theorycrafting scrub.

Hi guys,

So I'm new to the game, and after playing through the first act I knew I was going to love it, I've played a fair few ARPGS in my time but my interaction with builds has been up until this point playing what other players have created following along their suggested path etc.

I also enjoy playing hardcore mode quite a bit playing it exclusively in games like POE after beating it a few times in SC. Before going any further then act 1, I thought how can I extract the most fun out of this gem of a game... What will be the most fun way to play?

So I came up with the idea that Ill play hardcore right from word go (apart from already completing act 1 in vet SC)... Secondly not rely on any guides whatsoever and have fun deconstructing the game myself crafting my own builds from what I learn from each death. This might sound tedious and I guess it can be but I really want to explore and experiment like I did in other games before the advent of the internet... Seeing what I come up with. As for playing HC from the start, I figure thats going to be the most exciting trying a boss for the first time, not knowing what it has installed, having sunk so many hours into a character, planning as best I can... terrifying!

So how do you guys go about theorycrafting a build personally?

Basic tips I have worked out so far are;

- read the manual (game guide) to help understand mechanics.

- read all the abilities. Obvious I know.

- Pay attention to damage types as you play of mobs/bosses and abilities they use.

Going beyond the basics of simply understanding a game, how do you guys get to know the systems so well and learn to exploit them? Theorycrafting today is a fairly broad term, traditionally it means to mathematically analyse game mechanics in order to gain a better understanding of the inner workings of the game. But having never done anything like this before... I'm just wondering how its done, and how some guys learn what and how to min/max builds etc.

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theorycrafting scrub.