Korrupt
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Well shit no wonder sometimes it feels like my DPS is lower. I'll take it off when I get home and see how it plays. Swapping made me kind of sad since I recall all sorts of claws dropping on necro that would have been great =/ Didnt expect to try a "melee" build.
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Almost to blood aqua then gotta farm one up. Fucked up and 5 linked a stupid generic rare last night cause I didnt realize I had the prophecy for it ;( Sad times.
Caliane
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yeah, plague bearer is really cool.
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The mechanic is not super obvious, and worded weird.
but yeah. While "incubating" meaning charging up. it gives you 20% less poison damage. (and then stores 40% of your poison damage, on hit, towards the buff)
When you hit cap, your poison damage is back up to full value. or, when you activate the skill to "infect", where it then does 12% chaos damage over time, of the stored value when you start it, in an aoe around you.
This damage is not effected by spell/damage/etc modifiers.
Plague Bearer
Plague BearerSpell, Chaos, AoELevel: (1-20)Cost: (6-13) ManaCooldown Time: 0.50 secCan Store 1 Use(s)Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 24Gain an Incubating buff, adding to its Plague Value as you inflict poisons. Use the skill again to begin Infecting, dealing chaos damage over time to nearby...
The mechanic is not super obvious, and worded weird.
but yeah. While "incubating" meaning charging up. it gives you 20% less poison damage. (and then stores 40% of your poison damage, on hit, towards the buff)
When you hit cap, your poison damage is back up to full value. or, when you activate the skill to "infect", where it then does 12% chaos damage over time, of the stored value when you start it, in an aoe around you.
This damage is not effected by spell/damage/etc modifiers.
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AladainAF
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I need a suggestion now that 3.9 has been out of a bow build that is the following:
1. Cost no object, I'll farm for what I need. I'm good at that.
2. Prefer ranged, or placing ballistas.
3. Will have a headhunter to make for fast map clearing.
4. Monster at bosses with the same gear minus HH (though changing gems around for bosses is understandable)
5. All content capable.
6. Delve capable around 600 depth or so. Anything past that is just bonus.
Most of the builds posted are still starter, or cost in mind which is understandable. I'm already up to 18ex this league, and have a doctor card for the HH, so I'm pushing hard to farm whatever I need to build a monster bow build, just don't know what to play.
Suggestions/Ideas?
1. Cost no object, I'll farm for what I need. I'm good at that.
2. Prefer ranged, or placing ballistas.
3. Will have a headhunter to make for fast map clearing.
4. Monster at bosses with the same gear minus HH (though changing gems around for bosses is understandable)
5. All content capable.
6. Delve capable around 600 depth or so. Anything past that is just bonus.
Most of the builds posted are still starter, or cost in mind which is understandable. I'm already up to 18ex this league, and have a doctor card for the HH, so I'm pushing hard to farm whatever I need to build a monster bow build, just don't know what to play.
Suggestions/Ideas?
Thregin
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Can't say im perticularly fond of this new atlas system. Feels like theres extra steps and confusing things with trying to advance it against the conquerers. Even the map tab is a mess.
Maybe they'll fix it up some and maybe it gets better with experience i dunno but for right now it's kind of a bummer to me.
edit: just to annoy me more the loot is under the altar and i cant get to it. i hope i get the watchstone atleast from zana or something
edit2: i could so im good
Maybe they'll fix it up some and maybe it gets better with experience i dunno but for right now it's kind of a bummer to me.
edit: just to annoy me more the loot is under the altar and i cant get to it. i hope i get the watchstone atleast from zana or something
edit2: i could so im good
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Only reduces your DPS until it's fully charged, which if you're aoeing takes like 1 or 2 packs or so. Once it's charged your DPS is normal, and you can pop the button for additional aoe. I use it cause it's basically free damage whenever I fight a boss or want to clear spread out trash or whatever, just turn it on for a few secs, turn it off again and charge it up quickly.
It does suck on single target damage with no charge until your dmg is high though, like Izaro fights. That said since it reduces your poison by 20% but stores 40%, as long as you toggle it on and empty it before the boss dies it's still a net positive.
You can loot the stuff using a movement skill to get into the altar. Whirling Blades, Cyclone, Phase Run work. Flame Dash didn't seem to work. Not too important for the watchstone but it's nice for the actual loot.
LachiusTZ
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AladainAF
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Kyth and I both took watchstones out of the atlas after opening a map portal to that region. Once the influence triggers, it triggers in a state where the watchstones are not set. As such, the maps shown and available are not the maps you need to run. They don't drop either, and even the map stash tab itself doesn't show maps that the atlas does. Edit: You can do the reverse too, and put watchstones in after a map and then when influence appears, it "eats" the watchstones, leaving you with not enough.
Example:
This highlighted map is a tier 13 siege. However in my tier 13 map tab:
No siege.
There are several posts about this. I did come across this blurb:
But, with that said, I'm not sure how to do the influences on the inner regions.
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Kiroy
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I don't mind the changes but ggg is fucking themselves introducing new levels of complication into an already complex game. I don't really understand how anyone picks up this games and finds enough enjoyments to keep playing before giving up out of frustration.
I feel like they're making the fatal mistake of making the game for some hardcore nuttbutter streamers. I want a little challenge and some some, not this insane complexity. I don't even pick up items anymore, it's weird, there's really no point.
I feel like they're making the fatal mistake of making the game for some hardcore nuttbutter streamers. I want a little challenge and some some, not this insane complexity. I don't even pick up items anymore, it's weird, there's really no point.
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zombiewizardhawk
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Yeah, I really did enjoy the game a lot more when there was way less going on. Pre shaper were probably my favorite times.
AladainAF
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It's not really that bad once you learn it, but the accessibility for new players is too much. Their lack of tutorials or whatnot makes this just too damn complicated. It wasn't until lots of looking at it, and kyth's help that I finally figured out exactly how this whole atlas thing works. It makes perfect sense now, but it's nothing that couldn't have come with an in depth tutorial.
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The HP and damage buffs are way too much in the early acts. It's one thing to make a hard game, it's a completely other thing when you make it a frustrating mess. People don't like dying over and over and over and there's plenty of other games that offer challenge without frustration.
There's literally zero enjoyment for someone new to it.
There's literally zero enjoyment for someone new to it.
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I have played in about 4 leagues and know the game past beginner. I am one of the people they lose to complexity because every league I get really excited to roll up a character and then remember all the previous mechanics I will have to contend with plus a new league mechanic. Add in a brand new mapping system and I really just don't have the time or patience to do that plus fucking sift through builds to find one that doesn't make me want to gouge my eyes out.
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Cyclone - CoC(from Shaper weapon) - Desecrate - DD - Spirit Offering - Spell Cascade - Increased Crit Strikes
Someone tell me why this is dumb. I've been able to find absolutely nothing on the internet abusing Spirit Offering. Sure, there's lot of CoC - VD - Desecrate builds since they removed the cooldown last patch, but I can't find anything also utilizes the ultra high sustain from casting Spirit Offering. Obviously, I didn't think of some super cool idea, so what am I missing?
Also, in case the idea isn't stupid, I can't think of a way to boost corpse production. Spirit Offering will eat up 5 and DD(with Awakened Spell Cascade) will eat 5-10. Doedre's Tenure and Scold's Bridle is the best I could come up with, but even with a modicum of armor, it just can't keep up. It would also be nice to decouple corpse generation from hitting an enemy. Really wish there was a trigger weapon for fire like Cospri's Malice or Mjolner.
Someone tell me why this is dumb. I've been able to find absolutely nothing on the internet abusing Spirit Offering. Sure, there's lot of CoC - VD - Desecrate builds since they removed the cooldown last patch, but I can't find anything also utilizes the ultra high sustain from casting Spirit Offering. Obviously, I didn't think of some super cool idea, so what am I missing?
Also, in case the idea isn't stupid, I can't think of a way to boost corpse production. Spirit Offering will eat up 5 and DD(with Awakened Spell Cascade) will eat 5-10. Doedre's Tenure and Scold's Bridle is the best I could come up with, but even with a modicum of armor, it just can't keep up. It would also be nice to decouple corpse generation from hitting an enemy. Really wish there was a trigger weapon for fire like Cospri's Malice or Mjolner.
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I'm pretty sure they removed the CoC mod from the shaper weapons (CwC too).
They should also be much harder to obtain since shaper influenced maps are much rarer.
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Path of Exile
Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.
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I'm willing to bet they'll come down in price as more people get into their atlas and increase their awakened level. Either way, I was really disappointed the lack of "supported by" mods on the new influences.
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