There is a post in the frontpage of this sub showing a Kakuna with less CP than before evolving . Its not even that rare . <| sep |> Except that ' s just not true . There are lots of builds derided as being underpowered which are certainly capable of doing all of the content in the game , and one of the more consistently complained about things is the fact that ES characters with 15 , 000 ES are essentially unkillable . The reason why people are so focused on clear speed is because they want to generate as much currency per hour as they possibly can . This is fine , and if that ' s what you ' re interested in doing , you can certainly do so . I wouldn ' t take away from those players ' fun at all . If you think it ' s fun to play Pathfinder BV , go right ahead . The issue is that a lot of players will deride or demean other players for making other choices . Rather than saying something isn ' t viable because it ' s probably got a lower clearspeed than Pathfinder BV , why don ' t we instead look toward the positives of new releases , and see what they ' re good for ? The beauty of Path of Exile , and one of the things that it has always had going for it is that you have billions of options for how to build your character . One of the old hallmarks of the community is that no matter how dumb or silly your build might be , the community always appreciated new builds , and would offer any advice they can think of . This recent trend toward BV or go home has generated a much stronger feeling within the community that you have to be greatly concerned with your clearspeed , or your build is somehow flawed . That ' s just not the case , and clearspeed is not what makes PoE great . There is , ultimately , a difference between who is gonna play with this Flameblast and that sort of build isn ' t what I would be looking for . It might seem like semantics , but it is important to make the distinction .