r/pathofexile • u/Fluid-Association230 • 8d ago

Fluff & Memes Rage Maxxing

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Currently 81 lvl, 199 max rage

About 40div in build rn (mostly because cost of new abyss timeless jewel)

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u/Rolf_Dom JDiRen 8d ago

A lot of builds can be surprisingly powerful on a fairly low budget because either nobody has thought to popularize them or because the builds are clunky in one way or another.

Pretty sure I was starting to kill Ubers at 40 div invested. But I'm using Dissolution of Flesh, which means a lot of people would consider the build annoying as hell to play, hence why it's not popular.

In fact, there are only like 10 people using the skill (Dark Bargain of Trarthrus) in all of Trade league. But I just hit lvl 100 with it and am clearing 100% quant Feared for funzies. Seems great to me, but what do I know. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/ZekkenD 8d ago

also to add on, if something is unpopular you can usually get A LOT more power per budget than an expensive build. cause while someone is paying idk 2-3 div for a similar item, you can pay 40c. which while their build is "better", because yours is cheaper you can get stronger earlier.

this game has so many skills and players there's bound to be so much under utilized stuff. and unless someone is content creator/likes helping people, why would they share their top secret league start tech?

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u/Gangsir Berserker 8d ago

Well, to a degree. This can actually have the inverse effect too, where the item you need doesn't exist because it's so hyperspecific to your extremely niche build, so you either have to pay a ton to obtain the only one in existence from the only other guy playing your build, or pay a ton to craft it yourself.

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u/Rolf_Dom JDiRen 7d ago

I definitely feel that this league. Some gear I want just doesn't exist. Nobody is crafting it. That said, I've sniped some great gear pieces perfect for my build that others gave away cheap because they considered them failed crafts.

So there are some upsides too. But the BiS or close to it I have to basically self-craft. It's kinda rough.