General Discussion - How can anyone play melee? - Forum

Melee are the best in damage and in survivability now. You can easily get a very nice dps output, and once you gather some good wealth and buy yourself a BoR/Aegis, you'll only die to you being drunk or falling asleep on your keyboard. IGN : @Morgoth	Posted by Morgoth2356#3009 on Jan 6, 2014, 6:48:12 PM Quote this Post
" Miszou wrote: 2). Learn to play without blaming their suckage on "desync".	Posted by Alhoon#2008 on Jan 6, 2014, 6:59:17 PM Quote this Post
" CassCE wrote: Make a passive skill build that is heavily invested in defense, then trade to over gear content and make up for the relative lack of DPS passives in your build. Then face tank everything because it's the only option that works all the time. I did this for my second character after having failed on my first. I used the currency to trade for gear for my current main, who is strong enough to wear decent MF gear and still farm Piety/Dominus and maps. Just used the currency I got form him to make a 100% MF character. Keep PoE2 Difficult.	Posted by Fluffy_Puppies#3904 on Jan 6, 2014, 8:17:29 PM Quote this Post
" Eight88 wrote: Desync is a part of the game Consider it a game mechanic. "Nope, it is GGG's game/they choose to let you play/can at any moment prohibit you from playing" ~ Mazul "GGG definitely has the power to 'tell' me how to play it. In the end, the only real choice I, you, we have is, is whether we play or not at all." ~ CharanJaydemyr	Posted by jaceofmen#6584 on Jan 6, 2014, 8:24:22 PM Quote this Post
" Miszou wrote: " symban wrote: Things you will NEVER do playing melee: Avoiding enemies by running around Avoiding projectiles by running around Running to take cover behind obstacles Using mobility skills to get out of bad situations Using mobility skills to get in good positions Using mobility skills multiple times (once is bad enough) Relying on self-controlled defensive skills (everything should be on CwS and CwDT) Picking your targets personally (every attack should be either shift click or auto aim) ^ Complete bullshit. I run around all the time, hide behind things to break LoS, use whirling blades to reposition, I don't have any auto-casting gems linked, I NEVER shift-click and I am 100% self-found. Oh, and before some derp-hat claims you also need either Iron Reflexes or a bazillion armor, I have precisely 1% armor mitigation and about 3.5k hp. Level 71 melee in Nemesis. Seems to me like most people need to either: 1). Get a better internet provider/computer. 2). Learn to play without blaming their suckage on "desync". BROFIST! ♥ Finest Hardcore Gaming Guild ~Soldiers of the Wasteland~ sotwguild.com	Posted by AgentSmith5150#4513 on Jan 6, 2014, 9:35:43 PM Quote this Post
You gotta be a glutton for punishment if you know abotu desync and still decide to go for a cyclone build or another build where the main skill is known to cause desync a lot. Then crying a river on everythread about it is just icing on the cake. It is not like there are no other melee builds, but what would the world be if we didnt have people who dont repeatedly poke themselves in the eye and then cry that it hurts..repeatedly.	Posted by MildlyClever#2548 on Jan 6, 2014, 9:57:06 PM Quote this Post
It's not a problem with desync, it's a problem with the way you're playing. Many people play melee in HC, don't die, and also don't feel the need to play conservatively. You almost certainly need more life than you have. @UnfairMonopoly	Posted by ZiggySobotka#3964 on Jan 6, 2014, 10:20:30 PM Quote this Post
Miszou makes a good point too - but it will be drowned in the river of tears! :-P I saw a magic pack of zombies called "Drowned of Anger" and felt quite sad for them lol - and for whatever it meant :-P	Posted by MildlyClever#2548 on Jan 6, 2014, 10:23:05 PM Quote this Post
" ZiggySobotka wrote: It's not a problem with desync, it's a problem with the way you're playing. Many people play melee in HC, don't die, and also don't feel the need to play conservatively. You almost certainly need more life than you have. Having more life is just another build limitation imposed by lack of hardware/capital, aka desync. Last edited by CassCE#6814 on Jan 6, 2014, 10:53:30 PM	Posted by CassCE#6814 on Jan 6, 2014, 10:53:10 PM Quote this Post
Im a lvl 88 melee shadow who deosnt play very much anymore I could easily be 94+ in about a month. Nothing wrong here. Invasion - No Sacrifice No Glory HTTP://WWW.TWITCH.TV/THISISDEUX	Posted by Deux#3310 on Jan 6, 2014, 11:03:37 PM Quote this Post