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Asproigerosis posted:is witch the only class worth playing? I think 802.11 weed summed it up pretty well. Scion has Slayer Leech and a lot of builds ignore Slayer completely in favor of Scion. Scion has powerful Abyss Jewel abuse from the starting and surrounding areas, or Unique Jewel abuse in the starting areas, or a mix of both. Marauder has Juggernaut which is still one of the safest no-questions-asked ascendancies in the game. Chieftain is still used by some builds and has more than one niche, usually with builds that you don't normally think about anymore. Berserker uhhh has a recent Mathil video.  Ranger has both Deadeye and Raider which can be used effectively for some speed/farming builds although yeah there's Pathfinder. Pathfinder is generally regarded as pretty powerful. Other than that, of the current ascendancies no one cares for, I >think< Champion could be an interesting choice for a duo, it in many ways act like an in-between between solo and aurabot, almost like a party juggernaut but (someone correct me if I'm wrong) I just don't feel like it can come even closer to a dedicated Templar, Scion or Witch spec. So it kinda feels like something that could be useful if you want to play a melee champion with a friend and have them boost each other a little.
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Feb 27, 2019 21:41
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Champion war chief totems is a no brainer league starter.
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Feb 27, 2019 21:43
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I think it's exaggerating with pointing out duelist has an issue when Slayer is just overshadowed by Scion (for reasons discussed above). Champion is all around great. Gladiator feels a smidge niche (it's also became an amazing Herald of Agony ascendency) and the knee-jerk revulsion to the block changes makes it look lesser when it's still strong.
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Feb 27, 2019 21:51
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I think we - or me at least- get swayed by Poe ninja numbers which aren’t always a great window.
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Feb 27, 2019 21:58
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Zero VGS posted:That's the thing, Consecrated Path is my movement skill, but it also triggers Fortify, Culling Strike, two Firestorms, Ball Lightning, Bladefall, Blade Vortex, perm Immortal Call, and pumps my Herald of Agony to max stacks. My PC can handle more spells, but the servers can't. VMS does not trigger itself. It's a lot of damage but not infinite.
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Feb 27, 2019 22:09
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Yeah my impression is that at the very least Champion is good for the warchief totem lab farmer and Double Strike stuff. Gladiator seems to be pretty strong but just not particularly popular. Mathil just did a double strike gladiator and I'm not sure it would be a ton better on Champion.
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Feb 27, 2019 22:18
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Zero VGS posted:That's the thing, Consecrated Path is my movement skill, but it also triggers Fortify, Culling Strike, two Firestorms, Ball Lightning, Bladefall, Blade Vortex, perm Immortal Call, and pumps my Herald of Agony to max stacks. My PC can handle more spells, but the servers can't. Whoa what build is this o_o
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Feb 27, 2019 22:18
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Zmej posted:I think it's exaggerating with pointing out duelist has an issue when Slayer is just overshadowed by Scion (for reasons discussed above). I feel like Raider has the same issue where Scion stacking meeks is just straight up better. I guess Raider still has the racecar niche though.
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Feb 27, 2019 22:24
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whalestory posted:Whoa what build is this o_o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWyV0kIp5n4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYRHRzhRelQ
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Feb 27, 2019 22:26
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Ah gently caress never mind I should've known
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Feb 27, 2019 22:33
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https://twitter.com/pathofexile/status/1100869825553825792?s=21
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Feb 27, 2019 22:33
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The new Divine Ire skill makes me think of those anime guns that suck up shiny particles before shooting a giant laser beam. I think my next character is gonna be a Scion named WaveMotionCarol.
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Feb 27, 2019 22:55
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 at making an obliteration div card in 2019.https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2332007
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Feb 27, 2019 23:48
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Imma stick wave of conviction or purifying flame in a mine and see what happens
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Feb 28, 2019 00:24
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Alone in the Darkness card should have ended with Signed: "Lefty"
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Feb 28, 2019 00:26
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EVIL Gibson posted:witch is the quickest character voice i turn off because its like mary poppins telling me how she will not, would not, could not, and perish the thought she cast something without mana. For me that is the Scion, because I cannot stand her attack noises.
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Feb 28, 2019 02:26
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Any hot tips for new league starter build? Right now I'm coming to the realization that game is now hard in Act 4 and I have no idea how to start getting good loots because there are a million shiny new mechanics that have me frozen in fear and I just hoard everything thinking I don't want to waste this stuff and find out that it's super important in end game. I take it league starters are centered around the idea of not being loot dependent. Back in my day we farmed lovely maps and liked it.
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Feb 28, 2019 03:13
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Asproigerosis posted:Any hot tips for new league starter build? Right now I'm coming to the realization that game is now hard in Act 4 and I have no idea how to start getting good loots because there are a million shiny new mechanics that have me frozen in fear and I just hoard everything thinking I don't want to waste this stuff and find out that it's super important in end game. I take it league starters are centered around the idea of not being loot dependent. Back in my day we farmed lovely maps and liked it. Hierophant arc totems. Literally no uniques required. Maybe essence worm if you want to get fancy. Also elementalist storm brand. You want to maybe get a mark of submission ring for warlords mark. That’s it. euphronius fucked around with this message at 03:27 on Feb 28, 2019 |
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Feb 28, 2019 03:24
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Every spell in the game is getting a balance pass this patch so no one can tell until the patch notes.
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Feb 28, 2019 03:26
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I think he’s playing right now tho.
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Feb 28, 2019 03:27
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euphronius posted:I think he’s playing right now tho. "New league starter build"
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Feb 28, 2019 03:29
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the league he's starting is cultural touchstone "a league of their own", starring jon lovitz, on a second monitor
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Feb 28, 2019 03:35
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Do they really do such drastic balancing changes with patches?
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Feb 28, 2019 03:42
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They usually do a few revisions each league, with the occasional major overhaul. The last major one was the ascendancy revamp which pretty much universally made every ascendancy better (though some better than others)
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Feb 28, 2019 03:44
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not always but hand casting  has needed some love for awhile
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Feb 28, 2019 03:45
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Now is the time for dual strike to be meta
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Feb 28, 2019 03:52
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there's usually enough balance changes that you're best served waiting for the patch notes before choosing your build because a build-enabling unique or notable might get nerfed, or an interaction changed, but for this patch in particular they've said that almost every single spell is getting a balance pass and some are changing mechanics entirely.
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Feb 28, 2019 03:55
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If you want something that may not get a rebalance but is a good league starter, ranger with rain of arrows or toxic rain will probably still be strong. You can check the builds section of the official site for something that catches your fancy
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Feb 28, 2019 04:57
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I was thinking about scourge arrow scion this time. It has been a long time since I've played a bow character though, and I know that it can get super expensive. Is it functional as a starter while building into the full set of gear, or should I maybe consider it as a second character after I've farmed some currency?
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Feb 28, 2019 05:17
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McFrugal posted:VMS does not trigger itself. It's a lot of damage but not infinite. Ah okay, I see that now after watching that second video. It certainly feels like infinite damage in all my use cases so far, lol
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Feb 28, 2019 05:19
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All of the popular league starter lab farmers should be untouched also because all of them are attack based builds, but then you have to farm lab which isn't for everyone. Barring some sort of insane patch notes, I'll probably be going for a tankier champion double strike build as my starter to farm lab.
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Feb 28, 2019 05:25
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Filthy Monkey posted:I was thinking about scourge arrow scion this time. It has been a long time since I've played a bow character though, and I know that it can get super expensive. Is it functional as a starter while building into the full set of gear, or should I maybe consider it as a second character after I've farmed some currency? I did a ssf hc scourge arrow build last league and really liked it, except for doors, the greatest foe of all. I couldn’t consistently get the hang of threading that skill through narrow entrances and shelved that character due to my annoyance and being bad at this game
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Feb 28, 2019 05:32
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Filthy Monkey posted:I was thinking about scourge arrow scion this time. It has been a long time since I've played a bow character though, and I know that it can get super expensive. Is it functional as a starter while building into the full set of gear, or should I maybe consider it as a second character after I've farmed some currency? Reinforcing what Clockwerk said, I did an SSF make-it-up-as-you-go scourge arrow pathfinder focusing on poison and got to roughly t13 maps before I got bored and swapped to a different character and I'm no expert so it probably works fine! I've also heard it is good for elemental conversion if that is more to your taste. As said, however, it can be frustrating to use in tight corridors so if that kind of annoyance sounds bad for you I'd choose a different skill.
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Feb 28, 2019 05:41
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I played a scourge arrow hopeshredder build with hh and farruls fur and didn't like it at all / didn't find it worth the hype not even counting the awful doorway mechanics
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Feb 28, 2019 05:58
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Hmm, maybe I'll give it a pass then. I'll probably either start with the warchief champion for lab farming, which I've done several times, or try out some of the new spells with occultist. I know that the lab farmer is the better idea for cash, but new stuff is always more appealing. Balls to the wall lab farming for a few days has never failed to set me up with currency, but man is it soul killing.
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Feb 28, 2019 06:03
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I didn't like scourge arrow hopeshredder either for what is worth.
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Feb 28, 2019 06:08
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Filthy Monkey posted:I was thinking about scourge arrow scion this time. It has been a long time since I've played a bow character though, and I know that it can get super expensive. Is it functional as a starter while building into the full set of gear, or should I maybe consider it as a second character after I've farmed some currency? for league starters, wait for patch notes but generally an ascendancy that easily leans on MoM will be a smooth starter, or totems, or brands will take you far with plastic bag gear until you have some good money. also, it looks like divine ire will play similar to scourge arrow so that might be a nice choice for you as a starter.
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Feb 28, 2019 06:09
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why is MoM considered so good
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Feb 28, 2019 06:11
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Addamere posted:why is MoM considered so good 2000 HP is good.
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Feb 28, 2019 06:15
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whalestory posted:Whoa what build is this o_o To be exact, here's my PoB: https://pastebin.com/FraasjUc I had started off as just a normal RF Jugg modified with a Perma Immortal Cry setup, then I read up on someone's "Lazy Walker" build: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2210964 and morphed my build towards that around level 70. Lazy Walker which is a variation of the build you saw in the previous videos, but it stacks poison procs in order to have a fully buffed Herald of Agony crawler out. The Crawler one-shots packs which makes it the missing link to the build (you had incredible survivability and boss/unique DPS, but the triggered spam spells couldn't gib packs reliably). If anyone knows a tankier, lazier, faster clearing build (without needing 100 exalts like Coming Calamity autobombers seem to) then I'm genuinely interested. But this thing is actually tankier than stock RF Jugg which is already blowing my mind. Bugsy posted:
Hey, the most recent video in this thread uses two Obliterations! It's making a comeback! Zero VGS fucked around with this message at 06:21 on Feb 28, 2019 |
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Feb 28, 2019 06:19
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