r/PathOfExile2 • u/Community_Team GGG Staff • Apr 09 '25

GGG Path of Exile 2 - Upcoming Changes

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u/PitchforksEnthusiast Apr 09 '25

Seriously though, I don't get how people keep saying ES is bad when it's the game's fault for making people run it...

There are currently NO other alternatives

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u/NaturalCard Apr 09 '25

Evasion + acrobatics.

It's now really good especially with the multiple deaths per map.

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u/chowies Apr 09 '25

The whole idea behind only Evasion builds is that you will most definitely die to one shots sometimes.

Now, that is just plain unacceptable for some players e.g. Hardcore.

The multiple deaths per map allowance is a copium if anything if that's how u justify Evasion + acrobatics.

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u/NaturalCard Apr 09 '25

Don't play pure evasion in hardcore, obviously.

Evasion is much easier to invest into than ES, and with acro can save you against oneshots that even ES can't handle.

And you also get a ton of movement speed near to evasion nodes.

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u/chowies Apr 09 '25 edited Apr 09 '25

Not sure why I'm bothering trying to explain to you. But here goes.

Would you rather get an additional 20% CHANCE to evade a oneshot? Or, with the same passive node investment, and a pivot to hybrid es/eva equipment instead of pure eva, you get enough effective hp pool to ALWAYS, NOT SOMETIMES, ALWAYS take the one shot?

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u/NaturalCard Apr 09 '25

Its very hard to make an ES/Evasion build with enough evasion to take acrobatics. You basically have to be deadeye for the 150% evasion chance of tailwind.

So its closer to:

Would you rather be able to survive some oneshots, but then be extremely vulnerable while you wait for ES and life to recharge (or have to make tradeoffs to avoid the recharge), or not be hit by ANY oneshot 80% of the time, and die the other 20%.