Alright, Resolve is not as bad...Update 2

Yes yes I do hate lab. I never do the the side boxes(silver keys) or aim for anymore treasure keys. Only do them once per character just for the required ascendancy points. If sanctum ends up being trap gauntlet hell I will probably just ignore the mechanic entirely.

Fortunately I do like Lab.

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sevens67 wrote:

Yes yes I do hate lab. I never do the the side boxes(silver keys) or aim for anymore treasure keys. Only do them once per character just for the required ascendancy points. If sanctum ends up being trap gauntlet hell I will probably just ignore the mechanic entirely.

For folks that don't like lab I recommend using

this Izaro "cheat" guide
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1607249

Also the daily layout is very nice to have while running lab.
https://www.poelab.com/

The only extra stuff I ever try to get is the dark shrines. They are usually easy to get and near the main path. Usually they are in the hall next to the entry to the next area entrance. The easiest way to spot them is in the inset secondary map (I keep it in the right upper corner). The dark shrine room will be outlined in just one line in the inset secondary map. Occasionally the dark shrine will be outside. I usually just skip those outside dark shrines and the dark shrines not on the main path.

What people will complain about, is the league mechanic doesn't take place on maps and doesn't further juice maps, so everyone is going to say it's garbage and not worth running compared to just doing more maps. [/quote]

This pretty much every time. Normally you skip stuff until maps and run it inside your maps. However, if the end rewards aren't quick enough or rewarding enough itll just get skipped. You can just run another map on auto pilot and drop divines worth of stuff through all your juice.

It all comes down to a couple things. Are the league specific rewards good enough? Do they add to your build? Do it. If not, itll be a decision you make to completely ignore it. Good stuff.

I wonder how many clisk it will take to enter Sanctum decision room. Hope it's just one click and not like with Incursion.

Lab gives ascendancy points, it´s nuts to compare with sanctum prizes for sure

I have grown to be OK with Lab. But there is a huge difference between Lab and Sanctum. You can run Lab with your usual build and play style (including evasion, block, armor etc.) but Sanctum ignores it, half of the time you can't see what the heck is going on.

A complete unmitigated disaster of a league mechanic.

How did this league mechanic made it through testing ? It’s absolutely ridiculous and annoying ! Not fun at all.

When they said "telegraphed attacks damage Resolve" I thought of your Shaper Slams or Die beams or something similar. Something that doesn't appear often, something meaningful, something with clues, something you can reliably dodge, but it seems like EVERY SINGLE move unique mobs do hurts Resolve, every single move. You have to be dodging EVERYTHING they do. So you have to dodge AT ALL times! What the...

And then multiple of them spawn at once with some sort of environmental hazard on top...in first room on first floor. ._.

Originally I thought only unique monsters take away Resolve - nope some attacks from random monsters take it out too.

This is one of these moments where I hate to be proven right. Resolve feels absolutely awful. Sanctum in general is just awful - rewards, constant afflictions, resolve. They get "Rogue-like" completely wrong. You are supposed to get random buffs throught your fight and get stronger against monsters who also get stronger, not just debuffs and get weaker like in Sanctum.

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SunL4D2 wrote:

This is one of these moments where I hate to be proven right.

You weren't though, that's why you overwrote your OP and changed the thread title.