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Kytrarewn posted:Another option, though, is Iron Will. Character's got pretty absurd strength (250ish) for a spellcaster due to travelling to all of those life nodes, so why not put that to use. Would that be a better use of the final socket than elem focus since even if ignite isn't the primary focus, there is an awful lot of fire damage through triggers and whatnot, so ignite may add up. Would that be a better option? Easiest way to tell is to import your character into Path of Building and play around with the various possibilities.
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Aug 17, 2017 20:21
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Cyclone is the most fun
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Aug 17, 2017 20:21
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Benson Cunningham posted:If you're playing hardcore, go sunder 100%. It makes getting to maps easy and you can get some currency to work to your real build without dying. My Sunder character lasted until I Zana'd a 160% damage map and walked through a doorway without Immortal Call (I'm an idiot). So Sunder is relatively safe due to being somewhat ranged, I guess? Good to know. In an ideal universe this character'd be able to scale up to doing Guardians (like always, for me--it's a lofty goal for me to reach for, given my altitis, I know), does that influence what skill you go with? (e: for that matter does that influence Berserker vs Slayer, I'm still undecided on that) MMF Freeway posted:Cyclone is the most fun An important factor to be sure 
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Aug 17, 2017 20:31
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EDIT: Nevermind, for some reason it had two copies of the link and I was changing one of them but the calc was based on another. I'm a moron.
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Aug 17, 2017 20:42
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Kytrarewn posted:I have the char in PoB, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to change skill links and have it reflected in the average hit, either in calcs or just in the skills tab. Do you have spare copies of your primary skill socketed somewhere? Sometimes the wrong one gets chosen in the dropdown menu.
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Aug 17, 2017 20:53
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Anyone have experience as an ED/contagion player? I can't figure out the best way to tune. Is it best to just go all in on ED with piercing and GMP? Or save that as a single target damage and link up contagion hard to deal with trash mobs?
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Aug 17, 2017 21:13
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If you played WW barb in Diablo 2 and loved it, I can't recommend cyclone builds enough.
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Aug 17, 2017 21:16
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nerox posted:If you played WW barb in Diablo 2 and loved it, I can't recommend cyclone builds enough. alternatively if you liked WW in D3 don't play cyclone.
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Aug 17, 2017 21:21
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Salvor_Hardin posted:Anyone have experience as an ED/contagion player? I can't figure out the best way to tune. Is it best to just go all in on ED with piercing and GMP? Or save that as a single target damage and link up contagion hard to deal with trash mobs? Pure damage links for ED. Increased aoe and faster casting for contagion, which will chain and kills screens of mobs with one cast of each skill. Blight/wither totem for help with single target.
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Aug 17, 2017 21:21
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Salvor_Hardin posted:Anyone have experience as an ED/contagion player? I can't figure out the best way to tune. Is it best to just go all in on ED with piercing and GMP? Or save that as a single target damage and link up contagion hard to deal with trash mobs? my man ED is a single target spell that spreads to others via contagion, you absolutely have to play it that way if you want to crush red maps that means yes you cast two spells per pack, but the reward is indeed the crushing of red maps and with a lot of investment even shaper and uber atziri
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Aug 17, 2017 21:22
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Kild posted:alternatively if you liked WW in D3 don't play cyclone. Cyclone doesn't stop and random poo poo anymore, it's nice
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Aug 17, 2017 21:22
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Arcane Surge on Contagion.
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Aug 17, 2017 21:23
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yeah im doing a dirge cyclone right now and its dope, just leveling through low tier maps right now but its great
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Aug 17, 2017 21:23
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what's a dirge? i'd wiki but work proxy
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Aug 17, 2017 21:45
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 cold ngamahu basically, cheap as hell as well.
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Aug 17, 2017 21:47
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For everyone who was hesitant/complaining about not starting a Baron SRS build because Baron is too expensive, RaizQT was just the first person to hit lvl 100 in SSF HC with Baron SRS, without having found a Baron. E: all his gear is trash except for the worthless chest he 6led himself and his claw from Chimera. His jewels are incredibly bad (7% life + 2 useless stats). https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/RaizQT/characters Ultima66 fucked around with this message at 22:01 on Aug 17, 2017 |
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Aug 17, 2017 21:59
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queeb posted:
Very tempted to do this with Slayer Infernal Blow.
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Aug 17, 2017 22:04
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Ultima66 posted:For everyone who was hesitant/complaining about not starting a Baron SRS build because Baron is too expensive, RaizQT was just the first person to hit lvl 100 in SSF HC with Baron SRS, without having found a Baron. I'm curious what spectre's he ended up using, the act 5 guardians with proximity shields and spectral throw I assume.
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Aug 17, 2017 22:07
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why do people call dirge a cold ngamahu when it doesnt poo poo out ice bombs as you spin
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Aug 17, 2017 22:09
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queeb posted:
I can't see that picture at work because imgur is blocked but making GBS threads out iceball bombs sounds pretty fuckin neato Awesome! posted:why do people call dirge a cold ngamahu when it doesnt poo poo out ice bombs as you spin awww.
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Aug 17, 2017 22:10
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Are "super tanky" builds viable? Basically I want to make a character that does very little damage, but is virtually invincible even while just standing there not attacking. Second question: are "thorns" builds a thing in this game? Anything to punish mobs for damaging you?
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Aug 17, 2017 22:13
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Awesome! posted:why do people call dirge a cold ngamahu when it doesnt poo poo out ice bombs as you spin you use hoi and then you poo poo out icebombs. enraged_camel posted:Are "super tanky" builds viable? yes. you can do a thorns build with crown of the pale king and thousand teeth temu but I wouldn't recommend it.
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Aug 17, 2017 22:17
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Awesome! posted:why do people call dirge a cold ngamahu when it doesnt poo poo out ice bombs as you spin Because those are the words Mathil used to hype the stupid thing. It's nothing of the sort and the single target is pretty disappointing if you think of it that way.
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Aug 17, 2017 22:32
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Ultima66 posted:For everyone who was hesitant/complaining about not starting a Baron SRS build because Baron is too expensive, RaizQT was just the first person to hit lvl 100 in SSF HC with Baron SRS, without having found a Baron. or play the game for more then a minute and you'll accumulate 4ex
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Aug 17, 2017 22:53
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Holyshoot posted:or play the game for more then a minute and you'll accumulate 4ex 
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Aug 17, 2017 23:02
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Ultima66 posted:For everyone who was hesitant/complaining about not starting a Baron SRS build because Baron is too expensive, RaizQT was just the first person to hit lvl 100 in SSF HC with Baron SRS, without having found a Baron. Interesting items. Ohhhhh I see this is HC. Would that explain why he/she did not go with a +2 or +3 staff?
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Aug 17, 2017 23:05
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dis astranagant posted:Because those are the words Mathil used to hype the stupid thing. It's nothing of the sort and the single target is pretty disappointing if you think of it that way. Yea, Dirge is great if you think Ngamahu needed more dps for the stuff that dies instantly and less dps on bosses where dps actually matters. At least it's cheaper I guess.
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Aug 17, 2017 23:06
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Speaking of Cyclone what's the proper way to use it? Press the button a bunch rapidly, or just when your guy stops cycloning, or hold it down? Sometimes my guy cyclones forever off one button press and sometimes he just does it for a second. It is weird and I am sure I'm missing some trick.
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Aug 17, 2017 23:06
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Fixit posted:Interesting items. Ohhhhh I see this is HC. Would that explain why he/she did not go with a +2 or +3 staff? HC and SSF. More defensive out of necessity, might not necessarily have the currency needed to make said staff either.
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Aug 17, 2017 23:08
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beejay posted:Speaking of Cyclone what's the proper way to use it? Press the button a bunch rapidly, or just when your guy stops cycloning, or hold it down? Sometimes my guy cyclones forever off one button press and sometimes he just does it for a second. It is weird and I am sure I'm missing some trick. Hold it down, keep your mouse somewhat close to your character. Shorter cyclones use more mana but give you more control. Longer ones can send you slowly spinning off to your death.
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Aug 17, 2017 23:10
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Are the controls for cyclone different than Diablo's Barbarian whirlwind?
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Aug 17, 2017 23:11
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You can't cancel a Cyclone once you start it, where in D3 you can, this is what makes it more dangerous to do long Cylcones.
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Aug 17, 2017 23:33
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enraged_camel posted:Are the controls for cyclone different than Diablo's Barbarian whirlwind? Depends on the Diablo. PoE Cyclone before 3.0 was click once to start cyclone towards where you clicked, if you clicked on non-terrain or ran into any non-terrain object you'd stop and not do anything. Diablo 2 WW was click once to start cyclone towards where you clicked, moves around terrain as if you clicked to walk there. PoE made Cyclone match this functionality in 3.0. Diablo 3 WW is just hold the button to spin, while spinning you have totally free movement as normal.
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Aug 17, 2017 23:34
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Ra Ra Rasputin posted:I'm curious what spectre's he ended up using, the act 5 guardians with proximity shields and spectral throw I assume. He used the wickermen with the righteous fire aura you see in act10. The AI gets in quick and they are pretty tanky to boot. Also this "race to 100" thing was bonkers to check in on. Raiz would sleep for 3 hours and then bang out another 18-20 hours of straight racecourse grinding. The top 5 were just waiting for whoever was above them to sleep so they could finally sleep themselves. Raiz started getting bad hand cramps a few days ago but still kept playing. What the hell.
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Aug 17, 2017 23:34
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Ultima66 posted:Depends on the Diablo. PoE Cyclone before 3.0 was click once to start cyclone towards where you clicked, if you clicked on non-terrain or ran into any non-terrain object you'd stop and not do anything. Diablo 2 WW was click once to start cyclone towards where you clicked, moves around terrain as if you clicked to walk there. PoE made Cyclone match this functionality in 3.0. Yeah I'm a fan of how D3 handles it, it feels very natural. Basically instead of walking you are spinning. I guess I'll give cyclone a shot.
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Aug 17, 2017 23:43
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So I got the doomfletch prophecy. Im also broke. Any recommendation for a doomfletch build that I can gently caress poo poo up with that can scale?
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Aug 18, 2017 00:00
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Cyclone needs mana leech and a mana pool to feel ok so level with something else imho.
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Aug 18, 2017 00:03
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euphronius posted:Cyclone needs mana leech and a mana pool to feel ok so level with something else imho. Ignore this and level with the blood magic keystone and a life on hit gem. 
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Aug 18, 2017 00:07
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there's also the option of putting poacher's mark (low levels) or warlord's mark on blasphemy to solve mana leeching issues, or just putting 2-3 points into the leech wheel at the bottom of the tree if you're down there anyway and respeccing out closer to 80. or hell, the mana leech support gem exists basically just for leveling issues.
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Aug 18, 2017 00:10
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Warlords + blasphemy is the best thing ever for leveling Melee
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