4th ascendancy trial is ridiculous

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I just finished 10 waves ultimatum on lvl 80, that was supposed to give ascendancy point. All that I got is a fragment of victorious, 1 out of 3 fragments you need to unlock the door.

the 10 waves is for your 3rd ascendency, trial master is for the 4th. You also have the option of Sekhema, however, I found chaos better for me personally on my characters in terms of profitability, speed and accessibility.

LMAO at the comments saying just buy the relics or runs, would that not be indicative of poor design? Especially for SSF where those options don't exist?

Acendencies should not be connected to content this difficult. I love difficulty but spending half an hour to get one chance at a hard boss is horrible. My character is lvl 91 and this content is still very hard and tedious. That is absurd.

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masskillers#5403 wrote:

LMAO at the comments saying just buy the relics or runs, would that not be indicative of poor design? Especially for SSF where those options don't exist?

My relics are all honor resistance and max honor. It's still crazy difficult.

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masskillers#5403 wrote:

LMAO at the comments saying just buy the relics or runs, would that not be indicative of poor design? Especially for SSF where those options don't exist?

If trading exist, why people can't recommend to use it?

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masskillers#5403 wrote:

LMAO at the comments saying just buy the relics or runs, would that not be indicative of poor design? Especially for SSF where those options don't exist?

No, the endgame is focused on trading. The game isn't balanced around single-player.

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Suchka_777#4336 wrote:

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masskillers#5403 wrote:

LMAO at the comments saying just buy the relics or runs, would that not be indicative of poor design? Especially for SSF where those options don't exist?

If trading exist, why people can't recommend to use it?

Depends. Some items are far harder to get than others simply by the disposability/price of them. Like waystones, which is why I'd like them added to the currency exchange.

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StrykerxS77x#8221 wrote:

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masskillers#5403 wrote:

LMAO at the comments saying just buy the relics or runs, would that not be indicative of poor design? Especially for SSF where those options don't exist?

My relics are all honor resistance and max honor. It's still crazy difficult.

Get movement speed as well. That alone will make everything easier. Course if you're a non-EV build without heavy damage, then why are you trying Sekema.

lVL 85 WARRIOR SMITH OF KITHAVA MAX RES STILL CANT DO 4TH ASCENDANCY THIS IS RIDICULOUS RUNNING LVL 15 JUICED MAPS EZ THIS BALANCE IS STUPID

I read a post some time ago that really stuck with me and sums up the real issue with the trials, something like: "In Path of Exile you ascend to fight pinnacle bosses, in Path of Exile 2 you fight pinnacle bosses to ascend."

This. This is the biggest problem, not just with ascending, but GGG's entire design philosophy, which has been trending this direction for years, starting in PoE1. They want to shift almost all real player power to T15/16/17/pinnacle content. But by doing that, they are gutting player progression towards that endgame content and making the game less fun prior to that content. But it is so much worse in PoE2 with the lack of deeper crafting mechanics and far worse drop rates.