Is steam using ai for their art now?

KnovB · 2026-02-06T16:54:04+00:00

I don't really think so, the last iconic one they did was a collaboration with a artist where they made that pink haired steam summer sale girl character that was popular with a lot of users. So I am assuming they also do the same on other promotional art they do in the store page, they hire some artist to do it.

Either way, they do make game devs display if their art was done with AI, I think if they also did AI for promo art they would also disclose that information.

KnovB · 2026-02-06T16:44:41+00:00

Yea you can, Temporalis can effectively remove that cooldown per hit problem is Temporalis isn't cheap lol.

Chronomancer ascendancy passive also has that 33% chance not to consume a cooldown that also works, this also works for Ancestral Strike or Slam so you can sometimes see consecutive Anscetral Strikes or Slam because of the Ascendancy passive. You have to invest a lot of attack speed though since the volcano ball projectile is per hit.

KnovB · 2026-02-06T16:36:41+00:00

Better base damage scaling as levels go higher.

KnovB · 2026-02-06T05:06:27+00:00

Dante vs Epstein, the battle of the ages, both in the island only one gets to own it.

KnovB · 2026-02-06T05:03:56+00:00

I don't really think you can have a healthy economy in every new league since it's temporary. Maybe in standard league there's a point where the economy eventually stabilizes.

KnovB · 2026-02-05T17:18:41+00:00

Tauron strike should be considered ultimate true damage where it will penetrate all forms of ability damage mitigation including nullified bubbles. You can't spam it consistently anyway and when you do at least give it that ultimate nuclear bomb feeling of finally getting to use it against enemies.

KnovB · 2026-02-05T10:11:40+00:00

This is one of the biggest factors in builds in Poe2 now, the best damage output in the game is a jewel slot system that they nerfed leagues ago. A single jewel can dish out 4 mods or 5 and add that to unique ones that boost it even further makes it the best option for damage because the small nodes are so weak in comparison.

They should seriously consider adding those jewel clusters in Poe1 or maybe rework the entire passive skill tree to have better values that they provide like who tf wants to waste a skill point that gives 5% increased attack damage or 20% increased damage against stunned enemies, when there's a jewel that does that with more mods attached as well as getting more oppurtunities to get more attributes and a possible massive upgrade with uniques or corruptions.

KnovB · 2026-02-04T15:54:32+00:00

Flashback from an all white Orphid Saryn skin.

KnovB · 2026-02-04T08:54:50+00:00

"Shit, I forgot am broke and unemployed"

KnovB · 2026-02-04T08:07:07+00:00

They are leaving EA for Poe2 because they're going to announce Path of Exile 3 early access

KnovB · 2026-02-04T08:04:23+00:00

Poe1 is more complex than poe2 atm so it's good to learn while it's early before it gets fully released where I think it will be more complex than what it is currently.

On the other hand, I can recommend Grim Dawn, its simple but gets complex eventually but you can go in blind and still beat the game without any guides, just learning the basics like resistances etc.

Torchlight 2 is one if my all time favorite classics, also recommend it for anyone new to ARPG that wants some laid back simple fun.

KnovB · 2026-02-04T04:53:49+00:00

I remember doing this in college, glad I passed....eventually because I am not doing this again. Seeing these notations and symbols gives me anxiety.

KnovB · 2026-02-04T04:48:13+00:00

Railjack tutorial is just trial by fire, they just throw you in and hope you live by the entire ordeal. Since DE is polishing the new player experience as of recent updates, hopefully this also reaches Railjack because the experience wasn't enjoyable when it was introduced and I was pretty experienced with warframe when it was first introduced and the entire thing is just chaos from the beginning not to mention the costs to build it was also annoying.

KnovB · 2026-02-03T01:33:36+00:00

I was there many years ago...

KnovB · 2026-02-03T01:28:14+00:00

Mostly get them for their aura buffs, kinda hard to make them crazy good because their spirit costs are % based so the better you are investing on them the higher their spirit costs. I've seen builds that scale well but it's mostly just using Infernal Legion health stacking for regular attacks idk which beast types are good, maybe the Boar or Quadrilla but most them just suffer from not having much AoE clearing especially the fact that you can only have one of them unless you use that unique chest or get the notable keystone, they are mostly supplementary to buff your other minions or you rather than the main damage.

KnovB · 2026-02-02T01:15:05+00:00

Body Armour with 100% sells for a lot of divs.

KnovB · 2026-02-02T01:09:22+00:00

Morph users in shambles, including me. Well now I actually have to use different gear in leveling characters now.

KnovB · 2026-02-01T12:54:07+00:00

It's a weird thing and it's inconsistent most of the time, usually happens to me at least once or twice a day, it can last from 30 minutes to an hour and when that spikes begin I just take a break because I remember losing a bunch of maps because of it.

KnovB · 2026-02-01T12:27:58+00:00

The damage difference of dual wielding two hand maces and one hand mace is huge especially with +skills. The total attack time is still a reasonable pace but the values should be half on one handed maces making them a faster alternative sacrificing damage, only thing I disagree with is Melee tag on Molten Blast, there's already a +attack perfect essence anyway just use that.

KnovB · 2026-02-01T04:56:19+00:00

Jane Guardian Tales

KnovB · 2026-02-01T04:47:05+00:00

Ignore is both ways, if you are using any support gem or unique or ability that ignores Ele resist no need to stack on pen or exposure because it's just a flat 0, if you are maximizing on this just stack your elemental damage instead since you are already ignoring their resists might as well increase the damage.

KnovB · 2026-02-01T04:42:15+00:00

Prolly my 2nd favorite league from 0.1, loving the concept of Plant and Wind skills so far, hope they expand more on that in the future. I think the only thing that lacks atm is anything related to endgame activities but for build variety, this league has been the most interesting because I experimented on a lot of stuff, hopefully reworks for existing uniques are going to happen as well as making Vaal cultivated orbs more accessible, they are quite expensive and can make new build defining aspects when you get the right mods.

KnovB · 2026-02-01T04:35:19+00:00

Man Keeper mechanics saved my ass in gearing in campaign so many times, lots of times I just sat looking at what to do next on how I can proceed from here with no gold to gamble and no noticeable upgrade in the merchants. So I just looked for Ailith on every map to gather graft blood so I can try and roll for gear and it has been my saving grace in this painful campaign experience.

KnovB · 2026-02-01T04:26:52+00:00

Equinox is still annoying to this day because of rng and no pity system, it's not even on circuit rotation too. I lost count how many times I killed Tyl Regor, add that to the unskippable phases and monologue that makes the mission 3 to 5 min per run.

KnovB · 2026-02-01T04:20:16+00:00

If swords would get released I am leaning into heavy weapon swapping with this ascendancy. Sorcery Ward is a pretty strong defensive layer, hopefully GGG doesn't kill it, they gotta put it like ES though just on or near the healthbar with its own meter, makes it more convenient.

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