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frajaq posted:do you guys skip map bosses from time to time? I swear some of these map mods are too vicious in certain bosses and the experience loss stings a lot at higher lvls, do they even drop that much of a better loot to be worth the risk if the mods make the boss really stupid and i die pretty much instantly i will just nope on out of there. i usually try everything though because i play sc and gently caress experience
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Jan 25, 2018 01:32
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frajaq posted:do you guys skip map bosses from time to time? I swear some of these map mods are too vicious in certain bosses and the experience loss stings a lot at higher lvls, do they even drop that much of a better loot to be worth the risk Never run bosses unless you need the unlock (or it's something like Shaper)
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Jan 25, 2018 01:33
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Or alternatively, always run bosses because it's a big part of the game and if you can't do at least regular map bosses your build is bad and you should feel bad.
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Jan 25, 2018 01:35
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The best part is I never follow my own advice, I always end up doing them because "what if something drops?!"
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Jan 25, 2018 01:43
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WhiteHowler posted:Huh, I've had like eight of them drop this season. I've just been vendoring them. Is there a fun build they work with? I doubt they'll be worth anything unless they have >70% crit.
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Jan 25, 2018 02:14
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frajaq posted:do you guys skip map bosses from time to time? I swear some of these map mods are too vicious in certain bosses and the experience loss stings a lot at higher lvls, do they even drop that much of a better loot to be worth the risk
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Jan 25, 2018 04:10
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Desert springs boss is ok to skip 
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Jan 25, 2018 04:22
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802.11weed posted:Desert springs boss is ok to skip and they dont even give you a 2nd exit so if you dont clear the rest of the map first you have to backtrack through the whole arena
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Jan 25, 2018 04:27
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Zombiemancer is probably the chillest highest damage build I've ever done with almost no real interaction from myself. I just shield charge around the map while watching twitch or whatever and everything dies, no phys reflect (doable but annoying) or no regen maps but everything else has been cake so far. Path of Building says zombies are pushing ~1.3-1.8 million deeps (not counting Animate Guardian aurabot i think) it feels real good if a bit slow compared to some stuff. I've chewed up every boss I've ran across so far, but I haven't pushed all the way to shaper yet due to a little bit of altitis.
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Jan 25, 2018 04:51
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someone teach me the secret art of using pob with spectres
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Jan 25, 2018 04:58
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Don't
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Jan 25, 2018 05:12
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Arrhythmia posted:someone teach me the secret art of using pob with spectres Suffer through the game until you can get to Act 8, pick up Solar Guards, proceed to murder basically everything. In other words:
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Jan 25, 2018 05:31
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whypick1 posted:Suffer through the game until you can get to Act 8, pick up Solar Guards, proceed to murder basically everything. just use srs until act 8 although really there are very good spectres available at almost any time Jazerus fucked around with this message at 05:39 on Jan 25, 2018 |
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Jan 25, 2018 05:33
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Arrhythmia posted:pob with spectres
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Jan 25, 2018 05:34
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There are good spectres as early as act 5. Prayer Guards, Kitava's Heralds...
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Jan 25, 2018 05:37
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The fireball Ribbons or whatever in Act 3 work fine until you can get to something good. They suck but characters that suck easily beat Act 3 and 4 all the time.
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Jan 25, 2018 05:47
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I did flame sentinels from A3 til I got solar guards (especially since they use the same links). e. I did keep using SRS to help with single target for a few acts though
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Jan 25, 2018 06:48
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Is there a spectre that synergises with solar guards that provides better single target damage? I miss the way my tukohama's vanguards would rip thru map bosses in seconds, but I don't think I can stomach clearing maps at that speed again since switching to solar guard.
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Jan 25, 2018 08:39
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u got mares in yr house posted:Is there a spectre that synergises with solar guards that provides better single target damage? I miss the way my tukohama's vanguards would rip thru map bosses in seconds, but I don't think I can stomach clearing maps at that speed again since switching to solar guard. No, but apparently you can build a pretty solid clearspeed setup for flame golems using a elder helmet, and keep vanguards for single target.
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Jan 25, 2018 09:12
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Patch 3.1.3 drops tomorrow. New burning ground effect! https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2079225?utm_source=gameclient&utm_medium=motd&utm_campaign=motd
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Jan 25, 2018 10:51
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Vasudus posted:Or alternatively, always run bosses because it's a big part of the game and if you can't do at least regular map bosses your build is bad and you should feel bad. Or be less goony and ignore multi phase bosses because you could clear another map by the time you kill that annoying boss. Also ek nova and autobomber are not bad builds. Only reason to kill bosses now is if you're doing the influenced challenge or map completion like another goon said.
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Jan 25, 2018 15:25
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Or...it's fun for some people to actually play your character against a wide variety of challenges, including bosses.
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Jan 25, 2018 15:39
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silvergoose posted:Or...it's fun for some people to actually play your character against a wide variety of challenges, including bosses.  If you're not min/maxing every second of playtime you're a filthy casual.
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Jan 25, 2018 15:40
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Holyshoot posted:Or be less goony and ignore multi phase bosses lmao
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Jan 25, 2018 15:40
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u got mares in yr house posted:Is there a spectre that synergises with solar guards that provides better single target damage? I miss the way my tukohama's vanguards would rip thru map bosses in seconds, but I don't think I can stomach clearing maps at that speed again since switching to solar guard. Cannibal Fire-Eaters from Shore Maps do insane single-target damage and can use more or less the same gem setups as Solar Guards. A good balance is probably 2 Fire Eaters and 2 Solar Guards.
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Jan 25, 2018 15:44
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silvergoose posted:Or...it's fun for some people to actually play your character against a wide variety of challenges, including bosses. there's nothing challenging about the scorpion boss when you have 2m dps but can't delete it because it has phases. It's just annoying. I understand they want us to experience "their vision" of bosses but I did that at 68-85 when I had poo poo gear. For the record I am killing bosses but that's because I'm going for 40/40. I do try to stay away from the maps like scorpion boss if possible.
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Jan 25, 2018 16:13
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Holyshoot posted:there's nothing challenging about the scorpion boss when you have 2m dps but can't delete it because it has phases. It's just annoying. I understand they want us to experience "their vision" of bosses but I did that at 68-85 when I had poo poo gear. Yeah I was simply objecting to the statement "the only reason to kill bosses is..." Some bosses are obviously annoying as all gently caress.
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Jan 25, 2018 16:22
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If I'm under 30% or 40% on a level (currently 91) I'll do bosses and generally not care. The further along a level I get, the more cautious I am with bosses. I'm at 94% right now and there are several bosses I simply am not going to fight again until I ding. Easy: Carcass, Basilica, Reef, Sunken City (maybe not for all builds), Colosseum, Acid Lakes, Crimson Temple Skippable: Lava Lake, Dig, Desert Spring (this is the scorpion right?), Malformation Also the Kitava boss is a pain in the dick and I don't want to bother with that ever.
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Jan 25, 2018 16:55
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So I dropped a biscos this morning and I want to try one of these 200 mile per hour currency farming builds. I've got an EQ Jugg and an elemental ST raider already this league, so I want something a little bit different. Any suggestions for fun builds? Cost wise I've got the biscos plus maybe 10-15 ex so unfortunately HH is off the table.
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Jan 25, 2018 18:16
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Windripper.
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Jan 25, 2018 18:26
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Andy Dufresne posted:So I dropped a biscos this morning and I want to try one of these 200 mile per hour currency farming builds. I've got an EQ Jugg and an elemental ST raider already this league, so I want something a little bit different. Any suggestions for fun builds? Cost wise I've got the biscos plus maybe 10-15 ex so unfortunately HH is off the table. i've heard autobomber works without a hh but you might need a bit more then 10-15ex. The helm alone is 6-15ex(depending on 1 or 2 sockets), though I am not sure how needed that enchant is which props up the price.
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Jan 25, 2018 18:54
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Vasudus posted:Windripper.
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Jan 25, 2018 18:55
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The Wonder Weapon posted:If I'm under 30% or 40% on a level (currently 91) I'll do bosses and generally not care. The further along a level I get, the more cautious I am with bosses. I'm at 94% right now and there are several bosses I simply am not going to fight again until I ding. Basilica's boss is terrible. You sure you're not thinking of Defiled Cathedral?
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Jan 25, 2018 19:59
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I don't mind Basilica. I can outleech everything he does and he's even got adds to help with my flasks. Carcass, on the other hand, can suck a trillion dicks for every time it's one shot me.
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Jan 25, 2018 20:23
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I like the elaborate boss fights a lot, it's a really welcome change of pace. If the entire late and endgame was churning through mobs I think I'd go insane.
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Jan 25, 2018 20:37
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The newer/fancy boss fights was one of my favorite parts of 3.0. That and the smoothed out leveling experience made this game go from something I tried and got bored/fed-up with easily for the last year into something I play pretty heavily now. Sidenote: I know everyone keeps saying cremation is a supplemental skill or meh, but I'll do my damnest to make something that uses it as a primary next league. And/or bodyswap.
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Jan 25, 2018 20:51
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Attorney at Funk posted:I like the elaborate boss fights a lot, it's a really welcome change of pace. If the entire late and endgame was churning through mobs I think I'd go insane. you can just go do uber lab and its insanely profitable as well
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Jan 25, 2018 20:51
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George posted:Basilica's boss is terrible. You sure you're not thinking of Defiled Cathedral? Basilica's boss is annoying with his phases, but I've never come even close to dying. Let's assume you're Volatile Dead/Cremation. You can wear absolutely any boots you want to that aren't Bubonic Plague/Skyforth. What do you go with?
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Jan 25, 2018 20:58
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The Wonder Weapon posted:Also the Kitava boss is a pain in the dick and I don't want to bother with that ever.
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Jan 25, 2018 21:25
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Ghostlight posted:Is he? By the time I made my way to that map my damage was already at the point that without boss hp modifiers he could only do one move before being forced to transition phases, making him ridiculously easy because all of his moves are so heavily telegraphed that I could avoid any damage at all and just watch him eat repeated light beams. He's a pain in the dick because fuuuck do those transitions take foorreeeveerrr.
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Jan 25, 2018 21:28
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