Content Update 3.25.0 -- Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur

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PrettyCool wrote:

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Raxanto wrote:

Is it now possible to create a new character good and not follow a guide?
i'm not super good at the game, but creating my own melee build and get very far would've been fun :'D

If you aren't confident about what you'd get out of your planning I would suggest doing your experiments later in the league when you have some $ to invest into gearing.

It is just a big leap from following through some well-established build to actually figuring out the issues of builds on your own, and tinkering around about what would be the next big step you'll have to build upon it.

For me, this is actually the reason I love this game. For the past 2 years I learned TONS about what makes a build effective in any possible way, learned about my skill type preferences, and I just try to come up with some hidden treasures that remain under the radar for some time after, which only adds a flavour to the joy of playing something "unique". Before that, when I was following guides or poe.ninja I couldn't do SHIT outside the box of the 5 variations a build would have, nor could I personally see much more room for improvement, and the gameplay as satisfying as it was, sucked a@@ as I couldn't feel invested in the build at all. Now, it's like a personal challenge to make it work.

Also, if you really want to start up a build - really think about the playstyle of the skill since it needs to feel good so you can actually be able to work on it as it's going to be a struggle to improve it once you past the early stages of the game and get to the uber/endgame content. or red tier maps even.

Allow yourself room for failure as it is a venture, and even if it doesn't work out, I can guarantee you'll learn so much that you'll feel more confident the next time you tinker a build. Regularly delve into the poe wiki (not fandom) and reddit for feedback on anything you find as convoluted, watch conceptual poe channels with an educative purpose and eventually you'll be a walking personal wiki yourself.

Good luck!