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Path of Exile 2 Early Access |OT| An Exile like ARPG.

Rentahamster

Rodent Whores
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Doomtrain

Gold Member
I'm just lvl 77, going through tier V maps, but this is what I learned:
  • Do the 'complete tier x 10x' quests, as they will give you 2 points to spend on 'atlas skills' per quest.
  • Starting out, it's best to invest in atlas skill nodes that give more and higher tier waypoints.
  • Upgrade waypoints using your transmut/augment/regal orbs. Upgrading greatly increases the chance of more waypoint drops.
  • Combine 3 of the same tier/quality waypoint at reforging bench to create 1 higher tier waypoint.
  • Normal nodes (kill x amount of rare elites) without any icons = use simple/low tier waypoints to progress to towers and nodes with bosses or events, in general you can TP once you've completed a map (no need to fully clear).
  • Use rare waypoints on bosses to maximize drops.
  • Use tablet precursors, which can also be upgraded with transmut/augment, on towers once you cleared them. This will 'irradiate' nodes in the area, which levels up the mobs.
  • Use crappy waypoints on towers and I'd suggest moving to the exit (stairs) asap, which is usually on the north-east side, towers are not worth clearing.
  • Some of the events:
    • Ritual: 3 rituals on the map, kill x amount of mobs within a small area, sometimes with stuff like blood waves and tornado's hindering you. You gain points by completing that you can directly spend on the altar for favours (items/gear).
    • Delirium: go through the delirium mirror (there usually should be one not too far from the entry portal) and kill as many mobs asap, within the delirium zone. You gain 'delirium levels' (shown bottom left) as you kill delirium mobs (sunken/cthulhu-ish) and grab mirror shards, which extend the delirium timer. Based on your performance you gain 'distilled emotions'. Specific combinations of distilled emotions can be used to copy a big (notable) passive skill node (HUGE) to use on an amulet (shift click in the passive skill tree on a big node to see what distilled emotions are needed). Distilled emotions can also be used on waypoints (right click on the distilled emotion), which will give extra mods and make the delirium zone last longer, basically giving you a higher chance for more distilled emotion drops.
    • Breach: somewhat similar to delirium, but more hardcore. You need to go all out and clear as many mobs as possible, which again, extends the timer, which is tighter than delirium. Rewards catalysts used to upgrade amulets & rings and breach splinters, which you need to collect to fight a special boss at a realmgate.
    • Expedition: place explosives at the markers and kill the packs. Rewards: currency to buy gear at the NPC (once discovered they will appear in your or guild hideout). Tip, if you're unable to reach a certain artifact/dig marker, try linking the explosives so they trigger each other (it's not bugged).
Thanks a ton for typing this out. This is super helpful!
 

Sabejita

Member
About endgame, what brings you loot (hence waystones) are bosses and rares, so you want to maximize them: get +1s on bosses and waystones/towers with bonus like that:

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+80% waystones drop chance, at first look not a good one, but 56% increased rares is HUGE, I'll upgrade this one with a regal orb and even at 80% I think of using it on a +2 tile.


I don't really care about elemental stuff.

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Yeah I have to work on chaos, but it ain't cheap... :messenger_weary:



2 types of Precursor Tablets:
  • Normal Precursor Tablet (adds +1 level to maps)
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  • Ritual Precursor Tablet (adds Rituals to maps)
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Sabejita

Member
edit: OK I figured where I need to go for The Pinnacle of Flame quest (you can see towers pretty far in the fog), it ain't that far, need to do some rituals to set those towers up:

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Damn, it's a long one:


Reward:

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Yeah no hurry! :messenger_grinning_sweat:

I won't focus on it right now, still keeping the flow of waystones coming, I'll try to get more levels in the area, it's a pretty low place atm.
 
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