Path of Exile is a MAJESTIC incline

[Mark.L.Joy]

Game is only really playble for a few days if you don't have degenerate time, you can be efficient but to be efficient you'd have to have been a degenerate in the 1st place totally unapproachable at this point, anyway I played for more than 2 watchstones this time and have been playing around with Utula's Hunger wich is really good mid tier unique to get characters to 5k life while leaving open affixes on gear for more interesting setups, way better than Kaom's.

 

[ArchAngel]

Did league mechanics get patches to fix its UI and rewards yet?
I have been hoarding coins waiting for fixes.

 

[ArchAngel]

I managed to do a bunch of farming over the weekend and now I am not as poor as before but I still have 0 divines and I am still super far away from completing this character as everything is too expensive on Xbox trade. I still managed to do Lair of Phoenix fight with a few nasty damage mods (with a few deaths).
Just a normal FleshCrafter unique armor is multiple divines.. and I cannot access needed spectres for my build as they are Scourge/Beyond monsters that spawn on Beyond maps but their corpse goes puff after only few seconds so good luck getting their exact body out of the whole pack to turn into a spectre. Other option is Phantasmal Desecrate and there is like one on the whole xbox market and the guy wants a divine for it.. fuck him.

So now I can go do Heist for like 20h to get that gem (maybe) and just do random farming hoping to get some divines to get a Fleshcrafter and then do 20+ more hours of farming to 6l that Fleshcrafter..
or I can try league mechanic and then go play another game that is actually fun.

 

[luj1]

Ok need some help

playing 2h juggernaut lvl74, act 10

everything dies from 1 hit (30k dmg with boneshatter or sweep) but i have only 2k life and often get oneshot

how much life i need? i think i specced too much into damage. resists are maxxed and armor at 55% reduction without buffs

 

[Israfael]

I live comfortably with 4.5k total life/es on my RF inq (90% capped armor reduction, 78-81% res, close to zero evade, immunity to freeze and shock), but YMMV depending on class / sustain. I can facetank almost all boss mechanics apart from last die beam, shaper hammer and maven beams (of course)

 

[ArchAngel]

Ok need some help

playing 2h juggernaut lvl74, act 10

everything dies from 1 hit (30k dmg with boneshatter or sweep) but i have only 2k life and often get oneshot

how much life i need? i think i specced too much into damage. resists are maxxed and armor at 55% reduction without buffs

For act 10 2500 should be enough. For maping you will want 4500+ and lots of elenental and physical damage reduction.
Also that 55% works only vs small hits, big hits turn that into 15 or 10% reduction.
You want endurance charges and fortify as well as those give flat reduction to incoming damage.
And you will want immunity to shock and reduced critical hit damage against you.

 

[BlackAdderBG]

Ok need some help

playing 2h juggernaut lvl74, act 10

everything dies from 1 hit (30k dmg with boneshatter or sweep) but i have only 2k life and often get oneshot

how much life i need? i think i specced too much into damage. resists are maxxed and armor at 55% reduction without buffs

2k life is on the low side if you don't have any defense. If you are playing trade buy (or craft if on SSF) a Body Amour with 1500+ Armour and get the Unbreakable passive on Jugg, drop the 2H and get a shield with high armour. Get life on all your gear. Get Determination aura if you don't have it and use Granite flask.

 

[luj1]

thanks brothers

 

[Israfael]

Also, keep in mind that the most dangerous bosses in the game mostly use elemental (especially cold) damage so ele damage reduction (and shock immunity) is paramount

 

[HeatEXTEND]

Buddy of mine helping other buddy with his poe char:
B1: So i was thinking mayb-
B2: Get determination.
B1: I don't know tha-
B2: Get. Determination.
B1: Look I understa-
B2: GET. DETERMINATiON.
B1: But I want t-
B2: GET. FUCKING. DETERMINATION.

This continued on for quite some time

 

[ArchAngel]

Buddy of mine helping other buddy with his poe char:
B1: So i was thinking mayb-
B2: Get determination.
B1: I don't know tha-
B2: Get. Determination.
B1: Look I understa-
B2: GET. DETERMINATiON.
B1: But I want t-
B2: GET. FUCKING. DETERMINATION.

This continued on for quite some time

Unfortunatelly they are right, unless you are going Trickster full evasion with hybrid life/ES

 

[HeatEXTEND]

Unfortunatelly they are right, unless you are going Trickster full evasion with hybrid life/ES

Yeah, the build porn aspect burns-out quite a ways before end-game, too many practical must-haves. Hoping they reel this in for poe2 and its future (fabulously optimistic, I know).

 

[BlackAdderBG]

I find Defenses to be in its best state ever. You have clear base defense layer and easy way to get it- Grace/Determination, then you get 2nd layer block/spell suppression/leech and you are set for all regular content. You have some minor add-ons you can slap on for more defense if you want like banners, special flasks, dodge etc.

 

[ArchAngel]

I find Defenses to be in its best state ever. You have clear base defense layer and easy way to get it- Grace/Determination, then you get 2nd layer block/spell suppression/leech and you are set for all regular content. You have some minor add-ons you can slap on for more defense if you want like banners, special flasks, dodge etc.

Depends on what you consider as regular content. For red maps with any nasty mods you will need more than this, at least if you plan to play "melee".

 

[HeatEXTEND]

I find Defenses to be in its best state ever. You have clear base defense layer and easy way to get it- Grace/Determination, then you get 2nd layer block/spell suppression/leech and you are set for all regular content. You have some minor add-ons you can slap on for more defense if you want like banners, special flasks, dodge etc.

Define regular content.

edit: lol

 

[BlackAdderBG]

Anything that is not juiced maps (as 100%+ damage as modifiers), deep delve (500+ depth), uber bosses, delirium maps is pretty regular content.

 

[Deflowerer]

What are the usual defensive layers for an Inquisitor, broadly? Is it really Armor and Energy Shield or?

 

[Jaedar]

What are the usual defensive layers for an Inquisitor, broadly? Is it really Armor and Energy Shield or?

Sure, why not? Unless you get the consecrated ground ascendencies I'd recommend to focus more on the armor though.

Meanwhile, GGG are taking the bold strategy with regards to balancing trials
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3424666
Basically, they buffed the enemy champions and their damage, and lowered the hp of some of the most egregious offenders. I guess I'll wait and see, but I still suspect it's going to feel a bit bad to play.

Supposedly some loading enhancements though, which is nice. I'm chugging along in low red maps (doing like 1-2 per day), still desperately hoping to get a delirium jewel or a good chest to throw jews/fuses at in the vague hope of a 6L.

 

[ArchAngel]

Anything that is not juiced maps (as 100%+ damage as modifiers), deep delve (500+ depth), uber bosses, delirium maps is pretty regular content.

Opening Expedition on red maps even without damage mods is a fast way to get murdered fast :D
Is that also regular content?

My Guardian summoner does these by charging around and spamming SRS and Convocation. I have no clue what is going on due to all the ones fighting each other and the partical effects, I just press health pot once they take half my HP in single hits that get through and then fast charge away :D
This gameplay is not fun.. I really hope PoE2 keeps enemy numbers to something you can see even in maps.

 

[luj1]

What are the usual defensive layers for an Inquisitor, broadly? Is it really Armor and Energy Shield or?

Sure, why not? Unless you get the consecrated ground ascendencies I'd recommend to focus more on the armor though.

Meanwhile, GGG are taking the bold strategy with regards to balancing trials
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3424666
Basically, they buffed the enemy champions and their damage, and lowered the hp of some of the most egregious offenders. I guess I'll wait and see, but I still suspect it's going to feel a bit bad to play.

Supposedly some loading enhancements though, which is nice. I'm chugging along in low red maps (doing like 1-2 per day), still desperately hoping to get a delirium jewel or a good chest to throw jews/fuses at in the vague hope of a 6L.

did u use to play DoW professionally, I seem to remember ur nick

 

[luj1]

in the vague hope of a 6L.

thankfully this will be history with poe 2

 

[luj1]

I really hope PoE2 keeps enemy numbers to something you can see even in maps

yeah visibility is a problem

i hope also poe2 will be a little slower and less of a brainless clusterfuck

 

[ArchAngel]

in the vague hope of a 6L.

thankfully this will be history with poe 2

No it won't, it will just be on gems themselves and you will want 9 6L.

 

[luj1]

You will need to roll sockets in the skill interface? wtf

 

[ArchAngel]

You will need to roll sockets in the skill interface? wtf

No, you will need to find a bunch of rarer and rarer special Fusing orbs that will upgrade each gem by +1 Link. All gems start as 3L and need 3 upgrades.