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Zaphid

Zaphid

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Well the main point of any totem build is that you can't die to reflects, although to advertise the build as 100k dps seems a bit misleading, there is enough offensive strength right now that you can clear maps with just about anything.
 
Ryanz

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5 totems seem like overkill. I mean...can you even drop 5 totems before everything is dead?
 
Caliane

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going to need some faster totem placement for sure..Ic has some on it though. the issue is iron commander has a low innate damage.
Iron Commander - Path of Exile Wiki
32-77 max roll
adds 12-24 max roll.
+1 totem per dex, +1-3 phys damage per 25 dex.

Siege Ballista - Path of Exile Wiki
siege totem uses your weapon damage.

like, my old Ancestors bond Siege scion had 160dex, 216dps weapon. not great.. but Iron commander is a 78dps weapon. your going to need more then 2 totems to match.
800 dex is 32-96 added damage via the 1-3. making IC a 171dps bow

flat damage is obviously great with 3-5 totems.


not a superfan of that scion build linked honestly. I would drop irongrip, and everything around it. grab resolute tech instead. drop point blank.
and strongly consider dropping the points by point blank and duelist, vs going due west out of scion grabbing aura nodes, and dex.
 
Joeboo

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Is there anyone in standard Perandus League that could buy me two Increased Duration gems off of Clarissa in Act 3?

Apparently only Marauders, Templars, and Duelests have that gem as purchasable. Should cost 2 Orb of Chance for two of them...I'll be on and off all weekend but I'd be more than happy to toss the Orb of Chances into the last tab of the guild stash if someone can nab them fore me(and put them back on the last tab of the guild stash)

Worst case scenario I can level one of those classes to act 3 in an hour or two, but I'd rather not have to.

Thanks!
 
Joeboo

Joeboo

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Will do. Last night no one was on that wasn't in Hardcore...wasnt sure if anyone was even playing softcore at all
 
Caliane

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oh? usually a few on SC. a good 50/50 split i'd say.

I've been busy recently though. so only on to do daily masters and log out often.
also, ranger main atm. may or may not have an inc duration via drop. but not sure. any masters can sell it?
its the "long way" but can often do that to get gems your class doesnt normally get. like, got my immortal call for my ranger via haku.
 
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Tenks

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Ripped my PHC siege ballista toon. I think around 65 or so. Act2 Merciless and Perandus pack bum-rushed me in that forest right after the Vaal Temple. PHC was a fun change of pace but I think I prefer the softcore ruleset. Losing that much time investment is a bit of a kick in the nuts. But you never know maybe now that I have a bit of currency (unfortuantely I dumped like 20c in currency before the rippening) I may be able to make it so it doesn't take me 15 hours to get to Act2 Merci again.

Also siege ballista scion is a bit boring. I got to the point where the build was getting realized (~550 dex when I died) and I can see it having potential but it just wasn't jiving with me. I prefer straight up flame/spell totem toons. I may roll a PHC chieftain doing RF or Flame totem. Shame I sold my balling Lifesprig I found.
 
Caliane

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a_skeleton_03_sl said:
I have reached that slightly boring 85-90 grind. Stalled out at 87 last season.
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yeah. always stall out there. and start an alt, or, get sidetracked by other game. my TS pathfinder is at 84 atm. getting tired of maps. looking to start an alt. I can't decide on what though. 2h flicker is a solid option. I have a few decent rare weapons, and an abyssus. maybe Ill enchant it, and let that decide. If it gets a favorable skill, I'll run that.


Lab is definitely not the alternative to mapping I hoped it would be.

I wanted it to be a roguelike. A bit cowards trial, a bit descent.
Have it hard as hell. with exits every few levels. take your loot and leave. die and drop it.
every time you enter, you start at level 1 again.

current lab is of course just a rush to the end, for enchant.
 
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Tenks

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Lab is a failure IMO. If it wasn't for being required for Ascension no one would go in there. Helm enchants are also really powerful but really hard to do yourself. Which almost devalues unique helmets because with a white you can enchant it and sell it for crafting. For uniques you have to keep running it until you get what you need.
 
Zaphid

Zaphid

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Tenks_sl said:
Lab is a failure IMO. If it wasn't for being required for Ascension no one would go in there. Helm enchants are also really powerful but really hard to do yourself. Which almost devalues unique helmets because with a white you can enchant it and sell it for crafting. For uniques you have to keep running it until you get what you need.
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On the contrary, I consider it a success for a game where the best map is a flat area with a lot of mobs for your lol-ez build to plow through. However, as with many features in PoE, they need to come with wider balance considerations upon release - like why the fuck are movement skills such a joke outside 3L Warp, Blink Arrow with Quill Rain (still 3s CD) and Whirling Blades ? Why was a dungeon that takes up to an hour to complete released along changes that make trading a lot easier, if you sit in your hideout ? Also the game needs some performance improvements really really badly - it's gotten better since 2.2 release, but some perandus packs still make me go from 60 to 10 instantly.

85-90 seems to be a lot easier, since lvl 7 Zana practically throws t8-9 maps at you and you can sell alt gear for alchs. Zana rotations also give a bunch, so if you don't insist on doing it in one sitting, it's relatively painless and the power creep made more builds able to clear those maps effectively.
 
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Tenks

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The lab is contrary to what an ARPG should be which is kill shit, get loot, kill shit better. Instead you kill shit for your helmet then you have to go into this horribly repetitive environment where your only goal is to run past every mobile you see until you kill the boss and pray you get the enchant you want. The rewards for the lab just simply aren't there in a real tangible sense instead you are just constantly running it praying you jackpot and get an enchant that is actually worthwhile for your toon. But you aren't really obtaining loot or currency in the process. It feels extremely out of place.
 
Vorph

Vorph

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What's a good Scion build for first character of the season? Preferably not minions or totems, they bore the shit out of me. I tried a CoC build that claimed to be "budget" but not only was it not a particularly good build compared to the other ones (my mistake for not reading the last few pages of his thread, I suppose), his idea of "budget" is way the fuck different from mine. Dude is telling people to get a Voll's Protector and put either BGGG or BGGGG in it, which is absurd, and the only other real alternative would be a Tabula Rasa which also isn't happening on a first character.
 
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Tenks

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Tabulas are around or less than 15c. I may have an extra. I'm not really playing that much so its doing me no good. I can check when I get home. Either way you may be able to obtain that currency via leveling.

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Assuming PSC not PHC
 
Caliane

Caliane

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set on scion? go champion(duelist) earthquake like everyone else.

and yeah, if in guild, don't forget you can rely on the guild bank or try just asking. (no tabula, but I do have 5 links sitting around. And 2 pages of unique "in case I want to alt". I don't throw them all in guild, in case I might use it. Although if anyone specifically asked, I would generally hand it over.
 
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Vorph_sl said:
What's a good Scion build for first character of the season? Preferably not minions or totems, they bore the shit out of me. I tried a CoC build that claimed to be "budget" but not only was it not a particularly good build compared to the other ones (my mistake for not reading the last few pages of his thread, I suppose), his idea of "budget" is way the fuck different from mine. Dude is telling people to get a Voll's Protector and put either BGGG or BGGGG in it, which is absurd, and the only other real alternative would be a Tabula Rasa which also isn't happening on a first character.
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I don't know about first character but I likeForum - Ranger - [2.2] Caustic Arrow Solo Map MFer (20/300+) - Path of Exile

You can run it with or without the MF of course. That is what I am running except I have Ventnor's/Andvarius instead of double Andvarius.

Yes it is in the ranger section but it is no longer a ranger build. You could do it as ranger still but it's so much better as scion.
 
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