Path of Exile is a MAJESTIC incline

[Saark]

Psure the goal was to have more chaos spells that actually hit, instead of being damage over time. Dark Pact builds are all but forgotten about, despite being incredibly powerful, and this allows for more options to create chaos hit builds.

 

[lukaszek]

deterministic system > RNG

 

[Lone Wolf]

Using curses for mapping is usually bad for clear speed,

Lots of builds have it on a ring or gloves as an on hit curse. Oh well.

 

[Lone Wolf]

23GB update just hit. Hopefully the last time the game has to basically reinstall itself for an update.

 

[Saark]

I rarely gush over skill reworks, usually I think they're fairly bland and oftentimes come with mandatory threshold jewels or are simply better versions than other already existing skills. But those new ones actually look amazing. For once I'm struggling to decide what starter to play.

 

[lukaszek]

deterministic system > RNG

 

[Grunker]

Firestorm <3

 

[Jaedar]

Firestorm <3

It's meteor + debris now, poor firestorm. It was a pretty bad skill against nonstationary targets before though.

Personally, I think the new lightning beam skill looks cool.

Are there any skills that are particularly good with unleash? I've been trying to figure out an unleash build, but it feels like you are mostly just better off scaling cast speed.

 

[Grunker]

Firestorm <3

poor firestorm.

huh? The earlier version was one of the most impotent animation + sound designs I've seen i a game, and considering it used to be with you on a ton of characters until at least the 30-40s that was pretty painful

 

[Jaedar]

Firestorm <3

poor firestorm.

huh? The earlier version was one of the most impotent animation + sound designs I've seen i a game, and considering it used to be with you on a ton of characters until at least the 30-40s that was pretty painful

Yeah but it's not firestorm any more, it's summon meteor. Summon meteor looks better, but still.

 

[Baron Dupek]

Yesterday it needed 38.8 GB to install, now only 23GB, that's a lot of bloat removed...
Who know what else remains

edit
well, bollocks
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2934613/page/1#p23486648

Unfortunately we had to add a limit as certain players were abusing the system and causing problems.

limit is 50 btw

 

[Absinthe]

The lack of programming competence that went into a solution like that gives me a certain unenthusiasm for the PoE tech upgrades. Expect new bugs and stability issues, guys.

 

[Saark]

limit is 50 btw

You failed your perception check.

 

[Baron Dupek]

edit
manifesto
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2935368

nerfs for necro (offering abusers, not summoners), assassin and Glancing Blows, of course that would happen

 

[Jaedar]

patch notes https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2935777
They are nerfing spellslinger pretty hard (25% more mana reserved), so I might go crackling lance instead. Not sure about curse changes. In theory it could be a decent buff depending on how doom impacts curse effect and what it maxes out at.

Heist reminds me a lot of incursion, and that was probably my favorite league so I think this could be good league.

 

[lukaszek]

deterministic system > RNG

 

[Mark.L.Joy]

Hex stays on floor I think.

 

[lukaszek]

deterministic system > RNG

 

[Jaedar]

• Added a new Keystone - Doomsday: Causes Hexes you cast to apply to an area, applying the Hex to all enemies in it for over its duration. The Hex area gains its maximum Doom after a short secondary duration.

this leaves me confused. Curses were aoe already?

Since max doom seems to translate to something like 30-40% increased curse effect, this seems like it could be quite strong.

 

[Baron Dupek]

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2936122

Arc
Default 10% chance to Shock enemies
Alternate Quality 1 20% increased Chaining range
Alternate Quality 2 10% increased Damage for each time this Skill has Chained
Alternate Quality 3 20% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold

neat

also some changes like Conductivity to shock on hit from anything, not just enemies hit by lighting spell

 

[Gerrard]

Supported Skills have 2% chance for Coin Shower on Kill

 

[lukaszek]

deterministic system > RNG

 

[lukaszek]

deterministic system > RNG

 

[Baron Dupek]

Thez forgot to mention changes for Soul Mantle
https://poedb.tw/us/Soul_Mantle
I played totem build with it, was average
I rather play totem or mines and not minions, not my style and worst part of leveling VD

 

[Mark.L.Joy]

Only realized how much I hate the syndicate now that I have to care about them again.