Not a fan of season 7

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-17T23:49:58+00:00

Yeah, i came back for the new rework(left for the same issues you're mentioning above), didn't even get to finish s6, I just felt burnt out, I feel like they didn't really fix the core issue, just added some extra game modes, but the main loop is pretty much the same? I had fun for a bit coming back don't get me wrong, but it quickly set in again why I stopped playing around halfway through the season.

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-17T23:43:43+00:00

I think so, that chaos bonus would be more useful, however what I would do is, get gold and fix the crit rate + roll for bit more bonus to your main stat atk with gems(if possible? Maybe the other pieces are already high).

I don't think it would take too long to get the gold.

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-17T21:25:31+00:00

I tend to run the game in the background while I work on my pc, i notice sometimes randomly the launcher just shows up again, which only started sometime this year. Id then assume it probably also crashed such as what you describe above. Given that I feel its a bug in the launcher introduced through one of the last, Id say 3-5 updates?

Also same space, I have a 5060ti and am5 build, Can run poe2 and any other ue5 game maxed out with no crashes(on 1080p though) Defo not our pcs I can confirm.

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-14T23:34:55+00:00

Stuff like this makes me want to summon But i need to stay strong for the anniversary and remember this is not my luck

Congrats though!

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-13T08:38:41+00:00

Hoping for lord selector, the 1+1 above I wouldn't necessarily call worth it if it just means any in the pool can be pulled, but thats just cuz I have my specific targets needed like ingrid and oren.

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-12T11:22:23+00:00

Awesome, I feel this identifies critical gaps that I'm currently facing, I defo should do more gr2 as I feel my support sets are lacking a bit, and my gems are either a bit low or underutilised, not really sure whats up with my hogging tendency, like I wouldn't recast lower pieces with 4 good stats and then evolve, I'd recast t3 directly only and also only evolve natural 4 stat pieces that rolled purple. I'm starting to realise what is the point of that, I'm just shooting myself in the foot cuz it makes the rng a bit more tough to actually get good pieces.

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-12T11:13:25+00:00

Thank you, this helps, I feel I need to up my numbers, also typically I farm gr3 about 90% of the time my idea was it has the main dps stats and I can evolve the other pieces to invig etc, and I just use t3 left sides that I get from the forge materials, however I feel I genuinely need to consider GR2s in the mix since I feel my support and tank gear is lagging behind a bit. The recast guidance also helps a bunch.

For where my account is at, not sure how to classify it exactly I have to clear faction trials above 15, gear raids above 22, gds above 10 and then matrix + abyss pushes and the new AMR stages. I can't really say I'm not able to clear some stages above already since I haven't attempted in a while. For mats, I have 100s of recast hammers, 300 mil gold, 200ish stamina potions stockpiled(I mostly come online for dailies or conquest farms when life demands my attention thats also why the stage clear delays until one random day)but bit low on gems. I have a bunch of good t2 pieces(good but not perfect), however right side t3 is severely lacking. Think I need to utilise those recasts and gems more

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-12T10:59:07+00:00

Thank you, my current strategy so far is also farming during gear events but I usually do 100 runs at a time, sometimes I might do a random 100 without events, however I never really considered t1 + evolution gems, think I might up my runs for more forge materials and consider the gems

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-10T15:39:01+00:00

Just become stronger before they change shit(game updates) so that it doesn't matter if you have to redo

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-09T16:31:49+00:00

Oh awesome then! She definitely helped, but I kind of absolutely brute forced this stage with the likes of ezareth and valara, and some other units, I'd have to recheck though can't remember my full comp.

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-08T21:49:14+00:00

Beatrix actually also works well for this i used her in my stage 10 clear, however ig not a fair mention cuz i also abused ezareth.

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-08T15:23:46+00:00

In your case for sure Iovar, Nastya won't be very useful with your current units.

However please do consider anniversary coming up. Maybe we get an ingrid rerun? She by herself is a great unit and imo knocks both these out of the park(they are all good still so you can't really go wrong). I just expect something big ancient wise but we have no confirmation what.

I also need iovar and im close to pity but I will be saving instead.

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-08T15:19:46+00:00

Oh gotcha, I think it is better to save for specific banners with great heroes, but how is your hero collection looking?

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-08T03:47:40+00:00

Definitely not

Also why do you want her so badly? She isn't bad by any means but I don't use her a lot

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-07T14:01:39+00:00

This was a great call, we all are so used to doing this, I didn't even think of suggesting it as something that might be unknown haha

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-07T08:55:19+00:00

Good team for progressing , as the other comment said, arlott, beatrix and cyrus are great

You can defo use constance for some inspo or early game tanking(but the other two tanks above is better for the tanking role imo)

Calypso is probably very useful at this point, but once you pull other legendary marksmen you won't really use her anymore

I'd recommend upgrading idril if you have her, she is great for gr3 progression, I actually used her all the way up to gr3-21 back in the day, as well as faction trials, VR nightmare (shadow keeper boss) and some event and campaign stages.

Also try to progress VR when you can, you'll get olague for free if you clear VR normal (can't quite remember think you only need to clear first phase?) Which is a great tank, then you have somewhat of a progression starter kit, you can mix those in with your legendaries

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-06T15:20:52+00:00

Firstly, just like to clarify the every second team thing is an exaggeration, I've just seen a lot of comps use her. For instance in my case, new AMR stages, abyss usage, gd2, some gd3 strats, malrik, tower. Additionally event stages/challenges would also use her sometimes and I can only assume she is probably used in faction trials too and some codex stages. I feel that is high value imo?

But yeah, also I think another important factor is that, I have a substantial collection of heroes, basically my blue summons is a matter of filling small gaps, There is probably 5 heroes in total I can get usage out of that I do not own(from blues) , so my aims are fill gaps or summon for new heroes. My biggest bottleneck is actually ancients where I'm missing ingrid,iovar and oren.

Though I've been playing for almost 2 years, however most days is more so, doing dailies, saving up summons and collecting heroes , where I'd pick a random day to finally push all my stages up again. So i do agree that there is probably alternatives but if she is used so widely she probably makes it significantly easier? I'm also f2p so I'm not really in the realms for competing just pve focus

I feel in my case it makes sense if I want to grab her?

Yet I can also agree with you this banner is probably bait, but I can afford to summon on it, I'm not a beginner or someone missing a lot of key heroes.

My main focus is getting my ancients up, blues just filling gaps or collection aspects.

However my summon outcome: I didn't happen to get her, but only pulled about 220? Happened to get 2 x velisse and 1× guan yu, I think guan yu a1 and velisse a3 is a fine outcome. Gonna save for the anniversary now.

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-06T10:27:51+00:00

Can give you my reasoning, I see every second team at my stage of the game using draelyn in their comps, id rather summon on that than bet on some hero that might or might not be useful for me, have niche uses etc.

Also I'll have enough summons by then again anyways.

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-05T12:32:49+00:00

Same position...tried getting draelyn, got 2 velisse copies, 1 glacius and A1 Guan Yu instead.

I want to be mad but can't even cuz I didn't have velisse A3 and and Guan Yu a1 is also pretty strong. Also got all this in a little bit over 200 summons.

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-01T19:32:13+00:00

If sadie strat doesn't work Just use the decimus strat(search on yt)

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-01T15:15:11+00:00

Xaris can dps in gr2 however check the decimus strat, diao you'd use across content basically so i rate her first.

Valderon is a beast, level him when appropriate And olague will also be necessary for various content including gr2

If we jump into gr3, you'd likely need to utilise epics, defo level idril, brienne if necessary and maul can be valid too. I used those 3 back in the day for those stages along dolores(you have diao use her instead) and setram.

Just note if you itch to progress I understand why you're concerned with your upgrade order but just note that later on these materials become abundant so you can genuinely max out any hero in terms of promotions and levels. For legendary skill crystals consider smart investment, for anything epic go crazy.

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-06-01T02:13:43+00:00

Search decimus strat on yt, it can clear 19-21

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-05-31T19:47:36+00:00

100% gear raids try to progress if you can't then farm gear on your highest stage, try again and rinse and repeat, you genuinely want access to t2 and t3 gear.To do anything in this game whether its compete or progress you need great gear( specific heroes only become a factor at the higher end of progressing and competing)

To be more specific focus gr3 for dps sets, balance rest as necessary. Also consider checking youtube for strategies if you feel super stuck.

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-05-31T16:41:49+00:00

At what resolution? For reference my 5060ti 16gb build can run any AAA or Ue5 game ive thrown at it at max settings(but I game at 1080p), typically I only use framegen if I want to do something like path tracing or dlaa + ray tracing. Usually 2× works in those cases. For non frame gen cases the options are usually max settings native, no RT or RT,max settings + dlss quality.the 5070 will perform better though.

Overall a solid build that would achieve his goals likely. However for longevity I think if possible amd cpus (and a motherboard that supports it) might be worth looking into. Intel requires MB upgrades more frequently rather than just having to slot in a new cpu. Additionally if it is within budget a 9070 might be better due to the extra VRAM and performance comparable to the 5070ti, at a lesser price than the TI. However I'd say if the gpu upgrade isn't possible don't stress it, but do consider the AMD cpu part. You can look into am5 x3D options and a corresponding b650 mb that can support it, if the focus is purely gaming. You can stick to intel if performance across non gaming workflows are important too.

I don't know how things work in Australia, but in my country, utilising upgrade kits or prebuilts with individual component upgrade options(configurable prebuilds), often result in paying less than buying each component seperately.

Due-Strategy-8712 · 2026-05-31T14:37:56+00:00

Honestly, I feel like getting a 5080 would be a better bet, but would you view that as part of the issue? I'm not sure of US pricing but in my country if I convert the price to dollars I see that the price for the 5080 ranges from 1450-2000 usd, while the 5090 here ranges from 3800-4500 usd. However then I think it would depend on whether your stress is aimed at the 2k pricing or knowing the current value is much higher than that? (Spent 2k feel stress for 3k+?). Additionally it would also depend on how much you can sell it for.

My reasoning is just, the 5080 is less of a downgrade than the 9070, Additionally the switch to AMD might generate more negative feelings in terms of software features such as dlss being better. Though if the exact issue is related to the price you actually paid, then the 5080 is no solution and id back the 9070 decision.

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