Path of Exile 2.0 - Discussion

[Jax Omen]

Also, we need a guild tag! That means we need to get Homer two Crypt maps, two Desert maps, and a Mountain Ledge map. (ANAND) or a Crypt map, two Tropical Island maps, and a Dunes map (ATOT). Which tag should we go with? Pretty sure I have all those maps sitting idle in warbands already.

 

[XiandreX]

Ding 72 Just got to Dried Lake... now to farm

 

[Jax Omen]

Jesus how much grinding did you do that you're 72 when you just reached dried lake?

I literally reached Dried Lake merc at 62 on my ranger (and have ground 5 levels in Dried Lake so far because it's best farm zone)

 

[Homerboy]

I prefer ATOT -- granted, the guild is just "Anandtech Guild"

 

[Homerboy]

Jesus how much grinding did you do that you're 72 when you just reached dried lake?

I literally reached Dried Lake merc at 62 on my ranger (and have ground 5 levels in Dried Lake so far because it's best farm zone)

I'm at lvl 66 and will be there very shortly -- almost assuredly before 68. But I did spend some time dining around in the dried lake for like 2+ hours one day with a party of 5 and we were all leveling like mad.

 

[XiandreX]

Jesus how much grinding did you do that you're 72 when you just reached dried lake?

I literally reached Dried Lake merc at 62 on my ranger (and have ground 5 levels in Dried Lake so far because it's best farm zone)

A fair amount

 

[Homerboy]

Holy crap. Was just reading up on Vorici and crafting:

Five Linked Sockets 4 150x Orb of Fusing

I assume that means that I can drop in any item with 5+ sockets and he will fuse them?

 

[Jax Omen]

correct. It *usually* costs more than just spamming fuses on a 5 socket to link it... but it's reliable - no RNG involved.

(you have about a 1% chance to 5 link per fuse on a 5s).

STRONGLY recommend using Vorici's method on items you cannot live without (i.e. if you were to break the sockets on it and run out of fuses, your build stops working), and using raw fuses on non-gamebreaking items.

Also, if you have an abundance of whetstones/scraps, 20% quality roughly doubles the chance of fusing (~2% for a 5L!)

 

[Jax Omen]

I prefer ATOT -- granted, the guild is just "Anandtech Guild"

Bug me when I get on after work and I'll throw the maps needed to make that tag into the guild stash.

 

[Homerboy]

Looks like hybrid flasks and jeweler orbs can be sold at vendors to get fusing orbs in return too

 

[XiandreX]

Resists are starting to be ok now

75% Fire
61% Cold
75% Lightning

Chaos -41% lol...

 

[Jax Omen]

-60% chaos is normal for most builds, don't sweat the chaos.

Almost there! Just need 14% more cold resist. Do you have any rares with an open suffix slot to master craft cold resist on?



As for fusing orbs, yes, you can buy them from the vendor for 4 jewelers. DON'T unless you need them right now. Level 6 Vorici sells you 20 fuses for 64 jewelers (20% off!). Elreon level 6 sells you 20 jewelers for 32 Alterations (also 20% off).

Normally 20 fuses is 160 alterations (1 fuse per 8 alts). Via these pair of discounts, you can get it at a rate of 1 fuse per 5.12 alts instead! Once per day of course.

 

[Homerboy]

Looks like all of Vorici quest are the stupid assassinate without killing guards -- virtually impossible with totems.

Are the daily quests the same thing?

 

[XiandreX]

-60% chaos is normal for most builds, don't sweat the chaos.

Almost there! Just need 14% more cold resist. Do you have any rares with an open suffix slot to master craft cold resist on?



As for fusing orbs, yes, you can buy them from the vendor for 4 jewelers. DON'T unless you need them right now. Level 6 Vorici sells you 20 fuses for 64 jewelers (20% off!). Elreon level 6 sells you 20 jewelers for 32 Alterations (also 20% off).

Normally 20 fuses is 160 alterations (1 fuse per 8 alts). Via these pair of discounts, you can get it at a rate of 1 fuse per 5.12 alts instead! Once per day of course.

Not too worried about it.. I am just using placeholders for now.
I also just got my first 2 pieces of Decent Uniques (at least I think they are decent).

Edit Ding 73 !!!... need some sleep hehe

 

[Jax Omen]

Dailies are just a regular master mission that's worth 2.5x the normal master experience value.

MASTER INVENTORY FOR SALE will reset every day you do the daily, whether you pass or fail does not matter for the inventory reset.

Vorici's "kill no guards" missions are BULLSHIT, yes, but he also has "leave at least one guard alive", "kill the target before the hostage dies", "kill the target within the time limit", "keep the target on low life (sub-35%) for 10 seconds", and "open the target's chest without killing the target" missions. Those are all very doable. Kill no guards...

 

[Jax Omen]

Immortal Flesh is VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY BAD.

-5% max resists is so unfathomably bad you have no idea. It's a 20% damage taken increase (if you take a 1000 damage fire hit at 75% resist, you get hit for 250. If you take the same hit at 70% resist, you get hit for 300!) and WILL get you killed vs any form of scary elemental damage (most bosses, some rares, some effects like Storm Herald)

Rise of the Phoenix is great though. Kinda gimmicky, but great.

 

[smackababy]

If you offset Immortal Flesh with Saffell's you are neutral. >_>

 

[Jax Omen]

While true, you could instead just use Saffell's and have 79% resist all.

The only significant stat that Immortal Flesh has is the life regen, everything else is inconsequential relative to rare belts. And that amount of regen is like 2% regen or less on a proper build.

If you're hurting for regen, find it elsewhere and wear a belt that won't kill you.

 

[JamesV]

-60% chaos is normal for most builds, don't sweat the chaos.

Almost there! Just need 14% more cold resist. Do you have any rares with an open suffix slot to master craft cold resist on?



As for fusing orbs, yes, you can buy them from the vendor for 4 jewelers. DON'T unless you need them right now. Level 6 Vorici sells you 20 fuses for 64 jewelers (20% off!). Elreon level 6 sells you 20 jewelers for 32 Alterations (also 20% off).

Normally 20 fuses is 160 alterations (1 fuse per 8 alts). Via these pair of discounts, you can get it at a rate of 1 fuse per 5.12 alts instead! Once per day of course.

-60 Chaos resist is fine, IF you skip bosses that have chaos damage like Jungle's flicker-striker spider boss - I skip that 78 boss on my 92 characters because it's guaranteed to kill me (flame totem, cyclone, and tornado shot builds).

Best fusing setup is : Hideout with Elreon and Vorici. Elreon sells Jewellers cheaper than merchants, and Vorici sells Fusings for Jewellers cheaper than merchants.

Every league I choose those two masters first, sell the fusings for exalts in trade, and end up with a ton of currency. I quit a bit ago in Warbands and gave away 14 exalts, about 700 fusings, and a ton of other currency in general chat 1 for the first person to answer trivia questions.

Alts are no big deal; you get less alt shards in lower levels, but with a good farm route you can make a stack of them in under 5 minutes from farming low level areas.

 

[XiandreX]

Right now my goal is a 5L Infernal Mantle but man its expensive.
I think 1-2 Exalts. So will have to keep on farming in Hopes an Exalted drop *(unlikely)
or farm enough other Orbs.

 

[Majes]

New challenge leagues starting on October 2/3
Going to be a mish-mash of the previous league mods (this tends to make things quite difficult, but loot drops are INSANE)

Here are the challenges. Most seem pretty reasonable.


Challenges
Complete these challenges to earn pieces of the Golden Seraph Set!

Full Clear: The Fetid Pool: Fully clear the Fetid Pool.
Identify a Unique Item: Identify any Unique Item. You can trade it away afterwards.
Kole the Cruel: Kill Kole in Cruel difficulty or higher.
Room to Grow: Create a medium-sized Hideout.
The Golden Hand: Complete the quest "Through Sacred Ground" in Merciless difficulty.
Full Clear: Vaal Fragment: Fully clear a Vaal Side Area that was created using a Map Device.
Kill a Unique Map Boss: Kill the boss of a Unique Map.
Reach level 85: Reach level 85.
Defender: Kill any Invasion Boss.
Exorcist: Kill a Unique monster that has been possessed by a Tormented spirit.
Bait: Open an unidentified Rare Strongbox.
Unstoppable: Reach the fifth Rampage tier.
Finder of the Trove: Kill a pack of Magic monsters with the Keepers of the Trove Bloodline mod.
Assassination: Kill any Warband Leader.
A Worthy Foe: Kill the Boss of a Tier 8 or higher Map while it has Onslaught.
Seal the Portal: Kill a Unique Beyond boss.
Weather the Storm: Fully clear a Rare map that is affected by both a Tempest prefix and suffix.
Treasure Hunter: Kill a Rare monster with the Inner Treasure Nemesis mod.
Fall of the Phoenix: Kill Igna Phoenix.
Reach Out and Touch Faith: Touch a Divine Shrine.

Prizes

The top player by experience (or first player to reach level 100) in each event will receive an Alienware Alpha computer bundle (see below).
One random player in each event who reaches at least level 50 will receive an Alienware Backpack.
Upon completing 5 challenges, you will receive the Golden Seraph Boots skin.
Upon completing 10 challenges, you will receive the Golden Seraph Gloves skin.
Upon completing 15 challenges, you will receive the Golden Seraph Body Armour skin.
Upon completing 20 challenges, you will receive the Golden Seraph Helmet skin.
100 random players who reach at least level 30 will receive a Stash Tab Bundle (6 tabs).
50 random players who reach at least level 50 will receive a Premium Stash Tab Bundle (6 tabs).
In addition, the top twenty players (from each event) by experience will receive an alternate-art Demigod's Beacon.

 

[Nograts]

New challenge leagues starting on October 2/3
Going to be a mish-mash of the previous league mods (this tends to make things quite difficult, but loot drops are INSANE)

Here are the challenges. Most seem pretty reasonable.


Challenges
Complete these challenges to earn pieces of the Golden Seraph Set!

Full Clear: The Fetid Pool: Fully clear the Fetid Pool.
Identify a Unique Item: Identify any Unique Item. You can trade it away afterwards.
Kole the Cruel: Kill Kole in Cruel difficulty or higher.
Room to Grow: Create a medium-sized Hideout.
The Golden Hand: Complete the quest "Through Sacred Ground" in Merciless difficulty.
Full Clear: Vaal Fragment: Fully clear a Vaal Side Area that was created using a Map Device.
Kill a Unique Map Boss: Kill the boss of a Unique Map.
Reach level 85: Reach level 85.
Defender: Kill any Invasion Boss.
Exorcist: Kill a Unique monster that has been possessed by a Tormented spirit.
Bait: Open an unidentified Rare Strongbox.
Unstoppable: Reach the fifth Rampage tier.
Finder of the Trove: Kill a pack of Magic monsters with the Keepers of the Trove Bloodline mod.
Assassination: Kill any Warband Leader.
A Worthy Foe: Kill the Boss of a Tier 8 or higher Map while it has Onslaught.
Seal the Portal: Kill a Unique Beyond boss.
Weather the Storm: Fully clear a Rare map that is affected by both a Tempest prefix and suffix.
Treasure Hunter: Kill a Rare monster with the Inner Treasure Nemesis mod.
Fall of the Phoenix: Kill Igna Phoenix.
Reach Out and Touch Faith: Touch a Divine Shrine.

Prizes

The top player by experience (or first player to reach level 100) in each event will receive an Alienware Alpha computer bundle (see below).
One random player in each event who reaches at least level 50 will receive an Alienware Backpack.
Upon completing 5 challenges, you will receive the Golden Seraph Boots skin.
Upon completing 10 challenges, you will receive the Golden Seraph Gloves skin.
Upon completing 15 challenges, you will receive the Golden Seraph Body Armour skin.
Upon completing 20 challenges, you will receive the Golden Seraph Helmet skin.
100 random players who reach at least level 30 will receive a Stash Tab Bundle (6 tabs).
50 random players who reach at least level 50 will receive a Premium Stash Tab Bundle (6 tabs).
In addition, the top twenty players (from each event) by experience will receive an alternate-art Demigod's Beacon.

Thanks for the run down. I'm still debating if I am even going to touch the 1 month league, I just hate playing non-leagues, or short leagues. I just don't play enough to really get much out of them. I might hit level 60 or so but then it'll be over at that point, so I may tap out until the new long league.

 

[Homerboy]

I'll play the 1 month. Maybe do a ranger (I started one earlier, but she's not the best).

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1168755


The only other option is playing Standard, right?

 

[Nograts]

I'll play the 1 month. Maybe do a ranger (I started one earlier, but she's not the best).
The only other option is playing Standard, right?

Right, but I can't do the standard leagues/ladders in dungeon crawlers like this. Dunno why, Diablo 2 turned me off of standard play. It's just a dumping ground of endless loot so things lose their value IMO.

 

[Homerboy]

Understood.

Hit lvl 68 and did my first map this morning.