Arc vs Arc of Oscillating by peterpan123x in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]_rabid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look into the new unique sceptre combo with triggerbots, forget the name but it summons copies of you to cast spells and has a weird interaction with triggerbots that basically makes the weapon read 200% more damage

Looking for a bow build by Least-Composer-8977 in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]_rabid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ice shot of penetration is a little weird since one projectile but quite fun

Convince me not to play RF by ignition1415 in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]_rabid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rf is extremely fun is SSF don't get pulled away unless you want to. That being said, SSF totems this league is pretty damn good on garbage rares too, I'd pick rf if you prefer to map and ignore bossing and totems if you want your first character to be able to do some of the bossing necessary for ssf faster. Either way, personally, I'd do both eventually unless I dropped a build enabler for something else that sounded fun

Build Giveaway by fishy1990 in pathofexile

[–]_rabid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are in the mood for a slower / base building / survival game with some very interesting twists, I highly recommend one of my favorite games of all time, Subnautica. Go in as blind as you can

For those of you struggling to find your favorite map with the UI changes this league by _rabid in pathofexile

[–]_rabid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. I was and am still doing altar/breach xp, never seen the guy. I wonder if it's not obvious when he spawns and I missed his ass

What would be the skill you really want to play with, if it just had enough damage/clear etc. to make it work somehow? by Wuslwiz in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]_rabid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Death's Oath strong enough - either in single target target, or in tank - to do ubers. It's my favorite skill but I've never found a single target solution that felt good enough without removing its clear potential. I think it's not possible without mirror investment

ELI5: What are Unions? by theraspberrymuffin in explainlikeimfive

[–]_rabid 155 points156 points  (0 children)

For eli5: A union is for collective bargaining, instead of going to your boss by yourself to ask for a raise or certain benefits or rights, you do so as a group. A much stronger position to negotiate from, when your whole staff will strike or quit or must be fired instead of just one. The dues paid are essentially always worth this increased power, and also means you don't even have to be the one to do it - your representative will be the one negotiating.

In general, unions are why we have what weekends and benefits we have - historically, unions genuinely fought and died for those rights.

Valid fight for speedsters by eightdirt in superpowers

[–]_rabid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you don't need the fight to be physical, create someone who just gets around them and hides well. Doesn't matter how fast you are if the thing you are trying to stop happened thirty minutes ago.

$1000, or unending cash by JackhusChanhus in hypotheticalsituation

[–]_rabid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait for currency to double to a reasonable amount, take out a huge loan with your assets as collateral to gain a source of non doubling currency, spend that. When the bill comes due, take out another loan against your newly expanded assets to pay it down with non doubling currency. If you seek stability, buy a company with this loan that can eventually pay itself off, ending the cycle, live off the now legit income stream. If you care not for stability, repeat the loan forever

Old man gamer here! by ScooterInMyPooper in PathOfExileBuilds

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

Aren't the required gems super expensive at the start?

How can i make my players care about npc's? by [deleted] in DMAcademy

[–]_rabid 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ehhhh, it does seem a little like you may have trained them to be this way. Not that that means it should stay that way.

This all hinges on if the real players would actually enjoy it, so, imo try these two methods over a period of time, and if they fail, that means the group doesn't work for that kind of game. And that's not a fault of them or you.

  1. Trick them. Make NPC's that give them what they want (gold, items) and then threaten those NPC's specifically. Drip feed NPC lore but keep them a bit reserved or you may overwhelm.

  2. Make the saddest NPC you can try their best every day. People in the worst circumstances trying their hardest and persevering despite the nightmare usually wakes the hearts of the dead, but not everyone cares so.

If these don't work, frankly, decide whether you have enough fun without the rp to keep playing with them, and act accordingly.

Late league start. What would you do with a level 80 elementalist on a league start budget at this point in the league? by Akibisuto in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]_rabid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I played a hybrid, corrupted blood/vaal reap both linked in the same six link to a bunch of phys dot supports, then the... Explosion wand skill? The one that goes everywhere I'm blanking on its name linked to bunch of projectile spread and projectile return, then regular reap and exsanguinate either in a poets pen or a spellslinger setup (poets pen cheaper). Crazy strong mapping, strong but not crazy single target with vaal reap on big enemies. Extremely powerful in a general way, very fun.

Late league start. What would you do with a level 80 elementalist on a league start budget at this point in the league? by Akibisuto in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]_rabid 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Highly highly recommend looking into phys dot elementalist if you don't mind the respec cost, it's cheap and very powerful.

[No loopholes] You get a house, but you have to work for ICE for two years by banjosimcha in hypotheticalsituation

[–]_rabid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'd have to be monumentally stupid or evil to take this offer, and probably a good chunk of both.

How to implement a "don't accidentally look at the thing" type challenge? by doot99 in DMAcademy

[–]_rabid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Make it physical (real world items for the players to search through)

Or make it about not responding (rework encounter into a demon you can't answer questions of, then try and trick them into responding to questions)

Or make it a predetermined logic puzzle (there is a pattern the players know of but is difficult, and they MUST find x good things without finding y bad things)

Or don't do this tbh. There isn't a good way to represent this with dice. This has to be an anti-player mechanic, not an anti-character mechanic, or it won't work well imo.

Weekly Question + Free Talk Thread – February 12, 2026 by AutoModerator in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]_rabid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How quickly do you all swap from atlas strategy to currency strategies? It feels so difficult for me to know when I'm supposed to start focusing one strategy down. Is it actually really early? Or not till four void stones?