-weapon gear.

[fair hare]

Isn't that the only way to enhance your resists if you don't have enough of what you want

[trim turret]

Looking for better gear is the main way.

Crafting. Essences go a long way.

[fair hare]

The rest is I guess I had not the luck of having decent items that will give me all types of resists

[trim turret]

And you can add rune sockets to items.

[fair hare]

That's what I've done now, but 2 is the maximum I was able to get

Where do I go for good items then? I'm lost....

[trim turret]

You just look on the ground and identify stuff.

[fair hare]

😄

[trim turret]

If you're overcapped on fire res you can also replace a fire rune with a lightning one.

[fair hare]

That I knew 😄

[trim turret]

Or take some of the nodes on the tree that make armor apply to elemental damage.

[fair hare]

I guess yeah I'll have to look around my passive tree for a bit and see if I have something there, although I been following a build, so I should be more than good to go there

I feel like I'm maybe too far into my build to even fix this...

[trim turret]

Just from what information you gave it isn't that bad. This is generic stuff you need to deal with for any build.

Which one are you following? Link it?

[fair hare]

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/boneshatter-titan-leveling-guide

This one right here

[trim turret]

That should be a solid guide.

[fair hare]

What would be the best areas to go back to and grind for stuff there ?

[trim turret]

There aren't best areas.

Just whatever is closest to your level for the XP.

You've done all the optional encounters that give permanent upgrades to things like resistances hopefully also.

[fair hare]

I've done all the optional stuff in all the acts so far yes. I meant if there are no certain bosses I can grind for better items maybe or something, otherwise I don't see a way of me fixing my resists ?

[trim turret]

Like I said, are you overcapped on fire res? You can replace a fire res rune with a lightning one to even them out. And no there aren't specific bosses, its mostly all just a global loot pool.

Do you have runes in all of your gear? Have you tried crafting or gambling?

Buying white bases from vendors and seeing if you get lucky with crafting?

[fair hare]

I will try that next. Also I didn't know I can replace runes, but actually I will try that first and then try crafting. How do you get multiple rune slots?

[trim turret]

Many item types can only have one slot unless you corrupt them and get lucky (don't).

But you can use artificer orbs to add slots to gear that doesnt have one.

You can also buy/gamble gear that even if its blue, and has two good stats (life/res), you can keep crafting on it. Use essences or the abyssal crafting materials.

[fair hare]

Okay. Yeah I've done that already, I just thought I can make all my items with 4 slots, just didn't know how, but I see now.

[novel gazelle]

You're better off processing than farming a current boss, when it comes to getting better things

[fair hare]

Can I hopefully get something good from the reforging bench ?

[charred lily]

guys may i ask for help here ?

[trim turret]

What kind of help do you need?

[frosty heron]

If you desecrate an armor can you no longer add other modifiers to it?

[trim turret]

You can as long as it still has mod slots. Only one desecrate mod though.

[rigid heron]

Anyone know if Contagion spreads Curses?

[charred lily]

trails as you can see

[trim turret]

All you posted was a picture of your quest log. Only one of them is a trial. Are you looking for a carry? We don't do that. You can try #2┃looking-for-group or we offer advice.

[novel gazelle]

That bench is more like a way to get a other chance at a decent item by putting 3 of the same time and seeing if the new one is any better.

It's good to learn how to identify good items that drop and/or use the trade market to get items.

I found these videos helpful for knowing what gear to look out for and personally enjoy using the trade market to get gear rather than find and craft it myself.

https://youtu.be/Kjs3NWfVa6I

https://youtu.be/Ei8LHjIGL9Q

[fair hare]

Thank you guys, I reduced my fire resist to 50% in order to get my lightning up to 75%, plus I got cold resist up to 64%, got some Chaos resist on top of getting more life, life recovery and some leech too and that seemed to have done the trick. This was a very tough boss

[fair hare]

Thank you so much. I will go and watch those as well as I found couple very well made guides for beginners.

[novel gazelle]

Yeah I'm new to ARPGs and YouTube guides helped a lot!

[fair hare]

This is not only way deeper than D2, but also way harder. I'm loving it.

[fair hare]

By the way is it just me, or when I went back Renly, Finn and Una and started doing a quest there now as part of the recruitment I need to do, the visibility in those dark woods is terrible. I can barely see the monsters. Not sure if it was made by design or not, but not a fan of it.

[hearty walrus]

which woods are you in? the blackwood?

[fair hare]

Yeah, the visibility is very poor there

[meager galleon]

thats intentional

[hearty walrus]

the story has you get the help of fey spirits in order to clear the darkness to get through the woods

[frosty heron]

Is there any sort of see all modifers tab? I can obviously count up the % total that I have (i.e. rarity of items found) to get my stats. But was curious about an info page on them. Thanks for the help if some1 knows

[fair hare]

I see

[quick pike]

check the info on skills, it will show the mf

[mellow ore]

the boss in this area does not exist 😭

says theres one on the map, but ive been everywere

nevermind it was in the next area

basic attack cant get more than 2 support gem slots?

[topaz junco]

You need a weapon with a higher item level

[orchid pecan]

If I utilize a price checking program on path of exiles is there a real risk of being banned?

[stark shard]

price checking program?

[orchid pecan]

Yep yep. I just saw exile exchange but I swear I came across a Reddit post where the person was banned so I wanted to be careful

I also just saw something from Poe itself saying I can ctrl+c into Poe official trade?

[stark shard]

oh yeah rmt is bannable

[orchid pecan]

Is Exile exchange rmt? I thought it was a price checker?

I’m trying to just find prices of drops lol

[stark shard]

oh then it should be fine idk

[orchid pecan]

Roger Roger

[languid prairie]

The specter preserves special stats of the rare creature as well as the Tame Beast skill?

[mellow ore]

if i leave the trial of the sekhemas will it reset my sacred water?

should i just spend it all now?

[midnight token]

can reap be supported by spell echo?

[trim turret]

No, that's what sets tame beast apart.

[trim turret]

Spend it.

[mellow ore]

how am i meant to get gold keys?

is it just luck?

i killed everything possible

and didnt spend any water

but couldnt save up enough for a gold

[hearty walrus]

all that program does is copy the item info (which you can already do with ctrl+c) and then separately searches it up on the trade site

[hearty walrus]

random drop from monsters/chests, if a floor rewards it, water>key conversion (idk how it works exactly)

and if you're not farming 4 floors, then i wouldn't worry about it

[delicate turret]

can someone help me with act 2 i have some gear i just need to get a couple lvls

[topaz junco]

#2┃looking-for-group

[delicate turret]

ty

[hard blade]

Ofcourse I died to one of these on my hard-core witch

[broken falcon]

do you still need help

[fair hare]

I just found something online saying whenever there is a new content introduced in the game you need to replay the game again, you can't just access it with characters you already made, is that true?

[topaz junco]

assuming you're referring to league starts, yes

[modest pasture]

hi

I want to ask about the Mercenary

and his ascendancy, WH and Gemling.

which of the two scale harder? 🤔 I see the shotgun-esque playstyle from clips and it looks really fun ,, pew pew cycling

[topaz junco]

depends on the build

[modest pasture]

what do I need to look for?

[fair hare]

Yes, is there not anyway you can just skip everything you already played to access the new content?

[hearty walrus]

the league content is always available from the start of the campaign

there's no way to skip the campaign

you also have to do the campaign on every character. not just every league

[topaz junco]

the builds as a whole, cant just look at 1 thing a determine if a build is stronger or weaker cause of it

[hearty walrus]

if you want to keep playing your current characters, you can play them in standard. but you'd miss out on the new league content (and better economy)

[modest pasture]

I mean, m just selecting an ascendancy.

it seems like both WH and Gemling can play the Galvanic shards and other shooting skill cycling efficiently

but I want to know which scales better? 🤔 reading WH passives seems to give upfront damage while Gemling has great potential? I'm just unsure of the math and accessibility.

[fair hare]

I couldn't care about the economy to be honest, I just want to be able to play new dungeons, new bosses etc. without having to replay the entire game every time they release new league 🤔 ?

[hearty walrus]

there's no way to access the league content on an existing character. unless you want to wait for them to maybe add it to the base game (some time after the league ends), then it'd be in standard

likely watered down or nerfed tho

[topaz junco]

thats what I'm saying, its impossible to say based on that one factor alone. ascendency are buffs to the build, so it depends on what exactly you want to do with the ascendency before there's any answer

[fair hare]

Nerfing things again, I wouldn't care, but what do we mean by watered down?

[hearty walrus]

you'll see it less often. in the league, the league content is seen in every area

the seasonal cycle is common for arpgs. play the new league for a month or two, get bored and wait for next league

[fair hare]

My issue with it is the time. I don't have the time to do this every time, just so I can get to the latest content. Wouldn't it be better to be accessible to everyone given you have completed the entire existing content already prior to it and then for hardcore players that would still like to do it, give extra reward for those players for doing it?

[topaz junco]

well you dont lose the personal experience/ knowledge gained from prior runs so you'll become able to get through it faster and faster with more runs

[hearty walrus]

the league mechanic is always available starting in act 1

and they occasionally do endgame expansions/reworks

the devs really don't want you to skip the campaign

but yeah, the more you do it, the faster you get

[fair hare]

I see. This is where it would seem my dreams are getting crushed. The game is so amazing otherwise.

Not sure I can do this all the time

[hearty walrus]

you could play standard. endgame changes affect standard at the same time as the league

and there is 4 months between leagues

[topaz junco]

then dont, completely fine to skip a league or play in standard

[fair hare]

I don't think you understand guys what I'm trying to say. I just want to be able to play the new stuff in the game without having to do things I will already plan to do on each character - gazillion times.

[topaz junco]

we understand, you're not the 1st person to ask for that

we're saying ggg wont let you, and giving alternatives

[fair hare]

That's the thing there are no alternatives by the look of it

Is either you replay the game again or you can't play the new content we release

[lament stone]

the new endgame stuff they add is usually core content, meaning its available in standard if you really want to play it you can use an existing character

its only the league mechanic that is exclusive to a league, you can access it very early on in act 1

and most league mechanics do eventually go core in some way (in poe1 atleast) altho theyre usually rebalanced

its only the really broken ones or mechanics that cant realistically go core that dont

[fair hare]

Okay, so would you mind giving me an example of mechanics that I will not have access to if I don't replay the game?

[lament stone]

abyss

that is the league mechanic of abyss league

everything else that isnt related to abyss is core content

[slender pond]

also they dont really add enough content for you to play on the same character Playing the campaign again and doing everything IS the experience not just a tedious part you have to do everytime

[lament stone]

buildcrafting is the game

bosses and maps are where you test your build or farm for stuff to upgrade it

they dont want you to skip the campaign because levelling is part of building your new build

[fair hare]

I see it as tedious though. No matter how a great campaign is, you will get tired of it eventually. Took me 50+ hours to go through the ACTS and there will be 2 more ACTS added for full release. I want to complete the game on all different classes so I will spend playing the game for like 6 months straight probably and that will be tiresome to do still. I only want to do it because the game is so good

However I don't see the point of not having the option to skip that if you didn't want to do it over and over and over again. Of course it's tedious. A lot of people just simply do not have the time to do this

[slender pond]

after they add the new acts it will be roughly the same amount of time to complete the campaign because theyll replace the Interlude acts

[hearty walrus]

you get faster the more you do it.

[slender pond]

youll get better at running through the campaign pretty soon youll get it down in 10 hours

[fair hare]

Oh yeah I forgot, I'm 60+ hours now and haven't done the Interlude acts yet.

Does that not mean than in order to reduce the time it will take me to complete the campaign I'll have to skip maybe the optional quests etc.?

[hearty walrus]

a lot of the optional stuff doesn't give passives or permanent buffs

[slender pond]

i think average campaign time is 15 hours including everything once you get more familiar with everything it wont take you as much Dont worry about these things man just play the game you like it you play it you dont you wont I get your frustration but this is how it is

[fair hare]

But you won't get as much experience if you don't do it no? Which I guess is part of the argument for people that want this. The levelling I assume/

[slender pond]

experience youll get plenty later on

[hearty walrus]

quest rewards don't grant xp. and you get plenty even from skipping stuff

[fair hare]

I hear you man, but this is something that is of a big concern I guess for me. It makes me feel weird coz on one hand I am blown away by the game, on the other hand I know myself and I know I will end up hating doing this over and over again and again.

Okay, could you guys send me a video so I can see an example of somebody doing such run of a campaign?

I just want to see of an example of what it looks like if it's possible

[slender pond]

I was on the same train of thought when i first started playing poe1 and then 2 campaign over and over sounds boring but its nice especially seeing how you get it down faster and faster each time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol9oFqvMKsI
heres havoc hes one of the best of the best at running through the campaign takes him 5 hours and 40 minutes but realistically you are not him I usually take 10-12 hours for poe2 campaign

[fair hare]

Yeah, I might get on that train who knows, it just seems very tedious for me and knowing that my time for gaming gets limited the older I get it makes me worry as I geniunely love the game already. No other game gave me the feeling I had as a kid playing D2, but this does and there I say even more.

[trim turret]

I look at it this way. Takes my wife and I about 12-15 hours to hit endgame in POE1 and then we have the rest of the 4 month league to accomplish whatever goals we've set. Sometimes that's just a build milestone, killing a certain boss, grinding out challenges, or just until we get bored.

[fair hare]

Yeah, I guess that sounds better

[polar zenith]

q: sometimes when i run a map - there's this metallic looking like portal and when i enter it the whole map turns greyish - whats happening?

[hearty walrus]

delirium

a bunch of monsters spawn and existing monsters are buffed

[polar zenith]

is that something like breach? that hand thing - i just try to clear as much as i can before it expires?

[hearty walrus]

yeah

[polar zenith]

ah ty

[dapper wren]

im at the point to do my third ascendancy and i failed (due to a combo of being bad at avoiding hits and not being able to kill everything really fast) and i was wondering if i got someone to help me would i need another coin to get the points?

[topaz junco]

#2┃looking-for-group

[dapper wren]

that dosent tell me if id get the points if i got help though

[topaz junco]

Oh I misread sorry. Depends on the carry tbh

[fair hare]

Guys, I just realized it seems like I have another slot for amulet or a ring on my left of the UI, but I can't seem to equip an amulet? Tried a ring too doesn't work either?

[topaz junco]

Screenshot

[hybrid star]

are you a Titan?

[novel gazelle]

Only one amulet can be equipped so definitely show screenshot

[fair hare]

Yes, so I did level up the thing that game me extra invetory space, but then I noticed I had an extra slot for what it seems like an Amulet or a Ring slot

[fair hare]

I will in a bit, just in the middle of something right now

[hybrid star]

yeah titan have had that visual bug randomly for a long time, just... ignore it

[fair hare]

Oh so it's a bug. Okay. I can still share a screenshot in a bit

Another things I noticed outside of already stating that I am crashing out often, I also seem to lose frames sometimes and it's like really bad, almost like I'm looking at Minecraft graphics 😄

[quick pike]

I had to switch to vulkan , I would crash often on dx12

[fair hare]

Did it help?

[fair hare]

here @novel gazelle

[novel gazelle]

Damn, that's interesting. I wonder if there's something in the game that enables that

Couldn't find anything online

[topaz junco]

Visual bug due to the extra space ascendency

[fair hare]

I see. I'll just ignore it.

Lastly before I forget, one thing that really annoys me with the game currently, well two things really is when I get crashed out and then reconnect there is fog of war everywhere again like I didn't just uncovered the whole area. The second thing is the same thing happens when I'm away from the area not even for that long sometimes...

[novel gazelle]

yeah happens if an area is empty for like 7-10 min or something. I go AFK often and try to remember to stay in the area when I do

[fair hare]

It's so annoying I hope they change it for the full release. I don't mind the enemies respawning but I'd like to have my map revealed fully at all times once I been there already

[plucky snow]

after 2-3 runs (if you plan to try different ascendancies and leagues) it wont even matter

[fair hare]

😄 I think it will, but yeah I'm old school like that, I plan this to be my game hopefully going forward

I don't play many games, but I dedicate to the ones I really like

[novel gazelle]

yeah im like that too

[fair hare]

The negatives are only a handfull so far with PoE 2 and the positives are so many I can talk about them for days 😄 and above all as I said no other game have made me feel like this apart from Diablo 2 and Warcraft 3 as a kid and I think this is even way better although it being EA still....

[lusty wharf]

is there a better level 1 or 2 support gem for leap slam than stomping ground? I currently have SG, life leech & efficiency

[fair hare]

There are so many "aha" or "wow" moments it's crazy and I haven't touched end game yet. Like for example I just found this merchant guy in the middle of the desert called Torbik. I know - nothing major, but for me when I game cathes me offguard like this I love it and now I'm asking myself who is this poor guy here and what has happened to him? Can I maybe help him? Etc. etc.....

[fair hare]

I think honestly you want to replace Stomping Ground with Leap Stomp as quick as you can. Not only Leap Stomp is quicker to cast, but also help you control an area better while keeping you relatively safe, plus it allows you to move quicker and farm more effective. That is from my experience though as I had stomping ground like you at the beginning but quickly replaced it.

[lusty wharf]

thank you

[trim turret]

Faster attacks. Martial Tempo I think its called.

[trim turret]

So try Vulkan for the crashes. For leaving, zones will always reset. The servers can't keep instances open forever and resetting zones is how people can farm if they choose to. Zones are also randomly generated so its a little different each time.

[novel gazelle]

it was renamed to Rapid Attacks

[fair hare]

Yeah for sure, I'm all for farming the same enemies as sometimes like you said we need them, but I had the fog of war everytime though.

Another Epic moment. Just killed the boss in Kalai Gates and it gave me big Balrog of Morgoth - Lord of the Rings vibe

I love this game so freaking much

[woeful sorrel]

If i get a good unique at lvl 14 for example? Can i them eventually upgrade it to keep up with my level?

[trim turret]

No. Uniques do what they do. If their special benefit doesn't enable your build, no need to keep it.

[topaz junco]

Really glad you’re enjoying the game but please keep in mind this channel is for questions about the campaign. If you want to share your thoughts on the game, you’re welcome to do so in #2┃general

[mellow ore]

what goes in this slot

?

i dont remember when i got it

[topaz junco]

Are you a warrior

[mellow ore]

yeah

titan

[topaz junco]

It’s a bug due to the extra inventory size

[mellow ore]

oh rip

[fair hare]

Help me guys, it's the last thing before I travel to Interlude 3. Says there is another boss somewhere and I did some backtracking again, but can't find anything...

I guess the name of the boss is Bloodbilge ?

[novel gazelle]

I do not remember off the top of my head but this should help

[fair hare]

So inside the reservoir ?

[novel gazelle]

yes

[fair hare]

Thank you brother. It's done now 💯

[keen pendant]

what levelling the binding spectre gem does ?

[safe lance]

I assume it is like tame beast? Then just the resulting gem will be that level and it would reflect in the companion level

[gleaming ore]

I'm having a hard time decinding what character to play.. someone give me something fun.

[fair hare]

Do you like to play range or melee in most games ?

[gleaming ore]

i think i wanna do a witch summons thingy i see some people with charmed monsters from the rifts.. and that seems cool

also i like to play ranged perferably.. I just don't want to build a character and then have a hard time in maps cause I can't clear at all

[fair hare]

From what I've seen on YouTube Summon Witch goes crazy, so I'd say go for it brother

You should have a lot of fun with that

My 2nd recommendation would've been The Mercenary. It's my personal first range class I'd like to try, just because The Witch Hunter looks so cool.

[mellow ore]

i corrupted this skill gem but nothing changed?

do i have to reveal the modifier somehow like when i desecrate an item?

[hearty walrus]

https://www.poe2wiki.net/wiki/Corrupted#Gems

[mellow ore]

25% for no change is actually lame

[hearty walrus]

it is a gamble

you could also lose quality or levels

[chilly geyser]

hey all, my wife is running my alt thru clearfall tryiing to level me but Im not getting any xp how can I change this?

[hearty walrus]

party host needs to turn on downscaling

[chilly geyser]

ok I am the host so I should turn it on thanks

[woeful sorrel]

Best witch ascendancy for minion build?(not raging spirits)

[hearty walrus]

probably infernalist or lich

infernalist is more commonly used

[hard blade]

Dose this apply just to quarterstaff the 1% increased attack speed thing?

[woeful sorrel]

How do i get more ascendancy point just spam trail of sekhema till i get all the points? Also is there alimit to the ascendancy point i can get like can i max out the infernalist tree?

[hearty walrus]

you can get a total of 8 points

trial of the sekhemas has up to 4 floors, you get 2 points per floor

[woeful sorrel]

Wait wait just 8 points that it?

[hearty walrus]

yes

you don't get everything in the asendancy tree

[hearty walrus]

that only applies to quarterstaff skill that you use while unarmed

[vague hollow]

wait is there no reward for beating the prince guy in the 2nd interlude?

he's optional?

[hearty walrus]

you need to beat him to get to the endgame

[woeful sorrel]

Can i coop with other people if my character is in standard league?

[hearty walrus]

with other people that are also in standard, yes

[vague hollow]

o ok

[novel gazelle]

you have to have a trial coin that specifically says you will be awarded scendancy points for completing the trial, otherwise you do it with no reward

[dim maple]

what the trathus are those bloody globules in the Heart of the tribe? they are killing me witch repeatedly

[novel gazelle]

I had the same experience. I forget what the damage type is but you can pause and hover over the ailment to see what it is

Might be bleeding but idk

[dim maple]

i think bleeding. luckily i managed to finish that level. now into interludes. interesting, going back to the old haunts

also is there something that can desecrate items above 64? i just got a wand at 65 and my gnawed jawbone can only do to 64

[novel gazelle]

Wish I knew about desecration. For that I'd wait for another user to answer or ask I'm another channel. I been hoarding all the desecration items until I figure out what to do with em lol

[hybrid star]

"preserved" bones

[polar zenith]

q: can i re annoint over an amulet which has been annointed?

[slender pond]

yes

[polar zenith]

i just have to make sure its not sanc or corrupted right?

[modest pasture]

hello, what' the most advisable tab to buy on a budget?

[swift trellis]

In the 0.3 patch notes for amazon it said "The Critical Strike Notable no longer specifies it ignores Hobble on the target". What is Hobble?

[hearty walrus]

https://www.poe2wiki.net/wiki/Hobble

[slender pond]

yeah not too sure about corrupted though maybe you can still annoint corrupted but im not sure at all

[hybrid star]

nah you can't

[echo rivet]

Guys, can I buy stash tab and get free mystery box?

[royal phoenix]

Yes, spending ANY points get you a box once.

You can also go into PoE1 and but a Weta for 2 points (Not 2 boxes, you only get 1 for FIRST points spend during the box time, one box total)

[echo rivet]

Thanks. You sure btw just confirming cos I wanna get 1 tab

[royal phoenix]

Well I got mine for buying a weta pet in poe1, so I wouldn't see why it don't. If you don't get a box from using points, tell support "Wtf bro?"

[echo rivet]

Yea, make sense tbh.

[gusty idol]

so uh, what am i supposed to do after the interlude? i went in hideout and talked to gwennen but other than that nothing happened.

oh got it lol, gotta go back to a4 xd

[bronze jacinth]

do dmg increase passive nodes increase the dmg of my totems?

[hearty walrus]

yes

[bronze jacinth]

ty ty

[bronze jacinth]

are pinned enemies considered stunned?

[daring dragon]

No

[tired forge]

Can I say something controversial?

I think Lurking Creature in the well is freeking adorable.

Is there something wrong with me?

[hearty walrus]

that's not controversial

[tired forge]

If someone makes a plushie of her I am going to buy it.

[bronze jacinth]

can a beast spawn with haste and extra physical damage? is that a thing?

[chilly geyser]

is there a certain level i need to be to start my first trial of ascension? I killed the lady and got the brown looking thingy but i dont see the way point on my map like i used to

[hearty walrus]

you need to progress the act further

[chilly geyser]

ooh thx

[fair hare]

Guys are those Viper Caps important for crafting or anything, coz every time I find one they make this sound and the looter filter highlights them as well?

[hearty walrus]

they have a sought after unique version

[fair hare]

What does that mean ?

[hearty walrus]

https://www.poe2wiki.net/wiki/Constricting_Command

this is a unique viper cap

you can use a chance orb for a chance to turn a normal viper cap into a unique version

[fair hare]

I see. Thank you ❤️

[fair hare]

Help guys. I had a wisp I followed and kill all the enemies that were there the first time and this question mark is still on my map?

I had cleared the whole area two more times and nothing. What am I supposed to do?

[slate comet]

it's bugged

also anything without a + sign is optional

[fair hare]

You sure it's just bugged?

And yeah I know that, but because is my first playthrough I want to complete absolutely everything before reaching endgame

[fringe haven]

Hi can someone help me out ive been following this Falling Thunder Invoker build but i am unable to make power charges with ice strike

[trim turret]

Are you using combat frenzy? Do you have the resonance keystone?

[fringe haven]

yup i have both

[trim turret]

Is combat frenzy turned on? Doesn't look like it in that screenshot. And are you freezing enemies?

[fringe haven]

wait how do i turn it on 😄

[trim turret]

Right click the symbol for it above the gem. It requires spirit.

[fringe haven]

ahhhh holy fuck i didnt know that i was wondering why wind dancer wasnt working aswell

thanks alot ill check and let know if its working ❤️

[trim turret]

Yeah the activation for those isn't totally clear.

[fringe haven]

its working thankss @trim turret

[fair hare]

Guys ?

[trim turret]

Yes?

[fair hare]

The question mark on my map. Do you know what I need to do or is it really a bug?

[slate comet]

my guy you can search roving wisps and get a thousand questions about how it's bugged

[trim turret]

It's a bug, but even if it wasn't, the wisps are a side mechanic that can spawn randomly anyway.

[novel gazelle]

This is a chat specifically to help new players. Don't be snarky towards people using the chat as intended. Use another channel if it bugs you

[fair hare]

I already looked up on YouTube before asking here G. If I knew the answer I wouldn't ask.

[slate comet]

my bad

[fair hare]

It's all good 💯

[slate comet]

BTW, you can also search this channel and the results will likely be a lot more helpful than YouTube

[fair hare]

That's one thing I never do, just search on Discord 😄 But maybe I will. I just much rather talk to someone and maybe find people to play the game with on release and make a guild.

[vocal quail]

can someone help me play the story, its my second account i want to be in the lategame aswell

[meager galleon]

#2┃looking-for-group

[trim turret]

Second account or character?

[vocal quail]

charater

[uncut cloud]

Any good resource of essence on 50+ lvl campaign? SSF

[topaz junco]

We don’t recommend SSF for first playthrough

[uncut cloud]

Oh.. I forgot that this chanell has also "new player" prefix ;D

[mellow ore]

this seems terrible

[charred lily]

guys can you tell me whats the best price checker app i can use i have idea about the overwolf and exiled ones only

[hearty walrus]

it's preference

[dusky burrow]

it is

keystones are not made to be immediately useful

[shut valve]

this is for anyone who has knowledge about it - I am requesting assistance with finding a very specific enemy in Utzaal - can anyone help me find what im looking for please

[novel gazelle]

what's the item?

[tiny ore]

which enemy?

[shut valve]

The Vaal Guard (Grenade) enemy

Im just looking for them and seeking hel;p

its needed for a build

@tiny ore @novel gazelle

a Lich Minion build im using

im just looking for help with finding 1 to bind spectre it

[royal phoenix]

Isn't that the undead zealot or something

[royal phoenix]

Pretty sure it's that one, as I used it earlier

It throws grenades all over the place

You can also search "Grenade" in https://poe2db.tw/us/Monster#Monster

The normal Vaal Guard or Undead, I used Undead cause I assumed a Spectre wasn't undead unless it was undead monster, but later realized all Spectres are Undead and swapped.

So all I know is the Undead one spams nates like crazy, others idk

[dim maple]

wait can someone clarify - Radiant Grief no longer ignites?

altho the descr says it ignites

[weary osprey]

Effects which do not hit but ignite enemies as though they did (e.g. Incinerate or Ignited Ground) also inflict Flammability but cannot ignite targets until the target reaches at least 50% Flammability magnitude. Non-ignite fire damage over time does not inflict Flammability.

[hearty walrus]

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ty

[high tree]

does anyone know off the top of their heads if ketzuli high priest of the sun in act 3 drop anything noteworthy

i died at the same time as him so 0 loot 💀

[dusky burrow]

lvl 11 uncut skill gem

not really noteworthy

[high tree]

oh thats good to know thanks

[dusky burrow]

any quest related stuff will always drop again even if you die

[polar zenith]

hey q: how do you get this side tab pop out for gems?

[meager galleon]

thats extra inventory from the titan ascedancy

[hearty walrus]

it's also for any items, not just gems

[rotund arch]

How on youtube some lightning arrow color is different, is it cosmetics?

[meager galleon]

if its this, then yes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24mz6gMXuRE

i think thats the only LA cosmetic in poe2 atm

[rotund arch]

oh okay thank you so much

[tame dome]

Anyone knows what's the mandatory content in act4 to get to the last 3 parts?
Just leveling an alt and prefer not to do everything atm

[charred lily]

guys installed exiled exchanged yesterday and now i can see we have an update so how can i delete this app i cant see it with apps to uninstall it any help ?

[magic smelt]

Is they remove link skills?

[lament stone]

link skills havent been added to poe2 yet

[magic smelt]

Oh shoot nvm I keep seeing them in the db 🤣

[vocal quail]

?

[topaz junco]

#2┃looking-for-group

[vocal quail]

what do u mean?

[topaz junco]

ask in that channel, this channel is for questions about beginner things like the campaign or how skills function

[hard blade]

What dose incressed % meelestrike range do and what dose it effect visually

[meager galleon]

its how far you have to be from an enemy to hit them with a melee attack

@hard blade ^

[hard blade]

So 100% would double the strike range?

[meager galleon]

yes, but only for skills classified as strikes

for example the quarterstaff strike is a strike, duh
but falling thunder isnt, thats a slam

[hard blade]

Ooo I just had a brain blast of an idea with basic quarter staff strike

Strike range stacker

Or it probably wouldn't work like that right? There's probably a cap to it?

[meager galleon]

killing palm is also a strike

so each of those strikes has some base range, you can probably find it if you open the details on the skill

i dont think there is a hard cap to the range

but there is a limited amount of increases you can get

so it probably caps out at still vaguely melee range

like if default range is 1
and you get 300% increased, thats like 3 range

and from you do the edge of the screen its like 8-9 range

[mental slate]

how does the suffix "%armour also applies to elemental damage" on helmet works?

Does this only apply %armour on the helmet only or apply to total global armour of the character?

[obsidian forge]

apparently it doesnt do much with capped resistances

[fierce hare]

just did temple of chaos, without doing sekhemas before. I can only add 2 ascendency points, is it bugged?
thought i would get 4
😒

[trim turret]

Depends how many trials it is. Its 4 for 2 points I think.

[novel gazelle]

nah you always get them in batches of 2, cant just get 4 all at once

[lament stone]

quest trial of chaos is 4 rounds, which is tier 1 (will normally only give your first 2 points) but the quest tokens are special in that you can do each different trials quest tokens and still get points for it

[final geyser]

That's not why

You get 2 points per set of floors/rooms you complete, which are:
1/7
2/4
3/10
4/Trialmaster

[rapid quest]

which of the crits would be worth more in your opinion?

[safe lance]

Since this is going to be corrupted you cannot divine it. Bonus would’ve been better bug the roll is bad so up to you

To clarify chance range us 5-15 and bonus is 10-20 iirc

[fresh ivy]

@rapid quest if you have high crit chance, then the damage bonus is better, if you dont have high crit chance they are both worthless and you should get the 1% max life on kill

@rapid questremember that "increased critical chance" is not "+12%" it's "take your spell crit chance and multiply by 1.12"

but it's not even that, becuase if youa lready have increased crit chance.. it's (base spell crit chance + additive spell crit chance)* sum of increaed crit chance

[frosty heron]

For campaign uniques is there's info on which ones will drop or are they all random? I just find it a little odd that I'm getting repeats when I know there's a good chunk out there. Example being I've gotten two rusted cuirass and waxed jackets but not the other low level armors. Or 3 jade amulets and two iron ring uniques but not others I see listed. Thanks for any help

[unborn lava]

No such thing as "campaign uniques" in POE. All unique drops are random (except for a select few which drop from endgame bosses, and even those are still chance banced)

[safe lance]

To add to that the drop will be based on the min item level for that unique. E.g. headhunter is level 51 or so. Hence can only drop in area levels above that. But can drop at any area level above. (Idk if HH was a bad example and there are other rules for unique tiers in poe2)

[dim maple]

hi all, i am looking for an easy stress free build as i have been told not to get too stressed.

any builds that are complicated to survive wont make the cut. could someone pls help?

i tried a few builds like merc, sorc, - i get too stressed trying to stay alive when surrounded by a whole group of abyssals...too harrowing for me

[south sparrow]

look up lightning arrow builds; that's the strongest meta builds

[dim maple]

would minion based builds work? where they do the heavy lifting? or do they nt take off until later in the game?

[south sparrow]

any build would "work". I assume lightning arrow is pretty easy. I don't know about minions builds. I think ghazzy does a lot of minion stuff. might want to check him: https://www.youtube.com/@GhazzyTV

[obsidian forge]

amazon lightning arrow for sure

well, if you had a lot of divines and din't care about movement speed then bloodmage atalui builds would suit you as well

[dim maple]

lol, am still in new player campaign help section!! divines???

[obsidian forge]

but deadeye lightning arrow can be tanky enough as well, it's just amazon can be nearly immortal

[dim maple]

ty so much! i will def do so. i did start off with a minion build just now. its good so far, i am in grelwood now

[obsidian forge]

well idk how much you will farm

[dim maple]

tysm for the input. i will try if my minion build hits a roadblock

[obsidian forge]

np

[dim maple]

fair enough! but havent seen any divine drop

[obsidian forge]

if you are using a witch you can always switch to essence drain

it's fail proof, very tanky

and cheap

[dim maple]

so far, my mins are going good. i dont have to do anything. just build flame walls and my snipers and unearths are doing some lifting. but then again, i am only lvl 4. so...remains to be seen. i usually struggle with the wolf count

[obsidian forge]

gl

[elder hinge]

Is presence area of effect for the radius or the effectiveness?

[hearty walrus]

radius

[elder hinge]

Does alphas howl scale with it multiplicative or additive? (Does it count as 2x or just as +100% PAoE?)

[hearty walrus]

it would say 'increased by 100%' if it was the latter

[whole plinth]

stuck on act 7 boss azmadi, any advice?

[trim turret]

You likely wont until after acts but you don't need them either.

[dim maple]

thats what i like to hear. that i dont need them

[trim turret]

The basic currencies like augments, transmutes, exalts, and crafting materials like essences along with vendors should have you covered for the campaign.

Plus floor loot of course.

[dim maple]

phew!

[mellow ore]

this modifier is brutal

[trim turret]

What do you mean reset the point?

[idle moss]

guys i killed her but it still doesnt count ? or is it how it should be ?

[trim turret]

Did you pick up and use the skull?

[idle moss]

theres a skull ?

oh head of the winter wolf ?

got it

[cold oxide]

Are axes in the game yet?

[hearty walrus]

no

[weary osprey]

axe again later

[tiny saffron]

https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/profile/warlug/builds/warlug-s-1-button-curse-build-guide
or
https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/profile/fbfdb066-c166-4f82-ab81-1b56bab85435/builds/56b12947-1596-43da-a2e8-576ffe11920e

[fringe haven]

my guide says Any attribute in the skill tree i seem to be low on dex to get heraled of thunder should i get that then? https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/tempest-flurry-invoker#gearing-header

[hearty walrus]

yes

[tiny saffron]

https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/profile/fbfdb066-c166-4f82-ab81-1b56bab85435/builds/56b12947-1596-43da-a2e8-576ffe11920e
how much spirit do i need?

[sly wing]

can someone pls help me kill mektul
hes easy i just can't do enough damage before the lava comes

[slate comet]

you are supposed to walk away from the lava

the channel is like a mile long

[sly wing]

ik i still dont do enough

[slate comet]

oh dang

[sly wing]

i get him to like 3/4th low

then im done

[slate comet]

I can come help in like 15 mins if nobody else comes first

[sly wing]

doubt anyone else will
rly appreciate it man hmu whenever ur ready

[sly wing]

i got someone else ur good squarish

[rocky cairn]

As a new player as ranger, would you go for explosive shot or lightning arrow for both lvling and endgame?

[meager galleon]

lightning arrow is the meta bow skill to go for

explosive shot is a crossbow attack, not abow, right ?

but if you want to play something explosive wiht a bow there is a a combo of something like gas arrow+firewall

or really just gas arrow and anything fire that makes it ignite

[orchid pecan]

man this ascendancy is kicking my butt lol

[south sparrow]

we've all been there 🙂

[trim turret]

Can always come back later.

[mellow ore]

getting one rare item thats 18 levels below me as my reward for the final boss of the area is cool

https://tenor.com/view/thumbs-thumbs-up-kid-thumbs-up-meme-brent-ramobjust-gif-19399510

[meager galleon]

required level on item doesnt mean its bellow you

[mellow ore]

well this one certainly was

[meager galleon]

i mean it can still be shit, but the reason is different

items drop at the ilvl that matches the zone lvl

and rares and bosses have a chance to drop stuff at higher ilvl than that

but only thing ilvl does is limit how high the affix values can roll on items

soooo even the highst possible ilvl items can still roll like shit if unlucky ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[spark herald]

Guys im in act 3 how can i fix my defense side

[meager galleon]

if you are missing resistances, then runes are your goto bandaid

[spark herald]

This is so complicated than poe 1 to me xd

[spark herald]

Yup resistance are soo low -11 in lightning res

[meager galleon]

yeah, you need to keep looking for gear with better resistances, and then also add runes to improve them

you are getting -10 all res every act

so that means all your items total have like 20 lightning res,

[spark herald]

Oh ok

[meager galleon]

also if you find essences that add resistances, you can utilize those

wait in act 3, probably onle 10 lightnign res, cos you only got -20 atm

[spark herald]

Is there way to trade currency from vendors? Like in poe

[meager galleon]

no

[spark herald]

here is my current stats

[meager galleon]

yeah, you really need to work on having resistance on your items

life and res is priority on everything thats not a weapon

[spark herald]

thanks bro

i will try to fix the resistance

[meager galleon]

check if you have any essences that add resistances, and runes

and you could try to craft some upgrades if you have those

[spark herald]

where i can craft in hideout ?

i sitll got no hideout maybe i missed something ?

[meager galleon]

there is no crafting bench in poe2

you just do the default of using the orbs/essences directly on the itmes

[spark herald]

oh mb

[spark herald]

ah ok ok

[meager galleon]

so i would like identify the armor/jewelry piece that gives you the least life and res

get a white base for that slot from the vendor/ground

transmute+augment (hope for life or res)
essence that gives res turns it rare

desecrate (the abyss stuff) hope it offers you life or res too

artificer orb for a socket

stick in a res or life rune

[spark herald]

oke ill try that thanks for the advice

[meager galleon]

the other option is to just use your gold and gamble for an upgrade with that one vendor that does that

[orchid pecan]

I got it. just had to dodge better

[spark herald]

i got a topaz ring drop now i got 40% lighning ress haha

[meager galleon]

ez upgrade

your goal is to hit 75% res (thats the cap) for the 3 ele res, and keep it there

[spark herald]

yup need to do that

can we push 90% res in poe 2 ?

[meager galleon]

i don't know from top of my head if there are enough +max res in game to hit 90, but you can go over the default max

[spark herald]

ok ok

[spark herald]

and one more thing does chaos res important in acts ? and if do i need 75%?

[meager galleon]

it is more important than it was in poe1 to start working at it in acts, but its not having it is not as devastating as not having the other reisstances

ideally, you want to have it capped in endgame

but getting any amount of it will be nice

[spark herald]

ok thanks

[charred lily]

guys help sine yesterday im trying to get this comp Quadrilla and havent seen any one im in t4 whats wrong guys any help ?!

[trim turret]

Like T4 maps? Can't you get one from Act 3?

Riverside map can spawn them.

[rugged jay]

Im cooked lol

[charred lily]

i mean im in t4 but farming that point on t3 but no respawn for it

[trim turret]

Farming what point on T3? Do you mean tier 3 maps on the atlas, or act 3 in the campaign?

[trim turret]

You can do it, you're close to the boss.

[charred lily]

hu? bro do you have idea about farming Companions

[rugged jay]

Got one more to go tho

[trim turret]

Yes, but you aren't making it clear what you're doing.

[trim turret]

It's not over until its over.

[rugged jay]

I just killed the scorpion lol

[trim turret]

Seems like you're doing just fine and not at all cooked then.

[rugged jay]

I honestly thought i was, but i guess i managed..

[charred lily]

trying to get quadrilla

[trim turret]

In acts or maps?

[high tree]

so i just got to act 4 and unlocked currency exchange and i saw that 1 omen of light can trade for 3.7 divine orbs, but when i look up omen of light on the trade website people are selling it for 1 exalted orb, whats going on here?

[south sparrow]

Don't look at in-person trades they have sales that people post and never sell. Only look at instant buyout, or currency exchange.

[high tree]

ooh okay

[south sparrow]

Best thing about poe2 is instant buyout. Probably won't even go back to poe1 until they add it; it's such a big deal.

[high tree]

another thing -- I saw that 1 omen of light = ~2500 exalted orbs but then I saw 1 divine orb = ~880 exalted orbs

the rates dont match up, do you know why?

like if 1 omen of light is 3.7 divine orbs you would think it would be about 3200 exalted orbs rather than the 2500

[south sparrow]

Yeah, seems like it should be closer, but prices can fluxuate quite a bit. Sometimes it's worth looking at both and seeing what the best deal is.

[high tree]

yeah that sounds like a good idea

do you think maybe its because of the trade tax

if trading it for exalted orbs its like 10x more gold cost lol

[south sparrow]

possibly

[high tree]

[south sparrow]

The price of divines is ridiculous.

I'm not sure what is driving the price, I guess they are just that much more rare than exalts, but exalts are used tons more.

[high tree]

i have like 30 exalted orbs to my name im still level 47 and very new to the economy but if i can sell that one omen of light i have i bet thats already a crazy initial boost

[south sparrow]

yep

[high tree]

crazy to think that random item i picked up doesnt even look any different from like an augmented orb it had the same brown text

[south sparrow]

depends on filter

[high tree]

How do I change my filter?

[south sparrow]

I just used an omen of light today, I think for the first time.

[south sparrow]

https://www.pathofexile.com/item-filter/ladder/follower/type/PoE2

click and follow the one you want and it will show in-game

[high tree]

Thanks!

[south sparrow]

you probably want semistrict or strict

[trim turret]

Neversink is the gold standard snd semi-strict is good for canpaign.

[high tree]

alright i'll see if i can get semi-strict

[south sparrow]

You can follow everything from regular to uber and just select what you want in-game

[high tree]

oh wow just following it on the website adds it ingame i expected a more involved process

thats nice

[south sparrow]

fyi, on windows, the filters are download to C:/Users/user-name/Documents/My Games/Path of Exile 2/OnlineFilters

[versed shore]

Yeah I don't totally get it... Cause like, I. Pretty sure divs are more common than 1/800 as exalts? So is it just that people are using more divs to reroll their late game gear?

[versed shore]

Have you tried poe2 filter?

It's so much better than neversink IMO. I'm never going back

It's so much nicer looking and soooooo much easier to customize in a few clicks

[trim turret]

Yeah I used the standard one for a while but I like neversink and am used to it.

[versed shore]

I've spent far less time accomplishing far more with it.

[trim turret]

I'm still playing POE1 so having them be somewhat homogenous helps me.

[versed shore]

And especially to new players, I'd recommend POE2 filter even more, since it has really nicely built defaults for various stages of the game. Checkboxes for things like ssf or not, easily choose which armor types you want to see, etc

[south sparrow]

I'll check it out

One thing about filterblade that is great is that it updates all the time depending on economy, and you don't have to micromanage it

[versed shore]

This one does the same. Has currency sorted into tiers based on value in exalts, scraping the currency exchange value. And it's as easy as click and drag to move a currency manually to another tier. And it's super easy to reskin each tier in terms of looks/sound or even hide it entirely

[south sparrow]

I just mean, the filters on the poe web site update automatically.

But it sounds interesting. I will def check it out

[versed shore]

Wdym?

[south sparrow]

I mean if they update them, then they update on your computer right away. are poe 2 filters on the website?

[versed shore]

Idk what you mean. You hit the sync button and it works. Just like neversink did for me. It's not auto for neversink unless you pay, I thought. But it's just a one click thing.

Idk about pushing updates automatically. I'm tweaking something to my filter pretty much every day anyway.

[south sparrow]

I just mean if you subscribe to one of the filters here https://www.pathofexile.com/item-filter/ladder/follower/type/PoE2, they update on your computer whenever some pushes a filter update.

But anyway, what I do is a use one of those filters, but I have a prefilter file that I can show/hide my own stuff, and then load the filter file from the computer after.

[versed shore]

Is that just for POE 1?

I didn't even know POE itself hosted a bunch of filters. I just have gone directly through the neversink, and now poe2filter, website

But yeah if these can be uploaded to the POE website I assume it works the same way?

[south sparrow]

yeah, it's 1 and 2

[south sparrow]

I don't see any poe 2 filters on there, but yeah, in principle of ggg put one on there it would work the same way

neversink filters update multiple times per day

[versed shore]

You mean the poe1 ones?

[south sparrow]

and poe2

[versed shore]

Again, I don't subscribe to some bulk filter I just make my own so IDK about that. You'd have to ask the dev. He's super responsive in the Poe2filter discord.

Regardless, updating multiple times a day is pretty unnecessary except maybe at the very beginning of a league, and this filter is just like 50x better to customize than the neversink site. It's so much easier to work with. It goes everything I want it to do and it's easy to get there. Neversink was a nightmare to try to customize it exactly how I wanted it. Often had to do things multiple times in multiple places, etc.

[south sparrow]

sounds pretty nice. I actually just write my own filter code in a pre-filter like I mentioned above, but i will check out poe 2.

[tiny saffron]

what level should I be at end of each act

[south sparrow]

don't matter, just make sure you got the offensive and defensive stats that are high enough.

[boreal quartz]

is that promotional free mystery box still around

[keen pendant]

Ghost Dance spirit gem scales with my evasion% or my evasion rating flat number ?

[hearty walrus]

your total

[boreal quartz]

Anyone know lmao

Did it expire

[glossy jolt]

Hello, so I’m almost level 30 but my build is kinda scuffed so I wana reset my points in skill tree but it seems that the respec points are only one point not all of them •~•

Is there any ways I can get lots to reset or I gotta create new character D:

[hearty walrus]

respeccing costs gold

there's no limit to the amount of points you respec

[muted hound]

Like someone else said, you can respec everything with enough gold. Just gotta walk the nodes back from the furthest one.

[glossy jolt]

ok ok i see ty

so it doesnt cost the orb of regret?

[hearty walrus]

regret orbs don't exist in poe2

[glossy jolt]

oh shoot just realized i am typing in wrong channel, sorry

[muted hound]

Then, yeah, you COULD spend to get regrets, but not worth at 30

[glossy jolt]

ah ok i see

[dim maple]

urgent info pls: how to identify the correct Vaal Guard to bind spectre? there are a few

[hybrid star]

the one with 50 spirit in utzaal

[dim maple]

ty so much

found em, bound em! thanks

[tropic silo]

First time SSF - is there any real way to target farm unqiues like Bones of Ulr?

[dim maple]

havent heard of any! some uniques can be chanced from normals, like viper cap

wow, vaal guards kill everything but also my game! it is stuttering so much even on low res

i cant even see what is going on, the screen is a sea of flames

i have 6 of the buggers

[tropic silo]

That is lame 🙁

[dim maple]

i am going to reduce their numbers and see if it works, but in the meatime, has anyone else observed this? seems to be fairly common as Ghazzy TV, makes a mention of it.

any workarounds?

[hybrid star]

nope, vaal guard is strong but yeah they are that laggy

that's why people use frozen mandibles now

[dim maple]

3 of em is nt too bad and i have reduced the window and the other interface params

but I did want a stressfree gaming play style, and I have it now

[dim maple]

where to u get those then?

[hybrid star]

the last interlude

the area right out of town

it's a rare monster around the end of the area

[dim maple]

oh ok. well i think i have found the sweet spot. 3 vaal guards, 3 snipers, 3 storm mages

[modest pasture]

what does Breach Ring do? it says Max Quality 40%?

[trim turret]

Most rings can have a maximum quality of 20%. Breach rings can go higher.

[modest pasture]

does that mean it increases whatever passives it has?

does it already apply when I look at it?

[trim turret]

Catalysts can be applied to jewelry that increase specific stat types. You can only have one type of quality on a piece of jewelry.

[modest pasture]

oooohh, don't think I've seen those yet.

[dim maple]

question on bind spectre again pls: is there any use in levelling up the gem?

will it improve the damage/health etc of the actual bound minion?

nvm, it did increase the max life and regen as far as i can see. dmg remained hte same

[hybrid star]

it should increase damage

[prime igloo]

the dmg of spectres should scale heavily with levels

[royal phoenix]

Gem levels is the only way to get flat damage on minions afaik

Damage does not remain the same when you level a gem at all.

[prime igloo]

raising the spectre gem level is the same as having a higher level monster. so life and dmg goes up

[royal phoenix]

Unless it's a non-damage minion of course

You can also have multiple different spectres instead of skeletons

Like I use 6 Powered Zealots (Spark), 4 coke ants and 2 Chaos Zealots (Eye of Storms), 2 Skeleton Clerics, a sniper and 2 Reavers cause I use Muster

[dim maple]

oh ok thank you for the clarification. I am using the vaal guard as the spectre.

i couldnt see the dmg changing, but it probably did.

also i heard muster is not working? is it working now?

do u use muster in every minion, or just once/

[royal phoenix]

This is what I have rn, do know this is 704 spirit character

[dim maple]

oh wow! cool

[royal phoenix]

I only use Muster in the spectres

The skeletons are support, and have that gem that recovers my mana when they die.

And then I have 54% of damage taken from mana before life

Then all the skeletons just have Infernal Legions os they slowly suicide, Harvest so they give me 8% mana on dead, Deathmarch so they heal allied minions, and instability so they die faster.

I only use Resonating Shield to block while losing mana for Upwelling II, and have Elemental Weakness for bosses.

[dim maple]

oh ok, wow. so much info. thanks so much

i am going to have to look up most of what u have just mentioned, but i am sure it will make my build more powerful.

so all skellies have the same 4 then? harvest etc?

[royal phoenix]

Yea, only he clerics have rapid casting

But that's not needed at all, this is just a gem I already had with 5 sockets

I could maybe take out 2 clerics and put in another random Skeleton, I have one skill slot left

But it's fun to see more then 1 cleric with infernal

[dim maple]

how do u get so much spirit/

[royal phoenix]

They keep healing each other x)

[dim maple]

i'm lvl 50 rn, and somehow cobbled together 355 spirit. dont know that i can do more than that. last boss will give me 40 i think?

[royal phoenix]

Uhm, I'm infernalist (+1 spirit per 25 life) with 3000 life, have Prism Guardian for another +1 per 25, 2 times Ventor's for 20 spirit and ~90+ life each, Chest with 61, amulet with 49, Sceptre with 181.

I'm like 25 divine deep

Mostly cause those darn Ventor's tho

But they also were shiny lol

What I did was focus on getting those 2 rings, so I knew what my resistances had to cover, and then made sure I was tanky enough to take hits from non-map-mod bosses

[dim maple]

oh wow !! i am an infernalist too! but i only took the first ascendancy so far!!

[royal phoenix]

Only after that I started dps investing/routing

[dim maple]

lol. forgot to take the second...have to do the chaos trials now...

[royal phoenix]

Yea, the hound is a neat Sentinel of Radiance act-a-like

[dim maple]

dont have too many divines...so maybe one day, i will make enough to dress up pretty and shiny too! lol

i loaded up 6. of those vaal guards and my mac started to stutter. so i have only 1 of the VG now, rest are storm mages and snipers. they are doing great tho

[royal phoenix]

Oh, the shiny is just happenstance

I should get vaal guards to see how bad it is :)

It's in utzaal or h/w that's spelled right?

Grenade throwing dudes

[dim maple]

yes utzaal, and they are only 50 spirits each.

[prime igloo]

yea, but there are multiple variants of it

[dim maple]

they make the screen a sea of flames tho. really hurts the eye

[prime igloo]

with same name

[dim maple]

yes, 50 spirit is the one u want

[royal phoenix]

Yea, ik, powered zealots have the same problem

You have non-spark for 50 and spark for 55

[prime igloo]

i also got rid of them. destroyed my eyes and my fps

[royal phoenix]

I'm not having FPS problems

[dim maple]

yep..both eyes and fps....

[royal phoenix]

So I wanna get a full team of them to see if that'll make it happen

[dim maple]

they are so bad!

these mandible things are ok? what do they do?

freeze everyone?

[prime igloo]

they pretty much just default attack but are very fast and aggressive

[royal phoenix]

They have this "periodically release ice explosion" hidden modifier and just hit like trucks with nitro boosters

They're really good now that you have to just kill the map boss.

[dim maple]

nice...i heard u find them in the interludes?

[royal phoenix]

As they are single target beasts

That's why I have both

So the Zealots can map clear

And the Ants kill rares/bosses

[royal phoenix]

Yea, 3rd part in the first zone "Ashen Forest", it's a scripted rare spawn

So you cannot have it not spawn.

[dim maple]

oh ok. so better have a gem cut and ready to bind when i go there.

[royal phoenix]

You can disenchant your spectre gem back to bind spectre too

So you could just invest sockets and quality and revert it and bind a new one later

So you already have like a 20% 3-4 socket, when you reach interlude Pt 3, you disenchant it to a bind spectre with sockets/qual and bind the ant to it

[dim maple]

oh ok. but i'll lose the vaal gaurd tho!

but good to know i dont have to waste the gem if i decide i want another spectre

[royal phoenix]

Is it the 53 spirit vaal guard?