Entering the EndGame - Path of Exile for TOTAL Beginners

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Ready to take a dive into the REAL game of Path of Exile but don't know where to start? This EndGame guide for TOTAL Beginners will teach you what you need to know to get started on the right foot!
This video is up to date for the 3.23 Affliction league of Dec. 2023.
CONTENTS:
00:00 Introduction
01:25 Microtransactions Overview
02:21 Stash Tabs You NEED to Have - Currency Tab
03:41 Map Stash Tab & Premium Stash Tab(s)
04:50 Other Stash Tabs to Consider
05:57 Setting Up Stash Tab Affinities
06:48 Selling Items w/ Public Stash Tabs
07:21 Awakened POE Trade and How to Price Items for Sale
09:11 Sell to Players? Or Vendor?
10:41 Unique and Mis-Priced Items
11:38 Build Guides - Introduction
13:33 Path of Building
14:17 Places to Find Beginner-Friendly Build Guides
15:38 League-Start Builds
16:16 Solo Self-Found Builds
16:54 Importing Builds into Path of Building
18:19 Introduction to the End Game - The Atlas
19:52 Map Mods and Crafting Maps
20:42 The Atlas Passive Tree
21:39 Atlas Passive Strategies
23:22 League Mechanics and Goals
24:42 Challenges of the Challenge League
25:47 Quick Tips Grab Bag - Killing, Exploring, and Waypoints in the Campaign
27:19 Kill the Bandits; Changing Your Choice
27:54 Left-Click to Move (NOT Attack)
28:26 Labyrinth Trials
29:19 Loot Containers
30:15 Conclusion and Outro
Links to other guides in the series:
Getting Started: • Getting Started - Path...
Beating the Campaign: • Beating the Campaign -...
Getting UnStuck: • Getting UnStuck - Path...
Full Playlist: • Path of Exile Guides
Links to Other Useful Information:
Awakened PoE Trade Download: snosme.github.io/awakened-poe...
Path of Building Download: pathofbuilding.community/
Other Content Creators you should DEFINITELY Check Out:
Note - these are just some of my personal favorites, in no particular order. No offense to anyone that wasn't listed, as there are LOTS of other great content creators for this game!
‪@Zizaran‬ A mainstay of the PoE Community. Puts out detailed build guides, makes extremely details PoE University videos, and has epic intros to his videos.
www.youtube.com/@Zizaran/feat...
www.twitch.tv/Zizaran
‪@BigDucks‬ A personal favorite. Likes ducks. Great analysis and commentary. Also makes good build guides.
www.youtube.com/@BigDucks/fea...
/ bigducks
‪@subtractem‬ Chill guy. Has an epic cat. Lots of great info, including detailed league mechanic and build guides.
www.youtube.com/@subtractem/f...
/ subtractem
‪@Grimro‬ THE man to follow for top-end juiced mapping strategies, complete with spreadsheets!
www.youtube.com/@Grimro/featured
/ grimro
‪@JorgenPOE‬ Master Delver. Caused me to look up the term kamehameha. Calls everyone filthy exiles. Streams on RU-vid.
www.youtube.com/@JorgenPOE/fe...
‪@Palsteron‬ Top-tier build maker. Also posts currency farming and crafting guides.
www.youtube.com/@Palsteron/fe...
/ palsteron
‪@jungroan‬ Top-tier build maker. Lots of other good stuff.
www.youtube.com/@jungroan/fea...
/ jungroan
‪@CrouchingTuna‬ Top-tier build maker, as well as farming strategies and other stuff.
www.youtube.com/@CrouchingTun...
/ crouching_tuna
‪@GhazzyTV‬ Like minion builds? He's your man! Recently summoned a RL minion too!
www.youtube.com/@GhazzyTV/fea...
/ ghazzytv
‪@PohxKappa‬ Dedicated to Righteous Fire. Literally wrote a wiki for it. Super chill.
www.youtube.com/@PohxKappa/fe...
/ pohx
And that's all for now, lest I run out of room.
* * * * * * * * * *
Path of Exile is a free-to-play* online ARPG developed by Grinding Gear Games, and is available on PC and certain consoles. Interested in trying it out? Check out these links:
www.pathofexile.com/
store.steampowered.com/app/23...
Graphical assets, sound effects, and music used in this video are from Path of Exile, and are used consistent with the game's Terms of Use:
www.pathofexile.com/legal/ter...
Nothing in this video is sponsored by Grinding Gear Games, and the commentary and information in this video do not represent the opinions or positions of any other entity whatsoever, unless they happen to agree with me, which is pretty likely.
* Although the game is technically free-to-play, there is a cash shop, and if you end up wanting to really get into the game, you're going to need to at least buy a couple of stash tabs. More on that in the 4th video.
And yes - Divine Orbs and even Mirrors of Kalandra CAN drop out of chests. Still not worth opening though.

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@salendrak Год назад

*BEGINNER-FRIENDLY BUILD GUIDES - 3.23 Affliction League* Below are a few guides you may want to consider for the 3.23 Affliction League. I have created my own build guide for beginners, and it works great as a Leaguestarter, is a lot of fun to play! Beyond that, Righteous Fire got some big changes in 3.23, and until I research more about the current build, I don't know if I recommend it at this time, but I'll still leave a link to Pohx's wiki page. Otherwise, here are some Leaguestarter roundup videos you might want to check out to find a build for the Affliction League. *Salendrak's Blazing Salvo Deadeye Miner* - Hard to find a more detailed build guide that is tailed to new players! And yes - I'm biased ;-) Vid link coming soon! See guide video for current PoB link. *Pohx's Righteous Fire* - A fantastic build for new players, Righteous Fire has a smooth playstyle, and Pohx has literally made a wiki to help people understand the build, including FAQs, crafting guides, and more. www.pohx.net/ *Fezz's Toxic Rain Champion* - I haven't played this build personally, but it has a HIGHLY detailed written guide, and Toxic Rain is and has been a popular league-start build for a while now. poe-beginner-guide.com/ *Other Newer-Player Friendly / League Start Guides* These are generally VERY detailed guides and pretty beginner-friendly, but be sure to watch the videos and read the notes, as they sometimes have some specific items or stats that are needed to make the builds work. Your mileage may vary with these builds! *Zizaran's League-Start Builds* - Explosive Arrow Ballista Champion - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pHssEwgZFQo.htmlsi=Zwuim9iGj32-l15W Explosive Trap Trickster - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LdFTo-YwUUg.htmlsi=6dTwKkOMfhRdtmCg Boneshatter Juggernaut - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tEHduuJA69g.htmlsi=8ZgrRqoO92Kk6za4 Toxic Rain / Poison Artillery Ballista Pathfinder - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LjF-NVzX1IA.htmlsi=GcYBDAtlRRr1aQU4 *Subtractem's SRS Guardian* - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fiYpBOXPAgk.htmlsi=c1KubqdMpY46mc07 *Maxroll Build Guides* If you prefer written guides (that also usually have links to videos) Maxroll.gg is also a great resource. Just be sure to check the ratings of the build to see how beginner-friendly it is. maxroll.gg/poe/category/build-guides?filter[build_guide_type][taxonomy]=taxonomies.build_guide_type&filter[build_guide_type][value]=archive&filter[build_guide_type][operation]=!%3D&filter[misc][taxonomy]=taxonomies.misc&filter[misc][value]=poe-league-starter Still can't decide on a build? Check out these League-Started Recommendations videos from Jorgen and Tenkei: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oQ6KBoKuLy4.htmlsi=3WY3y4hsGnCu8bKS ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6-vSGqSx4LA.htmlsi=tXHgIK8bVyeUnF06 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-abhVPO1CHA4.htmlsi=JuH3QyXsfGK5y80a

@thecandyman1975 Год назад

I've been looking for beginners guides that are actually beginner friendly since I started at the end of last league. Thanks for some great guides! Subscribed

@salendrak Год назад

Yeah, lots of guides talk at such a high level that it's hard to understand what they're saying unless you have a lot of experience in the game. I really tried to keep things as clear-cut as possible. Glad you enjoyed it!

@taylon5200 8 месяцев назад

That's exactly the problem! A LOT of people making guides for noobs mean very well, but they end up using a bunch of game jargon that noobs don't actually understand yet and can make them very confused and hard to follow. This guys vids have been a godsend as a noob!

@deceitive3338 7 месяцев назад

I was very close to giving up... This game can be so overwhelming for a new player, seemed like every time I left the hideout I got introduced to a new mechanic without fully grasping the previous one. I've tried to get through many other videos but none explained things well enough to make it click for me until these. Thank you very much for this series, went from getting aggravated to really enjoying the early endgame after watching this series, seriously great work! (ps. I got my first Divine AND Exalted orb from my Righteous Fire exploding random barrels as well today lol)

@salendrak 7 месяцев назад

Heh - gotta love it when the barrels shower you with gifts!!

@zadeofazeroth 9 месяцев назад

I’ve watched all of your beginner guides and I cannot understate how valuable they are as a D4 refugee. Well thought out and easy to understand. Eternally grateful for the work you put into these. Thank you so much, I’ll refer back to these quite a bit I imagine. Cheers 🇦🇺 🍻

@salendrak 9 месяцев назад

I think you'll probably find that lots of stuff I go over won't make much sense when you're just learning the game, but after you play a while and then come back to the videos, more and more will start to click. You got this!!

@ADVGuiltyParty 5 месяцев назад

Haha “a d4 refugee”

@SkullEZClap 10 месяцев назад

Amazing video! What’s even more amazing is the comment and the description and how you plan on keeping it updated! Appreciate you trying to help new players get into the game.

@salendrak 10 месяцев назад

The Maven needs more toys to play with!

@rayderrich Год назад

This 4 part series was so useful and understandable for me, thank you very much.

@salendrak Год назад

Any time! I'll be adding more to the series at some point, but probably not for a month or three.

@DChainZ_YT Год назад

Excellent guide, just what I was looking for. I just beat the campaign and first 3 labrynths on my first character with my own build which I'm pretty proud of. Needed to learn about how to approach the atlas tree and this guide was very helpful with that. Gonna push the endgame as far as I can, wish me luck!

@salendrak Год назад

That's awesome!! Definitely take a look at poe.ninja to find similar builds to your own if you need ideas of ways to further refine and tweak your character. You'll need it get very far into the atlas!

@dtjatmos6208 Год назад

Legit easily the best and most digestible guides for true beginners like me picking up Poe for the first time ever. Great content hope to see even more guides maybe on bossing or a part 2 to this video with the maven eat and exarch

@salendrak Год назад

Not sure when I'll get around to it, but most likely the next one I will do will start to cover end-game league mechanics, and maybe my version of a detailed beginner build guide. But more will definitely be coming!

@LT3 Год назад

This guide was super helpful Salendrak. Thank you so much for giving a base understanding of what to expect and think about. I'm someone who finally got to maps and finished the story for the first time, and your video helped lay out a few things. As an "end-game beginner" though, one of the things that would be helpful to know is just simply, all of the moving parts that I can choose from, and what kind of things I can get from them, for example... Heist, Blight, Delve, etc... While I know I have the options to pick and choose what I want to do, I don't know what each of them brings to the table, or allows me to change/craft about my items, and the game doesn't do a good job of informing you along the way... Fractured items for example just looked different and shiny when they first dropped, thankfully a friend explained to me how it worked. As a beginner, it can be potentially overwhelming, or maybe you can just be unaware, of what benefits each of the activities brings to the table or allows you to tweak, and all the things going on. Fractured items, veiled stuff, etc, etc (and on top of that some apparently have bosses that can drop specific uniques? If you like farming stuff like that) Have you considered such a guide for your end-game info? Given there are quite a few options to choose from, as a "first time end-gamer" it's all a bit confusing and badly explained in game. :D

@salendrak Год назад

Yup - a beginner's guide / overview of endgame content is something I'll be doing at some point. Might not be for a month or three though, as I've got a few other projects I'll be working on next.

@NoisieBastrdd 10 месяцев назад

fantastic guide, friend, iv'e watched it two times already

@salendrak 10 месяцев назад

Pop quiz in the morning!! 😆

@dajekotlyar4408 Год назад

Omg it's Salendrak!❤

@salendrak Год назад

Oh hai!!

@vashstampede2243 5 месяцев назад

The Best Beginner Guide I've watched, will 100% recommend this video for a friend or anyone who wants to play POE. Thanks alot!

@salendrak 5 месяцев назад

Much appreciated!!

@thomasnguyen4427 6 месяцев назад

This is the Elemntary School to high school graduation level of education/GED I need. Ziz’s PoE University, now that I reflect on it, totally fit its name with how all over the places, way too expansive, and random jargon thrown here and there at random parts of his videos the series consisted of.

@salendrak 6 месяцев назад

Well, he does pretty much follow a lecture style of approach. LOTS of good info in those, but sometimes pretty hard to digest if you haven't had the necessary pre-req classes 😆

@Hikariel. 9 месяцев назад

Campaign completed and here I am getting more amazing explanations and tipps from you :D

@salendrak 9 месяцев назад

Gonna be working on a super detailed beginner's build guide soon - so stay tuned for that! Should be out in a week or two!

@greghodges1786 5 месяцев назад

Absolutely awesome beginner series. Very beginner friendly but also extremely informative. Kudos!

@salendrak 5 месяцев назад

Thanks - much appreciated!!

@Beedulgi99 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for these videos Sal! I have followed the advice from your past 3 vids and have now reached the beginning of the end with my first starter :)

@salendrak 10 месяцев назад

Awesome! What sort of build are you using?

@Beedulgi99 10 месяцев назад

@@salendrak I used the build for Palsteron's Toxic Rain Ballista Pathfinder :) Again, thank you so much Sal for making the onboarding experience more accessible to newbies like me!

@Streusselhirni Год назад

These videos are the absolute best beginners guides available currently! Thank you!!

@salendrak Год назад

Thanks!! And you're most very welcome!!!

@dominikevans9591 9 месяцев назад

This was an epic guide to watch. I feel a lot less overwhelmed now. Thank you!

@salendrak 9 месяцев назад

Glad it helped!!

@crystalwilliams4629 Год назад

Thanks!

@salendrak Год назад

Thank you so much for the super thanks!!

@kyuuyu 8 месяцев назад

One of the best guides I wish I found more early. I'm almost done with campaign but this is super helpful. The other guys are great too but this is the format I like presented most. I can actually fully understand what you're saying as a beginner. Thank you!

@salendrak 8 месяцев назад

Thanks - much appreciated!!

@IXxhpnotiqxXI 11 месяцев назад

I must say this guide is AMAZING and helped me tons as a new player. THANK YOU SO MUCH

@salendrak 11 месяцев назад

Glad it helped!!

@Lone_Wolf_91 Год назад

What a well spoken lad. I felt like if I were reading my first Lord of the Rings book.

@salendrak Год назад

That's one of the most interesting compliments I've ever received! Thank you!!

@Lone_Wolf_91 11 месяцев назад

@@salendrak I just recieved the notification about Your reply😅 Yep have been long since someone made me feel like such that it threw me back to that magic moment👍

@r3puls1ve_36 Год назад

30:11 as of this moment in patch 3.21, I'm just about finished up in act 3 and so far I've found my only 2 chaos orbs in chests. As you mentioned, I don't stop to hit every vase or chest, only the ones in that're in my walking path. Thanks for the amazing guide :)

@salendrak Год назад

Those first couple of Chaos Orbs during the campaign are always pretty exciting! Pretty sure I got a Divine on a recent character in Act 7 or so!

@Wraiven Год назад

I just want to say thank you! i tried playing a couple years back and did exactly what you said.. opened skill tree and went nope.. didnt log back in to check it our again until about a week before crucible. Your videos are amazing and gave me some great info that will help!!!

@salendrak Год назад

Great to hear! Only tip I'll add for now is don't bother with the crucible mechanic lol

@godsnash 5 месяцев назад

awesome guide and videos ,really ty

@salendrak 5 месяцев назад

Happy to be of service!!

@gustavodanielgimenez9684 3 месяца назад

Great guide! been playing on and off since breach League got over 800 hours on steam BUT never got over say maybe tier 3 maps, finally doing it I guess 😂😂 got so many maps, couple of uniques from way back when not even sure they'll work, League stones from that awesome event when every league mechanic was available again and so on , wish me luck! 😂😂

@salendrak 3 месяца назад

I was that way for a long time too - would get through the campaign, maybe make some progress in maps, and then get distracted with another game and not really finish the atlas or get too far into endgame. But once you've done it the first time it gets WAY easier to do it in future leagues. Assuming you don't get distracted by something else....SQUIRREL!!

@randomhubbard3792 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for these. As much as I love other content creators for this game, they all get lost in the intricate systems while explaining the basics. They also prefer long unedited discussions that is hard to digest for new and returning players. Subbed

@salendrak 8 месяцев назад

Thanks!!

@BigNothingMonsterMan Год назад

Really apprceiate all 4 of these! thank you!

@salendrak Год назад

Awesome - thanks!!

@isa_lim 10 месяцев назад

I just completed the campaign and your videos really helped a lot, especially getting through that initial hurdle of wanting to quit after seeing the skill tree 15 mins into the game. Thanks for this content, I don't think I would have enjoyed this gem of a game if not for your videos.

@salendrak 10 месяцев назад

Nice work - and happy to have helped! 😊

@jolochoco Год назад

Hey man, just want to say, from a noob to POE, your videos have been a HUUUUGE help. Thank you so much!

@salendrak Год назад

Awesome - glad they've been helpful!!

@jolochoco Год назад

@@salendrak last question tho. Can I do endgame stuff (Atlas, maps, etc) if im on standard mode?

@salendrak Год назад

@Jose Ramos Absolutely! The only thing you won't be able to do is whatever the new mechanic is in the current challenge league. Which is currently a good thing since Crucible is...bad!

@Its_Hellcyborg 9 месяцев назад

wow bro nice job , i cant thank you enough bro ! u are a true angel exile ;)

@salendrak 9 месяцев назад

But am I still sane? 😆

@petersonpierre107 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this series! It has been incredibly helpful to me as I just started this game 2 weeks ago. Now I have a sense of what's going on and where to go. Keep up the great work!

@salendrak 8 месяцев назад

Awesome! How far have you gotten in the game so far, and I'm curious if you're using a build guide?

@petersonpierre107 8 месяцев назад

@@salendrak I just started act 9 and I've been using Cold Dot Elementalist by TriPolar Bear from day 1

@salendrak 8 месяцев назад

@@petersonpierre107 Nice!

@LeftysRage 10 месяцев назад

Best guides I've seen on YT. Well done and quality made. I might've missed it, but please include Cluster Jewel acquisition and how to craft them for beginners. I can't find a single good guide on this subject.

@salendrak 10 месяцев назад

Thanks! As for cluster jewels, If/When I get around to covering more end-game (post-campaign) content I'll definitely cover those. Acquisition (outside of trade) mostly comes from Delirium. As for crafting, usually fossils is the way to go if you're trying for specific notables, but definitely use craftofexile to figure stuff out.

@KubaIgnacyk 4 месяца назад

For every Escape From Tarkov player, depo managment in Poe isn't impossible without Premium Stashes haha

@salendrak 4 месяца назад

Not impossible - just a LOT more convenient! I call that a sanity tax LOL

@coreygilbert1182 4 месяца назад

Best help ever I just hit endgame I play on steam deck and I've done everything without trade would've been nice to know earlier lol. Thanks got a sub from me

@salendrak 4 месяца назад

Glad it helped!!

@mortiferozgaming2281 5 месяцев назад

Best poe guide I’ve seen, and it’s not 2h long, insane. Thank you man, and gj!!

@salendrak 5 месяцев назад

Well, to be fair, if you watch all 4 of the guides it's about 2 hours soooo.....😆

@mortiferozgaming2281 5 месяцев назад

@@salendrak 😂 i saw it, still amazing. Very greatful!

@ToIReZ 6 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for these guides, I recently got into to the game bcs of a random cool looking build on a yt video (essence drain + contagion occultist) and without you, I would've been completely lost on what to do and what not to do, I am currently on map tier 7 in standard and it's stil a smooth voyage :)

@salendrak 6 месяцев назад

Awesome! Glad the guides have been helpful!!

@MrHossie Год назад

wow - i only had to wait 1 day between the last video and this one - now im ready to start playing

@salendrak Год назад

You had excellent timing!!

@JohnnyCash-tw8ps 9 месяцев назад

These guides are great! Haven’t got passed level 20 in the past but determined to get the campaign done at least :)

@salendrak 9 месяцев назад

Go for it!!

@jamesbatiste 3 месяца назад

New to the endgame ty

@salendrak 3 месяца назад

Nice!

@karlklein2263 11 месяцев назад

The presentation of this series has really been so great. This might seem like an obscure compliment, but truly i cannot express how valuable it is that youre speaking very clearly and plainly. Many guide videos have great info but its very hard to understand what the person is saying.

@salendrak 11 месяцев назад

Oh, I totally get what you mean. Sometimes content creators for PoE speak in shorthand using acronyms that might be common knowledge for veterans, but gibberish for newer players. Makes it hard to learn from them when you need a dictionary / thesaurus to look up terminology!

@azizhusseinz2083 10 месяцев назад

Thanks, the best beginner friendly content here

@salendrak 10 месяцев назад

I appreciate that - thanks!!

@shaynecarter-murray3127 10 месяцев назад

Ive been away from POE for a few years, played for a couple years befoee that. Never noticed tab affinities or the attack without moving checkbox! Thanks for that!

@salendrak 10 месяцев назад

Those little details can make a WORLD of difference!

@Woodsidj 5 месяцев назад

i played this in the beta and didn't' have two monitors. it was such aids, quit after 3 acts. now i have two monitors, its the best ARPG/game that's ever been made. started a month ago, doing maps .... its really helpful to be told you don't have to learn EVERYTHING at once and i appreciate it. this game is overwhelming and its end game is amazing. gonna have to see what this delve shits about and get that final ascendancy

@salendrak 5 месяцев назад

2 monitors is kind of like going from dial-up internet to broadband back in the olden days. Once you try it, there's no going back!!

@respecting 10 месяцев назад

For some reason I’ve always seemed to hit endgame and then put path of exile on the back burner. I think I’m going to try and push through end game this coming patch and this just helps me prepare for that. Thank you for the motivation. Lol

@salendrak 10 месяцев назад

I've had leagues where I'm basically like that, or I get a little bit into the endgame, but just lose momentum. It happens! But I think part of it is knowledge and familiarity with the intricacies of end-game content. The more I learn, the more I'm excited to push further than last time!

@urworkbuddythepainter4280 Год назад

Thanks dude. A true beginner's guide.

@salendrak Год назад

🙌

@keek1337 9 месяцев назад

I didnt know you have poe guides! How nice!

@salendrak 9 месяцев назад

And there will be more coming soon!

@KingColeTV 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the vid

@salendrak 5 месяцев назад

You bet!!

@jamesbatiste 3 месяца назад

Good solid content

@salendrak 3 месяца назад

Thanks!!

@pavelstoikov3780 9 месяцев назад

i start play this game 2017-18 ,yes u need stash tabs fist i try not buy any of this but after some years u need it . currensy, delve if go thare , the div cards is must . and lets dont forget premium for sell items u gonna need it to . and maybe unique tab

@salendrak 9 месяцев назад

Yup - currency and map are the definite must-haves, as well as a premium of some sort, but beyond that, it's all just added convenience.

@deceiver444 7 месяцев назад

The perfect guide for a noob like me, thanx

@salendrak 7 месяцев назад

Happy to be of service!!

@ytmiva2 5 месяцев назад

Great video! Im also playing off and on for about a decade. I always feel like a new player as I barely reach the endgame before the league ends.

@salendrak 5 месяцев назад

It can be quite the slog sometimes!

@Gid-J 3 месяца назад

Atlas progression is either 17 nodes to wandering (either side) or full essence. Everything else is mathematically worse progression, (especially center kirac). If you go left side 17 wandering and then branch to get the 5 kirac points (10 % total kirac), this outperforms center kirac wandering.

@salendrak 2 месяца назад

Solid approach! Though I generally find that I tend to have plenty of maps such that optimizing the early atlas isn't necessary. YMMV!

@Isabelle-mp8rk 7 месяцев назад

one of the best build guide writers is engineering eternity, highly recommend watching his guides. though be warned that he recently returned from a like 3 year hiatus from writing build guides so how consistent it will be moving forwards is up in the air.

@salendrak 7 месяцев назад

Oh wow - I hadn't realize he had come back!

@LowEloTeemo 9 месяцев назад

appreciate the video! for the bandit part, I was able to just talk to them again and click "changed my mind" to kill the bandit, didn't need a recipe.

@salendrak 9 месяцев назад

Was that before you had dealt with all three and completed the quest, or after? I wasn't aware that they had changed it if it was after...

@LowEloTeemo 9 месяцев назад

think it was before, sorry I missed that detail@@salendrak

@Biomirth 6 месяцев назад

This is so great. I wish you had a guide for every aspect of the game I want some help with. Turns out its been 6+ years since I played (500+ hours pre-steam I think, then another 500 in the Steam era). Whoa boy. I'm off to find a build guide to just have some relaxed play to try to get back into things. I'm old. I'm going to be terrible. But I miss the game especially after watching your vids here. Again, thanks so much for them.

@salendrak 6 месяцев назад

My biggest advice is to take things slow, and when you get to maps, go ahead and remove content you aren't ready to deal with yet. And have fun with it! I'll be releasing a super-detailed build guide hopefully next week, and definitely before the new league that's coming out soon!

@Biomirth 6 месяцев назад

@@salendrak Looking forward to it. Went with Toxic Rain build, something I'd never tried before. Am Lvl 36 now and having a very chill time. Thanks again.

@pehash 9 месяцев назад

I like the way they made this game and how you would want to put a little money into it. I bought the currency stash tab and the premiun quad stash tab (so i can sell stuff). The rest are really just quality of life.. They make stash tabs sales every 3-4 weeks, so you can sync your purchases.

@salendrak 9 месяцев назад

Yup - I haven't felt the slightest bit of regret for buying the stuff I've bought for this game!

@satanicrazgo616 10 месяцев назад

Very good videos bro

@salendrak 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@Calamity556 10 месяцев назад

I can't thank you enough for this guide, salendrak. You have, by far, explained the mechanics for Path of Exile in the most easy to comprehend, foundational manner. I have taken a long hiatus from PoE but am planning to come back to it for the upcoming league on the 18th of this month and your guides have inspired me to experiment for my first run-through and see how far I can get before I am steamrolled and have to find a build guide lol. I'd love to make a Marauder Juggernaut since this incoming league is Karui themed!

@salendrak 10 месяцев назад

Love it!! Although there is definitely a time and place for following build guides, there is a LOT of fun and learning to be had doing things on your own. Have fun in the new league!!

@tattoomagic6110 Год назад

Ty I’ve been following pohxs TFT guide, it’s been great. The tip about not killing everything when in campaign was needed. I have a bad habit of full clearing every single place and ending up 10 levels to high. RF just makes it so fast to hyper clear. I’m level 61 in act 8 so I’m going to stop clearing

@salendrak Год назад

As you get further in the campaign, it gets really hard to not be several levels above the level of the zone. You have to start actively skipping mobs that are right in your path, which is hard to do! I just wanna kill everything that gets in my way!!

@OnyxAvalon 4 месяца назад

I'll say the easiest to follow so far was on max roll, and hate to say it but lightning arrow and toxic rain ballista have been the easiest to learn. Just put on auras and 1 button attacks with support gems that trigger other gems. It's not optimal but it helps beginners focus more on mechanics and generally a bit more fun at the start

@salendrak 4 месяца назад

I really need to try some of those meta builds sometime LOL

@TimeIsMine93 8 месяцев назад

I remember when I realized Velyna (who’s as nice as she is knowledgeable) had 3 different PoB trees and set ups for league start, mid, and late game! Which I didn’t notice till I finished act 10! Be sure to read a guide thoroughly before assuming

@salendrak 8 месяцев назад

Excellent point! Some build guides have only a single skill tree and gear set, some have multiple options for each. Gotta use the right one for whatever stage of the game you're in, for sure!

@kylesmith1375 10 месяцев назад

I would love a 5-10 minute guide on some of the league mechanics!

@salendrak 10 месяцев назад

I'll get to that at some point! Just don't know when lol

@Zawgafog Год назад

hoping bro gets to 100k soon

@salendrak Год назад

And get that fancy silver wall plaque!!

@senditall152 5 месяцев назад

hmm thank you I like these tips.

@salendrak 5 месяцев назад

Great!!

@ChronoShadow69 Год назад

" 27:54 Left-Click to Move (NOT Attack) " Seriously, this was about the fifth time I stopped what I was doing while watching your video, loaded the game up, and changed settings to eliminate a minor frustration. Thank you so much! These guides are written with actual new players in mind for a game that is incredibly complex, and has been out enough years that a lot of it's base has forgotten what terms it uses on the regular that actual new players have no context for. I appreciate how hard it can be to keep that in mind, and you did a fantastic job doing so!

@salendrak Год назад

When making videos like this I try to remember how I feel half the time when my wife tries to tell me about how her day at work went. Very complex stuff, with lots of terminology and acronyms that mean nothing to me LOL

@asdboohah 7 месяцев назад

love this guide. just curious - what hideout were you using in the video? its so spacious

@salendrak 7 месяцев назад

Luxurious Hideout - Unlocked in the Baths in Act 8 👍

@solomani5959 11 месяцев назад

6:21 gem and flask stash tabs are useful for console players and people who use controllers as it’s a pain to organise with a controller. One thing this game needs is the ability to switch between controller and keyboard like Diablo. I like a controller to play but keyboard/mouse for any kind of inventory Tetris 😅

@salendrak 11 месяцев назад

Interesting! I've never played this game on console before, so I definitely wouldn't have thought of that!

@bennypuuduu 10 месяцев назад

Haha,i was wondering this,and posted on the forums if there was an auto sort stash function like right stick click in diablo, as i havent found such function, and you sentence it perfectly "inventory tetris".. Man that is tedious

@Dumplin42 6 месяцев назад

nice and helpful. would be cool to have help setting up a filter.

@salendrak 6 месяцев назад

For really detailed help on loot filters, check out Subtractem's guides on the topic. Here's the links: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OHVgQjhgGIQ.htmlsi=lXhPIXI0Bz9-rlFH ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Y1xcYzntVo8.htmlsi=ZFezcYM-BYwEiw2t

@ForgottenSoul 8 месяцев назад

30:13 hell yeah i got 3! yeah 3 scrolls of wisdom from a pot. hell yeah.

@salendrak 8 месяцев назад

Epic!!

@VorpalTiger 8 месяцев назад

ive had a couple of divine orbs pop out of pots and chests, so it just made me want to open them edit: also it helps that im playing a RF build, so pots just pop automatically when im in range

@salendrak 8 месяцев назад

Not gonna lie - I do rather like it when a build's main skills break all the nearby pots for me automatically!

@andrew9194 8 месяцев назад

I got a divine orb from a weapon rack in act 7.

@salendrak 8 месяцев назад

Nice! Not sure what it was doing on a weapon rack though LOL

@McVerdict Год назад

I quit poe after finishing the campaign in the deleve league a few years ago, didnt really understand mapping and got bored but im going to try getting back into the game and hopefully enjoy the end game this time

@salendrak Год назад

It honestly took me a few leagues to really get into the endgame and be able to blast through it. It's all part of the learning curve!

@Supportingcast03 Год назад

I like your build. How can you make the damage of enemies attack first your energy shield while using eldritch battery?

@salendrak Год назад

Mind Over Matter keystone passive, located between the witch and templar start points. "40% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life"

@hornysanders6244 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for this. I have 130 hours in the game but this is the only league where I ever finished the campaign. Got my ass handed to me while trying my first map though lol

@salendrak 9 месяцев назад

Baby steps! Finishing the campaign is a big first step, and next time it will be easier and go faster. Push a little further each time!

@darkzen2225 9 месяцев назад

Most of you recommend not to open chests. I also stopped opening because most of them were empty. But i started opening more from Act 4 and got amazing drops from chests including a divine orb which helped me fund all purchases to quickly reach end game. Is everyone missing a lot by not opening chests?

@salendrak 9 месяцев назад

It really comes down to a numbers game. If you can kill a full pack of mobs in the same amount of time that it takes to open a single chest, you'll get WAY more drops by killing mobs as compared to opening chests. But if you like opening chests, and not gonna lie - sometimes I do too - then go for it!

@teropiispala2576 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the good tips. Especially describing which is the goal of the endgame was helpful. That's what I've been missing. I played the leveling through about 10y ago and now I gave it a new change. I followed my own lightening elementalist build, because that I ended up using last time, even though I started with fire and minions. Leveling was quite easy, except time to time when I made few mistakes, which I was fortunately able to fix. After killing Kitawa, everything became way more difficult and in many maps, there's something that kills me with a one shot and I don't even know what it is. My skill tree is not far from some recommendations, but I have concentrated more on damage and less something defensive, because there was no need. Now I can't level up nor improve my gears, because cost of everything seems awfully high. To get anything good into six link with right colors seems to months worth of slow grinding. I have tried to buy some items, but haven't got answers to whispers or messages and I'm thinking do I miss something or are the all decent and affordable items there just to piss up possible buyers. I have Tabula Rasa and couple piece of pretty ordinary crafted items, but nothing even close to those on sale. For me, it would be best to know what is in those maps, which kills me in an instant and what I'd need to prevent it from happening. I have 5000 armour, and there's no easy way to get more without seriously compromising my attack capabilities.

@salendrak 7 месяцев назад

Which league are you in? If you're in standard, most items tend to be more expensive than if you were playing in the challenge league. The counterpoint though is that the challenge league is already nearing its end, so less people are playing. At this point there are basically two ways you could go - continue working on your current build, but play areas that aren't as dangerous for you, or maybe start over and follow a good build guide. Either way you'll learn a lot - so go with whichever approach you would find more fun!

@teropiispala2576 7 месяцев назад

@@salendrak I play anchesters league. I did manage to get forward as I did the cruel labyrinth again and got few ascendance points. I did complete it before but propably missed using Divine font, so it wasn't counted as completed and the next labyrinth wasn't available. For some reason, my build is extremely sensitive for something I haven't been able to identity. Propably it have something to do with ability to shock. Since I mainly use lightening conduit, it's very critical to my strength. Now tier 1 maps changed from close to impossible to very easy. I`m still vulnerable, but can kill everything with single shoot. Range and speed is also too low and it's difficult to approach some enemies close enough so I can hit them. I wouldn't like to start over, but I`m about 10 refund points away from getting my skill tree to match one build guide. I just need to figure out where I can get those, if possible. Maybe there is some lower level optional missions, but that wouldn't be fun.

@salendrak 6 месяцев назад

@@teropiispala2576 How are your resistances? That's the biggest killer for newer players, especially once they get into maps. For refund points, it is worth checking your map for any uncompleted quests from the campaign, as that would help you fix up your skill tree. You could also try trading for more orbs of scouring. There's no way to target farm for them in early maps though, so waiting to get enough might take a while from random drops.

@teropiispala2576 6 месяцев назад

I have had my resistances capped, but it depends what kind of gear I’m using. That doesn’t seem to be the problem. I think the biggest problem are the enemies who can reflect lighting damage. It seems that in some maps, I die in an exact moment when I activate my lightening conduit, even if I hide behind the corner out of their sight. Overall damage from strike on large mass is so high that even if only few percent is reflected, I die immediately. I haven’t yet find a way to overcome this problem. It’s causing annoying deaths in maps which otherwise would be easy.

@salendrak 6 месяцев назад

Oh, yeah. Reflected damage will instantly kill you every time. The only solution is to re-roll ALL maps that have any amount of reflected damage. Reflected physical damage will be a non-issue for you since you aren't dealing physical damage, but elemental damage is a big no for any build that is dealing elemental damage.

@Tejmaster1 Год назад

Haven't played since delve, is there anywhere that has a good breakdown on all the new mechanics and which is good for newbies (heist. Legion etc)

@salendrak Год назад

I'll be making a new-player summary of league mechanics at some point, but currently I don't know of any short and concise videos that go over that topic. So until I make my own video, I would just recommend running maps with the Stream of Consciousness keystone, try stuff out as it randomly pops up in maps, and from there specialize your atlas to focus on 2 or maybe 3 types of mechanics (pending atlas point availability) to learn those mechanics really well.

@tinibogdanremus3399 9 месяцев назад

Gave up, too much stuff to learn... Gonna wait for poe2

@salendrak 9 месяцев назад

Heh - I wonder how dense PoE2 will be out the gate compared to the original now. Probably not quite as dense, but give it a league or two to catch up!

@kevin11humor 5 месяцев назад

What do you think my chances are at trial and error without build guides? I got tons of experience with complex stat build games idk if that matters or not.

@salendrak 5 месяцев назад

It really depends on how much time and effort you want to put into it, and particularly whether or not you at least look at other builds on something like PoE.ninja. There's a LOT that can be learned from at least looking at what other people are actually doing. But whichever way you go - do what's fun for you!

@th1rt3nth Год назад

I don't think anything past 20-25 challenges in a given league is achievable by a casual player. If you don't call someone who plays only 8 hours a day a casual, like Zizaran once did :D Also, I wouldn't worry too much about efficiency. PoE is a sandbox, do whatever you fancy, smash em boxes, kill every monster, just make sure you have fun.

@salendrak Год назад

Not gonna like - sometimes I just like busting things in the environment! Probably a carryover from my Diablo 2 days when I used to smack things on my Sorc w/ Telekinesis lol But on the challenges, I would say the 20-range is something you can do without focusing on it much if at all. To get beyond that though definitely takes some serious focus, as well as a very solid build and good farming strategies. And of course everyone's definition of casual varies!

@allmindcrack4643 Год назад

Imma need that endgame content guide. Do you know if the scantum stuff is becoming core? I did it once and didn’t really like it at all.

@salendrak Год назад

Nope - sanctum is not going core. At least not now.

@christopherpease8998 11 месяцев назад

The game I mean... your videos are very much on point and we'll done and easy to understand. Path of exile.....is not

@salendrak 11 месяцев назад

Also totally agree! 😆

@Brian-ob9ck 8 месяцев назад

4:43 What and where is the "Trade website"? Tried get a stash tab...but credit card rejected transaction. Is this transaction in a foreign country? 7:47 Your link for Awakened POE trade is for Win11. I don't run Win11...what then?

@salendrak 8 месяцев назад

Trade website: www.pathofexile.com/trade GGG is based in New Zealand, but I've never had any problem purchasing stuff from their website, and they have players all over the world. As of Awakened PoE Trade, I use it on Windows 10. Have you tried installing it? No idea about Mac or other operating systems though...

@johnson5725 5 месяцев назад

Im so dumb wasted 300 chaos orbs changing the ghastly eye jewel to have multiple good bonuses and didn’t get it. And also in leather belt, trying to get chaos, lightning fire. On the belt itself it was 300 c , and didn’t get it.

@salendrak 5 месяцев назад

I totally did that once when I was new to the game. Not quite that many though. Just chalk it up to a learning experience!!

@johnson5725 5 месяцев назад

@@salendrak thanks mate. Today with 60 c I buy 2 powerful items, we do really learn from mistakes.

@3d1stp3rs0n Год назад

Is there a way to obtain these gold coins for stash tabs for free? On Xbox, I received a promotion, 50 coins, for any reason. Do such promotions also exist on PC?

@salendrak Год назад

Not that I know of, but don't quote me on that!

@jvaliente9094 Год назад

i went for a cheftain with that totem build cuz it looks satisfying, went to the campaigns with ease, my problem now is with these maps, i dont seem to understand it easily and how does it work, and also my character is dying like crazy 😭

@salendrak Год назад

What are your resists looking like? That's usually the biggest culprit for lots of deaths in maps. Gotta get them all to 75% and Chaos to at least 0% - the higher the better!

@jvaliente9094 Год назад

@@salendrak i found out that there are resists that are negative, i think it was lightning and cold. but i managed to bring it back to 0%, and i already used purity of elements, i dont even know whhy im negative? after stabilizing it how can i even bring it to 75% each?

@salendrak Год назад

@@jvaliente9094 Use the crafting bench in your hideout to add resists to anything you can add resists to, and start prioritizing gear that has good resistance rolls. But yeah, if you have low resistances you're going to get curb stomped regularly. Might be worth farming either the end of the campaign to get some gear, or if you have a few chaos orbs, try to trade for some good resistance items.

@jvaliente9094 Год назад

@@salendrak yes i am aware but i am trying to find out why my resists are negative on standard??? without equipments its on negative, not 0%, thats why im having hard time to stabilize it because i need to put it back to 0% and add some more, i dont even know why that happens, i also read each skills and equips, i have no negative stats, i just dont know why my character is like that.

@salendrak Год назад

@jvaliente9094 when you first kill Kitava in Act 5 and then in Act 10 he curses you and drops your resistances by 30% each time. So as the game goes on you end up needing more resistance gear to keep yourself properly protected.

@robertalvarez123456789 6 месяцев назад

biggest ad for the poe store ive seen yet lol

@salendrak 5 месяцев назад

If only I got commissions! 😆

@Cheekbeater 9 месяцев назад

So what are console players supposed to do with the awakened trader?

@salendrak 9 месяцев назад

Pretty sure stuff like that doesn't work on console, sooo.....

@Cheekbeater 9 месяцев назад

@salendrak okay well thank you anyways lol. I'm a new player so I was just wondering

@StokerGamer 10 месяцев назад

"If your 2 levels ahead of the zone stop killing monsters" Me that was 20 levels ahead in my first character and 10 in my second

@salendrak 10 месяцев назад

Honestly, I have a hard time following this advice myself, especially in the second half of the campaign. I mean, I can't just NOT kill monsters right in front of me, right?!?!

@hurd136 2 месяца назад

Oh no the pets that follow you around are designed to annoy all other players, IE goblin band.

@salendrak 2 месяца назад

I hate that thing....

@stefenleung Год назад

A little tips on picking a guide. DON"T pick up the skill that do fancy play style. Pick up something with DETAILS how to get there, what skill to level, with details leveling tree on path of building, and most important pick up the guide finished at lv85, not at lv99. You can and probably still be a noob with "no" currency at lv85 and most high-end build require expensive cluster gems and tier1 unique. So your first character is better setup just for farming and complete basic target like altar, etc. Leveling your character would be a lot easier and fun with all the knowledge and resource at hand.

@salendrak Год назад

Excellent points!

@GrumpyCoder 7 месяцев назад

I respect a lot this game but personally I really cannot put myself on following guides while playing a game very seriously. I need to do everything by my own and figuring out everything alone that’s how I enjoy things. I never hook long in this game for this reason when it feels like I need to follow something I just get bored instantly. If poe was more friendly for people who wants to play blind and learn everything by their selfs without feeling overwhelmed this game will be way more better in my opinion.

@salendrak 7 месяцев назад

The developers definitely made some polarizing design choices in terms of how complex they wanted the game to be. But what appeals to one gamer might be a turn-off for another. You can't please everyone! Have you tried less complex ARPGs like Grim Dawn, Last Epoch, or Torchlight?

@jasoncarter1869 6 месяцев назад

1. Would you be interested in making a guide for console players? 2. Your help has been greatly appreciated so far. I was just wondering if its possibly to have endgame success on console. The game is very interesting but I don't want to invest too much time playing on console if I'm not going to be able get the full experience. 3. Other that buying a PC, is there any advice that you could offer to a console player? Thanks

@salendrak 6 месяцев назад

Disclaimer - I've never played PoE on anything other than PC, so no personal knowledge of the console versions. That said, my understand is that it is basically the exact same game, you just have a different control interface since you're using a controller. But in terms of mechanics, builds, strategies, etc, everything should be the exact same. So other than interface / control differences, I'm really not sure what all one would cover in a guide for the console version specifically. Hope that more or less answers all the questions!

@jasoncarter1869 6 месяцев назад

@@salendrak That's definitely good to hear. I appreciate it. I was also curious about the 3rd party tools and programs. Item filters and build imports. Doesn't seem like something you can do on console. Do you think those things are absolutely necessary? Do you think the endgame will be impossible without those tools? I literally just started playing a couple days ago so I have no idea what to expect.

@jasoncarter1869 6 месяцев назад

@@salendrak I appreciate the feedback. Definitely subscribed.

@salendrak 6 месяцев назад

I did a quick google search, and looks like there is a way to set up loot filters even for console. I don't know how to do it, but if you just search "Path of Exile Console Loot Filters" you should find some answers pretty quick. As for 3rd party trade tools like Awakened PoE Trade, my guess is those won't work, and if I were playing on console I would probably play with a laptop or something nearby so I could look stuff up on the web. Not sure how trading in general works from console, actually...

@Shadow-ov1iz 4 месяца назад

You telling me there is another skill tree as big as the base one *faints

@salendrak 4 месяца назад

Yup!! 😆

@ThoraxtheDarkk Год назад

How do i know which content i wanna do though?

@salendrak 11 месяцев назад

Try them all out when they show up randomly, and pick one you enjoy and focus on learning its ins and outs!

@ThoraxtheDarkk 11 месяцев назад

@@salendrak thanks, the game just doesnt explain much and im always having to re look online to check something out. Definitely one of the more frustrating end games to get into

@redfish337 11 месяцев назад

@@ThoraxtheDarkk Frankly, just take the map drop/tier increase nodes as recommended, and then possibly expedition. Expedition is a good content to do because it's about 6-7 content in one and is fairly well developed. So it's one of the most complicated ones, but in terms of the atlas you just have to spec into the one thing. Overall expedition is lucrative, and it also drops a wide variety of stuff from basically all other league content so you can sort of get some experience with the other sort of stuff that can drop. May be a bother if you don't have a fragment tab though. It also gives a lot of raw currency, which is very helpful if you're not really trading yet. Once you've gotten settled, either block a lot of other content, or use rusted or polished scarabs to force certain content. You don't need to invest into this other content- run your expeditions for the actual profit, and then basically try one other content at a time so you can clearly see what the content is and can remember it. It's harder to remember what is which with it constantly being shuffled- this will let you do the content repeatedly until you remember what it is, understand what it's about, what it drops, and if you like or not. You don't need to spec additional points into it to understand how it works- just understand that it'll usually have a lot more enemies and rewards once you do so it should really only be judged on the basic mechanics. You can usually more or less full spec into two kinds of content, so when you check all the other ones out, spec into one of them and see if you still like it. Or spec out of expedition and into something else, or some of those additive ones like essence, strongbox, or rogue exiles. It's also perfectly fine to not spec into any content at all, just focusing on increasing the base number of monsters and power of the maps themselves.

@1div2agent74 10 месяцев назад

I got a unique chest piece from a pot no joke

@salendrak 10 месяцев назад

Nice!!

@Diggie7611 Год назад

Can you do dead cells beginners that would be amazing and hollow night that i like

@salendrak Год назад

Maybe! I would have to really learn the game first though, but it's definitely possible!

@jvaliente9094 Год назад

oh nevermind, went to part 4 hehe

@salendrak Год назад

How's it going so far?

@jvaliente9094 Год назад

@@salendrak im dying like 2-3 times in each map i try, especially when i press that special event within the maps, like that tower that rotates with lasers, or the tower defense like concept

@seeess925 3 месяца назад

OK so maybe it's a good idea to create a secondary character in the challenge league mode to do the challenges. Regular nonruthless. But primary character when first learning the game should always start on standard ruthless. Otherwise, you well get confused as well as find it too watered down (extra easy mode) and exile/uninstall the game off your computer. Like most new users who make the fatal mistake of starting their first time playing on regular challenge league.

@salendrak 2 месяца назад

I have a hard time agreeing with pretty much any statement that includes the word "always" in it. Personal preference, gamer experience, and all sorts of other factors come into play. There are lots of ways to have fun in a game like this, and whether beginner or not, it's nice to have options!

@seeess925 2 месяца назад

@@salendrak OK? Yet it was a general recommendation. I never said there's no exceptions. If you want to playtest beta content, or like to do challenges then there's nothing wrong with going for CL. However, in general if your intent is actually play the game, then the latest final version is the way to go which is Standard. Same if you like easier mode with all the additional features. Just pay regular nonruthless. And just to be clear, Ruthless is still objectively quite easy in regards to how game difficulties generally go. It's marketed as hard with warnings of intent to be difficult. But the balance is pretty much what anybody will get from typical lower difficulty modes in games.