Build that's not spammy?

[Huge Dan]

I REALLY want to get into PoE but apparently in all viable builds you just end up spamming 1-2 skills over and over.

Please help me find an endgame viable build that utilizes multiple skills at all times. I can't find any mmorpg that interests me as much as PoE and this is the only thing I need to become a diehard fan

[Master Bernd]

Essence Drain builds usually use multiple skills and don't spam them all the time. You might like it.

[Drake]

1. poe is not an mmo, it's online, but not mmo.
2. poe is an h&s rpg, that's the genre, you're supposed to spam stuff, that's a fast pace game.
3. It's not that easy to get to the spamming breaddead thing, a lot of the difficulty comes from planning the build that allows you to do that and get the gear.

That said, there are several builds that do a 3-4 skills rotations, mainly summoner builds. Essence drain is a 4 skill build (essence drain, contagion, wither for damage, and a mobility skill). A specter build will use all your 8 slots, half for summons, the other half for minion offering skills.

[Huge Dan]

Originally posted by Sajah:

1. poe is not an mmo, it's online, but not mmo.
2. poe is an h&s rpg, that's the genre, you're supposed to spam stuff, that's a fast pace game.
3. It's not that easy to get to the spamming breaddead thing, a lot of the difficulty comes from planning the build that allows you to do that and get the gear.

That said, there are several builds that do a 3-4 skills rotations, mainly summoner builds. Essence drain is a 4 skill build (essence drain, contagion, wither for damage, and a mobility skill). A specter build will use all your 8 slots, half for summons, the other half for minion offering skills.

tbh I'm aware of point 2 and 3, it's just that spamming 1-2 buttons is boring to me. There's no point in a game being fast paced if I'm just pressing 1-2 skills. So I was hoping there'd be a build out there to fix that. I'll check those you mentioned, thanks ^^

[Huge Dan]

Originally posted by Zuu Wee Mama:

Essence Drain builds usually use multiple skills and don't spam them all the time. You might like it.

I'll take a look, ty ^^

[Grumpy]

Originally posted by Xeoseth:

There's no point in a game being fast paced if I'm just pressing 1-2 skills.

why not?

[Drake]

You know what genre is 1 button spamming and fast paced ? shoot em ups, which is one of the most difficult genre of game.

Just becasue you're using 2 skills doesn't mean you're jsut standing there. Placement and tactics is still a thing, you can't just run around like a headless chicken, most bosses will kill you if you do that. It's not that easy maintain your clear speed in a difficult map, even while using 2 skills.

[Lagwin1980]

You are misusung Viable

Viable = being able to do the content NOT how fast you do it, and there are plenty of builds capable of doing all content when speed isn't your only concern

[Phobos]

Can I haz a build that only requires one button. You for the days I want to take a break from two buttons and just want to casually face roll everything.

[Huge Dan]

Originally posted by Lagwin1980:

You are misusung Viable

Viable = being able to do the content NOT how fast you do it, and there are plenty of builds capable of doing all content when speed isn't your only concern

I believe I didn't explain myself, then... I'm not interested in being a top-tier build, or clearing in the fastest time possible. Just a build with lots of interactivity regarding usage of multiple skills, able to clear content

[Awesome!]

Originally posted by Prophet:

Can I haz a build that only requires one button. You for the days I want to take a break from two buttons and just want to casually face roll everything.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtKXhpiuKoI

[Grumpy]

Originally posted by Sajah:

That said, there are several builds that do a 3-4 skills rotations, mainly summoner builds. Essence drain is a 4 skill build (essence drain, contagion, wither for damage, and a mobility skill). A specter build will use all your 8 slots, half for summons, the other half for minion offering skills.

Originally posted by Xeoseth:

Originally posted by Lagwin1980:

You are misusung Viable

Viable = being able to do the content NOT how fast you do it, and there are plenty of builds capable of doing all content when speed isn't your only concern

I believe I didn't explain myself, then... I'm not interested in being a top-tier build, or clearing in the fastest time possible. Just a build with lots of interactivity regarding usage of multiple skills, able to clear content

To nitpick here, simply because sajah listed the mobility skill as extra skill above, but if we count stuff like mobility skills then flasks should count too, which results in very few "real" 1-button builds. I mean yea, you worded as 'skill' above but flasks you press regularly, too.
On the other hand, if we dont count mobility skills or flasks (because every build have them), then setups for bosses which may be in use 5% of the time (while mapping ofc, boss builds not included :P) shouldnt count either, which basically turns stuff like ED in a 2-button skill.

ED is basically: cast contagion > cast ED > shield charge till ED runs out > and again.

[Phobos]

Originally posted by Awesome!:

Originally posted by Prophet:

Can I haz a build that only requires one button. You for the days I want to take a break from two buttons and just want to casually face roll everything.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtKXhpiuKoI

Haha, yes.

[glass of water with a fish in it]

Welcome to ARPGs

[Drake]

Yeah we don't talk about flasks enough, since they're so much different from regular potions and closer to support skills.

[Krpa]

This game is built around spamming 1 spell for damage and 1 spell for movement.
Tough cookie.