Question about item (+1 to level of socketed lightning gems) and other questions...[newbie]

So, I have a low level shield that I got very early on with my now lvl 51 witch - it has +1 to level of socketed lightning gems. Now, this is avery vague. Why?

1) Is it +1 ONLY to lightning gems socketed in said shield

or

2) +1 to ALL lightning based gems in any socket in any item on my character whilst using said shield

I would presume it's 1) but giving the vagueness of the item description, I thought it wise to ask before I start changing things around.

Also, I'm using a lifesprig wand, which has +1 to all socketed spell gems - same question as above - is that only in the wand itself, or across the character. I had a play with POB and swapped out lifespig for Twyzel (which appears to do more damage on the face of it all) and POB indicated that DPS was much HIGHER for the lifesprig wand. I can only assume that the +1 was making the difference..

How accurate is the in game skill DPS (I presume it's not very accurate).

Lastly, where can I learn the +1 to socketed items mod etc for crafting?

It would also be nice if when crafting, the crafting table would show you the new level of the item with the desired crafting mod BEFORE you actually craft it...

Cheers,

Dave

Anything that says "Blah blah socketed gems blah blah" means only gems socketed in the item itself.

In-game skill DPS is usually fairly inaccurate. It depends on the skills, but most skills and builds require a bunch of assumptions to get any useful estimate of their DPS. In-game numbers never make assumptions, but PoB lets you.

There are very few + gem level mods that are craftable on the bench. Those few are veiled mods, so only available from defeating Syndicate members and unveiling their dropped items (or buying veiled items to unveil).

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viperesque wrote:

Anything that says "Blah blah socketed gems blah blah" means only gems socketed in the item itself.

In-game skill DPS is usually fairly inaccurate. It depends on the skills, but most skills and builds require a bunch of assumptions to get any useful estimate of their DPS. In-game numbers never make assumptions, but PoB lets you.

There are very few + gem level mods that are craftable on the bench. Those few are veiled mods, so only available from defeating Syndicate members and unveiling their dropped items (or buying veiled items to unveil).

OK, then my suspicions were correct then, good (re: +1 to socked items question). Many thanks.

I also suspected (like with D3) in game DPS calcs to be inaccurate. I always find it amusing that 3rd party apps can calculate DPS accurately, but not the game itself...perhaps devs should work on accurately displaying this very important information in game!

ah OK - I'm nowhere near meeting the syndicate boss - having a hard enough time with the first few syndicate members with my ranger lol...

I have spark, arcane surge and arc in my wand (link between arc and arcane surge don't have any orbs of fusing to try and get a 2nd link on the wand) - from looking at the wiki, there doesn't appear to be any other unique wands that offer +1 to socketed gems and it seems to offer a dmg buff that negates other wands as an option that might have higher base dmg, but not in actuality...frustrating to be stuck with a starter weapon at lvl 50 that lvl 50 items don't better! That's BAD game design. edit: it appears I am wrong - poet's pen and amplification rod both offer +1, I somehow missed them last night when checking them on my iPad...my bad, sorry!

2nd edit: just comparing poet's pen and amplification rod in POB - arc goes from 14217 to 15663 (spriglife to amplification, roughly a 7% DPS increase - not particularly great for going from a lvl 1 to lvl 36 item imho!). Poet's pen is slightly less DPS than amplification rod, but slightly more than spriflife. Oh well...rare it is then (no mats to craft it!).

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dpastern wrote:

there doesn't appear to be any other unique wands that offer +1 to socketed gems and it seems to offer a dmg buff that negates other wands as an option that might have higher base dmg, but not in actuality...frustrating to be stuck with a starter weapon at lvl 50 that lvl 50 items don't better! That's BAD game design. edit: it appears I am wrong - poet's pen and amplification rod both offer +1, I somehow missed them last night when checking them on my iPad...my bad, sorry!

+1 wand is useful on start but you are limited with three link only though (any 1h weapons are limited this way).
In fact you might use wand that gives you both spell and/or lightning damage and cast speed or other caster modifiers and get higher dps but you need to socket your gems into four link (or 5/6 link eventually).

Poets Pen unique wand is a bit special item. Although you can profit from +1 skill gem and use it in classic way (like any other wands or caster weapons) most of the players will profit from triggering potential while attacking (not casting).

You can use skills such as frenzy or barrage with this wand and trigger socketed spell gems while attacking (socketed spell is triggered per attack not per cast).
https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/The_Poet%27s_Pen

I think you can ignore an "attack part" for now and use it in a classic way but you should socket your spell(s) into four link item to get higher dps.

You can also get arcane buff in a bit different way.
Link it with flame dash and faster casting (it will trigger spell buff once you spend enough mana - keep arcane surge on low level).

Well, I managed to pick up a better lvl 53 rare wand (3 socket, all linked) for a single chaos orb. Have upgraded to that and melting mobs now much easier. New wand lacks the health regen, max to life and cast speed, but the health/mana losses are only 20 points and rather minor imho, I'm not sure how much casting speed enters into the equation. The build i"m following doesn't use barrage, and I'm trying to stick to the build, so wands are pretty much going to be used "as is" for now at least.

Do higher level wands have 4 sockets? I've never seen a wand with more than 3 sockets.

I managed to pick up a singularity sceptre for 35 chaos last night too, which is the recommended weapon for the build. Now to get inpulsa's (not gonna happen with the current prices lol). I think I'll just wait for RTMs to get PS4 synthesis items and buy it with $. There's no way I'm paying 15 exalted orbs for it...like, ever.

Thanks for the insight and advice, much appreciated.

All one handed weapons are limited to max three sockets.
Impulsa body is great offensively but overrated / overpriced (it´s desired item).
Just get any 5/6 link rare (rather intelligence based for easy colouring) with high life / res and you should be fine:).
BTW RMT is against ToS and not allowed.

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Rakiii wrote:

All one handed weapons are limited to max three sockets.
Impulsa body is great offensively but overrated / overpriced (it´s desired item).
Just get any 5/6 link rare (rather intelligence based for easy colouring) with high life / res and you should be fine:).
BTW RMT is against ToS and not allowed.

yeah, I know RMT is against the TOS - the current prices on the PS4 trade market are driving players towards it though. If GGG doesn't ant RMT then they should do something about the current trade prices...they can't have their cake and bloody well eat it! If GGG won't fix the issue, then they'll lose another player (myself). As it stands, I'm to the point of quitting the game and walking away from it and not recommending it to friends on PSN etc.

re: Inpulsa - it does give some DPS advantages that I think most (if any), rares don't have. I know I can get rares with res/life etc. I can't do any real crafting yet cos I'm not at end game to a point where I have all of the crafting mods or currency to do so. Again, rares are very badly overpriced on the PS4 trade market too, so it makes it hard using the trade market to get upgrades to help get your character to end game....it's a nasty catch 22 situation imho.

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dpastern wrote:

yeah, I know RMT is against the TOS - the current prices on the PS4 trade market are driving players towards it though. If GGG doesn't ant RMT then they should do something about the current trade prices...they can't have their cake and bloody well eat it! If GGG won't fix the issue, then they'll lose another player (myself). As it stands, I'm to the point of quitting the game and walking away from it and not recommending it to friends on PSN etc.

Man that´s how any free market works (supply X demand). GGG can´t do anything about it (it would be counterproductive to manipulate the market anyway).

If you can´t (won´t) pay the price find out alternatives. You can start with tabula (farmable in BA act9); set of divination cards that provides six linked armor (Emperor of Purity, The Chains that Bind div card sets should be easier to farm - see wiki for more info) or you can buy good six linked base (or 5 link for start) or Loreweave (unique recipe) eventually..

Btw I think Poets Pen unique wand you own should be very expensive on PS4 market (probably not so meta item right now but still very good/popular).

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dpastern wrote:

re: Inpulsa - it does give some DPS advantages that I think most (if any), rares don't have. I know I can get rares with res/life etc. I can't do any real crafting yet cos I'm not at end game to a point where I have all of the crafting mods or currency to do so. Again, rares are very badly overpriced on the PS4 trade market too, so it makes it hard using the trade market to get upgrades to help get your character to end game....it's a nasty catch 22 situation imho.

I don´t know in what phase of the game you are but you can finish the story mode with four link and basic rare items you will find during the journey (with a bit of tuning here and there --- using some basic crafting methods with crafting bench in your Hideout -- masters).

I guess PS4 market place is limited bcos of much lower population (compared to PC) so rather focus on SSF aspect of the game --- You should be looking for guides and tips from good SSF players.
Spell builds are usually very gear flexible.

You will find higher quantity and quality items once you reach endgame (after finishing the story mode).

There´s so many content you probably don´t know about so don´t be in hurry take it easy and enjoy the game if you can:)
It can be very rewarding once you get the knowledge but it might take some time.
If you want to get any specific answer about your character you can make your profile public for people to help you.
Don´t hesitate to ask any question.
GL Exile!

Just adding to the good comments above...

PS4 trade looks pretty limited right now - really not much better than SSF. Even if you're willing to risk the RMT thing, the selection is so slim I'm not sure there'd be any point.

If you don't have or roll an SSF toon, the advice to play like you do is good.

Start delving, if you haven't already, for the Vorici recipes which you can only get there. Being able to create and link 4 sockets, and play with the colors is a big help, and you find those recipes fairly quickly. 5- and 6 sockets will take longer and you need a lot more orbs for those anyway.

I expect the currency market in PS4 is not much better than the gear market, so instead of converting your orbs from vendored gear to chaos or exalts, you'll end up using most of them for crafting.

Crafting is really complex in PoE and I haven't seen a good, comprehensive introduction. Folks like Engineering Eternity and ZiggyD have some good videos on individual chunks though, and in some ways it's easier to learn one piece at a time.

Look at div cards, the 6L cards especially. A Tabula can take a bit, but you can start at Act 9. There are a couple of others.

I'm certainly not an SSF expert - you can get a lot more suggestions from other folks who are.