Overview: Expedition was a Path of Exile challenge league. The primary mechanic consisted of placing explosives and detonating them to reveal monsters, items, and artifacts. Four NPCs were also introduced. The league started on 20210723 and ended 20211019.
20210802:
I first played about 11 days after the first day of the league. I'm following Kay's Summoner.
20210821 Comment:
Honestly the game is kind of boring now.
Milestones:
20210802: Started
20210804: Reached Act 7
20210805: Reached Act 9
20210806: Reached white maps
20210810: Reached yellow maps
20210821: Reached red maps
20210829:
I reached level 90. Approximately 3 days, 1 hour.
20210904:
Today I started a new character: Spectral Shield Throw. By the end of the day I reached Act 6.
20210905:
Today I reached the end of Act 10 with my new character. I still have to defeat Kitava though.
20210906:
Thus far I've run some Tier 5 maps with the new Spectral Shield Throw (SST) character. Relative to that build, the mechanics of the minion build feel slow and bad. As such, this new SST build has given a short temporary boost to my interest in the league. However, by now the league feels boring again. In particular, I don't feel like I'm able to easily get currency from Expedition.
20210918:
Today I started taking more chances by fighting up close to deal a lot of damage while regenerating health. I racked up some deaths this way, but it was satisfying to deal damage.
20210919:
With assistance from my Summoner character (to sometimes do bosses, especially Conquerors) I made it to level 90 on my SST character. The SST character has great map clear but much harder for me to use against bosses. Actually, I was able to use the SST character against Veritania but the battle was took a long time. With that being said, I surprised myself with my ability to survive by dodging her mechanics.
Note that I was able to get the SST character to level 90 with 1 day, 5 hours less time played compared to the Summoner character. The SST character has better clear, but also benefits from an established pool of currency for smoother upgrades and a combination of Heist and Delve for leveling.
20210924:
I tried to fight Sirus Awakening Level 4 (A4 Sirus). With the Summoner, I was okay up to the beam stage. The beam stage requires (at least for me) a lot of movement. I also didn't buy a "Corrupted blood cannot be inflected" jewel. As such after using four portals, I switched to my SST character. While I had more movement, he easily melted me, and I failed to defeat A4 Sirus. I think that unofficially ends the league for me.
20220407 Comment:
In my Ultimatum league post, I made a table of purchases and a table of sales with a minimum cutoff of 1.5 exalt. I'll use the same cutoff with the same chaos equivalent: 175 chaos.
The following were my purchases involving at least 175 chaos or 1.5 exalt:
The following are my sales with a minimum cutoff of 1.5 exalt or 175 chaos:
This league was uneventful for me.
This league was about a week shorter compared to the last. At the same time, I spent less than half the time into the game this league as compared to the last.
20210802:
I first played about 11 days after the first day of the league. I'm following Kay's Summoner.
20210821 Comment:
Honestly the game is kind of boring now.
Milestones:
20210802: Started
20210804: Reached Act 7
20210805: Reached Act 9
20210806: Reached white maps
20210810: Reached yellow maps
20210821: Reached red maps
20210829:
I reached level 90. Approximately 3 days, 1 hour.
20210904:
Today I started a new character: Spectral Shield Throw. By the end of the day I reached Act 6.
20210905:
Today I reached the end of Act 10 with my new character. I still have to defeat Kitava though.
20210906:
Thus far I've run some Tier 5 maps with the new Spectral Shield Throw (SST) character. Relative to that build, the mechanics of the minion build feel slow and bad. As such, this new SST build has given a short temporary boost to my interest in the league. However, by now the league feels boring again. In particular, I don't feel like I'm able to easily get currency from Expedition.
20210918:
Today I started taking more chances by fighting up close to deal a lot of damage while regenerating health. I racked up some deaths this way, but it was satisfying to deal damage.
20210919:
With assistance from my Summoner character (to sometimes do bosses, especially Conquerors) I made it to level 90 on my SST character. The SST character has great map clear but much harder for me to use against bosses. Actually, I was able to use the SST character against Veritania but the battle was took a long time. With that being said, I surprised myself with my ability to survive by dodging her mechanics.
Note that I was able to get the SST character to level 90 with 1 day, 5 hours less time played compared to the Summoner character. The SST character has better clear, but also benefits from an established pool of currency for smoother upgrades and a combination of Heist and Delve for leveling.
20210924:
I tried to fight Sirus Awakening Level 4 (A4 Sirus). With the Summoner, I was okay up to the beam stage. The beam stage requires (at least for me) a lot of movement. I also didn't buy a "Corrupted blood cannot be inflected" jewel. As such after using four portals, I switched to my SST character. While I had more movement, he easily melted me, and I failed to defeat A4 Sirus. I think that unofficially ends the league for me.
20220407 Comment:
In my Ultimatum league post, I made a table of purchases and a table of sales with a minimum cutoff of 1.5 exalt. I'll use the same cutoff with the same chaos equivalent: 175 chaos.
The following were my purchases involving at least 175 chaos or 1.5 exalt:
| Item | Price | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Colossal Tower Shield | 3 exalt | (1 ex is 170.5 c) |
The following are my sales with a minimum cutoff of 1.5 exalt or 175 chaos:
| Item | Price | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Call of the Brotherhood | 2 exalt | (1 ex is 173 c) |
| Large Cluster Jewel | 4 exalt | (1 ex is ? c) |
This league was uneventful for me.
This league was about a week shorter compared to the last. At the same time, I spent less than half the time into the game this league as compared to the last.
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