Resolute Technique and Chance to hit - help needed please

Hello, i'm at abit of a rough spot in my build at the moment, not quite sure on what it is i should be doing - learn as you go, i know i know, but this choice needs more clarification before i decide.

I know that the max is 95% chance to hit, so its still possible to miss, i currently have 85% at lv36 which isn't bad, i guess, but it could be worse i suppose - but as the enemies have the chance to evade this 85% suddenly becomes alot more strikingly bad - ergo why i am thinking perhaps resolute technique is something i should get as a melee staff wielder.

the thing is, the thing thats making it hard for me to choose is, im STILL going to have to get accuracy nodes regardless of me getting this technique....right? sure the enemy can't evade, but i can still miss 5 attacks in arow because of that 85% chance to hit.

i would like some feedback on whether i should bother getting this node at all until something like merciless where evasion will surely only really be an issue then, or is it worth getting for normal and cruel as well? - because at the moment, the chance to hit is more important i feel then spending points going towards resolute technique.

just an fyi, im doing base flat damage, crits is not an issue, so that part of resolute technique doesn't effect me - my heavy strike that deals splash damage hits for 550ish dps to the main target and 55% of that to surrounding targets - which isn't bad, but my poor 85% chance to hit is having an noticeable impact << THIS is the reason why i think accuracy over resolute technique is more important.....yes?

Any and all feedback on this would be massively appreciated.

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Dante

TL:DR
what should i do first - Resolute technique or get more chance to hit (Accuracy) and get resolute technique mid to late cruel perhaps.

Get resolute, and drop all your accuracy nodes

If you're not using crit nodes or crit weapons, get resolute technique.

If you get resolute technique, find a way to build that doesn't involve accuracy nodes (primary, there are some nodes you might HAVE to get to get to large damage nodes that have "damage with weapon, % accuracy bonus with weapon" on the way).




Otherwise, don't get it. Also, don't get it if it's way out of your build path (probably means there's tons of nodes around your build that will give you accuracy and you're wasting loads of points needlessly).

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jdilly23 wrote:

Get resolute, and drop all your accuracy nodes

See, this doesn't help me at all - why drop all accuracy nodes? ( to which i have none yet, which is lucky i suppose) i would like you to explain why having no accuracy nodes is something i should do if i get resolute technique - i mean, missing attacks is just as noticeable as the enemy evading, right?

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steven_mcburn wrote:

If you're not using crit nodes or crit weapons, get resolute technique.

If you get resolute technique, find a way to build that doesn't involve accuracy nodes (primary, there are some nodes you might HAVE to get to get to large damage nodes that have "damage with weapon, % accuracy bonus with weapon" on the way).




Otherwise, don't get it. Also, don't get it if it's way out of your build path (probably means there's tons of nodes around your build that will give you accuracy and you're wasting loads of points needlessly).

its near the nodes for staff damage (templar cluster) so its not out of my way at all, infact its very close by, why i was thinking of getting it

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MBvideo wrote:

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steven_mcburn wrote:

If you're not using crit nodes or crit weapons, get resolute technique.

If you get resolute technique, find a way to build that doesn't involve accuracy nodes (primary, there are some nodes you might HAVE to get to get to large damage nodes that have "damage with weapon, % accuracy bonus with weapon" on the way).




Otherwise, don't get it. Also, don't get it if it's way out of your build path (probably means there's tons of nodes around your build that will give you accuracy and you're wasting loads of points needlessly).

its near the nodes for staff damage (templar cluster) so its not out of my way at all, infact its very close by, why i was thinking of getting it

In general there's only like 1 crit cluster by the templars I think (I'm drunk + I only have 3 templars I've leveled seriously and never based on crit) so getting resolute technique and ignoring accuracy nodes should be easy. (Except I think a few staff nodes have staff damage+accuracy in them, but if you can avoid putting points into those nodes you really should if you have resolute technique.)


Basically, every point you put in accuracy after having RT is a wasted skillpoint, and unlike gear/levels/skill gems, it's very hard to get skill points (relatively) and you should be very careful not to waste them like that.


(Resolute technique makes it so enemies can only block your attack, there are very few mobs that block, so you essentially can't miss. Getting accuracy nodes is worthless because having more accuracy doesn't stop block chance.)

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MBvideo wrote:

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jdilly23 wrote:

Get resolute, and drop all your accuracy nodes

See, this doesn't help me at all - why drop all accuracy nodes? ( to which i have none yet, which is lucky i suppose) i would like you to explain why having no accuracy nodes is something i should do if i get resolute technique - i mean, missing attacks is just as noticeable as the enemy evading, right?

get resolute technique, and take a second look at your chance to hit afterwards

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MBvideo wrote:

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jdilly23 wrote:

Get resolute, and drop all your accuracy nodes

See, this doesn't help me at all - why drop all accuracy nodes? ( to which i have none yet, which is lucky i suppose) i would like you to explain why having no accuracy nodes is something i should do if i get resolute technique - i mean, missing attacks is just as noticeable as the enemy evading, right?

Your attack needs to pass two rolls (since the enemy can't have acrobatics):

Chance to hit: this is computed using your accuracy and the enemy's evasion stat.
Chance to block (theirs): the enemy may block your attack.
(If acrobatics were a thing for mobs): Chance to dodge.

I'm not sure which order these are checked in (I think block would be last), but resolute technique means that the chance to hit roll is never even executed -- it's an automatic success. If you take Resolute Technique, your accuracy and the enemy's evasion stat are both meaningless.

The enemy can still block if you have RT, but chance to block does not involve your accuracy stat.

http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Resolute_Technique

"Resolute Technique is a keystone passive skill that will raise the chance to hit to 100%, ignoring all accuracy and evasion stats of the attacker and defender respectively, at the cost of reducing the attacker's global critical chance to 0%."

Go for RT as soon as you can if you're not building around crits.

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GermanSuplex64 wrote:

http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Resolute_Technique

"Resolute Technique is a keystone passive skill that will raise the chance to hit to 100%, ignoring all accuracy and evasion stats of the attacker and defender respectively, at the cost of reducing the attacker's global critical chance to 0%."

Go for RT as soon as you can if you're not building around crits.

Now you see, i did not know this, i didn't know it raises the chance to hit to 100%, now it makes sense :X

i really wish they put that in the description of the node ingame, instead i have to outsource this info on a wiki site or by a forum user.

I can see why dropping all accuracy nodes is important if i get Resolute technique now, something i will now get 100% without question as i need it for my melee build.