POE 1 - Why The Assassin Is So Bad & How GGG Could Fix It In 3.27 - Path of Exile

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EDIT: We have the confirmed overhaul details now! Not in this video (it came out first) but here:    • POE 1 - 3.27 Teasers BONUS - Assassin Rewo...  

One thing many people hope to see in 3.27 is an overhaul of the Assassin ascendancy.

Here's my thoughts on what could be done and how, just before 3.27 teaser season starts (which might be in hours)

This video was influenced a little by a Reddit thread,   / what_changes_does_assassin_need_in_327   - I considered making this video, then forgot the idea, then the thread reminded me. That thread has good ideas in it from other people.

I also have a major channel announcement that's not directly Path of Exile related, but about a major side project I'm working on. It's my side project: Archangels of Phobos, a litRPG science fantasy web serial. Youtube channel: ‪@ArchangelsofPhobos‬ Website www.archangelsofphobos.com - not much content yet, that should change soon. Starting point for the project:    • Chapter 01: Archangels of Phobos. Reach Fo...  

0:00 Intro
0:48 Assassin Class Report Card
1:07 Popularity Of Ascendancies In 3.26 - Assassin Is Last & It's Not Remotely Close
2:58 What Does The Assassin Try To Do, & Why Does It Fail?
3:53 Assassin Archetype 1: Power Charge Stacking Instant Application Critical Strike Assassins - Playable, But 'Inquisitor, But Worse'.
5:16 Numbers Buffs Would Solve These Problems
5:48 Aside - Why The Trickster Is So Interesting To Build - Lots Of Good Notables
6:33 Defenses That Could Work (with GGG support) - Ward with Evasion
8:09 Assassin Archetype 2: Poison. Why Player Power Buffs Made This Build No Longer Compelling.
9:03 Support For This Playstyle In The Game
9:46 What Do These Builds Need To Be Cohesive In Numbers?
10:03 Why Do People Pick Pathfinder Instead? Poison Spread Mechanics & Comparison To Ignite Spread
11:53 ...so which of those exist for poison? Bino's Kitchen Knife and Master Toxicist Poison Pseudoproliferation
13:16 Why The DOT Cap Crushed Perfect Agony's Rework
13:58 Assassin Does More Poison DPS Than Pathfinder... But This Doesn't Matter Past Early League. Because Of The DOT Cap.
14:47 Why Poison Assassin Was Fine In The Past
15:32 Proposed Change - Poach The Ruthless Exclusive Toxic Delivery Assassin Node
17:02 Proposed Change - Add Optional Support For A Chaos Damage Mitigation And/Or Low Life Poison Build (people could still ignore this node, it's an option)
19:08 Proposed Change - Add An Assassin-Only Poison Spread Mechanic, probably linked to critical hits
20:24 Final Words - State of the Assassin & Recent Rebalances
21:34 Outro - I have a side project! A litRPG science fantasy web serial on my second channel

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