Why fireball is dead?

In this game, most skills are "dead" because Mathil, Ziz, and the other streamers say so.

Not all skills will be equal in power, but all of them can be integrated in a build and you can have fun with them.

Sadly, everyone looks at the streamers that blow up two screens worth of mobs in a second, and not all skills can do that.

When will players actually play their way, instead of following elitist standards?

As a self cast fireball sucks, but CwC + fireball makes my pants fit funny.

The problem is not with the skill, but clear speed. Most skillls have enough damage once you linked them up, but it's how fast you can clear that matters to most people. As if map clear speed isn't bad enough, they make synthesis even more rewarding for speedy builds and punishes slower ones.

PoE needs a massive, massive overhaul in these aspect. Game is getting too fast, too much loot drop, too much screen effects, too much everything.

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lupasvasile a écrit :

In this game, most skills are "dead" because Mathil, Ziz, and the other streamers say so.

Not all skills will be equal in power, but all of them can be integrated in a build and you can have fun with them.

Sadly, everyone looks at the streamers that blow up two screens worth of mobs in a second, and not all skills can do that.

When will players actually play their way, instead of following elitist standards?

Now, when there is a gank squad shoved in our throats (syndicate), my guess is NEVER.

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lupasvasile a écrit :

Sadly, everyone looks at the streamers that blow up two screens worth of mobs in a second, and not all skills can do that.

Fireball can do that though. That's the weird thing about this thread and half the posts.

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innervation a écrit :

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lupasvasile a écrit :

Sadly, everyone looks at the streamers that blow up two screens worth of mobs in a second, and not all skills can do that.

Fireball can do that though. That's the weird thing about this thread and half the posts.

Fireball can do that, but no streamers made guide about fireball recently so ofc people wont play it. (and then will complain that its dead, because making own builds is soooooooo hard...)

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lupasvasile a écrit :

In this game, most skills are "dead" because Mathil, Ziz, and the other streamers say so.

Not all skills will be equal in power, but all of them can be integrated in a build and you can have fun with them.

Sadly, everyone looks at the streamers that blow up two screens worth of mobs in a second, and not all skills can do that.

When will players actually play their way, instead of following elitist standards?

Because if you aren't elite how far can you go? It's generally accepted that your first character or two should be played your way, die/see the wall, and then copy a guide or streamer. Because that's the way the game should be played it seems.

Path of Exile! A game where all your choices builds and options are dirt save for about 5-10 "Meta" answers.

Fireball has always sucked or at least just never been used because its clunky. The delay when casting it is really annoying although I might be the only one who can notice it. The real issue with it is it only hits one or 2 targets. Your only options around this are LMP which lowers damage and increases the targets hit to maybe 5 but likely 3, pierce which stops it from exploding meaning you are hitting only 1 more target then usual, chain which is just garbage and never used, or a jewel which only is beneficial for extreme range combat and can mess up your skill tree progression. Honestly it just needs a rework should go to the spot where you click and then explode and not be stopped by the first enemy it hits with a massive radius increase.

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MerlinCross a écrit :

Path of Exile! A game where all your choices builds and options are dirt save for about 5-10 "Meta" answers.

*if you are bad player that cant play anything w/o 5 billions dps

Fireball is legit for aoe clearing with rolling fire or Ignite builds, is it the best? Nope but if you think you can't clear the game with it your not reading the numbers.

It hits insanely hard and has great damage effectiveness its just weak mechanically vs newer skills.