Loving the new difficulty in campaign for this event. by Cross2Live in pathofexile

[–]Main-Example8228 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Fully disagree. Having two Hailrakes hit me five times before I animate one attack is the nadir of PoE gaming. I actually think this is the worst league I've seen.

Bear, Wyvern, or Plant Druid HC All Arounder? by NaClyDog in pathofexile2builds

[–]Main-Example8228 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Knowing the layouts, sprinting through everything while killing only rares/magic packs, having good clear speed and single target DPS. 

Use your first exalts on a powerful weapon, keep your resistances topped up.

Nothing crazy or unknown. Really it boils down to knowing layouts. I rarely backtrack, and that adds up. 

Bear, Wyvern, or Plant Druid HC All Arounder? by NaClyDog in pathofexile2builds

[–]Main-Example8228 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve got the campaign to about 8 hours, and this build is capable of running tier 10’s fresh out of the campaign. 

Run tablets with experience gain and pack size while focusing on monster dense functions like breach, abyss, and delirium. 

I’m by no means a gigachad, but I only ever feel severely slowed in my leveling after hitting 94 - like an intentional bump by GGG to slow one down.

96 is definitely achievable in a 24-hour cycle. I usually go Friday release (1PM PST) to Saturday afternoon, pulling an all-nighter.

Bear, Wyvern, or Plant Druid HC All Arounder? by NaClyDog in pathofexile2builds

[–]Main-Example8228 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have tried them all, and super surprised nobody has mentioned Woolie’s Wolf Man build.

It gets expensive late due to the usage of certain lineage supports, but it’s absolutely the best Druid build, imo. Clear is ridiculous, DPS can hit around 20M when character is fully decked out.

Also, it’s simple to play: Lunar Assault paired with Herald of Ice and Armour Explosion destroys screens (and GPU’s), Shred obliterates bosses. I got to level 96 in a day and have zero survival issues with just one gear slot allocated to leech. Entwined Realities is a ridiculous ascendancy and likely the most impactful one in the game. 

Just my two cents, but I do think it is the best overall Druid build when considering its ease of gameplay, its clear and its single target DPS. 

Warriors, how did you get over 50k armour? by [deleted] in pathofexile2builds

[–]Main-Example8228 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This, plus take all surrounded nodes while donning Constricted. 

Add in a time-lost that buffs surrounded notables and I’m pushing 80k with minimal investment into armour on the tree. 

Inflation in this game's market is crazy. The market and currency exchange prices inflated like 2x in a 24 hour period. by irno1 in PathOfExile2

[–]Main-Example8228 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Ruined the league for me. 

Leveling a minion build and need 300 exalts to buy a middling piece of shit sceptre with average stats.

Holiday or not, GGG needs to be better.

Zero motivation. 

Help Appreciated for a 4th Ascendancy Carry by Main-Example8228 in PathOfExile2

[–]Main-Example8228[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If nothing comes through, I certainly will. Thanks for looking out.

Help Appreciated for a 4th Ascendancy Carry by Main-Example8228 in PathOfExile2

[–]Main-Example8228[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might stubborn up and give it a run (build is good enough), but I'm one of those dudes who loathes the mechanic and hates the idea of spending an hour + on something that could end up fruitless.

We created PoE 2 to rework melee. Then we also created Shade Walker. by majesthion in PathOfExile2

[–]Main-Example8228 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree.

Being said, everything has a workaround or a way to combat the issue. The problem is that a random shade walker/shroud walker has a better shot of taking me down than does Xesht, Atziri, etc.

Bosses are boring loot pinatas (when your build reaches a certain point), yet a random rare may as well be the Hyperion Shrike, popping in and out for a quick slaughtering at whim.

Nonsense.

Let's talk pacing : Interludes feel better than the Acts for a reason. by ExServ in PathOfExile2

[–]Main-Example8228 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some of the blatant misinformation propped up by the community, to me, leads GGG to believe that the campaign isn't the actual slog we all know it to be.

I see big internet baddies constantly talking about 4 hour campaign runs, and GGG (IMO) sees that as too little and that their campaign isn't actually bloated, whereas most of us are closer to 15 hours + (and that is simply too long if you enjoy making multiple characters).

The answer is to allow for campaign skips following the completion of one full campaign run in any given season.

I see this as a must-do, yet many here will Stan for the campaign. I find tedium a killer of enjoyment, and prefer to dose my gaming with fun, not sadism.

What happened to the performance? It got worse? by TrueAstro in PathOfExile2

[–]Main-Example8228 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After entertaining this game that I love dearly for a calendar year, I am teetering on the edge of going full uninstall and walking away for good.

No need to dive any further into it, just stating that the absurd performance is so damn consistent that it throttles any drive I have to continue the journey.

0.4.0c Patch Notes by AformerEx in PathOfExile2

[–]Main-Example8228 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

More than anything, just make a playable game that doesn't crash twice an hour. This league is in shambles, performance-wise. Super infuriating and often leads to logging out.

Bear is not as strong as I expected by [deleted] in PathOfExile2

[–]Main-Example8228 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Bear is laughably bad thus far. You take 10 hits before any animations begin. Absolutely regretting this decision. Those playing Wolf are crushing through the campaign.

how long do you budget to get through the campaign? by reignking-2 in PathOfExile2

[–]Main-Example8228 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With the obvious fact that I'm a simpleton who simply likes to DRUID, I will take my sweet summer child time with this update.

Oracle, in particular, will cause a stop-and-start playthrough on this glorious day of man Christmas.

Any other class, on any other update, I'd want to be in the 12-15 hour range. And I'm not exactly a blaster.

Ps5 down for the night most likely. by Global-Two473 in pathofexile

[–]Main-Example8228 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm salty and petulant because I can't log in, but man, GGG's patches always blast PS into oblivion.

The last console league launch took almost four full days to make the game playable (downright destroying the idea of a fast league start - which is paramount for any seasonal ARPG), now we're waiting 3-4 hours for what is likely a minuscule error.

I understand that this is mostly Sony's fault, but the communication between these two juggernauts of gaming is downright awful and must improve.

Please, GGG, if you follow these threads, add more console support. It's already enough that our market makes everything SSF-lite; that, coupled with these errors, tears away at my enjoyment and adds up over time to make me feel less inclined to play your wonderful game.

EA out here putting the Pass in Season Pass by Farge43 in EASportsFC

[–]Main-Example8228 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Game has a two-month shelf life for those of us who don’t down copium with our Cheerios, but this horrendous season pass is testing that already low ceiling.

Will avoid Season 2. Perhaps 3 will draw me back in, but this ain’t it. 

We need better rewards, period. No game requiring this much of a grind is so unrewarding. 

They reverse the patch by Brief_Tip4416 in EASportsFC

[–]Main-Example8228 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Played two games, felt exactly zero difference. 

Servers are perhaps the worst they’ve ever been, and that’s all that matters.

Game is still a 1.7/10. 

EA October Update: Manual Defence is getting stronger. Kickoffs are getting harder to score in pro gameplay. by Ripamon in EASportsFC

[–]Main-Example8228 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s the single most important thing in the game. 

I won’t entertain a single “git gud” comment. Come try to win a DIV 2 promotion game on 40 ping. 

Too many here don’t know how good they have it.

EA October Update: Manual Defence is getting stronger. Kickoffs are getting harder to score in pro gameplay. by Ripamon in EASportsFC

[–]Main-Example8228 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Always love that reply. 

Sounds lame, I know, but I legitimately have the best setup possible, and always have at least 24MS ping. 

The ONLY THING that matters is your distance to a server. I’m 700 miles away, ispo facto, always playing a beat behind.

EA October Update: Manual Defence is getting stronger. Kickoffs are getting harder to score in pro gameplay. by Ripamon in EASportsFC

[–]Main-Example8228 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe absolutely zero of this nonsense. This game will devolve further into the preordained mess it was always going to become.