Is this game still a one button spam ?

[Klaus Schwab]

It's the only thing that has put me off playing. Every YouTube video I watch on it the streamer is just holding one button down and moving through the dungeon.

I like ARPG's that implement multiple skills useage, did they ever change the one button spam ?

[dxdiag]

Maybe you should realise that streamers sometimes prefer to play "one-button" builds so they can pay attention to their chat more, but maybe also due their nature of wanting to play optimised/efficient (i haven't seen any popular poe streamer who is actually "bad" at the game).

Also usually depending on if you use 1 or 2, 6-socket/link skill setups you end up using one skill as your main damage source anyways. But alot of builds even though using one damage skill primarely do use varying amounts of other skills like movement skills or temporary buffs to compliment their build/playstyle instead of calling it a "one button spam".

Otherwise it is also based on which skill you use, since people tend to gravitate to play the most "viable/meta" build at the time usually revolves around being a skill with "broken or overpowered factors" where the skill can both be good at single target and area of effect resulting in needing to press "one button" as damage source.

In another scenario you could end up using a skill that is good at single target but suck at area of effect damage, therefore forcing you to use a second skill who specialises in area of effect damage or vice versa. Thus being a "two button" build at minimum :)


So my question to you OP is, how would you like to play this game? It is possible to play a build where you use 8 buttons actively (not counting flask hotkeys) to then be effective tackling endgame scenarios but the question is rather despite you liking it or not if this is really efficient and a sign for a bad build/skill or not.

[Leadedcrayon]

There are a bunch of built in skills that are used in combos to prevent the "1 button spam". My favorite is Essence drain and Contagion, check that out or frostbolt and vortex.

[Sosii]

I'm playing tectonic slam, not 1 button and very fun. also you're never just spamming one button. maybe to kill things but you also have 1-5 for flasks. that typically you have up all the time and spamming 24/7 alongside your right mouse button you use to kill things

[Zelph]

No, nothing is only using one button. 99% of time there is a movement skill, or other upkeep skills to use. If you are using one button, unless you are amazing at the game, you probably won't go far.

[DaTank]

Holding one button down while moving through a map is a terrible idea.

You need to stop watching bad steamers then you wouldn’t have such a messed up idea of how the game is played.

[Klaus Schwab]

Originally posted by DaTank:

Holding one button down while moving through a map is a terrible idea.

You need to stop watching bad steamers then you wouldn’t have such a messed up idea of how the game is played.

Bad streamers ? These players are wiping top level dungeons using one button. They're hardly bad.

Most YouTube max characters are just one button spamming their way through the map.

[Sosii]

Originally posted by TeKaren 6IX9INE:

Originally posted by DaTank:

Holding one button down while moving through a map is a terrible idea.

You need to stop watching bad steamers then you wouldn’t have such a messed up idea of how the game is played.

Bad streamers ? These players are wiping top level dungeons using one button. They're hardly bad.

Most YouTube max characters are just one button spamming their way through the map.

If they're playing maps they are most likely using 1-5 for flasks all the time, if they're not then they wont make it far. also movement skill, then right mouse to kill things. Sounds like more than 1 button to me.

If you wanna press even more buttons though theres options. Like I said im playing tectonic slam and I'm buffing myself with 2 warcrys while attacking and using a third warcry to heal myself and i keep them all up as much as possible for endurance charges. Just do some research and you will find the builds you seek to fit your needs

[DarkFaceGlow]

Try using literally one button in this game. You can’t. And no one does.

[Psycha]

I think the main thing OP is asking is. Will PoE always have 1 button damage source. Aka cyclone skill. Or invest in just using minions running around with click to move and maybe a dash sometimes. Or scion shock spam 1 button clear 3 screens.

There is always 1 source link of main damage in every build is what he means. other skills are just by-product damage additions that can increase the main damage further when it isn't required.

I run a carrion aura necro and all I do is run around in fully juiced maps with no flasks and just pop vaal haste sometimes. The minions do the work and I am tanky enough from auras and high ES.

[Krpa]

Thats PoE for you. Get a main skill, buff it up, use it 90% of your playtime.

[Xan]

Depends on the build.

The main issue right now is you can only 6 link 2 skills, so those will always be your "main" skills and anything else are support skills or auras.

Hopefully with PoE 2.0. and the change to how links work, we are gonna see more variety in skill builds and more "Hybrid" builds that use 6 links you normally wouldn't.

[Drakanen]

inst every arpg hack n slay 1 buttom spam? d3 use only 1 damg skill, grim dawn, even wolcen o:

[Viking]

Originally posted by Sosii:

Originally posted by TeKaren 6IX9INE:

Bad streamers ? These players are wiping top level dungeons using one button. They're hardly bad.

Most YouTube max characters are just one button spamming their way through the map.

If they're playing maps they are most likely using 1-5 for flasks all the time, if they're not then they wont make it far. also movement skill, then right mouse to kill things. Sounds like more than 1 button to me.

If you wanna press even more buttons though theres options. Like I said im playing tectonic slam and I'm buffing myself with 2 warcrys while attacking and using a third warcry to heal myself and i keep them all up as much as possible for endurance charges. Just do some research and you will find the builds you seek to fit your needs

Flask Macros are a thing, set it and forget it. Most top tier builds can be played by just pushing play on flask macro and holding left mouse button down and w keying movement skill.

[Sosii]

Originally posted by ApocNizmith:

Originally posted by Sosii:

If they're playing maps they are most likely using 1-5 for flasks all the time, if they're not then they wont make it far. also movement skill, then right mouse to kill things. Sounds like more than 1 button to me.

If you wanna press even more buttons though theres options. Like I said im playing tectonic slam and I'm buffing myself with 2 warcrys while attacking and using a third warcry to heal myself and i keep them all up as much as possible for endurance charges. Just do some research and you will find the builds you seek to fit your needs

Flask Macros are a thing, set it and forget it. Most top tier builds can be played by just pushing play on flask macro and holding left mouse button down and w keying movement skill.

They are not allowed, do you use them?

[Klaus Schwab]

Originally posted by Keba:

Thats PoE for you. Get a main skill, buff it up, use it 90% of your playtime.

Exactly what I'm seeing. Sounds like fun.. not. I'll wait for Diablo 4 I guess.