Path of Exile

Thregin said:

So i have a VDslinger and it's good for map clearing but the single target feels really lacking. So i kind of want to level something new thats better at bossing. Perhaps contrary to that i sort of want to do the chieftan slam warcry meme for the new tawoah node.

Anyone tried that out and know how it performs against bosses? And what skill would work the best? Obviously techslam fits chieftan but hows that for single target?

I don't get the stashtab drama at all. They seem near useless to me who would even need them? I really hope we get the stash auto sorting sooner rather than later though and then i might get them.

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I'm using Ice Shot/Barrage deadeye atm which is really, really nice. However, I'm finding getting the proper cluster jewel for the build borderline impossible with the changes (8 slots, 3 passives, and 2 jewel sockets). The closest one is 10 slots, 3 passives, and 1 jewel socket for 2ex. I'm working around it for now, but with Barrage, bosses melt fairly quickly so far given the fact I have dogshit gear outside of my breastplate.

I would not recommend it though unless you have at the least a 5 link, and I do have a hyrri's ire which is really critical ot the build. I league started with it and it was FUCKING PAINFUL, but I managed to get through it. Geared it's really nice. Only annoyance is swapping out chain support with barrage support for bosses. I've dropped the gem on the ground a few times on accident doing that, but that's mainly because im not used to it.

I have a clear two step fix (with a bonus) to the stash tab problem. I should probably post this on reddit.

1. The search function should not be by each tab. Instead, there should be 1 unified search. This search should do one of two things:

• It should display a quad tab type interface when you start a search that displays items that match your search criteria in every one of your stash tabs. You simply take it out of the quad stash and it will be removed from whereever it is.
• Alternatively, doing a search should hide all tabs that do not have anything in them that don't match the term you're searching for.

2. There should be a rules file, similar to a loot filter, that allows you to define where certain loot goes if you CTRL+Click it to send from inventory to stash. For example, the ability to put things with tier 1 loot into certain tabs, league loot automatically goes into the league tabs, etc. There is no diminishing returns of the stash tab, really, because its going to take up normal tab space anyway since you'll be stack-limited, but buying the tabs doesn't empty your inventory.

The funny thing about #1 above, is that the popular Second Life viewer firestorm for years and years has done a really really cool job on it's settings that do exactly this and I rarely if ever see this implemented in any piece of software. If you search for a term, it hides all tabs not relevant and highlights the thing you're searching for in the relevant tabs. Path of Exile needs this for it's stash tabs. Here's an example of it in action of what I'm talking about...

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They really should implement something like the loot filter for stash tab clicks. That would be the best way, tbh. They could sell a billion tabs for that purpose and would revolutionize loot management.

Bonus. Add auto-sort button for stash tabs only.

Bonus 2. The search should allow use of special keywords, like they currently do, but in a better format. For example: map,rare to show all rare maps. Or unid to show all unidentified items, etc.

Cluster Jewel change is really nice and very needed. The jewels for a specific build will be a lot easier to get now. They also said the drop rate increase to seed drops might be deployed today.

Also:

Next week we plan to deploy Patch 3.11.1 and will preview its patch notes next week. In the meantime, we wanted to provide some general indication of what we're working on in the immediate future. While not all of these changes will be in next week's patch, we'll aim to get as many of them in as possible.

In case you missed them, we've already released several small updates with improvements to Harvest. You can find them here, here, here, here, here and here.

General Harvest Improvements

• We're working on a new reward item that can drop from both Harvest monsters and the Final Boss. There are several variations of it that you can receive randomly. It has a limited number of uses and can be placed within your garden to produce more Lifeforce from nearby plants, create luckier crafting outcomes, or provide a chance to generate additional crafting options for each of the ones you planted. We're brainstorming other stuff it could do also.
• The colours of growth meters on plants have been improved so that it's easier for colourblind players to differentiate between Wild and Primal plants. We are also investigating changing the UI artwork of these so that you can tell the difference more easily without relying on colour.
• We've added stairs to the terrain around the Sacred Grove's portal to improve its accessibility.
• Increased the number of seeds that drop in maps, particularly mid-tier and rarer seeds. You now receive a lot more seeds from the highest-tier maps.
• Harvest Crafting options will be sorted by their tier rather than their Lifeforce cost and will also be grouped together by their crafting type.

Improvements to Final Harvest Boss Fight

• The final boss fight will guarantee that you receive a few of the new reward item mentioned above.
• Improved various mechanics to enhance the feeling of the fight.
• Adding debuff icons to signal when the boss' debuff has been applied to you.
• Adding a progress percentage value that indicates how close you are to the next boss respawn.
• Improving various visual components of the fight.
• Improving the boss' AI so that it's less likely to move onto ground effects and more likely to leave them.
• Fixed various bugs associated with this fight including the boss being able to get stuck within vine walls.

Vulkan Beta
We're continuing to steadily improve the Vulkan Renderer and would ideally like to get it out of Beta prior to our September launch. Please continue to send reports to us on the bug report forum and we will continue to fix them as soon as possible.

Thank you for all of your feedback since Harvest's launch. We really appreciate it.