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Path of Exile is a MAJESTIC incline
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ArchAngel
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With Arc buffs this might be a good build
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For sure self casting.
Hmm. I had assumed (from previous experience) that skeletons were essentially stationary. And I'm still not sure I believe your implication that they can keep up with any sort of reasonable map clear speed.
PoB disagrees. The stuff from occultist tree pushes dps like 100k (*3 cus of chaining) higher than the stuff from necromancer. I may have made a mistake though, since PoB does not automatically calculate skeleton hp.
I'm not going SSF, just casual league starter. Still, your statement of not being able to beat map bosses without ele resist weigh pretty heavily
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I'm going crit either way. But I think you convinced me necromancer is better anyway.
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On the one hand, not having to go to poe.trade to figure out how much I should sell my stuff for or having to hope that the guy I want to buy from will reply would be great.
On the other, how would I feel camaraderie with the rest of the community if we didn't regularly exchange pointless "ss, gl"s?
On the other, how would I feel camaraderie with the rest of the community if we didn't regularly exchange pointless "ss, gl"s?
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In my experience leveling with summons is ridiculously slow.
wut? ı wrecked shit up with skulls and spectres, fastest levelling I did. Just get ascendency at soon as possible.
I've tried skeletons + DP, fun, easy to survive with absolutely shit gear (casual SFF) due to an army of totally expendable and 'recastable' meat shields, great AOE clear (from DP) AND single-target DPS (from DP plus skeletons, skellies with multistrke, wither totem)
Basically, consider yourself an necromancer first and DP caster second. Since ascendancy rewamp melee skeletons seem super-viable, and with vaal gem rework you also get vaal skeletons army to sic onto the bosses.
Basically, consider yourself an necromancer first and DP caster second. Since ascendancy rewamp melee skeletons seem super-viable, and with vaal gem rework you also get vaal skeletons army to sic onto the bosses.
T. Reich
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So, boyos, what would it be - traps or Arc?
We know that no-one but edgelords would play anything else (oh, and KB for speedclearmetawinnershitlords).
Maybe... Arc traps?
On an elementalist, for maximum meta exposure?
Personally, I'm torn between:
1) SKELETON WARRIORS summoner necro - fun and semi-original, but not entirely sure if optimal for incursion clearing due to rather low skelly base movement speed. YUGE bossing deeps though, and pretty safe to play in general.
2) quill rain poison-stacking assassin - again, YUGE single target, and pretty solid overall. No idea how to level it with no access to requisite gear though.
3) totems something (DP hiero/ascendant, frostbolt hiero, arc shimmeron hiero) - super-safe starter choice, ez time all the time.
4) hipster boi 100% phys to fire BOW chieftain. ORIGINAL BUILD, DO NOT STEAL (actually idea stolen from TarkeCat from 2-3 leagues ago and then OPTIMISED).
We know that no-one but edgelords would play anything else (oh, and KB for speedclearmetawinnershitlords).
Maybe... Arc traps?
On an elementalist, for maximum meta exposure?Personally, I'm torn between:
1) SKELETON WARRIORS summoner necro - fun and semi-original, but not entirely sure if optimal for incursion clearing due to rather low skelly base movement speed. YUGE bossing deeps though, and pretty safe to play in general.
2) quill rain poison-stacking assassin - again, YUGE single target, and pretty solid overall. No idea how to level it with no access to requisite gear though.
3) totems something (DP hiero/ascendant, frostbolt hiero, arc shimmeron hiero) - super-safe starter choice, ez time all the time.
4) hipster boi 100% phys to fire BOW chieftain. ORIGINAL BUILD, DO NOT STEAL (actually idea stolen from TarkeCat from 2-3 leagues ago and then OPTIMISED).
you know what time it is
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I think i'm gonna build something around earthquake, it's getting buffed and I just want to crush shit with a 2hander. PoE really lacks a proper 2h skill, why reave is still 1h only is beyond me.
Hammerdin: PoE edition as mentioned above.
Some sort of dot build (either the traditional ED or some poison/bleed stacking nonsense)
And def gonna do something with arc, my favorite skill in the game so far (I liked shamans back in WoW days) and it's getting massive buffs. Probably self-cast though, my last two successful characters were totem boys.
Hammerdin: PoE edition as mentioned above.
Some sort of dot build (either the traditional ED or some poison/bleed stacking nonsense)
And def gonna do something with arc, my favorite skill in the game so far (I liked shamans back in WoW days) and it's getting massive buffs. Probably self-cast though, my last two successful characters were totem boys.
I was thinking to play as a infernal blow chieftain but new arc got me captivated.
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Not hipster enough.So, boyos, what would it be - traps or Arc?
We know that no-one but edgelords would play anything else (oh, and KB for speedclearmetawinnershitlords).
Maybe... Arc traps?
Personally, I'm torn between:
1) SKELETON WARRIORS summoner necro - fun and semi-original, but not entirely sure if optimal for incursion clearing due to rather low skelly base movement speed. YUGE bossing deeps though, and pretty safe to play in general.
2) quill rain poison-stacking assassin - again, YUGE single target, and pretty solid overall. No idea how to level it with no access to requisite gear though.
3) totems something (DP hiero/ascendant, frostbolt hiero, arc shimmeron hiero) - super-safe starter choice, ez time all the time.
4) hipster boi 100% phys to fire BOW chieftain. ORIGINAL BUILD, DO NOT STEAL (actually idea stolen from TarkeCat from 2-3 leagues ago and then OPTIMISED).
1) If new ignite is good then Trickster ignite Fireball/Flameblast
2) If ignite sucks and Indigon is not nerfed then Trickster Blade Vortex Indigon
3) If both ignite and indigon sucks then Arc Mines Trickster or Saboteur.
T. Reich
Arcane
YES, because traps are FABULOUS.
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