Ok... where are the speedrun guides?

Because "obviously" I play the game incorrectly...

I already made a topic about how "the game doesn't teach you how to play"
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3781058

The intuitive playstyle goes against logic, and this is what angers the players. The rules set by the game is broken, because its played by unspoken rules that are somehow "obvious and well known" but not explained either.

So prestory:
I struggled with multiple difficulty spikes, often asked for help or advice, which is just "git gudder gear"

Now there are numerous races organised by both GGG and private streamers.
So it seems the game meant to be played in a speedrun way.

Players asking for "skip campaign" mode, but in 3-6 hours you can get alts, while I need 2-3 weeks to reach maps.

Its been 6 months and I haven't even seen endgame bosses
while in 19 hours you can beat Arbiter apparently...

I can clear T16 maps without much issues but A delirium rips a new hole on my noble checks
and breach boss is such a brutal damage spongue that the fight turns me hollow. (good job, you actually made a soulslike game) I reached Xesth in time, but its mentally fatiguing to fight him. So clearly my dps that is good against t16 +3 bosses, and clearing breach swarms somehow just tickles the boss.

I struggle to find gear upgrade in "SSF" when the game is designed to "just buy out your problem"

Where can I learn RNG manipulation because I cant find gear upgrade in this 1:million "crafting" and Alva gatcha system?

I cant buy gear because I don't have Divines or chaos orbs
and cant really replace my gear either because I need 6/6 mod match with t6+ modifiers.
Playing weeks to see your item bricked or find the 6/6 but with t1-2 mods is not fun.

yet the game mocks you (or more the playerbase) that the game is easy.
So wheres the idiot proof guide for players like me who hit a brick wall?

Because it feels like I miss a content.
Delirium and Breach is not where you supposed to go after t16 maps. Where the gaping content hole?

Did you try google searching something like "poe 2 build guides"? Looks like someone in your previous thread already told you to look at maxroll. Did you not do that?

I`ve read and I understand your point

Yeah, game is nasty atm. Hard to improve and sometimes others just seems to be playing too good to be true.

On some points I can say some ppl really find a way to really optimize the game, but I can say the way they do it is not fun for all and we dont go on the same direction because 1- its boring for us or 2- we can't do the same.

On upgrades, we are bottle neck for the lack of balance and it might be over with/on this league, It is what it is, just pray for 0.3 we dont suffer the sames mistakes GGG done on this league.

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YNRY#3842 wrote:

Did you try google searching something like "poe 2 build guides"? Looks like someone in your previous thread already told you to look at maxroll. Did you not do that?

Sadly those guides arenty good enough. Theyre quite typically vague.

Sekhamas:
"just max out honor, get honor, avoid enemy damage, easy"
Reality:
Floor1-2 easy.
Floor3 unless I get some bad luck, doable.
Floor4... Not sure if its bugged, but a splitsecond in a mobs flamethrower damage and my max honor melts down.

Some player guides for warrior:
tldr "play ranged" :D Yeah... the streamer warrior game is: totem, so its not you who is in the danger. Or all points on area of effect, and create shockwaves through the map.

Same for endgame:
"just buy this"

ok... how do I get money:
"just farm this"

thanks! :D

Or I can rewire my brain, because I want to play an arpg not an idle game.
What I get is that I need to be absolute peak overpowerfantasy gear so I can trivialize content that I already beat, so I can grind currency that I don't need anymore...

What I am looking for is "speedrunning from scratch"

https://youtu.be/KCNhot_S0KQ?si=2EjWgV5PXv-zPUeW

(I put this here as bookmark. Havent watched it, but on a different thread people say its the poe2race winners video. Its not just a gameplay, but he explains why he does thing... )


And this reminds me that my other hobby is watching SuperMarioWorld Kaizo runners.
Bit offtopic, but somewhat related concept. Streamers play a different poe2 than us average joes. Their game looks exciting. But at least I know that's not for me. I played SMW as a kid, but SMWKaizo pushes mechanical knowledge to a different level. Watching them quite fun btw.
But in poe2 I get infuriated. And I am not sure if I play the game wrong or the game is badly tuned.

Because as I said, the best way to describe as if I skipped content.
t16 + 3bosses are doable. I die if I get a stupid crit that oneshots me.

But cant even do a Simulacrum because wave 6 spawnkills me.

Logbooks are pure luck base drops.

Rituals... maybe that's what I should play?

Mobalytics guide btw says breach and ritual are the hardest. For me not really... But I play thorn warbringer. So enemies spawning on top of me is just doing a favour. :D

And even when I dip into those content I just don't see improvements.
I would not mind dying from Xesth if at least I would see some nice drops from the waves. But don't think 6 catalyst (that arent even for my build, because mana catalysts wont help me out much) would save me. You need 80! of those to max out your 2 rings.

Am I really expected to bash my head to the brickwall until RNGesus drops me enough catalysts?
Is that +20% ring stat gonna brake the game? :D

And yet I still only found ONE single breach ring.
Oh yeah... "crafting guide"
https://www.tiktok.com/@xthefarmerxpoe2/video/7496108197502242094
Did I mentioned I only found a single one so far? :D

Ok, right. So did you get any Sekhemas relics that give you honor resistance and/or more maximum honor?

Not sure what the attraction is to speedrunning lol. I personally don't really get it.