Meet the Mercenary - Leveling Tips, Tricks, & Class REVIEW for Path of Exile 2

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  • Опубликовано: 13 дек 2024

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  • @DrybearGamers
    @DrybearGamers  День назад +4

    Galvanic: ruclips.net/video/wCN42bJn1ZU/видео.html
    Grenadier: ruclips.net/video/i37Uadjbyd8/видео.html
    Railgun: ruclips.net/video/eJ8qhGhfl00/видео.html
    00:00 Introduction
    00:09 PoE2 Drops
    00:27 Mercenary Class
    00:59 Leveling Builds
    01:27 Class Fantasy
    02:55 Build Diversity
    04:10 The Crossbow
    05:43 Crossbow Shot
    06:14 Early Skills
    07:23 Tips & Tricks
    11:43 Dual Crossbows

  • @justintolentino9222
    @justintolentino9222 День назад +8

    Reloading with Xbox Elite controller feels so good. Using right trigger to fire and paddle buttons to switch ammo.

  • @justintolentino9222
    @justintolentino9222 День назад +13

    Also, Glacial bolt melts large enemies (90% of bosses). Add Double Barrel and Scattershot to it and watch damage, stun, and freeze make bosses easier than regular rare enemies.

    • @SushNaut1991
      @SushNaut1991 16 часов назад

      You are a goddman hero sir!

    • @Phonafied
      @Phonafied 15 часов назад +1

      What gems do you recommend for it?

    • @thomask2804
      @thomask2804 12 часов назад

      Thx for the combo tip, I love that skill. Also for some reason it bounces off walls ( 1 out of 5 times ). Still have no clue what skill/armor/gem that triggers... But this is my main anti-group skill.❤

    • @SpottedHares
      @SpottedHares 4 часа назад +1

      Big bosses specifically. All the shards generate inside the mob and break so it dose 100% of theoretical damage. For small bosses it get way less but some boss will actually get trapped by the walls and if your aoe is big enough you can just dps them safely behind the walls and if.

    • @justintolentino9222
      @justintolentino9222 2 часа назад +1

      @@Phonafied I started with Double Barrel and Scatter Shot.

  • @SpottedHares
    @SpottedHares 4 часа назад +1

    One thing I will add , having played only half of the classes, more than any other class mercenary feels like the one that the two weapon skill set were built to accommodate. Having one weapon with some life regen and lots of easy one button group and then have a second crossbow with a ton of single target damage for the oceans of hp pretending to be bosses.

  • @ivanc8874
    @ivanc8874 13 часов назад +4

    Does anybody have any tips for why the crossbow takes a while to shoot? Its very inconsistent for mesometimes i have to press a different ammo type for it to start shootin. Im dying to the count boss because im holding down ro shoot and nothing happens

    • @Moman313
      @Moman313 12 часов назад +1

      Roll timer stops ur reload then u try to shoot and it doesn’t always register

    • @awildgrendel7148
      @awildgrendel7148 23 минуты назад

      Instead of pressing the shoot button to “reload”, just press the reload button when your done with your last shot. I had same issue where after my last bolt shot, if I kept pressing the shoot button my character would be stuck on a “reload” animation everytime I press shoot. Just press reload and wait and shoot

  • @strongocho
    @strongocho 20 часов назад +3

    I am a long time ARPG fan and always wondered why they do not have WASD gameplay available for ranged classes, and POE2 finally did it. This game feels SO GOOD on WASD movement and merc.

    • @bizzzz
      @bizzzz 19 часов назад +2

      Merc feels great. What d3 coulda shoulda woulda been

    • @SpottedHares
      @SpottedHares 4 часа назад +1

      Yea gives it the same smooth feeling as Minecraft Legends.

  • @zomfgeclipse
    @zomfgeclipse День назад +5

    Drybear your vids are top tier 🫡

  • @AT-vj2mz
    @AT-vj2mz День назад +12

    Your merc is too good, they nerfed railgun already 😢
    Could we get a league starter ascendancy tier list?

    • @sfpt
      @sfpt 23 часа назад +3

      Railgun is still good, im playing it

    • @raylee7951
      @raylee7951 22 часа назад +1

      What about railgun was nerfed?

    • @AT-vj2mz
      @AT-vj2mz 22 часа назад

      @@raylee7951 Think I was mistaken, they said they nerfed the mercenary 1 shot boss build, I assumed it was this

    • @AT-vj2mz
      @AT-vj2mz 21 час назад

      @@raylee7951 my bad it was snipe not railgun

  • @coldfries8976
    @coldfries8976 День назад +3

    Wooow wait hold on a second Drybear, i think you cooked like crazy..
    Double Crossbow.. why didn't i think of this?
    I do have 2 juiced up, one with +3 on all Projectile Abilities and a almost same strong Crossbow.
    I will definitely play around with this!
    Do you know if you can override the 1 support gem limit when you use 2 weapons?
    (i'll go Legionnaire anyways but still)

    • @rabb1tdotcom-ie3vk
      @rabb1tdotcom-ie3vk День назад

      Probably because you shouldn't have to do that to 'fix' a mechanic that isn't great.
      Me, I'll stay with hammer for the armor break move.

  • @rmreagle
    @rmreagle 21 час назад +1

    Only just started the video so not sure if it gets covered, but I'm playing a non-merc merc... i like the ascendancy and proximity to weapon switching nodes, im going for a Robin hood style reg bow/quarterstaff build and think the witch hunter extra weapon passives or double gem slotting from either ascendancy will work well for blending two weapons.
    Any other non-xbow mercs just here for the ascendencies?

    • @thabookwyrm
      @thabookwyrm 39 минут назад

      My lightning arrow gemling legionnaire is a blast to play. Im running xbow offhand for envenom/corrosive ripwire ballista but once i have the spirit to use them ill be looking into other minions

  • @strongocho
    @strongocho 20 часов назад +2

    1:45 I completely disagree. I think the reload mechanic feels SO GOOD on merc, and I like the feeling of reloading and letting my charges build up before fights. It felt like I was preparing for a fight and strategizing with my ammo, and that is exactly what is needed to make a merc feel like a merc and not just a merc themed Sorcerer like in other games.

    • @DrybearGamers
      @DrybearGamers  20 часов назад +1

      The sounds are SO good, too. Even if they don't sound like a Crossbow :P

    • @strongocho
      @strongocho 18 часов назад

      @@DrybearGamers The sound design in general is so good in this game. The abilities on all classes sound so impactful and violent

  • @boeserKadser
    @boeserKadser 23 часа назад

    Explosive shot is very good too. Especially with gas grenades

  • @daydream8451
    @daydream8451 6 часов назад

    The reload speed really annoyed me in early game but boy am I glad we can switch back and forth like that!

  • @zomfgeclipse
    @zomfgeclipse День назад +2

    Im using a bow as my 2nd weapon for the backflip 😎

  • @lasseoltmanns3909
    @lasseoltmanns3909 21 час назад

    i can actually recommend an build where you focus on the dhrapnell shotgun with some stunn buildup multpliers you can insta stun enemys and often stun bosses the damage is also good you just need to find an weapon with high flat damage i like to combo it with some nades and an ballistas

  • @Tonesnob72
    @Tonesnob72 22 часа назад

    when it came to finishing bosses of the most powerful toons i saw where necromancers sorcs and monk slowest was barb merc ranger

  • @Xariann
    @Xariann День назад +4

    I feel like I just watched a Mass Effect tutorial with reload canceling and combo tricks.
    This video is pure finesse.

  • @CrazyAnk-vc5tl
    @CrazyAnk-vc5tl 21 час назад

    Awesome video thanks man

  • @3_1_3rd_gaming
    @3_1_3rd_gaming 20 часов назад

    Never thought about double crossbows lol

  • @mortenkveim2242
    @mortenkveim2242 19 часов назад

    they just need to shorten the reload animation all .. together at the earlier lvls... maybe having heavier crossbows at later lvls needing longer reload ... or having light crossbows and heavy crossbows

  • @ForeignFabric
    @ForeignFabric 21 час назад

    I’m having trouble getting the portal. I have everything else, but it doesn’t show up on my Twitch game drops under poe . Can you help me out?

    • @DrybearGamers
      @DrybearGamers  21 час назад

      Portal drops start later tonight, you're all set for now!

  • @Moman313
    @Moman313 12 часов назад

    Yeh the standing there getting mobbed swapping between bow and then roll and then reload
    I would die in the middle of reloading
    Some bosses I would waste 2 cycles of my turn damage between swapping ammo reloading then finally bursting my shots and then doing it again

  • @jarenthielen6185
    @jarenthielen6185 6 часов назад

    Very useful

  • @rabb1tdotcom-ie3vk
    @rabb1tdotcom-ie3vk День назад +2

    But it's not just the loading of ammo, but how you need to change it, then use a different button that's an issue. Consider this basic setup...
    Standard class/weapon
    Left = main attack
    Right = alt/special
    In a standard rotation you could be like: LM, LM, LM, RM
    That triggers 4 abilities for 4 presses.
    The issue with mercenary IMO is that same sequence requires 3 buttons and looks like: LM, LM, LM, Load B, LM, Load A
    So that's then 6 buttons for 4 abilities.
    Not to mention that becomes confusing in that you are using the same left mouse click for multiple abilities. Which maybe isn't an issue for someone who has only ever played Merc with crossbow, but no other skills in PoE 2 or 1 work like that. It's extremely counter intiutiive.
    IMO they REALLY need an option to have it set up as standard, where you press the ability button it triggers the ability. I'd love to have 3 different kind of ammunitions, but it's just way too confusing to me (after 250 hrs in PoE 1 and 30 among different char in PoE 2).

    • @zomfgeclipse
      @zomfgeclipse День назад

      Having an option would be great. It took some getting used to for me

    • @raylee7951
      @raylee7951 22 часа назад

      It's definitely a new mechanic and took some getting use to. But now that I'm use to it, I quite enjoy it because it feels like playing an FPS but from a 3rd person ARPG perspective and I'm having a blast.

  • @DanteKurosaki
    @DanteKurosaki 19 часов назад

    New update broke my current mercenary, I literally do up to 20 damage against enemies 😂

  • @mrfikss
    @mrfikss День назад

    I'd really like to see an ammo count somewhere for the merc.

    • @DrybearGamers
      @DrybearGamers  День назад +4

      It's displayed on the ability itself

    • @mrfikss
      @mrfikss День назад +1

      FFS...I never noticed it until you pointed it out.

  • @Dooby0071
    @Dooby0071 6 часов назад

    Wasn't there supposed to be crossbow attachments? What happened to that?

    • @SpottedHares
      @SpottedHares 4 часа назад +1

      Cut and moved to gems

    • @Dooby0071
      @Dooby0071 3 часа назад

      @SpottedHares damn fr? I was really looking forward to that

  • @michaelemard6350
    @michaelemard6350 22 часа назад

    does anyone else think the chimera pet is on like 1.5 speed or something? its movements seem very twitchy.. he reminds me of overclocking in the old days and the game would run and Xspeed

  • @laukan
    @laukan 5 часов назад

    No bows?

  • @merkinsniffs
    @merkinsniffs 20 часов назад

    I’ve beat the campaign with basic bolt fyi

  • @douglaspaz3712
    @douglaspaz3712 18 часов назад

    Im strugling with single dmg on bosses...playing with galvanic and following ur guide, but need some help for single boss like on lab. Some tips pleeess

    • @DrybearGamers
      @DrybearGamers  17 часов назад

      Make sure you have an up to date Bow and are using maximum Lightning Rods on the boss. Also roll Elemental Damage on your Crossbow, and update the levels on your gems

  • @NotSoFast71
    @NotSoFast71 22 часа назад

    Granted I only got my mercenary up to level 4 or 5, but the whole load, reload, switch ammo thing is overly involved and unnecessarily unintuitive. Yes, I am sure that if I wanted to play in an uncomfortable and not fun manner just to “get used to it”, that would happen eventually. But I don’t really feel like grinding it out and feeling like I don’t want to play that style of control just to hope to not mind it so much when I can just play more “standard” classes instead. It’s a shame because Merc was my first choice and if all the characters had this mechanic, I wouldn’t have played much at all.
    Edit: I did "force myself" to play more on the merc tonight. I set reload to the right mouse button. Starting off easy with the default attack buffed by a chance to poison gem and one that makes the poison deplete armor. Grabbed the grenade skill and I off to a pretty good start.

  • @Midtierman
    @Midtierman День назад

    It makes total sense for a merc to have more than one crossbow...im an idiot.

    • @atomiccheerio3349
      @atomiccheerio3349 День назад +1

      Wait until you realize one for bolts and one for nades, and use weapon passive skill points accordingly

  • @lalorodriguez3716
    @lalorodriguez3716 19 часов назад

    My crossbow sends an extra grenade :))))

  • @anubis1800
    @anubis1800 22 часа назад

    I haven't seen much monk content...

  • @sreyn237
    @sreyn237 17 часов назад

    I miss the old 'he.e.e.e.y it's drybear'.... just saying

  • @ThienNguyen-wh1fz
    @ThienNguyen-wh1fz 21 час назад

    I like Merc but it makes no sense that a crossbow sounds and function like a gun… why not just make the weapon a gun in the first place.

    • @noahwynne3172
      @noahwynne3172 16 часов назад +1

      Buddy it's a world of demons and magic who cares

  • @Tonesnob72
    @Tonesnob72 22 часа назад

    Merc is mid tier as far as power goes.

  • @tonyfabiano3053
    @tonyfabiano3053 20 часов назад

    To me the mercenary sucks. Unless they change the reload BS and the auto aiming on controller.

  • @JJamesWall
    @JJamesWall 20 часов назад

    Put in a lot of hours not thinking how to utilize two xBows. Now my life is changed! Thanks

  • @Daventry85
    @Daventry85 15 часов назад

    Everyone talked about how good this character feels then I made one. It's dog shit, having to clock a skill to go into a stance of sorts then fire that way until you switch to another feels so bad.

  • @luckydogchris
    @luckydogchris День назад

    No one talkin about rapid shot huh? Good maybe It wont be nerfed for a while

    • @DrybearGamers
      @DrybearGamers  День назад

      I love Rapid Shot with Grenades, personally

    • @andrewhelms6249
      @andrewhelms6249 День назад

      I tried theory crafting a rapid shot build, make it like a gatling gun... but i can't think of one that works well 😭

  • @WY6IX-Show
    @WY6IX-Show День назад

    its useless to do 2 crossbow since u can one shot everything in maps and bosses are ez to kill with lightning build

  • @lalorodriguez3716
    @lalorodriguez3716 19 часов назад

    Terrible advice in my genuine opinion