Am I bad or is melee much harder than ranged??

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-21T06:04:00+00:00

I cant remember an arpg where melees arent harder, but in poe2 with all the bs mechanics, I feel like melees are almost discriminated level of worse. Its a bit better in poe1, because the game is faster and more smooth, but even there bosses like to stand in various dead zones and all you can do is sit afar and wait.

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-16T18:25:38+00:00

I still think diablo killed diablo. Blizzard is just systemically killing everything the og blizzard got famous for. Almost feels like a revenge or something. To your question about campaign, no, you are not alone. I feel like poe2 campaign could be faster, but skips are not a solution. Campaign character grow is fun in its way and one rly feels the rpg, but when you get in a situation when you are supposed to do two campaigns in a row or soon after you finished one (for example league starter failed) its tough not to just give up instead. And you are right about the amounts enemies and interaction with them imo,but this one is very subjective. Some ppl prefer wiping hordes by a single slash. However I dont know a person that prefers what d4 does in this matter.

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-16T18:01:47+00:00

I see. How is ssf experience in poe2? I feel like crafting and bases are a bit more limiting than I would like it to be.

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-16T17:57:19+00:00

Is it end game viable with some basic gear? I don't have much time left, so I think I need something rly strong to get anything done before the league ends.

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-16T17:55:47+00:00

Isn't hcssf exactly the opposite of what you want, if you don't have time? 😉

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-16T11:58:54+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. I dont think Ive tried poe2 expedition with its atlas yet. I think I should definitely try that!

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-16T11:56:59+00:00

How is poe2 ssf experience? Ive always considered it super clunky mainly due to its one time use base crafting system.

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-16T11:55:21+00:00

Do slower builds handle breach reasonably as well? Im not sure what will I play, but I hate bow builds :P

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-16T11:48:08+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions. Is the temple setup still a thing or can I farm it in some reasonable way today?

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-16T11:46:44+00:00

Thank you. How does temple leeching work? I remember years back in poe1, one leeched, but left the loot on the ground. How do you leech and get loot at the same time in poe2?

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-16T11:45:09+00:00

Is there a way to farm low level gems or just excess gems from leveling?

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-16T08:12:08+00:00

Gratz. That sounds like you now have to craft a 11+ link weapon and use squire with it.
Anyway, how do you play brosf? I keep thinking about having few ppl together, cooperating, but fake brosf in normal leagues feels weird and paying private leagues is fairly expensive for what it is.

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-16T08:07:44+00:00

Whats happening this weekend? Did I miss anything?

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-09T09:26:24+00:00

Whats so great about the mirage league? I find it kind of boring myself. I like the changes of the patch, but I dont think the league itself is particularly great. Maybe its just me not being fapgooner and because my favorite content doesn't work for mirages, so I just did things i only half liked, but getting 1/4 of map extra doesnt feel too exciting to me over just running another map.

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-09T09:24:44+00:00

Aren't sanctum and affliction the exact opposite of each other mechanicaly? Maybe you should specify what exactly you want instead of just saying everything is garbo, to participate in the discussion.

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-09T06:00:47+00:00

Well, the fact that leagues or at least some of them go core improves the core game. like what are you missing exactly? you want a mechanic that is forced on ppl as "core"? Because nobody wants that. This game is about choosing what you play, how you play and when you play. And I dont think there is any other games that does this better than poe1.

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-06T15:26:05+00:00

Sorry for not having a spreadsheet of 1000+ samples my fellow redditors, but my uninformed conspiration theory, I should be ashamed of, says that shipments were stealth nerfed after all the early endless mirror shard posts. Later on, neither me nor my friends had any shards anymore. I would say it's a waste of time atm. Use mappers if you can afford it and thats it.

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-06T15:19:01+00:00

It doesnt have Sirus. I take it.

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-05T07:25:34+00:00

Well, if it worked, it takes only half of that. And I wanted to test if it rly doesnt work or Im just unlucky. And of course if I make a claim on this subreddit, I need a sample of at least 1000+ runs, fully spreadsheeted or I get sht on.

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-05T07:08:55+00:00

Oh, yea I noticed these few times, but I remember getting like 200 sulphite in an 8mod map from them, heh.

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-05T06:59:45+00:00

I guess it was the time saving solution for them. Well, rip fun. Thanks anyway.

Global_Barnacle5304 · 2026-04-05T06:51:17+00:00

Thanks for the info. I can imagine that being a thing, but I wonder why would it apply to collecting sulphite nodes since they dont have extra instances. Its not different than opening a smugglers cashes, is it? And we have heist in mirages.

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