EPTI always am in favour of random exalts, btw, is 3 damage + life the go to for a good abyss jewel?
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bo1b
Australia12814 Posts
I always am in favour of random exalts, btw, is 3 damage + life the go to for a good abyss jewel? | ||
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Latham
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Now I've been researching stuff by myself and probably have as many hours invested in reading beginner guides and watching youtube videos explaining things as I do playing this game but it is still a bit overwhelming. So I've come to you guys with some questions: I've decided to start as a witch because she's a pure INT class and I generally thought that a spellcaster will not be as gear dependent as a melee fighter for reliable damage. I've researched and found 3 builds I'm interested in and would like to hear your opinions about which to follow. Inki's Arc Witch - https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1147951 Max Block Scorching Ray - + Show Spoiler + https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qr0TGpJ2qfs-K6DnXTpM24Bt9JsAhk5Tuv30AkL0zew/edit#heading=h.coc8xmz3vjah Firestorm Leech Tank - https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1944728 what I want to know is: How easy are these to gear for and if I could reliably gear for them playing SOLO without trading. Maybe you guys have experience with these builds and you'd point me in a clear direction and say which is the best for a beginner like me? I'm lv 16 and I think it's about time to start investing into the passive skill tree with something clear in mind. Also, I'd like to join the guild if you'd have a newb like me. I'm mostly looking for friendly people to chat with while I get my bearings and adapt to the game's mechanics. Maybe answer some questions for me in guild chat if any do pop up in my head. I am NOT looking for any handouts or charity or carrying me in any form. I'm probably more interested in solo play and gearing by myself. I know this might seem unsocial but I do not like visual clutter on my screen from other people. It tends to confuse me a lot. This season I want to experience the game and play at my own pace. I'm not really competitive about ladders or hardcore mode, but I do enjoy new season starts and I do not mind grinding for gear all that much. Well this post has gone on for long enough so I'll shut myself up :p IGN is: Latham89 (acc name) and LathamBB (witch's name). I dunno which you guys need to invite me. I'm on EU (Frankfurt) if it matters? | ||
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PoulsenB
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Velr
Switzerland10921 Posts
 ).Scorching Ray is very good and there are plenty of builds for it. If you like the channeling/stationary playstyle. Firestorm i personally don't like, so won't speak about. If you want to beat all content (which most people don't, not by far), I don't see many cheap builds that compare to Glacial Cascade Mines. | ||
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r.Evo
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HolydaKing
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Arc miner is another option which is cheaper, but more squishy. That one is also good against single targets, although of course not as good as other skills are with mines (hi Glacial Cascade). Though if you don't wanna trade at all the the cheaper doesn't really count. If you do, you can buy cheap 5-6L helmets that are good for miners. | ||
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-Archangel-
Croatia7457 Posts
On December 21 2017 22:21 HolydaKing wrote: Arc is fun, just use Foxtactics builds for it (imo THE Arc player since he has been using it for like 5 leagues in a row and was the one to make it semi popular to begin with). You'd use Lightning Tendrils for single target instead. It's probably not the best option for a new player though, since you need more gear than say for a Scorching Ray build. Arc miner is another option which is cheaper, but more squishy. That one is also good against single targets, although of course not as good as other skills are with mines (hi Glacial Cascade). Though if you don't wanna trade at all the the cheaper doesn't really count. If you do, you can buy cheap 5-6L helmets that are good for miners. Foxes Arc builds were using Vaal pact which is now nerfed and moved far away. I don't know if he has a version for 3.1 | ||
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WaveofShadow
Canada31495 Posts
On December 21 2017 15:55 EchelonTee wrote: Guild exalting together = good times :D + Show Spoiler [my jewel] + ![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/32scn10.jpg?1) + Show Spoiler [exalted] + ![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/VjH98NW.jpg?1) + Show Spoiler [plato joins in] + ![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/phBaCDI.jpg) + Show Spoiler [exalted] + ![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/JIPT6TI.jpg) Whoa are those really worth slamming? I could swear I've vendored abyss similar to those. What do you expect to get from those? Also what are good stats on an abyss? | ||
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bo1b
Australia12814 Posts
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-Archangel-
Croatia7457 Posts
On December 21 2017 23:39 bo1b wrote: Finally running a melee lab farmer, my goodness it's smooth. Full key runs at 3.7k hp on a ngamahus slayer. 3.7k hp?! Are you joking? Uber Izaro can one shot you with half his attacks. | ||
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Duka08
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On December 21 2017 16:57 bo1b wrote: Oh nice! I always am in favour of random exalts, btw, is 3 damage + life the go to for a good abyss jewel? I'm curious about this too. I used a bunch of abyss jewels with flat dmg while leveling and figured they'd be bad once I got real weapons/gear. | ||
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Conversion
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HolydaKing
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On December 21 2017 22:39 -Archangel- wrote: Foxes Arc builds were using Vaal pact which is now nerfed and moved far away. I don't know if he has a version for 3.1 Maybe he doesn't have a 3.1 guide, but he certainly has a character where you can see his skill tree / items. https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/FoxTactics/characters He also is streaming right now if you guy wanna see Arc that is pretty legit (tho he also has great gear). https://www.twitch.tv/foxtactics Seems like he went back to using Flame Surge for single target, like last league (where I used his build). Flame Surge is pretty absurd in that set up, but you need to ignite with Arc / Orb of Storms. | ||
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bo1b
Australia12814 Posts
On December 22 2017 00:59 -Archangel- wrote: 3.7k hp?! Are you joking? Uber Izaro can one shot you with half his attacks. Fortify, basalt and granite flask and izaro hits me down to 2k hp with todays buffs. I'm at 4.2k now anyway now that I've leveled up a bit. | ||
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Duka08
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Spawned Elder and his guardians on T5-7s for fun. First time I had died in a long while. Only once or twice on Elder himself and... Eradicator I think? The lightning one? And once to the dude that bleeds too. My first endgame boss experience lol. Haven't done Shaper/Guardians/Atziri. | ||
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bo1b
Australia12814 Posts
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Duvon
Sweden2360 Posts
link to a calculator | ||
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Duka08
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On December 22 2017 15:33 Duvon wrote: Duka, did you do the extra calcs you have to do for molten balls dps boost? link to a calculator I hadn't, no, but based on putting my numbers in from PoB to that spreadsheet, it seems like % increases propagate through. Meaning if I'm shopping and plug in a weapon(s) that result in a 5% total dps increase (both balls and melee hit) in PoB and update the spreadsheet, the total damage after calculations also increases 5%. Neat calculator though. Will definitely bookmark it for later when I need to know accurate dps numbers though, since yeah, PoB + the balls is very sloppy. I sold a Poet's Pen for 50c, highly doubt I'll do any alts that take advantage of it, and I found another Ex (have 2 in abyss now). So maybe I will look into a Belly...... | ||
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On December 21 2017 22:50 WaveofShadow wrote: Whoa are those really worth slamming? I could swear I've vendored abyss similar to those. What do you expect to get from those? Also what are good stats on an abyss? Echelon's jewel is a synergistic T1 + T2 + Life, Plato's jewel is double T1 + T2. Both are "worth" slamming but as with slamming anything, the vast majority of the time you don't get an upgrade. Crafting with exalts is a matter of volume--it requires a large enough operating budget that you can deal with the fact that you're going be straight up pissing away currency a lot of the time to eventually get something great. If you don't have the currrency to throw away a few exalts, you aren't really missing much. On December 22 2017 08:02 Duka08 wrote: Hey shit on my gear again please. You really ought to fix your flasks if you've been at endgame for a while. Heat does nothing when you have a Hrimnor's Resolve (you're always immune to freeze anyway), Dousing isn't super useful, and you don't have a Warding flask for curses. | ||
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Duka08
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On December 22 2017 17:04 TheYango wrote: You really ought to fix your flasks if you've been at endgame for a while. Heat does nothing when you have a Hrimnor's Resolve (you're always immune to freeze anyway), Dousing isn't super useful, and you don't have a Warding flask for curses. FUCK. The Dousing is supposed to be Warding. I was rerolling those just yesterday and must have misread that one in a rush. Thanks for the catch. I kept the Heat because I assumed I would be replacing Hrimnor's (only used it because I had it lying around I believe and the life was good when I finished leveling) but that fire damage and freeze immunity is pretty nice though. | ||
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