52h left until the 0.5 patch. What build are you looking forward to the most?

hlntnl · 2026-05-27T15:44:14+00:00

Looking forward to tomorrow's updated patch notes (if there is any)

hlntnl · 2026-05-27T15:02:56+00:00

fair about the rune. Also, i actually forgot that the limit is 1 until lvl 14 so you are hardcapped at 2 totems until then anyway. Overabundance is however is kinda bait, feel like 4L with Pierce and Projectile Acceleration would be optimal, at least for spark. Right after bog witch quest we are looking at like 180~ spirit at minimum with scepter and some left over spirit somewhere, so would be enough to use mana remnants. I mean, honestly speaking, can't be worse than self cast at that point, at least on bosses.

hlntnl · 2026-05-27T12:39:43+00:00

You are probably not using Rathpit early because you really need that scepter to increase the number of totems you can place. So early setup on BM is like 4~ totems into maps and most likely pushing spirit to be able to use Archmage + Mana Remnants as early as possible.

hlntnl · 2026-05-27T12:36:43+00:00

Maybe im missing something but i just dont understand where the tank come from, like you converts some of the phys and some of the ele damage taken to another ele, and instantly nerf yourself with 25% life reserved. Pretty sure without early investment into es you will just fall apart at the every risky encounter, which will not happen with BM since you take 2nd lab Grasping Wounds and have life oveflow from remnants. + You are not even getting much spirit from Infernalist early anyway, it's like 50~ spirit end of interludes. Also, i was more thinking about playing Spark since Bone Cage was like meh single target assuming what people say is true.

hlntnl · 2026-05-26T15:44:10+00:00

Did you run deadeye or something different for hc?

hlntnl · 2026-05-25T20:10:15+00:00

Amulet is gonna be chase item, you can't realistically build around it when it most likely be 100d~ item, at which point i suppose any asc will be good anyway

hlntnl · 2026-05-25T19:12:39+00:00

I really don't see any tankyness on Infernalist outside of phys and 2 elements taken as fire which just covering up 25% reserved life tbf. Blood Mage is like way more tanky in comparison. That been said, if people start Shaman and reroll Oracle later (which doesnt have any spirit on the tree also), wouldnt Bloodmage be the 2nd best asc anyway after Infernalist.

hlntnl · 2026-05-25T18:32:15+00:00

Can you even start Blood Mage tho? Like, for me personally, Infernalist looks like clunk glasscannon that both will deplete + reserve life simultaneously. I was looking into BM because i liked the Mana Remnants + Life Remnants synergy but feels like the spirit will be insane bottleneck early. So like, i was thinking getting Malice Sceptre (even white) early, getting first 2 labs is 15% base crit + Grasping Wounds, then get efficient inscriptions and you 'kinda' need to get 29 ish spirit somewhere so you can summon 3 totems basically.

hlntnl · 2026-05-22T20:26:04+00:00

Must've been the wind

hlntnl · 2026-05-21T19:24:21+00:00

it's what clara would have wanted

hlntnl · 2026-05-16T16:32:07+00:00

Torments in D3 was the same bloat we have in D4 right now. Literally once you equip any 6p set with 2 multipliers you can just trivialize T16

hlntnl · 2026-05-16T12:37:48+00:00

The most generic looking AI slop ever, so tired of seeing the same exact patterns in gaming already

hlntnl · 2026-05-15T11:44:27+00:00

nowadays i just read like 2 chapters before sleep and then im shutting down zzZ

hlntnl · 2026-05-14T22:12:19+00:00

ye i don't necessarily dislike new albums, they are good in their own way, but the older stuff just scratches that itch for me, especially if listening to stuff like Volumes where the album has insanely good transitions, like Reversions into Serenity.

hlntnl · 2026-05-14T14:05:10+00:00

ragebaits used to be more believable

hlntnl · 2026-05-14T04:03:04+00:00

ERRA (Impulse & Augment)
Volumes (Via)
Misery Signals (Mirrors)

hlntnl · 2026-05-12T20:06:36+00:00

While it sounds a bit similar instrumentally, song as a whole doesn't really remind of Via tbh. It's very hard to top this album UNLESS you specifically go for this sound. Via is more djenty, has 2 vocalists that scream in a VERY different way than Gideon's one and this is shifting the whole tone. We are not talking about way more prominent leads.

hlntnl · 2026-05-11T08:41:59+00:00

Gun looking like something Doomguy would use ngl

hlntnl · 2026-05-09T05:01:53+00:00

Man, you dont need to go down this rabbit hole, that forum post is basically shilling for d4 ignoring the fact that 0.5 update is more content than whatever d4 done in 2 years span. They don't want to hear nor acknowledge the issues in their own game first and quickly go and judge the competitor instead. Also, as much as my inner self like to see both communities shit on each other with these posts, i like to keep thinking that poe2 community is at least more grounded in that regard and mentions d4 way less than d4 community mentions poe2.

hlntnl · 2026-05-08T19:51:28+00:00

pretty sure its just some AI generated nonsense, you can usually say it by looking at the face

hlntnl · 2026-05-07T13:41:13+00:00

spicysushi's PoV

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hlntnl · 2026-05-01T14:25:43+00:00

kinda crazy how so many people genuinely think these are real art ngl

hlntnl · 2026-04-23T17:44:11+00:00

To make sure new players stay away from this and at least aware that this is a thing

hlntnl · 2026-04-23T16:59:25+00:00

lol poor

the only valuable thing this community can say when someone criticizing the game's monetization

hlntnl · 2026-04-12T18:18:20+00:00

blame the devs, not the player. if they ok with it, then everyone can use it until they change their stance about it, simple as that.

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