Path of Exile
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Oh wow they backported the Minion accuracy buff from PoE2, minions now always hit. Made sense in PoE2 cause you had no way to scale accuracy almost(and the aura was more shit to use) so didn't expect that in PoE1. It isn't that big of a deal after they buffed minion accuracy like 2years ago but still.
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Hmmmm, if you assume a concentrated divine flask, you make up the damage lost on pconc. Bouncing variant did not get as much of a buff from the life flask. Both are probably fine, especially since life flasks are easier to maintain from the passive tree.
Econc, not so much.
Econc, not so much.
Arbitrary
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Flew under the radar for a bit because pob didn't know what to do with it. I still don't think it's 100% accurate, but it is close enough now since the damage was bonkers. Still is. You just gotta play the poison version.
Still probably the best minion build. And totem build.
But still minions. And totems.
Still probably the best minion build. And totem build.
But still minions. And totems.
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Xevy
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Unfortunately I think a lot of the true build cooking won't happen until we see all the bloodline ascendancies. Very much hope they show them all before launch as I think they'll be very important in determining people's starting builds.
Also, more new uniques being shown wouldn't hurt. Those really get peoples brain juices flowing.
Also, more new uniques being shown wouldn't hurt. Those really get peoples brain juices flowing.
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Kirun
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I also enjoyed the part where Mark confirmed they're no longer trying to court new players into PoE 1 anymore. I'm glad they're basically acknowledging that the game's playerbase is just slowly going to attrit out and don't really give a fuck.
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Uriel
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Not sure those matter that much for league starter builds, since you have to kill endgame bosses just to unlock them. I'm fine if they show them but I think it would be more fun if they didn't reveal them until launch.
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Yep as one season dies, like they always do, hop on to the other game with a fresh season waiting for you.
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Nǐ hǎo, yǒu jīn zi ma?
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Khane
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Molten Strike, Lightning Strike, Frostblades, Smite
And there are warcries that exert strike skills as well.
Strike skills have been the kings of melee for a long, long time. Last league was an anomaly for melee.
Kirun
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I don't really buy that "strike skills have been kings of melee for a long time." They've had their moments, sure, but most of the time they've lagged behind the true heavy hitters - namely slam builds and anything that abuses scaling from exertions, Impale, or absurd base AoE.
Molten Strike hasn't been relevant for ages outside of extreme min-maxing (and really only when Molten Strike of the Zenith got added in Ancestors), Lightning Strike is carried by projectile scaling (which isn't even really melee anymore), Frost Blades is basically a ranged skill in disguise, and Smite's main appeal has always been aura gimmicks, not raw melee power.
Meanwhile, slams have consistently gotten mechanical and numerical love. Between Fist of War, seismic scaling, exert interactions, and all the reworks over the years, they've been GGG's clear favorite. Every patch cycle, if something melee gets touched, it's usually a slam skill or something that benefits slam archetypes.