Path of Exile 2 Early Access was released last week and has won the love of many players because of its excellent game content. Among these players, some are loyal fans of the original game and want to experience a different game experience, while others are novice exiles who have never been exposed to POE and are attracted by the various trailers promoted by POE 2.
But no matter what kind of player you are, you will be treated equally in front of this brand new game POE 2, and everything will start from scratch. It is precisely because of the game mechanics and game content that are very different from the original that all players are a little overwhelmed, especially when faced with a huge passive skill tree, those complex statistics and many POE 2 items.
This often makes players make some mistakes, which will make your exploration progress very slow and make you feel exhausted. So in this guide, we will list several mistakes you need to avoid during the exploration of POE 2 so that you can successfully pass it.
1. Don’t Clear All Enemies
This is probably one of the most common mistakes that new exiles make. When exploring, they often defeat an enemy that can be hit immediately. This may be the best way to gain experience points quickly, but for some maps that can return you less POE2 Currency, it is completely not worth spending a lot of time and resources to clear them.
However, if you explore a map strategically, such as focusing on finding checkpoints on the path, it will greatly prevent you from getting lost while traveling through the map, and also prevent you from returning to the starting point immediately after dying in a battle.
Usually, you can clear those monsters that appear alone, and they will not cause too much damage to you. For those enemies that appear in groups, you should stay away from them as much as possible, especially if your build is not strong enough to clear them all.
2. Learn Some Build Guide
POE 2, like its original, has a very large passive skill tree, in which there will be 1,500 skills for you to unlock. Although each class has a different starting point on this skill tree, you can assign any skill to all classes because these skills are shared by all classes.
Although this provides you with numerous build options, it may be a bit dazzling for those new exiles. So you can learn some build guides and build ideas in some player communities or social media, so that you can not only get a powerful build but also spend less gold on respec skill points.
3. Respec Is Not Terrible
Just said, when you find that your build does not help you complete some challenges well or does not suit your game style, you can spend some gold to respec your skill points. But no matter at any stage of the game, don’t be afraid to respec.
At the beginning, you can unlock a few passive skills. As you explore and deepen in the game, you can choose more skills. So the early stage of the game is the best time for you to determine your play style in this new POE 2, and you can try multiple elemental attacks, such as spells or physical.
At this time, the cost you spend on respec is the tuition for you to form your own game awareness, which is very worthwhile. Please don’t question it. When you have mastered the skills in the construction and selected the gear and weapons that suit you best, you may find that the skill points you chose before may no longer be suitable for you. At this time, you can also respec, because you already have your own construction ideas and can take this risk.
Here I need to remind you that you need to unlock The Hooded One in Act 1 before you can respec those passive skills at will, but the premise is that you have enough POE 2 Orbs.
4. Pay Attention To your Gems
The new skill gem system in POE 2 can be said to be the most commendable improvement in this new game. In this system, you can use various skills or auxiliary gains to enhance your gear, making your construction more and more powerful. The most important thing is that these gems only require you to complete tasks, defeat bosses, and clear maps.
Among the many gems, there is a type that stands out: Uncut Gems. Every time you get an Uncut Skill Gem, you can carve it and assign it to a specific skill. As for Uncut Support Gems, you can assign it to any skill and improve it in a variety of ways.
Each skill gem can have up to 5 support gems, but it’s important to note that you need to choose wisely which skills you want to enhance and how you enhance them, depending on the needs of your class and build, because once a skill gem is slotted, you may also need to spend a lot of POE 2 Currency to replace it again.
5. Optional Bosses And Side Quests Are Also Important
Although passing the main campaign of POE 2 as quickly as possible is the dream of novice exiles, and the rewards provided at the end are also very tempting. However, many bosses in this exploration process will also provide you with some priceless rewards, such as gear that can permanently improve your key attributes or some powerful weapons.
Most importantly, you can use some Orbs before challenging them, such as POE 2 Chaos Orb, which can make the items dropped by these bosses have higher rarity or excellent modifiers. And for the side quests of these bosses, you can learn more about this mysterious Wraeclast continent.
The above are the mistakes that novice exiles need to avoid in POE 2 and some coping strategies. Whether it is rookies or old players, this new game that inherits most of the advantages of the original and creates multiple new contents is worth exploring carefully.
