Had to force myself to stop playing last night or I would have gotten zero sleep. Had to get up today and do things. Been thinking about getting back to playing all morning. I’ve played a little D4 and a little Grim Dawn, but this experience was what I was after, even if I didn’t know it. I’m getting closer to fighting the Wolfman myself, and I’m excited and also dreading the possibility he uses my ranger’s spine as a toothpick. Perhaps I shall see tonight if I have what it takes. Happy hunting, Ascendents.
D4 is just D3???? HARD DISAGREE. Besides, idk if you realize how much was just re used from poe1. The amount of hypocrisy between D4 and poe2 is seriously unreal. You guys are no better than disingenuous gamer journalists trying to paint their own narrative
Better in every single way. Battles and events are unique. Every boss feels like a epic important battle. The builds are endless and enjoyable ... bravo path
Protip to new people picking this game up: - Don't even think of trying Hardcore, you WILL die - Go through at least one full act before re-rolling, no matter how much of a slog it feels (the game is intentionally slower than OG PoE) - Be patient and learn patterns for bosses, you'll get'em eventually - Explore as much of the zone you're in as possible - you WILL be rewarded with goodies! - Dissenchant ANY item you're not using - Roll your flasks with "gain 0.15 charges every second" (you'll thank me later) - Look for magic items with 2 good mods on them and use a Regal Orb on them. If it still looks good, use an Exalted Orb (good luck, Exile!) - Rule of Thumb: melee is relatively undertuned, casters and ranger attackers are going to have an easier time. Think about this when choosing a class/playstyle I've got more, but this should be useful, I hope!
There's actually no reason not to play hard core I made it to king of mists before dying, you just get put in standard, you don't actually lose anything you can even transfer your bank to standard by running a mule to town then killing them. Some good tips but I actually disagree with some, you should sell whites and deconstruct blues you don't need, cause vendor loot can be amazing. Melee builds are not as weak as you think shield/ giants blood warbringer feels immortal,
@@AllrightNOR Pretty much from Act 1. Depending on luck, it may vary. Getting +10 movement speed boots at a minimum is very overlooked, but necessary, in my opinion.
@@via_negativa6183 Yeah, good point on Warbringer, but it's probably the only good exception (unless people already found exploits or interactions I haven't thought of). This was just my experience.
man poe2 i love it so good i made two characters went pathfinder got to act 3 and rerolled into a sorc i feel like thanos frost bomb and cold snap such a good combo legit 70 hours already since friday The misses understood i been waiting for a game like this she saw how pissed i was with d4 man poe2 gave me instant vibes of d2 the hooded spirit dude gives me the wanderer vibes Iceman when you reach to act 3 in poe2 as soon you see it you will be like act3 of d2 .
We’re in this together I’m breaking down 30 with my monk. God speed sir. When playing monk and you lay your first bell and start whacking it with tempest flurry you get a feel for what’s to come. Like your ring of fire 🔥
It truly is a spiritual journey. I was getting my butt kicked until i looked over the passive tree and respec some passives now I'm kickin ass. And i figured out how to cheese the ascendacy boss. Gotta love a game where if you figure out a problem you get rewarded. So good
Just wait till you see how GGG handles leagues. Meditate on a tree stump while smoking a pipe, thinking about this for a moment and try not to shit your pants. Every 4 mo you going to have a meaningful expansion that keeps things fresh. Compare what GGG produces with their monetization approach every league/season to what Blizz produces with D4 and their monetization approach. It's not even close. D4 Bad, D3 Bad, Blizzard is Dead. GGG & Poe is the new king of the ARPG genre.
Its been many years when i was last this excited about a new game. I usually just play old games as most that come out these days dont interest me. And like you said it feels like Diablo 2 back in the day.
I’m so busy with work that I was going to wait on PoE 2, but I decided to roll a Ranger last night before bed. She’s level 7 now, and on her path to ascend! No GUIDES!
dude I came across your channel like a week ago...im diggin it dude love the character. keep up the great work...+1 sub...may your many wives be pleased and fully satisfied when the ice man cometh lol
On the journey as well friend. Im about mid way through a2 and like level 24 or something on a monk. Ive definitely made somw good decisions with my skills/build and ive ABSOLUTELY made some really bad ones. But as soon as i booted the game up i just thought back to before you could respec in d2 waaaaayyyyy back in the day and how i approached that game in 2001. I accepted the fact that my first character was going to suck and probably the next one and the one after that..... but they are going to suck less and less each ladder until one day ill understand as much if not more than the diablo 2 facts, tips and tricks that i can quote in my sleep.... and im excited for that. As they say its the journey, never the destination. And we my friend are ascending
100% agree that a difficulty knob removes any sense of getting better. I also use flame wall + archers. But I feel it only started working in act 3, in Act 2 I was only able to summon 2 archers 😢
@@ICEMANASCENDING yeah that seems like a massive help. You get +30 spirit in act 3 and I found a spirit amulet there, now I’m rocking 4-5 archers I think. I made a feedback post to have spirit gear start dropping in act 2, so you progress the number of minions more gradually 👌
@ btw the stash tab sale is on now, in case you’re interested in any tabs. I got currency, gem, essence, uniques, and upgraded 1 of my normal tabs to premium. This leaves me with 60 coins for later, which is 1-2 tabs depending on which one I’ll need later.
Game is amazing and I've been trying to ignore the chatter around it but I'm worried that the people complaining about the difficulty will force ggg to ruin it so hopefully they don't cave into the pressure.
Great video and advice....perfection is to always achieve never have....not to make light of anything most if not all builds for act 1 bone cage (occult) is invaluable especially for melee builds!!! P.S You will be unable to rush act 1-3 leave no stone unturned there are extra optional bosses!!!
I got to Cruel II, respecced into something that turned out to completely suck ass and then called it quits lol. Game needs tons of work imo if they want people to play this every 3 months
I like that the 2 games are different with skill level. Want a challenge play POE2 don't play Diablo4. I like Ice sorc in both but POE2 is more fun because you get to use more than one offensive skill. Using multiple skills is so much better. Not using 3 defensive skills is nice too. I plan on playing both. I just got to act 2. I was having a hard time at first and started over. I needed the practice and it seems to have helped ( found some things that I missed ). I try to clear all maps and taking my time.
I can't stand scaling enemies. It completely defeats the purpose for me, you get no sense of scaling or progression. You might as well not have any concept of levels at that point, if you are going to normalise character and monster power to a specific level. It's a dumb concept and I don't know why it's become a "feature"
Some comments i see in other channels i see people comparing this games difficulty with soulslike games... Last i checked souls-like games are arpg but in 3rd person.
Mephisto wolf fight was a 1/10 joke, while Goener (Wolfman) was a really tough 9/10 fight. PoE2 is worlds better than D4 (after an expansion) in EARLY ACCESS. We literally only have like 40% of the game and it still feels better.
Game is great bro, the starting screen is beautiful. Well, starting screen is all I was able to see cause I paid for the game 4 days ago and still wasn't given access. Completely ghosted by support, despite my 2 forum posts and 2 messages to support. As if I don't even exist. Grinding Gears games is starting to grind my gears. This is getting ridiculous.
@@ICEMANASCENDING I bought it off the website. It directed me to Steam with a key, I proceeded to download the game from Steam, launched it and it said I don't have access. Funny thing is, if I don't have access, how did I get the game from steam? xD It turns out that I needed to link my steam and GG accounts. They never mentioned this before, during or after the purchase. Honestly if you have the reach and can do a video about it, I'm sure it'd help a ton of folks out cause the forums are jam packed with folks that have my issue and GG isn't keeping up. Today I received an email that my email from 2 days ago never arrived cause their inbox is swamped.
No movement skills makes my balls itch and targeting or auto target is terrible.. other then that respecing should be free till 60.. and the drops are kind meh needs a lil tuning 9/10 love it fun af
It completely blows diablo 4 3 last epoch and poe1 out of the water, I was expecting alot and my expectations where surpassed. I really hope Ggg stick to thier vision and ignore the cry babies , it's hard yes but it's fair. If you are struggling you are probably doing something wrong. Three uniques! That's some streamer luck, I'm level 26 and yet to see one
@ I am in the new map system in poe2 and I am still trying to find the fun. No way players will do this long ass campaign league after league. No way players will get multiple alt with this long ass campaign. The game look beautiful but it’s so f boring…….boss fight are great.
I like it so far but seriously, screw the drowned city and those stupid hags and those stupid slowing effects all over the place. Borderline ruins the whole game. Thought about trying a new character then I remembered I’d have to do that area again snd said na
@ I just started act 3, but I’m sure I’ve missed a bunch of stuff. The moment you mentioned killing the 🐺 and going to act 2 I was like “I will watch this later” 🙂
@@ICEMANASCENDINGwatched the rest today as I’m almost done with Act 3. I’d say it also has small spoiler on the Egyptian catgod boss, rest of the video was gold as usual 👌
Poe 2 is amazing, it feels like old school Diablo.
sure does
It’s like what Diablo 2 felt like in my head as a 12 year old.
I hope our friends at blizzard are enjoying this game as much as we are.
LOL
I heard a dev or something from blizz was playing poe2 on twitch during launch lmao
Rod Ferguson said he will be playing it.
they cant pass act one
@@jlstruyde so did Mike Ybarra, though I think he left blizzard? I forget
Had to force myself to stop playing last night or I would have gotten zero sleep. Had to get up today and do things. Been thinking about getting back to playing all morning. I’ve played a little D4 and a little Grim Dawn, but this experience was what I was after, even if I didn’t know it.
I’m getting closer to fighting the Wolfman myself, and I’m excited and also dreading the possibility he uses my ranger’s spine as a toothpick. Perhaps I shall see tonight if I have what it takes. Happy hunting, Ascendents.
LOL nice
stack up on that cold res and level up a bit, helps avoid him owning u for mistakes :D
@@muzzwebstar2081 Thanks for the advice. My cold res is pretty terrible right now (10%). I’ll see what I can come up with.
Same!!! My GF and I first ARPG, so much fun. We forced ourselves to head to bed, and focus on work because tonight we get into it.
This is the game we wanted.
100%
Enjoy
If people keep sugarcoating this half baked buggy mess and are afraid to criticize GGG, then the game will not get better. Stop bootlicking!!!
D4 is just D3???? HARD DISAGREE. Besides, idk if you realize how much was just re used from poe1. The amount of hypocrisy between D4 and poe2 is seriously unreal. You guys are no better than disingenuous gamer journalists trying to paint their own narrative
@@AbsurdRenegade 🤡
Better in every single way. Battles and events are unique. Every boss feels like a epic important battle. The builds are endless and enjoyable ... bravo path
Dude we finally have a game where the developers were allowed to give a shit and money be damned, this is fucking art. It stands alone.
Every now and then I get full on d2 flashback vibes, it first happened in the praetor dungeon. Im catching feels for this game
ah nice- what act is that in?
Couch-Co Op is the whole reason I bought this. My GF and I are loving it. Our first ARPG, the choices are insane. Use to Last of Us.
oh nice, on Xbox?
@ PS5, we’re both crushing at work to get home by 6pm to play. Lvl 3 characters.
Viking Unc has spoken, and once again, nothing but the truth has been spoken.
LOL
Protip to new people picking this game up:
- Don't even think of trying Hardcore, you WILL die
- Go through at least one full act before re-rolling, no matter how much of a slog it feels (the game is intentionally slower than OG PoE)
- Be patient and learn patterns for bosses, you'll get'em eventually
- Explore as much of the zone you're in as possible - you WILL be rewarded with goodies!
- Dissenchant ANY item you're not using
- Roll your flasks with "gain 0.15 charges every second" (you'll thank me later)
- Look for magic items with 2 good mods on them and use a Regal Orb on them. If it still looks good, use an Exalted Orb (good luck, Exile!)
- Rule of Thumb: melee is relatively undertuned, casters and ranger attackers are going to have an easier time. Think about this when choosing a class/playstyle
I've got more, but this should be useful, I hope!
thank u for sharing this, good advice
At what level can you do all of this?
There's actually no reason not to play hard core I made it to king of mists before dying, you just get put in standard, you don't actually lose anything you can even transfer your bank to standard by running a mule to town then killing them. Some good tips but I actually disagree with some, you should sell whites and deconstruct blues you don't need, cause vendor loot can be amazing. Melee builds are not as weak as you think shield/ giants blood warbringer feels immortal,
@@AllrightNOR Pretty much from Act 1. Depending on luck, it may vary. Getting +10 movement speed boots at a minimum is very overlooked, but necessary, in my opinion.
@@via_negativa6183 Yeah, good point on Warbringer, but it's probably the only good exception (unless people already found exploits or interactions I haven't thought of).
This was just my experience.
man poe2 i love it so good i made two characters went pathfinder got to act 3 and rerolled into a sorc i feel like thanos frost bomb and cold snap such a good combo legit 70 hours already since friday
The misses understood i been waiting for a game like this she saw how pissed i was with d4
man poe2 gave me instant vibes of d2 the hooded spirit dude gives me the wanderer vibes
Iceman when you reach to act 3 in poe2 as soon you see it you will be like act3 of d2 .
We’re in this together I’m breaking down 30 with my monk. God speed sir. When playing monk and you lay your first bell and start whacking it with tempest flurry you get a feel for what’s to come. Like your ring of fire
🔥
It truly is a spiritual journey. I was getting my butt kicked until i looked over the passive tree and respec some passives now I'm kickin ass. And i figured out how to cheese the ascendacy boss. Gotta love a game where if you figure out a problem you get rewarded. So good
LOL nice
This is the game I was waiting for. I am so excited to see what else they do with it :)
me too gg
I'm still playing zero guides. Like a man. Taking my time and it feels so much like d2 its crazy. So good.
Nice, that's the way to do it!
I'm about to be 43 on my Monk in act 3 i'm having such a blast with a real ARPG
omgt gg
Just wait till you see how GGG handles leagues. Meditate on a tree stump while smoking a pipe, thinking about this for a moment and try not to shit your pants. Every 4 mo you going to have a meaningful expansion that keeps things fresh. Compare what GGG produces with their monetization approach every league/season to what Blizz produces with D4 and their monetization approach. It's not even close. D4 Bad, D3 Bad, Blizzard is Dead. GGG & Poe is the new king of the ARPG genre.
well said LOL
Its been many years when i was last this excited about a new game. I usually just play old games as most that come out these days dont interest me. And like you said it feels like Diablo 2 back in the day.
I’m so busy with work that I was going to wait on PoE 2, but I decided to roll a Ranger last night before bed. She’s level 7 now, and on her path to ascend! No GUIDES!
LOL ah nice gg
dude I came across your channel like a week ago...im diggin it dude love the character. keep up the great work...+1 sub...may your many wives be pleased and fully satisfied when the ice man cometh lol
haha glad you like it!
Glad you’re enjoying it bro.
Appreciate it!
On the journey as well friend. Im about mid way through a2 and like level 24 or something on a monk. Ive definitely made somw good decisions with my skills/build and ive ABSOLUTELY made some really bad ones. But as soon as i booted the game up i just thought back to before you could respec in d2 waaaaayyyyy back in the day and how i approached that game in 2001. I accepted the fact that my first character was going to suck and probably the next one and the one after that..... but they are going to suck less and less each ladder until one day ill understand as much if not more than the diablo 2 facts, tips and tricks that i can quote in my sleep.... and im excited for that. As they say its the journey, never the destination. And we my friend are ascending
well said thank u
100% agree that a difficulty knob removes any sense of getting better.
I also use flame wall + archers. But I feel it only started working in act 3, in Act 2 I was only able to summon 2 archers 😢
yeesh
I traded for the armor that gives 100 spirit so I was really helped with that
@@ICEMANASCENDING yeah that seems like a massive help. You get +30 spirit in act 3 and I found a spirit amulet there, now I’m rocking 4-5 archers I think. I made a feedback post to have spirit gear start dropping in act 2, so you progress the number of minions more gradually 👌
@ btw the stash tab sale is on now, in case you’re interested in any tabs. I got currency, gem, essence, uniques, and upgraded 1 of my normal tabs to premium.
This leaves me with 60 coins for later, which is 1-2 tabs depending on which one I’ll need later.
This is the Diablo 3 we never gotten, the boss fights are so fucking epic
no cap
@2:41 that's a goated blessing. I do hope she finds a toad when shes a wahmen
LOL my pleasure
Game is amazing and I've been trying to ignore the chatter around it but I'm worried that the people complaining about the difficulty will force ggg to ruin it so hopefully they don't cave into the pressure.
Great video and advice....perfection is to always achieve never have....not to make light of anything most if not all builds for act 1 bone cage (occult) is invaluable especially for melee builds!!!
P.S You will be unable to rush act 1-3 leave no stone unturned there are extra optional bosses!!!
Appreciate the tip!
May we all have many wives
(Except for those who don't want it, it's ok, problem solved)
lewl
I got to Cruel II, respecced into something that turned out to completely suck ass and then called it quits lol. Game needs tons of work imo if they want people to play this every 3 months
"i did something wrong and it turned out wrong and now i blame the game. gg"
Its in early Access for a reason, lot of fine tuning to do.
Yo iceman, just a heads up you can ignite the poison cloud from your archers special ability, it does really good damage, give it a shot
trying as well thank you- yeah it's great- I'm looking to try lightning mages when I get to that level- how are they??
Its so good. I am in love with the game
I like that the 2 games are different with skill level. Want a challenge play POE2 don't play Diablo4. I like Ice sorc in both but POE2 is more fun because you get to use more than one offensive skill. Using multiple skills is so much better. Not using 3 defensive skills is nice too. I plan on playing both.
I just got to act 2. I was having a hard time at first and started over. I needed the practice and it seems to have helped ( found some things that I missed ). I try to clear all maps and taking my time.
Just wait til you get frost wall and cast on freeze comet. Ice sorc in poe2 is absolutely bonkers it's so sick
I can't stand scaling enemies. It completely defeats the purpose for me, you get no sense of scaling or progression. You might as well not have any concept of levels at that point, if you are going to normalise character and monster power to a specific level. It's a dumb concept and I don't know why it's become a "feature"
exactly, well said
Baza is the man, you guys go way back
PoE2 is soooo dope. Top down a hog of an experience.
ListenING while at woRK, and without watchING the screen/face I’m getting Neegan vibes from TWD
heh
Some comments i see in other channels i see people comparing this games difficulty with soulslike games...
Last i checked souls-like games are arpg but in 3rd person.
Bro don’t be doing spoilers man, it’s only been 3 days im full clearing everything and going back to fight bosses over, otherwise great video haha
Left POE like D4 long ago and havent looked back. They wont get a dime from me every again
Dude , poe2 is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING
its just EA and its this good
It really is!
Mephisto wolf fight was a 1/10 joke, while Goener (Wolfman) was a really tough 9/10 fight. PoE2 is worlds better than D4 (after an expansion) in EARLY ACCESS. We literally only have like 40% of the game and it still feels better.
LOL yepp
Feels like diablo again. PoE1 was ok, but this...this is it
In our Lord and Savior Iceman we trust 🙏
LAWL
I am ascending!
lulz yeet
Graphically d4 is superior! Atmosphere poe2 is superior! Movement and fluidity on console d4 is king
Game has to be fun above all. There’s a lot in this game that is tedious and unfun. That’s the truth.
Game is great bro, the starting screen is beautiful. Well, starting screen is all I was able to see cause I paid for the game 4 days ago and still wasn't given access. Completely ghosted by support, despite my 2 forum posts and 2 messages to support. As if I don't even exist.
Grinding Gears games is starting to grind my gears. This is getting ridiculous.
oh dam FR? I bought mine on STEAM is that what u did?
@@ICEMANASCENDING I bought it off the website. It directed me to Steam with a key, I proceeded to download the game from Steam, launched it and it said I don't have access. Funny thing is, if I don't have access, how did I get the game from steam? xD
It turns out that I needed to link my steam and GG accounts. They never mentioned this before, during or after the purchase.
Honestly if you have the reach and can do a video about it, I'm sure it'd help a ton of folks out cause the forums are jam packed with folks that have my issue and GG isn't keeping up. Today I received an email that my email from 2 days ago never arrived cause their inbox is swamped.
Is there pvp icedog??
idk
I'm on the fence with this game, the movement looks way to slow for me.
No movement skills makes my balls itch and targeting or auto target is terrible.. other then that respecing should be free till 60.. and the drops are kind meh needs a lil tuning 9/10 love it fun af
Based take. Wrap it up in a nice package and send it to Blizzard HQ, signed with a bow on top.
lol
Lvl 18 sorc lvl 16 merc lvl 8 witch
which one u enjoy more so far?
@ICEMANASCENDING both are pretty good so far. I've always liked playing mages in games like this but the merc is as fun in its own way.
I've got 25 hours played already.And I haven't gotten past the start screen.#basking
It completely blows diablo 4 3 last epoch and poe1 out of the water, I was expecting alot and my expectations where surpassed. I really hope Ggg stick to thier vision and ignore the cry babies , it's hard yes but it's fair. If you are struggling you are probably doing something wrong.
Three uniques! That's some streamer luck, I'm level 26 and yet to see one
me too; yeah difficulty is good, so is items not raining from the sky constantly
D4 its like torchlight 1 comparing with poe2 x.x
lulz
I can’t be the only on thinking that his “many wives” are his wife and his daughter 😂
0_0
tldr: PoE2 >> D4
PoE1 >> PoE2 >> D4
@@Mike-Dynamikenah POE 1 is just a spreadsheet simulator
lulz
@ I am in the new map system in poe2 and I am still trying to find the fun. No way players will do this long ass campaign league after league. No way players will get multiple alt with this long ass campaign. The game look beautiful but it’s so f boring…….boss fight are great.
I like it so far but seriously, screw the drowned city and those stupid hags and those stupid slowing effects all over the place. Borderline ruins the whole game. Thought about trying a new character then I remembered I’d have to do that area again snd said na
its like comparing a souls like to an arpg. you cant
Played it for couple of hours to be completely honest it’s kinda feel like d3
Diablo 4 is in shambles
lul
A lil rebranding, but for the good ;)
A lesbian witch and ranger duo? Sounds like some hexual tension. 😏
lul
WAKE UP
Wow you find 3 unique... I only find 1 and was for level 11
After act 2 make a vedio of things that poe2 could make better. Peace be with you
yeah considering that thank you- what do u think they could make better?
@ICEMANASCENDING The honor system with a warrior is annoying trying to do the trials. You take a hit lose honor. 0 honor you die.
Big patch just dropped big updates
Just not my type of game. The characters move too slow and attack to slow.
BRUH! How about a spoiler warning? 😢
heh my bad- how far along are u?
@ I just started act 3, but I’m sure I’ve missed a bunch of stuff. The moment you mentioned killing the 🐺 and going to act 2 I was like “I will watch this later” 🙂
@@ICEMANASCENDINGwatched the rest today as I’m almost done with Act 3. I’d say it also has small spoiler on the Egyptian catgod boss, rest of the video was gold as usual 👌
Are you even playing, let's see some videos bruh
lulz I been live streaming on this channel tho
🕉
Where is the channel Iceman gayeing
LAWL
It’s mehhhhhhhhh.
:3
@@ICEMANASCENDING its not bad. I’m playing. I’m still excited for the full release. It’s so, so.