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Jan 6 2026 09:20am
Currently in the End-ish game from what I can see.

I'm looking for more interesting ways to enjoy the game and the next step seems to be crafting.

Do you have a guide, that you wouldn't mind sharing, that is new-ish player friendly? I know that there are some out there that have every minutia of detail. Looking for one that isn't going to piss off someone that needs things slowly fed to them so they can learn along the way.

Thanks in advance!
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Jan 7 2026 09:08am
lol, kinda crazy how mute people are on here. People mainly use it to sell items they found on the Bay of E and other RMT.

However, for those that are interested, if you google "Reddit Beginner guide for Path of Exile 2 Expungdnd", it was a massive help for teaching me the basics. I'll check back here with what I've learned along the way.

I can say that if you're looking to start the season, there is a build : https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/whirling-slash-twister-blast-through-the-campaign that I'm currently following on my second character.....goodness this is super fast compared to my first play through with nothing.

Right now, if you have some fg {even 100 or so} you can buy a basic set of the gear that is listed and give yourself a massive leg up on this build {really you can fill it out with 1 div} and you can easily fly through leveling to 80 in no time. Then change to the build you actually want to play.
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Jan 7 2026 12:08pm
Currently in the End-ish game from what I can see.

I'm looking for more interesting ways to enjoy the game and the next step seems to be crafting.

Do you have a guide, that you wouldn't mind sharing, that is new-ish player friendly? I know that there are some out there that have every minutia of detail. Looking for one that isn't going to piss off someone that needs things slowly fed to them so they can learn along the way.

Thanks in advance!


If you want to learn more about crafting, the best way is to check out some YouTube videos on crafting to learn the basics :)

Sorry, I haven't bothered much with crafting so I can't give you a whole of information on that. End-game mapping is usually where it's at until people get bored I guess.
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Jan 7 2026 12:16pm
If you want to learn more about crafting, the best way is to check out some YouTube videos on crafting to learn the basics :)

Sorry, I haven't bothered much with crafting so I can't give you a whole of information on that. End-game mapping is usually where it's at until people get bored I guess.


Yeah, it's more of wanting a conversation with people on here that play the game and might be able to dumb it down. I know there's tons of resources from really smart people on youtube/reddit etc. Was more looking for someone to converse with the game....on a forum that is supposed to be about the game ya know?

Only to realize this forum is just for people to buy things on the bay of E, and re-sell for fg.

On that note, I appreciate you replying. What have you been doing this season to earn the materials to buy gear, if not crafting? Currently I'm mapping and looking for exalts and whatnot but goodness is it boring after a while.
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Jan 8 2026 04:32am
Yeah, it's more of wanting a conversation with people on here that play the game and might be able to dumb it down. I know there's tons of resources from really smart people on youtube/reddit etc. Was more looking for someone to converse with the game....on a forum that is supposed to be about the game ya know?

Only to realize this forum is just for people to buy things on the bay of E, and re-sell for fg.

On that note, I appreciate you replying. What have you been doing this season to earn the materials to buy gear, if not crafting? Currently I'm mapping and looking for exalts and whatnot but goodness is it boring after a while.


Build a temple you will have fun - best mechanic there has been quite enjoyable throughout and lucrative end game!
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Jan 8 2026 05:08am
Yeah, it's more of wanting a conversation with people on here that play the game and might be able to dumb it down. I know there's tons of resources from really smart people on youtube/reddit etc. Was more looking for someone to converse with the game....on a forum that is supposed to be about the game ya know?

Only to realize this forum is just for people to buy things on the bay of E, and re-sell for fg.

On that note, I appreciate you replying. What have you been doing this season to earn the materials to buy gear, if not crafting? Currently I'm mapping and looking for exalts and whatnot but goodness is it boring after a while.


Ah I understand what you mean :) There's some discussions sometimes but yeah I think mainly people are here to exchange currency for fg and vice versa.

If you want more interaction and converse about the game, PoE2 forum is probably better for that.

I started out by creating a druid. Got it to end game and did a lot of mapping but the character just wasnt my cup of tea, so I ended upp rolling a blood spark mage again like I did last season. I enjoy the lvling part and getting to end game. But yeah mapping gets kind of boring after a while. I am kind of some with the season as of now. Only lvled two characters to end game, maxed out atlas passives for breach, rituals, abyss, etc etc. But kind of done now. That's usually how it goes for me every season. I just lvl up one or two characters, go to ens game do mapping and hope for some luck on loot.
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Jan 8 2026 11:10am
Build a temple you will have fun - best mechanic there has been quite enjoyable throughout and lucrative end game!


I think I screwed the pooch on that one. My temple, when I first started, I smashed everything together thinking "hey, let's get all of these rooms right next to eachother so I don't have to run around.....then realizing I blocked my way to the end area.
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Jan 8 2026 11:12am
Ah I understand what you mean :) There's some discussions sometimes but yeah I think mainly people are here to exchange currency for fg and vice versa.

If you want more interaction and converse about the game, PoE2 forum is probably better for that.

I started out by creating a druid. Got it to end game and did a lot of mapping but the character just wasnt my cup of tea, so I ended upp rolling a blood spark mage again like I did last season. I enjoy the lvling part and getting to end game. But yeah mapping gets kind of boring after a while. I am kind of some with the season as of now. Only lvled two characters to end game, maxed out atlas passives for breach, rituals, abyss, etc etc. But kind of done now. That's usually how it goes for me every season. I just lvl up one or two characters, go to ens game do mapping and hope for some luck on loot.


A blood spark mage eh? I might have to give it a shot after this sorceress that I'm currently leveling. I found a guide for speed leveling and so far, it's a lot faster than the druid that I leveled up. I might be able to find some fun in speed leveling.

How'd you get into/able to max out the atlas passives? Thus far, I've just been able to randomly get them and not even know how the hell I did that.
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Jan 9 2026 02:37am
What happened to d4 my dude? I rmb having a chat with you on d4’s state last time.
Yes, the poe community isn’t too active on jsp but rather here to just offload their div. The game has a great trading system and quite strict on rmt and jsp so hence why this is quite quiet.
For this season, temple building is fun. This gives me more of a d2 vibe that i’ve been looking for.
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Jan 9 2026 11:21pm
What happened to d4 my dude? I rmb having a chat with you on d4’s state last time.
Yes, the poe community isn’t too active on jsp but rather here to just offload their div. The game has a great trading system and quite strict on rmt and jsp so hence why this is quite quiet.
For this season, temple building is fun. This gives me more of a d2 vibe that i’ve been looking for.


I still play the D4 seasons for all of the 2-3 weeks that they last. This past season was pretty lame. Hammerdins running around OP as hell. Made the 100%'ing the season super easy.

I've built a Bear Shaman druid, then a Wolf Shaman, started a sorceress only to see that at level 41, the end game build was going to be expensive as holy hell. Now I'm working on a witch at level 26 or so. What have you been playing?
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