Path of Exile

[LochnarITB]

melee is extremely frustrating. Enemies run away out of range and are hard to chase down, and at least at early levels you have no abilities to deal with it.

I've been having a blast with a Marauder. I would assume it's rather cookie-cutter'ish because it seems fairly easy but then I've just moved into cruel too. He uses sweep for close up AOE and bounces around the screen with leap slam for runners and ranged. He runs the aura that restores life and he steals it too. He's also built to have mana cost coming from life with an empty mana bulb. He just goes and goes. The bad guys just fall over dead when they see him coming with his big 2 hander mace.

That build works fine until A2 Merci or Maps. If you're not planning on doing endgame the archtypal 2h Maul Blood Magic Mara is a great ride.

Yeah, this is ringing so true. I'm 62 just starting the Ancient Pyramid and feeling I need to at least do a bunch of farming to see if better gear can give me a nudge. Of course, it doesn't help him any that I've gone evasion/armor. Without the energy shield, a small desync or a single attack instead of move and I have another <splat>. I was certainly relieved when they cut the death penalty.