[SANCTUM SPOILER] Yeah, I Think I'm Done

Update: For context, here's the same type of build, but in PoE 1: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3709173

See for yourself if this is a "skill issue" or maybe something else.

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ORIGINAL POST:



First timer. I'm really sorry, GGG, that I'm not playing dumbed down meta builds to delete this boss in under 2 minutes. 18 minutes of fighting, trying to get close to this fucker as he keeps teleporting around, and then a few unlucky traps slowly chipped down my last Honour. Was a really good run thus far, even floor 3 boss was easy for me this time around.

Capped Honour res, 58% max Honour, a couple good boons. Went in there with full Honour. Unfortunately couldn't get rid of the 40% less damage affliction before I got to him...

Was really in the zone, was so good at dodging, didn't mess up the time trials... what got me in the end was the fact that I couldn't phase him fast enough and there were so many swords/sceptres/whatever flying around that were practically impossible to dodge at some point.

Why this asshole needs a massive HP bar AND a massive ES bar is beyond me.

See you guys in 6-12 months.

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EDIT:

Here's some GIFs from said 18-minute fight:

Time Trial:


Majority of the Fight was like this:


What got me in the end:


The last few minutes is where it got really bad. After 15 (stressful!) minutes, my concentration started to slip. I did this fight at 4 AM in the morning (couldn't sleep). After a while, I found it impossible to dodge the onslaught of projectiles, so he slowly chipped down my Honour bar. A few traps I wasn't able to get out of nuked a little more.

Big Sadge. Having a 10x easier time with 10-wave Ultimatum tbh.

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CyphuI#1004 wrote:

-40% damage is MASSIVE. I don't think you realize how massive.

He knows, he just doesn't care because it wasn't remotely enjoyable.

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CyphuI#1004 wrote:

So no, I hate to be the bearer of bad news here but this was purely a skill issue via bad afflictions.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Good one, bro.

i like senctum , i like rogue lite games .

but forcing people to play trough it is just asking for people to hate you.
it should be optional .

RNG clown fiesta

Sanctum is all about afflictions and boons. It was always like this unless you were playing specifically tailored builds in poe 1 to do them. Throwing the game away because you had one bad run is a massive rage bait and even tho I don't like this phrase I have to say it to you... skill issue.

nah i agree with him, absolutely fuck this content.

they better add this 3rd way to ascend asap and make it good, cause right now the ascendancy game which is vital to every build is a complete disaster. if they dont unfuck the mess they have made of ascending then they dont have a game, its an essential part of character development.

i love the game but this is literally a point where if they dont do something major about this its over, im quitting the game. theres no point playing if i cant get my ascendacy points and this content is a no go, its fucking aids.

im nearly lvl80 and ive not found an ultimatum over 7, so i cant even get my 3rd ascendancy. i absolutely despise ultimatum, but its the only hope because i just refuse to engage with this dogshit honour mechanic bullshit.


imagine putting such an awful build bias piece of content as an ascendancy required for all characters? terrible decision.

Added some GIFs to the OP. Just because.

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AsheIsTrash#0409 wrote:

Throwing the game away because you had one bad run is a massive rage bait and even tho I don't like this phrase I have to say it to you... skill issue.

Mate, it wasn't just "one bad run". I've been trying for days to get my last Ascendancy points.

Yesterday, my Ultimatum run was cut short with really bad RNG and serious damage mods, and then Tornado Bird™ shotgunned me from off-screen before I could react. It didn't help that he was buffed with Chaos Damage against my 58% Chaos res, plus I had to dodge an exploding circle, exploding heart that debuffed me, all while being chased by a creepy stalker and a tornado.

Then I had a really, really good Sanctum run, probably my best run yet, with tons of boons, merchants and even the fickled Blessings of the Wind, and I got fucked over by a boss with 10x the health bar of the previous ones, with more ES, on top of a 40% less damage penalty. The rest was pretty much all good stuff or manageable.

Seriously, just stop with this "git gud" bullshit. I bet I'm better at mechanical gameplay than you anyway.