meaninful combat where? Is it possible to defeat an arbiter without equipping any items?

The most impressive thing about this video is how it shows just how imbalanced this game is. It really makes you wonder how they could mess up this game so badly despite having so much experience from POE1.

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Alzucard#2422 wrote:

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IonSugeRau1#1069 wrote:

The more people I see calling what that guy did meaningful, the more I get convinced the people that say that have only played PoE their entire life and nothing else.

Absolutely mind boggling.

They probably never did a raid in any game or fought a boss in witcher 3. I saw the video. Its a good video showcasing unarmed, but in general its not meaningful combat.

I've beaten Tales of Maj'Eyal on Insane Roguelike difficulty. That's probably the hardest gaming thing I've accomplished. And the video is an example of meaningful combat.

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Denyla#1375 wrote:

The most impressive thing about this video is how it shows just how imbalanced this game is. It really makes you wonder how they could mess up this game so badly despite having so much experience from POE1.

what's unbalanced about this? It's literally a skill that gets its flat damage from skill gems instead of a weapon. Is having 30-60 more flat phys and +3 to melee skills going to make this build that much better?


This is the build btw: https://maxroll.gg/poe2/pob/epxrr000 - you can see the gems and supports they're using.

So many people here are complaining about balance and the build in question is in the bottom three for picks and one of their choices (darkness) is considered a meme pick because it prohibits use of spirit. I think it's fine personally as my ass struggles against these bosses with decent gear because I'm failing at the mechanics.

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Alzucard#2422 wrote:

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IonSugeRau1#1069 wrote:

The more people I see calling what that guy did meaningful, the more I get convinced the people that say that have only played PoE their entire life and nothing else.

Absolutely mind boggling.

They probably never did a raid in any game or fought a boss in witcher 3. I saw the video. Its a good video showcasing unarmed, but in general its not meaningful combat.

Showcasing unarmed and a broken interaction between frost wall and gathering storm that allows him to do a shit ton of damage with shockwaves.

Then the mechanical part of it all is... stepping in a few circles.. Woah impressive! I guess it is for them since they probably never had to do it when boss was getting vaporized before he got to do anything.

And then they compare it with a lvl1 naked run in Souls games where those madmen perfectly read complex boss moves and parry/dodge with perfect timing every move while killing the boss with really low damage...

I feel sorry for GGG for the kind of feedback it gets to work with.

It's hilarious to see how many people swoon over the "meaningful combat" this guy showed when there are bosses who do the exact same thing in PoE 1. Do you know about the guy who spent some team beating on the Shaper with Pillar of the Caged God (which at that point was crap)? Hey, the Shaper hasn't changed at all and you can do a similar challenge if you wish, so PoE 1 has "meaningful combat" too, right?

This thread is honestly unbelievable, it should be pinned for laughs.

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DistributedAutomaton#5739 wrote:

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Alzucard#2422 wrote:

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IonSugeRau1#1069 wrote:

The more people I see calling what that guy did meaningful, the more I get convinced the people that say that have only played PoE their entire life and nothing else.

Absolutely mind boggling.

They probably never did a raid in any game or fought a boss in witcher 3. I saw the video. Its a good video showcasing unarmed, but in general its not meaningful combat.

I've beaten Tales of Maj'Eyal on Insane Roguelike difficulty. That's probably the hardest gaming thing I've accomplished. And the video is an example of meaningful combat.

Impressive. But Tales of Maj'Eyal isnt the best example here. Its really not meanignful combat there. I trhink we have different interpretations of what meaningful combat is. The problem is that people have different opinions of wat meaningful combat actually is.

The meaningful combat is one and the guy played with this. The problem is the insane damage with no gear. Guess what will happen if he is fully armed!? I give him 3 sec to beat him and it's too much....

Once again - Hollow Palm is meant to replace a weapon, so the "no gear" shtick is a lie. If he really wants to do it no gear he must deactivate the node and try again.

If its so easy, why don't you go and do it?

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