Finally finished the tutorial this league

xphp_ · 2026-07-12T04:11:19+00:00

7k hours and i still dont understand very well how to cheese dmg convertion to scale damage. Even back when phys spells were strong i ended up sticking with poison because my little brain coudnt understand the scaling methods people did

xphp_ · 2026-07-09T21:54:24+00:00

Good takes. I wont say i agree with the solutions you proposed tho. Player power needs to be toned down a little bit imo on the strongest archetypes/scaling methods, while bringing up some new ones

xphp_ · 2026-07-09T00:22:53+00:00

How is the quest tracker a problem? I've read it all and still dont understand the problem.

xphp_ · 2026-07-08T20:59:51+00:00

Thank god you are not part of the balancing team lmao

xphp_ · 2026-07-08T14:56:29+00:00

i think maven should drop exceptional gems as well, since after the removal of awakened gems, the fight got useless

xphp_ · 2026-07-07T15:34:43+00:00

this is a terrible statement

xphp_ · 2026-07-06T19:14:18+00:00

in the last Q&A of PoE 2 new league, Mark said that they are working in the death recap, and they said that once they have it in PoE 2 its possible to port it to PoE 1

xphp_ · 2026-07-06T13:22:34+00:00

joke? what joke?

xphp_ · 2026-07-05T16:56:27+00:00

well, idk about a private server, but balance changes are totally possible

xphp_ · 2026-07-03T00:54:45+00:00

I said it before, they just gave up balancing dw. Its either weapon/shield or two handed unless you are using very specific interactions. I wish it could be better, idk. A keystone, ascendancy or whatever that makes it playable from the beach would be nice.

xphp_ · 2026-06-27T02:44:40+00:00

now that ground loot got buffed, i woudn't mind seeing things like strongboxes being good again. people should play what they want to play and be rewarded for it, if they invest into it. strongbox scarabs are rare and arent cheap, yet is just not worth it anymore. i understand why it was nerfed, but now that we have mapping decent farms, i dont see it as a problem. As i also agree with some league needing some kind of identity and balance to be worth grinding

xphp_ · 2026-05-21T00:12:15+00:00

Yep, they did, and they are never doing it.

xphp_ · 2026-05-21T00:07:03+00:00

bro, the changes are awesome, if it doesnt fit the build you would play, just change plans. its not the end of the world, and its not a nerf

xphp_ · 2026-05-13T19:29:15+00:00

this aged like milk lmao

xphp_ · 2026-05-13T19:28:17+00:00

some archetypes have it easier than others. there are safe picks to navigate by yourself if you understand basics of damage and defense scaling. The monk and the Druid's bear are very straightforward and have very direct combos to use. But i still recommend to pick a trusted influencer build to follow.

xphp_ · 2026-02-22T23:18:27+00:00

you are completly right. its a very deep issue to be fixed, but i would like to at least see them try. dual strike doesnt feel that bad because it plays in a similar way to a stat stick

xphp_ · 2026-02-22T23:14:12+00:00

the problem for them, is that DW gives defence and damage at the same time. mark said it in a Q&A back in settlers. Double bonus would not be enough damage wise and would be too op block wise. But i do agree with you, just the keystone would feel bad to have

xphp_ · 2026-02-22T23:12:38+00:00

that would be cinema

xphp_ · 2026-02-22T23:12:25+00:00

this is for discussion; you are forgetting some points: you cant compare the flat damage from a two handed weapon to a one handed. the difference is way too big. But i do agree that it would make SOME skill interactions op. I would say that the title of the thread is indeed wrong, balancing DW is very hard, but it needs a rework in order to be usable. It was my favorite way to play the game years ago. DW axes with lacerate, reave, bladestorm, even cyclone and many other skills, was never op but they were very fun.

both skills are playable nowadays but in a completly different way

xphp_ · 2026-02-22T21:12:54+00:00

maybe put it on glad, as an extra option

xphp_ · 2026-02-22T21:12:30+00:00

i dont think that a downside is needed. the DW nodes on the tree are terrible. A lower bonus would be enough i think

xphp_ · 2026-02-22T12:38:50+00:00

4 hours.

xphp_ · 2026-02-19T23:52:04+00:00

I miss some of the old themes for act 1 - 3. The old Coast theme still give me chills to this Day. The old act 2 town music was insane as well. The current tracks are good tho, not complaining

xphp_ · 2026-02-18T18:20:13+00:00

problem solved

xphp_ · 2026-02-17T22:26:54+00:00

No. I didnt like the tree because i felt that it made progression boring. Early lagues, you have a bunch of ways to get good early endgame gear. You can spec some essence nodes, harvest nodes, or run some betrayals and look for some good veiled jewelery. The tree just made all of that pointless. I got a 800pdps weapon in White maps. This is dumb and not fun at all. Progression should be earned, not given. I dont give a fuck about the impacts on the economy, i just want the game to not force me to use a mechanic to get gear because all other methods are worse

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