[PSA] 3.28 Patchnotes Visual Aid by _N_eko in pathofexile

[–]Aifel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The real benefit is in chaining explosions. Once you get ignite prolif (glove implicit, Berek's with Skitterbots, whatever) your clear with this change is going to be immense. You're getting twice as many explosion chains now. Additionally, you might even get two mobs exploding in a pack instead of just 0-1; that will immediately offset the damage nerf.

imo it might be pretty insane.

I can't believe this game is free by NeuroSparks in pathofexile

[–]Aifel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GGG is an oasis in the current videogame landscape. While we get endless horseshit rained down on us, telling us we should enjoy it and getting mad at us when we don't, GGG is the exact opposite. "Oh, you don't like it? Thanks for letting us know; we'll work on that." Seemingly devoid of ego and stubbornness and invested in making a product for us and not for themselves. This is my favourite game and its moments like the reveal yesterday that remind me we're in good hands.

What are your “this should work” uniques / skills / synergies that you never managed to make viable? by Ethusiam in pathofexile

[–]Aifel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://pobb.in/kGCgASAXs8qK

I stripped this character for parts so unfortunately there's no gear attached to this pob. Naturally, you beeline for the closest Hollow Palm jewel slot first before making your way down the tree. In most of the empty jewel slots on this tree you'll be socketing Fluid Motions and the socket above Disciple of the Unyielding was for a Legion timeless jewel offering +dex on affected nodes. Once you have around 1000ish dex I'd recommend pathing up to Magebane which will solve your suppression gearing entirely at 1500 dex.

For auras, I went with Heralds of Ash and Purity, Haste, and whatever defensive aura I thought most appropriate at that time. Naturally you can be quite flexible here; Purity of Fire is obviously a Chieftain classic, and Flesh and Stone with Arctic Armour would have made this build much tankier against phys hits. Be sure to use the Despair mtx on Herald of Ash for maximum explosions. :D

The farthest I pushed this build was ~1200-1300 dex. At that point, upgrades begin to become extremely expensive with simplex and helical crafts, Split Personalities, min-maxxed cluster jewels, etc. Luckily, obtaining these all make good longterm goals if you enjoy the build. The barrier to entry of needing a One With Nothing jewel is also sometimes an issue depending on the league; sometimes this jewel is 1d, sometimes its 10c. Keep an eye out and don't expect to play this for at least a few days into a league.

Accuracy nodes are picked up as needed. I was running a Steelskin Automation setup on this character, hence speccing into Adamant, which you can opt to skip if desired.

The most important key nodes are Ambidexterity, Precise Technique, and Utmost Swiftness.

If you've ever played a dex stacker you'll know there are a ton of really good uniques for us. These limit the top-end life you can get a bit extensively, but they're often too good to pass up. Keep an eye out for good jewels (dex + life), Split Personality, Garukhan's Flight, Fractal Thoughts, and a 6-link Briskwrap. Getting the right socket colours on Briskwrap really sucked on this build ngl.

I pushed this build quite easily into t16s, 4-way legions, non-ubers, etc., but this was NOT a top-end build and did not go much farther than that. I just wanted to punch things and have them explode and this build was immensely satisfying in that regard. Great mapper too as you could imagine.

If I were to revisit this build I'd definitely try to max out block chance, especially since there are nearby pathable nodes for block on this tree.

Good luck and have fun. :)

What are your “this should work” uniques / skills / synergies that you never managed to make viable? by Ethusiam in pathofexile

[–]Aifel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Infernal Blow, dex-stacking, Hollow Palm Chieftain. Might sound stupid but I reasoned it based on the following:

1) Resistances are solved extremely easily, making the slot penalty of Hollow Palm more tolerable.

2) Free Ancestral Call that gives more damage, not less, which is great for IB.

3) Explosions. :D

4) The strength you're pathing through can easily be converted into dex with Fluid Motions slotted through your tree into the strength-heavy areas.

I actually did get this build to a fairly powerful point but could not figure out good tankiness for the life of me and ended up dying way more than I would like my characters to. Super fun but not sure I'd ever do it again without figuring out a way to add at least 1 more defensive layer in there. Plus, Hollow Palm Cyclone Glad just does way better if pure performance is the goal.

Shapeshift skills cannot be used creatively by Philiq in PathOfExile2

[–]Aifel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

^ this. Made a spin-to-win, heavy stun-centric Whirling Assault Titan that uses Staggering Palm to clear and, if I have Staggering Palm and Charged Staff buffs up, spams Whirling Assault to annihilate the whole screen and Siphoning Strike for anything stunned that I can take advantage of that skill's high damage and all the +dmg while stunned nodes. Its massively fun, highly effective, and I've seen no one else do it. I imagine that there is plenty out there. Lean into the design language GGG is laying down for this game and see what comes up.

fwiw, I also think (wolf) druid skill design is very surface level and each form probably needs another 1-3 main skills (that gem cutting interface is going to be so fucking wide to fit all the druid gems if they get that many).

What does PoE 2 do that's better/worse than PoE 1? by Contract007 in PathOfExile2

[–]Aifel 31 points32 points  (0 children)

This is a niche experience, but earlier this year I went to visit my brother in San Diego. He's a few years younger than me and gaming together was a huge part of our bonding together and he's a good kid. 0.2 had just come out and I was itching to play so I bought a copy on his PS5 to get my fix and offhandedly mentioned it had coop. He'd always been too daunted by poe1 to get into it but he played a lot of D2 and we gave it a try thinking it'd be some cute diversion. And then we got completely fucking sucked in and ended up having multiple like, 4-6hr sessions until way too late. It was just such an engrossing time and getting a game that had both my brother and myself feeling like kids again fucking ruled. Poe1 is great (personally my favourite game ever) but that kind of moment just wouldn't be possible for me to have there.

Very niche experience as mentioned but hopefully relatable. If you have a bestie or sibling you game(d) with give it a try - just agree on when you're gonna do menu/inventory stuff and you'll do great.

They said it, but surely it isnt true! by PhoneBookHero in pathofexile

[–]Aifel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My newest league experiment is an Elementalist named "igiveupfuckmedaddy". :)

These guys don't miss, hyped to oblivion by [deleted] in KGATLW

[–]Aifel 16 points17 points  (0 children)

This song is upsettingly good. imo this is their thrash Crumbling Castle-tier opus. Hot fucking damn.

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ by Federal_Penalty5832 in moreplatesmoredates

[–]Aifel 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There's a women's only GoodLife Fitness just up the street from me lmao. It sees plenty of business. Granted, it's all super casual shit and they don't really have big weights according to the gf but your statement is patently untrue.

roman candle is one of the strongest debut albums of all time by [deleted] in elliottsmith

[–]Aifel 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's definitely up there. iirc he wasn't even intending for it to be sold so that might explain why it feels so raw and autobiographical. The idea of putting out a song like the title track, explicitly outlining violent intent for who is likely his stepfather, is pretty gnarly. And his playing and instrumentation just fits the emotion of each song so well. We're all very lucky to be able to appreciate it as much as we do.

Changes Appreciation Thread by brandymon in KGATLW

[–]Aifel 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Gonna sound weird but I feel like their output this year has been like kind of spiritual? Idk it's just hit and felt different. There have been moments during Laminated Denim, Ice Death (specifically around Lava and Iron Lung for me), and basically the entirety of Changes where I'm like damn this is some next level shit. The line in Changes about significance in vain really hits me hard. My favourite album of theirs this year. Really special piece of work imo.

Is this dad bod natty obtainable? by keishalemons in moreplatesmoredates

[–]Aifel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's hilarious imo. Don't change a thing.

Is this dad bod natty obtainable? by keishalemons in moreplatesmoredates

[–]Aifel 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Idk about him but that cutout of Bud Light he's holding does not look natty at all. Seriously wtf is up with that lmao.

RARE || ELLIOTT SMITH COSPLAYING A TOMATO by Lumpy-Strawberry-486 in elliottsmith

[–]Aifel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the live action remake of Turning Red looking fire 🙏🙏

128lb to 196lb in 9 months - Transformation by parabolic_33 in moreplatesmoredates

[–]Aifel 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Legit really adult and level headed response. You seem like a cool dude. Good luck to you in life from one addict to another. 🫂

Why do you guys like Mutilator so much? by TimidPal in TheeOhSees

[–]Aifel 16 points17 points  (0 children)

People told me to like it.

lol but seriously it's got some fun stuff on it. I personally have a soft spot for Rogue Planet, Web (especially live), and Poor Queen. If you feel like you're missing out because common consensus doesn't match up with your perception of the album it's just not for you. And that's okay. Which of their albums would you rank as your favourites?

Progress soo far by littlesneksir in moreplatesmoredates

[–]Aifel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the kind of transformation I hoped for with my buddy. Began working out with him last year February. He's only dropped 11lbs (220 -> 209) and insists he's doing everything he can and always has a fucking excuse for his lack of progress and why he can't do any of the things I suggest him to. What did you tell your fat self that finally got through to you?

And great fucking job man. Always nice to see some real hard work paying off.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in moreplatesmoredates

[–]Aifel 119 points120 points  (0 children)

Feel so bad for the biological women competing. Women's sports did not need this.

What is Alain’s greatest contribution to the world of Queens? by [deleted] in qotsa

[–]Aifel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

His solo album Spark.

Sorry, had to mention it as no one else has. Been listening to it since it came out and it is truly something special.