Deflection Impressions in 0.3

I feel deflection is working or maybe I'm just really good at dodging.

So I'm doing early maps now. I just tried a map with chaos damage and double projectile mod to see if I will survive. I did and I wasn't really in trouble but I WAS SURROUNDED. Multiple projectiles flying all around and add that Abyss mechanic, my laptop is dropping to 40 fps.

But I'm surprised I didn't die. My evasion right now in my hideout is 39%. Deflection stats:

- Deflection rating: 10068
- Change to deflect: 61%
- Damage prevented from deflection: 38%

HP: 1200
Energy: 185
Armor: 0%
Evasion: 39%
Res: 75%
Chaos: 30%+
Level: 74

I imagine with my evasion rating I should be hit often since 39% isn't that really high. Deflection is just damage mitigation.

So is deflection working? Am I just good at dodging? Or the mobs are just dumb. I feel in 0.2 where I run full evasion, I die easily when I get hit.

Deflection is better than I expected, but not as good as energy shield.

I'm in T14 maps using this build:

https://poe.ninja/poe2/passive-skill-tree/CJEV2STdMy9GbkMR2qnt9e53uoLvHNHaWjL5XDTexpCwz5d7AnjXMy8fyBKjKbKq68Y6KdcdZexiU7SkEbJNyeTtmatmfBJQQ2LRWv1tsNyvB9yQoiq5byjeQqFRXnJYMrDuxUhMZMBYiEa3yfFkZRzNMTCwQVch6xdoy2d2cJpCwdSZRFN1EWtADUd7SeZvsM1QhmJeym2FmBik2ka2n9mx5vPoey6uQG2pxfcnFjbQsXVAj23ZaP8jiLBkV1XXnFAMLs754eut9akh8kjia2k9V8BAN6LCjdtA1syyWLQCQEqygLid5E9Ltei9Qu365tgUw3yYpyXevHpaYTLyJLKv5RT9cAjCTqpwFGZfZrTgDbqQjRxiMqYT7BkkCpVyL3hn7PLop2jTbNYLS5mYbYNGrPaEuPV


I basically hate the Rhoa Skill and been trying to make Deadeye work without it. The problem is my defense isn't as good as I want it to be. Now I don't have any gear with the Deflection Affix, but I don't see the point of that stuff.

But it doesn't seem to do much against ground effects, and all the random damage that happens from the Abyssal areas. I'm not super impressed with it at the moment.

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darrenrob82#3531 wrote:

But it doesn't seem to do much against ground effects, and all the random damage that happens from the Abyssal areas. I'm not super impressed with it at the moment.

Its not supposed to do anything against ground effects, it only lowers hit damage

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Its not supposed to do anything against ground effects, it only lowers hit damage

Good to know.