SIGN UP

I want to get information about activities, sales and personal offers

or continue with social networks

twitch google steam reddit
Already have an account?

LOG IN

Remember me Forgot your password?

or continue with social networks

twitch google steam reddit
Not a member? Sign up now
Back

The New Mechanical Belt Base Introduced In Path Of Exile 3.24 Necropolis Is Insane!

Mar 27, 2024

Recently, the update to Path of Exile 3.24 Necropolis patch notes brought a series of new changes, the biggest of which is the replacement of Heist-exclusive base type Mechalarm Belt with a new Mechanical Belt base with a gem socket.

Here we’ll talk about the major changes in this new patch and talk about our thoughts on this new Mechanical Belt. So let’s take a quick look at these.

The New Mechanical Belt Base Introduced In Path Of Exile 3.24 Necropolis Is Insane!

Boss Drop Changes

First, the developers made changes to Stacked Deck, Diviner’s Strongboxes, and Divination Cards we got. These serve as rewards for various content, but now they no longer drop Divination Cards for boss-exclusive items. They’ve actually modified this to make sure it works with all items, not just Uniques.

Scarab Rework

Then they removed Harvest crafting, which allowed you to swap a stack of Scarabs into different types. But it was removed as part of Scarab rework in this patch.

Skill Gem Changes

Also, they have made changes to Convocation skill gem. This skill gem resummons your minions at your location. But now the skill gem has been changed to a gem with a maximum level of 1. This means it doesn’t gain experience and doesn’t scale in any way.

But surprisingly, it now provides a fixed 2% life regen for minions. This is slightly better than the old level 20 version, and the gem’s level requirement is fixed to level 31.

Path of Exile 3.24: Convocation Skill Gem Changes

New Mechanical Belt

Then we have a pretty big change in the item changes, which is Mechalarm Belt. This is an underutilized belt that casts spells in AOE and rips apart nearby enemies, but it doesn’t have great health. Therefore, we often need to invest a certain amount of POE Currency to improve its life regen.

After the update, Mechalarm Belt is no longer available in Heist and has been replaced by the new Mechanical Belt. This belt features “Has 1 Socket” Implicit mod. This is also the first gem socket belt we see in Path of Exile.

Mechanical Belt is the successor of Mechalarm Belt in Path of Exile. Their major difference is that Mechanical Belt has a socket that allows you to incorporate additional skills or utility gems, adding flexibility to your character.

Overall, Mechanical Belt offers more customization options for your character build than Mechalarm Belt.

I think adding this new Mechanical Belt is the developer’s response to what many in the community have said about gem socket pressure. In particular, the new league adds new Automation and Call to Arms Skill Gems, which will only increase the pressure on the socket.

So this belt provides an extra gem socket in there so that you can put one of the standalone gems into it, like Convocation, or put something like Blood Rage in a melee build.

I think this is a great addition to the game. But I’m not sure how much use it will get since the belt slot is really competitive, so we’ll have to see how many builds end up actually using it.

Other Item Changes

Another item change here is the addition of a new suffix modifier that rolls on Minion ones and Minion Shields, granting the level one Convocation skill.

In addition, they also changed the way different characters get Convocation. It is no longer available to Witch who has completed Lost in Love Quest, and is now no longer available for purchase from Clarissa NPC in Templar or Scion. It is still available for purchase from Siosa Foaga.

Outro

These are some of the major changes brought about by this update. Let me know what you think of this new Mechanical Belt. Do you think it will be widely used? Is it possible to replace something like Stygian Vise with this belt? See you next time!

Tags:

Next: A Solid Build For Minion Enthusiasts In Path Of Exile 3.24 Necropolis League - Lightning Summon Skeletons
Previous: This POE 3.24 League Starter Build Will Destroy Pinnacle Bosses With Ease! - Fire Trap Ignite Elementalist
Connecting to online customer service, please wait.

.