Playing the HARDEST ARPG using a Random Build (and it's also a race) 

The game is so complicated that your enjoyment of the game is severely hampered by the fact that you're going blind. Unless you're an absolute BEAST ARPG player that can instantly see obscure interactions, you'll be focusing so hard on how to survive the game that you won't get to experience the core of the endgame. I whole heartedly advise a build guide, because you'll still have to do so much work to put it together, and you'll get to actually see the game, not just a constant struggle to survive the basic things.

As an example of that, these guys that are tens of thousands of hours of experience didn't know just how much of a power move that 1 regen / 1% fire resist would be. 1 point on a 1100 point passive tree that completely changed their gaming experience.

@@Love-kq7iy I really wish people would drop this bullshit. Yes, people's first build will suck, but a lot of people enjoy going in blind. Build guides are only mandatory if you think reaching endgame is mandatory. I've been playing since beta and I didn't hit endgame for like 4 leagues, but I still played because it was fucking fun.

@@Incurafy Yeah that's the problem with people on POE , you don't need to reach the endgame to enjoy a game and that's very true with poe. The compaign is awesome the first time you do it and... Having a first shitty build is just a classic for arpg

The endgame is whatever you can reach while enjoying, don't listen to these obsessed no lifers

You can do it man! I have two characters. One was my first starter and my second character is when I understood mechanics more. I'm certainly not good, barely able to even do maps with my personal build, but you can essentially beat the story as long as you have an idea of how builds work. It is super daunting though, so don't hesitate to make a character, see how far you get and then make a new character with the knowledge you gained from before! :)

Just engage with the systems you know. Step one: learn to use skills Step two: try to get 75% fire/lightning/cold res Step three: find the _next step_ and gently branch out

If you played a decent amount of D2 you have a HUGE headstart in PoE. Most core systems in the game are built on a D2 foundation and the branching endgame you learn along the way. Skill gems are basically FF7 materias and the Skill tree, while looking menacing, has a very logical structure. Basically every aspect in the game has a tendency towards one of the 3 Attributes Str/Dex/Int (Red/Green/Blue) similar to cards in Magic the Gathering. Hammers are associated with Str, Bows with Dex, spells with int, traps are a mix of Int and Dex, totems are a mix of Str and Int and so on. It is much easier to learn than you think! The game automatically leads you in certain directions: So lets say you want to play a bow character, that part of the tree also has evasion and buffing up your flasks, so you will take these as well. Then you will also find some stuff that adds elemental damage to your physical attacks, increased attack speed, more projectiles, increased movement speed... And boom! Without even knowing it you got your first build!

good luck lol

Hopefully you're giving it a solid chance, just take everything the game throws at you one thing at a time, and focus into one aspect of the game at a time. You'll learn as you go!

i tried the game for the first time like half a year ago. it is one of the best games ive ever played. id recommend it. just note that the game is as mentioned, a library of information. theres a lot to learn, but i find that fun. u can turn on easy mode if u want and just follow a guide. it will tell u what to do and why. if not, have fun making ur own build, fail from it, go again with ur newfound knowledge.

While it's a ton to learn the content creators have done so much work to ease people into this game. If you wanna try it there are so many step by step guides with explanation on why you do what you do that you can easely reach the endgame while also "understanding" your build, not just blindly following stuff. Also it's free so great value to time

me too bro

you would need a gun to force me to post this

that’s just normal ARPG gameplay for you, not necessarily for everyone the fun part imo is the building part. early on you might need some pointers on what skills are good for what thing, but eventually you can do your own thing like you see here. it’s more fun than following a build guide (though new players can try to follow one to learn mechanics before going on their own)

@@TheOneWhoHasABadName yeah my first playthrough doing my own thing was a lot more fun, then i started watching/reading guides and the light died lol

also, if you’re sick of the safety of being at range and clearing entire screens with one button, try skills that require you to stay in melee range. bonus jumpscares from insta-rips because you forgot to dodge/build defenses i’m trying blade vortex (poison because I heard of it once), but there are also other melee skills (e.g. shattering steel needs you to kiss the enemy for returning projectiles shotgunning) when I read guides and look at my builds afterwards, i get sad because it’s like I got spoiled (and it’s my own fault), so now I just look at the titles and try to make something lol (I also play poe like a roguelike because i get bored grinding on the same character with the same playstyle repeatedly. unfortunately my A10 kitava time is still very bad (PB is like 10 hours? lol))

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