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Scourge Arrow is real easy. You stack as much attack speed that you can reasonably get while adding flat. Get yourself a Tempest and as much flat lightning as you can and you're set for endgame.
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Sep 3, 2019 20:50
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Jay Rust posted:I don't have the brain power necessary to remember what Impale and Maim do, or what the differences between Chain and Fork are Impale is basically just "when you do physical damage, you do more physical damage"
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Sep 3, 2019 20:54
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Lightning trap sabo still fine for a league starter?
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Sep 3, 2019 20:55
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BobbyK posted:Lightning trap sabo still fine for a league starter? seems to be. the pyromaniac node got a slight nerf but it's still a strong build that doesn't need any uniques and really only eventually wants a tinkerskin and a wise oak
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Sep 3, 2019 20:58
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BobbyK posted:Lightning trap sabo still fine for a league starter? I think the harder question is finding a build that's real bad as a league starter. I'm sure there's bunch of scrub tier mistakes that people make, but I've gotten to maps with every self-made jank build I've tried. Maybe my definition of "league starter" is different than everybody else's, though.
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Sep 3, 2019 21:15
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the only thing i didn't like about LT trapper is how long the animation locks you in
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Sep 3, 2019 21:18
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boo_radley posted:I think the harder question is finding a build that's real bad as a league starter. I'm sure there's bunch of scrub tier mistakes that people make, but I've gotten to maps with every self-made jank build I've tried. Builds that are attack based, but specific weapon attack based, tend to fare poorly as league starters unless you know what you're doing. Even though I always end up 'maining' a bow character for the bulk of a league, I never start as a bow character; unless I'm running something that uses either a Quill Rain or a Storm Cloud / Tempest. So like doing Sunder is fine because you can use (1h or 2h) maces, axes, or staves. Doing Blade Flurry is a bit more bold and adventurous than I would like for a league starter because you need to use claws, 1h swords, or daggers. And finding one of those for a reasonable price in the first weekend is probably going to be harder.
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Sep 3, 2019 21:24
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Follow up question, do most trap builds eventually transition to LL/Shavs for more damage or do you stick to just with tinkerskin?
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Sep 3, 2019 21:25
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BobbyK posted:Follow up question, do most trap builds eventually transition to LL/Shavs for more damage or do you stick to just with tinkerskin? Tinkerskin w/ EB lets you basically have infinite mana for traps, and lets you fully reserve your mana proper. I would say that these days doing LL/Shavs is very much not worth it.
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Sep 3, 2019 21:31
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For me a good league starter is something that can get to maps in under 6 hours and can push into T13+ with a budget of ~2ex and no hard to acquire build enabling items.
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Sep 3, 2019 21:34
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I'm hopeful that Wasp Nest will stay cheap since it's really common but if a lot of people are playing Assassin then it might spike initially. Fireball Ignite is probably smarter but meh. Maybe everyone will be playing minion builds instead.
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Sep 3, 2019 21:35
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Vasudus posted:Tinkerskin w/ EB lets you basically have infinite mana for traps, and lets you fully reserve your mana proper. I would say that these days doing LL/Shavs is very much not worth it. Hey thanks for the answer and in general all your helpful advice. I was going to do your fireball build for league start but I can't resist a celestial mtx
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Sep 3, 2019 21:37
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Traps real strong (I mean, patch notes today etc.) with not a lot of gear. If you are playing the basic lightning traps build you can basically swap it out for whatever skill you want as there's very little lightning damage on the tree. I finished the season with purifying flame traps and that owned. Tinkerskin is very much a QOL item, there's better choices for defence or offence but it's best in slot for removing jank. They've removed the gloves mod that adds 1 extra trap however which was an insane upgrade for basically free so I imagine early on that will be missed.
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Sep 3, 2019 21:38
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Vasudus posted:Tinkerskin w/ EB lets you basically have infinite mana for traps, and lets you fully reserve your mana proper. I would say that these days doing LL/Shavs is very much not worth it. 2 leagues back I did Arc traps and did the swap, played for a couple of hours and swapped back because it just played so much worse. LL/Shavs hasn't gotten better for traps since then.
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Sep 3, 2019 21:41
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going LL/Shav's for glacial cascade mines meant that you could run a taste of hate instead of a life flask. it never made a ton of sense for arc traps/mines since vinktar's isn't as effective and the damage was already insane
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Sep 3, 2019 21:44
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Alright, so I'm gonna try the Assassin autobomber build, but that doesn't come online until basically endgame. What can/should I level with? I've done the acts a billion times so I just run through as fast as I can, but I've never done an assassin before.
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Sep 3, 2019 21:45
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BobbyK posted:Follow up question, do most trap builds eventually transition to LL/Shavs for more damage or do you stick to just with tinkerskin? Lowlife is something you'd do to take on endgame content. I don't think LT is good for that to begin with, though.
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Sep 3, 2019 21:57
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So is there a guide anywhere for the Fireball Trickster build? I see a couple for Elementalist but they're all pretty outdated (before the Ele ascendancy got nerfed it sounds like?) and I don't see any guides for Trickster. Still trying to decide between that, a Spark Inquisitor, or a HoAG Scourge Arrow build. All 3 seem cheap, capable of beating all content, and fairly straightforward to play, and since I'm playing on console those are pretty much the most important factors.
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Sep 3, 2019 22:26
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 and there are fire/lightning variants as well
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Sep 3, 2019 22:27
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Jinnigan posted:the only thing i didn't like about LT trapper is how long the animation locks you in Frostblink is your friend. It is instant-speed and allows you to dodge even in mid-throw of a trap without interrupting the throw. If you're in a pile of enemies its cooldown lowers automatically, and if you have the enchant for it, it moves your really far. 500 good dogs posted:Alright, so I'm gonna try the Assassin autobomber build, but that doesn't come online until basically endgame. What can/should I level with? I've done the acts a billion times so I just run through as fast as I can, but I've never done an assassin before. Well, the no-button version of the build relies on Abberath's Hooves. If you can get really lucky to make some money at the start of the league, or get a similar leveling item that is valuable early league and cheap later (i.e. Tabula), you can consider trading it in for Hooves. Hooves are always 10-15c in the middle of a league but pricey at league start because they're an outstanding leveling item that will carry you singlehandedly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAx4oDAM4io Failing that, it sounds like one of the most reliable Assassin league starters is Frost Blades and it has synergy with Herald of Ice which you'll be leveling anyway: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2093747
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Sep 3, 2019 22:28
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Vasudus posted:I used to run Elementalist but that was before the Trickster rework and before Elementalist lost the free prolif this league. If I run it next league it's 100% going to be a Trickster. Quoting cause someone asked. It'd need a look over with the new tree but that should work for a basis pretty well.
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Sep 3, 2019 22:28
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Fister Roboto posted:If you have 100% impale chance it's effectively 50% more physical damage, 70% more for the champion node that gives +2 impale stacks, multiplied by increased impale effect. Actually more than that because impale damage is calculated before damage mitigation. Impale is based on your post-mitigation damage, it just doesn't go through mitigation itself so the mitigation doesn't double-dip. Base impale is always exactly 50% more. 500 good dogs posted:Alright, so I'm gonna try the Assassin autobomber build, but that doesn't come online until basically endgame. What can/should I level with? I've done the acts a billion times so I just run through as fast as I can, but I've never done an assassin before. I like Winter Orb CWC Ice Spear. Plenty of crit synergy, benefits from the same nodes on the tree, and can use a lot of the same supports.
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Sep 3, 2019 22:29
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I was a big fan of Lightning Trap in Legion. I started out with it and grew it all the way to the end (easily killed everything but Aul because I never found him). Here's a random snapshot PoB I took when Ciaphas was asking about LT midway through the league: https://pastebin.com/TUEfPEyb (Ignore my weird links on LT. I was playing around with Charged Traps and GMP to see how they felt clearing monoliths.) I went with Malachai's + Lightless chest instead of the EB/Tinkerskin route, though with the Pyromaniac changes, I might reconsider that choice.
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Sep 3, 2019 22:31
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I hate patch notes day because they always publish them so late I might as well go to sleep and read them in the morning while taking a poo poo
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Sep 3, 2019 22:33
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Magus42 posted:
Christ, what are the odds of getting two stacking enchants on this thing. That’s bonkers
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Sep 3, 2019 22:46
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Cao Ni Ma posted:I hate patch notes day because they always publish them so late I might as well go to sleep and read them in the morning while taking a poo poo Countdown timer - https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20190904T18&p0=22&msg=Path+of+Exile:+Blight+Patch+Notes&font=cursive&csz=1 As of posting 8 hours 10 minutes
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Sep 3, 2019 22:49
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Zenithe posted:Christ, what are the odds of getting two stacking enchants on this thing. That’s bonkers Practically nothing. It's garbage trash. You best bet if you're going to use it for whatever reason would be to get a good enchant on it then anoint it with something predictable and matching the enchant.
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Sep 3, 2019 22:52
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Vasudus posted:Practically nothing. It's garbage trash. You best bet if you're going to use it for whatever reason would be to get a good enchant on it then anoint it with something predictable and matching the enchant. I'm much more interested in throwing two oils on it, provided it can grab Timeless Jewel notables, though if it caps at 50% reduced, I'm much less interested in it. Netting effectively 35% resistance from a helmet with bad stats otherwise isn't all that interesting. 40% reduced and we're cooking. Suspect it's 50% sadly.
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Sep 3, 2019 22:58
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Magus42 posted:
The silhouettes are almost a perfect match on Photoshop.  I think this is the first time I notice a unique being a "recolor" (excluding the ones that share the same theme with other uniques on purpose), although granted how detailed and different the new item is and the fact that there are only so many different hoods you can have I don't really mind that. quote:"The Berserker's Crave the Slaughter no longer grants a chance to deal Double Damage, with this bonus being moved to War Bringer if you've used a Warcry in the past 8 seconds." The good thing of being a War Bringer taker is that you only get buffed. Elentor fucked around with this message at 23:14 on Sep 3, 2019 |
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Sep 3, 2019 23:03
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Level 32 deathless uber elder kill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzp5sx6ZRA4
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Sep 3, 2019 23:15
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Ugh no idea what I'm starting with. Considering going back to my old friend of tricurse Vortex Occultist again to start, might be real good depending on how they moved around generic dot multi on the tree. Vasudus gimme your tree for pure phys skelebros when it's up  .
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Sep 3, 2019 23:29
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I'm leaning towards Soulrend for my starter, I miss it.
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Sep 3, 2019 23:34
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theshim posted:Vasudus gimme your tree for pure phys skelebros when it's up step 1: take every minion node on the tree step 2: link brutality to summon skeletons step 3: run pride, dread aura + generosity, and flesh and stone step 4: brutal.boney.bois.
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Sep 3, 2019 23:39
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Is there a good spectre to run with a phys setup? I'll probably use a couple carrion golems too but for the full zoo I gotta have some specs (gently caress zombies)
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Sep 3, 2019 23:49
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wonder how melee skelly clear will be with dashing skellies
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Sep 3, 2019 23:55
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MMF Freeway posted:Is there a good spectre to run with a phys setup? I'll probably use a couple carrion golems too but for the full zoo I gotta have some specs (gently caress zombies) I'm going to try out the phys risen vaal advocates and the undesecratable knitted horrors that have become viable with the spectre level changes. Failing that there's always "gently caress it, spectres are for clear not single-target, solar guards or frost sentinels"
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Sep 4, 2019 00:03
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Anybody done Signal Fire BV Chieftan? I've wanted to try out BV again after doing Tri-Herald BV Elementalist back in .... Delve league? And I've also never really played a Chieftan build so I thought it might be fun.
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Sep 4, 2019 00:04
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MMF Freeway posted:Is there a good spectre to run with a phys setup? I'll probably use a couple carrion golems too but for the full zoo I gotta have some specs (gently caress zombies)
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Sep 4, 2019 00:06
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Magus42 posted:
What exactly does '52% reduced fire resistance' mean? Normally it would be phrased as '-52% fire resistance'. Does it take your total and halve it? Total above zero? Can you still cap with enough, or does it halve your cap as well? Item is trash if the latter is true, obviously.
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Sep 4, 2019 00:22
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Still thinking of going mines as starter, possibly arc mines if new mines don't pan out and if mines overall doesn't work, lightning trapper again. What I am wondering is, how bad will be at most 10% regen from Saboteur be, and generally which defenses and body armour. Kinda makes me wish for a Tinkerskin for mines. Maybe I'll go LL again, it worked well in Legion with LT.
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