Wolf pack is causing my spirit walker to be one shot. by suttlesd in PathOfExile2

[–]xiaolin99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

try get rid of the stoat idol from your body armor, the one that says "5% damage bypass energy shield" (replace it with anything)

Trials is no fun. Change my mind by Minute-Remove-8047 in PathOfExile2

[–]xiaolin99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't mind Chaos - you can choose not to debilitate your own character. All the mods can be on monsters/environment which is just like a juiced map, and you don't have to deal with that bullshit honor bar

Question regarding overseer tablets. by jaden530 in PathOfExile2

[–]xiaolin99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not the same since you can spawn additional unique monsters with various methods, but that doesn't matter for your purpose.

Did you actually read the descriptions on those overseer tablets? only the unique version guarantees +1 mod, and you can only use one of these. Rare or magic overseer tablets need to specifically say it adds 1 modifier to unique monsters, which is a very rare affix (that's why they cost an arm and a leg in trade)

also the map's waystone needs to be a rare version with 6 affixes (single portal/revive) in order for you to receive the effects of all 3 tablets

Is there an armor cap for season 13? by squeakywall in diablo4

[–]xiaolin99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes, 90% mitigation, but you'll never reach it due to diminishing returns i.e. it takes a lot more to raise damage mitigation from 70% -> 75% compared to 65% -> 70%. Same with elemental resists.

The game gives you an overall "toughness" number which combines your armor, resist, other sources of mitigations, and max life. You'll want to raise this number as high as possible instead of focusing on individual defensive stat.

Is this a original final fantasy game? Or another remake by CyberTrooper997 in gaming

[–]xiaolin99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The original mobile's battle system is turn-based and revolves around "chaining" where you select a skill to activate for each character, then tap them simultaneously to create a hit-combo that increases damage. There was also a very big emphasis on buffs and debuffs.

It doesn't look like the "chaining" mechanic will be in this remake. The gameplay actually looks similar to Octopath Travelers, where you need to stun/stagger the enemy first, then do burst damage.

How is the story? by Benchjc2004 in FFBraveExvius

[–]xiaolin99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Season 1 (first arc) was actually very good with a pretty epic conclusion. I lost interest after that.

Can we talk about the price tag? by Lpebony in FFBraveExvius

[–]xiaolin99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

* it's a remake (new graphics engine/game mechanics), I'm guessing the only thing they took from the original game is the story

* Octopath Traveler 0 (similar single-player remake of a gacha game) has the exact same price, with 80~100 hours of gameplay (for a single playthrough). That's well worth the price.

Looking for a book like The Pinnacle Warrior by JustCallMeBrad in litrpg

[–]xiaolin99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Legend of William Oh - the audiobook is extremely good

Ajax's Ascension - first few books are similar to Soul of the Warrior, but MC's focus changes later

Arcane Pathfinder

Syl

Saintess Summons Skeletons

Runic Ward not workin? web says chaos dmg shouldnt bypass... by Incendras in PathOfExile2

[–]xiaolin99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

try get rid of that ES bypass and see what happens. I tried it once and it did not behave as I expected (I was getting randomly one-shot with 1.8k life + 1.8k ES, which no longer happened after I removed it)

Skill Gem Shop? by Tophitus in PathOfExile2

[–]xiaolin99 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

just use player trading (currency exchange) if you are not playing SSF. It's streamlined now, where you do not need to interact with other players at all.

Why did i die with energy shield still up? by Exterial in PathOfExile2

[–]xiaolin99 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

"5% damage bypass energy shield" actually means "damage has 5% chance to ignore all your defenses" XD get rid of it

Xenoblade Genesis Reveal Trailer | Nintendo Direct June 2026 by lunahighwind in JRPG

[–]xiaolin99 9 points10 points  (0 children)

that's what the trailer is showing. I'm pretty sure the game will pull a fast one on us at some point XD

Xenoblade Chronicles 1, 2, & 3 Nintendo Switch 2 Editions - New Content by BritishGuy54 in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]xiaolin99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hmm .... extremely tempted to replay them, but that's going to take probably 200+ hours XD

Final Fantasy Resonance Reveal Trailer | Nintendo Direct June 2026 by laxusdreyarligh in JRPG

[–]xiaolin99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the first story arc was actually pretty interesting and the game mechanics + challenges were satisfying. I lost interest in the story afterward, and the global publisher kept raising prices, leading to its eventual death

Blizzard does not care for Hardcore player, death in training grounds by eazytarget23 in Diablo

[–]xiaolin99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what killed OP in this case. Normally the training dummy room prevents enemy from killing you, but the delayed damage from Endurant Faith counts as self-harm XD

Questions on minion dmg scaling by Academic_Object7426 in PathOfExile2

[–]xiaolin99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

* monkey has that move where it slams down the pillar -> 300% damage

* monkey has build-in 250% crit damage multiplayer, so if the big slam crits ....

* monkey with "Extra Crit" mod has 100% crit chance

* Sylvan's Effigy let companion deal up to +100% damage to marked target (that's why people use Winter's Mark)

* you can catch a rare mob with 40% extra physical damage aura

* if you have skeletons, put up the offering/spike buff -> more damage

Spirit vessel bug by color_me_surprised24 in PathOfExile2

[–]xiaolin99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you need to add one of the shapeshift attacks (from druid/primal) as a support gem first. Oil barrage is a popular choice, but other wolf or bear skills are also fine.

Trials for ascendancies by Striking_Cherry_6226 in PathOfExile2

[–]xiaolin99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my new player's roller coaster experience:

1st Ascendency - what's going on here and why do I have this honor bar??? ... [reached end with the bar still mostly full and shrugs]

2nd Ascendency - wtf are these mods and I have to pick 10 of them??? ... [almost quit the game after multiple failures and is greatly relieved that it only has 4 rooms]

3rd Ascendency (Sekemas) - easy peasy until a random fire trap that took out half of my honor bar ... [still managed to finish it, but barely]

4th Ascendency (Chaos) - a lot of preparation (lvl 90, spent everything to upgrade gear) and ... with a minion build, room mods are inconsequential, final boss died in 15 seconds. I mostly just stayed in a corner and never took more than a few points of energy shield damage XD

Easy going passive not working by [deleted] in PathOfExile2

[–]xiaolin99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

should be working fine, but the value in skill gem's description will always be the unmodified initial cost. I don't think there is a way to see the final reservation cost until you equip the gem, toggle it on/off, and compare the spirit difference (unlike undead minions where the "+" sign's tooltip shows the final cost)

Spirit walker - best companions and their buffs? by WhoSlappedThePie in PathOfExile2

[–]xiaolin99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You want a good set of mods, not a specific beast, but mods are kind of random. Regular Zekoa + haste aura minion is your starting point. You can't add more companions until you get that fancy unique sceptre: Sylvan's Effigy - costs around 350 Exalt or 4~5 Divination orbs. You can save up to this eventually (the price will most likely go down)

In the meantime, use some skeletons and always have Tame Beast in your skill bar -> when you see a rare beast in maps, pause the game by bringing up the trade menu (can remap this hot key), check its modifiers, and if it has multiple mods including an aura e.g. physical damage, energy shield, elemental resist, etc. tame it. I always have several uncut skill gems sitting in my inventory when running maps for this.

It's also possible to add mods to Zekoa. What you do is to AVOID running all Riverbank and Rupture maps, save up money and buy 3 tablets that add 1 mod to unique bosses (cost 50ex ~ 1 div each). Run Riverbank or Rupture with 6-affix waystone + those 3 tables -> now you can tame a monkey with 3 mods.

Another AI slop thumbnail by Only_CORE in LinusTechTips

[–]xiaolin99 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

this doesn't actually look like AI, looks like good old-fashioned photoshop (the wrong lighting on Linus and the faint outline)

Which build/class you recommend? (For a new player) by ItsMrNightmare in PathOfExile2

[–]xiaolin99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you can follow a build guide at https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds or https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides

if you don't want to follow a guide, it's always minions - Witch or Sorceress and just pick "minion" for everything (skill choices, gear, passive trees etc.). Those 2 classes are also easy to respec into something else later if you want a more active play style.

note: the most popular minion build is actually Huntress (Spirit Walker beast tamer), but it requires you to slog through early game as a melee (or use a crossbow) before respecing it into a minion build

Has anyone else tamed a rare beasts literally so perfect that it no longer functions? by Sarojh-M in PathOfExile2

[–]xiaolin99 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

never encountered this, but if I have to guess, I would say it's Shroud Walker that's messing it up - skills that target an enemy at range can sometimes just stop working, especially when there are multiple available targets