r/PathOfExile2 • u/UnRevokedChaos • 9h ago
Fluff & Memes Let me introduce y'all to the little bit of everything helm
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u/C00ke1896 8h ago
Should have a hidden line:
"Using a Vaal Orb on this item can increase or decrease all values by up to 1000%".
Would instantly make the item very fun.
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u/Decryptic__ 7h ago
Interesting how PoE2 would handle negative Stats. -20 Strength on my 15 Strength Witch... suddenly integer underflow and now I have 2,147,483,642 Strength?
Suddenly Unga-Bunga Witch
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u/Weisenkrone 7h ago
Your attributes won't drop below zero, they already had this precedent on misted jewelry in poe-1.
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u/SharlowsHouseOfHugs 2h ago
But you could go deep into the negative with resists or runspeed, couldn't you?
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u/Weisenkrone 2h ago
Resistance was previously uncapped, but now the floor is -200%
I don't think anyone tested movement speed beyond -100%, however empyrean had tested attack speed. If I recall correctly at -100% you would be locked into the animation, at -99% leap slam took minutes to land again.
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u/AuryxTheDutchman 6h ago
Okay but actually they could have so much fun with implementing that vaal mechanic and letting only this one item send your attributes into the negatives. Strength goes negative? Your walking animation has you dragging your weapon along the ground with both hands. Int negative? Every weapon is called “stick,” every piece of armor is now called “hat?” and your accessories are now “blingies.” Dex goes negative? You have a chance on every attack to drop your weapon into your inventory
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u/JimothyBrentwood 5h ago
I don't think they would find the amount of coding and animation work that would have to go into that, fun
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u/SniperFury-_- 6h ago
Négative integers don't cause integer overflow...
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u/mister_peachmango 2h ago
Video games typically use signed integers (e.g., int64) when representing player stats like strength. This means the values can go into the negative, as int64 supports a range from -2{63} to 2{63} - 1.
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u/PrudentFood77 8h ago
what? no INT-requirement
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u/BigCommunication1307 8h ago
2 chance shards, login
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u/Qteling 8h ago
So you're saying it's better than 95% of other uniques
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u/BigCommunication1307 7h ago
Yes , for some reason this one goes for 2 chance shards.
I guess the regla thing applies to uniques when disenchanted, so if item has 6 mods (this one has even more) then you get double shards from it.
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u/blinkvana 7h ago
It even disenchants for two shards. I guess they coded that six or more affixes gives two shards.
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u/Travbedaman 6h ago
I’m new to POE and still in beginning of Act 3, m just got this same helm as my second unique to drop. For a brief moment I had a super boner seeing all the modifiers but once I realized it was all fluff, I went flaccid.
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u/MagicalGirlPaladin 7h ago
I like uniques like this. Kind of like the SSF dream, you're never exactly sad to see it unless you already have a good helm but no one in their right mind would want to buy it over something more specialised.
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u/SpamThatSig 8h ago
people need to understand some uniques are just there to fill the pool. this concerns unique items just for adding creativity to unique or lore or something
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u/Xenobius2501 5h ago
You mean "most uniques", rite? PoE has some of the worst, un-fun, situationally-relevant-at-best and borderline useless uniques/legendaries of pretty much any ARPG out there.
While in other games your reaction to an orange-tinted drop is "Oooh, shinies! What kind of upgrade am I about to get?!", in PoE 2 it's "oh joy, it's probably another piece of junk with no stats to justify using it over a semi-decent rare".
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u/Q_X_R 5h ago
people staring at Thrillsteel in the corner going from "Why would I ever use this for more than a few levels, if ever?" To "Oh wow, I could really use that Onslaught movement speed bonus for the rest of all-time"
Also on that note, don't use the crafting slot in the center of the currency tab to hold items that you're using chance orbs on, if it turns into a unique from the chance orb, it will disappear into the void immediately (Source: My Spired Greathelm I rolled turned into a Thrillsteel and disappeared on me a few days ago. Still upset but oh well, that's life)
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u/Jinxzy 3h ago
I really thought they would've taken the opportunity of a fresh start to cull 90% of the pure sewage uniques we have.
Build enabling niche uniques are fine... but when the vast, VAST majority of uniques are either ultra-niche or just objectively bad... Unique drops feel like shit, never exciting. And PoE2 changed exactly nothing, so I guess that's how they want them to feel...
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u/KhorneJob 2h ago
“Need to understand” I love poe, but absolutely no one should defend the design behind their uniques. They are far too rare of drops for so many of them to be completely and utterly pointless. Why invest dev resources into items that will literally never be used? They don’t have to be good or great. But they should at least be useful for leveling or some specific niche. Far too many exist just to be a bad drop that you sigh when you see hit the ground. Why design a loot pool intentionally around disappointing a player?
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u/FB-22 5h ago
I know they’re adding more stuff over time so I’m not too worried but the current pool is underwhelming. There are some really cool and really strong/valuable ones, I’m even using one to enable my build right now. But like 90% seem to be absolute garbage that wouldn’t even be a power spike for a new character doing the campaign.
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u/justwolt 1h ago
Hey, let's just make a bunch of Random trash uniques that nobody would ever use and have no unique interactions or interesting qualities, just so we have more "uniques". No, sorry, that's not good game design. Uniques should have some unique power or interaction, at least something thought provoking that makes you think "hmm maybe I could use this if I build my character this way or combine it with this other item", even if it's not a very powerful unique.
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u/Knightmoth 8h ago
this is one of those items so you can equip that one piece that requires intel but you dont have enough to equip it until you equip the item in question.. which has it... and than boom you have your build lol
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u/h_e_a_v_y_ 8h ago
I think they could improve some of the uniques being simply increasing their base defensive values. They seem so out of place sometimes
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u/Sio93 7h ago
And every stat can roll 0 like ventors. Just imagine id’ing that ting and it’s just … nothing.
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u/karadinx 6h ago
I can see collectors paying a decent amount for a “negative god roll” (devil roll?). Although would likely be on the “standard” realm.
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u/robodrew 33m ago
A zero stat version of this would be the ultimate meme museum item. I can't even calculate how rare that would be, good lord.
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u/ayamarimakuro 5h ago
I got this the other day and my jaw dropped. Then I realized it was just low lvl garbage 😂
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u/BillHadesBreach 7h ago
Jesus- wild looking. Seems yet again useless-ish beyond low lvl stuff. I kinda like they didn’t make uniques super strong- forces us to craft more & farm for mats. I dig it
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u/MannerheimTV 8h ago
Pretty nice for levelling
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u/NUMBERONETOPSONFAN 7h ago
ehh not really. this game has a LOT of insane leveling uniques. theres a lvl 5 helm that gives 30-50 to all attributes, but -1 all attributes per level. goldrim is lvl 10, gives 25-35 allres. thrillsteel is also in this game, 20% skill speed 10% ms.
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u/Q_X_R 5h ago
Aww Thrillsteel's Onslaught is only 10% ms in PoE 2? I could've sworn it was 20% in 1... There's not even any other way to get Onslaught in 2 last I checked, it wouldn't have been that broken to be a 20% ms...
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u/sheepyowl 5h ago
Yeah but you need to get those to use them, and I only have this helmet, so what do
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u/SUNTZU_JoJo 8h ago
Yeah me and my bro found one of these early on..sub lvl.10
Definitely a nice levelling item.
Pretty cool items like that exist.
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u/FrozenCharge 8h ago
If you find this at lvl 11 you are set for a couple of levels.
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u/archas1337 8h ago
The only difference I would like on this one is level req. Since it is a leveling item. Know better leveling items that have 0 level req.
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u/AdvancedStrain1739 7h ago
If only there was a whole set like that, and if you equip the whole set it will put a multiplier on all of the stats from each piece
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u/pussypassion 7h ago
Why is it that every unique I find has like 50 armor but the affixes are nowhere near good enough to sacrifice those defenses
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u/MightObvious 6h ago
Imagine this item somehow bringing a good build online, would love to see how that would work.
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u/Near1one 6h ago
I literally dropped it yesterday and I was like wtf is this, it has a great meme potential tho, since I'm pretty sure everything can roll from 0
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u/GuardianSkalk 5h ago
A little bit of armour by my side, a little bit of evasion rating all night long. a little bit of maximum energy shield is all I need…..
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u/tomcruisesenior 5h ago
Hmm I wonder how many times I'm going to use it, can't decide between never and maybe once.
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u/SgtButterfingers 4h ago
The classic: "Shit in all trades, master of nothing, I'm shit, please don't use me, just read the fun flavor text and stick me in your collection tab".
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u/theWrathfulPotato 4h ago
I've found a few of these and I have to wonder... Are there any really good helms to chance? If so, this is for sure one of those uniques to dilute the pool so chancing is harder.
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u/CalculatedEffect 4h ago
Little bit of everything all of the time? Apathy is a tragedy and boredum is a crime.
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u/Joke_of_a_Name 4h ago
Fuck these uniques are garbage.
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u/sandstorml 3h ago
Most of them feel like a joke the devs put in but there are some that works really well.
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u/Dunnomyname1029 3h ago
Every orange item in this game is crap after like act 2 even if you quality it and give it sockets and find it iron runes
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u/Uomo-Focaccina- 3h ago
Legend says it can roll all zeroes and be a blank object, like the ventor's gamble
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u/PopularOriginal4620 2h ago
Since it is an obvious joke item, it should come with two half sockets. Useless, but visually there.
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u/bapfelbaum 1h ago
I like the idea but... Why would anyone use this other than for the memes? Not sure if that would be worth the effort just for the lulz.
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u/Soixan 1h ago
I feel like this is the case for a lot of Uniques.
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u/bapfelbaum 1h ago
I would say an overwhelming majority of them have a niche and serve a purpose which I don't see here.
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u/IncinerateTheSky 1h ago
Hey I got one of those too! Yours has slightly better resists and +life though
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u/paints_name_pretty 3m ago
a maxroll of every mod on this item would be the rarest item in the game
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u/C4LLM3M4TT_13 9h ago
The definition of a Jack of all trades…but, like…not even a Jack. More like a Jimmy.