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Trickster would be better if its spells were 1/encounter each instead of using guile.
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Jun 5, 2018 06:35
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Gorelab posted:Is there any way to keep Maia if you side with the Huana? Yeah with a reputation check I think you can talk her into it. Specifically I think you need Shady and Diplomatic at 1 or less. The alternate way I accidentally did it was I went to the Rautai first to discuss their offer. When they told me what they actually wanted me to do, I said no thanks. Then go back to the Huana and Maia shouldn't complain much.
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Jun 5, 2018 07:32
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Octo1 posted:Trickster would be better if its spells were 1/encounter each instead of using guile. That would ruin the trickster's only good trick. Mirrored image, particularly in 1.1 where llengrath's displaced image has been nerfed, might be the best deflection buff in the game as long as your deflection isn't already so high as to push you out of the hit range entirely and as long as you can afford to recast it when the bonus degrades. Wizards and priests of Wael can cast it, but only two times per encounter at the cost of another spell. Tricksters can basically keep mirrored image up at a high deflection bonus for an entire fight as long as they aren't spending all their guile on other stuff. Of course, that's not enough to save the class, since you're giving up an enormous amount of offense, both in terms of the lower sneak attack boost and guile spent on dealing damage for a defense boost that's overall worse than what classes like paladins and fighters (they don't get only deflection, and they have ways to stack deflection as well) get without any sacrifice. But making the skills once per encounter would only exacerbate the class's problems. Per encounter trickster powers would hit the class really hard in the early game, when it's weakest. Using escape or crippling strike one more time probably isn't that important. Late game, per encounter wall of many colors would decent, but in that case you're only getting your one useful trick by level 19, when the weaker sneak attack doesn't hurt so badly because of scaling and deathblows.
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Jun 5, 2018 07:34
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After a bit of playing and chronnic restartitis over the weekend; is Devoted's bonus really all that on a soulblade? I guess penetration might be worth it but critting already seems to overpenetrate incredibly hard and for harder targets Soul Annihilation seems to be the way to go
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Jun 5, 2018 08:26
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Does Serafin go anywhere if you don't pick him straight off? I don't want to have to fight everyone in Deadlight again.
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Jun 5, 2018 10:05
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ewe2 posted:Does Serafin go anywhere if you don't pick him straight off? I don't want to have to fight everyone in Deadlight again. Uhhh you're meant to pick him up as soon as your boat is repaired, and if you don't it's a glitch (unless you intentionally refused him). He shows up again at the start of Fort Deadlight if you didn't pick him there, and it's possible to glitch out again if you want to take him but the game fucks up.
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Jun 5, 2018 10:09
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So there's a shield for monks in the metalworks shop that gives deflection and reflex per wound. It also counts as an offhand so I take it you are dual wielding when you use it like the barn door in poe1.
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Jun 5, 2018 10:32
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bewilderment posted:Uhhh you're meant to pick him up as soon as your boat is repaired, and if you don't it's a glitch (unless you intentionally refused him). Ah yeah, found him outside the dungeon doors.
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Jun 5, 2018 11:25
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Tenzarin posted:So there's a shield for monks in the metalworks shop that gives deflection and reflex per wound. It also counts as an offhand so I take it you are dual wielding when you use it like the barn door in poe1. It counts as actual dual wielding and works with both 2w and w+s styles whereas the larder door mostly made you deal less damage than with a weapon + another shield. Eraflure fucked around with this message at 11:44 on Jun 5, 2018 |
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Jun 5, 2018 11:37
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Dunno how they worl now but that was mainly because the bash damage didn’t scale and took up a regular attack in the queue.
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Jun 5, 2018 11:49
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The bash shield now is something like a stiletto in base damage that gains enchantment based on the monk’s unarmed bonus. It also can get some pretty cool enchants. I definitely want to build a sword and buckler character around it at some point, but I don’t know what build to go with. Shadowdancer would be my first instinct, but I’m not sure.
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Jun 5, 2018 12:03
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HEY O' Away, the GOOD ship now is rollin' !
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Jun 5, 2018 13:11
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Tenzarin posted:So there's a shield for monks in the metalworks shop that gives deflection and reflex per wound. It also counts as an offhand so I take it you are dual wielding when you use it like the barn door in poe1. Fist and shield? What are you, Captain America?
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Jun 5, 2018 13:32
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Tinfoil Papercut posted:HEY O' Away, the GOOD ship now is rollin' ! When I was-a littuhl Gurl, my lips were old and moldy!
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Jun 5, 2018 13:49
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CrusherEAGLE posted:Getting my rear end whooped in POTD, first island. (1.1 Beta) Don't play PotD
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Jun 5, 2018 13:55
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corn in the bible posted:Don't play PotD Alternatively, there's no shame in stealthily avoiding encounters until you're strong enough to best them. Discretion is the better part of valor!
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Jun 5, 2018 14:01
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Is the new patch also fixing companion relationship stuff and Aloth's conflicting stewardship/autonomy thing?
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Jun 5, 2018 14:15
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Schurik posted:When I was-a littuhl Gurl, my lips were old and moldy! I found the real lyrics, we're both a bit off. But not off key - which is the important part. quote:When I was a little lad or so my mammy told me, to me
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Jun 5, 2018 14:17
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Harrow posted:Is the new patch also fixing companion relationship stuff and Aloth's conflicting stewardship/autonomy thing? It definitely fixes the stewardship/autonomy issues, not sure about companion relationships generally.
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Jun 5, 2018 14:25
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Tenzarin posted:Helwalker might be the only class I would recommend dropping might below 10 to increase con to max. Streetfighter Rogue. You start at the front, maybe get flanked, as soon as you hit bloodied you escape to the enemy back line and destroy it. Persistent distraction gives you Deathblows, so you get upwards of 175% weapon damage from the class without spending resources, a free 20% lash on all of that, and a FIFTY percent action speed bonus. Just make sure to give them at least strong at the beginning. Try to avoid maluses.
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Jun 5, 2018 14:46
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Tinfoil Papercut posted:I found the real lyrics, we're both a bit off. But not off key - which is the important part. I'm a pro at mishearing/misremembering lyrics, and especially here where they can be hard to hear. And we'll rooooooooll the oooold ferris wheel along!
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Jun 5, 2018 14:53
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Re: streetfighter - what actualy triggers flanked? Don’t think it’s just simply fighting 2+ enemies as I initially assumed.
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Jun 5, 2018 14:56
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Flanked is triggered by being attacked from two opposite sides. There's quite a lot of leeway with it but I don't think it works if the 2 attacking characters are standing right next to each other.
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Jun 5, 2018 15:07
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Two enemies hitting you from "opposite sides" (seems to be pretty generous), any perception affliction, some spells. At the very start of the game, pick Escape and the Blunderbuss modal. Dual wield a blunderbuss with a melee weapon. At range, fire the gun with modal, then Escape in to flank (no recovery on firearms, only reload, so you can do this instantly) and slice em up. You'll get the weapon speed increase of dual wield but only strike with the melee weapon and you'll blend stuff up. Later on, everyone seems to try and get the Rogue flanked and says the class is mediocre. I have the rogue on the front, helping to control combat as it starts, then Escaping to take advantage of bloodied, to huge success. I then just zip from mob to mob and destroy them in a full attack, sped up by Streetfighter.
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Jun 5, 2018 15:14
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Higher level monk powers are so cool that I'd really like to make a gimmick Long-Pain focused monk but it seems so much less attractive with the new stuff. Long Pain is also a relatively midgame power so you have to have your monk be something else for the first quarter of the game.
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Jun 5, 2018 15:41
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derra posted:Two enemies hitting you from "opposite sides" (seems to be pretty generous), any perception affliction, some spells. At the very start of the game, pick Escape and the Blunderbuss modal. Dual wield a blunderbuss with a melee weapon. At range, fire the gun with modal, then Escape in to flank (no recovery on firearms, only reload, so you can do this instantly) and slice em up. You'll get the weapon speed increase of dual wield but only strike with the melee weapon and you'll blend stuff up. So the blunderbus modal gives you distracted for 10 seconds which triggers the streetfighter bonus? That sounds like a lot of fun actually I'll have to try it out. Is there a way to tell your PC to melee attack or range attach when you are dual wielding like that? Haven't tried a pistol/sword setup yet.
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Jun 5, 2018 15:47
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bewilderment posted:Higher level monk powers are so cool that I'd really like to make a gimmick Long-Pain focused monk but it seems so much less attractive with the new stuff. You can get up to about level 8 with minimal combat -- you have to get through the first island, but after that Neketaka has a bunch of non-combat quests, plus Fort Deadlight, etc..
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Jun 5, 2018 15:48
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Schurik posted:I'm a pro at mishearing/misremembering lyrics, and especially here where they can be hard to hear. Especially easy to do with fantasy names. That reminds me, there's a decent amount of dialogue and descriptions and stuff mentioning the Wheel, helps to make sure it's in the player's mind as a concept, you know in case it might be relevant later
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Jun 5, 2018 15:50
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Was there an option to fight Eothas at the end of the game that I just didn’t pick? Would’ve been fun way to win that story.
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Jun 5, 2018 16:01
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pmchem posted:Was there an option to fight Eothas at the end of the game that I just didn’t pick? Would’ve been fun way to win that story. yeah he just snuffs your soul out no biggie instantly no fun allowed basically
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Jun 5, 2018 16:03
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CFox posted:So the blunderbus modal gives you distracted for 10 seconds which triggers the streetfighter bonus? That sounds like a lot of fun actually I'll have to try it out. Is there a way to tell your PC to melee attack or range attach when you are dual wielding like that? Haven't tried a pistol/sword setup yet. You will either only melee or shoot depending on the distance. Both weapons benefit from dual wielding attack speed, even though you're only hitting with one at a time. It limits your full attacks so as you get tanker and get more guile you'll switch to dual melee setups but it's a great way to start the game. Also pick Escape. Escape is one of the best abilities in the game. One guile to break engagements, position yourself anywhere and a significant deflection buff you...can do funny business with. I've alternated it with attacks to tank a troublesome mob, or extended it with Salvation of Time...
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Jun 5, 2018 16:11
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"Please discover why Eothas is stomping around the Deadfire archipelago. We gods have absolutely *no* idea why he might be interested in this area. I mean what's even around there?! What a waste of his time!" *Berath laughs nervously as she shares a fearful glance with Magran*
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Jun 5, 2018 16:12
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Well, I think they originally thought he was trying to reascend using the souls in Luminous Adra, which is also only found in the region, and destruction of the machinery that keeps himself alive was unthinkable.
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Jun 5, 2018 16:19
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The gods are all huge selfish obsessive jerks, which makes it hard for them to understand some who's just huge and obsessive.
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Jun 5, 2018 16:26
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I ended the game thinking Eothas was a pretty cool dude. e: Actually Berath was pretty chill about it in the end. She was just like: "Hey, you're the only person on the planet he's going to listen to - make sure you think before you speak. Good luck kiddo." All the rest of them tried to tell me what to do.
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Jun 5, 2018 16:28
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Tinfoil Papercut posted:"Please discover why Eothas is stomping around the Deadfire archipelago. We gods have absolutely *no* idea why he might be interested in this area. i mean, it tracks pretty well. if the gods just wanted to know what he was up to, they could watch him do it and see. but because of where he is going, there is a vanishingly tiny chance that he is going to gently caress up THE THING, and we might need someone to handle that we can either go through a whole to-do about putting together a motley team of champions until we find a set that only pisses of two or three of the gods, or we can just grab that nerd from the whole Waidwen's Legacy nonsense and make THEM go do it
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Jun 5, 2018 16:29
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Think I found a bug: my MC (bleak Walker/fighter) is wearing that Valera dudes chest piece, the one that gives deflection based on your Intimidate skill. It seems like I periodically lose the bonus and have to unequip/re-equip the armor to get it back. Is this a known bug/fixed in the current beta? Are any of the other items with skill-based bonuses similarly bugged?
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Jun 5, 2018 16:48
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Harrow posted:Is the new patch also fixing companion relationship stuff and Aloth's conflicting stewardship/autonomy thing? Yes. It's been like 20 hours and Xoti and Pallegina are only at +1 relationship and haven't fought yet.
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Jun 5, 2018 16:53
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What was Eothas's plan with the whole Saints War thing? I think there was some allusion to (POE 1 spoilers) stopping Woedica from reclaiming her power, but I don't know why he had to mobilize an entire nation to go to war with another nation to combat a secret cult.
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GrandpaPants posted:What was Eothas's plan with the whole Saints War thing? I think there was some allusion to (POE 1 spoilers) stopping Woedica from reclaiming her power, but I don't know why he had to mobilize an entire nation to go to war with another nation to combat a secret cult. Thaos was killing kids, and Eothas was pretty ticked off about it.
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