Path of Exile 2

[Homerboy]

Melee is hard as hell to start off i'm finding

Melee has never been good in POE. at least not for a long time. They have tried and tried again, and while it has gotten better, it's hasn't been comparable to other meta builds.

 

[Homerboy]

This game looks and sounds like the bomb! It's not my typical genre, so how much of a leap would it be going from tycoon gaming?

It's free - install. Watch one of the countless guides/tutorials and learn as you go. POE1/2 can get REALLY complicated and convoluted. This is EA too, so there's lots of imbalance they are still trying to iron out.

 

[RPD]

So act1 boss was unbelievably difficult for my minion witch build, act2 boss was... a freaking cake walk?? I think I finally have enough defenses for them that it feels some what comfortable playing. My major gripe is a lot of maps have narrow passages, they get stuck A LOT and end up having to wait for them to revive. Which sucks when I'm jump by a pack and a rare and this happens, I'm very exposed.

 

[paperfist]

It's free - install. Watch one of the countless guides/tutorials and learn as you go. POE1/2 can get REALLY complicated and convoluted. This is EA too, so there's lots of imbalance they are still trying to iron out.

Thanks!
I thought it was only free if you owned the first or spent like $600 on previous content.

 

[quikah]

Thanks!
I thought it was only free if you owned the first or spend like $600 on previous content.

PoE 2 is not free yet. Cheapest is $30, though they give you ~$30 of in game currency with it. PoE 1 is free.

 

[paperfist]

PoE 2 is not free yet. Cheapest is $30, though they give you ~$30 of in game currency with it. PoE 1 is free.

Gotcha. I don't think I've ever seen a game that was paid for EA, but free after release. Interesting concept.

 

[Homerboy]

Thanks!
I thought it was only free if you owned the first or spent like $600 on previous content.

Sorry - I meant POE1 is free to play. POE2 is still $30 EA.

 

[akenbennu]

Been playing a monk, and yes, melee sucks. Just hit Act 3, starting to get a good damage flow with ice strike and bell.

 

[Homerboy]

Been playing a monk, and yes, melee sucks. Just hit Act 3, starting to get a good damage flow with ice strike and bell.

Still slogging along with my infernal minion build. It plays fine, but I'm not sure the gameplay is for me. Its just too slow, to "wondering" in large maps. There doesn't seem to be much of a "reward" for leveling up and I'm still using gear I found in Act 1. There doesn't seem to be that same feel of... progression? I'm not hating it. But I'm not loving it either.

 

[akenbennu]

Still slogging along with my infernal minion build. It plays fine, but I'm not sure the gameplay is for me. Its just too slow, to "wondering" in large maps. There doesn't seem to be much of a "reward" for leveling up and I'm still using gear I found in Act 1. There doesn't seem to be that same feel of... progression? I'm not hating it. But I'm not loving it either.

The checkpoint teleports in the latest patch help and I've hit the point where I just transmute/augment whatever white gear I find.

 

[Homerboy]

The checkpoint teleports in the latest patch help and I've hit the point where I just transmute/augment whatever white gear I find.

yeah they've helped somewhat for sure.
but having to transmute/augment to "craft" via RNG is just a horrible mechanic. And certainly isn't fun to do.

 

[Homerboy]

ta hell if I can beat the first ascendency trial

 

[Timorous]

ta hell if I can beat the first ascendency trial

What class are you? Getting some relics can help with honour defence.

 

[RPD]

So after hitting a dps wall in maps around T4-ish respec'd my chaos minion witch to fire and holy hell that was a massive upgrade. Just not enough chaos diversity or synergy in the game yet to really flesh out a minion build around it, tried a lot of different combos.

 

[WhiteNoise]

I don't like it. refunded. I'll try it again when its free. From what I played though, and being a big POE1 fan, I'm not feeling 2 at all.

 

[quikah]

This is pretty hilarious

Kripparian reacting to Quinn69 reacting to Elon Musk playing "Elon's" hardcore character.

 

[RPD]

So yea.. that arbiter of ash... is some bullsh.. The jump in difficulty from all the other end game stuff to him is like exponential at least for my first time fighting him. I can't stand 1 shot mechanics and he has them in spades.