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Path of Exile Beta Thread: There Is No Sanctuary in Wraeclast

FINALBOSS

Banned
Man, release is looking so crazy.

I'm a tad worried about how the meta-game will shift with the center of the tree being blocked. I already know for a fact that my Wander will cease to function since I really need access to Vaal Pact. I'm just going to migrate to Scion and do some pseudo melee/ranged build with Spectral Throw/GMP or LMP and then some of the fancy trigger gems (most likely cast on crit). So even though the center of the tree is pretty much fucked now, the number of build opportunities are massive with all the trigger gems. Shit is about to get crazy.

I also just upgraded my open beta pack to Exalted.

For anyone wondering about jumping in this game, the amount of money that people have given to GGG should be all you need to know about the quality of the game and the development team behind it.
 

JWong

Banned
Man, release is looking so crazy.

I'm a tad worried about how the meta-game will shift with the center of the tree being blocked. I already know for a fact that my Wander will cease to function since I really need access to Vaal Pact. I'm just going to migrate to Scion and do some pseudo melee/ranged build with Spectral Throw/GMP or LMP and then some of the fancy trigger gems (most likely cast on crit). So even though the center of the tree is pretty much fucked now, the number of build opportunities are massive with all the trigger gems. Shit is about to get crazy.

I also just upgraded my open beta pack to Exalted.

For anyone wondering about jumping in this game, the amount of money that people have given to GGG should be all you need to know about the quality of the game and the development team behind it.

Well Chris said that they're moving keystones around where it make sense. The only people using Vaal's pact is when they have Ghostreaver, so I'm pretty sure it's going top right.

No one in the right mind would use it for Life. Pots are way too important for Life based characters.

Edit: Unless that's your character. =X
 

FINALBOSS

Banned
Well Chris said that they're moving keystones around where it make sense. The only people using Vaal's pact is when they have Ghostreaver, so I'm pretty sure it's going top right.

No one in the right mind would use it for Life. Pots are way too important for Life based characters.

Edit: Unless that's your character. =X

Yeah absolutely. I'm a little disappointed they won't be releasing the tree early, but what can ya do. And yeah it's pretty much exclusively used with Ghost Reaver which is what I'm doing. I'm pseudo low-life with Shavronne's and Wander/PowerSiphon. It's a shitload of fun but I kinda wanna try something else now.
 
Here's a little preview of the new OT :)

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Perkel

Banned
I would buy a monthly sub to this!

Someone should do that.

One GAF mag for 1/2 months with collection of best Gifs, reactions, what was happening for those 2 months on forum, who was banned, megatons. With comentarry.

I have headline for 2014 E3 edition:

"server unavailable"
 

KKRT00

Member
Spectral Throw + Leap Slam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWrJjbLBZkk

Looks awesome because the Spectral Weapons follow you when you Leap away :O

Dat framerate drop :p Look awesome though :)

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My Spectral Throw Crit Dagger Shadow looks more and more alluring :p

Yep, daggers could be awesome with this. But i have some plans for reanimating my Righteous Fire build. Even though they are planning on nerfing Kaoms and its harder to get big life pool now, with all trigger gems it could work [with discharge for example or traps]. It was so fun to play that i'll definitely try it again :)
Just look at this shit :) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vSlK2OTEK4
 

syko de4d

Member
I hope spectral weapon (this new summone skill where you only summone a weapon) is good, i could imagine that 5 summoned bows + GMP + Pierce + Knockback could be funny :p

Other thing i want to try is a Avatar of Fire Char with an AoE Melee Skill, like sweep, and with Detonate Dead+ignite+Elemental Proliferation Trigger on Melee-Hit or Melee-Kill
 

JWong

Banned
Man Scrubcore is so scrub. Playing in a league where you can die gets so boring.

Absolutely no danger so you make builds that just keep getting more damage over survival.
 

Gothos

Member
Look at this bad boy...

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lvl 50-60 1H Axe
Adds [x] - [y] Fire Damage while in your Main Hand weapon slot
Adds 25% Chance to Ignite while in your Main Hand weapon slot
Adds [x] - [y] Cold Damage while in your Off Hand weapon slot
Adds 100% Chill Duration while in your Off Hand weapon slot
Enemies Chilled by you take [x]% increased Burning Damage
[x]% increased Attack Speed

Elemental Cleave lovers are probably changing their pants right about now... :) Also, it has fantastic design.
 

Rufus

Member
It may come off as condescending, but I agree. Hardcore modes add so much to these games. The trade-off is that it rules out certain play-styles or makes them harder to achieve, but it's worth it.
 

Gothos

Member
After so much fun I that had during one week turbo race I was seriously considering going Hardcore in 1.0 but I was a bit disappointed with the Nemesis league which seems a bit bland to me comparing to Domination with its shrines. So I'll probably stay in softcore just because of that.
 

Kalnos

Banned
Man Scrubcore is so scrub. Playing in a league where you can die gets so boring.

Absolutely no danger so you make builds that just keep getting more damage over survival.

While I'm exclusively hardcore, I don't think you understand how dangerous it's to build a softcore character like that. Hint: you will die a lot and lose enough experience to not be able to progress.
 

Rubius

Member
Any news on the Release date of the game? I got a Demon Bow, my only unique, and will start a Archer when the game hit the floor and walk the dinosaur.
 
Q

Queen of Hunting

Unconfirmed Member
makes a change for a free to play mmo out of beta. most of them just stay in open beta
 

ixix

Exists in a perpetual state of Quantum Crotch Uncertainty.
Any news on the Release date of the game? I got a Demon Bow, my only unique, and will start a Archer when the game hit the floor and walk the dinosaur.

The full release is scheduled for October 23. That's when all the new stuff comes out and the open beta officially ends.
 

Rubius

Member
The full release is scheduled for October 23. That's when all the new stuff comes out and the open beta officially ends.

Aw yiss. so Act 3.5 and 4 comes out the 23 or only 3.5?

Wait the game is coming out on Steam? I played a little bit last month but damn. Didnt know that.
Guys. Will it have Steamwork and so will be able to trade Blessing Orbs for Hats?
 

Kalnos

Banned
Aw yiss. so Act 3.5 and 4 comes out the 23 or only 3.5?


Wait the game is coming out on Steam? I played a little bit last month but damn. Didnt know that.
Guys. Will it have Steamwork and so will be able to trade Blessing Orbs for Hats?

Just 3.5.

Won't be able to trade through Steam most likely.
 

JWong

Banned
While I'm exclusively hardcore, I don't think you understand how dangerous it's to build a softcore character like that. Hint: you will die a lot and lose enough experience to not be able to progress.

Die like twice a level and maps aren't an issue.

10% exp is nothing until like 80.
 

Rubius

Member
Just 3.5.

Won't be able to trade through Steam most likely.

Yeah I just read that.
Damn, that's a lot of stuff for 1.0. The Prestige class seem pretty cool and might lead to awesome builds. She's pretty much a blank slate.
I wonder if they might be able to add more Prestige class later on. Classes placed in the outer ring of the tree like a Summoner who start right next to the summoning stuff but is away from everything else.
 

Card Boy

Banned
Aw yiss. so Act 3.5 and 4 comes out the 23 or only 3.5?


Wait the game is coming out on Steam? I played a little bit last month but damn. Didnt know that.
Guys. Will it have Steamwork and so will be able to trade Blessing Orbs for Hats?

Yeah its on Steam, i think its just Steam wallet transactions, Achievements and the initial fast download that PoE benefits from on Steam.
 

KKRT00

Member
I like changes to boss runs, even though i was never a fan in D2, but EXP formula changes are awesome change in my opinion.
Need more info about Auras, but it could be good.

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I hope that DoT skill changes, will finally introduce Viper Strike too gems like melee splash.
 

Perkel

Banned
Aura buff is amazing change.

It annoyed me as hell that i could set up 3-4 auras from start with almost any 5-6 lvl character.

Multiple auras should be specialization build not standard one. Right now almost every class use some aura for high end content. This is especially noticeable when you play with party.

Imo they should reduce aura radius a lot and get few additional aura radius nodes on tree. Maybe keystone ?
 

ixix

Exists in a perpetual state of Quantum Crotch Uncertainty.
Interesting that he says that the 40-55 stretch is where a lot of players tend to stall out. It was in that level range that my first character hit a wall that I needed to use a carefully planned full re-spec to overcome.

Guess I'm not a statistical anomaly in that regard.
 

Nymerio

Member
Interesting that he says that the 40-55 stretch is where a lot of players tend to stall out. It was in that level range that my first character hit a wall that I needed to use a carefully planned full re-spec to overcome.

Guess I'm not a statistical anomaly in that regard.

That's me as well. I think that's about the point where you find out how much your build actually sucks.
 
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