I watched the one for the sanctum league last friday and it was so good that I was anxiously waiting for the new one so I can try to follow along. Will do it tonight and bring my feedback later Ziz
Please make more of this, it's the only way someone like me can get into the game, without the need of searching in 100+ places to find infos. I love this kind of content
@@Pl4sm0i thought the same at first. But if you just want to have fun and see where arpgs should be these days vs what blizzard delivered lately its a good time to start pre launch of PoE2. I do not get half of the game as of yet still its fun alternative to play and as long as you dont need to compete with people having thousands of hours who cares if you play entry lvl shit chars if you having fun
My fav part of these is Ziz telling the same stories every time he does Everything Explained. I mean that genuinely, it's like that cool uncle you have that just likes telling his fav life stories 😂
I tried my hand at POE months ago, couldnt get into it even trying to follow a build guide. After watching this video im almost done with act 3 and loving every second of it, thank you for this video!
This literally helped me so much. Being someone who hasnt really played often since launch. It's nice to have it feel like someone is leveling with you and reexplaining things as you go. Top tier video and single handedly brought me back into the game.
i like watching these kinds of videos as a veteran player, sort of like a refresher course on the fundamental basics for the rare unlikely scenario a friend wants to start playing
I'm like a 4k hour PoE Andy and I find myself sitting and enjoying this playthrough. It's a really cool thing to have these over-explain videos. Obviously the game has a bit of a learning curve so it has to be nice for new players to understand what's important and what's not. I remember my first character in Synthesis league - a dominating blow guardian. It took me 16 hours to clear the campaign. 💪
I think if you found a mod, or someone trusted from your community that would be willing to jump in a discord call with you, with the obvious understanding that you're also interacting with chat, sometimes needing to focus on boss fights etc. but someone that could prompt you with questions or something like that as you went through I think it could add a lot of value, offer a different perspective, and also remove some level of burden from yourself.
Holy shit man, this video helped me out so much! As a new player coming from d4, i cant help but express how much this has helped to tackle the daunting amount of systems in place for poe, thank you for the content! Subbed, followed your twitch too :D
I played along with the same build. Needless to say, it was incredibly helpful. Stash way less cluttered, tried to keep up the pace with Ziz and even tho actively listening to him while trying to stay alive myself proved a worthwhile challenge, I still got thru the campaign way faster than I would ever on my own. Hopefully there'll be another vid like this next league!
I can't believe how amazing this guide has been. PoE has been daunting to me for many years (still is) but you really helped me get a decent grasp of what I'm looking for, even if it's only for 1 build/league. I'm 4 hours into the video (10 hours in game, taking time to over-level and look at stats) and sincerely appreciate you getting into all the nitty gritty stuff without trying to overwhelm. Tons to learn, but having lots of fun! Thanks so much!
At around 2 hours in, the talk about accessibility-friendly builds not losing efficacy or power vs click intensive builds made my heart happy. So many games w high skill ceilings could learn from this. Thank you for pointing it out.
This is my first week in PoE and I just started act 10 after playing along with your Cold DoT Trickster walkthrough, loving the game. Looking forward to starting over this weekend and leveling in 1/3 of the time now that you’ve taught be the absolute basics. thanks!
I've been playing since 2013 and can tell you I'm always finding new ways to play the game, whether it's learning some new strategy for old league content or trying out new builds no league has ever felt the same, best of luck with your first leaguestart and zizaran is a great content creator for solid information
Hey Ziz! First time playing PoE here, and this video espicially has been a MASSIVE MASSIVE help. just got to the part where u mentioned ppl are saying these videos are too long for the upload, but tbh, its been a lifesaver. Paused the video to let you know and share the love. -a PoE Newbie
This is some of the best learning content for games. My brother has finally got me to play PoE within the past 6 months and I've thoroughly enjoyed it. Your videos help explain some of the lesser known things that I accidently look over when reading all the tooltips in game.
Thank you for this. Just getting into the game after hitting a wall in D4. Went Dom blow for my first character and I’m going to try this out to learn a great start for the next league!! Love the format
As a newbie and someone who is still very slow in league start. You don't know how important these kind of videos are. I just put 'em in my second monitor and play along.
Followed your guide for cold dot for my first character a month ago, now building this before next patch, and definitely will try righteous fire when is out. Please consider doing something like this also from maps 1 to 16+ on the next league, love the long format.
This is the best guide for any game I have ever played. Without it I don't think I would have even been able to get into PoE. I just got done with the whole thing and it has helped tremendously. Thank you so much!
I love you so much, you actually go through the early game unlike every other guide I've seen on youtube. I've never got into this game because I find the early game too confusing so I've just stuck to diablo but you actually show how to get through it. I think you've just got a new player to this niche game, thanks!
Man thanks so much. I've taken 8 attempts at playing poe over the last 6 years and never made it to act 9. This video is what I needed all along. I Wish wish wish wish this video went for another 20 hours. mainly showing the gameplay loop around mapping farming and bosses. etc learned soooooooooo much. but i think i know enough now to have a poper crack
This is my third character in the game. Got one to lvl 22 without any guidance at all then gave up for a few years. Then I started building one on one of your other explains. Got it to lvl 25 on the last league. Now I am lvl 40 with this build and loving it. Best part of the video is when you got choked up talking about the new card. Love to see the emotion and genuine caring heart you have. Love the videos man. Keep it up!
As a brand new player to PoE planning to play this league for the first time this is extremely appreciated! This makes me feel a lot better about getting into the game.
Finished following along. It was the smoothest campign I have ever done, your video really helped. I wrote down some comments about it: I ran out of mana at almost the exact same time in the vaal boss, it was exactly like happened in the video. Yes, the video really helped me not to hoard as much, and I was surprised how faster I was analising items after you told that the only stats that we were looking for was attack speed and resistances. Now I understand how you can look at items so fast. I picked up the primal spirit early and it really helped with the mana annoyances, at times when you were complaining I was having no issue at all. So if anyone reads this comment, pick that node if you are following the guide, it will make leveling smoother
Very Helpful Video. I watched every minute and played along. Never played POE before and this got me into it now! I did not safe much in my inventory because you gave me a good impression what is good and what not. So i just have some random cards and map pieces alongside crafting stuff. Thank you for your work! I am looking forward to more explain everything videos for more classes :)
Thank you for this. You've helped me get into this game for the first time and I am enjoying the play diversity and systems. Also, thank you for explaining some of the history around the cards, and the touching moment at 2:52:42.
What an excellent video!! It's beneficial for me as a rookie who wants to play POE for the first time!! I really appreciate your enthusiasm and patience in making these guide videos.
Thank you SO much for this! I am completely new to the game and it is overwhelming! There are SO many things to know and things that are really, for me, not changable mistakes you can make. Now, playing along with you, I am getting more comfortable with the skill tree, gems, and more. Thank you again from a complete noob!
Thanks a lot for this video. I am almost completely newbie to PoE. Finished all the acts two leagues ago but it was tough and didn't have an interest in late game because I didn't know what to do. I hope I will learn more in this league. Cheers!
Hey Ziz, you asked in the video for people following along if watching the series helped to not hoard items. I think for the most part, it did. I cleared and picked up way more than you did. But I felt I was fairly easily able to sort through my items and vendor quickly. Stashing pretty much just currency and uniques. Although I'm noticing that a ton of rares are dropping and probably stuck to picking up every single one for too long. One thing I wasn't too sure about, and might be helpful in the future is what stats can roll on what gear and which of those are important. I know you proved you don't really need anything beyond basic gear to beat the campaign, but it would be good I think to have a basic introduction, while leveling, to the important stats and on which pieces of gear I can find them. From what I gathered watching this video, movespeed is good on boots, off-stats on belt/amulet(to reach stat requirements) is good, and all res on most pieces is good until cap. And I think max life is pretty important? But I'm not sure of much past that. Do I need to stack one defensive stat? Layer them? Do I want stun recovery? Max mana / mana regen? Stuff like that. Maybe all of those are useless while leveling and then depend on the build. Anyways, thank you for doing this series, it was a massive help. The game was and still is overwhelming, but I feel like this video allowed me to get my foot in the door and play my first league with crucible. I'm only on act 7, but still, that's much further than I've ever gotten trying the game without a guide.
I have to admit that I played this over an entire week keeping your guide on the second screen) and despite I still think that PoE put an entry level barrier that it is its own limit, you made it seem more "human", I have to say you are the best discover I did when I decided to re-test PoE - Good job
These are so useful for new players. I'm leveling alongside it and periodically rewinding to keep it in step with my own play. I wouldn't do this for every league, but new players SHOULD do this for their first league. I have seen so many comments about how this game is too complicated, and it's not, because it's great if you want to dump 10k hours into it, but I get how it is overwhelming at hour 1-500. These guides bridge that gap. It would be a huge service to the game, and a mutually beneficial arrangement, if content creators made these for every league and GGG linked to the best ones as signposts for new players. As a software developer, this is the kind of video that sets my mind on fire thinking of all the kinds of cool ways this could be integrated with the game itself. Please keep doing these. Please show this comment to GGG if you see it. They are missing a huge opportunity to slice through the complexity here. PoE is _SUCH A GREAT GAME_. It should be more popular than it is. Nobody should even be thinking about Diablo 4 unless they're like you and already have 20k+ hours in this game.
Bro I love these videos. This will be my second league and I watched the last for sanctum as well. Following along and honestly just seeing where your mind goes when you look at items and make build decisions has hands down been the best way to learn for me. Much love!
Agreed, with almost 6k hours playing this game I always learn something new watching Ziz's build videos. Yes I watched the full video. POE has kept me hooked for many years and I will admit I am not a strong player. My finger dexterity sucks. Thank you Ziz for your dedication.
tried this game 3 years ago and made a necromancer build. got till act 4 but took 30hrs! this video has encouraged me to download the game again. thanks for the build!
Watching this now while leveling this build. Thank you for making them - the format is great for a "in the background" while going along. I've learned so much!
I decided to try my first league with Crucible coming out and landed on your toxic rain build. I mentioned on your stream yesterday I was going SSF for my first league and I believe you used the word brave...we both know there are better adjectives for that decision. Cleared my first T10 map today and wouldn't be progressing like I am without your guides! These were especially awesome because not only did I learn a ton, it felt like I was leveling with a buddy. I usually play my AARPGs alone because my friends are way more into shooters so that was totally awesome. Keep the great content coming! P.S. I have died WAY more than you this league, I am sure of it lol
i learn things from these videos every time even though ive played many many leagues already, for example, the attack without moving option, i never knew that was a thing and just held shift instead
Zizz's love and enthousiasm for a game thats more than a decade old, a game which he and Kripp helped get going in the early years. Still such excitement in his voice
I was born without my left hand and I have never met a youtuber that provides guides with people like me in mind. Means so much more than you could thank!
Extremely helpful guide, was able to complete the campaign in 15ish hours (had to pause and rewatch alot of this video while playing). If I found this guide earlier I would have started playing POE before. Thanks for explaining everything, also I did not horde. One thing that would have been even more helpful for me while watching is if Ziz could announce what zones he is transitioning too as he is moving through. I tended to get lost in maps and would fall behind, a several times I would be a few zones behind and looking for the transition point to a non-connected zone.
The way skill gems are lock based on class until you get Siosa or Lily is kind of silly by now. its like "Hey GGG, have you seen the passive skill tree? And you are still here worry about gems?" Love these long play videos. The acts are generally straight forward. Ziz playthrough really help me to avoid hoarding and be more mindful of defense when I played. I remember up to maybe like 2 years ago, I would have trouble even clearing act 6. I would so focus on damage that the 30% resist drop from act 5 just make my character killed over and over. actually i did not even notice it resist drop until i saw one of Ziz mentioned it lol. I could not understand why I suddenly die so much before lol. Just want to say thank you to @zizaran
Really appreciate this! I'm a brand new player to PoE and just started at the beginning of this current League, still less than 50 hours. I love hearing the perspective of a seasoned player and learned a lot. Really enjoying the game and playing a Cold DoT Elementalist. Keep up the amazing work!
Thanks so much for this video, I'm little over halfway through act 3. Been playing all day following along. First time ever playing POE. It felt so daunting getting started. All your videos have made this a lot of fun. Scratching the itch before diablo 4 comes out. I'll be no lifing both games in june I'm sure. Thanks again!
It's been said so many times in different ways already in these comments, but I still feel compelled to say thank you directly for making this game finally seem playable. Following this in real time as someone who has owned PoE for years, and was initially put off by its presentation. Really happy I found this video.
As a brand new PoE player who just started 2 days ago, I just want to thank you so much for this video. It really helps so much to see how the game is played and progressed from a newbie perspective. Also, yes watching this series has helped me stop hoarding all my gear 👍
Loving the time and energy you put into thus training. First time POE (was mysteriously teleported here from Diablo IV) and really enjoying the game! The challenge I am running into is it can be difficult to follow you at times when you are rolling on upgrading gear. You do it so fast and smoothly and quickly move on. I'm left wondering what you did and why you did it. It would be super helpful if you explained what you are doing, why, how, and what the end result ends up being. Nothing fancy required. Currently, I'm having to pause, rewind, try to follow and I usually end up having zoom in on the part in question when your mouse is hovering over the item for me to understand what you actually did. Doesn't always work and it's very tricky with a video this long as well as watching it on a cell phone. Anyhoozle.. again, really appreciate the indepth training. It's been a great introduction to the game and the mechanics. 3.5 hours in and staying until the end!
Thanks for the video! I played POE 2 or 3 times but gave up, then recently started Sanctum league half-way and went with my own spark build (hadn't watched any builds yet) and made it a bit further. Lots of useful tips, and I'll be using this build for Crucible league. Very thorough, cheers!
I recently started getting into Poe and this video was very helpful in getting me through the campaign. I was really struggling with understanding how look for gear as I progressed through the acts and following along with this video was extremely helpful. I’m not sure if you’ve made a video yet about this but I would find it very helpful if you discussed what stats do and what each build uses. For example you said that toxic rain doesn’t use accuracy because it always hit. I didn’t know that and would like if you went into more detail of some of the obscure mechanics of the game. Thank you for the content!
Hey man this is great. I’ve been a Diablo player since 2001 and never played PoE. Obligatory “too much to learn.” Following this vid I’ve completed the process you outlined here and I’m pumped to keep learning. I’ll probably still play season 1 of D4 but now I feel like I’ll be prepared for PoE2 which was the real end goal. Thanks a bunch!
honestly i really appreciate this. ive always been quasi-interested in POE but its so daunting coming from D3/4. I didnt know you did this. This is the first time ive gotten through A1 after 4 install/uninstalls. Really starting to see the game open up. Really excited to start at the ground floor with the next league!
Since you asked: these videos Do help me stop hoarding. They also help me stop full clearing every zone. I'm always soo overleveled and the campaign takes me like 10 hours. Going faster helps me stop hoarding too because there's no time to look at the junk that dropped that I really don't need to go back to town to vendor. Also, I really love the layout tips. I should see if you've done a dedicated video on it...
This video literally taught me how to play POE. I'm currently getting my 4th character to maps this league after making a modest amount of currency :) Just wanted to drop a thanks and let you know that these kinds of videos are invaluable for new players.
Omg, thank you so much for making this video. I quit playing POE many years ago because I always play games hardcore ssf. Since POE has dumb one shot deaths that make no sense, I switched to softcover trying to understand the game more. Unfortunately, skills and gems don't always do what they say they do so I'd get frustrated wondering why builds aren't working like they are supposed to. This is especially frustrating because you cannot change a build easily and often not at all because there aren't enough refund points to fix mistakes. Yes, you can watch videos and follow guides but without the understanding of why, it just wasn't fun or rewarding. Especially since they don't explain WHY they are doing it; I'm guessing so they maintain that competitive edge. This video finally allowed me to understand fully the WHY as I leveled up and played. I didn't know which items have what mats and I didn't know if I needed that white mats later so I picked up EVERYTHING and went to town often breaking up the pace and just not making the game as fun. Buying ALL the stash tabs did help a great deal in organizing everything and really made playing the game so much easier and fun. Again, thank you for making this video. I think I'll give this league a go.
I know these videos are really successful and do help new players but, as a newer player, glossing over a lot of the more basic stuff can be confusing for new players or new gamers in general. I think a little more time should be spent on the basics as they come at the very beginning could leave fewer questions for players as you introduce more systems. - Mentioning path of building and settings changes at the start is good but it can be a little daunting if you aren't specific about what explicitly should be changed/ what doesn't matter. Be clear that you can use the basic attack whenever. As you attack the boss say that your skills will use mana and the quickest way to restore mana and any lost health are the flasks which you kill to refill. And explain that in addition to armor, evasion, and shield (and the basics of how those work), magic items will have bonus stats that you need to identify in order to use. I know it's pretty self-explanatory and obvious but some people may need to be told that. Magic and rare items can drop right away and knowing the importance of them can also make currencies values more understandable when those come up. Also, console is definitely a small part of the audience but maybe mentioning the differences at the start could help some players. Like when you start getting more skills (3+), say that console players will have to reassign things with right thumbstick and they can use triggers to access more skills.
In the first 3 minutes this video has answered an issue I've had with this game forever...attacking while moving and rebinding those keys...that's so simple but something new players just wouldn't know.
Awsome guide, thankyou! By the way, I am glad you didnt edit out the part where you found out about the Brothers Gift divination card. That was pretty cool!
I havent watched the video yet, but just wanted to comment that I really love these style of videos. Both Everything Explained, and the Play With Me videos. I don't generally tune into many livestreams due to my schedule, and triyng to scroll through vods to see content thats interesting with little down time can be difficult. SO even though these are very long, its a nice slice of content to keep around for someone who cant make it to live streams, even if I know most of the info by now
Thank you for the video I appreciate it. Last time I played was during Delve I believe, and I played a Spark Witch. This was actually a lot quicker for me to level and it was really fun too. thanks again.
This video is awesome, I never got thought the campaign in poe and always got bored. But this guide push me to the end game. Thanks you for doing this type of content.
Thank you for this effort I am at about 8k hours into poe and had my first try on HC SSF and died 10 times in mud flat area. Never thought that it would be that crazy. Will give it go again after this video.
i have watched like nearly every everything explained, i'm still struggeling with the game sometimes, especialy with crafting and betrayl. But i love just listen to your Hour long vids, and i learn 1 or 2 things every time i watch one of those playthroughts. Thanks for the time & effort you and your team put into this videos. Maybe i manage it to catch a stream someday. anyways thanks and try not to die Exile!
I'm literally a 5000 hour noob. Still have never beat Sirius. Never had more than two atlas stones. Im glad you made this. Learned a bunch in the first hour. So many things I do wrong that cost me time and power.
This guide helped me finally decide to give this game a proper chance, and boy am I glad you convinced me. Love this game and now I'm very excited for PoE 2. Cant thank you enough!!
Ya I watch it and played along with it to the end, all I can say is, thank you for all the work you do, you have helped me so much and I look forward for you builds on POE 3.22
This my 2nd ever run. i bricked my 1st build so i am onto my second day of following your guide. its soooo helpful and i love your content. gotta say, this is my 2nd ever youtube comment. ive watched for years. u r awesome! thanks for the help bro
excited to try this build out. I've always wanted to reach end game but have fallen short. a build that can clear end game content and is a league starter is just what i've been looking for.
keep in Mind the build can clear end-game content but you still need to learn the mechanics on endgame bosses since you wont be face tanking everything ;)
@@danyD2765 yeah that'll be the fun part! I love researching and trial and error on bosses. just never had the patience/time to reach end game. There's so many mechanics i'm missing out on even aside from bosses like crafting. Most recently played ruthless with gold and was the first time i reached more than t5 maps
If you are a new player i have a word of advice "get armor". As a stat armor is the most effective form of defence in the first 3 acts, with Scale Vest being the best pice you can get right away giving you about 40% damage reduction against white mobs ( and those are the majority in the first 2 acts) and about 20% chance to evade. You will see most streamers running around without armor or shield because each of those gear slots give you -3% movment speed and streamers gotta go fast. Don't do that, you'll have a lot better time with the game if you avoid frustration of dying. It may require you get the amber amulet if youre starting on the right side of the tree but if you spare a bit of time opening a few chests on your way you will have no problems.
I'm a new player and just fucked up my first run at act 4, but this game is so amazing that I started a new character. This video is pure gold for me, thank you👍
Genuinely one of the greatest videos for this game, I now have a much better understanding of the game sometime u just want to have your hand held in some of these games just to grasp it excellent job sir. Thank you
Watching this guide because I've never managed to play all the way through the campaign. Got incredibly lucky with a quill rain drop right at the end of Act 1 and now I feel unstoppable hahaha.
i am playing poe for the first time and i need to say that guide + poe helped me a lot not getting completely overwhelmed, just one thing, it would be great, if you could include in the POB, which gem when/where to buy and if it will be a quest reward, that would help me and maybe other newbies a lot in addition.
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Honestly so crazy to me that these 5h+ videos are welcomed and appreciated, love you guys
last time i touched POE was 1.75 years ago, so tyvm
it really helps. I've followed some of these "play with me" and it works perfectly and always get me to endgame
I watched the one for the sanctum league last friday and it was so good that I was anxiously waiting for the new one so I can try to follow along. Will do it tonight and bring my feedback later Ziz
Even I who have 15k + h still love and enjoy watch your videos and any content you do
24 hours next pls.
Please make more of this, it's the only way someone like me can get into the game, without the need of searching in 100+ places to find infos. I love this kind of content
honestly the wiki, maxrollgg is pretty good. and also by just playing the game. it's not so bad as 100+ places to find infos.
The work you and your team put in to make this game more accessible is greatly appreciated.
but unfortunately is still to much inaccessible and complicated
@@Pl4sm0i thought the same at first. But if you just want to have fun and see where arpgs should be these days vs what blizzard delivered lately its a good time to start pre launch of PoE2. I do not get half of the game as of yet still its fun alternative to play and as long as you dont need to compete with people having thousands of hours who cares if you play entry lvl shit chars if you having fun
@@2bringu I play poe since CBT, and I still find it to complicated and inaccessible for every one
My fav part of these is Ziz telling the same stories every time he does Everything Explained. I mean that genuinely, it's like that cool uncle you have that just likes telling his fav life stories 😂
Me with 3000 hours on POE ''oh yeah, that's a linked item''
XD
Nice flex
@@sp-ce 3k hours in poe is not a flex... Imagine he spent this time learning how to code...
Lol, really?
I tried my hand at POE months ago, couldnt get into it even trying to follow a build guide. After watching this video im almost done with act 3 and loving every second of it, thank you for this video!
This literally helped me so much. Being someone who hasnt really played often since launch. It's nice to have it feel like someone is leveling with you and reexplaining things as you go. Top tier video and single handedly brought me back into the game.
i like watching these kinds of videos as a veteran player, sort of like a refresher course on the fundamental basics for the rare unlikely scenario a friend wants to start playing
I’m new to this game and convincing friends to try it with me has proven very difficult. It’s a free game for gosh sakes, what do you have to lose? :/
I'm like a 4k hour PoE Andy and I find myself sitting and enjoying this playthrough. It's a really cool thing to have these over-explain videos. Obviously the game has a bit of a learning curve so it has to be nice for new players to understand what's important and what's not. I remember my first character in Synthesis league - a dominating blow guardian. It took me 16 hours to clear the campaign. 💪
I think if you found a mod, or someone trusted from your community that would be willing to jump in a discord call with you, with the obvious understanding that you're also interacting with chat, sometimes needing to focus on boss fights etc. but someone that could prompt you with questions or something like that as you went through I think it could add a lot of value, offer a different perspective, and also remove some level of burden from yourself.
Holy shit man, this video helped me out so much! As a new player coming from d4, i cant help but express how much this has helped to tackle the daunting amount of systems in place for poe, thank you for the content! Subbed, followed your twitch too :D
I played along with the same build. Needless to say, it was incredibly helpful. Stash way less cluttered, tried to keep up the pace with Ziz and even tho actively listening to him while trying to stay alive myself proved a worthwhile challenge, I still got thru the campaign way faster than I would ever on my own. Hopefully there'll be another vid like this next league!
I can't believe how amazing this guide has been. PoE has been daunting to me for many years (still is) but you really helped me get a decent grasp of what I'm looking for, even if it's only for 1 build/league. I'm 4 hours into the video (10 hours in game, taking time to over-level and look at stats) and sincerely appreciate you getting into all the nitty gritty stuff without trying to overwhelm. Tons to learn, but having lots of fun! Thanks so much!
I’ve done most of the things in the game, and it’s still daunting to me sometimes, but in a good way. PoE at its best is a gift that keeps on giving.
At around 2 hours in, the talk about accessibility-friendly builds not losing efficacy or power vs click intensive builds made my heart happy. So many games w high skill ceilings could learn from this. Thank you for pointing it out.
This is my first week in PoE and I just started act 10 after playing along with your Cold DoT Trickster walkthrough, loving the game. Looking forward to starting over this weekend and leveling in 1/3 of the time now that you’ve taught be the absolute basics. thanks!
I've been playing since 2013 and can tell you I'm always finding new ways to play the game, whether it's learning some new strategy for old league content or trying out new builds no league has ever felt the same, best of luck with your first leaguestart and zizaran is a great content creator for solid information
Hey Ziz!
First time playing PoE here, and this video espicially has been a MASSIVE MASSIVE help.
just got to the part where u mentioned ppl are saying these videos are too long for the upload, but tbh, its been a lifesaver. Paused the video to let you know and share the love.
-a PoE Newbie
This is some of the best learning content for games. My brother has finally got me to play PoE within the past 6 months and I've thoroughly enjoyed it. Your videos help explain some of the lesser known things that I accidently look over when reading all the tooltips in game.
Thank you for this. Just getting into the game after hitting a wall in D4. Went Dom blow for my first character and I’m going to try this out to learn a great start for the next league!! Love the format
As a newbie and someone who is still very slow in league start. You don't know how important these kind of videos are. I just put 'em in my second monitor and play along.
Followed your guide for cold dot for my first character a month ago, now building this before next patch, and definitely will try righteous fire when is out. Please consider doing something like this also from maps 1 to 16+ on the next league, love the long format.
This is the best guide for any game I have ever played. Without it I don't think I would have even been able to get into PoE. I just got done with the whole thing and it has helped tremendously. Thank you so much!
Loved watching this live, having these videos to play along beside are very helpful!
I love you so much, you actually go through the early game unlike every other guide I've seen on youtube. I've never got into this game because I find the early game too confusing so I've just stuck to diablo but you actually show how to get through it. I think you've just got a new player to this niche game, thanks!
Man thanks so much. I've taken 8 attempts at playing poe over the last 6 years and never made it to act 9. This video is what I needed all along. I Wish wish wish wish this video went for another 20 hours. mainly showing the gameplay loop around mapping farming and bosses. etc learned soooooooooo much. but i think i know enough now to have a poper crack
This is my third character in the game. Got one to lvl 22 without any guidance at all then gave up for a few years. Then I started building one on one of your other explains. Got it to lvl 25 on the last league. Now I am lvl 40 with this build and loving it.
Best part of the video is when you got choked up talking about the new card. Love to see the emotion and genuine caring heart you have. Love the videos man. Keep it up!
As a brand new player to PoE planning to play this league for the first time this is extremely appreciated! This makes me feel a lot better about getting into the game.
Good luck mate ❤
@@TheSkiperpl Cheers bro best of luck in the league
Finished following along. It was the smoothest campign I have ever done, your video really helped. I wrote down some comments about it:
I ran out of mana at almost the exact same time in the vaal boss, it was exactly like happened in the video.
Yes, the video really helped me not to hoard as much, and I was surprised how faster I was analising items after you told that the only stats that we were looking for was attack speed and resistances. Now I understand how you can look at items so fast.
I picked up the primal spirit early and it really helped with the mana annoyances, at times when you were complaining I was having no issue at all. So if anyone reads this comment, pick that node if you are following the guide, it will make leveling smoother
Very Helpful Video. I watched every minute and played along. Never played POE before and this got me into it now! I did not safe much in my inventory because you gave me a good impression what is good and what not. So i just have some random cards and map pieces alongside crafting stuff. Thank you for your work! I am looking forward to more explain everything videos for more classes :)
Thank you for this. You've helped me get into this game for the first time and I am enjoying the play diversity and systems. Also, thank you for explaining some of the history around the cards, and the touching moment at 2:52:42.
What an excellent video!! It's beneficial for me as a rookie who wants to play POE for the first time!! I really appreciate your enthusiasm and patience in making these guide videos.
Thank you SO much for this! I am completely new to the game and it is overwhelming! There are SO many things to know and things that are really, for me, not changable mistakes you can make. Now, playing along with you, I am getting more comfortable with the skill tree, gems, and more. Thank you again from a complete noob!
Thanks a lot for this video. I am almost completely newbie to PoE. Finished all the acts two leagues ago but it was tough and didn't have an interest in late game because I didn't know what to do. I hope I will learn more in this league. Cheers!
Enjoy. End game takes a little bit of getting used to, but there’s a lot of customisation so if you find something you enjoy you can dive into it. :)
Hey Ziz, you asked in the video for people following along if watching the series helped to not hoard items. I think for the most part, it did. I cleared and picked up way more than you did. But I felt I was fairly easily able to sort through my items and vendor quickly. Stashing pretty much just currency and uniques. Although I'm noticing that a ton of rares are dropping and probably stuck to picking up every single one for too long.
One thing I wasn't too sure about, and might be helpful in the future is what stats can roll on what gear and which of those are important. I know you proved you don't really need anything beyond basic gear to beat the campaign, but it would be good I think to have a basic introduction, while leveling, to the important stats and on which pieces of gear I can find them.
From what I gathered watching this video, movespeed is good on boots, off-stats on belt/amulet(to reach stat requirements) is good, and all res on most pieces is good until cap. And I think max life is pretty important? But I'm not sure of much past that. Do I need to stack one defensive stat? Layer them? Do I want stun recovery? Max mana / mana regen? Stuff like that. Maybe all of those are useless while leveling and then depend on the build.
Anyways, thank you for doing this series, it was a massive help. The game was and still is overwhelming, but I feel like this video allowed me to get my foot in the door and play my first league with crucible. I'm only on act 7, but still, that's much further than I've ever gotten trying the game without a guide.
I have to admit that I played this over an entire week keeping your guide on the second screen) and despite I still think that PoE put an entry level barrier that it is its own limit, you made it seem more "human", I have to say you are the best discover I did when I decided to re-test PoE - Good job
Great guide! I followed you step by step up to Act 3 so far, just to practice for fridays league start. Love it!
This is super concise and helpful for someone like me who's interested in the game, but, like everyone else, is easily confused at how complex it is.
These are so useful for new players. I'm leveling alongside it and periodically rewinding to keep it in step with my own play. I wouldn't do this for every league, but new players SHOULD do this for their first league. I have seen so many comments about how this game is too complicated, and it's not, because it's great if you want to dump 10k hours into it, but I get how it is overwhelming at hour 1-500. These guides bridge that gap.
It would be a huge service to the game, and a mutually beneficial arrangement, if content creators made these for every league and GGG linked to the best ones as signposts for new players. As a software developer, this is the kind of video that sets my mind on fire thinking of all the kinds of cool ways this could be integrated with the game itself.
Please keep doing these. Please show this comment to GGG if you see it. They are missing a huge opportunity to slice through the complexity here. PoE is _SUCH A GREAT GAME_. It should be more popular than it is. Nobody should even be thinking about Diablo 4 unless they're like you and already have 20k+ hours in this game.
Bro I love these videos. This will be my second league and I watched the last for sanctum as well. Following along and honestly just seeing where your mind goes when you look at items and make build decisions has hands down been the best way to learn for me. Much love!
Agreed, with almost 6k hours playing this game I always learn something new watching Ziz's build videos. Yes I watched the full video. POE has kept me hooked for many years and I will admit I am not a strong player. My finger dexterity sucks. Thank you Ziz for your dedication.
tried this game 3 years ago and made a necromancer build. got till act 4 but took 30hrs! this video has encouraged me to download the game again. thanks for the build!
Watching this now while leveling this build. Thank you for making them - the format is great for a "in the background" while going along. I've learned so much!
I decided to try my first league with Crucible coming out and landed on your toxic rain build. I mentioned on your stream yesterday I was going SSF for my first league and I believe you used the word brave...we both know there are better adjectives for that decision. Cleared my first T10 map today and wouldn't be progressing like I am without your guides! These were especially awesome because not only did I learn a ton, it felt like I was leveling with a buddy. I usually play my AARPGs alone because my friends are way more into shooters so that was totally awesome. Keep the great content coming!
P.S. I have died WAY more than you this league, I am sure of it lol
i learn things from these videos every time even though ive played many many leagues already, for example, the attack without moving option, i never knew that was a thing and just held shift instead
I appreciate so much your guides that help people who are completely new players
Zizz's love and enthousiasm for a game thats more than a decade old, a game which he and Kripp helped get going in the early years. Still such excitement in his voice
I was born without my left hand and I have never met a youtuber that provides guides with people like me in mind. Means so much more than you could thank!
Extremely helpful guide, was able to complete the campaign in 15ish hours (had to pause and rewatch alot of this video while playing). If I found this guide earlier I would have started playing POE before. Thanks for explaining everything, also I did not horde. One thing that would have been even more helpful for me while watching is if Ziz could announce what zones he is transitioning too as he is moving through. I tended to get lost in maps and would fall behind, a several times I would be a few zones behind and looking for the transition point to a non-connected zone.
The way skill gems are lock based on class until you get Siosa or Lily is kind of silly by now. its like "Hey GGG, have you seen the passive skill tree? And you are still here worry about gems?"
Love these long play videos. The acts are generally straight forward. Ziz playthrough really help me to avoid hoarding and be more mindful of defense when I played. I remember up to maybe like 2 years ago, I would have trouble even clearing act 6. I would so focus on damage that the 30% resist drop from act 5 just make my character killed over and over. actually i did not even notice it resist drop until i saw one of Ziz mentioned it lol. I could not understand why I suddenly die so much before lol. Just want to say thank you to @zizaran
Really appreciate this! I'm a brand new player to PoE and just started at the beginning of this current League, still less than 50 hours. I love hearing the perspective of a seasoned player and learned a lot. Really enjoying the game and playing a Cold DoT Elementalist. Keep up the amazing work!
Thanks so much for this video, I'm little over halfway through act 3. Been playing all day following along. First time ever playing POE. It felt so daunting getting started. All your videos have made this a lot of fun. Scratching the itch before diablo 4 comes out. I'll be no lifing both games in june I'm sure. Thanks again!
Insane! Maybe i will try it. I think it would be nice to see Essence Drain more often this league, maybe as leaguestart.
Ye man i feel like its an underrated skill, would love if ziz made a build with it, feels so cool!
It's been said so many times in different ways already in these comments, but I still feel compelled to say thank you directly for making this game finally seem playable. Following this in real time as someone who has owned PoE for years, and was initially put off by its presentation. Really happy I found this video.
Doing this video was not a terrible idea. Watched it all, appreciated it all. Thank you.
As a brand new PoE player who just started 2 days ago, I just want to thank you so much for this video. It really helps so much to see how the game is played and progressed from a newbie perspective.
Also, yes watching this series has helped me stop hoarding all my gear 👍
Played POE one time and was overwhelmed with how much there was to learn. This video was very helpful and actually makes for great ASMR too haha
Loving the time and energy you put into thus training. First time POE (was mysteriously teleported here from Diablo IV) and really enjoying the game!
The challenge I am running into is it can be difficult to follow you at times when you are rolling on upgrading gear. You do it so fast and smoothly and quickly move on.
I'm left wondering what you did and why you did it. It would be super helpful if you explained what you are doing, why, how, and what the end result ends up being.
Nothing fancy required. Currently, I'm having to pause, rewind, try to follow and I usually end up having zoom in on the part in question when your mouse is hovering over the item for me to understand what you actually did. Doesn't always work and it's very tricky with a video this long as well as watching it on a cell phone.
Anyhoozle.. again, really appreciate the indepth training. It's been a great introduction to the game and the mechanics. 3.5 hours in and staying until the end!
Thanks for the video! I played POE 2 or 3 times but gave up, then recently started Sanctum league half-way and went with my own spark build (hadn't watched any builds yet) and made it a bit further. Lots of useful tips, and I'll be using this build for Crucible league. Very thorough, cheers!
I recently started getting into Poe and this video was very helpful in getting me through the campaign. I was really struggling with understanding how look for gear as I progressed through the acts and following along with this video was extremely helpful. I’m not sure if you’ve made a video yet about this but I would find it very helpful if you discussed what stats do and what each build uses. For example you said that toxic rain doesn’t use accuracy because it always hit. I didn’t know that and would like if you went into more detail of some of the obscure mechanics of the game. Thank you for the content!
Hey man this is great. I’ve been a Diablo player since 2001 and never played PoE. Obligatory “too much to learn.” Following this vid I’ve completed the process you outlined here and I’m pumped to keep learning. I’ll probably still play season 1 of D4 but now I feel like I’ll be prepared for PoE2 which was the real end goal. Thanks a bunch!
It’s my 1st time jumping into a league and I’m following this build. Thank you so much for these long format and informative vids!!
honestly i really appreciate this. ive always been quasi-interested in POE but its so daunting coming from D3/4. I didnt know you did this. This is the first time ive gotten through A1 after 4 install/uninstalls. Really starting to see the game open up. Really excited to start at the ground floor with the next league!
Since you asked: these videos Do help me stop hoarding. They also help me stop full clearing every zone. I'm always soo overleveled and the campaign takes me like 10 hours. Going faster helps me stop hoarding too because there's no time to look at the junk that dropped that I really don't need to go back to town to vendor.
Also, I really love the layout tips. I should see if you've done a dedicated video on it...
Big thanks for this detailed walkthrough. Looking forward to the next one to play along :)
This video literally taught me how to play POE. I'm currently getting my 4th character to maps this league after making a modest amount of currency :) Just wanted to drop a thanks and let you know that these kinds of videos are invaluable for new players.
Omg, thank you so much for making this video. I quit playing POE many years ago because I always play games hardcore ssf.
Since POE has dumb one shot deaths that make no sense, I switched to softcover trying to understand the game more. Unfortunately, skills and gems don't always do what they say they do so I'd get frustrated wondering why builds aren't working like they are supposed to. This is especially frustrating because you cannot change a build easily and often not at all because there aren't enough refund points to fix mistakes. Yes, you can watch videos and follow guides but without the understanding of why, it just wasn't fun or rewarding. Especially since they don't explain WHY they are doing it; I'm guessing so they maintain that competitive edge.
This video finally allowed me to understand fully the WHY as I leveled up and played. I didn't know which items have what mats and I didn't know if I needed that white mats later so I picked up EVERYTHING and went to town often breaking up the pace and just not making the game as fun.
Buying ALL the stash tabs did help a great deal in organizing everything and really made playing the game so much easier and fun.
Again, thank you for making this video. I think I'll give this league a go.
I know these videos are really successful and do help new players but, as a newer player, glossing over a lot of the more basic stuff can be confusing for new players or new gamers in general. I think a little more time should be spent on the basics as they come at the very beginning could leave fewer questions for players as you introduce more systems.
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Mentioning path of building and settings changes at the start is good but it can be a little daunting if you aren't specific about what explicitly should be changed/ what doesn't matter.
Be clear that you can use the basic attack whenever.
As you attack the boss say that your skills will use mana and the quickest way to restore mana and any lost health are the flasks which you kill to refill.
And explain that in addition to armor, evasion, and shield (and the basics of how those work), magic items will have bonus stats that you need to identify in order to use. I know it's pretty self-explanatory and obvious but some people may need to be told that. Magic and rare items can drop right away and knowing the importance of them can also make currencies values more understandable when those come up.
Also, console is definitely a small part of the audience but maybe mentioning the differences at the start could help some players. Like when you start getting more skills (3+), say that console players will have to reassign things with right thumbstick and they can use triggers to access more skills.
In the first 3 minutes this video has answered an issue I've had with this game forever...attacking while moving and rebinding those keys...that's so simple but something new players just wouldn't know.
Awsome guide, thankyou! By the way, I am glad you didnt edit out the part where you found out about the Brothers Gift divination card. That was pretty cool!
finished full video, amazing still to learn new things even after playing multiple leagues. Thank you!
Great video, have watched this at least 3 times now and I'm finally going to try PoE with the same build. I'm excited!
Thanks for this!! I've got about 1k hours but haven't played in years. Really looking forward to getting some practice runs while watching. Thank you!
I havent watched the video yet, but just wanted to comment that I really love these style of videos. Both Everything Explained, and the Play With Me videos. I don't generally tune into many livestreams due to my schedule, and triyng to scroll through vods to see content thats interesting with little down time can be difficult. SO even though these are very long, its a nice slice of content to keep around for someone who cant make it to live streams, even if I know most of the info by now
Thank you for the video I appreciate it. Last time I played was during Delve I believe, and I played a Spark Witch. This was actually a lot quicker for me to level and it was really fun too. thanks again.
for feedback, I'd love to see a "early, first few days post-act 1-10" guide, as in, what to focus in for maps, end game bosses, gearing mid game...
This video is awesome, I never got thought the campaign in poe and always got bored. But this guide push me to the end game. Thanks you for doing this type of content.
Thank you for this effort I am at about 8k hours into poe and had my first try on HC SSF and died 10 times in mud flat area. Never thought that it would be that crazy. Will give it go again after this video.
BRO YOU CHANGED MY LOOTING HABITS SOOOO MUCH.
I totally don't hoard anymore, like, at all!!!! Thank you so so very much Ziz!
Absolutely love these type of videos. I used to watch mrlama do it for d2 but with my growing interest for POE, these are appreciated.
This is gold pure gold. I just subbed just because you took the time to do this.
As someone who has never played this game, I appreciate the time you took to make this video and explain the stupid amount of complexity in this game.
Exactly what I need to help me get into the game. Thanks a lot for this, there arent many guides out there like this one
i have watched like nearly every everything explained, i'm still struggeling with the game sometimes, especialy with crafting and betrayl. But i love just listen to your Hour long vids, and i learn 1 or 2 things every time i watch one of those playthroughts. Thanks for the time & effort you and your team put into this videos.
Maybe i manage it to catch a stream someday.
anyways thanks and try not to die Exile!
I'm literally a 5000 hour noob. Still have never beat Sirius. Never had more than two atlas stones. Im glad you made this. Learned a bunch in the first hour. So many things I do wrong that cost me time and power.
This guide helped me finally decide to give this game a proper chance, and boy am I glad you convinced me. Love this game and now I'm very excited for PoE 2. Cant thank you enough!!
Ya I watch it and played along with it to the end, all I can say is, thank you for all the work you do, you have helped me so much and I look forward for you builds on POE 3.22
Update: finished the full video. It was a huge help, thanks.
Yay! I was hoping you would do one for this season. Looking forward to get started in POE. Only have 40ish hours currently.
came for a refresh and random poe trivia, got caught in the divination card drama right in the feels, nice story
This my 2nd ever run. i bricked my 1st build so i am onto my second day of following your guide. its soooo helpful and i love your content. gotta say, this is my 2nd ever youtube comment. ive watched for years. u r awesome! thanks for the help bro
This is the perfect type of video for me I love the long format and appreciate the time it took!
excited to try this build out. I've always wanted to reach end game but have fallen short. a build that can clear end game content and is a league starter is just what i've been looking for.
keep in Mind the build can clear end-game content but you still need to learn the mechanics on endgame bosses since you wont be face tanking everything ;)
@@danyD2765 yeah that'll be the fun part! I love researching and trial and error on bosses. just never had the patience/time to reach end game. There's so many mechanics i'm missing out on even aside from bosses like crafting. Most recently played ruthless with gold and was the first time i reached more than t5 maps
Thank you for this! Crucible will be my first league, and this was super helpful learning all the ins and outs of the game as you encounter them.
If you are a new player i have a word of advice "get armor". As a stat armor is the most effective form of defence in the first 3 acts, with Scale Vest being the best pice you can get right away giving you about 40% damage reduction against white mobs ( and those are the majority in the first 2 acts) and about 20% chance to evade. You will see most streamers running around without armor or shield because each of those gear slots give you -3% movment speed and streamers gotta go fast. Don't do that, you'll have a lot better time with the game if you avoid frustration of dying. It may require you get the amber amulet if youre starting on the right side of the tree but if you spare a bit of time opening a few chests on your way you will have no problems.
I'm a new player and just fucked up my first run at act 4, but this game is so amazing that I started a new character. This video is pure gold for me, thank you👍
the amount of help this video provided is insane. thank you so much.
Spent the last week or so watching and playing along. @Ziz, thank you for making this video and for all the detailed explanations and effort.
Genuinely one of the greatest videos for this game, I now have a much better understanding of the game sometime u just want to have your hand held in some of these games just to grasp it excellent job sir. Thank you
Watching this guide because I've never managed to play all the way through the campaign. Got incredibly lucky with a quill rain drop right at the end of Act 1 and now I feel unstoppable hahaha.
i am playing poe for the first time and i need to say that guide + poe helped me a lot not getting completely overwhelmed, just one thing, it would be great, if you could include in the POB, which gem when/where to buy and if it will be a quest reward, that would help me and maybe other newbies a lot in addition.
You just solved my build leveling experience, my boring afternoon at the office, and maybe what to watch when I'm trying to fall asleep