BOOM BOOM BOOM edition
>2.3.0 patch notes
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1667259
>Prophecy league information
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1663440
>Ascendancy Offline Skill Planner
https://github.com/EmmittJ/PoESkillTree/releases/
>Helpful links
http://pastebin.com/2a5WBcBP (embed)
>"Hey guys what's the price on this piece of shit item"
http://poe.trade/
>Read this before asking for build advice
http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/510084
>Wiki
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Path_of_Exile_Wiki
dead on arrival
nice general poetards
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Just started this game and have put on about 10 different pieces of armor and no matter what the witch looks like shit. Does she ever not look like a wet dog? Does her raggy skirt ever change?
>>148228191
if you want to look "good", it'll cost
>>148228191
buy mtx
>>148228191
9 out of 10 items will look like shit because they want you to buy MTX. And the rare, non-ugly items are only good looking so that you can spend more money doing skin transfers.
>>148229517
I hope you're okay, even if this general isn't.
>>148228191
>what the witch looks like shit.
No she doesn't, she's perfect.
>Does she ever not look like a wet dog? Does her raggy skirt ever change?
No, and that's just the way I like it. I actually wish there was a mtx option to hide all armour and just let her walk barefoot and unburdened.
i haven't played since totem builds were the best and i only got to level 17 or something
what's a good beginner, never die afk braindead spammy build to play? alternatively full glass cannon softcore build
>>148234905
>I actually wish there was a mtx option to hide all armour and just let her walk barefoot and unburdened.
there already is
>>148235242
oh yeah? I don't see it
>>148235443
https://youtu.be/UgRi3RKkip4
>>148235170
Could you ask vaguer questions? You were too precise there so it's hard to help you.
>>148235632
>december 2015
oh my, that's probably why I missed it. this changes everything.
>>148235786
whats your go-to build that isn't shit?
>>148236497
tri blasphemy curse dual rf totems chieftain
>>148236771
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1510181
this?
>>148237142
i don't read forum guides but maybe
do your own research
>>148237267
i'm not playing this game anymore
>>148237415
do i give a shit
i gave you the lead, now do your own work faggot
What does your stash look like, /poeg/?
>>148235170
I played through the game for the first time just recently after trying it again even though I hated it when it was new on Steam, but apparently it's really good now.
Marauder, skill into armor, hp and two-handed damage and everything that goes around it. Breezed through the game and picked Berserker as ascension, but from what I understand Juggernaut is the way to go if you don't want to die ever.
Ok hold the fuck up, I haven't played in like a year and a half.
Now, when the fuck did the game became casual as fuck?
>gems being sold by fucking vendors
>fucking strongboxes literally every other map
>fucking corrupted dungeons once in a while
>currency dropping every 5 mins
Fuck, even the challenge league right now makes you get uniques faster.
I'm in act 3 and I literally have 2 heralds and arctic armour just because i can.
Before, you couldn't even look flashy until late cruel or merciless.
>>148239102
well, fuck.
>>148239102
based retard
http://www.strawpoll.me/10729782
>>148239102
but thats good, or at least better
>>148239102
>it's a level 30 shitter comments on the state of the game episode
epic, just epic
>>148239102
>currency not dropping every 5 mins
Are we suposed to grind the game more than we play it. Lol no
havent played in like 1 year
is ascendancy worth it? whats meta now?
>path of eggsile back in the day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud5V0AChxoU
>>148241319
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Ascendancy
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Ascendancy
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Ascendancy
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Ascendancy
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Ascendancy
can you go on the wiki?
is reading too hard for you?
good. now you can fuck off back to >>>/r/eddit, you fucking retard.
>>148241319
>is ascendancy worth it?
Of course, it's FREE
>>148238758
>he has a tab dedicated to vendor trash gems
>another to vendor trash uniques
fucking LOL
whatever gives you the illusion of wealth I guess
>>148242190
wat
I literally started playing last weekend, I just collect one of each useful item
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Died in HC goddamnit.
What build makes me make things explode?
>>148233302
I fucking hate the mtx in poe. Why is every set a literal meme?
>>148242190
>>another to vendor trash uniques
>FIVE FOR ONE, BUT WHAT IS THE ONE
>>148241638
Time isnt free
Is it worth my time?
>>148247050
Gladiator voidheart. anything with pyre.
>>148248740
YOUR time? Probably not you busy man.
>>148238758
Where are your maps???
If you reflect a culling hit you can cull yourself?
>>148250898
reflect isn't a hit so it shouldn't
>start theorycrafting a build
>remember ele pen is mandatory
>remember crit is mandatory
>remember self cast is in the dumpster
fuck it
is the game officially dead now?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU_TQcyGkvY
some french music for you my friends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLuOd8xMRRo
>>148256721
The prophecy hardcore league sure is. I'm actually switching over to shitcrow to see if it's just the grass being greener.
>>148259313
Kill yourself.
>>148259313
its not
Why am i still alive?
>>148261732
cuz ur weak
>>148261732
its illegal to kill youreselve
god why is 6linking so frustrating, I managed to get it once in my nearly 5k hours of play other times I just bought it.
This game is fucking garbage I'm gonna go try grimdawn I guess
>>148263942
>>148263942
you are supposed to rmt it from GGG's shadowy third party sites
>>148263942
>criticizing a FREE game from a TINY indie dev studio working from a clandestine avocado garden in NZ
>>148266439
fuck you chris you don't deserve that avocado garden
>>148262579
>it's legal to kill babies but its illegal to take your own life
>>148267547
>its illegal to take your own life
ok
>>148267547
babies arent people
what did chris wilson mean by this?
>>148275431
CALL UR ISP
are we done?
http://grabify.link/2EHD1W
>it's been months since GGG posted an interesting announcement
>Think about a new build
>Spend 5-10 minutes planning the skill tree
>Can't be bothered to try it out ingame because leveling is boring and the game is dead
How did they manage to build a game with this great depth of customization so boring?
>>148280880
By releasing lackluster leagues one after another, and making the meta all about killing shit on the move and before anything can actually hit you.
This leads to way too few viable skills and repetitive gameplay. GGG keeps listening to reddit so games fucking dead.
>>148251039
>reflect isn't a hit
yes it is, but it's purely damage so it doesn't carry over any effects
>>148280880
>leveling is boring
level 1-75 takes like 12 hours
stop finding excuses
>game is dead
sorry, do you need constant trading to get past normal and cruel? or can just use a goldrim from level 1 to 75?
stop finding excuses
honestly, all those "game is dead so i'm not playing" retards don't seem like real theorycrafters, who wouldn't be concerned even if the game had 50 people left
>Cutthroat coming back
Oh boy oh boy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugJfjmxOR2I
>>148284296
>lmao man the game is fun it just takes 12 hours for the fun to start :^)
>>148286073
if you can't deal with that part, there's zero chance you would stick with your character more than 30 minutes anyway. why even play the game? it has nothing to do with the league being dead. you just don't like the game anymore.
>>148284296
the league gimmick is unfun
which makes everything you do boring because there aint much to look forward to playing
>>148286656
>you just don't like the game anymore.
Ascensions/D3fication of PoE was a mistake
So what's the consensus on the Prophecy league?
>>148288343
could be worse as far as filler leagues go
should have been a lot better
Is self-cast discharge viable? As in, at least able to clear maps in a somewhat reasonable rate?
I'm trying to come up with a melee/caster hybrid build, and discharge/abyssal cry are the only clearing skills i could think of that would match a melee build nicely.
>>148287962
>the league mechanics
irrelevant...
>the game being alive/dead
irrelevant...
>the economy
irrelevant...
...for a theorycrafter, who would only care about how a build works. shit, there are even theorycrafters who thrive on making dirt cheap builds that require little to no trading. what's that saying again? restriction breeds creativity? I never theorycrafted more than during a4 beta, and there was "nothing to look forward to" either since all the shit there would be voided/changed eventually
>>148288881
everything is "viable" if clearing a map in 10 minutes instead of 5 minutes is "viable"
what does that even mean?
>melee/caster hybrid build
so blade vortex
>>148288343
>those arms
how much do you reckon she deadlifts?
>/poeg/ is full of huehues and a south african
>>148289903
>and animeposters
>>What time does GGG office close? And what time do you guys come in for work?
>People arrive between around 7:30am and 11:30am, and leave from around 4:30 to 11pm, depending on how long they've been in and what's going on. We're pretty flexible with work times, so as long as developers are here during the core part of the day, there's no problem.
>mfw some GGG employees only work 5 hours a day
>>148290046
The minimum for most is 40 hours a week. Some do a hell of a lot more though.
>>148290501
sorry, who the fuck are you?
>>148290628
staff :\
>>148288881
jugs can get max end charges with 1 warcry and has reduced warcry cooldowns
slayer has lots of aoe bonuses
etc
its as viable as it has ever been
>>148289007
im not talking about theorycrafting, which can be done without runing the game at all and is more entertaining than actually playing
im talking about the actual league being completely de-motivating to play as prophecies as a mechanic is shit and all there is to do is farm uber lab to feed a slow as fuck econ
>>148290046
Where the fuck did you get 5 hours from?
reading developer Q&A made me realize how good Chris has become at PR
so much empty generic "we are considering doing this stuff in the future" or "we're working very hard to improve this stuff" answers
he'd make a great politician
1-3: kancolle
4-6: love live
7-9: precure
0: poeg pick
>>148290863
>im not talking about theorycrafting, which can be done without runing the game at all and is more entertaining than actually playing
>im talking about the actual league being completely de-motivating to play as prophecies as a mechanic is shit and all there is to do is farm uber lab to feed a slow as fuck econ
everyone knows this and nobody disagrees, I'm just tired of the "I have this GREAT build in mind but can't be bothered to level it because [excuse]" posts
>>148290915
>People arrive between around 7:30am and 11:30am and leave from around 4:30 to 11pm
>11:30 am to 4:30 pm
what is this, community college?
>>148291229
>People arrive between around 7:30am and 11:30am
>leave from around 4:30 to 11pm
The people leaving at 4:30 pm are probably the ones who started at 7:30 am. baka senpai...
>>148291436
it's pretty evident there's no employee review at GGG
some of those people probably don't even show up for a week and still get paid, or show up to play their mf glacial hammer hierophant for 4 hours under the guise of "testing" the game
>>148291229
>he doesnt arrive late at work and leave early
what a wagecuck
>>148291541
keep going mate, sounds like you know everything about the office after reading the Q&A.
>>148291590
i'm a neet but the knowledge that some gggdrones work less than 8 hours a day like respectable employees pisses me off
>>148291013
links
>>148291712
If only you knew how fun it is to work here anon..
>>148292121
why do you keep pretending to work at ggg
>>148292207
Why do you so certainly think I don't?
>>148291590
They're not "set" arrival times, he's just giving average times between when people are arriving and leaving -.-
>>148292273
just an educated guess ~_~
>>148292273
if you are the shill who tried to pass dev notes and some stuff in the dev manifesto as "spoilers", then you are full of shit
if you are the shill who constantly denies streamer_rng and GGG's in-house rmt hustle, you are full of shit
if you are both, you are just a very dedicated shitposter
>>148292603
Ah, well at least we found the dumbass who keeps suggesting the above conspiracy theories and can't provide any proof to back up his claims
some of you guys are alright
don't come to the cutthroat race next week
>>148292603
I'm what you think of as both those things :-)
Except I've said I'm not posting any spoilers before. How come you remember these but not that?
>all these unviable trash skills
>it's not even worth running maps, just dried lake to level 80 is better than t1-t8 maps
>IIR and IIQ are garbage, you're better off going as fast as possible
After I hit level 90 on this toon I'm fucking done
games stale as shit
>>148294059
>if anyone plays the game differently than me, they're not playing it right
you should become a game dev
>>148294262
I'm stating facts
you could have the maximum iir/iiq on your gear, but if you clear at 1/20th of a proper build it doesn't matter
It's all about movespeed and aoe now, it;s fucking disgusting
>>148294743
>It's all about movespeed and aoe now
>now
>>148294743
>you could have the maximum iir/iiq on your gear, but if you clear at 1/20th of a proper build it doesn't matter
it's almost as if compromises are possible and a decent roll ventor's is worth quite a lot
keep grinding that dried lake to 80, you don't know shit
>>148295098
>muh gorges
>muh strand
will ggg ever release a more satisfying spell than flameblast
>>148292036
http://exhentai.org/g/697884/6ea57f82a0/
this one today
>>148296124
its called blade vortex
die
Would /poeg/ make a game better than GGG?
>>148303271
unlikely
even then, the bar is pretty low
PoE isnt a good game per se, its a game that appeals to a very specific niche and does it way better than its competition.
D3 is a better game, but a worse online arpg
>>148303557
>even then, the bar is pretty low
when you're set to become better than D2 was, the bar is set pretty high
>>148304383
different era
D2 was unique in its time and there were less overall big-name games around
right now poe is one of many arpg, even one of many online arpgs
the things that make it better than the rest for us are the exact same things other people may dislike about it (community-driven econ, build flexibility)
>>148303557
D3 has more viable builds
D3 has a better endgame
D3 has actual progression mechanics, disenchanting uniques, etc
There may be no trading but it's a much better onlinearpg than poe
>>148305393
without trading its basically just internet co-op
not fully "online"
>>148305393
Then fuck off and go play it? =
>>148289903
Andes Region represent
>>148305393
Then go shitpost to it's general
>>148305821
>>148306040
>typical ggg shill assblasted replies
>>148306269
Don't worry, they were well-aimed at someone who didn't actually want to have a discussion anyway.
>>148306395
what's there to discuss? This game is shit and stagnant, nothing is being improved upon, new skills come out broken as fuck and old skills forgotten
>>148306568
What you're doing here, might be a good start.
>>148305382
not sure what you're rambling on about, you said the bar was set pretty low, I respond if the bar is Diablo 2 then it's set pretty high, to which you respond saying it was a different era blablablabla
I'm not talking about the past here, I'm talking about present day - remove PoE from the market and tell me what arpg(s) I can play if I wanted to enjoy something similar to D2? (hint: the answer(s) is not D3)
seriously, name me a few and I'll look into them
You know you guys who bitch so much about the game and how un-fun it is? You're allowed to leave if you want, you know that right... You don't have to act like a spastic who missed catching their short-bus, just call your moms to come pick you up before you wet yourselves and look like anymore foolish.
>>148306984
yeah leave this dead general to us 5!!!
>>148306889
And when i said "the bar is pretty low" im not talking about D2, or the game PoE wants to be, or even the game it was a year ago.
I'm talking about CURRENT PoE.
It's not in a good state. We just happen to be its target demo. Yes even bad games thrive within their target demo.
>>148306984
>p-pleas leave guys
>dont discuss w-what went wrong p-please!!
>>148307350
I'd LIKE there to be discussion. We don't hold back giving people crap if they simply say "Oh man, I love PoE it's the best and better than everything" - fuck those cunts. But people who are just saying it's shit don't get double standards, they should be talking more about why they think it's shit and not just dropping blanket statements like they're the be-all end-all.
>>148307532
the main problem is that even if I take the time to point out the flaws with the game, it won't matter
I'm not reddit
GGG won't listen to me
>>148307971
Then why do you (and others) bother?
Go post on their feedback/suggestions forum then.
>>148307247
still scratching my head at how PoE can simultaneously improve on what D2 was yet set the bar pretty low
>>148307532
people say enough
you'd have to be illiterate to miss this gen's main criticism on this league: prophecy mechanics are unappealing
people also seem to dislike how one sided the entirety of melee builds have gotten with EQ in the mix
coc is a point of contention
etc
if you expect reddit-style posts "FIRST LET ME SAY THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE POE AND IT CHANGED MY LIFE HOWEVER THERE IS A SMALL ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN SLIGHLY BOTHERING ME (NO OFFENSE!)...." then you are just deluded as to how generals work
>>148308560
because it hasnt really improved on what D2 was. it got close to it and then wandered off
>>148308873
skill balance and whatever people choose to play has very little to do whether PoE is intrinsically good or not
yeah, remove or rebalance EQ and CoC and what not, probably the game is better off but did you actually change anything
>>148309635
>elements that define the gameplay experience have very little to do with whether poe is good or not
and those where just examples
not everybody is sold on ascencion, not everybody is sold on uber lab (even if they made it necessary to run with too valuable rewards to miss out), high end mapping has problems, crafting has problems, etc
all those things add up
you can claim none of that actually matters, but its what matters to people who play
>>148310107
unless a skill is severely overpowered to the point of being considered gamebreaking, then no, it doesn't "define" gameplay experience. how could it? at most, it influences the economy, sometimes even in a beneficial way for players who choose not to play fotm builds.
the issue with CoC is larger than skill balance because it tends to limit skill design - it's hard to create a non DoT spell for example, if some faggot is just going to slap it in his CoC setup and spam it 10 times a second. if it were to me, it would be removed from the game, but that's the only exception.
EQ being a little too strong is largely irrelevant, and whatever meta the majority of players chooses to embrace is also largely irrelevant. skill balance only matters as long as it preserves and allows meaningful choice.and build diversity exists.
>not everybody is sold on ascencion
enables more build diversity mentioned above (much more so than skill balance), not sure how that's a bad thing
>not everybody is sold on uber lab
optional content
doing a 15 minute run once (or paying for it if your build is that shit) to get your 7-8th points shouldn't be an issue to anyone
>high end mapping has problems
only valid concern you raise, but there is no easy quick fix, also highly subjective from player to player
>crafting has problems
define them
you can gear up easily with minimal trading and master crafting
high end crafting (exalt slamming) is reserved to the top 1% of the top 1%, not an issue
https://www.twitch tv/exhortatory/v/74602991
>>148313976
good point
How important is unwavering stance for an icestorm build? You have to waste 12 points on strength talents just to get to it so I'm thinking about putting them into ES nodes I have access to already instead
>>148315215
You aren't using a Brute Force Solution to transform those strength nodes into intelligence? I remember using two on the routing to Unwavering, which resulted in there only being 3 unconverted nodes.
It's important if you aren't killing from a distance, so if you're a leech variant using Warlord's Mark then it's pretty much mandatory.
>>148315536
How often do you get stunned though? I didn't even know you could get stunned until I read about the talent. It just feels like absolute shit going that far out of the way, and the brute forces don't even reach everything
>>148315891
since stun is based on hit vs your max life, if you go CI (which is usually the case with icestorm) you'll get stunned all the time, especially in high tier maps. It interrupts your casting, so think of it the same as getting silenced. As the other anon said, if you're leech based that's your death sentence right there
>36 posters
wew lads, how have you been doing?
>>148315891
It's more that you open yourself up to the possibility of death by chain stun, which can easily happen. It would only take one projectile in a multiple projectile map.
I checked the tree and there would be 4 unconverted nodes. There are some nice intelligence nodes along the path as well, such as the 20 int weapon elemental damage one and the 30 int node. The pathing does look odd, but you do get 150ish intelligence heading down there.
>>148316669
> such as the 20 int weapon elemental damage one
huh? the only weapon ele node around that path I found was Lava lash, but that hasn't any int bonus. Besides, I'm not sure if it even boosts icestorm, since while the spell is tied to the staff, it's a technically still a spell
>>148316578
great, just farming div cards
>>148317268
not really.
>>148317231
Catalyse
I'm fairly new to PoE and I only just beat Normal, and now I wanna make another character.
How do I muscle wizard, best ascendant and skills? Do I go Facebreaker with a mix of elemental damage like Inferno Strike or whatsitsname, or does something else work better? Maybe a templar dressed up like a wizard? So many options...!
>>148317439
Exactly, good idea
>>148317776
delete this
>>148317439
your wasting you're time
get the fuck out of our general
reminder that pathfinder is one of the strongest ascendancy classes
>>148318824
the*
>unlinked shavs 400c
>mjolner 200c
Is this the dedest hardcore league ever?
I got Diablo 3 for the free amazon bucks yesterday, but nobody told me that PoE is actually better. One thing that's better so far is I didn't experience any desync issues.
Is the From the Void prophecy bugged? Got it to proc twice on an orchard map but couldn't find Bameth. Wore the ring throughout the whole run every time so I don't accidentally oneshot him without having the ring on. The prophecy is still active also.
Does it simply proc whenever there's beyond bosses on the map while it's still random whether or not Bameth appears?
>>148320603
yet people scream for an auction house.
>>148320603
Wasn't headhunter like 5ex or something in perandus?
>it's a "find x item with standing stone time limit" zana mission
>it's a temporal chains episode
>>148320717
Go into options and if you have ping lower than 100 use lockstep instead of predictive mode.
Or was it the other way around... i dont even know anymore.
>>148322396
happens with every fated unique prophecy, and you're not actually consuming it until you actually complete it
D
E
P
>DEP
what did he mean by this?
What do you listen to while grinding mindlessly /poeg/?
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NECLTV7LcPY
>>148329462
what's the matter? too dep for you?
PAY UP GOY
I can not find the broken bridge waypoint. Anyone know where its usually located?
>>148331397
Just follow the road
>>148331464
I have revealed the entire zone and followed the road until it ends at the broken bridge.
Is SSF really the one true way to play Path of Exile?
>>148330265
what would be the point of a stash tab for a currency that cannot be stacked?
>>148332125
No, but solo play is.
>>148332125
rmt
Is there a cast on ranged kill gem in this game? Like I shoot an enemy with my bow and if it dies, it summons two skellingtons.
>>148332628
No, but there's a bow about it
>>148329873
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IGJ24LX7Oc
>>148329873
Nine Inch Nails
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdl70hZZZRc
was concentrated effect always a less instead reduced area modifier? Didn't even realize until today
>>148333779
yes
a reduced modifier would just be compensated way too easily or too punishing at lower aoe
>>148333779
no, it was 30% reduced before 2.0
>>148333910
>would just be compensated way too easily
yeah actually planned on doing that with the +AoE from the tree. ah well. still not sure whether the 100-200 extra DPS is worth enough to use it over controlled destruction/elemental focus
>>148334830
>Concentrated Effect Support: Now functions multiplicatively with other area of effect modifiers. In addition, the damage multiplier now starts at 40% (down from 50%). The mana cost multiplier is now 140% rather than 160%. It now grants 0.5% increased area damage per 1% of quality instead of reducing the mana cost.
>Now functions multiplicatively with other area of effect modifiers.
>Can't use the jeweler's touch prophecy if an item already has 6 sockets
Nice
>>148335882
you know that removed posts are still visible, right
>Look up the forum for builds
>CoC variant
>Earthquake Voidheart
>CoC variant
>Reave
>CoC variant
>CoC variant
>Earthquake
>Cyclone
>Well fuck, let's see caster builds
>Bladefall
>Bladefall mines
>CoC Bladefall
>Bladefall totems
>CoC discharge
>RF totems
>Bladefall
Nice variety and build diversity, poetards.
>>148336579
Forum guides are a popularity contest, why would you expect them to reflect build diversity? You're so fucking stupid lmao
>>148312770
all melee builds pretty much need voidheart in this league, all melee builds are bleed/poison, and most melee builds are EQ+jugs/slayer. this sounds like diversity?
ascension pigeonholes builds and provides powercreep with no downsides. see above
>2 more ass points optional.
the problems with crafting have more to do with its costs relative to progression. mastercrafting is most often a noob trap for new players until they learn how to spot items that are worth mastecrafting. even then crafting is simply too expensive for most people who would benefit from it directly, and by the time you can afford to dump currency into it, you would only do it to re-sell those items; which is a problem even for that 1% on a dead econ.
>>148332164
>user deposits a divination card
>a slot for that divination card is created which stacks to infinite
wow that was hard you dumbass
>>148332164
theyll make it so you can fit an unlimited amount of cards there, not that hard to imagine
>>148336579
>looking for builds on forum
Yeah I sure love those sub 4kHP, all uniques standard builds.
>>148337030
>all melee builds pretty much need voidheart in this league, all melee builds are bleed/poison, and most melee builds are EQ+jugs/slayer. this sounds like diversity?
so the issue is with voidheart, or bleed/poison being too strong, not EQ or skill balance as a whole. my entire point the entire time, in case you have a short memory. juggs and slayers can be so much more than EQ poison, if that's the single most popular build, then the issue is with players being unimaginative sheep, not the game itself.
>ascension pigeonholes builds
not really, every benefit is generic, a lot of builds can roll berserker for +40% more damage, or elementalist for conflux, how is that pigeonholing? you don't understand what you're talking about or are ignorant of how versatile ascendancies are
>and provides powercreep with no downsides
which enables previously unviable builds, increasing build diversity.
>>2 more ass points optional.
no, uber lab as a content is. getting 2 points by running it once for 15 minutes is trivial, as I said. so even if you're not "sold" on uber lab, no one forces you do to it more than once.
>the problems with crafting have more to do with its costs relative to progression
when is mastercrafting ever a cost issue relative to progression? really, adding a resistance with haku or elreon for 2 alch is a "noob trap for new players"?
>even then crafting is simply too expensive for most people who would benefit from it directly, and by the time you can afford to dump currency into it, you would only do it to re-sell those items; which is a problem even for that 1% on a dead econ.
crafting cannot be, by definition, cheaper than trading (because crafting materials ARE currency in this game). it is a mean to achieve otherwise untradable or difficult to trade items (because there's no offer on the market). again, this is for top tier minmax crafting, you do NOT need this to progress or reach end game.
>>148337213
I did not ask about the how, but the why ("what would be the point") you fucking retard. When's the last time you needed to stack 100 cards of the same set? Is there a point to a div stash tab as opposed to huh, just a fucking plain regular stash tab? Moron.
>>148338495
>what's the point of stacking cards that give currency/items infinitely in a game based around trading and currency
retard
>>148338593
None at all. Stacking crafting currency has obvious benefits (saving up for master crating prices, trading, the right item to upgrade). One reaps no benefit from stacking 500 sets of a card.
Needing a stash tab for currency cards makes even less sense, because you would redeem those cards for currency which is then stored in the, wait for it, currency stash tab! You're pretty fucking retarded.
>>148338985
>None at all
>>148339053
>I need a div stash tab so I can store my 500 sets of The Scholar, haha if you point out how retarded I am I'm just going to post a frog picture lmao xD
>>148339184
Yeah they don't make any difference at all! same with currency and premium tabs!!!!! just quality of life!!!
>>148339319
Currency stash tab has an obvious use because stacking currency as its uses and thus it saves precious space. You might want to save up to a thousand fuses, but you don't need 500 sets of the same card, you either need one or none. There is no point to card stacking, thus no point to a div card stash tab. Can't you read, or how do I get across something so simple to someone as retarded as you?
>>148339468
Sure i agree!!!!!!
>>148339685
>it's a I was pretending to be retarded all along episode
Thanks for coming by!
>>148338261
No, ascension creates the illusion of diversity because it makes certain borderline unplayable builds better (like wildstrike), but it also makes already powerful builds even more powerful. That is also the reason have been flocking to voidheart-based builds and juggs/slayer are more popular: they are simply stronger, not only meaning they do more damage, but they also survive better.
Dont blame people for falling into optimal builds either after experimentation or just browsing youtube/twitch, its just what naturally happens when you play an arpg. You can call people unimaginative all you want, but its hard to argue that some builds make whatever endgame you decide is your thing, MUCH easier, and its often the same 3-4 builds.
Which brings us back to the lab; even if get your 2 points with only 1 run, the rewards are too good to pass up, even if you dont like it. This i had mentioned before. near max q gems, 6l chests/weapons, hard to find/expensive cards, raw currency, etc is just too big of a bait. And EVEN after that some people just plain dislike lab.
>its a mean to achieve untradable or difficult to trade items
if you cant craft when you need the shit, and you cant sell when you can craft, there is problem
>Diablo 3 is ded
>Grim Dawn is ded
>PoE is ded
>>148340162
>road of banishment is ded
>>148340162
>my soul is ded
>>148340343
All ARPGs are basically dead
end it all
>only podcast GGG listens is shitty state of exile
>with ziggyd and zenocuckgenius
>filled with shitty opinions
>defending GGG's shitty practices and spreading their garbage suggestions to the game
>guys like mathil and projectpt never have a voice
>only forum GGG gives a shit is reddit
this game is fucking doomed
>>148340869
i like mathil and pt but i'm glad they're not in the podcast
mathil just 'plays the game' with his crit builds and pt... well pt can stay in his little dark corner playing his ssf
those other dudes see the bigger picture
>>148340869
>this game is fucking doomed
Good. It's been far too bad for far too long. I hope it dies.
>>148341562
but you're just plain wrong
our guys:
havoc
etup
bob
kripp (rip)
our girl:
esk
reddit's guys:
mathil
ziggyd
raiz
projectpt
zeno
autists:
ghudda
bakedchicken
irrelevant trash:
everyone not mentioned
>>148341676
instead they should have bakedchicken as a quest
>>148342175
>projectpt
>not our guy
shit list
>>148342419
>>148342175
This autism needs to stop.
>>148340162
>not having a general is being ded
nope
grim dawn has its player base, its just not an online game
d3 has its player base, albeit it does feel like its shrinking lately
poe is in the same bag as d3 as far as population goes
there should be an arpg general tho (we may be forced into one once poeg dies permanently)
>>148342419
a shitter that keeps dying to his own retardedness will never be our guy
>>148342506
>grim dawn has its player base, its just not an online game
there are plenty of healthy generals for non-online games. grim dawn has no general because it garners zero interest and sparks zero discussion.
>>148342506
/arpgg/ when
>>148342175
>project pt a guy hated by reddit is reddit's guy
>>148342653
other than dwarf fortress or that spacemen roguelike (which are stablished autism black holes) most other single player gens revolve around waifufaggotry or similar
thats why you have generals for whole genres or franchises, cause a single game wouldnt be able to keep a healthy gen (by healthy i mean gens not COMPLETELY devolved into waifufaggotry or animespam)
arpgs other than poe (and once D3) just dont have that pull with 4chan. and poe gens have been pretty bad lately
>>148342671
just start one, gather some links and shit and just do it
>>148343347
First, I have the feeling it would get shitposted to death by the few poeg auties left, as in
>hurr durr poe goat arpg why wont you bow to chris wilson
Second. I haven't played any """modern""" arpg other than PoE, GD, D3 and TL 1/2; and there are a bunch of them with new ones coming out
>>148342790
he's not "hated" by reddit, he's the "contrarian" figure on reddit who's not afraid to "call out" ggg, so that's it, that's his entire persona, he knows it and that's what he capitalizes on. it's as bland and boring as ziggyd choking on chris's cock, make no mistake
he's a reddit guy because he cares less about getting good at the game than being "le SSF dd trapper build xD" and "DAE think armor mtx are too pricy?!?"
he's a fake guy. only genuine guys like havoc or etup are our guys
>>148344008
t. someone who never watched pt's stream
>>148342950
i watched enough
Our only true "guy" is that brazilian who dies to obvious shit all the time.
Cause that reflects the average poeg player the most.
>>148337030
>all melee builds are bleed/poison
Scaling melee damage with added fire, WED and hatred is AIDS since ele-reflect is so broken.
>>148342506
>there should be an arpg general tho (we may be forced into one once poeg dies permanently)
i don't know who "we" refers to, but that certainly doesn't include me
if poeg dies or is only alive 3 months a year, so be it, i have no interest in mingling with other arpgers because my only interest lies in this game and its mechanics
it's bad enough that the chances of getting good feedback on build advice or having questions about mechanics answered here is already pretty low, no need to dilute an already diluted knowledge
