Seriously, what is the point of Sekhemas and Temple?

I'm asking honestly, not trying to troll here. I'm playing the druid and loving it. Most aspects of the game have improved immensely since launch and I find myself really enjoying the process of progressing into endgame and seeing how far I can get. That said, Sekhemas and Temple consistently piss me the F off and I can't understand what the point is or why people enjoy these.

Here is a typical experience I have. I'm 70 and doing a level 60 Sekhemas. Should be a breeze. I had almost no honor resist yet. I lose up to half my bar here and there but I take it slow and get to the last boss with basically a full bar. 30 sec later, due to afflictions I had to take to get here, I've lost all honor and barely able to do any damage to him as I have to keep moving and avoiding so much sh*t. I just lost a god damned hour of my time, my sekhemas key, and the items (including my only honor resist item).

I just can't express how f*cking furious and pissed off this makes me. What does anyone see in this? Does GGG want to put us through this hell so we can eventually, hopefully, have enough honor resist that all the sh*t shooting at us from off screen or unavoidably mobs pouncing on us, etc, that this will eventually become easier? Because I'd legitimately rather a dev just slammed my hand with a hammer and gave me a pass on these f*cking trials.

So please, if you enjoy these, please tell me why. Help me understand what is GGG's expectations for players here because this singlehandedly makes me want to quit and never come back.
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It's about gitting Guud exile.
Still sane exile?
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It's about gitting Guud exile.


Thanks for the well thought out reply. :) You're not necessarily wrong but since I see so many people struggling with it, I just can't wrap my head around what GGG was thinking.
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This is PoE General Discussion. For Early Access Discussion, please post here:

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-forum/2217

Thankee kindly. ='[.]'=


Oops, my bad. Thanks for the heads up.
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So please, if you enjoy these, please tell me why. Help me understand what is GGG's expectations for players here because this singlehandedly makes me want to quit and never come back.

It's pretty clear. It's to filter people who refuse to learn from the game.
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It's about gitting Guud exile.


Thanks for the well thought out reply. :) You're not necessarily wrong but since I see so many people struggling with it, I just can't wrap my head around what GGG was thinking.


I find your wall of text amusing. Also your complaints. It's allright exile. Poe is not for everybody. Thank god there is d4 :). Abit more casual for people who cant GitGud.
Still sane exile?
4 paragraphs that take up half a screen = wall of text? sheesh. I would say try harder, but with 40 points and whatever else you got going on its obvious you are just a try hard so you can troll.
What can you expect from this community. Nothing but egos and who knows the most complicated answer in order to be the supreme chronically online in a room of neets or retired farts.
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Take me back when poe was the actual focus.
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I find your wall of text amusing. Also your complaints. It's allright exile. Poe is not for everybody. Thank god there is d4 :). Abit more casual for people who cant GitGud.


I find your rage baiting kinda cute!
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