I just started playing Path of Exile and between watching the videos on it I got a bit nostalgic for Diablo 3 too. I wanted to ask a few questions on both games since I am playing both.
I am not interested in playing either beyond normal. I seldom play beyond that as the grinding is too much for me but I was wondering If I played D3 and collected just the normal gear drops will I be able to finish the story. I am not interested in anything but finishing the main game in normal is all. Will I be forced to farm for upgrades or will what items that drop be sufficient ?
I read about salvaging everything at the Blacksmith but if I do not craft any weapon will the drops be sufficient. I just want an idea how much time I might have to invest in playing and advancing .
Then about Path of Exile I have several skills drop and although I watched several videos I was not very sure but can you equip any skill on any gear even like a boot for a skill with a weapon or must I wait for armour skill to equip it there.
Sorry if my questions are clueless but after watching some videos I still was not too sure about this aspect although I did understand the levelling the gem thing. I am in Fetid Pools now.
Also when the slots are connected can I still put two weapon skills on there or only weapon skill and the others as supporting or can I use 2 skills that are weapon skills like for instance Poison Arrow and Burning Arrow with multiple Projectile on Burning and increase damage support on Poison all one armour piece like the chest piece.
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Chest armours and two-handed weapons are the only items that can have a maximum of 6 slots for skillgems. Skillgems in those slots become more powerful since they can be linked to two more support gems than skillgems in other items where 4 gems is the max, that's nothing to worry about on normal mode however :]
edit: You can have two weapon skills linked to support gems in the same item and they will both get the same bonuses from the linked support gems.
My advice for PoE is to just play the game and figure this stuff out while you play, through experimentation, that's part of the fun. There's no need to research too much before playing.
PoE is more difficult, but if you pick a build strategy that is less gear reliant, it is totally doable. However, if you don't know what you are doing and go without a plan, you could easily end up with a character that cannot complete the game on normal diff.
D3 is smooth and casual friendly, PoE is rewarding but very frustrating at times and you need a higher degree in PoE-Math to unlock its full potential.
"I am my connectome" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HA7GwKXfJB0
They also did something called smart drops so you will see more items for your class then items you can't even use.. makes it a bit easier to get gear. I think there is an option to turn that off though... if you want to see Barb items drop for your Demon Hunter.
like for example sometimes the best "rangers" are Marauders, and the best Melee can be Rangers
you can play a Bow/Ranger but very few do.
You can place any skill gem in any slot of gear in PoE. Basically linking is upgrading your main attack skill. If it's Arc, then you can put Arc and Faster Casting in a 2 linked item, if it's 3, Arc, Faster Casting, Lightning Pen, ect.
You don't link two main attack skills together.