sirgog's video: Path of Exile - Beginner Tips - POE

18-Feb-2024 Update: This was originally posted in 2023, but basically nothing has changed since. Since Diablo 4 it's noticeable more people have been trying Path of Exile, so I decided to post a number of tips aimed at new players. Video notes are downloadable: https://www.sirgog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/New-Player-Tips.pdf Key resources: Loot filters: www.filterblade.xyz Economy aggregation: poe.ninja The wiki: www.poewiki.net Lab trial locations: https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Trial_of_Ascendancy 0:00 Intro 0:18 Fixing Your Keybinds (PC focused) 1:00 Should You Follow A Character Build Guide? It's Up To You. The Cases For And Against 1:37 The Case Against Following A Guide 2:54 The Case For Following A Guide 3:38 Which Game Mode To Play. League or Standard? SSF or Trade? Ruthless? Hardcore? 5:15 Basics of Character Planning: Be Tightly Focused 6:39 Basics of Character Planning: Default to NOT taking Keystone Passives 7:35 Basics of Character Planning: Intro To The Labyrinth and Ascendancies (Subclasses) 9:34 Basics of Character Planning: Don't Skip Defenses. You Need Life And Resists 11:13 Basics of Character Planning: The Act 2 Bandits 12:11 Helena's Crafting Bench: Making Your Items Better Cheaply 12:50 Item Filters - Useful Until Level 70. Mandatory Afterwards 13:47 Items - What Is Precious? What Should You Hoard Rather Than Use? 15:01 Online Resources You Should Know 17:16 Character Planning From The Midgame: Scaling Damage, More Vs Increased 18:55 Midgame Tips: Trade 20:27 Early Endgame: Introducing the Atlas Passive Tree 22:09 Early Endgame: Your First Six Link 23:41 Stash Tabs 24:56 Topics To Research When You Outgrow This Guide (At Level 85) 26:04 Closing Tips Join as a channel member to get access to perks (this helps fund the channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1SoHjGhDqK6h980sYsXjhg/join I've started streaming on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/sirgog will take you there. You can buy some POE microtransactions and/or games from my Nexus store, and I'll get a cut. Link: https://www.nexus.gg/sirgog I also have a merch store at https://merch.streamelements.com/sirgog if you want to buy anything there and can take tips at https://streamelements.com/sirgog/tip