Sanctum/Trial of Sekhema
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Changing name of the league doesn't change it's essence. I didn't like to play Sanctum in PoE1, and as i understand it required specific build to run without headache and farm currency.
Transfering Sanctum in PoE2 and requiring to complete it in order to ascend (i know that there's Ultimatum, but Sanctum comes first) is questionable. Save this league for farmers, because for first ascendancy it's utter garbage. My experience with Trial of Sekhema (lvl 22 Witch): 1. Mobs. Yeah, playing bullet hell in 2 square meters is not fun. Poison/fire projectiles with puddles is even less fun. Naga's that burrow offscreen and crawl out under you removes fun completely. 2. Traps. One thing that brought fun in this god forsaken underground. Even with -8 ms (got boots with +15 ms right after sanctum). 3. Rooms. Honour and rooms is why i didn't enjoy Sanctum in first place. 1 small boon and 4 curses. And ALL rooms after second were cursed. 4. Boss. Ooooh it was clown fiesta, and i don't even know who was the clown - me or boss. Again bullet hell, but it was good right until boss with 1 skill placed 4 mini volcanos almost in middle of the room. I don't know how melee supposed to beat that thing. You can't even get close to him to dodge projectiles, BECAUSE HIS FRAME IS DAMAGING YOU (Lost 500 honour in 3 seconds and failed run). Don't even want to attempt this garbage one more time. You can tell me to get good and all that stuff, but don't shove this "Trial of Sekhema" down my throat for the first ascendancy. It should've stayed niche league for farming currency. I think Labyrinth with a few changes would suit PoE2 completely. I know everyone is tired of it, but it's better alternative than Sanctum. P.S. Aside from that, i quite enjoy game and it's difficulty. (Please, more drops from bosses) Last bumped on Jan 1, 2025, 9:45:52 AM
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I am so angry that trials are story required at all. And to make Sanctum be the one that you come across first? I hate Sanctum. And you make it story required? That's, I don't even know what to say. I was highly enjoying poe2, and now, I might just quit altogether. I hate Sanctum.
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Ok, I had to look up that you can skip the trial. There is an exit out of Traitor's Passage to the next area. That's fine. I don't mind waiting for my ascendancy.
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I kinda enjoy the challenge to earn my ascendancy points but it is too brutal right now, even for a ranged character. I have no idea how can one beat two floors of Sanctum as a melee.
What I do not like about it: 1. Unavoidable RNG curses at the beginning, when the game asks you to choose your punishment for the rest of the run. This should only appear in the endgame. 2. Ranged mobs that shoot you with small and fast projectiles from offscreen. 3. Snake women digging up from underneath. 4. Too many traps or gauntlet trials. These are slow, boring and often unfair. E.g. you walk around a trap while dodging bullets from ranged mobs. 5. One-shot damage from mobs. There's no death log to tell for sure what it was, possibly a ground bomb or something, but I died instantly (1.5k ES + 1k HP). |
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Ive made multiple comments and posts on ascendencies its just easier to now quote my previous posts. ...
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Originally I planned to try multiple characters during EA but thinking about another Sanctum run makes me go "no thanks"
Will take lots of self motivation to even try in a new league. Sad because the rest of the game is fine now. |
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Honestly, IDK what yall freaking out about. I got a couple levels and went there for the 2 floor on my warrior and ran right through it with absolutely 1000% not one single tiny issue.
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Come back to this thread when you get to cruel difficulty
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Yes, it's bad.....but wait til you try Ultimatum. Now that is rage inducing.
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" The escape rooms are "fun" yeah! |
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