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On December 12 2014 13:43 Probemicro wrote:
looks like its flameblast league as usual.
Which makes me pretty sad ... had so much hope that they'll adress the brokeness of flameblast ... welp.
On December 12 2014 13:24 vndestiny wrote:
Holy shitcraft hybrid weapon mod got legacy. Geesus
Thats actually pretty big, but i like it.
And I wonder if the increase from 0,01 delay to 0,05 is actually noticable for Cast on Crit. At least some PCs wont die as fast 
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Barely played all season, but it seems that I've gained more wealth solely because of items getting legacy'd that past seasons when I actually played LOL
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what is the next best spell to use other than flameblast for levelling, considering no twink gear, anyone think?
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Going by races I've seen I think Searing bond is pretty good. Lightning Tendrils also seems OK. At some point in Merciless Arc will become very good.
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On December 12 2014 18:33 HolydaKing wrote:
Going by races I've seen I think Searing bond is pretty good. Lightning Tendrils also seems OK. At some point in Merciless Arc will become very good.
yeah i heard tendrils is pretty decent, but isnt the aoe pretty small at the start? is it too mana intensive?
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There are potions while leveling. ^^ However I guess it should be manageable. AoE being small... hmm yeah but it kills fast. With AoE nodes it becomes pretty good.
Of course going Flameblast will be best. Top 50 all Flameblast and Arc inc.
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On December 12 2014 13:27 vndestiny wrote:
Every single defense mechanisms got nerf. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.
God damn it Chris.
Belly untouched. Was already close pre-patch, this change is prolly gonna drive the price up rather high.
- Vengeance has huge potential to be sick AoE clear while walking.
- There's gotta be something broken with Auras+Totems.
- SRS / Physical -> Lightning might be rather stronk.
- Physical DoT... hmmm... welp.
e: Oh, lol, selfcast IC still broken. Ups.
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First time I'm pretty salty about a nerf hammer. I still don't understand why they had to nerf block while dual wielding so hard. 50% nerf in the tree and nerf on uniques. As if it was OP when Dual Wielding sucked anyways compared to evrything else. T.T Just calculated: My Dual Wield frenzy will be down to 29 % block from 58 %. Nice stuff, really.
Nerfs to other uniques like LC, CoD, Rumi's, Atziri's Acuity are ok in my eyes. BoR and WoE nerfs are dumb imho (WoE nerf basically means, that it has 3 % increased block chance over every other dual wielding weapons, so wow). Immortal Flesh got a huge buff. Finally useful? Cyclone has finally been buffed to where it should be. Only Defensive Auras affecting summoned totem...I don't get that one. Which totem isn't summoned? Raging Spirits and AA nerfs are ok while Puncture nerf is pretty meaningless.
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On December 12 2014 19:45 Miragee wrote:
Only Defensive Auras affecting summoned totem...I don't get that one. Which totem isn't summoned?
Unless I misunderstand it means that e.g. a Purity Aura affects them like anyone else (based on how far they are away from you) while an offensive aura like e.g. a Herald has effectively unlimited range since it affects you and the totem uses your stats to cast its spell.
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On December 12 2014 19:39 r.Evo wrote:Show nested quote +On December 12 2014 13:27 vndestiny wrote:
Every single defense mechanisms got nerf. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.
God damn it Chris. Belly untouched. Was already close pre-patch, this change is prolly gonna drive the price up rather high. - Vengeance has huge potential to be sick AoE clear while walking.
- There's gotta be something broken with Auras+Totems.
- SRS / Physical -> Lightning might be rather stronk.
- Physical DoT... hmmm... welp.
e: Oh, lol, selfcast IC still broken. Ups.
totems with anger/wrath/haste + ele hit maybe?
arc totems with haste?
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Tbh I didn't really see anything that makes me really want to play the new league. All nerf and no new interesting skills/mechanics added :/
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Yeah, certainly not a patch which will gain them more players.
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So I haven't been following PoE for a long time, where can I see what the new skill gems do?
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You can only read what the patch notes say:
http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1120457
Skill gem part:
+ Show Spoiler +Added a new Intelligence Skill - Kinetic Blast: Fires a projectile from a Wand that causes a series of small explosions surrounding its point of impact, each damaging enemies caught in the area. (Available from the Lost in Love quest for the Witch and Shadow.)
Added a new Dexterity Skill - Blink Arrow: Fires an arrow at the target destination. When the arrow lands, you are teleported to it and a clone is summoned at your old location. The clone is a minion that uses your bow and quiver. (Available from the Lost in Love quest for the Duelist, Ranger, Shadow and Scion.)
Added a new Dexterity Skill - Mirror Arrow: Fires an arrow at the target destination. When the arrow lands, a clone is summoned. The clone is a minion that uses your bow and quiver. (Available from the Enemy at the Gate quest in Cruel for the Duelist, Ranger and Shadow. It can also be created with the vendor recipe: Blink Arrow gem + Orb of Alteration. This recipe works in reverse also.)
Added a new Strength/Intelligence Skill - Static Strike: Strike your enemies, building up static energy on you. This energy damages enemies around you when it expires. (Available from the Enemy at the Gate quest for the Templar and Marauder, and from the Mercy Mission quest for the Duelist and Witch.)
Added a new Strength Skill - Reckoning: Perform a swift counter-attack against enemies in a cone shape when you block with your shield. (Available from the Intruders in Black quest for the Templar, Marauder, Duelist, Ranger and Scion.)
Added a new Strength Skill - Vengeance: Chance to perform a swift counter-attack against all enemies around you when you are hit. Weapon range increases the area of this attack. (Available from the Lost in Love quest for the Templar, Marauder and Duelist.)
Added a new Dexterity Skill - Riposte: Perform a deadly counter-attack when you block. Uses both weapons while you're dual wielding. (Available from the Lost in Love quest for the Duelist, Ranger, Shadow and Scion).
Added a new Intelligence/Strength support gem - Physical to Lightning. (Available from the Sharp and Cruel quest for the Templar, Shadow and Scion).
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On December 12 2014 19:45 Miragee wrote:
First time I'm pretty salty about a nerf hammer. I still don't understand why they had to nerf block while dual wielding so hard. 50% nerf in the tree and nerf on uniques. As if it was OP when Dual Wielding sucked anyways compared to evrything else. T.T Just calculated: My Dual Wield frenzy will be down to 29 % block from 58 %. Nice stuff, really.
When you nerf base block on shields and shield block on the tree, iit's kind of necessary to nerf one of those for Dual Wielding. It would be pretty silly/counter-intuitive for dual wielding to be the best way to max block.
These notes make me happy (except perhaps the lack of a mechanics buff to armor). Unless Bloodlines is harder to deal with than Beyond, the game needed to be a bit harder anyway. Some token buffs would have really improved community reception though...That aside, the patch notes say one thing to me:
Path of Tornado Shot, boys!
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On December 12 2014 20:24 Varanice wrote:Show nested quote +On December 12 2014 19:39 r.Evo wrote:On December 12 2014 13:27 vndestiny wrote:
Every single defense mechanisms got nerf. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.
God damn it Chris. Belly untouched. Was already close pre-patch, this change is prolly gonna drive the price up rather high. - Vengeance has huge potential to be sick AoE clear while walking.
- There's gotta be something broken with Auras+Totems.
- SRS / Physical -> Lightning might be rather stronk.
- Physical DoT... hmmm... welp.
e: Oh, lol, selfcast IC still broken. Ups. totems with anger/wrath/haste + ele hit maybe? arc totems with haste?
Herald of Ash+Thunder Spark Totems. EASY!
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If they left untouched Cloak of Defiance than I am fine.
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Except that HoA is not an aura ;-)
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On December 12 2014 21:15 HolydaKing wrote:You can only read what the patch notes say: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1120457Skill gem part: + Show Spoiler +Added a new Intelligence Skill - Kinetic Blast: Fires a projectile from a Wand that causes a series of small explosions surrounding its point of impact, each damaging enemies caught in the area. (Available from the Lost in Love quest for the Witch and Shadow.)
Added a new Dexterity Skill - Blink Arrow: Fires an arrow at the target destination. When the arrow lands, you are teleported to it and a clone is summoned at your old location. The clone is a minion that uses your bow and quiver. (Available from the Lost in Love quest for the Duelist, Ranger, Shadow and Scion.)
Added a new Dexterity Skill - Mirror Arrow: Fires an arrow at the target destination. When the arrow lands, a clone is summoned. The clone is a minion that uses your bow and quiver. (Available from the Enemy at the Gate quest in Cruel for the Duelist, Ranger and Shadow. It can also be created with the vendor recipe: Blink Arrow gem + Orb of Alteration. This recipe works in reverse also.)
Added a new Strength/Intelligence Skill - Static Strike: Strike your enemies, building up static energy on you. This energy damages enemies around you when it expires. (Available from the Enemy at the Gate quest for the Templar and Marauder, and from the Mercy Mission quest for the Duelist and Witch.)
Added a new Strength Skill - Reckoning: Perform a swift counter-attack against enemies in a cone shape when you block with your shield. (Available from the Intruders in Black quest for the Templar, Marauder, Duelist, Ranger and Scion.)
Added a new Strength Skill - Vengeance: Chance to perform a swift counter-attack against all enemies around you when you are hit. Weapon range increases the area of this attack. (Available from the Lost in Love quest for the Templar, Marauder and Duelist.)
Added a new Dexterity Skill - Riposte: Perform a deadly counter-attack when you block. Uses both weapons while you're dual wielding. (Available from the Lost in Love quest for the Duelist, Ranger, Shadow and Scion).
Added a new Intelligence/Strength support gem - Physical to Lightning. (Available from the Sharp and Cruel quest for the Templar, Shadow and Scion).
Thank you.
A question about Kinetic blast.
Do you guys know how it interacts with "increased projectile damage" (I assume it only improves the initial projectile, and not the explosions) and "increased physical weapon damage while dual wielding" (same)?.
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I'll be surprised if the explosions don't get stronger with physical dmg, but probably not with projectile damage. Will have to see.
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