I'm stuck at lvl 82
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This is my first poe character. I wanted to not follow any step by step guides, because i think is boring to play what other people decided me to play. So i'm doing my own thing, taking the skillpoints i think are best for the build.
It was working surprisingly well, i was able to finish all 10 acts basically never dying, and started mapping with great sucess. As i've seen, this is already better than most people with their first character. I guess having experience with many other rpgs helped me. But oh boy, poe is a whole other thing in terms of difficulty spikes and obligatory micro optimizations... Now that i reached lvl 82, i can't level up anymore. I've been mapping for 2 days at this level, with great monetary results (I have a total of 2 exalts stored and some ~100 chaos, chisels, alts, etc), but i'm stuck in terms of leveling my character. The thing is, if i run low tier maps, i don't get exp because the mobs are too low lvl compared to my character's level. If i run high tier maps where i actually get exp, i die too often and lose all the exp i gain. I'm playing a fire elementalist, with 2.8k energy shield and 1.4k hp. I want to keep playing with energy shiled (wich people told me is expensive, but how expensive is it really? 3 Exalts can get me the stuff i need?), and i know this ammount of energy shiled is too little for me to get that 1hp chaos immune mastery. Damage is not the issue, i deal shit tons of damage, instakilling everything. How do i scale my energy shield better? I've taken ALL the energy shield masteries available, and i've focused quite a lot in getting energy shield in my equipment. Maybe there's an optimal flat and % proportion that i'm missing. I can't see a world where i would get 5k energy shield, it was already so hard to get to 2.8k lol. Adittional info: Yes, i have capped resistances. I'm running double wands, maybe a shield would be better? Can there be random packs of monsters with elemental reflect? Sometimes i die out of nothing it's quite strange. I don't take skillshots to the face, i'm very mobile/dodgy with the 1.3 sec fire jump Last edited by recolino#1878 on Sep 20, 2019, 12:23:17 AM Last bumped on Sep 30, 2019, 3:47:19 AM
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Post a PoB or make your character public so we can get a better Idea of what might be your issue.
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" Seems you need to increase your survivability... ES sure helps, but other things will also help you to survive as well. Maybe focus on a few other variables. Such as: Fortification Immortal Call Mind Over Matter Life / Mana / Energy shield regeneration. There's devils on each side of you with bottles in their hands.
You need one more drop of poison and you'll dream of foreign lands. |
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If you're only at 2.8k with all the ES stuff I'm assuming you don't have a good chest piece. If you just toss an alch at every Vaal Regalia that drops you'll most likely end up with a lot more.
Need a new signature, cuz name change. I dunno though. I guess this seems fine. Yeah, this is good.
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to start maps you should have at least 3K HP and aim for around 5K by the time your build is done if you want to go CI then 8-10K ES is needed or you will keep dying. i would recommend a life build and get your HP up
Last edited by Lyutsifer665#1671 on Sep 20, 2019, 12:14:42 AM
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" What's the best way of getting consistent fortification? I don't want to be popping a potion every 4 seconds Mind over matter i have already, it's a great defense indeed Life regen i suppose is not good because i'm planning on getting the 1 hp immune to chaos skill node. I have tons of mana regen with that mana regen skill gem aura, my ES regen is also very good, the problem i'm facing is getting 1shot out of nowhere too often |
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" Alrighty, didn't know they were hidden. She's not hidden anymore |
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" My chest piece is a 6 link with +108 energy shield and some resistances. What should i be aiming at? |
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ES is a terrible choice for your first character. The only ES builds that do well have 10k+ and huge faster start and es regen modifiers. Life builds are by far easier to do unless you have 20+ exalts. Most can get by with around 4k hp and map fairly well.
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" If it's a six link it might not be good to switch it then. But you can get over 400 on just a decently rolled Vaal Regalia. Need a new signature, cuz name change. I dunno though. I guess this seems fine. Yeah, this is good.
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