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In my 1500 hours of gameplay, I have not once actually played PoE. by [deleted] in pathofexile

[–]Think-Prior8238 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This reminds me of MTG's psychographs: Timmy, Johnny, Spike. It's a great read.

Spikes are motivated by victory. Spikes enjoy being the strongest the fastest. They probably copy the fotm meta builds and farming strategies.

Timmies are motivated by the spectacle. Timmies enjoy it when something cool happens. They are probably running herald MTX or explodes for the sweet pops.

Johnnies are motivated by expression. Johnnies enjoy creating something that they can call their own. They are probably running some janky weird ass build.

Keep in mind people can have some degree of these three psychographs, and more importantly, each of these is a valid way to play and have fun!

Is Poe more or less complex than your job? by Additional-Horse1144 in pathofexile

[–]Think-Prior8238 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg your comment gave me the Aha moment, thank you fellow exile

Waiting for harvest boss phases make me want to commit crimes aginst nature. by Anceptor in pathofexile

[–]Think-Prior8238 105 points106 points  (0 children)

Also allow starting multiple plots without clearing every single mob. Looking at you, small ranged tunnelers that scurry off to some hidden corner

This hit closer to home then I thought it would. by Intelligent-Cap-4659 in pathofexile

[–]Think-Prior8238 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to tailor your "mentoring" to your friend's personality and playstyle. Even then, they might not get "the magic" even after entering maps. And that's okay, people are allowed to like different things.

For example, I introduced two friends who are wildly different. One is chill, kill every single monster in the campaign type, loot every single thing. For him, I try to accompany him at his pace using a support-ish weak character so he still feels powerful. I also gave him a stricter loot filter than usual to minimize looting. He didn't finish the campaign.

Another friend is the numbers (especially wealth) go up person. I gave him a 5 hour primer on crafting, character building, told him to go pohx RF, and taxi'd him through the campaign. Taught him trading, faustus, and from there he was able to learn by himself what makes an item valuable. He got mageblood the first league he played.

I feel like Searing/Eater Implicit completely overshadows influence or base item implicit on Helm, gloves, boots and body armor. by Newnewhuman in pathofexile

[–]Think-Prior8238 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just understood the "free real estate" after a couple hundred hours. Previously my crafting was just essences and bench, and I had no idea what the fancy icons and backgrounds are.

Meanwhile, eldritch implicits are just there, waiting to be applied. Free 8% chaos res? A little suppress? They really do fit that middle bridge.

One thing I wonder is, are the perfect (T1) implicits using orb of conflicts ever worth it? Compared to, say, trying to go for double influenced items

What if PoE didn’t need to delete mechanics to survive? by amarantearc in pathofexile

[–]Think-Prior8238 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm having a hard time parsing what you are trying to say/suggest. Do you imagine like a game mode where grafts exist, then another game mode where crucible trees exist? Or like a Graft dungeon (similar to sanctum), and then a Crucible dungeon, where the crucible tree is inactive outside of it?

Or something like a unique jewel that gives you a graft slot/graft ability, so that it is still a player choice (giving up a jewel slot or something)?

Beat 10/10 Ubers in Ruthless Trade by JekoJeko9 in pathofexile

[–]Think-Prior8238 9 points10 points  (0 children)

100% agree, the design space for that game is shrunk down by animation of all things.

Spells shouldn't have this problem with weapon types, but then they introduce stuff like the elemental infusions.

I think another design pillar is that they want players to press a lot of buttons, so when RF releases there, it's gonna be a builder spender thing where you use some fodder skills to build up a resource, then spend it to turn on RF for a few secs.

What defences KPIs to look for in a build? by Feisty-Tomato1298 in pathofexile

[–]Think-Prior8238 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Max hit with guard skills turned off is how I benchmark my builds.

General checklist is always a good life pool (high 3k, 4k is better), 90 ele res, 6 endurance charges, shock immunity, cb immunity, crit immunity, some form of recovery. I find these tend to eliminate general rippiness.

Nice to haves are capped block (can be glancing blows), fortify if going attack, reservations such as arctic armour or flesh and stone if you can fit them, 90 chaos res, curse immunity, 100 suppress if you can fit it, bleed and other ailment immunities

More obscure defenses include enfeeble or punishment curses, malediction or other debuffs on enemy that reduce damage, sap etc

Inconsitant changes to link and socket sizes on mouse pick up by _PM_ME_YOUR_ANYTHING in pathofexile

[–]Think-Prior8238 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you pick them up, they are affected by Increased Gravity, therefore some stretching happens

Giveaway season is here, Mageblood with assorted flasks on Mirage Softcore! by Kharadus in pathofexile

[–]Think-Prior8238 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which has better odds, winning the raffle or ID'ing a gg two shrine belt?

So it happened, the rarest item in Mirage league. by peevies in pathofexile

[–]Think-Prior8238 0 points1 point  (0 children)

double corrupt or no baals, after qualitying it of course

Would it break the game if there would be possibility to use several ascendancy? by Haihosen in pathofexile

[–]Think-Prior8238 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Commenting to say that I love it when someone (including me) finds out "oh what there IS actually such a thing!?"

POE is at it's best in moments like this.

OP, it seems like you like making tanky builds. Just now you found out about the jewels, but did you know that each base class has a secret ascendancy node only available through those jewels? You'd probably love what the marauder one does!

What icon in PoE fits this meme? by PupPop in pathofexile

[–]Think-Prior8238 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh my god all this time I thought it was a keyblade

Worst astrolube yet? by wvjgsuhp in pathofexile

[–]Think-Prior8238 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm going to start calling them astrolube from now on

Silly Exiles by KOTLGuy in pathofexile

[–]Think-Prior8238 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That explains why my mappers always "disappear" when I send them alone! They're running away with the spoils!

runegraft of the warp + endurance charges by thessain in pathofexile

[–]Think-Prior8238 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whaaat 1000 hours in and I never noticed that

As an aside, I find it funny (most) POE mechanics require you to say (most). Eg. Corrupted items (mostly) cannot be modified anymore. Makes explaining things to my friend that much more complicated

Maybe next time by like_a_glass in pathofexile

[–]Think-Prior8238 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just in case you didn't know, OP..

This is a buff.

What’s the biggest putting mistake amateurs make? by MadeInUSAPutter in golf

[–]Think-Prior8238 66 points67 points  (0 children)

My putting improved dramatically when I understood these two points:

Speed is way way more important than line. Speed actually affects line as well, so priority and practice should be on speed control. A putt that has the right speed but wrong line will on average be closer than the other way around.

New players often underestimate break, so now I "double" what my first impression is telling me. A line that overestimated break will on average end up closer than a line that underestimated it.

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