I really want to take PoE seriously

I haven't played for a little while mainly cause I'm just waiting for the next big content update, not having friends who happen to play PoE (the rest of the story may hazard a guess as to why). So I log on, I'm doing some quest in A3 merciless, getting the decanter spiritus I think.

I find a rare strongbox, ID it, it has: 2000% increased rarity, firestorm, curses you, and some other shit I forget which.

I open it and immediately pop a quicksilver and run away. I'm quickly out of harm's way and happily start to turn around to face the mass of monsters when POOF! Rubberbanded right back in the middle of the group. I start taking a shitload of damage but I pop my potions, and manage to get out again (I'm playing a pretty frail Shadow) and POOF! Rubberbanded right back in the middle a SECOND time. So I try to make my THIRD escape now while popping whatever's left of my potions and various things to stay alive. I am about to make it out when POOF! Rubberbanded a THIRD fucking time. And then I die.

No, my connection wasn't having any particular trouble at the time. The game does this at least once a half hour and that's when I'm having a lucky day.

In conclusion:
[Removed by Support]

I thought the quartz flask was an interesting desync band-aid, but it sucks taking up a flask slot just to counter a game flaw. Still, I often carry one around just because of this.

This makes it pretty impossible to play actual glass cannons btw.

If you want to enjoy this game at a level where content is actually threatening to you (merciless, maps etc), you will HAVE to build around desync. It's really fucking shitty.

And someone still thinks running through a pack of monsters won't get them rubberbanded...really?
You know there is a flask that probably would have saved you.

Same for me. I agree with Alea.

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Noobshock wrote:

This makes it pretty impossible to play actual glass cannons btw.

If you want to enjoy this game at a level where content is actually threatening to you (merciless, maps etc), you will HAVE to build around desync. It's really fucking shitty.

Glass cannons aren't really part of the game's design. Offense is primarily a function of links and gems, and defense is a function the passive tree and gear stats. Not choosing passives with heavy defense in mind is a good way to make sure a build isn't going to work very well. Desync is just icing on the path of life nodes cake.

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Alea wrote:

My witch use unwaring stance & lightning warp: i have no bad issues with boxes.
Using QS flask on the other hand is pretty much a bad idea, a nice ticket for self deync.

You better use smoke mine for boxes, if you cant use a skill that can bypass mobs like light. warp, whirling blades, leap slam...

So basically I'm saying it sucks that the game literally REQUIRES you to build/plan around desync, and your response is "just build/plan around desync and you won't have a problem, DUH!"

I would have hoped PoE had higher ambitions than this. Apparently I was wrong.

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lagwin1980 wrote:

And someone still thinks running through a pack of monsters won't get them rubberbanded...really?

I guess this is accepted by the community at this point?

We're playing a fast paced ARPG where running through packs of mobs = rubberband and that's acceptable design in the community's eyes. LOL. How low can your standards get?

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lagwin1980 wrote:

You know there is a flask that probably would have saved you.

Quartz doesn't prevent you getting stunned, afaik

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lagwin1980 wrote:

And someone still thinks running through a pack of monsters won't get them rubberbanded...really?
You know there is a flask that probably would have saved you.

Too fucking bad that strongboxes force those situations on you, huh?

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b15h09 wrote:

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Noobshock wrote:

This makes it pretty impossible to play actual glass cannons btw.

If you want to enjoy this game at a level where content is actually threatening to you (merciless, maps etc), you will HAVE to build around desync. It's really fucking shitty.

Glass cannons aren't really part of the game's design. Offense is primarily a function of links and gems, and defense is a function the passive tree and gear stats. Not choosing passives with heavy defense in mind is a good way to make sure a build isn't going to work very well. Desync is just icing on the path of life nodes cake.

Yeah, not part of this game's design. So what's with all the offensive nodes in the skill web? Just eye candy?