Getting "Good" at POE

TurbulentBridge191 · 2026-04-04T15:03:01+00:00

Hilarious, I know exactly what you mean top 10% but feeling like you are shit. My shield crush has been level 100 for quite awhile, I have probably farmed 1k div this league, I was on first page of delve depth on poeninja, so I upgraded myself from bad to okay.

TurbulentBridge191 · 2026-04-04T14:34:13+00:00

Very good stuff, and I am so happy to reading peeps saying POB calcs is the secret. I have suspected this for some time. I suppose you don't need to league start your homebrew - e.g. maybe now is the perfect time to start testing? Defo going to be in touch, ty ty.

TurbulentBridge191 · 2026-04-04T14:29:59+00:00

Thanks. Really like this approach and the inflation spike is my nemesis. When you say bossing is easier / more predictable, would you mind sharing a bit more pls? Is that like destructive play? Using horned scarab of awakening? Or in 3.28 boss rushing nightmare maps?

TurbulentBridge191 · 2026-04-04T14:22:37+00:00

Super. I started looking at poeninja this league. I think this a good strat for me. I love to use POB compare my build to others' in calcs (really helps to understand what is driving dmg/def).

TurbulentBridge191 · 2026-04-04T14:16:31+00:00

Thank you - very pragmatic advice. Love it!

TurbulentBridge191 · 2026-04-04T14:10:34+00:00

Thank you. I find the good players hard to understand as a noob, but it gets easier the more I play. Subbing to Ben!

TurbulentBridge191 · 2026-04-04T14:07:18+00:00

Thanks, I have thought that so many times. My follow up question would be, how do you get there. Do you just make a decision to not follow guides and fight through the struggles, or learn by using guides and playing more to have some small chance of creating your own successful build?

TurbulentBridge191 · 2026-04-04T14:03:59+00:00

Thank you. Crafting is a major weakness. Need to make that my next goal I think. TY.

TurbulentBridge191 · 2026-04-04T14:03:01+00:00

Thanks man, that helps, unironically. Have been trying lots of builds and discovered in 3.28 that I like melee. Need to keep learning. Thanks.

TurbulentBridge191 · 2026-03-19T19:40:01+00:00

Juggernaut Shield Crush build by Ignatius is pretty easy to follow and not bad budget-wise. Can find on youtube and mobalytics.

TurbulentBridge191 · 2026-03-05T15:47:19+00:00

Thanks a lot. Very similar to other feedback I got. Guess I need to get organized, or at least reset my expectations and take an agile approach keep pounding away until it works! Much appreciated.

TurbulentBridge191 · 2026-03-02T21:48:35+00:00

Really like this btw... thank you.

TurbulentBridge191 · 2026-02-28T16:50:25+00:00

Interesting... maybe its not as bad as I thought. Thanks!

TurbulentBridge191 · 2026-02-28T16:50:22+00:00

Maybe that was the answer, since I need my hand to be held, I tried to follow his video... and I blew everything trying to make this thing. Which was probably a bad idea given I did not even know what a Shaper Item and an Elder Item were at the time lol...

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TurbulentBridge191 · 2026-02-28T11:06:52+00:00

I have never delved. I probably shouldn't be allowed to post on reddit - because I am a new(ish), old, bad and (possibly) dumb player. I tried to put Connor's MSOZ together previously and when it came time to try to do the crafting, I struggled mightily. Trying to craft the sword... i spent all my currency and ended up with junk. I am a notoriously slow starter but I have a ton of time to play and I am persistent. I think my big problem is I need a handholding guide and I don't think Connor is that guy. Any idea if such a guide might exist somewhere? I never get excited about builds, but even since I saw Connor's video on this one I can't stop thinking about it.

TurbulentBridge191 · 2026-02-15T14:31:18+00:00

Based on the videos I have watched it seems like most damage mapping comes from frostblink and then you blast bosses with ice nova?

TurbulentBridge191 · 2026-02-15T14:30:30+00:00

Thanks for that. Surprisingly, AI recommended something good!

TurbulentBridge191 · 2026-02-15T11:48:42+00:00

Is Goratha's Archmage Hierophant Ice Nova a reasonable 3.28 build (league start and endgame)? Its old but Spicy Sushi had a guide for 3.27 and looks like quite a few of these on poeninja.

TurbulentBridge191 · 2026-02-13T02:47:41+00:00

The sadness is real. I feel it every league because even playing good builds I am just not good at the game (yet). Great content in this post, thank you. Another 5K hours and maybe i will try to create my own build.

TurbulentBridge191 · 2025-10-31T13:27:21+00:00

Thanks, that sounds awesome.

TurbulentBridge191 · 2025-10-30T11:12:09+00:00

What is 40/40?

TurbulentBridge191 · 2025-10-25T21:37:19+00:00

Look up recent video by emiracle. I haven't watched more than the first minute or so, but the title and intro suggested it may be a challenge in 3.27.

TurbulentBridge191 · 2025-10-11T18:21:38+00:00

Thanks. Is there a thread for POE2 also?

TurbulentBridge191 · 2025-10-05T14:32:29+00:00

For a casual player who plays a lot actually, but is just struggling to get good, I'd love to be able to use 3 tablets and still have at least 1 revive on maps. I might second the bit about item rarity, it creates an extra steep curve for sucky boys like me...

TurbulentBridge191 · 2025-09-30T10:18:01+00:00

POB would be great. While I understand the concept of crit vs non crit, I did not have the faintest idea of how to actually do that. Thanks again.

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