Fantasy Football - Footballguys Forums
Welcome to Our Forums. Once you've registered and logged in, you're primed to talk football, among other topics, with the sharpest and most experienced fantasy players on the internet.
Path of Exile (free to play & now on Xbone) (2 Viewers)
- Thread starter Buddy Ball 2K3
- Start date
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
No, once you are connected with a single character name, everything is then tied to your account from that point forward so we will see any new character you create. I will add you shortly. Thanks!
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Thanks!
Jojo the circus boy
Footballguy
not sure if this has been posted yet, new build site launched by Kripp and Curse:http://www.exilepro.com/builds
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Great site. The extra wording beyond just the skill tree is very nice to have.
Mad Cow
Welshers and Dawdlers Beware!
If you log on to your account from a computer different from the one you last logged on with, then the account is immediately locked and they email you to give you the unlock code. In that email, it tells you where it was attempted to be logged in from. I know this well since I log in back and forth between home and work, so daily have to do the unlock dance. However, I have received 2 emails lately in the dead of night from China trying to log on to the account.
Cold Dead Hands
Footballguy
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Since I feel like my Ranger is likely going to hit a brick wall in Cruel, I am starting to think of another character while I continue to play with the Ranger. I have been researching Witches and have come up with the following. All comments are welcomed.
* Pure Caster eventually using Blood Magic (will manage Mana until about level 30 or so)
* Concentrating on Fire with ignite
* Main skill will be Fireball (10% quality in my stash), supported with LMP, Concentrated Attack and Fire Penetration
* AOE skill will be Firestorm (7% quality in my stash), supported with Increased Duration and Chance to Ignite
* Meat shield will be Raise Zombie supported by Minion Life (this is just to lightly distract enemies since the Lord of the Dead notable is easy to get with this build.)
* Curse skill will be Flammability
* Try to pick up as much life passives as possible
* Perspective Fire Witch with Blood Magic Build
My main worry with this build is almost nothing is put towards armor or energy shield outside of what I can pick up in equipment.
* Pure Caster eventually using Blood Magic (will manage Mana until about level 30 or so)
* Concentrating on Fire with ignite
* Main skill will be Fireball (10% quality in my stash), supported with LMP, Concentrated Attack and Fire Penetration
* AOE skill will be Firestorm (7% quality in my stash), supported with Increased Duration and Chance to Ignite
* Meat shield will be Raise Zombie supported by Minion Life (this is just to lightly distract enemies since the Lord of the Dead notable is easy to get with this build.)
* Curse skill will be Flammability
* Try to pick up as much life passives as possible
* Perspective Fire Witch with Blood Magic Build
My main worry with this build is almost nothing is put towards armor or energy shield outside of what I can pick up in equipment.
Last edited by a moderator:
Jojo the circus boy
Footballguy
Check this variant of your build - uses same number of pointsyour build:Health:+96% + 0HP + 1.2% regenResists:18 light + 18 fire = 36 totalArmor:0Movement:0my build:(can start from Maurader instead if u want - look at gem quest rewards to make the decision easier - I think Maruader has more reduced mana gems as rewards = 1gcp(?) each when you sell them)Health:+61% + 30HP + 1.9% regenResists:+15-All + 30-Fire = 75 totalArmor:+43%Movement:+2%no blood magic (use blood magic gems instead for fireball and firestorm and allows you to run as many % based auras you want)Regardless which build you roll with be sure to spend 3 points and get InnerForce - it's that good (it's located, from witch, when you take a left to go to the middle at that intersection)Also be sure to have extra fire resist for elemental reflect mobs
Last edited by a moderator:
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
thanks! Using the Blood Magic Gems instead of taking the Keystone does appear to make for a stronger character!Thank you for the advice!
Run It Up
Footballguy
It all looked good until this part.If you're going armor you shouldn't really have to worry about it, but if you are going hybrid or ES you will.
Also you should try Conc Effect on firestorm, if it still works it makes it more likely that your target will be hit by multiple fireballs.
Last edited by a moderator:
BroadwayG
Footballguy
This is about the time I learned the importance of elemental resistances.
Drifter
Footballguy
Yeah - I had fire and lightning each at 50%. I could lose the fire and get lightning to 75% with equipment juggling.I'm not far from a few elemental boosts in the passive tree but was going to focus on life boosts for the next 8 levels or so.
Run It Up
Footballguy
With no XP loss penalty in normal I would try Western Forest first, but if you are looking for a more relaxing zone then Felshrine Ruins is good. Western is quick and risky, Felshrine is a little slower and almost zero risk.
FootballDummy
Footballguy
If you want risk/reward, the Dread Thicket has a higher than normal chance for a large chest to spawn. I like farming it when I'm at the right levels. The snakes with annoying chaos damage don't show up until cruel.And do the boss in a party, makes it lots easier.
Last edited by a moderator:
Run It Up
Footballguy
In normal you have 0% all resists.In cruel you have -20% all resists.In merciless you have -60% all resists.There is a node near the Marauder that gives you +5% max elemental resists which raises your max (normally 75%) to 80%, additionally you can use the Purity Aura which at level 20 gives another +5% max resists.There are some uniques(maybe one or two) that also raise max resists of a specific element 5%.So 75% normally, 80% with the node, 85% with the node+purity and 90% of a specific element with the node+purity+unique.Chaos is always 75% max unless you take Chaos Inoculation then its always 100%(immunity.)
Last edited by a moderator:
FootballDummy
Footballguy
It's -20 for cruel. Wait til you get to Merciless, it's -60. I just spent an Exalted on a 5 link chest Armour because it had high life, armor, and chaos resistance (and 5 linked red sockets). And Exalted was my best gem.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Thanks for the advice.I think with either my build or the better one JoJo suggested I should have enough strength to go with armor.
Last edited by a moderator:
Drifter
Footballguy
At no point in Act 2 have I felt even remotely threatened by anything prior to the pyramid.ETA - not true. My first time through the Temple of Sins was rough. That's why I got some equipment to take my lightning resistance to 75%
Last edited by a moderator:
FootballDummy
Footballguy
Just get in a party. It's not only faceroll easy, it's quicker, because someone will have a TP up at the boss. Unless you want to slog through the Pyramid.Example: Last night in Merciless I joined a party for Marveill. Just as I was zoning in, they killed her. I still got credit. Then we all went to town, then ran the entire chamber of sins. All in under an hour. It would have taken me at least 3 hours, not to mention possible deaths and experience loss. Here's a tip: When at the higher difficulty levels where you lose experience on death, try to do the hardest bosses immediately after you hit a level, that way there's nothing to lose.
Last edited by a moderator:
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I want to buy a Blood Magic gem. What is the going rate?
Run It Up
Footballguy
Chamber of Sins especially level 3, is the bane of my existence in this game. I always party up for that quest, spark is just ridiculous.
Cheap, wouldn't pay more than a chaos for one.
Last edited by a moderator:
SHIZNITTTT
Footballguy
I have an extra blood magic gem. Will sell it for a chaos. IF you can't find a cheaper one pm me.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Cool, when I see you online next I will poke you. Thanks.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Here is another graphical tool to help you search for specific items on sale (different than the tool listed earlier in thread). http://poetools.com/market/
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Drop a portal scroll on his level. That will give you a direct connection between the town and the boss.
Dragons
Delusions of Grandeur
Doh! The portal lasts as long as the instance?Can I use the portal to heal & recharge while he stays weak?
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Yeah that's me Dragons. There is no "group" per say we just add each other to our friends list. AndyLovesHisBge is my user name and BigGreenEgg is the character I am playing with (you will see character name when I log in and username when I am offline)See this post for a list of character names you can add to your friends list from FBG. http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=675512&st=800&p=15339046entry15339046
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Yes to both questions. It is a common trick to use when fighting bosses solo.
FootballDummy
Footballguy
You can also use it to get back to him if he kills you, the damage you've done will still be there. Make sure and drop another one as soon as you get there in case he kills you again.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
yeah, I learned that lesson the hard way. I did not realize you could only use them once if using it from the town side.Also, there is a unique Gem called a Portal Gem. I have never seen it though. I think it is white and fits in any socket.
With the availability of portal scrolls, I am not sure I understand the need to make this a unique gem.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I agree, the idea of forming a group seems to be missing from the social bar. You can just add individual friends and whisper to them only one on one.
Dragons
Delusions of Grandeur
Maybe this is what separates MMORPGs from whatever they classified PoE. I'm sure it'll come eventually, though. Hell, the first online game I played, Meridian59 (mid 90's) had the ability to set up chat channels, it's not like it's hard.
Last edited by a moderator:
Dragons
Delusions of Grandeur
I also learned this the (almost) hard way, but luckily I survived the second attempt.
FootballDummy
Footballguy
Vent is fairly easy to set up. Used it in WoW all the time.
Mad Cow
Welshers and Dawdlers Beware!
So I jumped on for a little last night. Within one hour, I had done the busts, got the spindle, finished that one, killed the general, killed Piety and then started merciless. All by jumping group to group. Now how fast can I get to the ledge from Hillock. . . 
Cold Dead Hands
Footballguy
Damn, and I just got to act 3 cruel.'Mad Cow said:So I jumped on for a little last night. Within one hour, I had done the busts, got the spindle, finished that one, killed the general, killed Piety and then started merciless. All by jumping group to group. Now how fast can I get to the ledge from Hillock. . .
Jojo the circus boy
Footballguy
join a group and get the wp'Mad Cow said:So I jumped on for a little last night. Within one hour, I had done the busts, got the spindle, finished that one, killed the general, killed Piety and then started merciless. All by jumping group to group. Now how fast can I get to the ledge from Hillock. . .
Buddy Ball 2K3
Footballguy
He will have to do a quest to open up the passage first. Its fairly simple to collect the 3 items and open up the submerged passage.join a group and get the wp'Mad Cow said:So I jumped on for a little last night. Within one hour, I had done the busts, got the spindle, finished that one, killed the general, killed Piety and then started merciless. All by jumping group to group. Now how fast can I get to the ledge from Hillock. . .
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Hmmm...Something seems strange with the security or maybe I don't understand the mechanics
Last night I was informed that someone from Canada tried logged into my account, so GGG locked my account and sent me an unlock code to my email.
That worked fine.
This morning the same thing happened, but what seems strange to me is that the location that tried to access my account was literally 5 minutes from where I am sitting right now. That seems way to coincidental to me. Need to unlock again.
Last night I was informed that someone from Canada tried logged into my account, so GGG locked my account and sent me an unlock code to my email.
That worked fine.
This morning the same thing happened, but what seems strange to me is that the location that tried to access my account was literally 5 minutes from where I am sitting right now. That seems way to coincidental to me. Need to unlock again.
Similar threads
