NEW to POE

hi guys im new to this game was wandering if any one can give advice to how to start playing the game like what to aim for and what the main ideas for each character are about

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4aZrsY9M5qAnolDbjLydS73doD2MtAcQ

Here are some Videos that should help

Edit: Since mechanics can change and I don't know how old those videos are, I would be cautious when copying stuff.

hi,

-Play non-dependent gear build as much as possible.
-Level multiple/different style of toons at the same time to be able to dispatch beetween them your "interesting" loots.
-Don t expect to be powerful and rich to quickly.

Hello & welcome :-)

From the top of my head:

- Learn the value of currency items, you can potentially find very valuable ones even very early. (Gems with %Quality and Currency Items for example)
- The Path of Exile Wiki (pathofexile.gamepedia.com) is a good source of information
- Learn the vendor recipes (http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Vendor_recipes)

Above all, have fun and experiment. It's a beautifully made game :-)

Not dying is INCREDIBLY important, in both Hardcore and Softcore league, because in Softcore you lose experience when you die.

So when you're putting points in to your passive tree, and there's bonus survivability nodes close to where you are (Say, a group of +10% bonus Health/Energy Shield Nodes, whichever you're using), they're almost always worth getting if you're not playing a glass-cannon build.

Also you can pre-plan out your skilltree for your character here:
http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree

Which is helpful so you can optimize where your points are going, and the shortest route you can take to reach the really good nodes for whatever build you're planning.

G'luck.

Trying to give advice to a new player is sort of like my old math teacher showing up to my work place and giving me a pop geometry test. I just don't know where to begin and I'm afraid any answer I give will be inadequate.

I used to envy new players and now I kind of pity them, especially if they want to play in standard and need to trade for items....."shiver"

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iamstryker wrote:

I used to envy new players and now I kind of pity them, especially if they want to play in standard and need to trade for items....."shiver"

Oh right; Don't throw your currency at the trade chat vultures right away ;-)

Gems level up even when equipped on items in the second weapon/shield slot, so you can level up 6 additional gems!

Didn't know this for the longest time. o_O

I started playing POE about 60 days ago and I will give you my wisdom

(1) Craft nothing until you are way into end-game other than using chromatics to change link colors for items you need. Everything else is a waste until you have serious wealth. Store all the orbs you get for when you get into your 50's plus and then you can buy decent (but not great) levelling gear to get you to end-game.

(2) your gear will suck big time in comparison with everyone else who has been playing. Don't bother with the guides other than to learn playstyle and passives choices/differences and what looks good to you. The gear they have is totally beyond anything you will see for months yet.

(3) Besides what everyone says, don't worry so much about dying until you get to merciless. The XP penalty on standard isn't that massive. Thats not to say that you should be yelling LEERRRROOOY every chance you get, but if it takes a couple of tries to kill that boss, don't sweat it. XP comes pretty easy in this game. You can re-run locations to your hearts content to farm xp and once you get some Item Rarity gear, for gear and currency as well.

Websites you need to familiarize yourself with Immediately

Passive tree builder

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgIB

Passive tree summary

http://pathofpoe.com/builds/passive-calculator/

Understanding Item/Mob Rarity

http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Rarity

Vendor Recipe List

http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Vendor_recipe

Quest Rewards listing

http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Quest_Rewards

Gem (skills) listing

http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Skills

Currency (Orb) listing

http://www.pathofexile.com/item-data/currency

Advanced Websites

These are for only after you have gotten your feet wet

This website searches the trade boards for sellers of gear that meets your input requirements

http://poe.xyz.is/

This website shows you what mods are in the RNG pool for each item in the game

http://www.poemods.com/

This website gives you great info on crafting in POE

http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Crafting

Determining how many sockets an item can have

http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/591749

This website shows current Currency (Orb) Exchange rates

http://www.poeex.info/