2┃after-acts-help

[novel crow]

I just arbitrarily use 75 as the cut off since it's the next tier up

rares now drop tons of stuff

but I don't have data to support my approach, it's just my impression

ideally I'd like to run at least 20 quant, 100 rarity t16 maps on 50 rarity 20 quant precursors everywhere, but that happens to about 1 in 50 maps :\

too many good waystones are bricked by vaal'ing them

1 in 8 becoming t16 is not good enough for map farming

I tried running 3 prefix 1 suffix maps as well with sinistral omens but the drop rate fell, and waystone drop rate plummeted so it was hard to get good waystones

[heavy kayak]

I specced into strongboxes but haven't found a single gamba box 😦

[kind cypress]

the whole tower stuff i dont really like

too annoying to path to, and you end up running quite a few of the maps that would otherwise be "juiced"

[novel crow]

yeah towers are truly one unnecessary extra step that takes way too much preparation imo

[kind cypress]

wish i could just juice maps outside of the map device

[novel crow]

poe1 style

[kind cypress]

only played the game on console release so idk how it really works for poe 1

think it was harbingers league

[novel crow]

it was all in the map, the atlas didn't matter, and there were no towers

getting the tiers up was the hard part on poe1 as you needed pinnacle fights to get the maps up to t16, but you had a choice of about 10 maps that were all guaranteed t16 without pinnacle fights

t17s were absolute murder maps, most builds would struggle with them

and they would be as rare as a div drop and worth as much

[kind cypress]

sounds pretty sweet

[novel crow]

t17s were relatively new in poe1, only about 3 leagues old

[kind cypress]

i tried the phrecia league but i only got to maps then came back to poe 2 lol

[novel crow]

there were 4 pinnacle fights to get 4 voidstones that would boost all your maps to t16

2 of them were hard fights too, but most builds could get the first 2 stones

so you got half the atlas being guaranteed t16s

[kind cypress]

might give it a shot again if they ever do a new league

[novel crow]

if ever

[kind cypress]

with how little i played, i do hope they bring heist over to 2, that and the one where you manage the people on the conspiracy theory board

[novel crow]

I hate heist lol

[novel dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/austin-powers-dr-evil-how-gif-19601238

Heist OK, but F betrayal....

[novel crow]

heist combines the 2 worst features in an arpg: waiting, and doors

[kind cypress]

i thought it was sweet lol

[novel crow]

that's the nice thing about having so many league mechanics in poe1, you can just do the ones you enjoy

delve and heist I mostly avoided

[novel flame]

only played few leagues in poe1 long ago

recall one time when go to the corner, have to use certain mechanism to change the map

[narrow marsh]

if i take this point, would i still need the specific line "leech % physical atk dmg as life" on ring/glove to gain the benefit

[vague temple]

yes

it doesnt give you leech on its own

[novel crow]

but it makes a massive difference if you do have leech already

[tight vortex]

What tablets/waystones should I use to juice citadels?

[placid fern]

prob ones that increase waystone drop chance

for more fragments

[tight vortex]

do I care as much about rarity/quantity?

[placid fern]

quantity and rarity of items dropped from bosses prob good too since the map itself can boost waystone chance

[ornate marsh]

What's the best mods on a Mana flask to get the highest regen? Cause my skill consume too much mana that not even the white flask can help, it burns out

[kind cypress]

simply having some mana on kill helps alot

if you can fit it on gloves/rings/even weapons

belt implicits and prefix can also have mana recovery increase

[pulsar hollow]

if i go for azmeri wisps, should i get the selector? and if so, which type is the best and why?

also, what nodes should i aim for on the delirium tree, and should i instil maps or use towers to get mirrors instead?

[languid copper]

it's my delirium tree

[pulsar hollow]

thats expedition

[ornate marsh]

I need mana for bosses

[pearl umbra]

Hey guys, quick question: I have a level XVI tablet with an Irradiated and Corrupted map.
However the map is only level 81, same as if the Corruption would not even be there.
How can one get the fourth boss book now (excluding Arbiter of Ash)? Or is it not possible now before doing the Arbiter once?

[mighty mountain]

why are artifacts of the broken circle SO much cheaper than the other ones 🤔 i can't figure it out

[mighty mountain]

you get +1 map level from SOME cleansed areas (not all, sadly)

so you still do it the same way as before, but just on those cleansed maps

[pearl umbra]

Oh very nice so cleansing corruptions is actually beneficial for mapping too... good to know, I will prioritize finishing that too then

I suppose you can't know the +1 applied until you actually enter the map

Thank you

[left ice]

how hard is audience with the king? just got one but only on T12 maps guessing its later on?

[velvet scroll]

Progressively gets harder, but you start at T1 which shouldn't be an issue

If you don't feel confident, can save it for later

[left ice]

thanks! how do i know what tier it is? do i pick or is it based on something>?

[velvet scroll]

T1 should feel like a map boss

[velvet scroll]

Every time you do it, drops a book

The book allows you to spec ritual tree on atlas

That increases tiers

[left ice]

oooh so first time is always t1

sick thanks!

[velvet scroll]

Yup, for all pinnacle content except Arbiter, since that takes tiers from map boss tree

[left ice]

ill prob wait until my next gear upgrade then do it, I can beat map bosses easy enough but if he does chaos my def is kinda low for that

[left ice]

gotcha thanks!

[velvet scroll]

He does do chaos as well

[left ice]

figured - hope he doesnt summon the plants 😭

[velvet scroll]

Read up on the maze mechanic if you don't know about it

It's easy, but you need to know about it

[left ice]

oh theres a mech? will do thanks

lost ark about to help me out for once

[odd imp]

Will this allow me to take Crimson Assault?

[velvet scroll]

No

Crimson Assualt is a notable

Not a passive

[odd imp]

I would of though everything on the passive tree is a passive.... SLY

[velvet scroll]

Big circle nodes are notables

Basically the stuff you can annoint

[odd imp]

Any other ways for the to get Crimson Assault without pathing over there?

Seems a bleed build witch would like it but its so far

[velvet scroll]

Might be able to annoint it, press alt while hovering over it to see if the delirium stuff shows up

[odd imp]

nope, dont think you can annoint notables

definitely cant with crimson assault anyways

[velvet scroll]

Nothing that I know of then

[odd imp]

sly on my life

cheers for the help

you have earned a biscuit

[junior hornet]

keystone, notables are big passives

[velvet scroll]

I was thinking if they were called keystones XD
Stuff like CI and all

[odd imp]

Does PoB not work with Timeless Jewels yet?

[round siren]

which expedition chest types/icons are high priority in logbooks?

not all the icons match with poe1 icons

[pearl umbra]

I think only Oloro is valuable here.... everything else is really a waste of time

[round siren]

what does the icon look like?

either the map icon or the banner icon helps

[pearl umbra]

A skull

https://assets-ng.maxroll.gg/wordpress/PathOfExile_jl6PSWiXAk.webp

[hushed nymph]

is there a way on the trade site to search for something with open lines still? like if you just want something with 4/6 lines to fracture

[round siren]

there's a pseudo filter for number of modifiers

[royal orchid]

How important is item rarity find on equipment after this patch? I'm guessing it is less impactful?

[floral haven]

what would be a good Tangletongue for early mapping

i'm about to finish the campaign and ill transition to Lightning Spear/Serpent's Fury Deadeye after it if i can

i have a div & 14 exalts

[nova kernel]

Early mapping? Any TT will be fine. If you're a crit stacker then the build gets smoother at high crit but you never need to hit 100% (though it does help your damage)

[proper kelp]

i want to finish the atlas boss passive iv

what wrong why it doesn't goes 82 monster level

[severe dust]

anyone need 7/8 acendancy point iam at the boss

[nova kernel]

You don't have the +1 to monster level modifier. Also it's bugged and only corruption 82 will give points, not cleansed

[proper kelp]

so not cleansed? now its corrupted?

damn i wasted my time doing it over and over

[nova kernel]

Monster level 82 in corruption area is what you need

The +1 level mod is pretty rare now, so keep looking

[proper kelp]

something like over here?

[patent rivet]

wtf do i do with this

is it worth too try too get whittling

[nova kernel]

If it has irradiated and the other +1 to monster level yeah

[proper kelp]

so i just put the tower then go do the put the tablet?

thanks

[nova kernel]

Mouse over each node in the corrupted biome, and if it says +1 to monster level then get a map boss and irradiated on that node

[vast anvil]

I remember there was some mechanic like on the tree or a unique I dont remember which
that gave some giga bonus if your attack
is like slower than 2 seconds
anyone remembers this? I know its a vague question

may be a support gem even?

[mighty mountain]

What color is the beam for the iron citadel?

[floral haven]

there's no map bosses ?

[ashen cargo]

Hi. What is the best relics to use in trials of sekamas

[latent wagon]

If i put ignition on a cold skill, does that mean it can ignite as well?

[amber helm]

2*0 = 0

by default, you need to deal fire damage to ignite

[latent wagon]

yeah, i just didn't know if support gems considered the not default sources

[waxen shell]

Any advice on how to get a stronger weapon?
I have a lvl 45weapon, and I’m lvl 76 and haven’t found anything that is stronger yet

[long sonnet]

are you able to trade for an upgrade or are you playing ssf?

[amber helm]

https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1328202289755983932

[boreal sinew]

Would someone like to run me through the 7th-8th acendancy

[amber helm]

#2┃looking-for-group

@broken orbit paid services are not allowed on this server.

[west shard]

I don't understand this, which one is my crit chance?

[novel crow]

just ask pob, that's so obfuscated it's almost useless

[west shard]

okay thanks

[flat jewel]

Is Lightning arrow build good for t15 and higher content and pinnacle bosses? Which is better for it? amazon or deadeye?

[night zinc]

I've been running fubgun's lightning arrow deadeye, and it's decent. though squishier than last league

wow... i just ran a breach in a t15 map and only got 2 breach splinters. I'm used to 10+

[covert dragon]

from patch notes:
"Atlas Passive Skill Points have been retroactively granted. There are a few scenarios where you will have fewer Atlas Passive Skill Points after the patch. In this case, your Atlas Skills have been reset"

i did not get any extra atlas points after the update, still at 30/40
do i need to do something to claim them?

[night zinc]

have you completed the corupted nexus missions?

[jagged hound]

There's no other sources of Perpetual Charge's effect right?

[covert dragon]

i have completed 10 nexus maps

the way i understand the patch notes is that they are giving us the extra points that we would have gotten.. is that not true?

[night zinc]

no, they give additional points IF you would now have qualified for ones you didn't before

[covert dragon]

what would qualify for getting additional points?

[night zinc]

i believe they changed how many get allocated for the different missions, but it evens out once you hit the higher tiers

[covert dragon]

so its still 15 nexus maps to get the total?

[night zinc]

I believe it's now a nexus every 3 tiers that get higher rewards

and the remainder is from unique maps

[covert dragon]

alright thanks

[left ice]

if i see all the rewards and none are worth it is it ever worth it to finish all ritual altars on a map?

seems like a waste of time

[lethal summit]

I don't know what to do with my atlas tree

Do Azmeri spirits drop anything cool

[small rune]

theres unique charm that makes you possessed by x spirit

[night zinc]

do you want to potentially run T17s?

[lethal summit]

I don't even know how I would do that

I want to get currency

[neon scaffold]

Hey, I know I am probably dumb but what exactly do I need for my 3rd asendancy? I cant seem to find anything for it….

[placid fern]

https://i.imgur.com/bvxAc9K.png

[neon scaffold]

Thanks, I cant seem to find these anywhere 😅

[placid fern]

i think they start dropping around lvl 60-65 i dont recall exactly

[covert dragon]

area level^

[neon scaffold]

Yeah im currently level 69, so hopefully I will find one soon 😆

Thank you

[night zinc]

The only way to do T17 is with a particular atlas node (corrupted infusion)

[night zinc]

there's also the atlas node "Local Knowledge" which makes baryas and ultimata drop more in desert biome maps

[obsidian crag]

Any up to date beginner friendly sorc build guide ? Idc which ascendancy. I just need a sorc build from someone which i can follow...

[naive gulch]

is the guaranteed map drop a bit bugged? seems like it does not work on some maps

full cleared here, no drop

[placid fern]

i believe at some point as you progress into higher tiers its no longer guaranteed

[naive gulch]

interesting...i must have missed that in the notes

[quartz wolf]

is there any sort of tech i can use to find multiple tower overlaps in the fog besides just looking for towers close together? ive been doing that all day and every time i find a 3 tower overlap it just has water in the middle

[naive jungle]

I haven't played this game since launch, are the trials of suckmyass doable as a melee build?

[gusty haven]

what is this

[placid fern]

corrupted nexus

[quartz wolf]

nexus

[gusty mist]

Can I keep going? it says I can but I cant click on it

[naive jungle]

Can I transfer My my standard League character to Dawn of the Hunt? I don't have any of my gear/stash items

[amber helm]

no

only backwards

that's the point of league, it's a fresh start

[naive jungle]

Hmmm I understand

[kind cypress]

maybe dumb question but how does perm allocation work

like if i wanted to host a public party for my maps, is it whoever gets the monster kill the game drops loot for then itll only be able to picked up by them?

[night zinc]

bit of a problem... serpent queen has disappeared

[fierce forge]

Can anyone give me some advice? I am struggling on tier 6/7 maps, and am currently dying like once per map on average. I feel like my gear isnt so bad, but its certainly not perfect. My thought is that improving them would cost quite a bit for mostly small improvements. I have 5 divs, saving up for snakepit. What should I do? https://poe2.ninja/pob/62ff

[tardy wraith]

I had around 2.5k energy shield and got oneshot by homing chaos missiles and bomb plants. At 4.5k es it was a lot better. I survived better after I took mind over matter, but Im playing minion witch and it fucks your mana up. Mana flask will be your best friend.

[junior hornet]

you have 0 nodes for energy shield

[fierce forge]

I was just following this build. Do you have another one ? https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/cold-snap-frostbolt-stormweaver-leveling-guide#ascendancy-header

[vague temple]

don't just follow builds to a tee
use your brain

you have 0 defensive nodes on your tree

[fierce forge]

which ones should I take?

and what can i get rid of?

[vague temple]

energy shield nodes

get rid of the shock and chill nodes

also consider dropping all your damage penetration nodes, because you have Heavy Frost allocated

penetration and ignore resistances do not stack

[fierce forge]

what pen nodes do I have?

[vague temple]

glaciation

[fierce forge]

on thats only on the wep swap

[tardy wraith]

This build looks way to complicated. You want damage/damage protection. And protection means shield. Evasion only if you really get high numbers.

[fierce forge]

for the cold exposure

[vague temple]

get rid of those mana/shock nodes at the bottom

[fierce forge]

i mean i constantly run out of mana though

[vague temple]

you are just going to have to sacrifice damage to be tankier

[fierce forge]

im chugging flask all the time

[vague temple]

get mana on gear

consider changing your support gems

because they can increase the mana cost

[junior hornet]

should get arcane surge first

[tardy wraith]

Also cold snap only if you never lag and have time to focus a bolt (or you have better reaction as I).

[fierce forge]

do you have a better build? I agree the lag is frusterating, as is the number of times i snap and nothing happens

[vague temple]

you are using inspiration on cast on freeze
I dont believe that works because CoF reserves spirit

[junior hornet]

for comet i guess

[fierce forge]

yeah its for comet

[tardy wraith]

No. I took old builds as the patch dropped and tried out and what didnt worked I left away. In the end it was frostbolt/frostwall mainly. The comet was nice, but took to long and was manaintensive. I reduced to like 2-3 buttons.

[fierce forge]

from my mapping, it seems like the comets are what actually kill rare mobs

also it takes forever for the frostbolt to travel all the way to the frost wall and blow up for every pack, with how slow frostbolt is

[tardy wraith]

Probably youre using caston crit or similar. Thats a level my stormweaver never reached. I cant help there. I can only say that this guide looks like hard trying to be an evasion lich.

[languid copper]

Does anyone know how to get the last 2 points? I have absolutely no clue.

[junior hornet]

kill arbiter of ash

[tardy wraith]

The frostbolt has to be slow as he pulses and the more pulse a mob gets, the higher the freeze chance. And you want to freeze everything.

You can use a support gem to accelerate though. Let me look for it...

Its called acceleration. It travels faster but you will have problems freezing the mobs. I know that, because my witch runs frostmages.

[languid copper]

which map can i find him

[junior hornet]

burning monolith near starting location, you need 3 fragments, clear citadels or trade for them

[languid copper]

i know what u just said. but i mean the bottom one

[junior hornet]

so you did kill the arbiter once?

I think you need map tier 16 + irradiated + corrupted(with +1 level)

[fallow sky]

t16, irradiation, corrupted

[junior hornet]

someone correct me if I'm wrong

[fallow sky]

and +1 level

well corruption or the cleansed one

[covert dragon]

yeah need to check each corrupt/cleansed node for the +1 level mod

the modifier changes after cleansing so you can check twice, before and after cleansing the nodes around

[languid copper]

thanks. now i know

[pulsar osprey]

is it better to use or sell these?

[languid copper]

better to sell

[primal mango]

If any 1 is looking to upgrade their sacred flame to a foiled version for -45 required int to maximize their dps lmk. Willing to help with cost

[rancid cargo]

Hm we talking about

[civic lagoon]

Can I please talk to someone in DM’s or wherever about selling items on the trade site.

I have no idea why my items aren’t selling even though I’m searching for listings with similar stats and offering mine for less but no one contacts me

[small rune]

what sort of stuff are you trying to sell

[compact solstice]

yo guys what exactly is the content added by this league? Looking at that steam snapshot it looks like it should just occure in mapping?

[sand kestrel]

What is this Expedition symbol mean?

[junior hornet]

currency

[sand kestrel]

thanks

[trail vine]

quick q chat

can you still add sockets to a gem after it's been vaaled

nvm tested it myself answer is no

[ornate marsh]

Guys, if i only do Lightning damage (i mean phys converted to light) and i use trinity aura does i still get benefit from it?

[abstract grove]

Is it known for unique maps to be bugged? I had one rare left and it said map complete but I couldn't go kill the last rare (dark map)

[novel crow]

yes

[reef mantle]

does anyone know how to search for specific fractured affix on trade website? thanks in advance

[chrome isle]

totem is considered ally right?

[ornate marsh]

Anyone know?

[tranquil tartan]

Can anyone help me do Arbiter of ash?

[dull plank]

#2┃looking-for-group

[tranquil tartan]

thanks'

[zenith sigil]

you do, but not as much as if you do all 3 elements in about equal amount

with only lightning you will get only lightning resonance up to 50, and the aura does on per 30 scale, so you will only get 1-6% more dmg

as opposed to 5-30% more dmg if you got full resonance of all 3 elements

[chrome isle]

does tablet affects unique map like that gold treasure map

[languid copper]

i also want to get an answer

[flint bobcat]

Hi, could anyone help me capture a spectre It That Controls, or maybe has a gem XV or something, I cant seem to be fast enough on the breach to capture it before it closes and takes all the corpses back 😦

[vague temple]

captured spectres cant be traded

[flint bobcat]

Oh true, shoot, thats gonna be a problem for me then 😄

[pliant lion]

what is the loot filter most people use for end game? or is it recommended that i build my own?

[vague temple]

use filterblade, set the strictness with the slider to your preferences

then edit it there as needed

[pliant lion]

cheers

[naive jungle]

Is breaking some things posture bar the same as stunning them? I'm hitting them with the first part of rolling slam to follow up with earth shatter and it looks like they're stunned but then I don't get the follow up

[fiery pumice]

whats the deal with tangletongue?

why do people want to buy a normal one

what are they trying to do

[vague temple]

its the most meta build

has very high crit

and has the unique property to roll for a crit twice

[fiery pumice]

ah ok - so i have this one

[vague temple]

and both rolls can suceed at the same time for double crit bonus

mouse over "forks critical hits"

it tells you what it does

[fiery pumice]

ah ok right

thanks @vague temple

[vague temple]

[fiery pumice]

do you know what the goal is on the corruption?

double rune slot?

[vague temple]

either that or crit damage bonus

even flat ele damage is good too

the only bad thing about the spear is it has terrible base damage

builds that use it have to get all their damage from flat dmg on rings and gloves

[fiery pumice]

yeah ok, i think thats why i never really noticed it as the base damage on my rare spear is much higher

[vague temple]

these are the possible rolls from corruption

[fiery pumice]

assume i should quality to 20% before corrupting lol?

[vague temple]

yes

you can win big with corruption but if it bricks it will lose value compared to just selling as is

such is the way of the

[fiery pumice]

idm gamba on stuff i find tbh

is it worth using it with omen of corruption?

[faint thorn]

for act 1-2-3 cruel, how much resistances to the elements should i aim to? thanks

[novel flame]

just ask for carry when cant handle the bosses

[vague temple]

the crit chance improved as well

not bad, not amazing

[vague temple]

as much as possible, but generally in campaign its tough to get a lot of it
just try to avoid it being negative

[faint thorn]

thanks, ok!

[wild summit]

anyone know trial of sekhemas, during last boss fight u cldn't press esc to pause the game?

[vague temple]

correct

[wild summit]

ffs, something just came up and i just walk in to the last boss room

[vague temple]

lock your door

[wild summit]

was delivery...ffs..

[vague temple]

rip

[wild summit]

this design is kinda stupid.

[floral haven]

can i unlock my third ascendency with ultimatum ?

[fiery pumice]

It says in the text of the thing if it will

[floral haven]

so i can ?

[floral haven]

i meant can ultimatum drop a third ascendecy point trial

like the item

or is it only on the bullshit honor trial that i can ever get my third point

[fiery pumice]

it will say here if it can. you can do all your points with chaos

[floral haven]

can i buy this ?

[fiery pumice]

but last season you need to defeat trial master and you need 3 keys

[floral haven]

whats 3 keys

[fiery pumice]

idk if its the same this reason, imagine it is

search 'fates' in ce

[floral haven]

ce ?

[fiery pumice]

currency exchange

[undone merlin]

did any new chaos magic skill gems get added in the update a while ago?

[vague temple]

no

[undone merlin]

bummer

thx

[rapid raven]

how do I change order of stash tabs other than right clicking one by one, is there no drag option?

[idle hazel]

You can click and drag

Just do so on the top rather than the list on the right

[rapid raven]

ty!

[floral haven]

how can i spot corrupted nexus ?

[river violet]

No, but essence drain got ninja buffed like crazy

[undone merlin]

oh ok. thx

[crystal wyvern]

Is ther any reason to keep jewels as magic instead of regal and exalt them?

[idle hazel]

Only if you're using something like The Adorned, which increases the effect of Jewel sockets containing specifically Corrupted Magic Jewels.

[crystal wyvern]

Right and that used to be great, BUT with how they limited the number of jewel sockets, is this really of use? Or should I say, is this enough of a reason to not upgrade a magic jewel to a rare? like is the magic jewels value going to decrease?

[mossy wraith]

Great just lost 2 maps again due to disconnects, why cant they already fix this? same issue since launch

[acoustic fossil]

Honestly I wish they at least rolled back so you kept the map, losing every other map to random DCs sucks even harder than just disconnecting

[whole herald]

same was in ritual and defered 2 audience then got dc

[river violet]

The economic value of a magic jewel can definitely decrease if you regal/exalt it and get bad mods. The capability for an item to acquire new, good mods has economic value in itself

[novel flame]

days didnt dc but just happened again

[river violet]

That's why corrupted items are worth less than uncorrupted ones with the same stats

[novel flame]

obviously the dc is a roll back, why just they dont roll back to the point to keep the portal
(i was back to hideout to deal with the items, it rolled back the destroied ones)

[languid yoke]

Why I can not find a single fkn copper citadel?

[scenic cloak]

can someone explain to me why this player has "support straps" (20% more strength of body armour) with a normal body armour?

https://poe2.ninja/builds/dawn/character/wlxrwsss-8508/wlxrwss?i=3&search=class%3DSmith%2Bof%2BKitava

[jagged hound]

Smith of Kitava ascendancy

[scenic cloak]

yeah sure but body armour doesnt even give strength?

[long sonnet]

you (the person wearing the armor) gets 20%

and the body armor has to be normal rarity for the ascendancy to work

[jagged hound]

Its not "This body armour gives 20% increased strength" its "This body armour causes you to get 20% increased strength"

[worn isle]

is it worth to use waystones with delirium in spots that have delirium? I feel like you lost the destiled emotions you could get

[scenic cloak]

aaah 😄

got it thanks

[heavy kayak]

So I’m at the point where the major stuff I need for my build (perfect jewelers and lv 20 skill gems) can only come from T16’s or modified versions of them. If that’s the case, is there any value in running anything slightly below that besides XP? Is there inherent rarity/quantity from running higher maps?

[pulsar hollow]

any advice on my atlas tree? anything i should change?

[scenic cloak]

when i have giantsblood and a spear with a shield. Does the spear count as one handed now?

[jagged hound]

Spears are always one-handed

[floral haven]

how do i drop tier 11 waypoints and +

since now playing the precedent tier would drop it

its four tier 10 mùaps in a row i didnt drop a single

[nimble ruin]

hey yall, if u slot 2 marks in a cast on setup, does the first one get immediately overridden or is there a buffer time between the 2?

[worn isle]

I wouldn't pick anything involving essences...

they're so cheap, and even while investing in it, it's still rare to pick a greater one

[pulsar hollow]

what else would you recommend?

[worn isle]

I'm using mine like this

I see many streamers investing in monster packs, so I don't think Ecological Shift is good either

[pulsar hollow]

alright, which nodes are the least important? (because i only have 36 points rn)

[worn isle]

I think the essences one can be last

or the packs ones on the bottom left in case you're not in T15 yet

I rly like the tablets ones

[pulsar hollow]

im deep in T15s
even did my first arbiter today

[worn isle]

I'd leave essences out then

and you can go for another mechanic if you like them more, I had invested in shrines before this patch , and went for these tablet nodes on top through the left of the tree, to leave out the waystone quantity nodes, but I wasn't finding it that significant

I decided to go for essences because but basically you can focus on the mechanic you like more

[pulsar hollow]

i would just copy this tree, so it doesnt really have essences anyway

or do you mean wisps

[worn isle]

oops, I meant spirits xD

[pulsar hollow]

i kinda wanna stick with wisps, only tried them today and already got a talisman worth 5 div

[worn isle]

particularly I don't like essences, so that would be the only one I wouldn't go for (spent a lot of time corrupting every essence to see if I'd ever get something good, but never dropped any good essence xD)

nice, I never got a rabbit one yet

[pulsar hollow]

yeah, i only got 1 good essence so far, even after corrupting so many

[worn isle]

some people prefer rogue exiles, shrines or strongbox, so you can choose one of them, or spirits, I speced for spirits

[pulsar hollow]

got multiple sacred wisps already though, even if only one dropped a talisman

[heavy kayak]

One time I got a divine orb from a white strongbox, so I’m strongbox-pilled

[worn isle]

the only valuable talisman is the rabbit one xD

the best drop I got from strongboxes was 1 ex, besides one lvl 20 gem I got from the gamba one

[dense oracle]

In trials the affliction 'lose all sacred water on floor completion' does that trigger after boss or when you tp to next floor?

[heavy kayak]

I’d like to bump this question and add: Would it be more efficient if I run lower tier (or maybe white T15) maps when I’m not in a position to get a lvl 81/82 map?

[heavy kayak]

^

[worn isle]

I'm not 100% sure because it has been some time since I got that, but I think it's after you tp to the next floor

[worn isle]

I don't see why wouldn't you at least use one Alchemy or get the 2 magic modifier + regal, they're all so cheap

but normally you don't spend ex to 5-6 modifiers unless you're confident you won't die

[heavy kayak]

yeah that's my problem I die easy 😂

[outer wyvern]

can someone help me fix my gear
im on end game maps
i got absolute garbage tier loot for ice shot amazon
i got roughly 600 exalts and a divine
need to get gear to fit my 4th ascendency
need a overhaul of everything

ive been on trade for hours and ive not got anywhere

and im starting to get annoyed because i think im searching for too specific stuff

[signal oracle]

what's the difference between foil unique and unique beside the color?

[long sonnet]

nothing

[vocal elk]

Hey so I have a question about the trade website it’s not working for me bc if I want to trade something from another player If I click on “direct whisper” I get a notification that says “this player is not in the same league as you” does anyone have the same problem and maybe know how to fix it?

[heavy kayak]

Click on this dropdown and change it to the league that your character is in

[vocal elk]

I did that already and I still get the same notification

[heavy kayak]

did you refresh the search

like try hitting search again

[vocal elk]

I’ll try it tomorrow bc I have school tomorrow

But I’ll try that for sure

[pulsar hollow]

Any tips for farming t4 simulacrum? What kind of damage do the enemies do? Do i need chaos resist? Any other things i might want to know?

[novel crow]

stun & freeze

[pulsar hollow]

So charms for those, ok. Is there any chaos damage? Or anything else i need to be aware of?

[left ice]

How do I tell or Where can I go to check What item in my gear set needs to be upgraded next?

[vivid needle]

How do I get high teir maps after 15? Tried reforge, do I need to just run irrigated to increase monster lvl? Currently 87 I believe

[jagged hound]

Whats the range on companion's auras?

[amber helm]

how do i say this, critical thinking? figure out whichever one's the worst, investigate possible upgrades, determine if they are worth your currency, determine if other ones are more efficient / desireable?

[wind onyx]

anyone know if orb of storms got nerfed in the huntress update/any other recent ones? lightning rod + orb of storms seems to do significantly less now and was wondering if orb of storms got nerfed?

[placid fern]

pretty sure that lightning rod got significant changes but patch notes would confirm

[wind onyx]

where can I view the patch notes?

[amber helm]

#poe2-news

[vague temple]

https://poe2db.tw/Lightning_Rod
this shows a direct comparison of the two version of the game

base damage increased, arrow duration increased. but chains less

[wind onyx]

hm okay

thank you <3

[vague temple]

[mighty mountain]

did some youtuber cover these things and talk about how good they are, or something?

they've tripled in price in like 2 or 3 days

[mighty mountain]

wait, i went to that page and cant see multiple versions?

[vague temple]

wym its right there

top is current
bottom is 0.1

[mighty mountain]

ohh i see it

[mighty mountain]

Does anyone know how to fork a filterblade filter, so I can copy the one I'm using, make changes, and still have the old one?

[novel crow]

is it an online filter or a saved one? If saved one, browse to the folder it's in and copy it to a new name, if an online one - you can't really

[mighty mountain]

yeah, just online, using the site

i was wondering if I could download the online one, and upload as a new name?

but I can't figure out how to do that either

[novel crow]

not sure

[serene magnet]

I'm currently in Trials at the end of the second floor going for my 3rd ascendancy. The alter of ascendancy is lit up and I can interact with it, but I don't get any points. Is this a glitch? Do I need to do the 3rd floor for the points?

[junior hornet]

3rd for 3rd, duh

[serene magnet]

Well the ascendancy alter being lit up threw me off

[novel crow]

a popup there would help, telling you you need to do another level for 3rd ascendancy...

[mighty mountain]

does this do anything for layered-emotion waystones?

[serene magnet]

Agreed and thank you

[novel crow]

you mean infused waystones? no

just makes the demons harder

[mighty mountain]

yeah. I basically only ever infuse waystones (and never do normal delirium mirrors), so what to do with last atlas points?

[novel crow]

Here's what I run with only infused waystones

[mighty mountain]

but the top left one does very little? just a few more splinters?

[novel crow]

correct

[mighty mountain]

i feel that the top right one gets you more splinters than that

that's what i've been running

so the bottom left DOES work? to make more mirrors?

[novel crow]

but the middle right one does zilch in infusion

but yes there are more mirrors

now that mirrors work again after g patch

[mighty mountain]

makes sense. its kinda weird. Simulacrum is the hardest one to get 8/8 on, and yet the rewards on the atlas map are kinda the worst 🤣

[novel crow]

well yes and no, simulacrums themselves are worth selling

[mighty mountain]

yeah for sure, they're like 1/3 ex each

it's not bad, but certainly nothing to write home about either

[novel crow]

after getting the points I never do simulacrum again, the rewards from it are shit

best thing about "more splinters" is dropping double splinters to click less :P

[mighty mountain]

i just did it (idk if you've done it since g game out), and you DO get a lot of pretty good items. I got like 5 rares >tier 4

[novel crow]

no I only did t3 to get the last points

[mighty mountain]

god what I wouldn't give for that mechanic in breach. 5x stack size, 1/5 the drop rate. PLEASE

[novel crow]

but I get tons of good rares in regular mapping now

[mighty mountain]

breaches are awful. Vacuum cleaner simulator for 5 minutes afterwards

[novel crow]

yeah I only pick up stacks of breach splinters, they're not worth the effort and not worth much

breach only good for the extra rare monsters and rare breach rings

[mighty mountain]

but I love breaches overall. Very much a fun mechanic IMO. Just need to modify the stack size vs droprate when you get into higher tier maps (it's fine in lower tiers because of low overall droprate and such)

[novel crow]

breach good when you're tanky

[mighty mountain]

i mean, idk if I'm tanky, but I basically never die from breach in alvl 80s or 81s

also, can i just complain about how effing hard it is to get alvl 82 now

corrupted zones get you 3 if you're LUCKY

ffs

[novel crow]

Yes you can

[heavy kayak]

If you fail a map, should you just run an easier map to get through the node quickly since the extra content all disappears, or do you just run another map of the same tier

[crystal wyvern]

is there a reason that the weighted sum doesnt always show on a live search?

[heavy kayak]

for the love of god the game's lagging so hard I'm losing my juiced nodes

[crystal wyvern]

its been bad lag since the last patch

[heavy kayak]

my filter is on strict too

[last viper]

i just cleared a corrupted nexus with 38/40 atlas points but doryani didnt arrive after i killed the boss to give me my last atlas points, do i need to unlock them in a different way?

[novel crow]

Unique maps?

[last viper]

didnt find all of them yet, do need to find them to get all points?

[novel crow]

yes

[smoky field]

hello how do you get your last 2 boss points from the atlas? before it was a lvl82 boss area but how do u do it now

[novel flame]

how do i avoid those trapping attack (eg that one in crux of nothingness), those with a circle chasing me?

[novel crow]

do arbiter t0, after doing a 82 boss

[last viper]

aight, thx for the help

[narrow marsh]

are you talking about the red/green circle under your character's feet?

[novel flame]

yes, someone else answered me in another chat

[sand kestrel]

Can anyone tell me what killed me? Was there something on the ground I didn't see?

[junior hornet]

Caustic ground

[sand kestrel]

That green symbol at the bottom right? I don't think ive seen that before.

[junior hornet]

yeah

usually there's a green puddle

but delirium and overlapping texture

[sand kestrel]

man, I see various green spots but some didn't take health, but others did

sheesh

Thanks

that map was tough. 90% more monster life and %110 delirious

I almost had that damn boss

[hot knoll]

there a reason why i dont see the exp loss/gain affix on expedition boss ?

have killed olroth but expected to see that dont lose exp on death haha

[novel crow]

are you in the boss arena?

the expedition still has +/-xp

only the boss lair doesn't

[hot knoll]

yeah im inside the lair but not in the circle where he stands

just dont want to lose 10% because of a bug lol

[outer wyvern]

can someone help me fix my gear
im on end game maps
i got absolute garbage tier loot for ice shot amazon
i got roughly 600 exalts and a divine
need to get gear to fit my 4th ascendency
need a overhaul of everything

[vague temple]

try get more int, then swap to hybrid es/ev gear

[outer wyvern]

its hard to balance good base stats on the equipment and good imp and explicts without the price just skyrocketing to like 20 divines

idk what to sacrifice

[vague temple]

just set price limit in your search

to your budget

[novel flame]

then found out the best is to know the value of gears and earn through trading 😂

rich = power 😂

[candid escarp]

does the % inc phys mod affect the flat phys given from accuracy with amazon?

[vague temple]

no

[vague temple]

that mod only affect local weapon damage

[candid escarp]

dang

[thick kernel]

Are there any restrictions on what megalomaniac can roll

[novel crow]

only notables that can be anointed, is my guess

a few were removed from that pool this season

[pseudo terrace]

How does scaling of maps work? Only hp and dmg of mobs scale? Does any spreadsheet exist? For example basic t1 map vs t5 vs t10 vs t15 map?

[novel flame]

question about breach etc difficulty, eg how to raise from t0 to t1? i meant how many +difficulty is needed

[junior hornet]

just 1?

not sure I get what you mean

[fast pawn]

Use a Breachstone and kill Xesht. Then you get atlas points, use them to increase difficulty.

[novel flame]

yes, but how many? only 1 is needed? or have to use 2?

i meant use both points on +1 difficulty

anyone tried to use only 1 point but failed?

[fast pawn]

You can do that which makes xesht stronger next fight.

[junior hornet]

just 1, you can't skip ahead by taking 2 small passives

[novel flame]

thx!

[silk schooner]

the pandemonius amulet: "Blind Chilled enemies on Hit"
blindside support gem: "Supported Skills cannot inflict Blind"

what would happen in this case?

[steel wolf]

shouldnt blind

[pulsar hollow]

whats the ideal expedition atlas tree setup?

[queen sun]

hi guys, where can i buy ascendancy carries? is there a channel?

[amber helm]

cant > can

[amber helm]

no, we dont do paid carries here. check out tft (the forbidden trove) for a server that does.

free carries may be offered in #2┃looking-for-group .

[pulsar hollow]

can you stack multiple unique expedition tablet effects
?

[languid copper]

In the Chinese channel, there are people doing this 24 hours a day. But in this server, there is no such channel.

[jagged hound]

Whats a good Tame Beast with a ranged attack that doesnt move much?

[novel flame]

crab has low cost, the horseman moves fast when it needs

[inner spoke]

I’ve not got a quest in the side of my screen for atlas quests and I’ve done a tier 15 nexus for the last thing but I’m still missing 4 points how do I get them?

[modern adder]

Hi all. I'm returning after a few months away, and I'm struggling to understand what is meant by "Increase number of influenced maps by [#]%" on precursor towers. It prevents me from applying precursor tablets, but if I can't apply precursor tablets, how am I to increase the number of influenced maps?

[jagged hound]

Horseman is the hyena guys from Act 2?

[crystal wyvern]

does corrupting divine the implicits on an item too? like the spirit on a solar amulet?

[modern adder]

Possibly, but not necessarily.

[novel flame]

yes, the one throwing spear

[floral haven]

anybody has an atlas for 30 points

[naive gulch]

is there some special trick to getting t16 maps? been running t15 for a good while now, killed lots of bosses, no 16s

[modern adder]

I think it helps if the map is irradiated. And I believe there's a chance for a t15 to become a t16 by corrupting the t15.

[modern adder]

Anybody have any insight on this?

[idle hazel]

The only way to obtain T16 Waystones is by corrupting a T15 and getting the outcome that raises the tier, they don't drop naturally.

[naive gulch]

i have run lots of irradiated 15s...killed bosses there too...do they not drop normally?

[naive gulch]

ah ok

thx

[idle hazel]

On Towers, the increase number of influenced maps stat is basically increasing the number of maps your tablets will affect. This stat goes up based on the tier of the waystone you use to complete the Tower. After completing it, you should be able to socket your tablets into the 1-3 slots (unlocked based on the number of affixes present on the waystone you ran). Are you unable to place tablets into those slots after completing a map, or are you trying to insert a tablet before completing the Tower?

[modern adder]

Interesting... I completed the tower, but with a relatively low waystone tier... maybe around T11-T12. I can slot in three precursors, but the "Influence" button doesn't produce any effect, and the precursors stay unused -- I can remove them.

[mighty mountain]

yeah this is just telling you the bonus you will get to the # of nodes tablets affect. It is based on the tier of waystone you run (t15 gives 99% bonus, which rounds down. T16 gives 100% bonus, etc). The amount of tablets you can use is based on the # of mods, so you need to run 6-mod waystones to get 3 tablet slots.

All of this requires you to have completed and beaten the tower map, of course, so make sure that happens.

[frigid lantern]

im looking to swap off of ED contagion, so can someone give me some insight on the storm mage, unholy might lich build? gas or ass? dont wanna waste my currency on swapping builds if im just gonna have to make a new character later

[modern adder]

Yeah, I haven't had any trouble beating the towers, and I always unlock them with 6-mod waystones to unlock all three precursor slots. I just can't use those slots afterward, and maybe it seems related to having used a low-tier map for the tower...?

[idle hazel]

No, that shouldn't be an issue. Does it not allow you to use the slots even after you've run another map?

[modern adder]

A map at a node other than the tower, you mean?

[mighty mountain]

you just put the tablets in the slots (of the defeated tower) and hit the button and it goes "vroom" and applies them to nodes around the tower, after that, you can't click on the tower anymore

[modern adder]

I can't seem to re-run the tower... I think that's normal. But right, I don't think I'm able to use the three slots. I get this message on the towers in which I'm unable to use the slots:

[modern adder]

The "vroom" part is what's missing. That often happens, but occasionally I get this message to "increase number..." and the precursors are not used.

[mighty mountain]

the "increased number" is unrelated to anything else you're experiencing, I can at least confirm that's unrelated

that's literally just the bonus based on tier of waystone you ran the tower with

[modern adder]

Hmm. Okay, good to know.

[mighty mountain]

the only thing there that is interactive is the "influence" button, which should be clickable once you slot tablets into the slots. Are you putting in identified tablets?

[idle hazel]

Yeah, that message isn't telling you to increase the number, it's just saying that the number of influenced maps will be increased.

[modern adder]

Oh, good. Okay, well I guess that's a good thing. Maybe it's just glitching on me, and I should try restarting when it happens. It's happened maybe half a dozen times to me today.

[modern adder]

Yes. And no influencing happens once I hit "Influence." The screen closes. I can open it up again, and the precursors are still there, and I can remove them.

Yeah, I'm repeating it right now to confirm. Three precursors in the tower. Hit "Influence." Then the tower menu closes, but no maps gain modifiers. I can re-open the tower, and see the precursors and still there and unused -- I can remove them.

Oh. Possibly I'm a dummy. This time I noticed an error message reading "Tower already used" in the chat box... So.. Major dummy. But when can I even slot new precursors in, if the tower is already used?

[idle hazel]

It's a bug, just not sure whether it's counting the Tower as used incorrectly without applying the Tablets, or if it's failing to remove your ability to click on the Tower after you've used it.

[modern adder]

Okay. That makes sense. Thanks to both of you for helping troubleshoot with it.

[crystal wyvern]

does recombinator really choose the base 50:50? even if the base is a lower requirement one?

I dont think it does cause i've combined about 6 times and it always chooses the lower base....

[mighty mountain]

i've tried recomb like 4 times and its sucked total butts every time, and the times I've tried actually doing anything that might produce a good item with it, the chance is like 11%.... eff that noise, no thanks

until the mechanic is made less absurd, I will probably not use it. Poofing a dozen items away, at cost to yourself, when the result isn't even really influenceable..... God.... They REALLY like gambling crafting don't they? I could have 100 divs worth of currency and still not be able to craft a single good item in this case. It's really frustrating as SSF or semi-SSF.... The odds of getting anything are just astronomically low from the crafting system, which really pushes you to NEED trade as a way to upgrade gear

[narrow marsh]

youre right, because t2 has more chance to succeed. what youre looking for is in no. 7 in the post

https://www.reddit.com/r/PathOfExile2/comments/1jzu2py/poe_2_patch_020_guide_to_recombinators_part_1/

[crystal wyvern]

hmm not number 7

likely number 5

[narrow marsh]

yea sry no. 5

[crystal wyvern]

good article though

[mighty mountain]

Is there a point to omens of greater exaltation?

like why not just... use two exalts....?

[queen sun]

i was not talking about irl money, but ingame currency. but ty, i will check the channel out

[amber helm]

ik, we dont do ingame currency services here either.

[odd imp]

How does this work with CI?

[amber helm]

🪦

[odd imp]

unless i have mind over matter?#

[novel crow]

you dead

[copper raft]

Or unless you have a lich node that makes so that your life can't change while you have enegy shield.

Anyway, you need to figure out how to not take a damage that bypasses es.

[fiery pumice]

can anyone tell me whats special about beacon of azis unique amulet?

[crystal wyvern]

ignores monster elemental resists

[novel crow]

it completely takes away the need to take any elemental penetration

[crystal wyvern]

what happens to the chance to socket when vaal orbing an amulet?

[rigid kraken]

no

[crystal wyvern]

no what? there is no chance? does that mean the other choices have greater weights or it still chooses it and does nothing?

[amber helm]

according to wiki it still chooses and does nothing

[heavy kayak]

The "+1 to map boss difficulty" in the atlas tree, does that mean that map bosses are that level higher than a certain point? The level of the map? something like that?

(Does that also open them up to the higher level rewards)

[weak sphinx]

Whats the combination of emotions for rarity on maps?

[hot knoll]

bugged out of the entrance i guess theres no fix ?

[novel crow]

bosses are normally 2 levels higher than the map level, +1 makes them 3 levels, and so on

[heavy kayak]

does that mean they'll drop items commensurate with that level

[novel crow]

yes

[heavy kayak]

amazing

[novel crow]

rares are 1 lvl higher than the map too btw

[heavy kayak]

👀

[novel crow]

breach and delirium bosses count as bosses and are +2 (the map boss bonuses don't seem to apply to them)

when they show up, and also the very rare corruption boss if you've seen him

[heavy kayak]

One other thing, I heard the Reforging bench can be used with waystones, but it doesn't seem to be working... so was that person incorrect, or am I bugged

[junior hornet]

I think it needs 3 waystones of the same level and rarity (3 normals or 3 magics, rares)

and you can't reforge t15s

[heavy kayak]

Well there's the problem, they're 15's lol

O_O I reforged 3 14's and it turned into a 15

[long sonnet]

yeah it's the "vendor up" recipe from poe1

[novel crow]

shame you can't forge t16s, they're stupidly wasteful to create still

[mighty mountain]

i wouldn't mind this as much if it were easier to get the +1 monster level from cleansed areas. I just did an entire corrupted nexus and got ONE.... It's just really freaking hard to get alvl 82 these days

[novel crow]

yep each nexus has precisely one

that's why you only find one

[mighty mountain]

i think that's wrong? I think it does more than one fairly often? 🤔

[novel crow]

never seen it

[mighty mountain]

but i could be imagining that

either way, kinda ridiculous

[novel crow]

ikr

[mighty mountain]

how is an SSF supposed to ever get lvl 20 skill gems lol

like corrupted areas used to give you what, 10-15 alvl 82 maps to run?

now we get.... 1.....

so yeah I think it's a little too hard to get t16 waystones too, cause at least if we could sustain those, we'd be in alvl 81 a lot of the time

IMO just change it from +1 or -1 when it rolls to change tier, to be only +1

that doubles the t16s we get

it can still screw up the waystone dangerously so it's not like that's removing the "risk" or anything

[junior hornet]

unique gamba strongbox

[mighty mountain]

Is it guaranteed from that?

[junior hornet]

no, it's the easiest way to get lv20 gems right now

skill gem and spirit gem

[novel crow]

also seen them drop from trialmaster

[novel crow]

that would be nice but not in the spirit of vaal corruption

[mighty mountain]

i mean, when it adds a socket it doesn't have an equal chance to remove a socket 😛

[novel crow]

[open cobalt]

so, stupid question. I just finished the campaign and have been running Melee Totems, Smith of Kitava, and having my ish pushed in hard (101 deaths and literally just finished the campaign...) I was thinking about Running Boneshatter, but I recently saw something about a Artillery Ballista build.

Question, if anyone is playing Smith and either Boneshatter, or Art Balls.. Is that an easy transition? before I head into maps...
I have 75 all elem resists, 1800 life (if that matters why I was getting face rekt) I have not taken giants blood or the blood magic nodes yet.

Thanks in advance

[night zinc]

#1308715058716610580

I'm a ranger, so i can't help, but there may be info in there

also, yay! just hit L90

[open cobalt]

Okay thank you. I was not sure on the build yet. but this melee totem build was paoinful.. but I also suck at POE1 as well ... lol

[night zinc]

I'm always far squishier than other using the same builds. Try following a build guide as much as possible and you'll get your game technique up, which makes it much easier to then customise appropriately

[open cobalt]

True, I tried it without one this time. So I failed harder... lo

Another question, and it is a stupid one. can I add a socket to a corrupted item? I am not sure if that bypasses corrupted in poe 2

[junior hornet]

nope

[open cobalt]

okay thanks

[junior hornet]

you can still swap rune on a corrupted item tho

[mighty mountain]

i hate the map "Decay" so much 😭

[open cobalt]

I am trying to swap to the artillery ballista build, and neeed to buy a unique and needed to ensure I was getting better items lol

[mighty mountain]

this is the map where I really feel the "does anyone at GGG play this game?" vibe. Like I don't understand. You literally can't see what's passable terrain and what's not. You're constantly running into little holes in the ground that you can't even really see, getting stuck on walls, thinking there's pathable terrain when there's not. it's AWFUL.

blooming field is kinda bad, but god is decay just 100x worse

[night zinc]

really? decay is one of my go tos... prob because the boss is so easy

my favourites are decay, crypt, ravine and augury

oh, and seepage

[heavy kayak]

absolute worst map in the game is Vaal Factory

change my mind

[novel crow]

it's not the factory at fault it's the endless stream of ridiculous enemies

mainly viper's whatever they're called being super fast

legionnaires

[heavy kayak]

That's the thing though, I'm playing a bleed amazon that is mostly using spearfield to clear

Large amounts of enemies are great (Steppe I enjoy for example)

[novel crow]

oddly enough I don't mind decay

[heavy kayak]

But Large amounts of enemies HUDDLED IN TIGHT CORNERS AND BEHIND WALLS

sad

[novel crow]

it's not the number, it's the speed of what should be easy white mobs

[heavy kayak]

you're not wrong

[novel crow]

they were supposed to address overly OP white mobs, but completely missed those

[heavy kayak]

Clearly the complaining got to GGG with loot, we can complain some more 😉

[novel crow]

yeah loot is nicely balanced now

it's not like I drop divs regularly or anything, but high risk maps drop high tier stuff

[heavy kayak]

nah not until I get a mirror

[novel crow]

I like being rewarded for managing to squeeze rarity onto my gear

which is harder this season, a lot

you end up sacrificing dmg or defence quite a bit for decent rarity

I'm quite happy with my exactly 100% rarity feeling rewarding

[heavy kayak]

Yeah I'm fairly squishy but I've got 108% rarity and the divs I've gotten make up for all the dying lmao

[novel crow]

yeah tradeoff is meant to be the name of the game, if you can be a cannon, tanky, and have high rarity, it's broken

[heavy kayak]

We're all hunting for that OP build though lol

[novel crow]

of course

I sacrificed too much chaos res after my last upgrades and am trying to decide on chaos soul core(s) or not

but at 7% they give so little

[heavy kayak]

Currently I'm just trying to figure out how to bump the tankiness up, I'm capped on resistances, 83% ev, 75% block chance, but almost no armor and I don't have any int so I can't run es

[novel crow]

yeah I hit the same wall and gave up and went eva/es

it's like respeccing to a new character though it's so different

[heavy kayak]

how am I supposed to get all that int though

[novel crow]

I bought all gear with 30+ int on it

just made sure all the ES gear had a 30+ int as a req when searching on trade

oh and on my sceptre

[heavy kayak]

aha, yeah this is a spear/shield build lol

[novel crow]

here's what my build looks like: https://poe2.ninja/builds/dawn/character/Ittaku-1103/Huntrakas

yeah I gave away the shield for a sceptre and more spirit auras, was better on balance, though block disappeared

but getting wind dancer and ghost dance actually eventually felt tankier than running a shield once I had enough ES on peripheral gear

[heavy kayak]

https://poe2.ninja/profile/character/1rxj3myf6vu2s/Aimanfire-4768/NahziShaik

[novel crow]

yeah that 2k max phys hurts hard, been there

for a while there I thought it was going to be impossible to do high tier stuff because it was no damage or dead with no inbetween

sadly ggg have made pure eva impossible

[heavy kayak]

I've beaten all of the bosses, not on the highest tier though

[novel crow]

I like farming high tier maps more than doing high tier pinnacle bosses

[heavy kayak]

so far highest tier has been T3 king of the mists

[novel crow]

but yeah that's a good achievement at lv91

[heavy kayak]

my crit damage is high enough and my bleed magnitude also high enough that I can melt the majority of bosses, but I'll get hurt pretty bad by a lot of AOE stuff

[novel crow]

nice

mine's "balanced" I guess

except for clearing mobs where it's pretty insane

I don't melt bosses, but T4 bosses are no real sweat

but I can also be hit a few times by all except for big phys slams from T4 pinnacle bosses

[heavy kayak]

whose build guide did you follow for this

[novel crow]

no one's

I made it myself

[heavy kayak]

impressive, that's my least favorite part of this game is the self-build xD

[novel crow]

hah I really enjoy it, but I often miss some interactions so pick up a lot in discussions here

but I love tweaking the build for best performance for my hopeless style of play too

I tank WAY too much lol

note it's also about a 100d build by now

I'm sure none of my gear stands out as being uber expensive, that's the point - it's balanced across all the gear

btw you may want to look at take X% of damage as mana to help your health pool; its an integral part of my build

These make phys damage much less likely to instakill me

[heavy kayak]

my mana is not very good either lol

[novel crow]

sceptre fixes that

[heavy kayak]

anyways i'll keep that build in mind, but I gotta sleep, have a gn

[novel crow]

u2

[full furnace]

for corrupted maps, should i complete the corrupted maps before i do the nexus? or do i try to get the nexus first

[vague temple]

up to you really, personally I go straight for the nexus.

[novel flame]

depends on the mod of the corrupted

[novel crow]

corruption gives better items, cleansed gives better currency. If you're trying to get your 7-8 boss points you need to work with the corrupted +1 map

[night zinc]

or cleansed +1 map

[novel crow]

are you sure...?

[novel crow]

yes I've seen the +1 as well, but are you sure that will give you points I mean

[idle hazel]

I got the points from a Cleansed map, iirc

So yes, it should work, the only requirement is the map level being high enough after all.

[novel crow]

good

[novel flame]

i got them from cleans too, i guess 1st is to consider whether you want the current corrupted mod or not

like when see 100% exp up on big map

[novel crow]

good, when we last discussed this in here it wasn't clear, but it would certainly make sense it works in cleansed maps if the lvl is the only real requirement

I do think these points are unnecessarily convoluted to get though

[vague temple]

the only requirement for boss atlas points is the monster level. it doesnt have to be corrupted

the +1 monster level should be more common

[novel crow]

right

[night zinc]

Totally. It's random whether the cleansed/corrupted will even have it, I've had several areas of corruption that didn't get one before or after cleansing, so it makes those last points a pain in the freckle to get

[gaunt harbor]

is that 8182% of rerolling favours correct?

[jagged hound]

Visual bug

[silk schooner]

would this affect leagues like expedition encounters monster count?

[tacit maple]

Does someone have a unique diamond and show me the range it has? I need to know what range to buy

[jagged hound]

Just use PoB

Or even like, maxroll i think if you can only use browser stuff

[tacit maple]

hmm max lets me add a jewel but I have to import it?

nvm I just create one

[merry plume]

just move ur cursor there

[tacit maple]

Do I understand correct that I need VERY SMALL ?

[jagged hound]

Assuming you want some combination of the cast speed, freeze node, elemental node, and AoE node, yeah

[tacit maple]

The maxroll very small area that is shows contains all nodes I want
Roil, Sudden Escalation, Overexposure and Climate Change

[grim hearth]

Does magic find leech still works in 0.2

[floral haven]

would my build be enough for Olroth ? (https://poe2.ninja/profile/character/xc658tn0lkuk/Amarre-5174/kittenabducter)

[mossy wraith]

are citadel fragments still linked with waystone drop chance? or item quantity?

[jagged hound]

You gain Unbound Fury from Electrocute right?

[crystal wyvern]

is there a way to find unique maps that give you atlas points? im missing 2 atlas points and i dont know how to find them

[novel flame]

luck matter, and there are more than five types of unique maps

[crystal wyvern]

well great, lucky isnt my strong suit

[sage latch]

Hey Guys i need i help
if i make a cidadel whit map t16, better is i make with t15?

[crystal wyvern]

how do you search different parts of text in the poe2 trade search? like if i dont know how the exact line goes but i know it has "also grant" and "chaos resist"

[rugged totem]

might be dumb question but why did an item i deffered disappeared?

[jagged hound]

Deffering doesnt guarantee it every ritual

Just do some more and itll show up again

[crystal wyvern]

how can you target a heroic tragedy jewel, like what do the song #'s match?

[rugged totem]

alright, thanks

[jagged hound]

Or you missed re-deffering it too much, and it did just delete

[jagged hound]

The # is a seed, there's no way to tell what it gives in which socket besides socketing one with the seed in that socket

[rugged totem]

i played 2 maps in a row and deffered it in boths, then it was not on 3rd map anymore

[jagged hound]

Im not sure if we have a calc for the Heroic Tragedies yet but you can maybe look around

[jagged hound]

Then yeah just do a 4th or 5th and it should keep showing up

[crystal wyvern]

what does it mean it's a seed? that it changes what passives are provided based on where it's places on the tree?

[jagged hound]

Ever play minecraft?

But yes

If you have two with the same seed and name they'll be identical as long as you put them ni the same jewel socket

Two 5000 Voranas will always have the same nodes

5000 and 5001 could share 0 nodes or share all but 1

[novel dagger]

F... so we cant re-try unique map if fail... =/

[narrow marsh]

anyone know why i cannot use conductivity + expanse support on CoC? i can use it as normal skill but it doesnt work on CoC

[rocky merlin]

Guys I Am new here and dont know where to question this: I have problem with the current psn account that I use to play poe. So it is possible to Transfer the Stags tab that I have purchased to that psn account to another?

[odd imp]

Designing a game, trying to make it fun, and then deciding "aha I have a great idea to make this game even more fun!"

[naive gulch]

how do you get level 20 gems?

[modern adder]

They drop very rarely. I've seen a few in T15 maps, but they are probably slightly more common above that.

[naive gulch]

so irradiated t16s?

[modern adder]

And raw T16s.

What's the recommendation these days for what to do with a tab full of T15s I'd rather not run? Sell them all individually?

[rancid cargo]

From the money strong box drop too

[rancid cargo]

To another character yes, to another psn account no

[final horizon]

What do you skill on the atlas tree? Is there any content-mechanic (in the basic tree) thats worth it, like essence, whisp, strongbox, shrine and so on?

my current tree

[heavy bane]

are ToS more profitable than mapping?

[amber helm]

depends what you're doing and how you're doing it

[mighty mountain]

is a thorns build a thing in poe2 yet? I'm curious if I should just consider thorns a dead-affix (when considering if items are worth anything to sell on trade). But if thorns build is a thing, I'd love to see what kind of gear they need so I can know when it's worth something

[naive gulch]

strongboxes drop a LOT of loot

[final horizon]

ty

[final horizon]

I know there are thorns builds that clear the entire game, just look at youtube for a guide

[amber helm]

mathil did a version here, it's certainly playable for mapping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jV_dOLeEVI&t=117s&pp=ygUNbWF0aGlsIHRob3Jucw%3D%3D

[mighty mountain]

interesting. thx

[modern adder]

I'm debating between selling or vaaling, but vaaling seems like a lot of cost for not much reward... Suggestions?

[mighty mountain]

vaaling is a lot of cost? they're like 1/6 ex each

vaaling is basically free

[modern adder]

Well. I have 96 T15s I don't want to run, and 102 Vaal orbs. I could exchange, but I'm not sure I want to do that without knowing whether it's worth it.

[mighty mountain]

it's 100% worth it. You'll get a decent number of them that will switch all suffixes to prefixes (which I presume was why you didn't want to run them, cause they were too hard)

and those will make you back your ~16 exalts of cost

and more

cause they go full-prefix mode

which often has quant+rarity+rare monsters and such

[modern adder]

Awesome. Okay, thanks!

[mighty mountain]

not to mention it just adds a bunch of affixes to some of them (which you still wont want to run), but they'll sell for a lot more gold lol

like up to 15 or 20k per waystone

granted, IDK what the point of gold is. I'm sitting on 8 mil and idk what to do with it

[modern adder]

Ah, you think I should vendor those, not put up for trade?

Yeah, I have almost 4mil here.

[mighty mountain]

i mean.... if they suck, whos spending lots of currency on buying waystones that have tons of horribly dangerous suffixes?

[modern adder]

My thinking was that they suck for me, but potentially not for others.

[mighty mountain]

like waystones aren't super duper build dependent. Monsters have crit bonus and haste and 40% more damage? nobody wants to run that lol

i mean there are some builds endgame that might be fine with it since they're tough enough, but even then. Why build your build to handle super hard waystones when you can just.... not run them? The benefit isn't there

GGG overdid the waystone changes and the extra droprate from the dangerous suffixes just do NOT pay off whatsoever

so basically a bad waystone for you, in most cases, is a bad waystone for everyone. Obviously there's exceptions to every rule, but I think overall prefixes=good suffixes=bad

[modern adder]

Okay... here I go, then. And this is still the case for just magic waystones, right? Or should they all be rare first? Because that would add a whole lot more expense...

[mighty mountain]

oh, yeah, i mean, it's all a numbers game, you can do whatever you like

but vaaling magics is probably not worth it

sorry

i presumed

i would hit them all with augs & regals first (which are also basically free)

so they at least have 3 affixes

that way, if they go full-prefix, they'll have 3

and 3 prefix waystones can sell decently well (or you can run them)

[modern adder]

Ah, okay. So no need to go all the way to six affixes.

[mighty mountain]

yeah i mean it's tricky. You could

IDK the ROI for such things

obviously if you go to 6 affixes, then they go full-prefix, now you have 6-prefix waystones

and those are gonna be the most valuable (even moreso if you layered emotions on them)

but it also means you're investing a lot into all the ones that don't work. So idk 🤷‍♂️

definitely do at least aug+regal tho, that'd be silly not to

or alch the ones that are normal

(sinistral alch omen is nice but that's another 4 ex each, so maybe worth it maybe not for you)

[modern adder]

Right. Hmm. I didn't even realize prefixes were basically always good. But I don't feel especially confident with my currency at the moment, so I'd rather not invest too much on what is essentially a gamble.

[mighty mountain]

fair enough! if you've run that many t15 maps (to collect 90+ of them that you DONT like), you should have like, quite a few divs worth of "cash" tho, right?

[modern adder]

4D, 140 Ex. Another, I don't know, 3-4 D in equipment.

[mighty mountain]

yeesh. Are you running any MF?

[modern adder]

You mean Rarity, these days? Just from a charm, and that's a recent addition. Is that currency really that bad? lol

[mighty mountain]

and are you always doing 6-mod towers to get 3 tablets in your towers? and focusing on rare monsters/quant/rarity on said tablets?

[modern adder]

Yes, always 6-mod towers for all three precursors.

[mighty mountain]

yeah. increased rarity from gear. I'd suggest trying to work up to 100%ish. It makes a pretty big difference for how often you find chaos & divs and other things like annuls and GJO and such

not to mention more tier4/5 rare items that sell well on the market

also as far as mechanics to run, breach is pretty nice and splinters aren't worth a ton but they add up if you grab them all with every map

are you instilling your waystones with emotions?

[modern adder]

I have guildies telling me to up the rarity too, but I keep feeling like it's easier said than done. I feel like I need every affix I have, and wouldn't want to swap one for rarity if it decreases my survivability.

[modern adder]

No.

[mighty mountain]

yeah, it's the "turn around" trap. You have to maybe go back down the ladder of dps/survivability a bit to get the rarity you need, to then climb back up. But like a broken bone, it needs to be set straight

[modern adder]

I've been doing well with breach. Sitting on three stones to use when I'm ready.

[mighty mountain]

oh, definitely do the pack size one at a minimum

those are like, 1/5 exalt each. So 3/5 exalt cost per waystone, and you will get a good boost to drops, delirium fractured mirrrors, which spawns enemies that will drop delirium splinters (which are worth like 1/3 ex each), on top of spawning rares sometimes.

Not to mention that increased pack size will make it easier to sustain breach, as well as get tribute from omen, as well as more rewards from expedition monsters

[modern adder]

I wish I knew which distilled emotion that was. It doesn't say in the description. I can look it up.

[mighty mountain]

uhh, the second one

on the list

[modern adder]

Okay, thanks.

[mighty mountain]

guilt

[modern adder]

But my first task is to rare these T15s, then vaal.

[mighty mountain]

i use paranoia, but you sound like you're cost cutting ATM so I'd use guilt

[modern adder]

I only have 20 guilt anyway.

In game, I mean. In life, sometimes it feels endless.

[mighty mountain]

i'm presuming you use currency exchange 😄

you would never want to farm all the guilt manually

[modern adder]

Well, sure. But rarely, actually. Sounds like I should change that, though.

I've used it maybe a dozen times. I'm level 92.

[mighty mountain]

i mean it depends on your playstyle and what you find fun. But if you're happy to exchange things and such, then you should use it for everything. Basically learning that EVERYTHING is just money (exalts) at the end of the day

if it's on the currency exchange, it's not a unique item, it's just some number of pennies or dollars

vaals? They're 16 cents each. Don't see them as a unique item. See them as 16 cents. So when a chaos orb drops (which is $6 or $7), you can think about the fact that that basically just got you 40 vaal orbs lol

and I'm not meaning buying items for IRL money btw, if that's what i'm sounding like. I just mean thinking about the items in your head as "money" (and use the ingame currency exchange)

anyway, by thinking about all the currency exchange items as, well, interchangeable, then you can start to think more about what's making you the most "money" in game

[modern adder]

Yeah. I see them as interchangeable, I just rarely actually do it.

[novel flame]

but really take times to learn about their value (and their gain or drop through out the league)

[modern adder]

The real mental change I need to make is to use more of my currency. I tend to just hoard, rather than exchange between currency types.

I just auged, regaled, and vaaled my first 25 T15s... Two were usable. Scary results.

Now I have 23 corrupted T15s, into which I just poured 23 augs and 23 Regals, to... vendor? I have my doubts that I'll be making up anywhere near 23 Regals with the two corrupted T15s I'm keeping. Hmm. Maybe I'm being too strict with what I'm not running.

[mighty mountain]

23 regals is only.... 4 exalts? You don't think you'll make back 4 exalts in two maps?

if you're not making 2 exalts per map, something is very wrong

[modern adder]

11 exalts, per the exchange. And no, that's higher than I tend to make on a map.

[mighty mountain]

are you on hardcore?

[modern adder]

Nope. But it's probably the 15% rarity that's getting me.

[mighty mountain]

regals are ~1/8 each rn

[modern adder]

No, I'm on Standard.

[mighty mountain]

ohhhh

you really shoulda mentioned that. Most people chatting about economy stuff are generally talking about current league, not "old" league, just FYI.

Anyhoo, that being said, its a lot to learn, don't worry

there's a LOT of different axes on which to juice

you can try to overlap multiple towers into one area

and save your better waystones (that have quant/rarity/rare monsters) for those

you can make sure to layer all of your decent waystones with emotions (like I said, even guilt, the 2nd one, is pretty good)

make sure to utilize breach tablets to add breach to your maps for the best "generic" loot. I think breach is the best all-round mechanic

it just adds more monsters, more rares, and more drops to every map. The splinters alone are worth ssomething (tho I don't know what, on standard league)

[modern adder]

Yeah. I'm pretty good with consistently running Breach and Delirium. I'll add Guilt and try to up the rarity somehow.

[mighty mountain]

irradiate+2 breach was my mainstay for a while. Sometimes irradiate+breach+ritual

and you can then ignore delirium tablets as well

but you still get splinters from layering

at least on DOTH, I probably get ~10ex per map worth of breach/delirium splinters

and that's not even a juiced map

i also have the atlas passives tho

those make a big difference

if you're scared to try the first breachstone. Don't be. He's a pushover.

[modern adder]

I have 2/8 of my breachstone points.

[mighty mountain]

If you've gotten to t15 maps, you're definitely ready to face difficulty 0 of ritual/breach/expedition bosses. Delirium is a little tougher but they also changed that in the recent patch and it's much more doable now.

ah, nice

but yeah sorry IDK what the economy is like in standard so you'll have to do some research to figure out what's worth your time, as far as what to pick up/ loot filter.

Like right now in DOTH, armorers scraps are worth basically 1 exalt EACH. So making sure to show quality-armor on the loot filter is an easy way to get like, 2-5 ex per map alone.

happy hunting

[modern adder]

Thanks for the advice here -- already putting some of it to use.

[fast pawn]

ghost dance or even defense itself is very underrated in current meta, good enough eva rating and es shield and it makes you survive everything that others call oneshots 🙂

[mighty mountain]

you realise that evasion literally is incapable of dodging a significant amount of oneshots? 😄

i don't disagree, eva is very powerful at helping you stay alive, but it certainly doesn't prevent a ton of the oneshot mechanics out there

slams/AOE attacks being the primary offenders

[fast pawn]

thats why you need ghost dance

evasion alone cant do that

[mighty mountain]

🤔 i want to believe you, but i was under the impression ghost dance "recovery" of ES is only after the hit, not before the hit

like if you took 4k damage, THEN recovered 1k ES, you wouldn't be able to tank a 5k damage hit, right?

[fast pawn]

it is infact before the hit

[mighty mountain]

dear lord sweet baby jesus

[fast pawn]

but if you look at the stacks, this hand slam is 3 hits

[mighty mountain]

i need to get a max evasion body armor then 😄

[fast pawn]

so 3 heals

[mighty mountain]

oh that's even juicier

yeah I freaking love ghost dance

and now i love it even more

[fast pawn]

let me find the clip, it shows you that it heals before damage

[novel flame]

if i m not playing amazon in this league, i would possibly go for armor+es

[fast pawn]

if it would heal after, i would take life damage

[mighty mountain]

yeah. evasion (in video games in general, talking beyond POE here), is inherently a very bad mechanic in games where you can get one or twoshot.. Because even if you evade stuff 95% of the time, the 5% will still kill you. It's obviously helpful for sustain for lots of small hits tho

[mighty mountain]

not necessarily

cause if the dmg is less than the shield

i've noticed the same thing, but i dont think it proves that the heal happens before damage

[fast pawn]

i have no shield on first attack here

[novel flame]

diablo's armor is like eva in poe?

[mighty mountain]

omg ur right

🫣

YES. Well that makes me very happy

good to know, thanks

[mighty mountain]

uh. IDK diablo terms.

[fast pawn]

evasion and ghost dance working hand in hand

[short moon]

anyone know where to turn this in? none of the ones in town work

[mighty mountain]

yeah i mean you're preaching to the choir. I just didn't know it triggered prior to the hit, so that changes some of my gear swap evaluations, etc

cause having more evasion actually gives flat survivability too now, which I didn't think it did

[fast pawn]

yes

[kind cypress]

how often do they do mystery boxes? once a league?

[charred wharf]

Can someone explain what this thing is? It's forming on my maps suddenly and i cant tell if i caused it or what it does 🤔

[river violet]

That's a cleansed map. It's what corruption maps turn into after you clear the center corrupted map thing

[charred wharf]

Ahh cool got it. Thanks!

[novel crow]

Agree, however I still say there's a problem if you can't make a pure eva build

You did single out eva/es which just goes back to es being the real defence layer for most builds

[novel flame]

and an unlucky physical can still one shot

[lime reef]

hey people , someone knows how much a white stellar amulet is worth ? i placed it for trade price and got spammed

[amber helm]

then increase it and measure volume of whispers

we wont pc items for you here, only help you pc

[lime reef]

i was just asking to not get scammed

it's not pricing for me , since i can't even rely on trade market prices because it's full of price fixers

[amber helm]

then increase it and measure volume of whispers.

[lime reef]

👍

[amber helm]

#2┃looking-for-group

[stiff narwhal]

does anyone know how to achieve this???

[amber helm]

from nothing