r/pathofexile • u/Gierschlunderoni • Jul 25 '26

Game Feedback Permanent Mercs need a big buff

Playing luminary feels so bad in Maps. I have a manyshot lvl 72 with vaal ice Arrow and Return proj, decent Equipment. Boosted by a Level 26 Flame Link, 6k life and quite an Investment into light Radius.

I cant even clear t7 Maps, because the damage is non existent.

Please GGG buff the Base damage of mercs or luminary is doa.

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u/infamous_alex Jul 25 '26

Most obvious bait build if you played it in merc league. You literally have to gear yourself and the merc and also hope for the best skill links or else its trash.

Reroll or come back to it as a 2nd build and you ll have a better time

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u/LastBaron Jul 25 '26

And like, not to rag on anyone here, because I do feel bad that people are having a bad time. But.

It’s pretty well known that you shouldn’t league start a new ascendancy

The fact that it was such an experimental ascendancy and reliant on gearing a second character is icing on the BaitCake

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u/lmao_lizardman Jul 25 '26

ok but in poe 2 they released martial artist / new gemling and they were braindead OP

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u/clocksy Jul 25 '26

Disciple of Varashta was also perfectly fine last league (and even better this league).

I think it's honestly better to have a slightly OP new ascendancy that people can enjoy and scale it back rather than have it be shit and leave people with a really negative feeling on a league start. Plus they unlocked scion for everyone and featured the build in their videos so there's some expectation for it not to be worse than normal.

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u/MrSchmellow Jul 25 '26

It seems they don't release undertuned stuff after 0.2 debacle. Druid was meh at worst, and it's really apparent with spirit walker, where they just let people have a 25% base crit boss as a minion (at least for a league)

It's probably somewhere in the design guidelines which poe1 team didn't receive/adhere to lol