lets talk about this goddamn labyrinth....

I consider myself pretty experienced in this game. I KNOW how to deal with the labyrinth, that really isn't the issue.

The issue is WHY do I have to deal with the labyrinth? Literally nowhere else in the game are there goddamn overpowered saws on the ground that no amount of defense does anything for. Nowhere else in the game are there completely undefendable, basically unavoidable spikes that not only do ridiculous damage but also bleed you with all the strength of a freaking bullet wound.

God forbid I should choose a character that isn't running around with 1000 base life regen and overmaxed resistances, with a 5-10k ehp lifepool. At LEAST let armor work against the physical damage taken by these damn traps!

Even with the 50% less damage darkshrine, I get to the second to last room...unlucky stop right on top of a saw or spike and...instant death (10+ minutes completely wasted).

I'm aware this post has been made many many many times before me, and I know that PoE2 is "supposed" to change this. But I just can't help myself raging, this is utterly infuriating. At least give us a second life or SOMETHING. Or allow us to start from the last izaro trial completed upon next entry.

The way you ascend will change in the future, the anti lab protests were successful some time ago.

btw if you need help with lab in standard-challenge just PM me ill get you taken care of i'm on the character: AeternumDaemon

^That goes for anyone who happens to read this post.

Abyssus? - check
0 recovery besides leech? - check
No life flasks? - check
Very slow movement speed? - check

You're running not just a bad build for lab but the absolute worst build you could pick. That's why it feels as bad as it does.

Q: Is lab annoying?

A: Yes

Q: Is lab difficult content?

A: No

Can any build be adapted temporarily to avoid/mitigate the damage from traps in lab?

A: Absolutely (Pantheon, flasks, gear, gems, and passives can all be changed to provide phys reduction, life regen and bleed immunity)

Q: Can you change your build back after running lab?

A: Yes (but why would you? If you are getting clapped in lab something in juiced maps is gonna clap you too for the same reasons)

Lab got pretty easy long time ago with the 3.0 patch which reduced the length of normal and cruel lab and introduced some strong Darkshrine effects to make it easier.

If you can't swap gear for a lab run on your squishy character, then at least equip 3-4 bleed life flasks.
If you're concerned about dying, then slow down and take your time.

Lab sucks, we all know that. But there isn't anything that will be done about it.

Love the lack of reading from many responders...but I guess I should have expected it.

I am well aware my build is not designed for lab. I am well aware of how I can go about "fixing" my build for lab.

The point of the post was why do we NEED to do all that for content that doesn't exist anywhere else in the game.

And yes, I'm happy that ascendancy will change in the future. But who the hell knows when that is actually going to be, and whenever I run a build like this I can do all the way through red maps no problem, 90% of extra league content no problem, but stick me in the lab? I get fisted by a goddamn spike on a dark ground.

If the whole point of the post was that lab needs to be removed you should have left the rest of the complaining out.

Most of the post was you complaining your increased phys damage taken build with no regen was getting shredded by traps.

Ascendancy acquisition is being changed in the future, but I doubt GGG is going to do anything about your problem until that point. I expect it's because they'll change lab at the same time so it's a waste for them to change it now, but who knows how long it'll be before we see that.

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Scarletsword wrote:

Abyssus? - check
0 recovery besides leech? - check
No life flasks? - check
Very slow movement speed? - check