Path of Exile is a MAJESTIC incline

[lukaszek]

deterministic system > RNG

 

[Cyberarmy]

Oh nice buffs all around! Especialy for infernal blow

http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2142723

 

[T. Reich]

IB buff is rather pointless.

AOE-wise, a properly-built IB kills entire screen in 1(one) hit. No multistrike/ancestral call required, but melee splash is rather recommended.
Single-target wise, default IB would destroy any rare with the surrounding trash corpse explosions, and for bosses you'd switch it up with molten strike and deal WAY more single-target damage.
I played IB slayer in Harbinger to endgame, and it was heaps of fun, and anything but weak. With all the power creep that happened since then, it's even stronger now.

 

[Cyberarmy]

Did you use one handed weapon or two handed weapon? I kinda want to use 2 handers but they felt weaker then single handed ones.

 

[T. Reich]

2h. Kongor's rage + ele overload = lots of fun. You can drop EO, pick up RT and go for a number of other good 2h weapons, though.
Another good option is to go unarmed - you will become the one-punch man, and it's hella fun. Drawback - lose the molten strike single target option.
I tried theorycrafting with 1h+shield, but the damage was rather lackluster for my taste (or I theorycrafted it wrong).

Here's a 3.2.0 theorycraft rework of my 2h build, but as chieftain. Slayer is fine, too, but chieftain's package for phys-to-fire attack builds is just too good.
I guess I'll theorycraft the unarmed version as well now, also likely as chieftain.
I'll also explore the 1h options:
1h+shield: BIS main hand is hands down Doryani's Catalist - decent enough pdps on high rolls + a lot of % elemental damage to scale both melee hit and splosions. Shield is matter of choice: either Lycosidae to go EO, or some good tanky shield otherwise.
1h+offhand. Seems like the shitter option - the only offhand weapon types compatible with IB (as in not used by the skill) are claws and daggers, and neither would have any decently synergistic damage boosting affixes for the rest of the build.

 

[T. Reich]

Here's the unarmed IB variant. Looks gud. Much tankier than 2h, and better aoe damage (as if you needed that), and decent single target, but still probably worse than if you swapped in molten strike for 2h.

Here's the 1h+shield EO variant. Actually better than 2h variant because it's got the same dps and life, but you also get a shitton of block.

 

[Cyberarmy]

Slayer is fine, too, but chieftain's package for phys-to-fire attack builds is just too good.

I was thinking for chieftain too, thanks. Unarmed looks interesting though.

 

[Gerrard]

Ayyyy Ground Slam buffs.

 

[Zdzisiu]

The new incinerate looks majestic as fuck. The visual upgrades skills get are a very welcomed addition recently. There is also the one for freeze pulse teased in the same post.

Was thinking about playing the new incinerate next league, but it will probable be mega meta and prices will be sky high.

Lets see some of the new gems coming with next league.

 

[T. Reich]

I'm gonna be excited about FP only when they announce that it now passes over terrain obtacles AND through narrow passages.
Otherwise it's still trash-tier unless you only run wide open map layouts.

 

[Zdzisiu]

I'm gonna be excited about FP only when they announce that it now passes over terrain obtacles AND through narrow passages.
Otherwise it's still trash-tier unless you only run wide open map layouts.

That marvelous feature comes only with engine improvements and no sooner than PoE 4.0!

Buy supporter packs to get there sooner!

 

[Zdzisiu]

Also, league reveal in less than 24h!

My guess for the color is soft teal. And league name is Necrosis.

The necromancer is the only class/ascendancy you can select.

Summon zombies is the only skill gem.

See how well Mathil does now!

 

[lukaszek]

deterministic system > RNG

 

[Zdzisiu]

We motherfucking Indiana Jones now boys!



Also, conquistador outfits and Aztec temples.

Sounds like a fun expansion.

And zero nets needed!

 

[Cyberarmy]

Not İndiana Jones, we are The Conquistadors! Even better!
God damn, I had to avoid drinking for a while or I'll buy that conquistador packs...

 

[Gerrard]

Did someone say cultural appropriation?

 

[lukaszek]

deterministic system > RNG

 

[Zdzisiu]

Did someone say cultural appropriation?

Oh we will appropriate more than just their culture!

 

[ArchAngel]

Time travel?
We are more like Samurai Jack then

 

[Jaedar]

Interesting, but I wonder what the frequency will be.

Seems that while leveling, going to the real temple would completely mess up your progression (although I guess GGG may have thought of this and made temple size scale with your level or something).

Looks like a cool league, but now I'm wondering if muh planned skeleton dark pact will be too slow to enjoy it.

Doing crit lightning trapper... need to decide on ascendancy somehow

I'd guess inquisitor/assassin for dps, saboteur for survivability. I suspect saboteur is better just for the 50% increased cooldown recovery.

 

[ArchAngel]

Interesting, but I wonder what the frequency will be.

Seems that while leveling, going to the real temple would completely mess up your progression (although I guess GGG may have thought of this and made temple size scale with your level or something).

Looks like a cool league, but now I'm wondering if muh planned skeleton dark pact will be too slow to enjoy it.

Doing crit lightning trapper... need to decide on ascendancy somehow

I'd guess inquisitor/assassin for dps, saboteur for survivability. I suspect saboteur is better just for the 50% increased cooldown recovery.

I am going to do a Trickster Blade Vortex (or maybe a Inquisitor). New BV has same max blades damage but you can easily keep 10 blades max at all times doing max damage all the time. Also Vaal BV seems very cool.

 

[Hyperion]

Interesting, but I wonder what the frequency will be.

Every zone / map will have Alva and a portal traveling back in time. You get 11 visits to upgrade / unlock in the past before visiting in the present. Your actions in the past affect the Present Day Temple. Not killing all of the poison plant enemies makes them appear in the present. Not destroying some sword gives enemies extra damage. Every trip to the Temple provides you with 2 bosses - an Architect and a Fake. Killing the fake upgrades the room from a Tier I > II > III. This ups difficulty and rewards. In maps, all map mods are inherited when visiting the Temple in either Past or Present.

 

[Jaedar]

am going to do a Trickster Blade Vortex (or maybe a Inquisitor). New BV has same max blades damage but you can easily keep 10 blades max at all times doing max damage all the time. Also Vaal BV seems very cool.

They dropped max blades even further to 10?

Interesting, but I wonder what the frequency will be.

Every zone / map will have Alva and a portal traveling back in time. You get 11 visits to upgrade / unlock in the past before visiting in the present. Your actions in the past affect the Present Day Temple. Not killing all of the poison plant enemies makes them appear in the present. Not destroying some sword gives enemies extra damage. Every trip to the Temple provides you with 2 bosses - an Architect and a Fake. Killing the fake upgrades the room from a Tier I > II > III. This ups difficulty and rewards. In maps, all map mods are inherited when visiting the Temple in either Past or Present.

Seems like there will be a lot of running past mobs while doing the acts then.

 

[Hyperion]

Jaedar Here's your citation: Has all of the sources.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/8ijyxx/summary_of_incursion_league_info_that_wasnt

 

[Balor]

Temple is, basically, a Lab alternative with different rewards and progression.
Actually makes a lot of sense - running lab multiple times already got a bit stale, and seems kinda stupid lore-wise - you do it to get ascendancy, but 'farming' over and over again, while certainly profitable, seems wrong somehow to me...