2┃new-player-in-campaign-help

[twin rivet]

i think i got lucky with my stun timings

[hollow elk]

Unfair world I want to Play but I have to work

[ocean carbon]

hi, im not sure if this is the right channel or not
I'm a new player ( coming from poe1 ) also this is my first time in campaign ( about 50% into act 2 )

the thing is, a lot of systems looks similar to the ones in poe1 but feels different so im tryna look at it and learn it from the poe2 perspective. one thing I still cant get my head around is how things affect my damage output, right now it feels so lacking that it takes me about 30s to kill a rare ( I play druid bear form build rage and dps with maul into furious slam w/ herald of ash) so any resource on how to improve this and/or if this is normal?
also when checking builds on maxroll and mobalytics I see they dont use pob, is that a normal thing for poe2?

[hybrid star]

maxroll usually have pob

campaign is kinda the same as in poe 1, you get flat damage from weapon (then rings or gloves), % increased from tree, and then just life and resist for armors

[ocean carbon]

I see

[hybrid star]

getting a good weapon helps a lot, it's mostly gamba tho, but if you find a decent one you can quality and put runes on it

also checkout other skill gem category, maybe you can add a curse, mark

[ocean carbon]

rn I try to replace my wep every 5-10 lvls to keep up with area level but how do u craft okish gear at campgain without craftingbench? rn I just alch/trans and hope for the best

[hybrid star]

yeah that's it, or gamble

[ocean carbon]

i see

[hybrid star]

and picking up white base and aug/trans to see if it's worth making it rare

[trim turret]

Check vendors, pick up bases, try the gambling vendor. And you are more encouraged to spend your early currency in POE2. Definitely transmute and augment weapons and hope for a big physical damage roll and attack speed or other useful mods.

Make sure your first couple support gems on skills truly benefit their damage.

[ocean carbon]

oh? we dont need those early currency later on?

[trim turret]

Not like you do in POE1 no and there are higher tiers of them later.

But if you don't get good mods with transmutes and augments, don't keep going on the same item either.

[ocean carbon]

Got it

[obsidian forge]

no pob is normal, many dont use it
for attacking builds you gotta just sort your weapon type by dps on the market for 1ex or whatever and buy the highest dps weapon, then have a weighted search for flat damage 20, ele res 3, life 0,5 and buy the items with lots of flat damage

add attack speed and + to skills too if you want

buy skill gems with more support sockets too

[heady coral]

i pay for map progress help , dm me

[waxen osprey]

how do I increase the quality of skills that are not skill gems, but learned from ascendency passives?

[astral igloo]

i think the only ways might be diallas desire, and augments for body armor

[daring dragon]

Ascendancy skills should gain sockets with increased character lvl

[twin rivet]

Im trying to understand why sometimes i cant reenter my temple. I need to leave to store stuff in my stache. Im in the fancy spiffed up version of the temple. The architect exists but last time i fought him but didnt finish and left it wouldnt let me reenter my temple

Should i not fully complete the temple? How do i safely loot things?

Does anyone know? Please ive ruined so many temple runs because i dont understand how to loot

[twin rivet]

can someone please tell me if its even possible to exit and re-enter a temple thats being run?

maybe there was a patch or somthing, that or this new fancy temple changed things, or a weird quest interaction. itdk

[chilly nebula]

The temple should only close if:

1. you click close temple on the console in Vaal ruins
2. You fight the Architect and die
3. You fight atziri and die
   4.(Unsure about this one) You are outside the temple for >15 minutes.

If I have to exit the temple to drop off loot I will just drop it in the stash located in the Vaal ruins area just out side the big triangle portal thing and immediately re-enter.

[twin rivet]

i think it was the second one that go me once. I wanted to fight him with different skills.
I think all the reasons ive lost my temple were valid then theres just so many.
-Stepped away once and lost to instance timer
-i left my temple but when i re-entered it put me into my friends he was doing at the same time
-i fought the arcitect and left the area iirc

im going to try to at least b line it to the artifact rooms and leave and come back, just not start the fight. Oh maybe it was because i completed the temple aside from the aritect thag may have also did funny things

[chilly nebula]

If you’re having issues it’s probably just a good idea to finish the temple before leaving. If your inventory is full then you’re probably picking too much stuff up.

[twin rivet]

im new and havent really figured out what all i want. i keep a bunch of stuff in inventory too but yea for sure

i was gonan prio tier stuff mostly and artifact, and currency

my resistences are all over the place so i have all these weird rings, some with rarity find but some with better resistence

[trim turret]

You're picking up too much junk, if your build is competent there's no reason to be swapping skills for specific fights, and if gear isn't improving your resistances overall, its not worth keeping.

[twin rivet]

idk im just constantly experimenting its fun but the downside is shitty inventory space

[trim turret]

Then experiment outside the temple.

But you gotta settle on a build eventually. You're gonna be on the same hamster wheel for one character forever.

[twin rivet]

all the good loot i can get is in this temple, the story stuff doesnt have much for me

should probably just finish it up then do temple stuff

but yea would just be nice to know how GGG intends temples to be exited/entered/looted

[trim turret]

Do a whole run, then leave. If you need to go back you're picking up too much stuff. Temple loot is the same as regular loot outside of the rooms that give specific rewards.

[twin rivet]

aint no way, theres all these modifiers and stuff that have been given me way better items

thanks though guys ill work on things and test temple exiting myself. Im still havin a blast with what im running

[low oasis]

How much time I got to do end game before next season starts

[astral igloo]

at least 2 months

season came out mid december

so probably until march

[dry rain]

why cant i pick this up

[twin rivet]

Ah ok i got to go back in after teleporting out. I left all but two rooms done, a random room and the architect. Neat. Ill just defeat him now though and finish everything.

[twin rivet]

i think you can only hold so many im not sure.

[dry rain]

where do i see my medallions

[twin rivet]

at the console, though it might be tricky trying to acess it utill after you beat the temple

[twin rivet]

not sure i understand this more maxiumum and less minum thing. I see that on weapons the range exists, so does this just really mean base damage is just higher in general?

[south timber]

It's usually used for bleed builds or some kind of build where the max physical damage is snapshotted but usually if you get a higher maximum and lower minimum you can bump up your average dps

[twin rivet]

my temple says ill get one on my next run, though i dont run bleed hmm. I do stun a lot though so may be fun for that. My current belts really nice though shoot

[south timber]

Like if a weapon's damage is 100-200 and you manage to get 40% more and 30% less (rare) then you end up with 70-280 damage

[twin rivet]

ahhh i see

thansk for explaining!

[chilly nebula]

Beware that this is the version from PoE 1

[hollow elk]

That Sounds pretty strong

[mystic ore]

ever create a juiced up temple for the first time go?

[daring dragon]

That question makes no sense, try to rephrase it.

[mystic ore]

wishing it was juiced like a map - for the time being tier 2 and up only happens

[daring dragon]

Yeah even after reading both messages multiple times, still doesn't makes sense to me.

[velvet swift]

anyone know if this abyss can get crossed out in act 4?

[trim turret]

Maybe not, but it doesn't matter. It's just an optional encounter with the mechanic.

[south timber]

It’s just indicating there’s an abyss in the area, you’ll get plenty more randomly in the postgame

[ocean carbon]

um how do I survive this sand/air that fills the entire arena

[slate comet]

asala casts a shield around herself. stand in it

[ocean carbon]

oh xd

[hollow elk]

can a temple reset / close if I die too often in it?

[wheat crag]

Hello guys I have a serious question

Ranger Passive tree “multi shot” (attacks fire an additional projectile) have reduced dmg? Or is the same dmg each arrow?

[trim turret]

If it doesn't say it does reduced damage, it doesn't.

[boreal tulip]

no, it's superior to the gem in that way.

[clear talon]

im stuck at the final boss of act 4

i have a very op skill from the dragon that does 8000 damage but still

[wide knoll]

What the hell is ||Tavakai|| doing in ||The Excavation|| out of nowhere? He appeared after I defeated the boss to steal the kill (a bit of a pattern in this game for some weird reason) and just started hanging around without a word.

[chilly nebula]

He probably came to save his daughter right?

[novel gazelle]

Have you upgraded gear in a while?

[trim turret]

Damage isn't everything.

[clear talon]

yes

[wheat crag]

Guy hello

Again 🤓

I see 2 projectile mastery in passive tree. I can upgrade both but with different (pick passive)?

[hearty walrus]

passive masteries are a poe1 thing

[wheat crag]

Oops wrong chat

[hearty walrus]

but yes

[wheat crag]

Sorry

[charred lily]

i just forgot how can i avoid these sht

[carmine umbra]

Anyone know how you resist or counter the blood pools from the mobs in Holten Estate in the Interlude

[chilly nebula]

Life regen/leech and always moving. There is almost nothing that mitigates physical damage over time.

[carmine umbra]

Apparently the damage is corrupted blood

[chilly nebula]

Yeah that’s a physical DoT. Technically allocating sanguine tolerance could work but you just gotta not stand in that stuff.

[carmine umbra]

Im not it just melts my health due to being so many mobs that do that in the small hallways in there

[earnest island]

Anyone know how to fix a bug in the excavation ij sct 4? I killed the boss but died at the same time so the door to the next zpne is now bugged and cant progress st all

Or do i just hqve to reset my instance and do this dumb af boss again?

[echo ember]

can anyone help me get 3rd asc

[lilac turtle]

is the smith of katava any good?

[trim turret]

Good at what?

[trim turret]

#2┃looking-for-group

[trim turret]

Like what build are you thinking of using it with?

[lilac turtle]

im just wondering if it clears maps good and does good damage?

[trim turret]

If your build can make use of what it does. Things aren't just good or bad in a vacuum.

[lilac turtle]

im looking to start a new character and trying to decide between warrior , huntress or merc

[trim turret]

Those are classes. Every class has good builds.

I'm doing a spear bleed warrior warbringer because there are nodes on the warbringer that are useful to me.

[lilac turtle]

theres this glacial lance ritualist build that looks insanely cool, ima go with that

[trim turret]

Link it.

[lilac turtle]

https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/misoxshiru-glacial-lance-ritualist

it looks super cool

[trim turret]

It's also an endgame build that requires a bunch of unique items that may be expensive.

And has no info on how to level with it.

[lilac turtle]

good point

nvm im gonna go with this one then

seems a bit easier to get into

https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/pohx-shatter-tactician?weaponSet=set1&ws-ngf5-f7d82102-7e77-4a44-ad24-33b67e8ae7bf=activeVariantId%2Cb7f9766a-10ee-4f27-a6b5-9b5da8a7dcd7

[trim turret]

Yep its a starter build and Pohx is a famous build creator basically.

[thin panther]

whats a better minion build class? witch lich or witch infernalist?

[arctic blaze]

What type of Jewels best for Pathfinder PosionBurst?

[true inlet]

How do I check the DPS of Skeletal Warrior, I see nothing under Basic Attack

[hybrid star]

they don't show up in town

[trim turret]

They both have competent builds.

[trim turret]

This build has a list.

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/poisonburst-arrow-pathfinder

[lilac turtle]

Yeah this witch hunter build is insane . It like one shots every boss almost. Even this early on

Already almost done with act 2 😂

[twin rivet]

I got ryslathas coil but its missing a whole affix. Uniques can come unfinished?

that just feels terrible

Im dumb i was looking at poe 1 apparently

[wide knoll]

Yeah the motive to help his daughter makes sense, but where did he come from? Just randomly teleported from another island? I just realized this probably isn't the channel for this tbh

[hybrid star]

she left while you are being held by the guards, prolly went to call daddy?

[wide knoll]

That ship has to have some hardcore vaal-powered thrusters because she swam to her tribe's island and back quite quick

[hollow elk]

Can I fail a temple run irrevocably by dying too often?

[obsidian forge]

either shaman or tactician

witch doesnt have a lot of synergy with minions

[quick pike]

both work witch infernalist is easier for a new player https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/minion-army-infernalist-build-guide check maxroll or mobalytics for more builds

[daring dragon]

Yeah iirc infernalist can scale their spirit with HP or something, which greatly helps with minion builds, and they get a free puppy as well.

[obsidian forge]

that's a very tiny amount of spirit, witch is just not a minion class

compare it to shaman with his 120 spirit or tactician with his banners and attack damage buff

[daring dragon]

Highly disagree considering it's frequently recommend by lots of experienced players all over the internet when it comes to minion builds.

[shy wolf]

Hi is comet build is a league starter or not ?

It it is league starter please share the build guide

[vague ocean]

anyone down to help me level my monk? currentl lvl 23

[daring dragon]

#2┃looking-for-group

Also it's not rly possible to lvl you this early.

There is no power leveling like this in poe2 and you will need to finish the campaign either way.

[vague ocean]

lol it is indeed, i have leveled people and been leveled. Additionally power leveling after campaign through temple is a thing this season.

[daring dragon]

But you clearly aren't in the the endgame yet so.

[vague ocean]

and i didnt post in end game

[daring dragon]

That's not my point

[vague ocean]

you dont have a point

[daring dragon]

Whatever, this is of no use, good luck.

[vague ocean]

anyone that speed clears areas higher than your current level can level you quite fast.

within the xp penalty margin

[quick pike]

there's this https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/frostbolt-cast-on-crit-comet-chronomancer-build-guide or https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/frostbolt-cast-on-crit-comet-stormweaver-endgame-build-guide

[shy wolf]

Please suggest some caster builds for league starter anyone?

[daring dragon]

Besides the two you just got recommended, look up some more on maxroll or mobalytics.

[shy wolf]

What about minion builds i've seen shaman and witch classes which one should i go for

[daring dragon]

Shaman, witch(both infernalist and lich) and tactician all have viable minion builds, and so does disciple of varashta, but that one is a bit different from the others.

Mainly focusing on the ascendancy specific djinn skills.

[shy wolf]

Which one have good clear speed

[daring dragon]

All of them

[shy wolf]

Ok

Thank for saying

[lilac turtle]

Hey I’ve got a question
I’m level 89 with my disciple of varashta, if I were to switch to chronimancer how would I do that? Would I have to go through the entire 4 floor trial again?

Some of these CoC comet builds look sick

[daring dragon]

You need to do any trial that rewards the amount of ascendancy points you already got, then respec the points at the npc in the trial, then switch ascendancy at the statue.

[lilac turtle]

Damn so I’d have to do the final trial then?

I’ve got all 8 points

[hard cypress]

Yes, final trial.

[lilac turtle]

Damn, okay

[cerulean epoch]

im late to the league what builds is recommended?

[quartz wren]

why lightning warp sometimes just doesn't activates? cursor is over highlighted monster and clicking skill actually works but char just doesn't jump to that monster

[south timber]

Anything on Maxroll or Mobalytics marked as a league starter

[mystic ore]

I tried electricity - arc and the lesser other one - until cooldown nerf on arc it was decent and op with chain

[daring dragon]

Well are the mobs you aim at under the cull threshold like the skill requires?

[quartz wren]

of course

[daring dragon]

Then no idea, but the most likely explanation is that they aren't after all.

[quartz wren]

I have a feeling that it struggles if between char and cull monster is another one non-cullable

[daring dragon]

Might be

It's still a beta after all

[quartz wren]

not an excuse

[daring dragon]

Lmao what

Betas aren't allowed to have bugs or what?

[obsidian forge]

meta is lightning arrow, comet spark, explosive shot, lightning spear, oil grenade, flicker, whirlimg assault, maybe some druid forms

[quartz wren]

dude, 90% of games nowadays are in beta so you can excuse every bs they do
and for ggg that has ~15years of development, with all bs they currently have in p2 such small things just make it worse
and I just found that specifically about lightning warp is just another bs they made in one of recent patches

[obsidian forge]

you have to warp outside of a monster, the lightning ball has to be outside

[quartz wren]

I said nothing about using l_ball

[twin rivet]

Is there a service outage? Cant play online

[daring dragon]

Nope

Try a different gateway

[trim turret]

Except games that have the BS betas do so a few weeks or a month before launch. GGG straight up said "the game isn't done, we're going to be in EA for at least a year, and there are going to be issues to work through."

[twin rivet]

Gateway?

[trim turret]

Also, could you be getting interrupted/stunned?

[daring dragon]

Server

You can choose which server u want to connect to in the options

[twin rivet]

Ah yea wont work

Wonder id its an xbox thing

[daring dragon]

Check the Xbox channel on here then

Maybe some other Xbox players reported similar issues there.

[twin rivet]

Thanks! Whatever it was i fixed it

I just did the age old solution of turning it off and on again / unplug lol

Also updated my card info

Uh in other news, is there a cap on armour applying to elemental? Ive been leaning into that and just got the blackbraid armor by pure chance though i kinda need my normal armor more i think

[trim turret]

I don't think there's a cap but you need enough actual armor for it to be effective.

[twin rivet]

says its at 90% per element nearly is why i asked yea

or rather the numbers bugged out after going higher. idk the stat page is buggy have to reload area in bear form to really update it

[prime gorge]

hi can i get some help killing ketzuli

[daring dragon]

#2┃looking-for-group

[twin rivet]

any tips on what supports to use on walking calamity? im mostly just running around dealing phys damage stunning things

[karmic shore]

I am on act 1. Just entered the hunting grounds and although my damage is good, the enemies are doing a lot of damage. I am new to the poe game and a bit lost on what to do. Should I just back track to previous areas and try to level up so I can get stronger? Or do I need to farm some better gear first and then try hunting grounds again. Honestly just completely overwhelmed by the game so would appreciate some tips, even just pointing me in the right direction.

[heady coral]

Hello guys is there anyone out there who can help me progress through campaign ? I am at act4

[chilly nebula]

General Advice:

• Check vendors when you level up.
• Use the crafting currency you find.
• Prioritize getting life and resistances on gear.
• Better to have mostly gear of the same type (all armor or all evasion or all energy shield).
• If you get stuck you can refresh a zone by holding Ctrl when entering the zone(can be from a waypoint). You get the most loot from killing bosses.

[chilly nebula]

That early it shouldn't matter much what defenses you have. Remember to use your life flask whenever you take damage.

[karmic shore]

Wait. Are you saying I can go back and kill the boss again + get loot drops again?

I have done most of the suggestions but I will try to get all armour on mu gear. I have one gear item that has evasion. I didn’t know mixing them would be an issue.

[chilly nebula]

Yes. If the boss has certain drops that are guaranteed the first time you kill it then you wont get those again but you can go back and fight bosses again for sure

[karmic shore]

That is a game changer. I will do that. I assume bosses give a lot more xp too.

[chilly nebula]

It's not a problem its just that the more you invest into a single defense generally the better it will work.

[karmic shore]

I did one of those val dungeons where you make your own dungeon. There were two benches that upgraded my gear. Are these dungeons random finds/will I get those benches again? They were really good for making my gear better

[chilly nebula]

XP/time is certainly maximized by killing regular(white) and magic(blue) mobs. In this game a lot of your power comes from gear though so gear>levels

[karmic shore]

It makes sense. I am going to take your advice. I am trying to keep things simple for now so this helps.

[chilly nebula]

There should be one vaal beacon per zone and you need 6 to access the temple. The crafting benches are random but high probability.

[torn lava]

im a poe 1 player who can complete the poe 1 campaign in 8 hrs
how much time will it take for me to complete the campaign in poe 2 if i rush?

[karmic shore]

Got it. I really appreciate the advice.

[trim turret]

Since we have no idea how well your POE1 experience will translate over, we can't answer that. Why rush your first time through anyway?

[torn lava]

i understand that
well i certainly didn't play poe 1 for the lore or the campaign,so personally I'm not that hooked into the story
so just asking for a rough estimate

[trim turret]

I think its a little longer at this point but if you get a build together that's effective you may be able to do it in 12-15. But that is pure guesswork. I personally think the campaign is important because it is where so many important parts of build progression take place.

[trim turret]

I think they said it already but life and resistances are really important on gear and artificers orbs + runes can help fill those gaps.

[trim turret]

Anything that increases the duration, size of the meteors, their damage, etc.

[torn lava]

oooh
so is it different from poe 1 approach
where you rush through acts
to get to the real part?

[trim turret]

I mean not really. Even in POE1 you do things like getting your ascendancy, which is crucial to your build. Rushing to endgame is a cultural thing, not a game design thing. I don't know why people decided only endgame matters when your first 65 levels are spent in the campaign and its where a huge portion of putting your build together takes place.

[trim turret]

90% may be the cap on how much damage can be reduced. But there isn't a cap on the % of armor that applies to elemental technically.

[verbal zenith]

I'll try here as well. Looking for carry to speedrun the campaign for 10 Divines for FotV League. Willing to negotiate price

[hearty walrus]

not a carry discord

[verbal zenith]

I made sure to ask the other people in the VC if it was allowed before posting

[south timber]

Try The Forbidden Trove discord

They do carry services

[trim turret]

If it was on this server, they steered you wrong.

[verbal zenith]

apparently

but i promised i made sure to ask

[hollow elk]

hang on -- if I close the game while in a vaal temple, the temple run ends and i lose access? I have to run the thing in one session always?!?!

[trim turret]

I mean, its not meant to be this huge long thing that takes forever.

[hollow elk]

well, clearing 20-30 rooms of difficult monsters can take an hr or so if you are not super powerful yet

what a stupid implementation

I lost so much because I had real life stuff to do

[trim turret]

If its taking you an hour your build needs some help.

Its to prevent people from abusing resets.

[hollow elk]

it used to be easy, but my wolf is dying pretty quickly now at level 60, so yeah I am facing some issues and have to play very cautiously. But there should AT LEAST be a warning

[trim turret]

Do you have good life and resistances and what defensive layers do you have beyond that?

[hollow elk]

my res are 55/49/42 , I have 1193 HP and just 375 ES, and 1365 armor

my defense is freezing stuff ...

[trim turret]

Resists and life are essential for all builds and you need to cap your resists as soon as you can. Those are the bare minimum defenses. I'm doing cold wolf also.

I have my resists and life sorted, running pure armor gear, sources of armor applies to elemental, the adaptation defensive node on the shaman ascendancy, and sources of both leech and regen.

[hollow elk]

I am not sure how to get such good items then. I take what drops and sometimes craft it, but it's not enough

[trim turret]

Are you using artificer orbs and runes?

[hollow elk]

this is my first play-through

[trim turret]

To fill out resists?

[hollow elk]

yes, but not super consequently. I usually have 3-4 runes on my gear, should probably max that out

[trim turret]

Yes, there's no point in saving them. Pick up gear, check vendors, craft on good bases or magic items with even one good mod. Abyssal crafting and essences are super helpful.

[hollow elk]

hm k. I just went with armor / es because that seemed to be the standard way for druid build. But then again I am super demotivated by that temple shit. I have been kicked out of temple runs multiple times now due to non existent UI / warnings / explanations about the rules

might just do something less frustrating for a while. but thanks for the help, much appreciated

[trim turret]

Not like you have to run the temple.

Armor and ES is fine.

ES is just tough to recover during combat.

Life and resists are most important. Defense is about layers.

[hollow elk]

it's like THE thing of the league, and of course the loot is insane

[trim turret]

And many people ignore the league mechanic in POE1 until endgame or until their build is sorted out because the mechanic is usually more difficult to match the better rewards.

[rare quarry]

Can someone help rq with Doryani

[trim turret]

#2┃looking-for-group

[hollow elk]

ok I found a way to cheat myself back into the temple. might get happy again

[twin rivet]

Thanks for the info and tips!

[chilly nebula]

Curious about how you think the game should warn you because you’re not the only one struggling with this. The game can’t know if you’re going to leave for 5 minutes or 5 hours and it can’t contact you if you’re not playing. As far as I understand every zone resets/closes if it is empty for 15 minutes to save the server maybe that should be communicated somewhere?

[hollow elk]

there's a ton of things that could be done. There could be an instruction message upon entering a temple, for example.
Then, if you want to teleport out, it asks you "are you sure" -- but what the hell?! how should I know I am sure when you are not telling me the consequences?!

[twin rivet]

I'm always accidentally double tapping pounce. The amout of times ive heard "Im Not rEADy yEt" is vast

[chilly nebula]

That’s a good point about the exit message not clarifying the consequences. A lot of stuff in the temple has unclear consequences. An entrance message might be useful but as I understand it the temple works the same way as every other zone and then the devs have to decide what zones have the message, if all zones should have such a message, and, if not, what the absence of such a message communicates to the player. I recommend adding your thoughts to the official feedback forum. Hopefully they’ll make some changes next patch.

[hollow elk]

why does it let me build a temple where I can not access every room?

[hollow elk]

Ok, makes some sense, but to new players this is not so clear. The game is really awful for getting into it as a new player. Also, I think you can tp out of every normal zone? whereas in the temple you can not. I once got locked out of it because I tp'ed out

[chilly nebula]

They’ve done a lot in this game to help new players with all the extra tooltips and the simplified support gem system that is not in PoE 1 but there is still a lot that is not communicated well or at all.

[chilly nebula]

This is strange to me because I have teleported out of the temple many times without issue. I wonder what was different.

[hollow elk]

yeah I have not tried to reproduce it since I found out walking back to the entrance and leaving that way does a) not give that mysterious warning and b) has no side effects

[chilly nebula]

I think this is the result of a loop destabilizing leaving orphaned rooms.

[hollow elk]

ahh gotya. Thanks!

appreciate your thoughts btw

[ornate thunder]

what's a good option for single target damage early on on mercenary? im only in act 2 and i was using permafrost rounds then shattering with frag rounds but it's fallen off hard

my dmg in general is kinda bad but especially single target

[trim turret]

That sounds like a weapon issue, not a skill gem issue. Unless you're using bad support gems or not upgrading your skill gems.

[ornate thunder]

im following a guide so i am just using the gems off of that, but for my weapon i have the rampart raptor

do you think it'd be better to find a good rare crossbow instead?

[trim turret]

God yes. Rampart Raptor has abysmal damage.

Unique doesn't automatically mean good.

[ornate thunder]

gotcha, i'll find a better one

thank you!

[trim turret]

Check vendors, pick up drops, even try the gambler.

That damage number up top is the most important stat. After that, the other stuff starts to matter. But that's first.

And stats like increased physical damage are local to the weapon so that stat is already included on the damage for rampart raptor.

[ornate thunder]

i grabbed a new one from the vendor and it's much better

thank you!

[desert bramble]

dont be scared to use exalts and other currency below an exalt to make your gear better too you will have a lot in endgame so dont sweat it

[naive wigeon]

What exactly is good about Stormweaver? It looks so lackluster compared to the other sorceress ascendancies

[hearty walrus]

chronomancer is actually the less played one

[chilly nebula]

Double shock is really good damage. Elemental infusions need a lot of help to feel good. +limit makes it viable to actually use certain good damage skills

[rocky whale]

anyone wants some free exalts? im about to quit

[naive wigeon]

Is it really good damage? Isn't shock only +20% increased damage? So 2 ascendancy points for 20% increased damage? That doesn't seem too good to me unless I'm missing something?

[hybrid star]

increased damage taken, which is a multiplier, and skill like lightning conduit can take advantage of it

but if you ask me the strength of stormweaver nowadays is infusion

she has really become the master of all elements

[hollow elk]

good day everyone! where can I get help on deciding which item is better for my build? e.g. weighing (for my ice wolf) cold dmg vs raw phys. dmg + other elemental stuff + crit + AS, or judging if bigger health recovery is better than lower recovery but with a % chance to get a flask on enemy kill etc.

[daring dragon]

Best place would be the wolf channel in #1308715058716610580 also familiarize yourself with path of building.

[hollow elk]

thanks! what is path of building?

[daring dragon]

A tool to plan your character

[hollow elk]

i don't seek wolf-specifiy item advice but rather generally learn how to judge such things

[daring dragon]

Which also let's you see if something is an improvement or not.

[hollow elk]

I just realised I can open the skill menu next to the item menu and see with which weapon I get more DPS for example

[daring dragon]

General advice like this hardly is possible since it pretty much always depends on the build you play.

[hollow elk]

looks awesome, will check it out

ok. thanks so much! 🙂

I read the crafting overview on maxroll.gg but it didnt tell me what a prefix/suffix is and what T1 ...T5 etc means?

[daring dragon]

Prefix and suffix are different types of mods on Items, press alt or ctrl (not sure which one it was on PC) while looking at an item and it will show you some advanced infos, including the tiers of mods as well as which type the mods are.

The tiers on mods determine the values they can give, a T1 mod will roll higher than a t5 mod. Be aware that it's the exact opposite on items that are on the ground, when an item says it's t5 that's better than a T1 item.

[hollow elk]

yes that's where I got the names from initially, but I dont know how these come to be (how do I get a better (higher?) T modifier? do exalts add suff/pref whatever slot remains up to 6 (I assume it's 3/3) on a rare? I dont want to bother you too much, there must be a guide somewhere?

[daring dragon]

I'm not deep into crafting so I can't provide accurate details sry

And yeah there surely are plenty of guides online.

[hollow elk]

gotya, I'll just search around. Many thanks!

maybe just one more thing: does "armour applies to elemental dmg" work similarly to resistances? sounds like a potentially very strong stat

[daring dragon]

Kinda similar I guess yeah, it let's your armor also negate elemental dmg, yes it's a good stat if your builds primary defense is armor and you definitely want some.

I have seen people on here mention that you want to be close to 100% armor applied to elemental dmg.

However I'm pretty sure my wolf build has less than that and still does fine in most content.

So it's probably not mandatory to reach that 100%

[hollow elk]

ok but then I def should not switch out the only item I have with that mod, and it's only 23 % also xD

[daring dragon]

That said, early on your most important defensives will be max life and elemental resistances.

[hollow elk]

thanks! I was kinda neglecting max hp

not sure if 65 is still early on but I start noticing that my build begins to matter

[hollow elk]

is ... the balance on some support gems totally wacky or am I reading this wrong?
rapid attacks II gives 25 % increased AS
rapid attacks III gives 35 % increased AS but 50 % LESS dmg from that skill

who in the world would pick RA III ?!

[daring dragon]

Many lvl3 variants of support gems have a certain downside to balance things out, they often are only used in very specific builds. In your specific example rapid atk 2 is generally way better than 3.

I can't think of any case were 3 would be favored but I'm sure there are some.

[final geyser]

It'd be best in any situation where that skill isn't your primary damage skill, and just something you need to throw out as quickly as possible, for instance to build up Combo or apply some kind of debuff. No idea whether there are any builds that actively do so, but that's the general concept, at least.

[hollow elk]

thanks. What a weird system tbh 😅

am I being stupid when I am thinking about milking vaal temples because I have found a relatively small map where I can quickly find the energy crystals to rack up energised crystals to reopen the temple quickly? I am in the interlude, first region, lvl 65. I just think the drops are crazy rn, I got some waystones, 2 ascendancy keys (barya lvl 65) and big time exalts at least for what I am used to. And I could soon get to the architect, finally ...

or should I just continue to the endgame?

it's a bit like having access to a map via waystones, just earlier, with good loot, no?

[daring dragon]

If you are strong enough to progress the interludes then yes, there are multiple permant buffs to get in the interludes, reaching endgame will open up lots of possiblities, you can still run temples on maps, and you eventually need to finish the interludes anyway.

[karmic shore]

New to the game. It took me 4 days lol to get through act 1. I am finding it tough ngl. I love it but I have to say it has overtaken demon souls as the hardest game I have ever played. I am at the boss in mawdun mine. I can beat him down to 50% before I get killed. I could make gear better by putting sockets in my gear pieces but afraid to do so because I am getting upgrades every 3-4 levels. Is the game generous with those socketing orbs, the orbs that upgrade gear and add modifiers etc?

Two of my charm slots are locked. How do I unlock them? Perhaps I could put stuff in there to get some of my resist up.

[hybrid star]

if you have unlocked the salvage bench in ogham village you can salvage gears with sockets or quality for shards of those

[hybrid star]

belts give charm slots, you will get +1 in act 2

[karmic shore]

That’s perfect. That means I need to stop selling everything. I will salvage socketed gear. How do I know gear has quality?

[full oracle]

you get extra slot in one of the campaign missions, and the belts also have 1-3 charm slots

[karmic shore]

Makes sense. Thank you

[full oracle]

what class are you playing

[karmic shore]

https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/bear-druid-build-league-starter-to-endgame

[hybrid star]

it says how much quality on the item, if it has any, dropped items with quality has "superior" in their name

[karmic shore]

So just keep an eye out for gear with superior in the name and then salvage right

Those vaal dungeons are really helping me make my gear better. Am I okay to just use them whenever or should I leave it and use them at endgame? I don’t want to waste the vaal dungeon benches. They are really good.

[hybrid star]

yeah the benches are basically free currencies

[karmic shore]

Is there a good way to get these resistances up? I will survive more if I do. It’s just that they randomly pop up on some loot but then the armour is low or something. Is there like an enchancting thing in poe2 where you can re-roll affixes to get resists for example?

[hybrid star]

not really, early gearing is basically rng, there are runes to fix that

[full oracle]

there are escences, but no need to spend those in early game, you change gear too often

[hybrid star]

spoiler: you want lightning res for act 2 boss

[karmic shore]

I do have a few runes but only few of those orbs that can put sockets in so I am not wasting them on my gear. In a few levels I will probably get better gear and will have to start again. Or shall I just wing it and use up all my currency.

Eventually I hope to use the right lingo when talking about game mechanics lol

[karmic shore]

This is perfect. I will spec for that.

[full oracle]

the really big thing is the support gems for your skills , they make a huge difference

[hybrid star]

I would only socket my best gears at the moment

[karmic shore]

Understood. I will save them. I only have a few.

The advice and tip are very much appreciated. Thank you!

[hybrid star]

another thing is vendors partially refresh when you level up, so check them often. there's also a gambling vendor you can try, for your weakest piece, but ofc don't spend all of your gold :p

[full oracle]

oh yea, definetely always keep some gold, in case you need to respec .
respecing is expensive early game

[shy wolf]

Is druid bear or wolf builds good for league starter if they are please suggest me a build guide

[full oracle]

yeah, both are good , for me personally wolf is better

there is a bunch of good builds online for them , for starter you can basically do any of them, then change late game to some specific things you like more

[karmic shore]

By respeccing you mean changing to a different build?

[full oracle]

changing skill points in the skill tree , it costs gold

[karmic shore]

🤦‍♂️ I can see that will be annoying. All this time I was thinking will be free.

[full oracle]

late game you get a bunch of gold so it becomes basically free , its just can be a pain early game if you want to change a lot of points

[hybrid star]

you are following a guide so you are good, you just might need to respec a few attribute nodes for gear requirements

[trim turret]

It's done that way because having everything in a game be "same thing, but bigger numbers" ends up being boring if its done for everything. Its the same reason why uniques aren't automatically best in slot items. That's boring.

[trim turret]

Resistances and life are more important than the armor value on the item. And I say spend the artificers orbs if it helps you get your resistances up. Can always get more by salvaging items with sockets and higher tiers of runes drop as you go so there's no reason to save the others.

[full oracle]

yeah, resistances are probably the most important thing for new players , beside damage

[charred lily]

guys where should i ask for guild ?

[full oracle]

#1374332761749586050

[safe spire]

Hello, what the best s tier build for a newish player ? deadeye? maybe stormweaver

[full oracle]

maybe Oracle Wolf .. other S tier builds would probably be too expensive for new players

or Oracle Plants (personally my fav build this league)

[safe spire]

yea thats what i was wondering...until i get more into it anyway(buying stashes etc) ok i ll have to check that out ty

[full oracle]

but also check whats fun for you, like some builds are crazy power but can be really boring to play , so its more about finding the balance between those

like ED Contagion builds are objectivelly really good , but I just find it boring

[karmic shore]

A boss dropped this. Can I use it for the trial so I can get ascendancy? I am level 22.

[full oracle]

yes

[charred lily]

guys anyone here with a good experience plant druid build ?

[full oracle]

planets lol

here https://maxroll.gg/poe2/planner/ceibl00u

[charred lily]

did i type planets 🤣 🤣

[charred lily]

okkk im working on this bro are you playing with wand or staff

my build is for leveling and now im in endgame finally so i need to refund everything right

but im not good at crafting yet so

should i go with staff or wand

[elder ember]

watch the video thats linked in that planner

[charred lily]

i need something can hold maps easily

[full oracle]

I started endgame with a staff, switched to wand later when I got the Palm of the Dreamer

btw Palm of the Dreamer is expensive AF

[charred lily]

i can see bro we need them both

for casting Cast on Critical

or im wrong correct me if

bro you have the pricy one im talking for early endgame and no currency yet in my hand

you got me ?

[full oracle]

you dont really need the Dreamer to do CoC , it works good with a staff , but its just more damage and faster clear

[charred lily]

cool

now i need the wand with a staff right ? both

[full oracle]

the difference is that staffs are two handed so you cannot hold anything in the other hand when using the staff,
wand is one handed so you can hold the scepter or focus in the other hand

[charred lily]

i know that im talking about the sigal comes only with staff

and cast on critical working with wand no problem right ?

im just confused about this

[full oracle]

yeah , thats fine

[charred lily]

did you craft the wand ?

and you are using different one than we have in the build guide i guess

[full oracle]

no, I bought it

[charred lily]

why this one ?

[full oracle]

physical damage is good for plants since they do phys damage, also it was way cheaper , lol

my wand could be way better, just that I got that one for cheap

[charred lily]

its only about grants skill that comes on it

[full oracle]

yeah, and gain damage

[charred lily]

yours with level 1 mana drain and the one he uses comes with bone blast

[full oracle]

Mana drain is useless on it, I dont use it

[charred lily]

gain damage? i cant see this on DB why

only grants skills

[full oracle]

not sure

[charred lily]

?

why we need these

[full oracle]

freeze is a dead mod there, you dont need that, gain of any type of damage is good as its just free extra damage , doesnt have to be the same type as your main damage

[charred lily]

hmmm

found this how is it

[full oracle]

thats actually wild for 1 ex , lol

[charred lily]

wt hell gold 45k

and its 84 not my level but i was looking just

im 64 now

[full oracle]

you would optimally want Crit chance or Crit damage, Cast speed and +spells levels

[elder ember]

buy and flip it

[charred lily]

sorry how flip it ? whats this

[elder ember]

sell it higher

[full oracle]

oh I didnt notice its 84, people that are lvl 84 wouldnt really buy it as you would need better stuff on that lvl

[charred lily]

yea but i cant use it right now im low

i will use the filter

i cant give my gold need it for refund

this wand needs 45k gold

[final geyser]

I can't help but think that a discussion about endgame gearing would be better suited for https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1308714975082053693

[full oracle]

true

[charred lily]

oh yea sorry for that we were talking about the build

[full oracle]

in general I would not recommend to follow my build , that was just an example,
better follow the one from Raxx I shared

[charred lily]

yea yea im working on it

now my dmg is so bad after act3

to play maps now at least need wand

for crafting its not the right time

as i know 75+ if i want to try craft one

correct me if im wrong

[torn lava]

hi im poe 1 player
is wasd overall good in this game?

or should i play with mouse like poe 1

[hearty walrus]

wasd is arguably better

[torn lava]

i see cool thanks

[final geyser]

As a long time mouse player (having played ARPGs since Diablo 1), I vastly prefer WASD in this game. At the very least, I would advise giving it a go.

[glossy python]

I just RIPped again and am burnt out on playing Plant Crit Disciple. I've never played an elemental cast build yet in POE2 so I want to try out some kind of Ele disciple. Could anyone suggest the best leveling strat? (I play exclusively hardcore but have decent savings to gear up until endgame)

Someone said Frost Nova is a good strat, but didn't get any other rec

[torn lava]

cool

[low oasis]

How’s ignited support stone work does it ignite without you having to use fire attacks ?

[hearty walrus]

no

[final geyser]

It only increases the Magnitude of Flammability inflicted, leading to a higher chance to Ignite. By default, Flammability/Ignite are only applied by Fire damage.

So, unless you have something that causes non-Fire damage to apply Flammability, you still need to be dealing Fire damage to Ignite.

[low oasis]

Ty ty

[twin rivet]

Ive got the option to do my next trial for my 5/6 points. Im mostly bear but i feel like im gonna get my honor destroyed since i mostly just face tank things. Ive got my XIV spirit gem maybe berserk would be nice.

[full oracle]

yeah, trials are really bad for face tanking

you can try to get some cheap relics that have a lot of Honour Resistance

[trim turret]

Or do the chaos trial instead.

[little bolt]

Which of the two Crossbows do yall recommend as the more viable Option for upgrading and breezing through Act III (Going for Frostbolt Witchhunter)?

+4 on Projectiles is crazy good for this stage in the game and the main offensive skill im looking for right? but it still feels like i get more raw dps with the other one slightly.. Any inputs?
I guess im trying to find out which one will last me longer/scales better with my build while playing through the rest of the campaign

[trim turret]

Whichever one increases your DPS in the gem menu more. And it shouldn't be hard to find something on a better base like a construct crossbow that will beat both of them in damage.

[twin rivet]

Is there a way to make fury of the mountain good for applying ignite for the sake of building glory for ancestral cry?

[trim turret]

It creates molten fissures so I'd imagine so. Are you slamming them and pulsing the fissures?

[twin rivet]

Yea they just dont seem to do much. Might just need more passives. Im also using a heavily phy based talisman but i figured since they convert the phys mostly to fire it would work either way. Idk i get lost in the sauce of “firedamage, flamabilty, ignite magnitude”

Branching hurts its damage pretty bad

[trim turret]

Physical damage is what you want, its why the conversion is there. Fissures don't do much unless you are quickly slamming them multiple times. You can add support gems to make all of that ignite more, but to me it just seems like you're trying to jam the 12th thing into your build.

[twin rivet]

You keep saying that im currently trying to rework it to be more streamlined

Droppin a lot of stuff and leaning into bear more

[trim turret]

All your questions involve making a new thing work. How would I know otherwise?

[twin rivet]

you wouldnt have

[trim turret]

Anyway I guess it depends on the level of Fury of The Mountain, your weapon, and support gems. I crushed last league with a warrior fissure build.

[twin rivet]

thats cool to hear i just need to really test what makes thing ignite more, seems like theres like 3 things all interlaced together so its hard for me to figure what to focus on

well shoot maybe its just damage and flamabilty

conversions mostly throw me off

like "oh theres a passive for more phys then theres a passive for more fire"

[trim turret]

Yeah that's pretty much it. Just type flammability or ignite into the support gem search bar and see what comes up.

"Increases" to damage happen after conversion.

So increases to physical damage would do very little for fury of the mountain.

Damage as extra is nice. Like "5% of damage as extra fire damage" because it doesn't matter what type of damage you're doing initially.

[twin rivet]

Lets see

Oh wow thats good to know about the phy happenign before. I totally thought it scaled it really high

thank you

i could hit that extra fire damage as extra in that bear paw node too. Man at least as far as bossed though just normal flame breath builds of glory near instantly on the boss. I was super overleveld though ill have to see somewhere more current

[trim turret]

It doesn't always work but hold shift before taking passives.

Flame breath doesn't use glory.

It uses rage.

[twin rivet]

righto i meant for oh my original context, im trying to ignite things to build glory for ancestral cry slotted into ferocious roar

the compounding ignite from flame breath seems to work really nicely

only on single target meaty things though

[trim turret]

Are you using ancestral cry for clearing then?

[twin rivet]

it looked fun so was trying to

i just like making bunch of fissures and the ancestral cry thing where walkign stomps the ground seemed fun

[trim turret]

Yeah but the buildup is so slow its not great for pack to pack clearing and it would be good to have a way of slamming the fissures between warcries.

[twin rivet]

damned

well i could rampage in a circle

lol

[karmic shore]

I am in act 2 and having a blast at the moment. It has been a steep learning curve and if I drown out the noise of all the complexities that don’t matter to me now, the game is straightforward. Mostly been using gemini, reddit and YouTube videos to learn the basic things. One thing I keep seeing mentioned is this build is cheap and this is expensive etc. I believe it means trading for items. Even on my starter build guide it is showing me which items to buy. I can’t be bothered with that stuff now, seems too complicated when I don’t know what anything is. I was wondering if I just play the game can I get stronger and have a decent build for endgame just by using loot drops in game without engaging in trading?

[arctic bobcat]

hey how do you get the 3rd and 4th asendancy points ?

[karmic shore]

In the same boat. I found this really good guide about gaining ascendancy. Basically in act 3 you get trial of chaos and then you can do that to get 3rd and 4th ascendancy points. https://maxroll.gg/poe2/getting-started/trials-of-ascendancy

[arctic bobcat]

ty

[full oracle]

yes you can just play without buying items, its harder, but also you learn a lot more that way.
there is even a mode specifically for that named SSF (Solo Self Found) where trading is disabled

[dry crown]

I accidentally asked this in the PoE 1 channel thinking it was PoE 2, might as well ask here too. Since I don't like trading, how do I know if a unique can be acquired by farming? Since a lot of guides have a "div budget" and that puts me off completely.

[karmic shore]

I put two sockets in my talisman using that orb. I know I can slot runes to make my weapon better. If I do that and later find a better weapon, can I unsocket the runes to use on my new weapon? Or is it a one way decision? If it is a permanent thing if I socket, are runes plentiful during the course of the game? I don’t want to waste my 3 runes.

[hybrid star]

you can't extract the runes out (there's a way later, but it will destroy the item), you can still replace runes on an item tho (old ones will be destroyed)

runes are somewhat plentiful, but you might get unlucky and not get the ones you want

if your item is powerful just slap your runes on, sometime a weapon I found at level 10 went irreplaceable until 20 levels later

[karmic shore]

Great. I am in act 2. Level 23. Is this good enough to slap two runes onto? I hope it can last at least 10-15 levels for me

[hybrid star]

I wanna say no 😄

but if you feel like you are needing extra damage then do it if you have spare runes

do note that the runes you have currently are named "lesser", the lowest tier, you will find higher tier as you progress, so might not worth so save them (you can combine 3 to 1 to upgrade the tier later but I still think it's not worth to save them)

[hybrid star]

oh I think this one still have one spare mod, if you have an exalted orb you can slap on it, pretty high chance to hit damage there

[karmic shore]

I don’t particularly need extra damage. Everything dies easy currently. I will try the exalted orb thing, I think I have one.

I know the minion stat is awful. But anything that drops currently for me is no where near as good as this talisman

Can I just ask how do I get so many affixes on a gold weapon? All the gold weapons that drop for me have like 4 affixes. I think I got all the extra ones in those vaal dungeons but they no longer appear in act 2. Have not seen a single one actually in act 2.

[hybrid star]

that one dropped as 4 affixes, you desecrated it to 5

the "% increased physical" and accuracy there is actually one affix, a hybrid

there's a button to see it, but idk what it is on ps5

[azure wren]

Does anyone know where I can find a website or something with suggestions on which endgame maps I should be doing (like a suggested order for a newer player playing wolf druid)? I'm kind of doing whatever right now and have completed about 15+ maps now, but I wanted to see if there was anything I could follow.

[final geyser]

By default, 'gold' items, called Rares, can have up to 6 affixes. They can drop with more, though if you use an Orb of Alchemy on a normal item, it will always give you an item with 4. You can add more by using an Exalted Orb, up to the limit of 6, aka a maximum of 3 suffixes and 3 prefixes. Also, the league mechanic is present throughout the whole game, so you may well just be missing it.

[final geyser]

The endgame atlas is procedurally generated, so there's no specific route. Just focus on finding Corrupted Nexuses and Citadels. Also, endgame questions would be best to ask in https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1308714975082053693

[trim turret]

Most unique items are global drops. Meaning they can drop anywhere as long as the zone is high enough level.

[final geyser]

For items that do drop from specific content, it'll usually be stated on the wiki (poe2wiki.net).

[west lotus]

Just started the game like a week in, still in interlude, what sort of time line am i looking at regarding the end of this season?

[lament stone]

around 3 months i think

[calm timber]

is it worth doing stroy in a full party of 6 or should i just solo it?

[full oracle]

if its your first run I would recommend solo, unless you play with friends that are on the same lvl.
if you join random full parties, people will just rush it so it may be very boring
and you also dont learn or see how your character is actually doing against enemies

[calm timber]

alright bet thanks

[brittle ravine]

the right one is better even if I lose fire and lightn res right?

this is with the right one equiped

[full oracle]

do you really need strenght and dex, if not really then its better to have resistances

[west lotus]

Right now, we are one month in right?

[distant warren]

Can you please recommend an easy build for a new player that requires no gear? something easy to follow and understand the game's core mechanics

[brittle ravine]

so that amount of res is better than all that life from the right one?

im playing a poison pathfinder if that changes anything

[south sparrow]

Does the duration of the spirit on a rite of passage count toward the charm being active for mods like 'does this while a charm is active', or does the actual charm duration only count?

[full oracle]

yeah, unless your life is really low,
difference between 30% and 60% res is huge

[brittle ravine]

alrighty ty

[low oasis]

How do I avoid herald of utopia one shot ring bomb ?

Nevermind

[quartz wren]

if I have no ES, does it count as on full ES?

[chilly nebula]

No

[azure atlas]

I’m doing my first SSF run, and I realize that I need the Call of the Brotherhood unique ring. What is the best way to farm this? Should I go back to Act 3, or does the drop rate improve in maps?

[chilly nebula]

What is your reasoning for going to Act 3?

You get a lot more raw drops in maps.

[visual glacier]

What level do i need to be for 13 skill gems

[kind crest]

Whats a good build for someone who sucks? lol

[trim turret]

In what way do you have trouble?

[trim turret]

They require level 52 to use them.

[kind crest]

1. I don't like two stage attacks, like the grenade thing where you drop the oil grenade and then light it, or like in poe1 where you set a trap/mine and then have to explode it (i do not remember which one that was)
2. remembering that I cannot stand still all the time, so I need a build that I can soak some hits.....

[trim turret]

Well POE2 is much more focused on combo-ing skills. Its tough to get a one button build together and it usually doesn't happen during the campaign.

[kind crest]

Doesn't necessarily have to be a 1 or 2 button, build, because I understand Cursing things, and buffing/auras for me.

[trim turret]

Id check out some ranger builds, I think lightning or piosonburst arrows might be good for you.

[kind crest]

I did a Stormweaver Arc build I think it was a few leagues back and a smith of kitava build.. I think that was earth shatter but cant remember hehe

[kind crest]

I was thinking that or the perma frost build.

Actually, I lied the Smith was apparently an art ballista build... lol

[kind crest]

I settled on one of the sprial volleys

[trim turret]

Where'd you get it? Hopefully it isnt a super expensive endgame build or from a scam creator.

[kind crest]

the crouching tuna one from Maxroll.. I think I followed one of his builds on poe1 years ago

[trim turret]

That should be decent as long as it has leveling info.

[kind crest]

It does, if I start sucking I can just respec over to lightning arrow, that is the way that it levels for a while anywho

[twin rivet]

if my minions get hit in trials do i lose honor?

[hearty walrus]

no

[lilac turtle]

I’m confused on what the “100 weapon skill points” node means on witch hunter; can anyone explain it to me ?

[hearty walrus]

normally, you get 24? weapon skill points (passives you can map to a specific weapon set). this turns an additional 100 into weapon set points

[lilac turtle]

Why would anyone want 100 passives 😭

[hearty walrus]

it has it's uses

[lilac turtle]

Gotcha
Makes sense then.
I’m going the perma frost bolts build, so I’ve specced into zealous inquisition and culling strike, and i saw on the build I need to go ward last

[deep sphinx]

You can essentially have 2 wildly different skill trees for your weapon set 1 and 2. It allows you to be very creative with your build.

[dry crown]

I dropped this while playing the campaign, is it better to have this equipped or a rare gem? I am playing a Witchhunter.

[fading lagoon]

if you equip this one you want to have a good amount of passives in the range allocated

because the bonuses only apply to passives you allocated

[full oracle]

damn, if you are playing Crossbow with Galvanic Shards that a really good jewel for campaign

[trim turret]

That is a rare jewel so I'm confused by the question.

But yeah seems decent for a lightning crossbow build.

[tired pilot]

if u would level a bloodmage to maps as fast as possible what setup would u use? which skills and what gear? 🙂

[full oracle]

if you really wanna go very fast , just get carried , then the gear doesnt matter , lol
otherwise either ED+Contagion or Spark

but as always, I wouldnt recommend rushing the campaign on your first character ,
or if you havent completed it before on another character

[south timber]

If you have completed the acts before then you’re in the wrong channel and should head over to #2┃after-acts-help

[tired pilot]

how to get carried, no ive dont it plenty of times its just boring

[full oracle]

just join on random parties or name your party something like "rush" or "need carry" and usually high level people will join

[tired pilot]

oh ok cool ^^

[hollow elk]

what does "take 421 dmg" as a pledge affliction mean? do I just instantly take 421 phys dmg without violating my honor, and am able to just regen it?

in the sekhema trial, of course

anyone? sitting on the pledge pick screen xD

[full oracle]

yes, its 421 phys dmg, but I believe it affects honour

[hollow elk]

ty! I avoided it 🙂

[west lotus]

What do i do when quests refuse to proceed?

Im supposed to fight zelina and zolin

They just keep on praying when i approach them

[full oracle]

try respawn at checkpoint , there is one just in front of that room

[west lotus]

Hmm didnt work. Looks like i might have to reset the whole map

Weird that they havent fixed this bug when I saw someone complaining about this way back sept of 2025

https://webcdn.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3831754/page/5

Bruh

[hollow elk]

if you had to choose,

• you and your minions deal 40 % less dmg
• 25 % less max honour
• you have no armour
• get cursed by "enfeeble" (it says 10 % reduced dmg by me)

then I am taking the curse right? what kind of choices are that ...

[chilly nebula]

The curse is likely the best option. If you are running an ES or EV build you have no armour is an easy choice. If you’re not getting hit much 25% less maximum honor is also easy to take.

[hollow elk]

thanks mate, quick reply is much appreciated ! 🙂 I'll go with the curse then. Running Armor/ES. Bit nervous, first try for my 3rd ascension 🙂

[west lotus]

LMAO the boss fight conked out so much that i was able to proceed with the story even without defeating them

[kind crest]

what are the recommended resists to focus on for each of the acts during the campaign? I know we want 75% all eventually

[full oracle]

Act 2 focus on lightning res, at least 50% , then scale all other elemental,
and Act 4 you will likely need a good amount of chaos res for last map and boss

if you can get some chaos res before the Act 3 Utzaal boss , that would also be really good

[kind crest]

Thank you. I do remember Viper being and over tuned douche

[full oracle]

yep

I think Viper is the hardest campaign boss

[hollow elk]

ok so the description of this boon "silver chalice" is super misleading:

it says the next minor boon is converted to a major. It does not say "next random minor". So i picked balbalasa statuette (I looked up to make sure it is considered a "minor") -- and it did not get converted

strictly speaking, it does not do what i says

[chilly nebula]

It’s definitely misleading and has confused me before.

It appears that it used to count purchased boons but in patch 0.4 something broke it.

[hollow elk]

I ... died against the scorpion 😭 it had 10 % hp left

but now my char is just lying there and it does not end?

[trim turret]

Yeah that's broken, need to back out to character selection.

[hollow elk]

... thanks 🙁

[trim turret]

It happens. Against the scorpion need to make sure to not step on the pressure plates and stay behind her. Honor resist, max life, max honor, and increased defense relics are great. And remember you can aug them if they only have one mod.

[native river]

hi guys. i was trying totem league start. why i can trigger elemental overload but i dont see the increase damage in game? i'm usingh holy flame totem and i dont have critical strikes multiplier

[hollow elk]

bit heartbroken. and all of this just because I misread that "burdens with a minor affliction"
and then it just read another affliction below

means you get two afflictions, and the 2nd one was 30 % more dmg from enemies. Without this I would have succeeded

[hearty walrus]

is this a poe 1 question?

[native river]

ye sorry my bad

[hollow elk]

I watched a video and went in with 2.1 k honour

then something did 800 honour dmg, even tho I had 65 res

[karmic shore]

What do these number mean in front the weapon sets?

[hearty walrus]

how many you have left to allocate vs how many you have total

[karmic shore]

This sounds dumb I am sure but what is being allocated? Is it important?

[hearty walrus]

it has tons of uses and honestly something that shouldn't not be used on every build

you have 2 weapon sets. you can apply skills and a number of passives to each set specifically

[karmic shore]

Oh okay. I am learning a lot everyday tbh and I must have skipped getting more information about this

[karmic shore]

I was trying to avoid this because I guess will look into it

[hearty walrus]

you can honestly wait until endgame for it

[karmic shore]

Really

I just bullied the act 2 boss so I am sure it will be okay.

[hearty walrus]

they're not really needed in the campaign

[final geyser]

It uses the same base pool of points (1 point allocated as a weapon set passive is 1 less regular passive), so if you're not using weapon swap at all, it's fine to just stick to regular passive points.

[karmic shore]

I think I used these books during my missions. I thought those +2 points disappeared into the ether but I guess this is where it came.

Are these points that I can use on my passive skill tree or are they points I can take away from passive skill tree and aplly to something else

If it’s latter I will leave it alone

[hearty walrus]

they're for the passive tree

those books do give +2 total skill points, and increase the weapon set points you can allocate by 2

[karmic shore]

Thank you for making it clear. I will take your advice and leave it alone.

[limber flame]

is withering presence a curse?

I'm running whisper of doom for an additional curse. I have withering presence plus blasphemy (with both temporal chains and elemental weakness) but no enemies ever have the temporal chains debuff on them

[trim turret]

Withering presence is an aura and shouldn't count towards your curse limit.

[trim turret]

Do you have the spirit necessary for two curses?

[dry crown]

I am, thanks

[dry crown]

I meant if it's a good idea to keep this or another rare jewel that has normal stats

[trim turret]

That would depend on which stats the other jewel has.

[dry crown]

My game's off right now so I can't remember but I was using one that was crossbow-related. Extra crit damage, projectile bonuses etc.

[hollow elk]

should I just sell my good items that I used to the vendor or put them on marketplace somewhere?

[limber flame]

yep. 145 spirit before activating blasphemy. 25 left after blasphemy is activated (60*2 curses at 120 cost)

[trim turret]

Depends how good they actually are and if they're worth anything. Would have to look them up on the market.

[trim turret]

Withering presence reserves also.

[hollow elk]

oh boi I will have to learn how to do that. I mean, they are all with good quality, have rune slots and helped me big at the time

i'll just put them on my market tab for 1 ex and wait xD

[limber flame]

have enough for as well. that spirit count was with withering presence already active

i'll try running around without withering presence to see if temporal chains procs

with withering presence off and 90 reserve spirit i still can't see temporal chain debuff on enemies 🙁

[hollow elk]

oh boi, stuff is already being bought 😄 probably it was good stuff for cheeeap

[limber flame]

do the minions from disciple of varashta do anything to spirit reserves?

I've had the temporal chains debuff working before. feels like after I got my second ascendancy it stopped working

[trim turret]

People always need leveling gear but its unlikely to be anything super valuable.

[trim turret]

Are the curses the same gem level?

[hollow elk]

how much lvl advantage should I have on the trial 3rd asc level run?

[limber flame]

one level 10, ones level 9. the spirit gem is level 12

forgot about the levels of the skill gems themselves

[trim turret]

Level doesn't matter as much as your stats and relics.

[trim turret]

Yeah cause if they're too low level curses don't work or something.

[limber flame]

you legend. got temporal chains back

thank you

[hollow elk]

i have zero clue how weak/strong I am. I am cutting through campaign and interlude bosses like butter, it's been a while since I have died to something there and I had zero problems with the act 4 boss as well. on the very same run where the scorpion boss eventually depleted my honour, I was deleting the rattlecage floor 1 boss in under 5 sec. But it takes me easily more than 1 hr to clear a 26 room vaal temple, and someone here said that then my gear must be giga bad. But I cant really imagine how to get through so many bosses so quickly ...

[chilly nebula]

What does your relic setup look like? Do you have +75% honor resistance total on your relics?

[rose rover]

Hi, can someone help me understand why can't i reforge these 3 gear pieces that i have? Can i send screenshots here?

[hearty walrus]

yes

[rose rover]

trying to understand how this reforge mechanic works

[lilac turtle]

hey yall ive got a question. im doing the perma frost bolts build on mobalytics and im confused why it has you go oill grenade and rage? I cant seem to find where it says why

https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/pohx-shatter-tactician?weaponSet=set1&ws-ngf5-f7d82102-7e77-4a44-ad24-33b67e8ae7bf=activeVariantId%2C3b3d9bd5-643b-487f-bc7b-b5a0efec8405

[trim turret]

Oil grenades slow enemies and inflict exposure which applies to all elemental damage types, and rage simply buffs attack damage.

[lilac turtle]

ahh okay

[tacit cove]

should i max my resistances? still act 3

or should i just focus on finishing?

[trim turret]

You should always be looking to improve your resists until they're maxed, but you shouldn't need to farm an act or anything.

[tacit cove]

just got back in the game, cause for some reason loading times got fast

wouldn't it be bad for my currencies? cause the item levels would be low

[trim turret]

Transmutes, augments, even some exalts, artificer's orbs, and runes should all be used pretty freely to help your resists if you're having trouble.

[tacit cove]

okay thanks bro

one more thing

is 800 dps in act 3 good?

running wolf build

[trim turret]

That is a meaningless number in a vacuum and there's a lot more that goes into a build's effectiveness. If you're killing white mobs in one or two hits and rares comfortably you're fine.

[tacit cove]

okay valid enough

thanks

[trim turret]

My cold wolf DPS numbers in maps are pretty low because it doesn't include all the stacking of damage as extra cold when all my stuff fires off.

[mystic bramble]

Are minions builds still any good? I’m looking for a pretty easy time to get back into the game

[lilac turtle]

ive got a varashta djin minion build thats pretty dope

[mystic bramble]

I haven’t played since released and would like a pretty brain dead fun time

[trim turret]

Varashta is a new ascendancy that has minions built into it, you do need to activate their skills. Most minion builds require that so it depends how brain dead you're trying to go.

[mystic bramble]

I’m oopen to all and any suggestions I’m pretty new to these type of games I just want to not have to stress to much and let my minions do most of the work if possible I remember getting blown up a lot even when I had the over shield that was like 25k and I have all the ice mages I think but I got pretty far and didn’t have many issues

I love minions

[trim turret]

Well survivability comes down to multiple things, minions or not. Life and resists are top of the list. Check maxroll and mobalytics, both should have some minion builds. Make sure you look for league starters, ones that have leveling info and can be created without having items and currency beforehand.

[lilac turtle]

what other varashta builds would yall recommend? been thinking about not doing minions anymore

also, whats a loot filter and how do I get one?

[mystic bramble]

Are you not enjoying them?

[lilac turtle]

they were fun getting to level 90, i just want something a little more fast paced like some of the other classes I see on yt

i heard theres like a vine build for varashta but idl if its viable

[trim turret]

A loot filter hides garbage items and highlights desirable ones in general and you can subscribe to them on the POE website and as long as you're logged in when you do they'll show up in game as options. Neversink is the gold standard everyone uses.

[ocean wing]

can help act 4 and interlude?

[lilac turtle]

should i say screw it and go the vine build?

[trim turret]

Link the build. Who/where is it from?

[lilac turtle]

https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/dslily-plant-djinn-sorceress

I was thinking either that or the comet build on mobalytics, ive got the two uniques for it

[trim turret]

Another endgame build with no leveling info and a bunch of required uniques.

[lilac turtle]

i actually have the uniques it needs

or at least the armor, ring and focus

[lilac turtle]

just gonna swap back to my witch hunter I was going lol, would you happen to know why that particular build he goes more strength nodes instead of dex?

[hybrid star]

using crossbow i guess? it requires str

[lilac turtle]

oh i figured since it shoots faster and and all that you want dex

I came from diablo so i figured it worked that smae way lol

[twin rivet]

what happens when your character goes to standard league but you already have a character in standard league? As far as your staches go i mean. I thought they are shared but wouldnt that just explode them?

[kind crest]

Okay when you are in Valley of the Titans and the talisman doesnt drop, do I need to leave the zone and reset it or can I respawn at checkpoints. Killed everything in the zone twice.

[final geyser]

Once the league ends, all the tabs in the league will be transferred as Remove Only tabs, while the ones from Standard will remain as they are.

[final geyser]

Are you referring to the relics for the Ancient Vows quest? Those do not drop in the Valley of the Titans, but in Keth and the Bone Pits.

[final geyser]

Technically, you only need as many attributes as are required to use your gear. The attributes don't directly scale your damage by default.

[kind crest]

Oh.. fml thanks I kept thinking one dropped in Valley.. been a way a while

That is a very valid reason that it didn't drop...lol

[visual glacier]

If any new players need some exalted orbs for early builds and currency let me know if can donate some

[hollow elk]

65%, i haven't found better relics yet. I beat floor 2 on a non ascendancy run before so the relic thing has more slots

What does venerate a maraketh shrine mean? I am pretty sure a boon with that wording was not working yesterday

[hybrid star]

the shrines where you have to pour sacred water in

[pliant warren]

Cold wolf dps lol

[twin rivet]

i have a barya that says it can give me my next asc points. Is it possible for me to outlevel it to where it wont award me them anymore?

[hearty walrus]

it's not based on your level

it's only based on how many floors the barya has

[twin rivet]

the one i have has 3 floors i see

im spooked im gonna fail it and just be screwed i dont have any more of these lol

[hollow elk]

Thanks

[hollow elk]

Better have some extra levels. I failed a barya lvl 60 yesterday while being lvl 70. Final boss was at 10%. The afflictions will accumulate across 3 floors, trust me 🙁

Would love to get that low level barya back, now I just have these 65 upwards and I don't dare try it again lol

[twin rivet]

my barya is at 63 at i just hit 70 so yea

i think you may be able to get lower baryas in different areas but i dont understand where they drop from

[arctic bobcat]

hey can someone help me get point 5 and 6 for my asendancy

[hollow elk]

True, good idea! Does anyone know if there are any restrictions to that? Like, will barya drops fade out as my level grows away from the region level? The issue is getting a low level map with enough unique enemies. I got my barya drops during temple runs when I was closer to 60...

[hollow elk]

We are all in the same boat here 😄 bunch of new players struggling with 5/6

[hearty walrus]

pretty sure they drop just anywhere. i don't think they stop dropping if you're too high level

[hollow elk]

Thanks! So probably just doing level 60 bosses is the way? Or can I team up with a lvl 60 player and run his temple?

[arctic bobcat]

yeah lol i cant even imagine getting the finall 7/8 just cause it seems impossible

[hollow elk]

I think being completely OP in the endgame is the answer

[still jolt]

couldnt you just party with op people or is it not that simple?

[daring dragon]

You can

[hearty walrus]

you can

[hollow elk]

Would take the achievement away from me

The fact I was so incredibly close to success on my first try triggers me so hard

[arctic bobcat]

can anyone tell me which is max tier for resistances ? cause for some reason poe 2 has it backwards from poe 1 so idk what the max res generally a item can have

[daring dragon]

T1 is always the best no matter the mod.

And on dropped items it's the other way around, the higher the tier, the better the item.

[final geyser]

The affix tiers aren't backwards from PoE1, they reversed that ages ago.

[arctic bobcat]

oh they changed that ? i remember that they had it backwards from poe 1 last time i played it

thats good to know tho

[twin rivet]

is there an item that extracts augments? i see that theres a chamber here in the temple that can do it and im wondering if maybe it will give me an item to do that instead

or maybe ill just choose the tablet research thing, yea ill just do that

[daring dragon]

There isn't

You can only replace runes, but not take them out.

[prime gorge]

wich 1 do i choose

[mental quarry]

Theyre all bad. The charms are probably best here

Cowards belt if youre BM

[mental quarry]

Theres the vaal extractor, you get the augments back, but the item gets destroyed in the process.

[hollow elk]

I'm doing plunders point. Can I port to town while there are still mobs around to sell stuff?

[trim turret]

If all the explosives have detonated, probably. But I'd question the necessity of picking so much up you need to make multiple trips back.

[hollow elk]

actually, the well would be nice ...

[trim turret]

Did you detonate something that eats flask charges?

[hollow elk]

similar. As you know, I am running ice wolf. I made the monsters immune to cold dmg and freezing xD

which somewhat changes the game

[trim turret]

Yeah, don't do that.

Reading the mods in expedition is super important for that reason.

But that's an introduction to that mechanic and now you know.

[hollow elk]

yeah, it was a good lesson 😄

[desert saddle]

Wyvern broken on ps? Relevant skills equipped, form not showing as an option

[hearty walrus]

where is it not showing as an option?

you'll transform when you use a relevant skill

[desert saddle]

Yeah but I don't have access to Rend

[hearty walrus]

that's from talismans specifically

not all talismans have all the transformation basic attacks

[desert saddle]

Oh, alright I didn't know that

[charred lily]

HELP

[hearty walrus]

with?

[charred lily]

how can i use this elegant ?

or where

[hearty walrus]

sell it to oswald

it says it in the gray text

[charred lily]

so its for sale only

exchange

hmm ok so

[karmic shore]

This is a skill on my build guide. I am in act 3 and can’t find it anywhere. I have used that uncut skill gem thing but there is no option for this skill in any of the tabs. Am I doing something wrong?

[final geyser]

It's a Spirit gem, so you should check an Uncut Spirit Gem. Also, it's available from gem level 14, which is a bit later than Act 3.

[karmic shore]

So I am getting drops for level 9 gems now. Does that mean I won’t get it and have to wait till level 14 ones drop

[final geyser]

You're free to look for it the next time you get an Uncut Spirit Gem, but if poe2db is correct then you need at least a level 14 one to obtain it.

Yeah, just checked, a level 14 Uncut Spirit Gem is required.

[karmic shore]

Thank you for clarifying. Guess I still have more to do before it drops.

I have had the weapon on the left since level 18 I think. I am level 33 now, using a shaman druid build. Is the right weapon better or should I stay with the wrath grasp.

Tbh my build does crazy damage already but have used this weapon for like 15 levels so an upgrade would be nice.

I don’t use minions anyway so the current affix on my weapon is useless.

[hollow elk]

what do those numbers mean?

I am trying to put my build into path of building and learn the tool, but I have copied all passive skill points and the tool displays lvl 68 only, while I am lvl 73, so I am looking for the difference

[mental tusk]

Hi Can I change ascendary with same character??

[hearty walrus]

yes. you need to run a trial that would give you the same amount of points that you have

[hearty walrus]

weapon set points are used to assign a number of passives to a specific weapon set

[hollow elk]

ok. I think I have used this once but more so as an experiment, because I just use the talisman. Does this mean I have 13 points spent specifically for set 1 and 20 for set II ? shouldnt 7 be leftover for set I then?

and sorry to add another question already: do the stats of my staff still count (e.g. + 10 strength) when I have the talisman equipped?

[hearty walrus]

the numbers there is the amount of points you have left to spend and (total)

[hearty walrus]

your other weapon/off-hand in your other weapon set have no effect on you

[hollow elk]

thanks!

[hollow elk]

that's what I dont understand then. I can not allocate 13 or 20 points

oh wait I can. WHAT?! I was playing 20 passive points down?!

[hearty walrus]

you need free passive points to allocate to weapon sets

1 passive point can be allocated to both weapon sets

[hollow elk]

ok so I currently have one free point. It seems when clicking on the < next to weapon set I i can only allocate one. When clicking on < next to set II, I can allocate ... I guess 7 + 1 ?

yes that is indeed the case. But why only down to 13 (20-7) ? I am sorry, I dont get it

[hearty walrus]

you need to unallocate passives that aren't allocated to a weapon set

[hollow elk]

from a refund passive's guy?

[hearty walrus]

ye

[hollow elk]

so that means, over the course of the game I have gained 20 of these weapon set points, but 13 I just used like normal points without special weapon set picking, and 7 I spend specifically on set I ?

[hearty walrus]

pretty much

[hollow elk]

thanks a ton!

got it

AH THAT'S WHY my stats change when I go into wolf form hahaha xD

I was wondering for a long time

[hollow elk]

oh my fkin god. I have discovered marketplace

these items are so OP. Why have I ever used exalts to craft xD I am learning a lot on my first run indeed

[charred lily]

guys i got this as A GREEN mask\drop do i need to use it for something or what exactly ?

[lament stone]

high value chancing base

[charred lily]

ohh when we use the orbchance yea

sry forgot that

but iwill sell it

[nova bison]

Returning player stopped before fate of the vaal started, hearing its best to make a new character in this vs standard?

[hearty walrus]

temp league has a fresher economy

new mechanic

[twin rivet]

i messing with trading and thought id see if i could find some honor resist relics but dont really see anything being sold. Is it just not a thing people care about?
edit: oops found it

[floral pasture]

Can I get Skeletal Warrior Minion as skill gem instead of using a sceptre?

[hearty walrus]

no

[karmic shore]

A lot of my gear is rare but with only 3 affixes rather than 6. How do I add more onto them? I have like three of those shards that add a modifier to a rare item so it seems like a waste to use it whilst I am level 33. Plus I have multiple pieces of gear with three affixes and what I have can only help one piece of gear

[hybrid star]

exalted orb will add a random affix

but don't worry about it, only use ex for your best items, 2 or 3 good affixes is better than 6 useless affixes

[atomic ledge]

1000+ sekhemas runs n this my first time seeing this visual bug

[karmic shore]

My fire resist is low at 42%. I added a charm which gives 20% fire resist and filled it up at the well. My resistance is still at 42%. What is going on?

[daring dragon]

Charms are only active when they actually trigger

[twin rivet]

got my 3rd set of ascendency points. ooof that was a bit stressfull. Was level 65 though im 71. Wouldnt have beaten it if i hadnt used oil barrage the burst the last two bosses. At one point i didnt notice i was sitting in poison and lost honor a good bit. Def would have failed if i hadnt traded for some honor resist relics

[karmic shore]

Oh. So I need to rethink how to increase my resists. If I had 75% resistance and such a charm activated, would it take me past the resistance cap? I ask so I don’t waste time.

[daring dragon]

It wouldn't

You can only expand the cap up to 90% with things that actually say they will increase your max resistance.

[karmic shore]

What approach do players take then? Do they get their resist to like 60 or so % and depend on charms to hit the cap? Or is it better not to affixes on charms for resist but use it for something else + hit resist cap with other gear

[daring dragon]

They get to 75% without charms

[hollow elk]

Congrats! I am doing my next attempt this evening. Bought some items on the marketplace for the first time, which almost doubles my DPS. I hope I won't sit in poison too long lol

[karmic shore]

Thank you

[trim turret]

Are you using runes?

Essences can also guarantee a resist.

[karmic shore]

I am on my weapon. But have not on other gear. Seemed like a waste to spend the mate to install a socket then use a rune only to then find an upgrade. Maybe I need to just use them.

[karmic shore]

I am still in act 3. Gemeni AI said it drops near endgame. Would be nice to guarantee a resist

[daring dragon]

If you are currently struggling with survivability then use them now. You won't need lesser and regular runes in the endgame anyway and you will get plenty of items to add sockets/quality to gear over time if you always remember to salvage items with sockets and quality.

Just mentioning quality as well, so far I never had the need to apply that one during the campaign.

Weapon quality is probably the most important, can add that one if u need a little more dmg I guess.

[final geyser]

First of all, please just ignore AI. Second of all, Essences can spawn from Act 1 onwards, you have likely run into one or two by now.

[trim turret]

Essences are available early. Just can't guarantee which ones you'll get.

[manic patio]

If anyone needs help with bosses send invite to

IGN: RangeTheSage

[tacit cove]

my poe 2 crashed after a trial thats complete

will it return there?

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[tacit cove]

damn this is dissapointing

60 level baryas are in demand

IT JUST CRASHED IN THE REWARDS ROOM

ITS SO UNFAIR

BACK TO SQUARE ONE BUT HONOUR RETAINS??? THATS DOODOO

[trim turret]

If your honor is the same as it was you should be able to go through the door and it should take you to where you were or close. And try changing your renderer if you're crashing.

[tacit cove]

nah the trial restarted, but the honour retained

its fine

[mystic bramble]

How much should I be worrying about temple in my first play through it’s confusing

[twin rivet]

You can ignore it if its not fun. Just slap stuff next to each-other with bright green squares. You can see what upgrades what hitting uh- Idk what button is for pc but its R3 on controller.

[mystic bramble]

Thank you it’s kinda overwhelming at times

[twin rivet]

I assume reactive growth counts towards the ele cap? Only reason im not sure is because they dont show up in my character stats

[sinful river]

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/planner/ie4x700c

how do i copy this build to my path of building ?
pls someone help

[late robin]

shouldnt it give me back the points when i switch to weapon set 2?
since the points allocated to weapon set 1 are no longer active? or how does it work

or the total available points can only be split on both sets at the same time?

[ember elk]

i have followed a few guides and find it "boring" playing others builds, i tried looking up, "building character from scratch on path of building, I find it overwhelming tho. Are there any simple things/videos i can go through`? also it seems that in pob you can only add unique items, is it true i have to "craft" the items myself in the program if i want rare?

[south timber]

This

Basically you get 24 points total to split between the two weapon sets, unless you’re spending those points on the same node in both sets it doesn’t let you reuse those points on the other set

It’s kinda weird that way but effectively you can think of them as a pool of 24 points to split between the two sets or use for both

[obsidian forge]

this question makes me smile every time, you can have a rough list in mind of the strongest most popular builds, but there are many unknown builds, I did one myself, a completely unique build, but a very strong one (flameblast), to do that you need to study the popular builds, you need to know what skills work, what supports, what uniques, what passives and unique jewels work, how they synergize with eachother, so you would have to make a few builds using pob and following an existing build first

there is no guide oonnmaking builds and I saw several self created builds by people who didnt know the meta, they were really bad

for rare items just copy paste them from tge trading website into pob

[novel gazelle]

Don't worry about it at all if you don't care for it. I gave up on it a long time ago and I know it can be crazy lucrative this league but I rather be happy than stressed and "rich" in this game lol

[ember elk]

i think its the overwhelming part of it, i have absolute no patience at all for this XD but i guess i have to force my self lol

[obsidian forge]

for me making builds is the most fun part about the game, if you give me a skill and an ascendancy I can try making a rough outline for a build

[trim turret]

POE2 is also a lot more friendly with making builds on the fly and being able to FEEL if something was a upgrade or not.

[twin rivet]

Just wanted to bump my question real quick

[final geyser]

Reactive Growth is a separate modifier from Resistance, otherwise it would say that it increases Resistance by X%.

[hollow elk]

with an ice wolf build in the sekhema trial. would you rather take 50 % less ES or 30 % speed debuff if hit recently?
I am thinking to actually take the ES debuff because if I fail it will most likely be due to honour loss, not dying
what would you do?

[trim turret]

How much ES do you actually have compared to life?

[odd bobcat]

how do i get rid of the quests showing on the side

ive completed them but its not going away

[hollow elk]

about 1k and 1.5 k HP. I took the ES debuff, and I think it was the right choice

I just killed the two sentinel bosses in under 10 s, I am just super scared of the scorpion depleting my honour again with scary jump attacks that I dont know

[trim turret]

When she dives into the sand just keep moving until you're sure she's staying above ground for a minute.

[trim turret]

If you completed them they would go away. What quests?

[twin rivet]

what does having more energized crystals do for me? i can hold 24. like do i get more placement cards? Do i have to run it once i place my cards? idk its so confusing

should i always run it as soon as its available? i dont want to loose rooms

like what gives me cards? can someone please help me understand

[hollow elk]

I DID IT

WITH 2472 HONOUR LEFT

BOIS LETS GOOOOOO 3rd ASCENDANCY

[final geyser]

It means that you can run the temple several times in a row, every 6 crystals is another run, and therefore another set of rooms to place.

[hollow elk]

guaranteed criiiit ❤️

[odd bobcat]

like everyone of them are just at the side of my screen

ones like visit the petid forest

or visit the monstary of keepers

[final geyser]

Could you include a screenshot? Also, I see you have the PoE1 role - this is the Path of Exile 2 help channel, PoE1's is https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/509514642826199063

But in general, a completed quest shouldn't be displayed any longer, so chances are that you haven't finished them.

[trim turret]

Fetid Pool? That's a POE1 quest.

[final geyser]

Pretty sure the Monastery is from the latest PoE1 league, as well (Keepers of the Flame)

[odd bobcat]

ngl this ones on me

i meant to put this in poe1

😭

[vernal smelt]

Huh????????? How do i ge tthere when there is no door for me to go through here

[charred lily]

guys help if you have any idea i was playing everything was ok cool for no reason now my game is keep lagging stuttering too much

[trim turret]

Try a different gateway?

[kindred finch]

Is huntress any good? does anyone have a decent leveling build?

[twin rivet]

ive been getting that once in a while too. I just ended up restarting xbox

[tacit cove]

damn

i got greedy

1 hit left

[trim turret]

All classes have good builds. Check maxroll and mobalytics.

[tacit cove]

what does this do? its not that detailed

ghastly scythe

nvm i get it now

[visual glacier]

If anyone needs exalted orbs for a new character or a fresh account to buy some gear for early late game

[hearty walrus]

is there more to that sentence?

[visual glacier]

Me?

Oh!! I meant to say message me here or in game i will it away

[karmic shore]

The guide I am following has prolonged duration 2 slotted as support for lunar assault. I made the support gem prolonged duration 2 but the game won’t let me socket it into an empty support slot on lunar assault. Any reason why?

[narrow swan]

does chaos damage bypass Energy shield?

[visual glacier]

Pretty sure bhatairs vengeance makes it work for that skill

Could be wrong

[hybrid star]

chaos deals double to es, poison and bleed bypass es

[karmic shore]

Far too low level to be able to get that. You are right thank you.

[trim turret]

What else do you have socketed on it already?

[karmic shore]

Freeze and that is it. I think I am using it way too early anyway because it’s only on the endgame variant of the build. Going to park the skill until endgame.

[trim turret]

As long as you meet the requirements to use the skill itself and have attributes for enough support gems it should work. I'm using prolonged duration on it.

[karmic shore]

I crafted prolonged duration II but when I went to slot it into an empty support socket, it says not possible.

[trim turret]

Do you have enough strength to add another red support?

[final geyser]

The skill doesn't have a Duration component by default, you need something that adds it in order to be able to socket in Prolonged Duration. In the case of that image, Bhatair's Vengeance/Ice Bite is being used to do so.

[trim turret]

Oh shit I got my Lunar Assault and Lunar Blessing mixed up.

My fault @karmic shore

[karmic shore]

Haha it’s cool.

[naive wigeon]

I'm really confused on how I'm getting endurance charges. I seem to get them randomly while going through the campaign and I'm wondering how I'm getting them? Can any of you take a look at my character and explain to me how I'm getting them? Maybe I'm just blind lol. https://maxroll.gg/poe2/planner/2i5kx0le

[trim turret]

Rampage maybe. Spending rage as the bear generates endurance charges.

[naive wigeon]

oooooh

I see, you get endurance charges when you spend rage in bear form

Thanks!

[twin rivet]

I stashed a unique with my uniques tab affinity active but the item just disappeared into the ether 🙁

[final geyser]

Which item was it? If I'm not mistaken, some stuff like Flasks tend to go into the Flask tab instead.

[twin rivet]

Op thats what ut was just saw that too thanks!

[somber echo]

I can see on poe 2 ninja the Blood mage is the class most people play. Is it a good beginner class?

[trim turret]

Depends on the build. Overall build matters way more than class.

[somber echo]

Its hard to grasp with all those different builds and different sites with different ways to build. Im not sure what site would be best to stick to for build guides. Mobalytics, Maxroll or poe vault. Or are there others

[trim turret]

Maxroll and mobalytics and looking for league starters with leveling info. Not onesabeled endgame. Ninja is just build showcases so it is misleading.

[somber echo]

Sounds like the ninja fooled me into believing the blood mage was the best 😛

[trim turret]

Generally speaking. There is no best. Just good builds and bad builds.

[dusky burrow]

often most played this late into the league = very good... with hundreds of divines

[somber echo]

I can see im a bit late then. I will just try something. Just want to play ranged of some kind

[dusky burrow]

theres nothing wrong with starting something that isn't 1 million % optimal; there are countless of great builds out there

[somber echo]

I am hoping to find a bit tanky ranged class since my move, dodge and control skills are not super. Its fine but i do take some hits sometimes.

[kind crest]

I totally suck, but I am currently trying Crouching Tunas spiral volley build..
Only in act III, struggling but its likely cause I suck

[vague ocean]

anyone care for any help?

[somber echo]

Im just pondering if i should focus on making a blood mage leveling with lightning like spark or storm weaver the same way. As a first toon i dont know which is better or tankier

those are the 2 i have decided on

[vague ocean]

Anyone looking for help? Leveling, bosses, maps, crafting etc? PM me.

[obsidian forge]

there is no contest between them, bloodmage deals much more damage while being much tankier, stormweaver is only optimal for thunderstorm and firestorm

and use essence drain to level up

[obsidian forge]

that witch side of the tree and lich have good passives for the essence drain build, so you can have an easy campaign and leveling, then you can switch to a budget spark build as bloodmage, should be one of the best budget builds imo
you can search for builds on youtube and poeninja, that should be enough

[obsidian forge]

haha read what animal forms do, google poe2 bear, it generates endurance charges and gives you tons of armour

[final geyser]

You don't need to google it, the tooltip is available ingame anywhere that the keyword is mentioned.

[trim turret]

Class doesn't determine whether you'll he tanky or not. Some have access to specific tools but you can make anything tanky. Again, its how you build it.