As a new player (1,400 hours) this was super helpful. Lightweight, easy to digest info that's concise and to the point. Easy recommend to anyone who is looking to get into the game. Thanks Ziz!
@@Bloniesbeeboop It's sort of a running joke. If at any point you feel like you're NOT a new player, then that means you think you don't have anything left to learn. There is ALWAYS something to learn in PoE. It's part of the allure.
@@moogleboy super cool, im about 900 hours in and i feel like i know nothing about the game lmao. I just watched this and discovered way more layers to mechanics i thought were shit at first, like expedition was always so lame and boring and now i see theres a whole ass map for it. Crazy game man im hyped for the journey.
I put the game down for 2 years after 1200 hours since beta and now I've kinda got the itch to come back again it feel like I have to relearn the whole game haha
I'd love a playlist with all the explained mechanics, if you haven't done one yet. Thanks to those video I understand them much better, and I can enjoy more as well. Also, thank you for your work!
Delve is the best, Heist is interesting, Blight is fun, Expedition is tedious. Metamorph was removed sadly, and replaced by Ultimatum which is miserable.
Made it through the campaign without any guides but as soon as I got to maps and looked at the Atlas tree I knew I needed to know wtf was going on with half the league mechanics lol, great guide. Quick, to the point, and informative. Helped me narrow down which mechanics to focus on and learn more about.
Came back to PoE after like 6+ years and all these new mechanics kind of shocked me. I just sort of learned through trial and error, but this video helps fill in the gaps, and it helps me learn "oh, that thing is called that." So I'll be able to look up and learn more about each specific mechanic thanks to this video. I'll keep an eye out for your other league mechanic videos. Thanks, Ziz.
@@joec7177 Yeah man I just played Pohx's rf jugg and was a breeze. It's cheap and easy af. But yeah it's weird to learn all these new mechanics. Even after getting to like t11 maps (and then giving up cause life happens) I was still kicking ass, but was also still a slight bit confused about certain things. But you'll learn it. Just delve deep into the wiki about the Atlas stuff and the Atlas quests and you'll figure it out for sure.
Agreed. There's no way I would still be playing this game without Ziz's videos. It's an incredible game, don't get me wrong, but I just don't have a ton of patience when it comes to games. I probably would have gotten frustrated and given up without all of the guides and videos to reference.
Really, really, really, really appreciate this one. I have most of these in my head but explaining to new players or players coming back after years is hard. This was a good overview. I think the Simulacrum was missed for Delerium, but other than that amazing jobs. I know I play POE more because of you as a content creator.
I've played off and on for 10 years. There are SO MANY mechanics now! I played some live, and missed so e others. This is SUPER helpful! Thank you so much!
I've watched a lot of PoE videos over the years, and this might be the greatest of them. Thank you for trying to make PoE approachable for new players!
Hey Zizaran! I am a new player who just completed the campaign for the 1st time by following your cold DoT starter guide + trying to get through your PoE University series! This video was a godsend. I have been struggling with the older longform videos. I found myself needing to follow along with the wiki to really understand you, checking things, pausing, replaying, until it clicked. I'd find myself hopping between videos to try and understand something I didn't 100% follow then returning to the original one. Im just getting lost in details that don't really apply to me right now. Doing these TLDR versions with links to more indepth videos really helps with all that, and thank you so much for this!!! So far, I am getting a lot of useful information but I am a bit lost on how to get started to acquiring the gear in the starter guides. I'd love to see a video like this one but maybe with crafting techniques or currency farming techniques? I can't even put together the "early game" items in the PoB and am a bit lost. Again, thank you Zizaran. This is my like 5th attempt to get into PoE and I wasn't able to even do the campaign until I watched you content.
Really awesome video, maybe my favourite PoE video I've seen. Not only because it's very informative, while not being overwhelming, but also very nice to watch and listen to! Would be great to see similar videos for for example types of crafting, maybe types of builds, types of defensive layers et cetera.
this was a great video! When i was a new player, i was also concerned about the safest ways to get experience - for example, I spec into harbinger, and add abysses and run temple chronicles when i want some safe XP. Perhaps worth mentioning where a mechanic will add lots of experience, or safer experience? Unlike say essence or Delirium which can be a bit more rippy
Thank you for the video Ziz! I play casually at the start of each league and I realised that after a while I just spec my Atlas tree the same way every league, just playing the mechanics I like most without clear purpose. So I was looking for a "cheat sheet" to remember what was worth farming and for what and this video basically answered my questions.
This is so useful! To get into any of the mechanics it takes quite a bit of getting into... only started playing mid last league and just setting up a build is confusing lol This time I am planning to go for expedition with the others casual, but I'll pay more attention to the ones deemed important here! Thank you
One of the best videos I have seen. Well done my dude. Never really thought of you as my top PoE youtubers, but now, you are definitely on the list; I'll be checking out more of your videos.
Thank you Ziz, as someone who stopped playing regularly a couple of years ago, getting back into the game is a nightmare because I see all these builds with jewels and crafted stats that I have no idea how to get / how to target farm. Hopefully this video makes me a bit more comfortable!
Really liked this video! As a player who plays POE in and out (played last league, but the league before that i played was harvest) found this very helpfull, as mechanics change from a league to becoming standard in new leagues. I think one thing that would help is situations league mechanics can be useful. ❤❤❤
This was very helpful. I am new and got to the Atlas tree with my boneshatter build and was totally lost again. I took all the “shaping the X” after seeing you recommend them in another video but just saved like 10+ points after that cuz I didn’t know what to do hahahah. This was very helpful
been playing since beta...STILL learn tons of new things from this man alone typically. Also, i think your guides are great...I've adopted my fav builds (BB/BF chieftain) and this leauge TR Ballista thanks to having what I assume is similar tastes, so I consider ziz my POE build spirit animal :) Ty ziz
I know it's extra work but it would be nice to have your full videos for each league mechanic in the description if you do this kind of video again. Sometimes I search for them and end up on outdated ones or can't determine which one is the most up to date and complete. Great video overall though!
Just when I wanted an easy way to see what the different league mechanics are, so I can make a decision on what to put my time in, this video comes out. Thank you Zizaran!
I just started playing in crucible after getting the itch after diablo 4 beta. Genuinely think I would have quit if it wasn't for your videos... Thanks man, the game is great once you can get past the initial barrier of bewildering number of mechanics in the game. I'm play rightous fire jug and chaos rain pathfinder and having a blast!
I actually think betrayal and harvest are one of the most important things to pick up early while learning the basics of crafting. crafting in ssf is super important but you can safe (or make) SO much currency while crafting your own gear. using harvest and essences to craft your items and finish them with crafts found from unveiling items is so strong for early/mid tier items when you just get into crafting and you can craft incredible items worth multiple divines with 10-30c investment which is really valuable for people that are not that good with farming currency yet. Just spamming a few bound fossils on convoking wands and crafting a trigger craft or throwing a few minion damage essences onto gloves until you hit life/dex/a few resists and crafting the missing one onto it makes such good items. Harvest is also super useful to either craft cluster jewels or just mindlessly throw a few crafts onto a base until it looks better (if you find a stygian for example just throwing a few life or chaos rerolls onto it can make it really usable really fast)
I'm just starting POE and the last arpg I used to play was literally Diablo 2 (back in the days). I decided to start because I'm undecided in buying D4. I found out that poe is the most complex game available online, and this video proves it even more. There's so much mechanics available through the years this game has been active. It's very overwhelming as a casual newbie. But, so far, with my 20 hrs playing it. I have been excited to progress more and more, it's addicting. (reason I ended up to this vid lol)
Really, really good overview. Probably would have been nice to give one overview page (kinda like the comment from Creationweek) that shows all the ratings/summaries on one page.
This is fantastic information with great presentation. The work you put into these videos really does make an impact on the new player experience in PoE.
Kirac TIP: You don't need to interact with atlas mission window when rerolling missions you can just reroll them from your stash or inventory by just right clicking the report.
It would be nice if you explain how to scale individual league mechanics if you make a new video for every league mechanic. New player for example often dont know that Essences do NOT scale at all with map tier or anything other than extra essences and the atlas tree. They will mistakenly do higher tier maps while farming essences not knowing they could do it faster and better at low tier maps.
The packed with Energy Node in the atlas deserves a mention. + 105% dam, +3% maxres and + 45 movement speed if you have the 3 veins collected.. nice boost. also brain-afk delving is relaxing :)
Hey, thanks a lot for the video, I haven't played PoE in 6 years and everything is confusing af. The forsaken masters, all these new currency items, Einhar, Niko, Expeditions, Heists?! If anyone remembers, 6 years ago you would make parties for Daily jobs for the forsaken masters to increase their level for more crafting options at their crafting table. Now all tables are merged into one. But I think the story is better, after killing Kitava you meet Kirac and the vanguards that fight threats from other realms. It's more logical than meeting Zana who makes you go alone to fight Shaper, Elder.
Quick summary: Beast: 10/10 Do not skip / Must have Incursion: 4/10 Situational Delve: 2/10 Can skip Betrayal: New player -> 5/10, Vets -> 10/10 Do not skip Kirac Missions: ?/10 Do not skip (free maps) Blight: 8/10 Good early Ritual: 4/10 Situational Metamorph 6/10 Situational Beyond: ?/10 idk situational I guess Delirium: 10/10 Advanced farming Heist: 3/10 Ok to skip Expedition: 10/10 never skip / Must have Breach: 8/10 don’t invest, but don’t skip Legion: 7/10 worth considering Harvest: 8/10 good casually (idk if you should invest) Abyss: 8/10 good casually (don’t invest) Harbinger: 3/10 forgettable Div cards: they just happen Essences: 10/10 invest & never skip / must have Minor mechanics (strongboxes, shrines, etc…): invest if you want, don’t focus Removed, but still exist: interact with fractured, up to you for talismans & synths
I'd also mention Lab nodes. For only 4 atlas passives you get 4% chance per map to get 1 of 3 special offering, one of which cost like 2 divines. 11/10 for my atlas, like the only thing i do not unspec
Something like this should be in-game as a tutorial when you encounter all league mechanics. At least there should be a wall of text explaining things.
really appreciate this video, was really scratching my head on what these different mechanics on my atlas tree were, i eventually ended up specing into what i enjoyed playing the most tbh, but i was still confused nevertheless on what the mechanics really were or what they could provide. i still dislike expedition if i am being honest, but i might put a few points into it to see if i will like it or not
Would be very interested in a semi-advanced video on what seems to be strong or weak on the atlas passive tree. I really don't have the time or knowledge to test everything myself, so a rundown of what to avoid or what to consider would be awesome!
For new players considering the fun factor of the mechanics is far more important than how rewarding it is. Its only really worth mentioning the rewards if its super good like essence, or if you don't really get anything from it like harbinger.
People don't need to be told what's fun for them, but they often need to be told what's good and worth your time as it's a super common question. -skryah
this video is just perfect for me because I haven't played the game in like 3 years and last time I played I was already ignoring the betrayal mechanic, so having all these new incredibly complicated heists and spawns and rituals on top has become overwhelming, this is perfect to focus on one or 2 mechanics I am interested in, thanks a lot Ziz!
I'm pretty sure if you defer an item in ritual more than 1 time, then if you skip defering it some amount of times it will still be there. A friend got a mirror and defered it a few times, and then couldnt 1 time, and was scared he lost it, but it was there again next map, that was in ritual league, dont think it has changed but thought i should say
the amount of league mechanics vs the chance of each individual mechanic to spawn makes it harder to get league specific uniques.. a great example of this is the astral projector ring from metamorph. only drops from tanes lab mechanic or a div card that drops from 1 map boss after changes. as time progresses it becomes harder to get each unique. that being said, the kirak missions can help with the div card farming.
Great video, just shows me that Path of Exile has to many complicated mechanics. even at 600+hours I need to finish maps and other bits before I start learning this stuff.
I maxed out the atlas essence and sometimes it's like death itself is encaged. It is just rng what appears on the map or should you as a newer player put less points into essence? Most of the time I can kill them but I ran into some really strong one a few hours ago. It was 2 mobs with insane health, they shot fireballs and ice things like a snowflake out from their bodies and dropped a lot of blood balls that exploded into smaller ones. It was such an annoying thing had to run around for many minutes because I couldn't get near them. I'm still trying to learn the game, using your pathfinder ballista build but I feel so weak(SSF).
My 1 bit of criticism I have for this video would be to not show footage of the league mechanic from the past. I feel it could get very confusing for people who are watching a listening and seeing things they would never see ingame anymore. Example, when you were talking about Harvest, you were showing footage of when it was current content. A new player watching and trying to listen I am sure would be pretty confused when they see their interface/game different from the video they are watching. Other than that I feel this video was very well done!
Yeah Harvest was the only one with outdated footage, but I think more important than showing the state it's in (kill mobs get juice), it is to show the actual aesthetic of the mechanic as that's what's memorable and sticks to your brain when listening to something. (Also I hate harvest and didn't wanna run it for the video) -skryah
Aw man, I started playing like a month ago and I wanted to do it entirely blind, build and everything. See if I can understand the game. I am currently going through red maps for points on the Atlas. Got two or three Maven invitations. I killed the Infinite Hunger and The Black Star. I came here to see if I missed anything on the leagues (and Harbringer and Beyond which never showed up). What I got was embarrassed by my character when I saw his character jump two screens away and end everything in one swing. lol
Hey there, super new player here, almost done with act 5, currently level 44. I understand this video is kinda old but is the newest mechanic (the fog of war WildWeiner Bologna) just harvest but in the dark? I'm kinda confused. I've realized that so far I've run into Niko for mining, which has been pretty cool and so far the hardest content in the campaign, and I've also done the wildweiner stuff (3.23) and I think I've also done the one where you open some strong boxes and hold right click for 12 seconds until everything is dead , and the only other one I've done was easy as well (It's like some sort of glowing red wall, not even sure if it's a mechanic) TLDR: is harvest just the current season (3.23), but with fog of war?
you could've put a cleaner screenshot of every mechanic on how they look on the map. some of them look similar to me and watchin on a phone it got confusing
Very new to this game and even with things boiled down like this, it’s still somewhat daunting to get in and figure it all out. Trying to find a guild that is newb friendly, if anyone has one or could steer me in a direction, that would be much appreciated.😊
I came back this league after a few leagues off and decided to all out breach because it was always my favorite mechanic. I need so many orbs of unmaking now, lol. What did they do to it?
you didnt explain how breach works. im still confused by breach. no matter how much i kill or which way i run, the purple zooms back to center and i get 0.
The issue for me with POE is not the depth of it, i play grand strategy games, but it's the lack of explanation for even the most basic stuff, everything i need to know i have to google it. Imo the game needs some kind of tooltip system that can be turned on/off in settings wich would give us information about everything we hover over with a mouse, Victoria 3 for example has that kind of system, so if you hover over a word chaos damage in passive skill tree it tells you exactly what it is and so on. I hope Poe 2 is gonna have something like this.
Useful info, but as someone who plays this game on and off (1-2 leagues a year), semi-casually and usually completing the atlas after 1-2 weeks depending on build, I find it very hard to have time for all the stuff you mention as 8+. Also, in trade league, I tend to skip Essences and crafting and just buy what I need, except for adding finishing touches, crafting is super complex and easy way to loose a lot of currency for nothing. And Essences are not selling for much compared to the effort of getting them, at least not when league gets some days old.
I've been playing PoE for 2-3 leagues, so I know a thing or two, but I still feel like a beginner :D And as a beginner, here's a small piece of advice for others who are just starting: THE SKILL TREE ONLY LOOKS SCARY - you have to struggle a bit by yourself, but you're here, so check out which of Zizaran's builds you like and let him guide you by the hand at least until the map stage. (there's a second tree waiting there :D) Even if you watch a guide, you still can't earn those super-extra ways that everyone praises? F*ck that xd There are a million ways to make money in this game, so go and find the mechanic that gives YOU the most joy :D It's a game, not a job xd You're here to have fun, not to get frustrated (like I did in the first month :
As a new player (1,400 hours) this was super helpful. Lightweight, easy to digest info that's concise and to the point. Easy recommend to anyone who is looking to get into the game. Thanks Ziz!
its crazy thats considered a new player lol
@@Bloniesbeeboop It's sort of a running joke. If at any point you feel like you're NOT a new player, then that means you think you don't have anything left to learn. There is ALWAYS something to learn in PoE. It's part of the allure.
I'm also a 1000+ hour forever newbie
@@moogleboy super cool, im about 900 hours in and i feel like i know nothing about the game lmao. I just watched this and discovered way more layers to mechanics i thought were shit at first, like expedition was always so lame and boring and now i see theres a whole ass map for it. Crazy game man im hyped for the journey.
I put the game down for 2 years after 1200 hours since beta and now I've kinda got the itch to come back again it feel like I have to relearn the whole game haha
You can find links to the specific guides in the description! (They didn't all fit in cards in the video).
Enjoy, hope it helps.
I'd love a playlist with all the explained mechanics, if you haven't done one yet. Thanks to those video I understand them much better, and I can enjoy more as well. Also, thank you for your work!
PoE has a major clutter problem. I hope PoE 2 adds some much needed coherence to the game.
POE is such a great game! so many league mechanic to choose from and their mechanics is unique on from one another.
Is there a guide to the leap slam build you're using in the video? New to POE and all of the build mechanics are a little daunting.
Bestiary - 10/10 do not skip
Incursion - 4/10 situational
Delve - 2/10 OK to skip
Betrayal - 10/10 do not skip
Blight - 8/10 good early
Ritual - 4/10 situational
Metamorph - 6/10 situational
Beyond - ?/10 situational
Delirium - 10/10 advanced farming
Heist - 3/10 OK to skip
Expedition - 10/10 must-have
Breach - 8/10 good casually
Legion - 7/10 worth considering
Harvest - 8/10 good casually
Abyss - 8/10 good casually
Harbinger - 3/10 forgettable
Essences - 10/10 must-have
my hero
Expedition was the first thing I blacklisted on atlas tree lol
Delve is still my favourite. if only for the playstyle. So easy to jump in and grind some mobs.
Delve is the best, Heist is interesting, Blight is fun, Expedition is tedious. Metamorph was removed sadly, and replaced by Ultimatum which is miserable.
Made it through the campaign without any guides but as soon as I got to maps and looked at the Atlas tree I knew I needed to know wtf was going on with half the league mechanics lol, great guide. Quick, to the point, and informative. Helped me narrow down which mechanics to focus on and learn more about.
Came back to PoE after like 6+ years and all these new mechanics kind of shocked me. I just sort of learned through trial and error, but this video helps fill in the gaps, and it helps me learn "oh, that thing is called that." So I'll be able to look up and learn more about each specific mechanic thanks to this video. I'll keep an eye out for your other league mechanic videos. Thanks, Ziz.
Yeah same here, haven’t managed to play due to ass computer since 2018, loads of new mechanics had me confused even with the new bosses
@@joec7177 Yeah man I just played Pohx's rf jugg and was a breeze. It's cheap and easy af. But yeah it's weird to learn all these new mechanics. Even after getting to like t11 maps (and then giving up cause life happens) I was still kicking ass, but was also still a slight bit confused about certain things. But you'll learn it. Just delve deep into the wiki about the Atlas stuff and the Atlas quests and you'll figure it out for sure.
Bestiary 10/10
Incursion 4/10
Delve 2/10
Betrayal 5/10 for new players but 10/10 mechanic
Kirac do not skip
Blight 8/10
Ritual 4/10
Metamorph 6/10
Delirium 10/10
Heist 3/10
Expedition 10/10
Breach 8/10
Legion 7/10
Harvest 8/10
Abyss 8/10
Harbinger 3/10
Essences 10/10 must have
I was looking for this comment. You read my mind exile.
A TL:DR of a TL:DR. Well played us short attention span gamers. *Proceeds to sit through the whole video anyway*
Fuk y, all 0, hideout 100
good work
Delve should be removed goddamn waste of a Master slot.
Ziz, you are one of the few who literally MAKES this game accessible for new players, bravo.
@sonofsparta2693 Totally agree, and he doesnt talk jargon, its easy for even the newest of players to get to grips with. Ziz rocks !
For real, I played Poe for the first time in 2019 and loved it but was overloaded by the depth, and only came back because I started watching Ziz.
Agreed. There's no way I would still be playing this game without Ziz's videos. It's an incredible game, don't get me wrong, but I just don't have a ton of patience when it comes to games. I probably would have gotten frustrated and given up without all of the guides and videos to reference.
Hey Zizaran! I got my best friend into PoE with Crucible, and your guides are invaluable! Thank you SO much for making them!
Really, really, really, really appreciate this one. I have most of these in my head but explaining to new players or players coming back after years is hard. This was a good overview. I think the Simulacrum was missed for Delerium, but other than that amazing jobs. I know I play POE more because of you as a content creator.
I've played off and on for 10 years. There are SO MANY mechanics now! I played some live, and missed so e others. This is SUPER helpful! Thank you so much!
I've watched a lot of PoE videos over the years, and this might be the greatest of them. Thank you for trying to make PoE approachable for new players!
Hey Zizaran! I am a new player who just completed the campaign for the 1st time by following your cold DoT starter guide + trying to get through your PoE University series!
This video was a godsend. I have been struggling with the older longform videos. I found myself needing to follow along with the wiki to really understand you, checking things, pausing, replaying, until it clicked. I'd find myself hopping between videos to try and understand something I didn't 100% follow then returning to the original one. Im just getting lost in details that don't really apply to me right now.
Doing these TLDR versions with links to more indepth videos really helps with all that, and thank you so much for this!!!
So far, I am getting a lot of useful information but I am a bit lost on how to get started to acquiring the gear in the starter guides. I'd love to see a video like this one but maybe with crafting techniques or currency farming techniques? I can't even put together the "early game" items in the PoB and am a bit lost.
Again, thank you Zizaran. This is my like 5th attempt to get into PoE and I wasn't able to even do the campaign until I watched you content.
Really awesome video, maybe my favourite PoE video I've seen. Not only because it's very informative, while not being overwhelming, but also very nice to watch and listen to! Would be great to see similar videos for for example types of crafting, maybe types of builds, types of defensive layers et cetera.
this was a great video! When i was a new player, i was also concerned about the safest ways to get experience - for example, I spec into harbinger, and add abysses and run temple chronicles when i want some safe XP. Perhaps worth mentioning where a mechanic will add lots of experience, or safer experience? Unlike say essence or Delirium which can be a bit more rippy
It would be great to have a visual slide or chart at the end that sums up everything you talked about and their rankings, as a quick reference!
Thank you for the video Ziz!
I play casually at the start of each league and I realised that after a while I just spec my Atlas tree the same way every league, just playing the mechanics I like most without clear purpose. So I was looking for a "cheat sheet" to remember what was worth farming and for what and this video basically answered my questions.
This is so useful! To get into any of the mechanics it takes quite a bit of getting into... only started playing mid last league and just setting up a build is confusing lol This time I am planning to go for expedition with the others casual, but I'll pay more attention to the ones deemed important here! Thank you
One of the best videos I have seen. Well done my dude. Never really thought of you as my top PoE youtubers, but now, you are definitely on the list; I'll be checking out more of your videos.
D4 got me back into arpgs, and videos like yours are getting me back into PoE. Thanks ziz
Thank you Ziz, as someone who stopped playing regularly a couple of years ago, getting back into the game is a nightmare because I see all these builds with jewels and crafted stats that I have no idea how to get / how to target farm. Hopefully this video makes me a bit more comfortable!
Really liked this video! As a player who plays POE in and out (played last league, but the league before that i played was harvest) found this very helpfull, as mechanics change from a league to becoming standard in new leagues. I think one thing that would help is situations league mechanics can be useful.
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Ziz, I really appreciate this video as I am one of those people that don't know league mechanics and when to focus them, this vid helps massively
This video is a huge undertaking good job Ziz ,this is going to definitely help new players I'm sending this to my friends that are new to the game.
This was very helpful. I am new and got to the Atlas tree with my boneshatter build and was totally lost again. I took all the “shaping the X” after seeing you recommend them in another video but just saved like 10+ points after that cuz I didn’t know what to do hahahah. This was very helpful
As a returning player from Harbinger league this is great help to jump back into PoE aftwr missing a lot of new stuff
Thank you for this, I've looked for stuff like this in the past but have never really found a simple summary of each.
been playing since beta...STILL learn tons of new things from this man alone typically. Also, i think your guides are great...I've adopted my fav builds (BB/BF chieftain) and this leauge TR Ballista thanks to having what I assume is similar tastes, so I consider ziz my POE build spirit animal :) Ty ziz
This is my friend's first league and I sent this to him instantly. Thank you so much!
I know it's extra work but it would be nice to have your full videos for each league mechanic in the description if you do this kind of video again. Sometimes I search for them and end up on outdated ones or can't determine which one is the most up to date and complete. Great video overall though!
I did not realize expedition is so strong, I always skipped it thinking it's not worth the time. Thanks for this vid.
Dude i remember you from watching in 2019 i just came back and holy shit it's overwhelming. Ty.
Just when I wanted an easy way to see what the different league mechanics are, so I can make a decision on what to put my time in, this video comes out. Thank you Zizaran!
I just started playing in crucible after getting the itch after diablo 4 beta. Genuinely think I would have quit if it wasn't for your videos... Thanks man, the game is great once you can get past the initial barrier of bewildering number of mechanics in the game. I'm play rightous fire jug and chaos rain pathfinder and having a blast!
Exact vid I was looking for and big surprise ziz is the publisher thanks again
more videos like this please- i enjoy my 2 hour videos while playing but these are just so usefull for fast info
I actually think betrayal and harvest are one of the most important things to pick up early while learning the basics of crafting. crafting in ssf is super important but you can safe (or make) SO much currency while crafting your own gear. using harvest and essences to craft your items and finish them with crafts found from unveiling items is so strong for early/mid tier items when you just get into crafting and you can craft incredible items worth multiple divines with 10-30c investment which is really valuable for people that are not that good with farming currency yet.
Just spamming a few bound fossils on convoking wands and crafting a trigger craft or throwing a few minion damage essences onto gloves until you hit life/dex/a few resists and crafting the missing one onto it makes such good items.
Harvest is also super useful to either craft cluster jewels or just mindlessly throw a few crafts onto a base until it looks better (if you find a stygian for example just throwing a few life or chaos rerolls onto it can make it really usable really fast)
I'm just starting POE and the last arpg I used to play was literally Diablo 2 (back in the days). I decided to start because I'm undecided in buying D4. I found out that poe is the most complex game available online, and this video proves it even more. There's so much mechanics available through the years this game has been active. It's very overwhelming as a casual newbie. But, so far, with my 20 hrs playing it. I have been excited to progress more and more, it's addicting. (reason I ended up to this vid lol)
Tysm Ziz! I'm not new, but I might as well be, I havent played since Delve and this helped a ton! Appreciate you!
This answered so many questions I had about most of these mechanics
thanks for doing my suggestion and some how keeping it under an hour lmao. you are the man ziz
im going to be completely honest, i expected it to be some kind of meme video talking about every mechanic in a funny way XD
Really, really good overview. Probably would have been nice to give one overview page (kinda like the comment from Creationweek) that shows all the ratings/summaries on one page.
This is fantastic information with great presentation. The work you put into these videos really does make an impact on the new player experience in PoE.
Thanks for the video! Very useful for me as I am a returning player taking it slow and enjoying the story again! 😊
Great video. I’m new so I can see what I can do once I beat the game. I probably won’t do to much till the next league.
Incredibly useful for new players (me). Only thing is ruthless changes stuff and I still dont know exactly what I should aim for.
Kirac TIP: You don't need to interact with atlas mission window when rerolling missions you can just reroll them from your stash or inventory by just right clicking the report.
Thank you. This did a good job of getting me a bit more caught up with mechanics than i was
It would be nice if you explain how to scale individual league mechanics if you make a new video for every league mechanic. New player for example often dont know that Essences do NOT scale at all with map tier or anything other than extra essences and the atlas tree. They will mistakenly do higher tier maps while farming essences not knowing they could do it faster and better at low tier maps.
The packed with Energy Node in the atlas deserves a mention. + 105% dam, +3% maxres and + 45 movement speed if you have the 3 veins collected.. nice boost. also brain-afk delving is relaxing :)
Would like to see some summary in the end of the video like sheet with all leagues and result should i skip or not. Anyway great video, Thanks!
Hey, thanks a lot for the video, I haven't played PoE in 6 years and everything is confusing af.
The forsaken masters, all these new currency items, Einhar, Niko, Expeditions, Heists?!
If anyone remembers, 6 years ago you would make parties for Daily jobs for the forsaken masters to increase their level for more crafting options at their crafting table. Now all tables are merged into one.
But I think the story is better, after killing Kitava you meet Kirac and the vanguards that fight threats from other realms.
It's more logical than meeting Zana who makes you go alone to fight Shaper, Elder.
Quick summary:
Beast: 10/10 Do not skip / Must have
Incursion: 4/10 Situational
Delve: 2/10 Can skip
Betrayal: New player -> 5/10, Vets -> 10/10 Do not skip
Kirac Missions: ?/10 Do not skip (free maps)
Blight: 8/10 Good early
Ritual: 4/10 Situational
Metamorph 6/10 Situational
Beyond: ?/10 idk situational I guess
Delirium: 10/10 Advanced farming
Heist: 3/10 Ok to skip
Expedition: 10/10 never skip / Must have
Breach: 8/10 don’t invest, but don’t skip
Legion: 7/10 worth considering
Harvest: 8/10 good casually (idk if you should invest)
Abyss: 8/10 good casually (don’t invest)
Harbinger: 3/10 forgettable
Div cards: they just happen
Essences: 10/10 invest & never skip / must have
Minor mechanics (strongboxes, shrines, etc…): invest if you want, don’t focus
Removed, but still exist: interact with fractured, up to you for talismans & synths
Forgot to say the Betrayal gives bench crafts, or talk about veild items at all.
this is just insane having this much content. No way I can get into this as a new player
New player that currently made it to maps.. very helpful
I'd also mention Lab nodes. For only 4 atlas passives you get 4% chance per map to get 1 of 3 special offering, one of which cost like 2 divines. 11/10 for my atlas, like the only thing i do not unspec
This was helpful, as a new player thought I’m still confused on some of these in terms of when and where would I see them…
Something like this should be in-game as a tutorial when you encounter all league mechanics. At least there should be a wall of text explaining things.
really appreciate this video, was really scratching my head on what these different mechanics on my atlas tree were, i eventually ended up specing into what i enjoyed playing the most tbh, but i was still confused nevertheless on what the mechanics really were or what they could provide.
i still dislike expedition if i am being honest, but i might put a few points into it to see if i will like it or not
Your content is always coming at the right and on point you are gem for this Poe community
Would be very interested in a semi-advanced video on what seems to be strong or weak on the atlas passive tree. I really don't have the time or knowledge to test everything myself, so a rundown of what to avoid or what to consider would be awesome!
For new players considering the fun factor of the mechanics is far more important than how rewarding it is.
Its only really worth mentioning the rewards if its super good like essence, or if you don't really get anything from it like harbinger.
People don't need to be told what's fun for them, but they often need to be told what's good and worth your time as it's a super common question.
-skryah
Exactly what I needed, thank you :D
even after 400 Hours i still learn things and Zizaran is the reason i even still play this game.
"if I did an in-depth video of every mechanic it would be 2 hours" to that, I say bring it on boss.
this video is just perfect for me because I haven't played the game in like 3 years and last time I played I was already ignoring the betrayal mechanic, so having all these new incredibly complicated heists and spawns and rituals on top has become overwhelming, this is perfect to focus on one or 2 mechanics I am interested in, thanks a lot Ziz!
Completely fresh player with a measly 2-300 hours in the game. This was exactly what I needed 👌🏽
I'm pretty sure if you defer an item in ritual more than 1 time, then if you skip defering it some amount of times it will still be there. A friend got a mirror and defered it a few times, and then couldnt 1 time, and was scared he lost it, but it was there again next map, that was in ritual league, dont think it has changed but thought i should say
the amount of league mechanics vs the chance of each individual mechanic to spawn makes it harder to get league specific uniques.. a great example of this is the astral projector ring from metamorph. only drops from tanes lab mechanic or a div card that drops from 1 map boss after changes. as time progresses it becomes harder to get each unique. that being said, the kirak missions can help with the div card farming.
Great video, just shows me that Path of Exile has to many complicated mechanics. even at 600+hours I need to finish maps and other bits before I start learning this stuff.
Nice video Ziz!
I maxed out the atlas essence and sometimes it's like death itself is encaged. It is just rng what appears on the map or should you as a newer player put less points into essence? Most of the time I can kill them but I ran into some really strong one a few hours ago. It was 2 mobs with insane health, they shot fireballs and ice things like a snowflake out from their bodies and dropped a lot of blood balls that exploded into smaller ones. It was such an annoying thing had to run around for many minutes because I couldn't get near them. I'm still trying to learn the game, using your pathfinder ballista build but I feel so weak(SSF).
next time might want to add a chart at the end with all of them showing their skip-able rating as a TLDR
My 1 bit of criticism I have for this video would be to not show footage of the league mechanic from the past. I feel it could get very confusing for people who are watching a listening and seeing things they would never see ingame anymore. Example, when you were talking about Harvest, you were showing footage of when it was current content. A new player watching and trying to listen I am sure would be pretty confused when they see their interface/game different from the video they are watching. Other than that I feel this video was very well done!
Yeah Harvest was the only one with outdated footage, but I think more important than showing the state it's in (kill mobs get juice), it is to show the actual aesthetic of the mechanic as that's what's memorable and sticks to your brain when listening to something.
(Also I hate harvest and didn't wanna run it for the video)
-skryah
Aw man, I started playing like a month ago and I wanted to do it entirely blind, build and everything. See if I can understand the game. I am currently going through red maps for points on the Atlas. Got two or three Maven invitations. I killed the Infinite Hunger and The Black Star. I came here to see if I missed anything on the leagues (and Harbringer and Beyond which never showed up).
What I got was embarrassed by my character when I saw his character jump two screens away and end everything in one swing. lol
Could you at the end of the video add a synopsis or table of each mechanic and the ratings?
Hey there, super new player here, almost done with act 5, currently level 44. I understand this video is kinda old but is the newest mechanic (the fog of war WildWeiner Bologna) just harvest but in the dark? I'm kinda confused. I've realized that so far I've run into Niko for mining, which has been pretty cool and so far the hardest content in the campaign, and I've also done the wildweiner stuff (3.23) and I think I've also done the one where you open some strong boxes and hold right click for 12 seconds until everything is dead , and the only other one I've done was easy as well (It's like some sort of glowing red wall, not even sure if it's a mechanic)
TLDR: is harvest just the current season (3.23), but with fog of war?
you could've put a cleaner screenshot of every mechanic on how they look on the map. some of them look similar to me and watchin on a phone it got confusing
Love these basic videos!
When talking about harbinger what skill was the char using? I see it all the time in videos but have never played it.
Boneshatter, Carn has an amazing guide for it
-skryah
@@Zizaran awesome thanks!
Very new to this game and even with things boiled down like this, it’s still somewhat daunting to get in and figure it all out. Trying to find a guild that is newb friendly, if anyone has one or could steer me in a direction, that would be much appreciated.😊
Very informational ! Great job !!
I came back this league after a few leagues off and decided to all out breach because it was always my favorite mechanic. I need so many orbs of unmaking now, lol. What did they do to it?
I love how you watch people play this and every monster on the screen just explodes lol.
you didnt explain how breach works. im still confused by breach. no matter how much i kill or which way i run, the purple zooms back to center and i get 0.
Is this the most recent update of this?
I havn't been able to find any newer ones.
The issue for me with POE is not the depth of it, i play grand strategy games, but it's the lack of explanation for even the most basic stuff, everything i need to know i have to google it. Imo the game needs some kind of tooltip system that can be turned on/off in settings wich would give us information about everything we hover over with a mouse, Victoria 3 for example has that kind of system, so if you hover over a word chaos damage in passive skill tree it tells you exactly what it is and so on. I hope Poe 2 is gonna have something like this.
Great vid. wish i had this when i started POE...
Missed opportunity to do two ratings in the bottom, one for trade and one for ssf.
Fighting monsters in a circle.
Useful info, but as someone who plays this game on and off (1-2 leagues a year), semi-casually and usually completing the atlas after 1-2 weeks depending on build, I find it very hard to have time for all the stuff you mention as 8+. Also, in trade league, I tend to skip Essences and crafting and just buy what I need, except for adding finishing touches, crafting is super complex and easy way to loose a lot of currency for nothing. And Essences are not selling for much compared to the effort of getting them, at least not when league gets some days old.
Love it ❤ thank you so much
I just started the game. This is perfect. Thanks
I've been playing PoE for 2-3 leagues, so I know a thing or two, but I still feel like a beginner :D
And as a beginner, here's a small piece of advice for others who are just starting:
THE SKILL TREE ONLY LOOKS SCARY - you have to struggle a bit by yourself, but you're here, so check out which of Zizaran's builds you like and let him guide you by the hand at least until the map stage. (there's a second tree waiting there :D)
Even if you watch a guide, you still can't earn those super-extra ways that everyone praises? F*ck that xd There are a million ways to make money in this game, so go and find the mechanic that gives YOU the most joy :D It's a game, not a job xd You're here to have fun, not to get frustrated (like I did in the first month :
such a useful video, thx zizzy
Thank you for this!!!
Just started poe this league. Anyone know what leap build he is playing? Looks mega fun.
Thanks for the great video!
This video should be linked in-game as tutorial
Whats the build in your video, with the big glowing red axe !? :o
Boneshatter
What about anarchy and nemesis league? And ultimatum trial masters.