Can we have phrecia without idols next time
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or make the idols optional?
Last bumped on Jan 20, 2026, 3:11:12 AM
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Idols are super OP when you set them up, its just bad at the start when you don't have that many good ones. 5-to-1 vendor recipe helps, we now also have recombinator from PoE 2 to select 2 mods which means people can make giga-idols super easily. And on top of all that, we now have asynch trade so buying idols will be way faster and easier. Its so much better than the atlas tree when you have a set of idols with good mods for a certain farming strat. The permanent bonuses on every map just feel so good, no need for skill trees being set up or anything.
Like I wish Idols were put into the base game as an alternate progression system that you can choose instead of having the atlas tree lmao Harbinger for example with the right setup can get 20+ harbinger bosses in every map just printing fracturing orbs and sometimes mirror shards and its good exp, it was so much fun. That setup with a headhunter build is just super fun. Probably gonna do that again to reach lvl90 for the 2 free boxes. My recommendation for what idols to use before you can get really good ones is guardian map drop %chance ones and "#% increased scarabs dropped in maps" then just sell all expensive scarabs with Faustus and vendor recipe 3-to-1 the rest for more rare scarabs to sell. That and selling guardian maps/t17s will probably be the main way I make currency early on. Or you can try to put together an idol set for your favorite mechanic, if you get lucky mods on them. Really you only need 2 mods on them for them to be good, which is why recombinator will be insane for making 2-stat idols. After the first few days you'll easily have 3 full sets of idols and a bunch of spares to swap in and out, or save up and try to recombinate. Some specific mod combos will sell for multiple divines just like last time. When you get a big stockpile of Idols the system is really strong and fun to use. |
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Sounds like so much shit to do but only 3 weeks to do it... I have a freaking day job...
POE2 should be the ruthless vision experience and POE1 should be the zoom power fantasy sandbox to capture both audiences.
I petition to return all the fun stuff that was removed or nerfed over the years back into POE1. |
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" alternate progression system? Idols could easily be the altas replacement as we pretty much had enough of it by now. A fresh endgame loop would be a much welcomed change tbh. low tier maps could drop idols with bad mods and high tier maps would obviously give the chance of the good mods. Of course to keep players invested idols would be account bound in the same fashion as gold and the old sanctum relics. " Time to make some space for both, your job and the game. Flames and madness. I'm so glad I didn't miss the fun.
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I also prefer the atlas tree to the idol system, but the occasional change of pace isn't a bad thing.
Especially when it's been years since we had any real endgame changes at this point. |
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