Path of Exile 2.0 - Discussion

[TallBill]

Game launches at 10pm my time so I won't play tooooo much the first night, but should be mapping on Saturday. Going chaos poison golem as a starter build unless it gets nerfed tomorrow in notes. Radius of auras took a hit but I should be fine still.

 

[Homerboy]

Ok. I'm likely coming back for this league -- at least for a month or two.
I vowed to put down my PS4 controller for 1 month before MLB The Show '17 comes out and it just happens to correspond with this new league being released as well.

So I got a totem build of some nature in my future!

 

[Homerboy]

Somebody help me out (again) here.
What build should I use for this upcoming league?

 

[Majes]

Somebody help me out (again) here.
What build should I use for this upcoming league?

My brother keeps insisting that King of the Forest or Hand of Wisdom and Action are the best two builds for the next league. I have no idea what I'm building. I just know that I like raider a lot so I'll probably do something related to that.

 

[Homerboy]

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1730745

I think I will just go with that.
I need something "fast" and "simple" like my classic firm totem builds. I'm old and slow

 

[rstrohkirch]

I tried that build in Breach HC. It was fun but too squishy in HC. It works great in SC.

 

[smackababy]

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1730745

I think I will just go with that.
I need something "fast" and "simple" like my classic firm totem builds. I'm old and slow

I was actually thinking of going this build to start. I generally do an easy league starter to farm currency for a more fun build. Probably going to do Vaal spark after I get some currency.

 

[Thump553]

I tried a bunch of different builds in Breach but my old favorite remains flame totem. This time around I may build one based on a Templar to see how that goes, supposed to be a lot more damage but more fragile. I have a shoulder problem that is aggravated by a toon that requires a lot of action.

My initial toon will either be a whirly or possibly Pizza Stick's flameblast totem.

 

[TallBill]

My brother keeps insisting that King of the Forest or Hand of Wisdom and Action are the best two builds for the next league. I have no idea what I'm building. I just know that I like raider a lot so I'll probably do something related to that.

Howa gear won't be easy to get right off the bat but it didn't receive a nerf. KotF is a terrible starter, lots of tough to get gear if you want to be powerful. I ran one last week and they are fun but it got nerfed on several gear slots.

Flame totem and pizza sticks are both decent starters.

 

[Homerboy]

Howa gear won't be easy to get right off the bat but it didn't receive a nerf. KotF is a terrible starter, lots of tough to get gear if you want to be powerful. I ran one last week and they are fun but it got nerfed on several gear slots.

Flame totem and pizza sticks are both decent starters.

Pizza sticks?
As this thread knows, I LOVE my flame totem builds

 

[smackababy]

Pizza sticks?

flameblast totem

 

[Majes]

Friday night was great! Made it through Merc Piety right before midnight and went to bed. The rest of the weekend wasn't so good... I'm almost level 82, but I've really dropped nothing. My best drop was a Queen of the Forest that my brother grabbed for his KotF build. Other than that I've dropped no exalts, no divines, no reliquaries. I've found only chaos or lower items and about 20 chaos total. Mapping has been okay. I've got two T7 maps, but the drops have been so terrible it's really been frustrating.

 

[Homerboy]

Made it to level 48 with my Fireblast Totem build. Just beat normal difficulty.
Really not getting too much currency to drop. My equipment sucks too I think. Really nothing exciting and even the rares I do have stink.
Lots of fun though -- LOVE the sound the Fireblast makes. Reminds me of fireworks echoing off building in a city. Super cool.

Enjoying the "throwback" league thus far. I'm so lost with all the shit there is though. Essences? I just keep piling them up and saving in my inventory. Think I figured out the mechanics of Breeches at this point.

 

[Majes]

Made it to level 48 with my Fireblast Totem build. Just beat normal difficulty.
Really not getting too much currency to drop. My equipment sucks too I think. Really nothing exciting and even the rares I do have stink.
Lots of fun though -- LOVE the sound the Fireblast makes. Reminds me of fireworks echoing off building in a city. Super cool.

Enjoying the "throwback" league thus far. I'm so lost with all the shit there is though. Essences? I just keep piling them up and saving in my inventory. Think I figured out the mechanics of Breeches at this point.

Yeah I can't imagine being a new player and trying to figure everything out... I'm not sure if it would be completely amazing or completely overwhelming... There's just so much research involved in PoE in order to catch up with those of us who have played for years... I did flameblast totems too. It was amazingly easy to level. The only thing that gives me issues so far is breaches. I can't kill things fast enough...

 

[Homerboy]

Well I've played for years -- just taken the last year or so off. So trying to catch up on what I missed and remember everything I've forgotten

With breaches, I've found that if I just run around the edge of the expanding circle and lay totems I can kill tons of stuff. When I hit the "boss" or whatever I just concentrate on them.

I didn't see many people in the ATOT Guild online at all, and the Guild Stash was empty. Nobody playing together anymore?

 

[Thump553]

For now at least I'm playing the solo self found subleague-that means I don't see any parties or the guild stash. I suspect a fair number of people are doing that. In Act 1 Merciless now, weak equipment and mediocre resists. Haven't even found one five socket body armor of any type yet.

 

[rstrohkirch]

For now at least I'm playing the solo self found subleague-that means I don't see any parties or the guild stash. I suspect a fair number of people are doing that. In Act 1 Merciless now, weak equipment and mediocre resists. Haven't even found one five socket body armor of any type yet.

I usually find more exalts per league than I do 5 links. You'll probably have to save up your fusings for 5 link craft.

 

[Majes]

I usually find more exalts per league than I do 5 links. You'll probably have to save up your fusings for 5 link craft.

I usually find a 5-link in a day of play (like 8 hours). Exalts on the other hand are about once in 3-4 weeks of steady play probably averaging 4-5 hours a day. Maybe check your filter?

 

[rstrohkirch]

I usually find a 5-link in a day of play (like 8 hours). Exalts on the other hand are about once in 3-4 weeks of steady play probably averaging 4-5 hours a day. Maybe check your filter?

I usually find 2-3 per league and they're usually weapons. Last league I found 3 and only 1 was body armor. I usually find 3-4 exalts per league. I've already found 1 and I'm only level 55.

 

[Majes]

I usually find 2-3 per league and they're usually weapons. Last league I found 3 and only 1 was body armor. I usually find 3-4 exalts per league. I've already found 1 and I'm only level 55.

I'm at five 5-links and no exalts so far. I'm level 84. You're a little exalt lucky and super 5-link unlucky

 

[Homerboy]

If anyone would like to share one of those 5-Links, that'd be swell

 

[rstrohkirch]

If anyone would like to share one of those 5-Links, that'd be swell

A low roll 5 link is only 2-4 chaos on poe.trade

 

[Homerboy]

A low roll 5 link is only 2-4 chaos on poe.trade

Yeah I know. I planned on buying one tonight actually.
But what I COULD use from somebody is a Increased Critical Strikes gem. Can't buy as a Templar and haven't have a drop yet

 

[rstrohkirch]

Yeah I know. I planned on buying one tonight actually.
But what I COULD use from somebody is a Increased Critical Strikes gem. Can't buy as a Templar and haven't have a drop yet

You can actually. The changed Siosa(the ghost from the painting in the library) to a vendor that you can buy ANY quest based gem from. You just have to complete his quest and the quest that the gem is linked to.

 

[Homerboy]

You can actually. The changed Siosa(the ghost from the painting in the library) to a vendor that you can buy ANY quest based gem from. You just have to complete his quest and the quest that the gem is linked to.

Oh really? I looked on the wiki and it said it wasn't available to Templars.
I did Siosa's mission in normal, and Increased Critical Strikes is awarded after normal "a caged brute"
So where do I buy it from them? Is Siosa in town? Or do I go to him in the library (normal)?