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[KKRT00]

Is melee viable on the harder mobs or do people gravitate to ranged builds?

Yes it is - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CHGLWhMunM

But in closed beta ranged builds are much easier and require much less gear, we dont know how it will look in Open Beta, probably similar, although many ranged abilities got nerfed up and NPCs are harder.

 

[JWong]

But the tree unlocks the ability to use certain gems? Or does it augment the abilities? I think its really cool, just having a hard time wrapping my head around the intricacies. Only have a level 8 witch so far.

Gems only requirement are stats, so you gotta make sure you pick up the right stats in the Passive Skill tree.

Augmenting? It's a global increase rather than certain gems. Increase Projectile Damage only affect Projectile Skills, etc.

 

[Yoshichan]

But the tree unlocks the ability to use certain gems? Or does it augment the abilities? I think its really cool, just having a hard time wrapping my head around the intricacies. Only have a level 8 witch so far.

It does not unlock the ability to use certain gems - and it doesn't augment the ability directly. But by putting points on "Physical Damage increased", you'll indirectly make your melee-gems more powerful.

 

[Tomat]

But the tree unlocks the ability to use certain gems? Or does it augment the abilities? I think its really cool, just having a hard time wrapping my head around the intricacies. Only have a level 8 witch so far.

No, you get abilities through gems that drop from monsters/quest rewards/trading with other players. The tree is ALL passive abilities. Things like +damage with certain weapon type, + elemental damage, +accuracy. There are those types of passives, and then there are build defining passives that you work towards like Blood Magic which makes it so you use Health to cast spells, or something like this one passive that you can get that makes it so you NEVER miss a melee attack, but you cannot get crits anymore.

 

[injurai]

Gems only requirement are stats, so you gotta make sure you pick up the right stats in the Passive Skill tree.

Augmenting? It's a global increase rather than certain gems. Increase Projectile Damage only affect Projectile Skills, etc.

It does not unlock the ability to use certain gems - and it doesn't augment the ability directly. But by putting points on "Physical Damage increased", you'll indirectly make your melee-gems more powerful.

No, you get abilities through gems that drop from monsters/quest rewards/trading with other players. The tree is ALL passive abilities. Things like +damage with certain weapon type, + elemental damage, +accuracy. There are those types of passives, and then there are build defining passives that you work towards like Blood Magic which makes it so you use Health to cast spells, or something like this one passive that you can get that makes it so you NEVER miss a melee attack, but you cannot get crits anymore.

thanks for clarifying that




oh your playing this too Tomat, me you and yoshi will need to party up sometime.

 

[BurnOutBrighter]

But the tree unlocks the ability to use certain gems? Or does it augment the abilities? I think its really cool, just having a hard time wrapping my head around the intricacies. Only have a level 8 witch so far.

All gems are usable provided you meet the level and attribute requirements. You can gain attributes from the tree or from gear.

It augments the abilities in a general sense, for example getting a 10% increased spell damage node will make all your spells do 10% more damage.

 

[Rubius]

But the tree unlocks the ability to use certain gems? Or does it augment the abilities? I think its really cool, just having a hard time wrapping my head around the intricacies. Only have a level 8 witch so far.

Nope. the Passive skill tree is simply stats and bonuses. You get stuff like +Life or +Mana or +Strenght. You also get stuff like +Defense with a shield or +Damage with a One Handed Sword. And then you get the big one who are "game changers" stuff like "You cant miss but cant crit" or "You cant be stunned but enemies cant miss" or "You do not benefit of the effect of your shield, but your minions do"

Gems have a some requirement on them, but nothing to do with the Passive tree.

Just look at the Tree here ,you will understand.

 

[VariantX]

But the tree unlocks the ability to use certain gems? Or does it augment the abilities? I think its really cool, just having a hard time wrapping my head around the intricacies. Only have a level 8 witch so far.

Its intricate, but I wouldn't say complicated. The skill gems and the passive skill tree let you build your character up in a way that reflects your play style. As for the requirements for using gems, they depend upon your level and how high certain stats are ex: str/dex/int. It hasn't completely clicked with me yet, but I'm getting the hang of it.

 

[Atomski]

So is there anything you can actually buy with points yet?? Havent played for a good while.

 

[Yaboosh]

So is there anything you can actually buy with points yet?? Havent played for a good while.

Stash space and character slots.

 

[JWong]

Thoughts on this build?

Increased AoE range, Elemental damage, Resistance, Armor, ES, then that ES leech keystone that's in the top left somewhere.

Just playing around. Gonna to be Slammin' the ground. Running Added Fire and Hatred. It feels like there's not enough damage, but it's really hard to calculate without getting the gear.

 

[Yoshichan]

Well, damn my head hurts right now! Way too much PoE bursts today :3! Heading to bed so I can dream about moaaaar PoE!

 

[Mengy]

WELL, I played a few hours of the beta tonight, and I have to say that so far I'm impressed with PoE. That's not to say it's perfect. It is lacking some of that Blizzard spit and shine that they give their games. Just little details in interface and such that Blizzard really does well. However, I'm having a blast with the passives tree and these skill gems. Their is a lot of customization to be made here, and most importantly, CHOICES. I get to build my own character, not just pick what skills I want to use out of a huge pool that unlock as I go. It's a nice feeling to be able to build a character and then have that character grow and develop as I level, based on choices that I make, not the development team.

It's amazing how much of a difference that little detail can make when playing a game.

And the graphics. If only Diablo III had the art style of PoE. I can't believe I'm saying that. It's so incredibly reminiscent of Diablo II so far, PoE is clearly inspired by it.

I really like the game. Can't wait to get further into it and really delve in to playing around with building characters.

 

[Card Boy]

Well, damn my head hurts right now! Way too much PoE bursts today :3! Heading to bed so I can dream about moaaaar PoE!

lol careful we don't want a repeat of what happened with D3 now....

 

[Kalnos]

My only gripe about the game so far is that the FoV seems way too zoomed, but maybe I'm just missing something?

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

Well, damn my head hurts right now! Way too much PoE bursts today :3! Heading to bed so I can dream about moaaaar PoE!

Don't you have some D3 to play?

 

[Rubius]

My only gripe about the game so far is that the FoV seems way too zoomed, but maybe I'm just missing something?

In games like that, everybody need the same FOV or else, people with better computers get an unfair advantage.

 

[Card Boy]

In games like that, everybody need the same FOV or else, people with better computers get an unfair advantage.

Not really. They can zoom out for everybody, just saying. It is a tad close.

 

[Arde5643]

And the graphics. If only Diablo III had the art style of PoE. I can't believe I'm saying that. It's so incredibly reminiscent of Diablo II so far, PoE is clearly inspired by it.

Another thing the graphics has over D3 is atmosphere - on some stages, the art style, lighting, combined with the awesome music just makes the whole thing very atmospheric.

 

[Wallach]

Played a fair amount of this last night, on a Ranger and Duelist.

Didn't really set up a build for my Ranger, just wanted to play around with some bow stuff. On the Duelist, I did some reading; I came across Kripp's 2H Ranger setup, which was based on another person's 2H Ranger concept of using Lightning Strike, and the idea looked kind of appealing. Planning on doing a similar build using the Duelist:

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-...utfJuqjJ-0Eca2abPdEGkwlb6eOvcgucKiiLA83z1wKY=

There's a lot of stuff I'm just eyeballing, I'm not going to bother starting any kind of math on some of these passives until I get OB patch notes. I'm also considering a tweaked concept utilizing Flicker Strike since that sounds like a good time with a 2H.

 

[Emitan]

Mac wrapper isn't working for me

 

[Rubius]

Not really. They can zoom out for everybody, just saying. It is a tad close.

Exactly, if they do adjust the POV, they will do it for everybody. You cant really set it to see more of the map.

 

[RepairmanJack]

Played a good amount today. Seeing all the build of the day videos and looking at the skill grid makes me laugh at D3's attempts and how they said there would be more "good builds" just not as many bad builds.

Not trying to dive into it too much now, but I definitely look forward to experimenting later on.

 

[XaeonBE]

I hope this game is as good as I think its going to be because I really expect much of it.

I will see this Wednesday if open beta starts.

 

[beyond_death]

I am now a Kiwi Supporter. Cant wait to get into this game. The soundtrack is great.

 

[XaeonBE]

I am now a Kiwi Supporter. Cant wait to get into this game. The soundtrack is great.

Didn't hear any of the soundtrack yet so I'm excited to hear it.

 

[KKRT00]

Didn't hear any of the soundtrack yet so I'm excited to hear it.

My favorite track from OST - Solaris Temple
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEd3rTWagw4

 

[syko de4d]

yesterday Curse Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pXpB6dfNMg

183 Diamond Supporters

Chris today on reddit
http://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile...diamond_supporter_packs_have_now_been/c805uxw

205 Diamond Supporter

...

Amazing, how many they will get in the last 4 days?

 

[Wolf Akela]

That's the first time I saw Chris. Totally not what I imagined his voice to look.

 

[Corky]

yesterday Curse Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pXpB6dfNMg


Amazing, how many they will get in the last 4 days?

Gaaaaaaah that looks so cool :O!

 

[Yoshichan]

My favorite track from OST - Solaris Temple
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEd3rTWagw4

This is amazing.

Don't you have some D3 to play?

What kind of post is this? Have you even followed what I've done and contributed to the community, or did you simply make that one and only post in this thread solely for trolling-purposes?

 

[Card Boy]

That's the first time I saw Chris. Totally not what I imagined his voice to look.

It's like the first time seeing TotalBiscuit or Darksydephil.

 

[Torec]

Another thing the graphics has over D3 is atmosphere - on some stages, the art style, lighting, combined with the awesome music just makes the whole thing very atmospheric.

Great point! Something I think Path of Exile absolutely nailed is that dark feeling and a terrible sense of isolation. I think the soundtrack really supports that. It brings me back to my days playing Diablo as a child and the haunting feeling I had as I progressed deeper underground. It took me a few years to finally overcome my fear and beat the game.

 

[Perkel]

Glad to see they are working. already on content beside act3ex.

It's crazy that they have things like that in production considering they are just 20 people.

It's like the first time seeing TotalBiscuit or Darksydephil.

Same here.

 

[Wallach]

Got my Duelist up to 24 or something. I'm actually really enjoying this character so far... melee seems to have a rough start but now that things are moving along I'm pretty much cruising through Act 2. Pretty much in love with all of the systems in the game right now; the bartering system is really clever, the itemization is extremely well thought-out (which beautifully interacts with the economy), the skill tree greatly rewards planning and player knowledge... so much thought went into the foundation design for this game. After D3 I wasn't sure if I'd ever really be excited for this kind of game again, but I'm very much looking forward to Wednesday's launch.

 

[Arksy]

Not a huge fan of the character dolls. Especially the witch and marauder. Still trying to decide on a class.

 

[KKRT00]

That's the first time I saw Chris. Totally not what I imagined his voice to look.

He was in incgamers interview while ago and without a beard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQGAvAgReZ8

yesterday Curse Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pXpB6dfNMg

183 Diamond Supporters

Chris today on reddit
http://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile...diamond_supporter_packs_have_now_been/c805uxw

205 Diamond Supporter

...

Amazing, how many they will get in the last 4 days?

Thats fucking crazy, since gamespot interview they've got 29 Diamond Supporters, so 29k$ just from that and we got 29 new uniques

BTW amazing interview by Curse, not only knowledgeable with good footage but also funny and short.

 

[Yoshichan]

Curse interview was really good!

 

[KKRT00]

Any one knows what exactly post processing options does in PoE? Its heavy in performance, but it doesnt changes scene at all.

I dont see any difference

 

[Yoshichan]

Have you tried restarting the client after changing the settings?

 

[KKRT00]

Have you tried restarting the client after changing the settings?

Its unnecessary, it cuts framerate to 60% and i remember when it was bugged on nvidia cards and You can see bug realtime, also the whole post-processing technology is shader based, so completely real-time, like ENB or sweetfx shader.
I'll try other areas and see what changes there.

 

[Wanny]

This and Warframe will be my first F2P experiences. I won't mind to pay to support the devs.

 

[Anno]

So do you eventually reach a point where your gems stop leveling up? Or maybe even a point where they're able to level up but you don't want them to? Mana costs seem to increase along with gem level.

 

[KittenMaster]

So do you eventually reach a point where your gems stop leveling up? Or maybe even a point where they're able to level up but you don't want them to? Mana costs seem to increase along with gem level.

Yeah, some gems you would want to hold off on leveling for mana cost reasons (Clarity is a good example). There's even a vendor recipe that allows you to downgrade a gem if you need to.

 

[Switters]

Hey guys, quick question. Do I get the full value when selling unidentified items to a merch?

It seems that I never have enough SoW and my stash is getting full of low tier uncommons.

 

[Torec]

Hey guys, quick question. Do I get the full value when selling unidentified items to a merch?

It seems that I never have enough SoW and my stash is getting full of low tier uncommons.

Someone with more experience can correct me if I'm wrong, but with my limited time played during the closed beta, sold unidentified items yield different crafting items than if it had been identified. I don't know whether the value of items you receive is any different, however.

 

[Atruvius]

Hey guys, quick question. Do I get the full value when selling unidentified items to a merch?

It seems that I never have enough SoW and my stash is getting full of low tier uncommons.

From the FAQ.

You don't have to identify before you sell but it doesn't grant you more shards. Instead selling identified and unidentified items grants you different shards for different orbs. Unidentified items grant you Transmutation Shards, whereas identified items grant you Alteration shards.

The FAQs are are pretty informative, read them myself this morning.

 

[KKRT00]

Hey guys, quick question. Do I get the full value when selling unidentified items to a merch?

It seems that I never have enough SoW and my stash is getting full of low tier uncommons.

For unidentified magic or rare You get same reward as for identified crappy rare/blue. Identified items can yield higher currency if they have very high roll of prefix/suffix.

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Post-processing adds bloom in some locations and sometimes alter colors lightly, its not worth activating and framerate cost. Spell effects, armor shaders etc looks the same on both settings.
Forest areas looks better with post-processing though.

 

[injurai]

ok so my only gripe so far about the game is that town portals timeout after a while. I went afk, and came back and it had closed...

I see no reason for this to be a mechanic. At least we have Waypoints, but even then I had to walk and fight across a big zone to get to where I was...

 

[JWong]

Hey guys, quick question. Do I get the full value when selling unidentified items to a merch?

It seems that I never have enough SoW and my stash is getting full of low tier uncommons.

Here's the full list: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/15223

For your question specifically using Magic items:

UnID random magic gives Transmutation Shards
ID random magic gives Alteration Shards

It's different for rares and stuff. Very complex.