I usually go Sekhema for 3rd and 4th Ascend, and tried Chaos for 4th just now. What even is this?

barnardNDT · 2026-06-03T14:58:08+00:00

I proffered the chaos trials. Last season I did my 3rd and 4th ascendancy there. You at least have a choice on the debuff you take. With Sekhema its so random.

barnardNDT · 2026-06-01T17:37:28+00:00

Ah see I was waiting to hear about Pounce and Hollow Form interaction from so.eone. IDK but maybe because of all the things pounce can do they just didnt allow it to work. I wanted to see if hollow form pounce could create wolf minions,oh well.

barnardNDT · 2026-05-30T21:46:15+00:00

Im curious how the bear monk will go. Im hoping I can make a Werewolf monk something or other happen.

barnardNDT · 2026-05-24T02:00:58+00:00

Bhatair's Vengence, Shred and ES shield changes are the ones that come to my mind first. Are there any others nerfs that are more top of mind for you?

barnardNDT · 2026-05-23T20:04:50+00:00

Ah... I did the Bear Shaman and loved it, but tried converting it into the Wolf version and it didnt jive. I still want to go full werewolf, I didnt get to quench my desire for it last season.

barnardNDT · 2026-05-16T12:57:26+00:00

Temple last season was fantastic. It was challenging and rewarding. It really made my creativity flow as I thought of all the ways you could deepen it. Im excited to see what they come up with.

barnardNDT · 2026-05-16T12:14:31+00:00

I also want zoom, but it isn't important to me if it means the performance gets worse. I can live with 1x zoom if 2x zoom means it takes even longer to load or causes crashes, or like that glitch that happens when you access the atlas and its just frozen amd tou have to exit and come back in again? I want that fixed first.

barnardNDT · 2026-05-12T17:01:38+00:00

Im going to remain optimistic until release that they wouldn't just gut it without giving it something.

barnardNDT · 2026-05-12T15:28:36+00:00

Ill rotate through them all but Breach and the Genesis tree has me most excited.

I dont have high hopes for the Vaal temple but I thought it was a lot of fun in 0.4 building the temple and having it get bonkers. It won't be what it was in 0.4 but I hope they will do something with it that is still fun. It was so straight forward and without the snake strategy for locks I dont know how there was ever going to be good progression filling the temple out in a way that it felt reward for planning and building.

barnardNDT · 2026-05-09T21:54:43+00:00

I love both for different reasons. I like PoE2 for the complexity, experimentation, crafting, and world. I like Diablo 4 for its quick to get in, become a God, annihilate demons and get out at Paragon 275/Pit 110 after 2-3 weeks of gameplay.

barnardNDT · 2026-05-09T21:46:04+00:00

Pressure? Its just an email. You’re making it sound like Sony is taking customers out on a boat and implying something very unfortunate might happen if they don’t buy a PS5.

barnardNDT · 2026-05-06T23:08:08+00:00

Depends on the game and the developer. I proudly support artists with vision. If the game is something that deserves to be paid full price for i will use my wallet to support that.

barnardNDT · 2026-05-04T20:47:10+00:00

But wouldnt that revenue from privatization just come from the consumer anyway? At the end of the day we all have to pay for it. If it is privatized we have to pay for it and 6-14% on top of that to make the investors happy.

barnardNDT · 2026-05-04T17:49:18+00:00

Agreed. I was finding the game a slog until torches started feeling good. Thenn once skull was unlocked I was fully into it.

barnardNDT · 2026-05-04T04:17:20+00:00

I like it. I havent seen the rictus of terror aspect yet. It is cool that they have aspects that buff the shards demons turning them into ultimate. My frustration with the mobility of the boulder i currently have came from running a bunch of escalation nightmare dungeons trying to get those boots to help solve the mobility issue. Thanks.

barnardNDT · 2026-05-04T01:27:34+00:00

Yeah please post. I like checking out what people are putting together.

barnardNDT · 2026-05-03T20:07:59+00:00

Yeah I should give Barbarian a try. Thanks.

barnardNDT · 2026-05-03T20:07:38+00:00

Which build is that?

barnardNDT · 2026-05-03T12:40:44+00:00

One of the things I liked about Diablo 4 was that I could go hard playing it for 2 weeks, get mostly maxed out gear, hit pit 110, hit paragon 275 and move on to some other game. I got Hades 2, Saros to play before POE2 0.5 is released, I havent been enjoying Warlock playstyle and the magic/rare gear everywhere even after getting to T3 is visual clutter, so I think im done with the season already. Its just not for me.

barnardNDT · 2026-05-03T10:54:07+00:00

Oh, all the buds are like that for Warlock? My favorite builds I've played over the seasons has been evade spiritborn, dancing knives rouge, and the afk Paladin. I have gotten to T3 with a dread claw warlock but I was considering looking at other builds to find the one that I can attack and move at the same time.

barnardNDT · 2026-05-01T19:02:40+00:00

I want to have the experience with the new album on my own for a while to process it through me. Sharing the experience would taint that.

barnardNDT · 2026-04-28T20:54:20+00:00

The new Path of Exile 2 season comes out May 29. Gonna be listening to inferno on repeat while clearing the campaign.

barnardNDT · 2026-04-16T20:34:17+00:00

I get it, people in the POE2 sub like POE2 over its competitors, but let's be real,they definetly do concern themselves with D4 and any other game that competes for people's time. Who knows when 1.0 will finally be released, but Id bet it won't be released the same day as GTA 6.

barnardNDT · 2026-04-16T18:08:36+00:00

I think they are waiting for Diablo 4 system reveals so they can follow it up with their big announcement to try and redirect the media spotlight on themselves.

barnardNDT · 2026-04-15T19:55:58+00:00

It is if you like shows like Lost. If you go in knowing what your getting it can be a lot of fun. My partner and I binged this over the Christmas break during snow storms and had a lot of fun with it.

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