Incline Path of Exile 2 - now available on Early Access

[ArchAngel]

SSF is still irritating, not sure why I am playing it :D
I took advice of people here and went gambling, spend 500 000+ gold and managed to fix my resists and boost my ES but I could not do shit about damage of my Frost Mages. The whole damage depends on awesome jewels and good +X to minions gear and I cannot get those.. I picked most minion damage nodes on tree but that is all bad, I got all debuffs that reduce enemy cold resists and increase crit chance of mages but still means shit. It is all about +X to minion levels.. I got +2 from scepter and +1 from amulet (had +1 from helmet before but then I got better helmet and amulet with gambling so switched).
It is also very disappointing that since I started endgame with this character I dropped/crafted maybe one good item for current level, rest is either "anything is better than what I am using" or I had to gamble for it. I am trying to do tier 7 maps now, I can most of the time clear without dying but as soon as I try Breach I get swarmed and killed. Frost Mages are not doing nearly enough damage to take out the numbers that spawn in breach. I even added back FireWall and SRS for bonus damage and still nothing. Maybe it is also about minion AI or something.
I even got my first ever 5l jew drop and gave it to frost mages so I can put in another damage support but still they seem to do bad damage.
My setup is 2 warriors from +2 scepter with about 30% bonus spirit mod, Infernal dog, 1 shock mage to apply permanent shock to bosses, 1 cleric and 8 frost mages.
It is also irritating that there is no Convocation in PoE2, in PoE1 if I got swarmed I would use that to summon all of them next to me so they can clean up those closest to me.

I think I might reroll but I want to see today stream first to see what is getting nerfed/buffed.

 

[lukaszek]

protip, you can pay for 4th ascendancy carry the moment you unlock trial of sekhemas in normal campaign, so like level 20 something i guess. 35-40ex on TFT. best investment you can make early on besides buying gear

ssf

How are you upkeeping demon form in SSF? did you manage to get one of the uniques that people use for Demon Form?

potions, i only got ghostwrithe. When fighting unique bosses that dont spawn minions to replenish your flasks, i switch out of it.
In that case I started to use that unique bow which boosts quiver, so I run with +6 projectile level. I gamble like crazy to get at least +4 wand but so far no luck.
And I dont expect to play this one much anymore.

I took advice of people here and went gambling, spend 500 000+ gold and managed to fix my resists and boost my ES

This way I had capped resists when I entered maps. Random loot finds were useless.

good +X to minions gear and I cannot get those..

I feel you here. I throw currency at every scepter so I can switch to minions in future. Managed to get only single +3 one. Had only one helmet +2 from campaign and it got terrible stats. Somehow minion ups are rare when compared to others.

My setup is 2 warriors from +2 scepter with about 30% bonus spirit mod, Infernal dog, 1 shock mage to apply permanent shock to bosses, 1 cleric and 8 frost mages.

switch from frost mages to bombers(check proper supports, dont remember what I had, i think it was about shotgunning?). Go crazy with fire exposure and curse. I was cruising t7 with that setup easily.
Or do exploding archer instead?

I think I might reroll but I want to see today stream first to see what is getting nerfed/buffed.

i hope its grim feast heh... I switched out of it to run more 5l skellies instead and want to feel less bad about it!

 

[ArchAngel]

protip, you can pay for 4th ascendancy carry the moment you unlock trial of sekhemas in normal campaign, so like level 20 something i guess. 35-40ex on TFT. best investment you can make early on besides buying gear

ssf

How are you upkeeping demon form in SSF? did you manage to get one of the uniques that people use for Demon Form?

potions, i only got ghostwrithe. When fighting unique bosses that dont spawn minions to replenish your flasks, i switch out of it.
In that case I started to use that unique bow which boosts quiver, so I run with +6 projectile level. I gamble like crazy to get at least +4 wand but so far no luck.
And I dont expect to play this one much anymore.

I took advice of people here and went gambling, spend 500 000+ gold and managed to fix my resists and boost my ES

This way I had capped resists when I entered maps. Random loot finds were useless.

good +X to minions gear and I cannot get those..

I feel you here. I throw currency at every scepter so I can switch to minions in future. Managed to get only single +3 one. Had only one helmet +2 from campaign and it got terrible stats. Somehow minion ups are rare when compared to others.

My setup is 2 warriors from +2 scepter with about 30% bonus spirit mod, Infernal dog, 1 shock mage to apply permanent shock to bosses, 1 cleric and 8 frost mages.

switch from frost mages to bombers(check proper supports, dont remember what I had, i think it was about shotgunning?). Go crazy with fire exposure and curse. I was cruising t7 with that setup easily.
Or do exploding archer instead?

I think I might reroll but I want to see today stream first to see what is getting nerfed/buffed.

i hope its grim feast heh... I switched out of it to run more 5l skellies instead and want to feel less bad about it!

Bombers? Fire skeletons?
My idea for using frost mages was about two things: 1. Have ability to chill and freeze enemies so I am safer 2. Not needing to use firewall and SRS
It kinda failed at both... I might try Bone Snipers instead but I need another 5l first and I fear anything will suck until I can get better +X minion gear.