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I'm thinking some kind of Wild Strike + Trinity + Inquisitor/Battlemage + ... umm, 'insert ??? spell here' setup might be something to fuck around with this league.
Or wait, is Trinity only for spells and not attacks? Eh whatever, something like that though might be interesting from a thematic standpoint.
Or wait, is Trinity only for spells and not attacks? Eh whatever, something like that though might be interesting from a thematic standpoint.
Caeden
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I was kicking around smite or lightning strike with maybe wave? I forget if that’s instant. It really feels like a poe2 mechanic shoehorned in now.
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Works for "skills" so spells and attacks work, but no triggered, orb, totem, or brand skills. That seems like a bit of work though as you'd have to synergize the wildstrike supports and the spell supports and essentially both would be a 5 link at best. Might be the annoying skill A skill B gameplay too, especially when you add in a movement skill.
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Hmm, maybe.
From that standpoint, I'm thinking some spell where you 'drop' it and move around, then while mobs are preoccupied with whatever you just dropped you reposition and wild strike for a second or 2 with huge attack speed. So like, while you're moving you hit spell B, and when you're repositioned you hit attack A for a few seconds. You're still only hitting one skill at a time, just alternating which one it is so it's not too onerous. Or at least that's what I have in my (probably addled) mind.
Plus, it seems like GGG is taking many things in that direction, what with the warcry + ES builds as an example.
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Every league, most of the big streamers make new videos with the "best" starter guides, most of which have various links on how to build and stuff. These are generally good. If you mean to play right now, you'd look at the ones from Heist launch, if you mean for next league, there won't be guides until the patch notes are released, so a couple of days before launch. Necro is probably the "best" starting build in most leagues, but it's minion based so it only appeals to some people, past that there's starters for every archetype that are fine with a multitude of skills. Some won't scale super well lategame but starters are generally meant as that, they'll get you to red maps and farm some currency to gear up your "real" char.
Arbitrary
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I started this up yesterday and am mindlessly following the instructions every step of the way. I have to say it just works. I'm a noob so my opinion isn't worth a hunk of spit but everything just smoothly comes together from level to level as you run around in rags.
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dizzie
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Out of the recent builds I've played the simplest starter build I'd recommend would be bleed gladiator. It's got good clear and bossing, it's relatively cheap and simple to gear up. You just need a half decent axe - you'll wreck everything and the best part is it's tanky and fun as fuck.
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Xevy
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A lot of the slammer type builds are very easy to gear and can be pretty tanky. Boss fights can be kinda wonky until you get a A tier weapon due to cooldown management, but they're pretty good. You can see SSFHC people get to lvl 100 with all rares and a 5 link fairly often with these builds.
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Caeden
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I usually check in on Matth, but for some reason he makes me want to punch him in the face despite being super helpful and a overall nice guy in his video.
man, I kinda want to start off meta and he and Mathil seem to influence the meta the most starting.
man, I kinda want to start off meta and he and Mathil seem to influence the meta the most starting.
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dizzie
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Might play this league from the start. I started heist 3-4 weeks into it - it's really boring joining a league that late. Feels like it's been ages since I was up till 2am on a Saturday morning to hit maps in PoE. Missed the league start hype more than anything else about the game, the first couple of days are really enjoyable for me - it's probably one of the best things about playing in trade.
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Kythik
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Plenty of starter builds have stayed relatively the same for years.
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Derkon
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Patch notes are always the Tuesday before the league is out. Tonight is the balance manifesto.
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So much shit doesn't even show patch notes until the day of the patch. And PoE has been the same for patch note release for years, it's a few days before the league, which is really enough.