Ok... where are the speedrun guides?

Because "obviously" I play the game incorrectly...

I already made a topic about how "the game doesn't teach you how to play"
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3781058

The intuitive playstyle goes against logic, and this is what angers the players. The rules set by the game is broken, because its played by unspoken rules that are somehow "obvious and well known" but not explained either.

So prestory:
I struggled with multiple difficulty spikes, often asked for help or advice, which is just "git gudder gear"

Now there are numerous races organised by both GGG and private streamers.
So it seems the game meant to be played in a speedrun way.

Players asking for "skip campaign" mode, but in 3-6 hours you can get alts, while I need 2-3 weeks to reach maps.

Its been 6 months and I haven't even seen endgame bosses
while in 19 hours you can beat Arbiter apparently...

I can clear T16 maps without much issues but A delirium rips a new hole on my noble checks
and breach boss is such a brutal damage spongue that the fight turns me hollow. (good job, you actually made a soulslike game) I reached Xesth in time, but its mentally fatiguing to fight him. So clearly my dps that is good against t16 +3 bosses, and clearing breach swarms somehow just tickles the boss.

I struggle to find gear upgrade in "SSF" when the game is designed to "just buy out your problem"

Where can I learn RNG manipulation because I cant find gear upgrade in this 1:million "crafting" and Alva gatcha system?

I cant buy gear because I don't have Divines or chaos orbs
and cant really replace my gear either because I need 6/6 mod match with t6+ modifiers.
Playing weeks to see your item bricked or find the 6/6 but with t1-2 mods is not fun.

yet the game mocks you (or more the playerbase) that the game is easy.
So wheres the idiot proof guide for players like me who hit a brick wall?

Because it feels like I miss a content.
Delirium and Breach is not where you supposed to go after t16 maps. Where the gaping content hole?

Did you try google searching something like "poe 2 build guides"? Looks like someone in your previous thread already told you to look at maxroll. Did you not do that?

I`ve read and I understand your point

Yeah, game is nasty atm. Hard to improve and sometimes others just seems to be playing too good to be true.

On some points I can say some ppl really find a way to really optimize the game, but I can say the way they do it is not fun for all and we dont go on the same direction because 1- its boring for us or 2- we can't do the same.

On upgrades, we are bottle neck for the lack of balance and it might be over with/on this league, It is what it is, just pray for 0.3 we dont suffer the sames mistakes GGG done on this league.

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YNRY#3842 เขียน:

Did you try google searching something like "poe 2 build guides"? Looks like someone in your previous thread already told you to look at maxroll. Did you not do that?

Sadly those guides arenty good enough. Theyre quite typically vague.

Sekhamas:
"just max out honor, get honor, avoid enemy damage, easy"
Reality:
Floor1-2 easy.
Floor3 unless I get some bad luck, doable.
Floor4... Not sure if its bugged, but a splitsecond in a mobs flamethrower damage and my max honor melts down.

Some player guides for warrior:
tldr "play ranged" :D Yeah... the streamer warrior game is: totem, so its not you who is in the danger. Or all points on area of effect, and create shockwaves through the map.

Same for endgame:
"just buy this"

ok... how do I get money:
"just farm this"

thanks! :D

Or I can rewire my brain, because I want to play an arpg not an idle game.
What I get is that I need to be absolute peak overpowerfantasy gear so I can trivialize content that I already beat, so I can grind currency that I don't need anymore...

What I am looking for is "speedrunning from scratch"

https://youtu.be/KCNhot_S0KQ?si=2EjWgV5PXv-zPUeW

(I put this here as bookmark. Havent watched it, but on a different thread people say its the poe2race winners video. Its not just a gameplay, but he explains why he does thing... )


And this reminds me that my other hobby is watching SuperMarioWorld Kaizo runners.
Bit offtopic, but somewhat related concept. Streamers play a different poe2 than us average joes. Their game looks exciting. But at least I know that's not for me. I played SMW as a kid, but SMWKaizo pushes mechanical knowledge to a different level. Watching them quite fun btw.
But in poe2 I get infuriated. And I am not sure if I play the game wrong or the game is badly tuned.

Because as I said, the best way to describe as if I skipped content.
t16 + 3bosses are doable. I die if I get a stupid crit that oneshots me.

But cant even do a Simulacrum because wave 6 spawnkills me.

Logbooks are pure luck base drops.

Rituals... maybe that's what I should play?

Mobalytics guide btw says breach and ritual are the hardest. For me not really... But I play thorn warbringer. So enemies spawning on top of me is just doing a favour. :D

And even when I dip into those content I just don't see improvements.
I would not mind dying from Xesth if at least I would see some nice drops from the waves. But don't think 6 catalyst (that arent even for my build, because mana catalysts wont help me out much) would save me. You need 80! of those to max out your 2 rings.

Am I really expected to bash my head to the brickwall until RNGesus drops me enough catalysts?
Is that +20% ring stat gonna brake the game? :D

And yet I still only found ONE single breach ring.
Oh yeah... "crafting guide"
https://www.tiktok.com/@xthefarmerxpoe2/video/7496108197502242094
Did I mentioned I only found a single one so far? :D

Ok, right. So did you get any Sekhemas relics that give you honor resistance and/or more maximum honor?

Not sure what the attraction is to speedrunning lol. I personally don't really get it.

Spent a lot of time on this guide, hope it helps:

Act 1 - grab falling thunder

Act 2 through to t15 waystones - stack power charges and spam 3 socket falling thunder.

Congratulations, you're level 90 and can now get the 1st ascendancy very easily.

they just left player with no option, since we got this shit crafting system mana throne stun all way ...

i personaly player +1100, i only got success to craft 2 itens, so you imagine how much currency i trrow in garbage. the game is not rewarding players.

i just made another post, talking abbout this.

dont worry, our great devs gona add more 22 new runes to game. that surly is the solution.

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YNRY#3842 เขียน:

Ok, right. So did you get any Sekhemas relics that give you honor resistance and/or more maximum honor?

Not sure what the attraction is to speedrunning lol. I personally don't really get it.

I have the "guide recommended relics" yet I still fail.
I do what the game thought me, yet it isn't enough.

Watched a few "community builds" that can always be summarized as "gamebraking" yet somehow it is the minimum we need.
The game doesn't teach you that "braking the game" is the norm, yet it is needed because with "average, filthy casual builds" you just end up in a brick wall.

Like as I said: t16 maps with 20% delirium? Doable. A few death maybe.
Wave 6 Simulacrum T0? -> spawnkilled

Few seconds on each breach rares, and decimating those hordes. Noice...
T16 bosses have like 2M health then the "next step" you get tier0 bosses with like 30M health.

And when I check player builds somehow they level stack like insanely. Where do they get lvl35-40 gems?!
I haven't even seen weapons with +skills and my char is lvl89 and burning currencies as there's no tomorrow.

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Kraivan#1745 เขียน:

I have the "guide recommended relics" yet I still fail.
I do what the game thought me, yet it isn't enough.

Watched a few "community builds" that can always be summarized as "gamebraking" yet somehow it is the minimum we need.
The game doesn't teach you that "braking the game" is the norm, yet it is needed because with "average, filthy casual builds" you just end up in a brick wall.

Like as I said: t16 maps with 20% delirium? Doable. A few death maybe.
Wave 6 Simulacrum T0? -> spawnkilled

Few seconds on each breach rares, and decimating those hordes. Noice...
T16 bosses have like 2M health then the "next step" you get tier0 bosses with like 30M health.

And when I check player builds somehow they level stack like insanely. Where do they get lvl35-40 gems?!
I haven't even seen weapons with +skills and my char is lvl89 and burning currencies as there's no tomorrow.

Ok. How about you link your account on poe2ninja and post the link to your character here so I have some idea what you're doing.

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YNRY#3842 เขียน:

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Kraivan#1745 เขียน:

I have the "guide recommended relics" yet I still fail.
I do what the game thought me, yet it isn't enough.

Watched a few "community builds" that can always be summarized as "gamebraking" yet somehow it is the minimum we need.
The game doesn't teach you that "braking the game" is the norm, yet it is needed because with "average, filthy casual builds" you just end up in a brick wall.

Like as I said: t16 maps with 20% delirium? Doable. A few death maybe.
Wave 6 Simulacrum T0? -> spawnkilled

Few seconds on each breach rares, and decimating those hordes. Noice...
T16 bosses have like 2M health then the "next step" you get tier0 bosses with like 30M health.

And when I check player builds somehow they level stack like insanely. Where do they get lvl35-40 gems?!
I haven't even seen weapons with +skills and my char is lvl89 and burning currencies as there's no tomorrow.

Ok. How about you link your account on poe2ninja and post the link to your character here so I have some idea what you're doing.

https://poe2.ninja/profile/character/1elekpnn71f8r/Kraivan-1745/Kraivaan

[Time of Need] is inactive. Dont have enough spirit, yet it shown as "skill in place"

I am aware that I need Life and STR, but tell this to RNGesus too.
I see warriors with 3.5-4k hp, but wish I would get those items too.

The issue isn't where I need improvement, is HOW I improve my character?

The game doesn't give me the items. Is this really the point where my only option is to trade?
Where did players get their items in the first place? To trade, item MUST come somewhere...