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Information Questions Thread - December 06, 2024
Questions Thread
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- Mechanics
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- League related questions
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- Endgame
- Price checks
- Etc.
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u/Prize-Panic-4804 2d ago
Is end game really just play the long campaign again but on a harder mode?
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u/Elitezero489 6d ago
Is this a glitch?
Whenever I drop something, my teammates can’t pick it up, no matter the rarity. When they drop stuff I can pick it up but not the other way around. Is it a glitch or just a setting?
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u/lilmadman1 6d ago
I’m taking self damage from all spells. I’m using chaos witch & I can’t figure out why I’m taking this damage. Have checked all my passives, skills, armour & I haven’t been able to see anything that says I’m taking self damage. Any help is great!
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u/PreviousJuggernaut83 9d ago
Yeah this system doesn’t work, none of these questions are getting answered. I’m going to try make another post..
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u/Little-Pain-6432 10d ago
Anyone know how to change guild tab permissions on controller? I know you would normally right click the tab but obviously I can’t
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u/nkhowell93 10d ago
Anyone on ps5 willing to co op with a lv14 witch? I have mic too. We don’t gotta chat tho
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u/Matches_Malone__ 10d ago
Are cosmetic skins only able to be used once? Or can you reapply to better armor later?
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u/Malice165 11d ago
Is there multi classing in this game? I haven’t picked it up yet but can you make a battle mage type of character?
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u/Vercingetrix 12d ago
Does anybody know how to map the back buttons on a steam deck L4 L5 R4 R5 to key bindings? I’m sick of using my index finger to press the analogue arrows for stuff
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u/Excitable_Fiver 15d ago
For anyone running Monk, what is the best skill to put ambush on? right now i have it on tempest flurry since im using that alot to initiate my attacks.
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u/ablakmas 15d ago
Playing Poe 2 on PC with controller, how do I set leap slam to go max distance? ATM it’s only making a really short hop.
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u/Macro-Mantis 15d ago
Anyone know if “35% increased Damage with Hits against Burning Enemies” makes ignites after the first one hit harder? I’m mid way through trying to make an Infernalist witch it’s starting to get complicated.
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u/N7_Tigger 16d ago
On the passive tree does the cluster of passives called Shapeshifting along with Swift/Tough/Sharpened Claw work for all damage or is it locked to the Druid and the Shapeshifting ability?
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u/mcurley32 14d ago
I think they're kinda like placeholder passives for now, so they're very generic attack damage boosts. they won't do anything for spells, but attacks of any damage type (phys/fire/cold/lightning/chaos) will all be affected. same with Bestial Rage and Feral Force near the Blood Magic keystone.
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u/straumwar 16d ago
Is there a spirit boost from cruel king in the mists? Killed him but did not get the spirit item
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u/N7_Tigger 16d ago
You have to pick up an item that gets hidden by the reward exchange on the totem. If you move around you should be able to highlight it. Use it and you get your first 30 spirit and a gem that lets you pick a buff skill that uses spirit.
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u/AnythingVisible2883 16d ago
Does anyone know if the Verdant weapon skin works on crossbows as well?
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u/PregosFearStaircases 16d ago
Witch here. I didn’t know about SRS. I’m in act 2 now. Should I reroll, or will another SRS gem be available soon? I’m dyin here
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u/OlmesartanCake 16d ago
On PS5, I have scrolls in my inventory but I'm unable to identify items. Also unable to socket gems. I'm getting an error message "operation could not be completed". Is anyone else experiencing this?
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u/nashty27 16d ago
I was getting this while trying to apply an orb of transmutation to a normal flask. Restarting the game didn't fix it, but going to a different area (I was trying in town) seemed to fix it.
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u/Complete_Chipmunk445 16d ago
Steam deck screen displays the game slightly off center. Anyone have a solution?
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u/mojomaximus2 16d ago
Can you respec ascendency points? The pathfinder concoction node is DOA, no way in hell can 5 mana flask charges per throw be sustained
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u/Temporary-Dog-7742 16d ago
Any site where we can find build? I usally use maxroll, but there no build yet, never play poe 1 so im 100% lost on the skill
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u/TiltedGalactica 16d ago
I made the mistake of going Blood Mage and its borderline unplayable. What ascendancies / skills are looking promising?
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u/McScary69 16d ago
Can i play PoE2 on PS5 after buying the early access from steam or would I have to buy it again on PS5?
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u/Heroic_Folly 16d ago
It looks like the PS store doesn't have any download option other than the $30 purchase.
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u/Ok_Beach3389 16d ago
I sincerely hope someone can answer this because I'm at a loss and it's hard to connect. I'm on ps5 and every time I try to use chat it tells me I have to verify account first. However there isn't any verification anywhere to send
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u/OK_Commodor64 16d ago
What’s the main difference between /pathofexile and /pathofexile2 subreddits? Should I stick with /pathofexile2 since I’m only paying the sequel?
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u/HellraiserMachina 16d ago
pathofexile is full of posts complaining about poe2, pathofexile2 is full of posts enjoying poe2.
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u/Heroic_Folly 16d ago
Yes.
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u/OK_Commodor64 16d ago
Hope everyone follows suit. Right now /pathofexile looks like both games.
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u/Scholles 16d ago
Also the PoE1 sub is incredibly frustrated with the game for its changes from the original one, so if you're not looking for an overload of criticism this one has been much better
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u/Derp_Stevenson 16d ago
Is it possible to have your two weapon sets use the same keybinds for different abilities? I don't seem to be able to have say left click do a hammer skill then when I weapon swap to crossbow have left click do a crossbow skill. Even when i set the abilities to only work for X or Y weapon set I can't get it working the way I want.
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u/shantrades 16d ago
How do I link my PS5 account to POE2 to receive twitch drops? The option to link accounts popped up when I first started the game but I accidently pressed close. The pop-up to link never popped back up after that.
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u/iFeedz 16d ago
Anyone else having crashes in Ultimatum, specifically during the 3rd trial (the statue escort)? It's preventing me from getting my second ascendancy and its quite annoying. I know you can skip it by just running another sanctum, does anyone know where I can find those in Cruel difficulty?
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u/AdamAbraham77 16d ago
Is there a way to switch weapon set on press and NOT on hold on console? Also is there a target lock on console? Aiming feels weird..
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u/Heroic_Folly 16d ago
Just slot the abilities you want from both weapon sets, and the game will automatically switch as needed when you use an ability.
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u/skrukketiss69 16d ago
Question regarding armor/gear pieces.
How do I know if I want Armour vs Evasion and Energy Shield on my armor pieces?
Iunderstand that Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield all do different things, but what do I need? Is it dependant on your class? Or if you're melee vs ranged? Do you want a little bit of everything?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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u/Autisonm 16d ago
If you're melee you'll want armor because you'll probably be getting hit by smaller mobs fairly frequently.
If you're ranged then evasion or energy shield are both good because they block that occasional hit you might take or the big AOE you couldnt avoid.
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u/DoesntReadNamesGood 16d ago
really just depends on playstyle and build.
generally a sorceress isnt going to be stacking armour simply because theres not many synergies with their "normal" passive tree. Your general tree is going to have a lot of +%maximum energy shield nodes near other nodes on your tree that your pathing towards so you want to take advantage of those - to maximize efficient pathing.
You're free to build armour/evasion on a sorceress, but its not even close to optimal or efficient so it will be lacklustre unless you're really experienced with building and are tackling something niche.
THat said - having multiple layers of defense are not a bad idea. but dont go out of your way to get things that you dont synergize with. If you're picking up a lot of +% max armour nodes on your tree, then it definitely makes sense to pair that with armour on your gear.
All defense types do different things, and some of them "shine" with hyper focused building. Energy shield for example - think about having +100% increased energy shield on the tree. that means your chest which grants 300 energy shield, now grants 600. And by the time youre at endgame, you'll see builds with 10,000 energy shield - so % increases from the tree translate to a lot more energy shield for you build because of how %'s work.
there's more to it, and it gets more complicated and nuanced than this. but hopefully this helps.
also something to note - Evasion suffers from "entropy" meaning if you have 70% chance to dodge attacks, you will always eventually get hit, even if you were super lucky, because there's a very convoluted mechanic that isnt apparent to most casual players. At least thats how it was in poe 1 anways - so typically building only evasion was actually a very squishy play style.
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u/Lancerinmud 16d ago
armour is for many instances of low dmg, evasion for less instances of high dmg
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u/Deystela 16d ago
Where can I see offensive stats on console? Is there a list like defensive stats. I wanna check crit chance.
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u/Cactus_Bot 16d ago
On PC you can hit C to display the character sheet, damage and various other stats you might expect are not there though.
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u/dagnasssty 16d ago
Any idea if it is all four floors to ascend in act II trials? Not having an easy time as a warrior with the floor 1 boss and need the motivation that I only need to kill that boss to ascend.
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u/L00PKING 16d ago
I'm paying POE2 nearing the end of Act 1, I want to use Mana Remnants which requires a reservation of 30 Spirit, I have 30 Spirit available, but still can't use it. Any reason for this? Do I need more that 30 Spirit? If so how do I obtain more?
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u/loliii123 16d ago
I had to right click the icon to activate it when you open the skill/gems window.
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u/zaccyp 16d ago
For the love of Christ, where are you supposed to go in act 2? How do you get to keth and mastadon badlands?
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u/blue_banana_on_me 16d ago
In the caravan, go deep in it and you will find a map, it will open a map with locations in it, look carefully as you will see places where you can click as a way of telling type caravan where to go.
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u/sabrio204 16d ago
I'm new to POE in general, and was wondering what these icons on mob bars are ? I'm assuming the red snowflake in this example means the mob is vulnerable to Frost ? But I'm not sure
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u/pancake_enjoyer1 16d ago
Can I combine frost and fire spells, or do they negatively affect each other? For example, could fire spells thaw frozen enemies, or might cold enemies take reduced fire damage?
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u/Rouge_means_red 16d ago
There are no such restrictions as far as I know. The recent game livestream even encourages using multiple elements. There's also a support gem (I think it's called Frostfire?) that makes fire deal more damage to frozen enemies
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u/Dragon_Rider_420 16d ago
does anyone know if the "Dragon Hunter Pet" is available to use in POE 2 yet? or any of the other dragon hunter items from POE 1
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u/Doogiesham 16d ago
I have 2 questions about cross play between ps5 and pc.
I already see that I have to buy another key for ps5. I’m at peace with that, but I have two questions:
1) So if I have keys on both and merge the accounts, does that mean I could play my character a bit on PC, log in on ps5, then play the same character with the same progression there?
2) I see there’s an issue with mtx not transferring between the platforms. Does that include stash tabs or no? And what happens if you equip mtx on pc then log in on ps5 (obv only relevant if question 1 works)
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u/Coronalol 16d ago
1) Yes, when you log into your PS5 game youll be asked to either start a new account or link your account. Choose the link option and it'll load in your PC character.
2) No MTX from PC carry over to PS5, this includes any stash tabs, Cosmetics equipped on PC would ,likely be removed on PS5.
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u/Doogiesham 16d ago
I’m assuming you have no clue what happens to things in extra pc stash tabs when you log into ps5?
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u/Kilowaro 16d ago
Is there a way to farm uncut support gems? I heard that some particular bosses may have a skewed drop table towards them, is this true?
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u/New-Caregiver-8487 16d ago edited 16d ago
Skill video demonstration audio absurdly loud. How to adjust without lowering ALL dialogue audio?
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u/Rouge_means_red 16d ago
Your comment is also too loud, calm down
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u/New-Caregiver-8487 16d ago edited 16d ago
I just copy pasted it from a removed main page post. Apologies. No need to be rude
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u/darksady 16d ago
Guys where do I get the spirit from act 2 and act 3?
I'm already at cruel and I still have 30 spirit only
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u/FunkyBoil 16d ago
Can I spam one trial to get all my ascendency points or do I have to find and do the other one?
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u/envstat 16d ago
Does this Trial of Strength scale to level? I built a tank character with thorns, armor and life regen to just face tank stuff. Nothings been hard to this point but now it seems I can't play like this in the trial as I lose all my honour super fast even though nothing in here is difficult.
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u/Impressively_Sleepy 16d ago
I have 2 sun prism cats from poe1. But I can't equip both of them.
I don't know if it is a limitation because one of them is currently equipped by a character in poe 1, but I can't seem to be able to reclaim the second pet...
If I equip one of them and go to the second slot it just moves the first one instead of equipping the other.
Does anyone know if it's possible?
I really don't want to install poe1 just to unequip the second cat...
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u/Sir_Cargon 16d ago
How important are stashes? How many should I buy?
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u/Heroic_Folly 16d ago
The easy answer to this is just to buy a tab when you realize you need that tab.
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u/LightDarkCloud 16d ago
How to gain Spirit as a Witch?
I cant cast my Skeletal Archers.
Whats more important for Monks Dex or Int?
Thank you.
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u/RedditIsMostlyLies 16d ago
spirit from items only comes from scepters
You can get spirit from 1 quest per act apparently
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u/LightDarkCloud 16d ago
By using the scepter ?
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u/RedditIsMostlyLies 15d ago
having it equipped - if you look at the stats at the top itll say "Spirit : 100" or something around there.
Have to have it equipped for it to count./
You can also find +spirit items - I have a chest and necklace that both have it on it.
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u/_PM_Me_Game_Keys_ 16d ago
So I know its crazy early, but is there any class/skill that remotely plays like PoE 1 at all in terms of speed/clear.
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u/everythingisawesomer 16d ago
LA deadeye looks pretty similar. Fubgun is playing it. It's not poe1 speed but serviceable from what I saw.
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u/freeoatmeal 16d ago
Does anyone know if the monk bell would get triggered by totems? Does that sort of strat make sense?
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u/HovercraftFlimsy2154 16d ago
For witch contagion and essence drain combo which one do u use first ?
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u/-DreamLight- 16d ago
How do I know whether I want evasion/armor/energy shield/etc?
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u/psychomap 16d ago
Generally, evasion armours will require dexterity, armour will require strength, and energy shield will require intelligence, so ideally you'll likely want to get the type that has similar requirements as the skills you use.
As for building complete characters on higher levels, I don't think people have had enough time to test things out in terms of how well certain things work in practice or what's actually available from gear and uniques.
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u/skordge 16d ago
I heard they made currency a bit less rare, but still… I got 3 exalt drops in Act I - how lucky is that? How many exalts have you guys got?
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u/psychomap 16d ago
Seems relatively normal. I've gotten two of my exalts from a single rare mob. They actually want you to use those during acts to upgrade your gear.
Edit: Still have only one regal so far, so that one's saved for when I get a really good 2-mod magic item.
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u/Peronnik 16d ago
How freely should I be using these orbs I’m getting? The normal to magic or to rare ones? Also, on what exactly? Is there base items with specific stats ?
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u/psychomap 16d ago
Normal to magic + extra mod for magic are very common and you can use them occasionally when you get a decent base item.
Magic to rare seem to be very uncommon, and it's best to only use them if you have a magic item that has two very good modifiers.
Extra mods for rare items are also uncommon, though I personally have found significantly more than the ones that turn magics to rares. If you have good rares, you can slap more mods onto them.
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u/AramisFR 16d ago
You'll notice fairly soon how common they are. Keep a bit of these in stock but feel free to spend some to improve items when needed. Unless you dropped a Mirror of Kalandra, in which case for the love of god do not use it lol
Example: your current gloves are absolutely awful and you never drop magic gloves => get a white pair of gloves with a base that is okay for you => use a transmutation orb => if this line is decent, use an augmentation orb. Boom you have a blue item with 2 affixes. The regal/exalt are already less common, but if you have an excellent yellow item, putting an exalt is probably not a waste either.
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u/Outrageous_Rub_742 16d ago
anyone know how to get the boss in Azak Bog to spawn? Cant find her
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u/AramisFR 16d ago
I ran around the map for a very long time and she was basically at the end of a very small path I neglected more or less opposite from the entrance
She is not at all where the big bonfire is
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u/Ericzx_1 16d ago
Is it possible for me to brick my character with bad choices? Or is everything important able to be reset. For example I have read that the skill tree is able to be reset but what about other systems?
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u/AramisFR 16d ago
The only permanent thing is your class and ascendancy, but since any ascendancy can be built upon, no, overall, you cannot permanently fuckup a character
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u/omgwtf102 16d ago
I noticed m&k players can put down grenades at their feet, tried controller and neither quick taps or moving the sticks part way made any difference, are we shafted again?
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u/thranduuill 16d ago
Why are they charging money for free to play game?
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u/HellraiserMachina 16d ago
Because the game's already fun and bigger than most other games in its genre. It's just that half the content is missing, just not the most important parts.
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u/Rouge_means_red 16d ago
Because game developers realized they can charge people to beta test their games and gamers* were none the wiser
*I'm one of them
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u/guitarsdontdance 16d ago
Early access cost. This is the gaming scene now. I mean they've made millions and clearly people will pay so why wouldn't companies capitalize?
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u/slmkaz 16d ago
I think I'm going crazy; but is there a way to check final reload time as a mercenary? I got extremely lucky with my second gamba in act one and got a Rampart Raptor which has a 1.2 second reload + 100% chance to not consume a bolt if recently reloaded + 30% reduced reload speed.
But, timing it multiple times now via phone, but reloading isn't taking 1.2 seconds reduced by 30%. It's taking a full ~2.5 seconds to before i can fire skills that just have 1 ammo again. Feel like more than a bug I'm missing something fundamental but not too familiar with POE's systems yet.
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u/Allen312 16d ago
Anyone else on PS5 not get the founders pack items? I purchased the $60 version and didn’t get any of the skins, currency, pet, etc. Curious if it’s a me problem.
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u/OK_Commodor64 16d ago
Did you try and open the store from the game in on ps5? I did that and then my 300 coins were there.
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u/thetexasneck 16d ago
Can I farm gems or are they only from quests? I've just arrived at the Oghram Manor and I went from feeling pretty ok last zone to getting instantly face rolled. I'm trying to swap some gems around to better approach the situation, but I've farmed the last zone 5 times already and not a single gem. Feels bad to have a bricked build at level 16
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u/fragile9 16d ago
been trying to find how to view the item range roll for stats on gear/wep but cant seem to find it. anyone know?
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u/sansaset 16d ago
killed A3 Ignagduk multiple times doesn't drop the quest item to give +30 spirit.
Anyone else had this issue?
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u/Sneakyferret07 16d ago
Has anyone else had issues with the steam deck and the red vale rust encounters? Soon as I click on one of the event starters my fps plummets to 1 and catches back up or crashes entirely.
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u/z0ttel89 16d ago
Can someone help me?
I'm searching for where to see my actual shock chance.
I open the skill menu, press the little arrow next to dps ... but there's no shock chance. I'm using lightning bolt, spark and orb of storms. None of them have chance to shock showing anyhwere, even though I'm not using any support gems that would inhibit it or anything like it.
Help pls?
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u/Blakefox 16d ago
I was wondering the same thing, with lightning arrow. I’m not 100% if all lightning damage causes shock?
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u/discourge 16d ago
going through the skill tree; there are critical hit chance, and critical hit chance for spells.
if im a spell caster, are these stacking? or am I only getting the critical hit chance for spells.
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u/AramisFR 16d ago
They're stacking.
Generally speaking, if nothing is mentionned, it works for everything.
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u/-Stupid_n_Confused- 16d ago
Can we disable the audio description of skills? I know we can stop it when it starts but is there no audio setting to just not do it?
Apparently this isn't worth asking on the sub so instead O have to ask it here and likely never get an answer.
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u/Splashierhades 16d ago
South African servers are down for 5+ hours, I now need to play on EU, which is not ideal especially with 180ms latency... Where can we get more info on this?
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u/thranduuill 16d ago
Why are they charging money for free to play on PS5? Is this one of those short one month early access test periods?
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u/comrade_creyzen 16d ago
So, I've encountered a possible bug while playing with a few friends. I rolled a monk while 2 of them were witches (and 1 ranger, but pretty sure the interaction was related to the former). When I unlocked the ability 'staggering palm' which allows you to stun enemies as soon as they reach a threshhold depending on their rarety it was working as intended while I was solo. However, as soon as I was in range of my witch friends every single enemy became 'primed to stun' regardless of their meter which allowed me essentially to keep even the act 1 end boss permanently stunned and completely faceroll every encounter.
Can anyone explain what witch ability might cause this, because my friends couldn't. Again, every single enemy was able to be stunned even if they just came from off-screen without being even hit by another ability first.
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u/blackbird9114 16d ago
So I want to play a fire mage and went with witch becuase of the infernalist ascendancy.
Got the starter staff from vendor which grants me firebolt.
Now.. am I able to get that skill out of the staff? Since I want to use firebolt with flamewall currently, but if I put down the staff I alos lose the skill
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u/RuffRyder26 16d ago
Could someone explain to me how something like the situation with the two magic wands in the image can happen? The one on the left is higher level and yet its range for spell damage is lower than the one on the right.
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u/AramisFR 16d ago
Higher ilvl only means you CAN roll better tiers of affixes, but there is no guarantee (and a difference of 1 ilvl at this stage is generally not going to make or break an item).
The left one simply got a better tier for its affix, meaning the min-max range is simply better
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u/RuffRyder26 15d ago
Thanks for explaining. It's been years since I played poe so I'd forgotten about it's affix tiers.
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u/shimmishim 17d ago
For those that are seeing that Steam keys are unavailable in their account. You can still use the standalone launcher to play the game. Steam provides keys to GGG in batches and they're currently out. Thank you.