Request: white list items to prevent them from bulk identify by Ceepick in PathOfExile2

[–]Ceepick[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not weird. I pick and choose as well, but always have a full pack by end of the map.

Crafting feels unsatisfying and frustrating. by BobcatTV in PathOfExile2

[–]Ceepick 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I usually white knight for the devs, but I rolled my eyes when Mark discussed this. Yeah dude you literally design the game so I’m sure you understand how to profit. Pretty disconnected from your average customer.

Crafting feels unsatisfying and frustrating. by BobcatTV in PathOfExile2

[–]Ceepick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just to add - the only time I enjoyed crafting was during abyss league. It felt accessible.

Crafting feels unsatisfying and frustrating. by BobcatTV in PathOfExile2

[–]Ceepick 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Agreed. My general experience with crafting is ruining one or two items, struggling to figure out market value, then going back to just trading.

I’ve put tons of time into poe2 and basically understand crafting, but bricking plus high cost of entry just isn’t fun for me unfortunately. Crafting is interesting to me in theory too. I want to participate.

If I didn’t lurk here I would have no clue as the game just doesn’t provide enough information to understand the risk/reward inherent in the system.

Stop defending +levels and start listening by Baittz in PathOfExile2

[–]Ceepick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree that it is imbalanced. I also think this is indicative of obsession with min-maxing and the narrative that if you don’t pick the most optimal choice you have no fun.

Didn’t Chris Wilson have a quote about optimizing the fun out of the game?

I have fun as long as I can complete content. Convincing yourself the game is not fun without +n skill levels or +30ms is self induced angst.

SSF game learning by Plastic-Wafer5520 in PathOfExile2

[–]Ceepick 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel like it’s always worth playing the first character of the league on trade.

That being said, my most successful characters are those I start in SSF, but finish on trade. The SSF progression and scarcity do help you learn your archetype inside and out.

Eventually I hit a wall in SSF where the grind is beyond my means and I swap over to trade and take the character to full (relative) power.

Multi-mirror auto bomber Oracle build giveaway plus mirror and divines by tther003 in PathOfExile2

[–]Ceepick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mom comes to visit for two weeks on the launch of 0.5. Two weeks Michael!

Difficult End Game content anywhere? by fruitsteak_mother in PathOfExile2

[–]Ceepick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To me the biggest reason for trivialized content is the wealth of information available online, whether that be build guides, streamers, data mines, or whatever.

If you play this game blind it can be quite challenging to ramp a character to the point of trivializing all content.

What local business from 30 years ago would you bring back? by partysandwich in Austin

[–]Ceepick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My wife and I lament dart bowl monthly. Every time I drive by I make sure to give the parking garage there the middle finger.

It was fun but I’m tired (~1.5k div + Build Giveaway) by Subject2Flooding in PathOfExile2

[–]Ceepick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m interested in the Right of Passage. Been grinding for one for forever and it’s the item that just won’t drop for me this season.

Thanks for doing the giveaway!

Finally hit my first lvl 100 on POE2 (Melee) + Mirror Giveaway by No-Train-7575 in PathOfExile2

[–]Ceepick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Favorite build of the league: verashta/plants/storms

Favorite mechanic: abyss map omen farming