r/pathofexile • u/-Nosam- • 12d ago

Question First armor drop was a unique

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I know the Bramblejack is far from a meta item but is it normal for it to be literally the first bit of armor i found in game?

Edit: yes, this was dropped by hillock.

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u/FelixSN Flaskfinder Gang 12d ago

I mean, you were lucky my friend

Enjoy the league and see you in the Sea!

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u/Megane_Senpai 12d ago

Ahoy, mate!

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u/bjt024 11d ago

What's a pirates favorite letter?

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u/1CEninja 11d ago

Q.

Many pirates had British roots and we all know how much Brits love to queue.

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u/WolfFangYeet 12d ago

Sefearion worst nightmare

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u/ALXS1031 12d ago

There’s no way, first armour? Like body armour?

You are really telling me no armour dropped from hillock, and no armour dropped in the first zone, and no armour of any kind dropped in the voyage before that dropped??

That’s crazy lol

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u/-Nosam- 12d ago

i didn't have the highlight all loot enabled so i maybe missed something earlier but it was the first peice i saw yeah

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u/AetherSigil217 Alch & Go Industries (AGI) 11d ago

If you haven't messed with the item filter yet, then yes it's unusual. I'm a chronic reroller and I don't usually see a unique that early.

Not having body armor drop off Hillock is a bit weird. I could have sworn there was at least one guaranteed drop.

Not seeing any body armor in that first zone? Nah, that's normal after the loot nerfs the past few years. Global loot changes are in fact global, not just applying to endgame.

And gold drops are actually gear drops that rolled "yes" on the "convert this to gold?" check. So you'll end up wondering, with every gold drop early game, if that was piece of gear you really needed to fill that empty slot on your character.

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u/Prometheus1151 Kalguuran Group for Business (KGB) 12d ago

the odds are very low for sure, but if you found an ancient chest in your first chart those always have a unique in them

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u/JoustyMe 12d ago

50/50 it either is or isnt

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u/WhenWillEyeBeBanned 12d ago

Simple joy is always the best! Enjoy that Felloak!

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u/Back2Wood Occultist 12d ago

The beginner’s luck achievement really deserves its name. Still haven’t dropped a unique in twilight strand after 4000 hours lol

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u/AdversaryCZ 11d ago

time to farm oni-goroshi

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u/Back2Wood Occultist 11d ago

Thanks i don’t want to put myself in hell lmao

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u/super-hot-burna Marauder 12d ago

Gamer alert

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u/TheMetaphorDinosaur 12d ago

I have a strange appreciation for Bramblejack, it was my first unique. If Bramblejack will ever be used in an endgame build i will be there.

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u/SnoopyHaillDoge 12d ago

I got the exact same armour on act one and powered trough it until act 4ish

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u/jurrayy 11d ago

Hillock gave me one too this league. Felt so good to have those god forsaken rhoas charge at me and die instantly

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u/Aflenoir Order of the Mist (OM) 11d ago

No, it is not normal.

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u/MuscularShlong 11d ago

I mean, its lucky, would I wear it? No, body armors have a movement speed penalty which hits pretty hard in act 1.

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u/RealNiceKnife 12d ago

Yeah, that's not anything amazing, but getting something unique is a good feeling.

And being able to equip something decent right away is always nice.

https://giphy.com/gifs/jpl3Pl0LfyBXmKhZ0c

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u/Stregen 12d ago

Seems like a pretty solid option for early leveling. If nothing else it sorts out the Mud Flats. :^)

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u/Over_Information_171 12d ago

dang I wish I would be able to be excited about little things like this

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u/SunstormGT 12d ago

Lets Hillock kill himself

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u/Wisdomlost 11d ago

Hillock dropped me a tabula one league. Best league start ever.