Descent sucks... and so do I
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I tried my first Descent race. The concept is intriguing, the creatures that I came up against are some that I've never seen before which is fun, and the difficulty is as I expected, way high. Then I see the messages come up that some F'ing no-lifer is the first to get to level 14 when I'm on level 3. Wow, what in the world are they doing? I guess I'll need to reread the info on the Descent races again to see what the objective is (other than staying alive and getting the most XP). Maybe I should be running past all the monsters. Maybe I need the map hack so I can see the whole map at the start and know the shortest route to take.
Ok, so I suck at this. At least I'm pleased with my real life experience even though my PoE game experience is low. "You've got to grind, grind, grind at that grindstone..."
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So basically you are trying to make an excuse for being bad at descent races because you enjoy other aspects of your life... I have news for you things in this world take practice to get good at, So what if someone else practices more then you, you shouldn't make a butthurt forum post about it. Get a better attitude.
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my english sux.
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What does this have to do with descent? Just rename the topic "I suck" for clarity. (Not trying to be mean, you said it yourself)
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It's okay to vent; everyone gets frustrated at something or another.
But you have to realize races are races. You can't go fast if you don't train to go fast. Personally, I think the average person should just play slow and steady in races - this minimizes the chances of dying and thus maximizes the chances of getting race points. I never get quicksilver flasks in races anymore, and I got an Eye of Chayula. Playing Descent and just killing every monster you see gets you pretty significant race points. You'd be surprised. One tip if you feel like you need to improve is to just get better at prioritizing items - identify items that would be an improvement, quickly determine if it's better or not, then keep on adventuring. You'd be surprised how much time you can lose by staring at items and trying to decide if you want +23 max life or 4-6 physical damage. EDIT: Also, area of effect damage is key to going fast in races. This is why all the top players in Descent right now are Duelists - they get Cleave right off the bat, which is a really strong AoE option. Need game info? Check out the Wiki at: https://www.poewiki.net/ Contact support@grindinggear.com for account issues. Check out How to Report Bugs + Post Images at: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/18347 Last edited by adghar#1824 on Jul 14, 2013, 9:58:22 PM
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" Thanks for the useful post (unlike the other troll responses). After I got frustrated with my Templar that's the first thought I had was that I should have played the Duelist. A combination of dexterity + strength is probably the best for the solo races. The Cleave gem would definitely be a better AoE gem to start with for the short time race. So I'll try again and learn what works and what doesn't. Thanks for the info. See, my "not-quite rage" post was a help after all since one PoE player was nice enough to provide some tips to playing the Descent races. I've posted tips to other PoE newbies who've put up a rage quit post to suggest that he approach PoE from a different perspective and other tips for the newly exiled instead of just saying "goodbye, don't let the door hit you on the way out". I was a PoE newbie last November (everyone was at some time in the past) and remember dieing to the boss on the tidal island trying to get the medicine chest for Nessa. That's how new and unskilled I was. Now I pretty much face roll Normal so experience means everything and there is no quick way to reach level 100 or level 15 in the Descent race (nor should there be). So my first race didn't work and I died early. At least I'm not rage quitting but instead thinking I'll be a Duelist and try again. At least my most recent PoE learning experience wasn't a complete waste. "You've got to grind, grind, grind at that grindstone..."
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" You insult the better players then turn around, call others trolls, and expect to be taken seriously? I'm not sure how that works honestly. Truth is if others are 14 and you are lvl 3 you just need to learn the basics of how to race. If you cant kill it fast don't bother with it. If its not a pack of mobs don't bother with it. Learn to click more accurately. Learn what type of gear is required to do the next area and slow down and kill everything if need be. Check the compendium thread for the descent race and memorize which chest to take on what level. Be it Descent or a week long race never count on getting a skill gem that doesn't come from a chest/quest reward. It really is all of the basic stuff. Once you can make it through a race without dieing and feel comfortable with your build then work on picking up speed. When I started I died all the time trying to go fast and ignoring the basics. Now I'm gaining about a half a level every race just trying to get faster in my clicking and making my choices faster. But like I said, I'm hardly a good player. Its taken me a long time just to be somewhat accurate with my clicking. Some of the top guys can pick a needle out of a swarm of those little bastard beetles that explode. |
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I got #3 templar in a descent by playing at my regular pace and killing everything I came across. I messed up at the beginning and didn't grab the quicksilver flasks too, however that extra mana potion might have actually helped out more than I expected.
I did not skip anything, maybe one boss that was too much of a pain, i dont remember. However you should not be clearing areas. Just kill everything thats on your way, and dont go out of your way to chase down stragglers. In descent, I think its best to max out your AOE ability. If you can get a +1 gem affix for it, you will fly through the content. Last edited by Seeders#7506 on Jul 15, 2013, 1:10:42 PM
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I don't skip any mobs, use any hacks and I play with useless latency 200 - 300 at best and have only done 1 descent race. I finished as the 22nd player of my class...
You don't need to be experienced, good or skip stuff to be near the top as long as you don't expect to win. I don't know what you doing wrong if you not even reaching level 15. Like I said, I play slow and enjoy myself and still score high in races. Edit: I also picked the wrong chest pretty much every time because I only bothered looking what was in them after the race :P Last edited by Mordread#1431 on Jul 15, 2013, 1:59:20 PM
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" I don't want to be rude, but if you are lv3 when Top players hit lv14, you are doing something fundamentaly wrong. You are either studying every single drop on the ground or you play without a weapon equipt. There is no other way i can think of to be lv3 by that time. The last Descent race i did, i just played long enough to get the 3 points i needed to hit 80 for the alt. Eye of Chayula and that took me like 15min - and I'm far away from being a good racer. Sry dude, but if you want be be as cool ingame as you claim to be in that so called real life (whatever that is), you gotta practice A LOT. IGN: Darkrox (not my main, just for easy contact) ~ Yes i'm the Darkrox from Runes of Magic - World's #1 Guild Pravum 2009 - 2011 ~ Last edited by Darkrox#0968 on Jul 16, 2013, 5:28:06 AM
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