Flicker Strike - Seeking Advice!

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sqvirel wrote:
Oh. Sorry, my bad. It's just that I heard the name Blade Vortex so many times it just ceased to be an option for me and I was expecting some other build example :P

As for Facebreaker... I don't know, something just pulls me towards it. Maybe because when I hear "tank" I think "armor" not "energy shield".

Apparently I don't know what I want anymore... Maybe I just want to have one character I can afford and that can survive through anything.

I'm sorry for complaining so much, it just means a lot to me to do it once, but well.


Again, I emphasize that you start with a more beginner friendly build and once you have farmed enough wealth then move on to a more expensive build. If you aim for something extravagant right from the start it can turn out ugly. This is how most of us came through.
Very well then. Then just please give me an opinion on the FB Cyclone build I posted earlier https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1482301(stubborn as a mule, I am XD) I already have the gloves and belt, and the build doesn't seem to pricy (maybe aside for Carcass Jack). I wanna do that one mainly because I like the concept or FB gloves, and I have nice experience with them and using Infernal Blow to level with. Also I heard that Cyclone builds are good against bosses, so maybe that'll let me farm Atziri in the future. I think that this build will let me survive into endgame.
If by 'endgame', you mean level 80 to 90 and map tier 6-11 yes Facebreaker will give you an easy time. Once you reach level 91 and try out Atziri, nope, you will die left and right. This is further emphasized by the fact that this is an Abyssus version which means that Atziri and her pawns will pretty much 1 shot KO you with any physical attack.

I know that buildmaker has posted some successful videos of his map runs; but he has not posted instances where he gets one shot KO.

We have already told you the golden fact about this game. Either you play this game humbly and save wealth for better builds slowly or you mess up everything like most of my friends who decided to quit this game knowing the harsh reality of this game.
Welp, you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs. I'll give Cycloner a try. If anything, at least I'll make a bit of currency. And that'll get me started on something better. And who knows, maybe Cyclone will get a boost in the future?

Anyways thanks for putting up with me ^^

Just one small PS: coming back to Blade Vortex, isn't it nerfed in the upcoming patch? I also heard poison may get weaker...
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sqvirel wrote:
Welp, you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs. I'll give Cycloner a try. If anything, at least I'll make a bit of currency. And that'll get me started on something better. And who knows, maybe Cyclone will get a boost in the future?

Anyways thanks for putting up with me ^^

Just one small PS: coming back to Blade Vortex, isn't it nerfed in the upcoming patch? I also heard poison may get weaker...


Well, cyclone used to be the most imbalanced melee skill in this game that they nerfed it to its current state. By the time they want to rebuff cyclone again I am sure most of us here would have already made at least five end game builds or more. But yes, facebreaker is extremely beginner-friendly.

Yes blade vortex will be nerfed. It might lose its title as strongest build in this game, we don't know yet.

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