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r/pathofexile•
CommonSalt

Too much loot

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I'm a new player so I actually want to pick up everything but there's just too much to pick up. Why is there so much loot ? I am clicking like crazy, its as if I am going to get carpal tunnel. I liked how the acts play out, I actually do but it took me three hours to ferry loot back from the map(Riverlands) to the city(Act II city, I don't even remember the fucking name because I was just ferrying loot) while I cleared the map in ~10mins. Something's broken, there seem to be few inventory slots or THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH FUCKING LOOT. NO DON'T TELL ME TO USE A LOOT FILTER, I am new to the game and I wanted to see everything. I have played Ragnarok and it wasn't crazy like this.

Can the story just be completed on items bought from NPCs ? I'd much prefer to do that since i don't want to waste my time picking up stuff.

Posted Jan 10, 2019, 2:10 PM UTC

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tb303604•

This game is literally unplayable without lootfilter. Sorry to tell you this bit if you are unwilling to use one you should give up and play another game

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CommonSaltOPAssassin•

This game is literally unplayable without lootfilter

why do i have to filter out a ton of the items, as if they were never intended to be in the game. It doesn't make sense.

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CommonSaltOPAssassin•

Learning what is worth your time, what is not, etc. is all part of the game.

Yeah I learnt that today, I actually lost currency identifying all that bs I got.

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yertgabbert•

You’ll never lose currency identifying and selling rates

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yertgabbert•

You’ll never lose currency identifying rares

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Dempseylicious23•

Animate Weapon builds.

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Celdro•

I still have to tell you to use a loot filter

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WMD_WristsBerserker•

Since closed beta the developers have stated that one of the skills that players will have to master is inventory managment. By playing, reading guides or watching videos you are going to learn what items to pick and what items to leave on the ground. The overwhelming majority of all the items that drop are unfortunately completely wortheless. I understand that you dont want to have a loot filter but I am sure that, if you manage to play enough poe untill you gain the needed knowledge about items with that self imposed tortue of not having loot filter, you are going to regret that.

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CommonSaltOPAssassin•

Since closed beta the developers have stated that one of the skills that players will have to master is inventory managment

:|

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Sephirem•

I wanted to see everything .

Trust me, you don´t. There is just too much loot and from a certain point onwards it litteraly floods your screen to the point where you can´t see anything anymore.

A lootfilter is not just a recommendation but a necessety. There reason behind this lootstorm is the customization that PoE offers. The thousands of mods rolled at random tiers in random combinations would make it impossible to get anything decent if you just got 4 rares per dungeon. In theory the story can be completed just by npc items alone but you´ll live happier if you identify items that fit your build. As for the rest only pick up high tier bases once you reach mapping and have at least a semi-strict lootfilter

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CommonSaltOPAssassin•

ok, thanks

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Sephirem•

always glad to help

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PhalanxGamingTV•

Have you heard about loot filter? Google neversink’s loot filter and use it, it Will help you a lot!!

You Can add: PhalanxTheNanny

I Can help whenever i have time :) Depending on the build, you should be able to do the main story with things from quest and stuff that drops in the loot filter.

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slicnic81•

Something is broken.... It's you playa. Let that loot go, it's garbage 99% of the time. That's why filters we're invented. To filter out garbage. So you won't be tempted to pick up trash.

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CommonSaltOPAssassin•

Let that loot go, it's garbage 99% of the time

Why is it garbage ? what's the point of the loot if it's garbage ? why even give a drop if its supposed to be garbage, it isn't me that's broken, it's the game...

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Dempseylicious23•

The reason those items drop is to create a greater sense of euphoria when something good does drop.

If every loot item that dropped was an upgrade for you, the game would get pretty stale pretty quickly as you soon realize when everything is good, nothing is good.

Basically, in order to fully comprehend happiness, a person must also fully understand what being sad is like.

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muffeGpoe•

Lootfilter it is or nub mode

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TheAngriestRussianWTT Harbringer Bow for Happy Rapier•

We played without them for years.

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SetharialSaboteur•

We did, sure. But neither the loot nor the clearspeed was as insane back then as it is now.

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TheAngriestRussianWTT Harbringer Bow for Happy Rapier•

MF cullers were the thing though.

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Distq@Distq•

Either leave stuff on the floor or use a filter.

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taggedjc•

You can force loot filters to unhide items if you ever want to double check.

Most levelling loot filters just hide normal items and bad bases relative to your level (or highlights them appropriately, such as with a red border, to indicate that they might not be worth picking up).

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Armaedus•

The devs underlying philosophy about poe has always been based around the items, and that items need to matter. The whole point of a game like this is - kill monsters, get loot. If they didn't put trash items in the game, and weight good items appropriately, then items would no longer matter because all items would be good. Hence, why loot filters are actually a thing. You can make a filter that is appropriate for you in order to filter out stuff you don't want and to show things you do want, thus reinforcing the items need to matter philosophy.

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Use a loot filter.

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mbxyzBerserker•

Can the story just be completed on items bought from NPCs ?

hypothetically, sure, but it will take much longer and be exceedingly painful. everyone's going to tell you to get a loot filter because it's the solution to your problem

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Elelish•

since i don't want to waste my time picking up stuff.

thats why ppl tell you about lootfilters. You also seem to have a very strange opinion about lootfilters - those are supported by GGG and are in no means anything that can get you into danger. Neversinks lootfilter Comes in 6 or 7 different strictness Levels - just take the "regular" one which barely hides anything. You will not miss anything important because of that.

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