ATLAS PROGRESSION IS A MYSTERY, NEED A VETERAN'S CLUESBOOK

Hi GGG


For the past few weeks, I've been lurking on these forums as a guest, reading incredible posts about complex builds, clever crafting techniques, and amazing league-start strategies. I am in absolute awe of the depth of this game and the passion of its players. Thank you, GGG, for creating such a world.

The problem is, I feel like I'm trying to read a novel in a language I'm just starting to learn. I've tried to piece things together from context, but I'm officially lost and I need a phrasebook.

I've played through the campaign on a character, but now that I'm in "maps," I feel like I've hit a wall I don't understand. When I read the forums, I see terms that just don't connect for me:



Currency: I know it's not just scrolls and orbs, but I don't understand the economy or what's valuable.

Builds: I see guides with POB links, but I don't know how to translate that into what I should actually be doing in-game level by level.

The Atlas: I have no idea how this system works or what I'm supposed to be doing with it.

Crafting: People talk about it like it's a science, and I feel like I'm just smashing things together randomly.

I've tried the in-game tutorials and watched some beginner YouTube videos, but they often either cover the very basics or assume I know the lingo already.

I'm not looking for a handout or for someone to play the game for me. I'm just looking for a "Rosetta Stone." Could anyone point me to a resource (a guide, a video, a thread) that explains the "endgame language" of PoE for a complete newcomer? Or maybe there's a veteran player out there who wouldn't mind a few very basic questions from time to time.

I'm so eager to dive deeper into this game, I just need a compass to find my way.

Thank you for your time and for creating such an incredible (if daunting) world.

Just play. A lot.

Some shit happens, you come here, ask your question.

One league you will feel weird. The next you will be veteran yourself.

Thank you

Have you tried searching on youtube like beginner guide for endgame poe 2 or something? Most posts in this forum is for ranting or rage bait, not so helpful for useful info.

Thank you for the update,