PoE Sanity

Gambas & chill

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Summary

  • Atlas Progression: Focused on completing unique maps and reaching 100/100 bonus objectives to unlock the final tiers of the Atlas and Maven invitations.
  • SSF Currency Tips: Shared strategies for Solo Self-Found (SSF) players, emphasizing Red Altars, Kingsmarch shipping, and Expedition (Tujen) haggling.
  • The Red/Blue Button Dilemma: Conducted a social experiment/poll regarding a collective survival scenario, sparking a deep discussion on empathy versus logic.
  • Gambling (Gumbas): Conducted high-stakes gambles including “Variety Packs” (keys, belts, Prismatic jewels), Voices clusters, and a large-scale Marylene’s Fallacy corruption session.
  • Build Optimization: Refined a Herald of Thunder “no-button” walking simulator build, incorporating Stormshroud for shock/ailment immunity.
  • Injury Update: Discussed a month-long hiatus due to a workplace-related wrist injury caused by excessive streaming hours.
  • Cursed Items: Showcased rare “meme” items, such as a Blight-Ravaged Mao Kun map and a fractured crafted-mod ring.

Atlas Exploration and SSF Strategies

Starting with five maps and a goal to clear all unique maps including Pillars of Arun and Twilight Temple. For players struggling in SSF after the campaign, raw currency is best obtained through:

  • Red Altars: Consistently provide “gumball” currency.
  • Kingsmarch: Build up the town and send out ore via shipping for raw currency returns.
  • Expedition: Specifically Tujen haggling for various currencies and reagents.
  • Scarabs: Utilizing accumulated scarabs rather than hoarding them.

The Red vs. Blue Button Experiment

A philosophical poll was conducted with the following prompt: Everyone in the world must vote.

  1. Blue Button: If >50% press Blue, everyone survives.
  2. Red Button: If <50% press Blue, only Red pressers survive.

The logic follows that pressing Red guarantees survival regardless of the outcome, whereas pressing Blue is a gamble on the altruism of others. Many view pressing Blue as “jumping into a woodchipper” hoping others do the same to break the machine. The poll results were unexpectedly close, leading to a discussion on how empaths versus logical actors approach collective risks.

Casino Results and Item Mechanics

Recent high-stakes results from the “Casino”:

  • Sublime Visions: Ten un-identified jewels (approx. 850 divines). Hits included Purity of Fire (~700 divines), while others like Anger and Zealotry were losses.
  • Voices: Mostly 7-passives (losses).
  • Magebloods: Low rolls on flasks resulted in significant losses.
  • Fractured Crafted Mods: A PSA on items where a crafted mod is fractured. This prevents any further bench-crafting on the item because the “crafted” tag remains, but the slot is permanently occupied by the fracture.

Reaching 100/100 Atlas Completion

After clearing various unique maps (Oba’s Cursed Trove, Hallowed Ground, Vault of Atziri), the Atlas reached 100/100 bonus objectives.

  • Untainted Paradise Test: Purchased for 2 Divines to test XP gains at level 90 with an Omen of Brilliance. The result was disappointing, yielding only about half a level. The high market price is likely propped up by rarity and “new player traps” rather than actual efficiency compared to 5-way legions.
  • Build Update: Swapped a flask for a Stormshroud Viridian Jewel. By getting “Chance to Avoid being Shocked” to 100% on gear/flasks, the character gains full elemental ailment immunity.

Maven Invitations and Variety Gambles

Progressed through Maven witnessing (The 3-way, 4-way, and 6-way invitations). During the process, a “Variety Pack” gamble was opened:

  • Prismatic Jewel: Resulted in a Purity of Fire Sublime Vision, valued at approximately 700 Divines, single-handedly turning the session into a massive profit.
  • Belts/Keys: Included various unique belts and Reliquary Keys (which require Maven’s defeat to access the Map Device slots).

Sirus Encounter and Personal Update

Completed the Sirus encounter (“Moment of Loneliness”) to further the endgame questline.

  • Wrist Injury: Confirmed the recent month-long absence was due to a wrist injury from streaming 14 hours a day for two weeks straight. The recovery involved a total break from gaming.
  • Cultural Commentary: Reacted to a viral clip of Russell Brand and Piers Morgan, specifically the segment where Brand silently flips through a Bible for two minutes, likening it to an episode of The Office.

Cursed Items (Meme Museum)

Discovered two highly unusual items:

  1. Mao Kun Blight-Ravaged Map: Created using an Omen of Fortune on a Blight-Ravaged map.
  2. Cursed Fractured Ring: A ring with “Minus 3 Prefix modifiers allowed” that nonetheless possessed a fractured prefix, effectively bricking the item’s internal logic.

Marylene’s Fallacy Gumba

A final gamble involving 50 Marylene’s Fallacy amulets and Tainted Mythic Orbs/Vaals.

  • Target: 351% Critical Strike Multiplier (achieved via 240% base + 1.2x quality catalyst).
  • Results: The highest hit was 333%. Several hit 310%+, but without a “giga-roll” or a successful build-enabling corruption, the session was roughly a 10-divine loss or break-even.

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