Path of Exile - Page 537

On October 28 2013 19:35 EchelonTee wrote:
Why Melee splash on your frenzy?

On October 28 2013 19:39 BobMcJohnson wrote:
So, I just downloaded the game, and I'm not really sure what I should do first, hope you guys willl be able to enlighten me a bit, since I didnt play much Diablo2/3 before.

-What exactly are those league I can choose at the start? Are they just some kind of increased difficulty mode or is there something more to them?
-Should I start in one of them or should I start with a standard/softcore playthrough first to get a hang for the game?

-Regarding builds, should I stick to some kind of standard or can I make my own and not end up with a completely worthless character? When looking a bit at streams every single one of them seems to play some kind of spectral throw build :<

On October 28 2013 19:40 Vallelol wrote:


So I am not 100% sure on this, but I think the different targets I hit with Melee Splash count for the Cast on Crit Gem, so when I crit 3 Targets instead of 1 with my Frenzy, the chance of my Cast on Crit Trigger is 3 times as high. Tried it with Multistrike before, but I think only the initial hit counts, so the extra attacks from multistrike do nothing for my build.

On October 28 2013 20:24 EchelonTee wrote:

Hmm I'm not sure on that one. Do you get 3 Frenzy charges from one Multistrike hit? I feel like Multistrike would be more suitable if it did work with cast on crit.

seems like your build would be really great for party play; conduit, shocks, and freezing everywhere. I'd love to see it in action.

On October 28 2013 20:14 EchelonTee wrote:

There are 4 leagues; Standard, Hardcore, Domination, and Nemesis. Hardcore and Nemesis leagues are "Hardcore", in that if you die, your char gets moved out of that league and into Standard. Therefore, you won't lose the progress on that char, but won't be able to play in the HC leagues with that character anymore.

Standard and Hardcore are the "permanent" leagues which have been around for nearly a year now. Domination and Nemesis are new leagues with added mechanics; this adds some difficulty, but makes the game more fun and interesting for sure. Domination is a "Softcore" league; if you die here, you will still be in Domination, while if you play Nemesis, deaths will send you to Standard. These 2 new leagues were just released, so there are a lot of people playing still in the low levels and low-mid level gear should not be too hard to find. The majority of the TL guild is also within these two leagues. You should probably start in Domination or Nemesis for these reasons. If you'd like a challenge, Nemesis can be a lot of fun, but Domination might be better if you want to learn the ropes first.

Your first character will probably suck; the game is not easy and there are a lot of small and big things to learn over time. A lot of the fun in the game is building new chars and perfecting builds, so don't get discouraged; borking one char a bit means your next one will be much better. I can point you to some good beginner builds if you let me know if you would rather play a Melee char, Ranger type, or spell caster; these builds should help you get going. Also, there's some good information in this thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/1p20l6/new_to_path_of_exile_or_have_no_idea_what_it_is/

On October 28 2013 20:14 EchelonTee wrote:

There are 4 leagues; Standard, Hardcore, Domination, and Nemesis. Hardcore and Nemesis leagues are "Hardcore", in that if you die, your char gets moved out of that league and into Standard. Therefore, you won't lose the progress on that char, but won't be able to play in the HC leagues with that character anymore.

Standard and Hardcore are the "permanent" leagues which have been around for nearly a year now. Domination and Nemesis are new leagues with added mechanics; this adds some difficulty, but makes the game more fun and interesting for sure. Domination is a "Softcore" league; if you die here, you will still be in Domination, while if you play Nemesis, deaths will send you to Standard. These 2 new leagues were just released, so there are a lot of people playing still in the low levels and low-mid level gear should not be too hard to find. The majority of the TL guild is also within these two leagues. You should probably start in Domination or Nemesis for these reasons. If you'd like a challenge, Nemesis can be a lot of fun, but Domination might be better if you want to learn the ropes first.

Your first character will probably suck; the game is not easy and there are a lot of small and big things to learn over time. A lot of the fun in the game is building new chars and perfecting builds, so don't get discouraged; borking one char a bit means your next one will be much better. I can point you to some good beginner builds if you let me know if you would rather play a Melee char, Ranger type, or spell caster; these builds should help you get going. Also, there's some good information in this thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/1p20l6/new_to_path_of_exile_or_have_no_idea_what_it_is/

On October 28 2013 21:30 gCgCrypto wrote:
Hi, just found out that there is a PoE section on TL, cool ^^
Is there by any chance a Guild you guys host where one could join? (playing Nemesis but just ripped in Merc TT, rerolling EK scion)

On October 28 2013 23:49 bluQ wrote:

If you are back again in merci and geared up for maps hit me up ingame: GGGamecrash
We're a core group of 4 guys (german ). No Guild or anything just mapping dudes.

On October 29 2013 00:16 Crissaegrim wrote:
Where is the TL guild. Would love to join.

On October 29 2013 00:23 Scorch wrote:
I have a few questions.
I played the beta in spring. I liked many game concepts and the game's complexity. However, there were a few issues which killed the fun for me:

- Many dull or monotonous areas without any visual highlights, generally a bleak, grey-ish graphics style.
- A hard to read minimap made of a wireframe and huge dungeons, so I got lost easily.
- The worst story presentation I've ever seen in a video game. I never knew or cared what I was actually doing.
- Orbs instead of an actual currency, resulting in difficulty of estimating an item's value and lots of inventory clutter.

Are these points still part of the game or has it changed a lot since I played?

On October 29 2013 00:24 crms wrote:
are guilds league specific? I have some map quality/level hardcore characters but I think hardcore league is dead? Sucks because I'm pretty rich in hardcore. ~_~
I think Nemesis is the new 'hardcore' league, right?

On October 29 2013 00:23 Scorch wrote:
I have a few questions.
I played the beta in spring. I liked many game concepts and the game's complexity. However, there were a few issues which killed the fun for me:

- Many dull or monotonous areas without any visual highlights, generally a bleak, grey-ish graphics style.
- A hard to read minimap made of a wireframe and huge dungeons, so I got lost easily.
- The worst story presentation I've ever seen in a video game. I never knew or cared what I was actually doing.
- Orbs instead of an actual currency, resulting in difficulty of estimating an item's value and lots of inventory clutter.

Are these points still part of the game or has it changed a lot since I played?

On October 29 2013 00:24 crms wrote:
are guilds league specific? I have some map quality/level hardcore characters but I think hardcore league is dead? Sucks because I'm pretty rich in hardcore. ~_~


I think Nemesis is the new 'hardcore' league, right?

On October 29 2013 00:16 Crissaegrim wrote:
Where is the TL guild. Would love to join.