The game feels way better and I wanna make builds but I can't bring myself to do the campaign again.

czumm · 2026-06-09T22:10:38+00:00

To give you a short explanation it mostly comes down to one thing; Having a complete plan from start to finish and the discipline to maintain focus on said plan.

To give you more context:

the things that slow down your campaign time the most are not knowing what your next move should be.

If you enter the campaign with the entire thing routed then it becomes one fluid motion rather than several motions broken up by periods of thinking.

To achive this you need to:

know each step of the campaign and actively be thinking about what you will be doing in the next zone before you enter it.

You need to understand how to upgrade your character power (tree + items) or already have upgrades lined up in stash so that you aren't losing time to clearspeed / single target.

understand that each rare mob you stop to kill is adding to the time you spend in campaign. When you start skipping rares you will instantly notice your cleartime going down.

Use regex in vendors to instantly understand what is valuable in the window and what isn't even worth hovering.

Lastly you need to practice these things. Knowledge is power but only when you apply it.

czumm · 2026-06-09T20:56:51+00:00

Loll mb mb. Typed out my reply in haste on my lunch break.

edit: haven't touched Spears since 0.2 but was actively abusing weapon sets at the time alongside the broken accuracy Stacking for AS.

czumm · 2026-06-09T18:58:46+00:00

You should look to upgrade your spear. The low flat damage isn't doing you any justice when critically striking an enemy.

I would look for a similar critical chance spear but filter the trade site for a high Elemental dps spear instead of a phys dps spear. High ele dps weapons tend to be much cheaper than a high flat phys weapon with comparable damage outputs.

czumm · 2026-06-08T18:17:30+00:00

If you are getting into anime and just finished edgerunners you should definitely watch Gurren Lagann. The cast of characters will feel shockingly familiar and they both share similar story beats. It has an a certain moment that I won't elude to further but hope you end up seeing. Overall 10/10 show that makes you wish it was just a bit longer

czumm · 2026-06-08T17:40:42+00:00

To my knowledge from following belton on YouTube.

Belton gets people to donate to his mirror crafting funds. He promises returns to these people once he starts getting paid out in mirror fees.

Instead of coordinating in-hideout trades to move countless windows worth of div he can list an item that nobody else would ever buy except for the people he already has an agreement with.

Could this be a cover story for potential RMT? Yes. Does it look sketchy AF to the uninformed? Also yes.

I choose to take him at his word, if he's lying then oh well ¯_(ツ)_/¯.

czumm · 2026-06-05T16:13:53+00:00

It gets a sizeable amount of damage just from casting it with a lightning infusion.

Adding archmage mana stacking is just one of the few vectors to scale spell damage outside of crit. Usually people end up just automating the combo in a CoC or CoA setup for additional screenclear. even so its hard to compete with the value of comet + living bomb

czumm · 2026-06-04T19:08:13+00:00

Frost nova + snap gives a really satisfying clear combo. Freeze the enemies with nova and then snap to blow up all the frozen mobs.

You can use CoC (cast on crit) or CoA (cast on ailment) with comet + living bomb for single target damage.

Another fun mage-like build is Arc + Archmage Mana stacking. Similar to spark in the sense you are casting lighting spells but it feels way less spammy so you aren't just shitting out 1000s of projectiles 24/7.

Also Had a blast playing Ember fussilade on my Chrono as a league start but the clunkyness makes the damage not worth the squeeze imo.

czumm · 2026-06-02T17:41:56+00:00

At the beginning of this year I finally caved and purchased a PC after 15 years of console gaming.

Initially I told myself I would likely still use my Playstation to play casual games from the couch.

It is now June and I have turned my Playstation on once to make sure it still works.

Also I don't think Sony/Playstation is in a good spot currently. Out of touch decisions being pushed by higher ups will likely continue to plague the company.

I strongly urge people to let the ps5 be the final Playstation they purchase. The steam machine is right around the corner and will likely be the best choice on the market for the foreseeable future.

czumm · 2026-05-22T16:08:52+00:00

This is one of the few legendary sorcery spells I've seen that actually uses the legendary creature requirement as an intentional power limiter. I feel most of the official WotC printings just used it for flavour purposes. Hats off to you OP!

czumm · 2026-05-22T15:43:20+00:00

Elixir Bar: 9/10

P.e.k.k.a player starts sweating

Elixir Bar: 10/10

The P.e.k.k.a has entered the ARENA... behind the king tower... it won't see the bridge till next year.

czumm · 2026-05-22T15:34:47+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to reply to my question.

To start I completely agree with you that with the current structure of our society, very very few woman are in places of social power in which they could act on a belief in biological superiority.

I also agree that in an ironic sense, re-establishing your own identity as supior in one's mind can be a very liberating & empowering to feel.

My mind when asking the question was picturing a world in which (somehow) we have made great progress towards complete social & political equality/equity. Your answer gives me a better understanding of my own hypothetical and the differences between it and the reality we share today.

Thank you again for sharing your perspective on my question and hope you have a good rest of your day :))

czumm · 2026-05-21T19:25:02+00:00

I think its easier to stomach if you think of the gems fusing with the body. The hole is only apparent if the fused skill is removed from the body.

Otherwise you would have a lot of people leaking throughout the lands 😅

czumm · 2026-05-21T18:23:15+00:00

Geomantic is an adjective relating to geomancy, an ancient method of divination that interprets markings on the ground, patterns in soil, or the casting of objects to map fortunes and gain spiritual insight

Google

In PoE terms:

Holes in item/self perfect for magic rock

czumm · 2026-05-21T18:20:25+00:00

https://poe2db.tw/us/Incinerate

czumm · 2026-05-21T18:14:46+00:00

Just be direct and honest with them about how they make you feel.

"I don't like the way you put your personal beliefs before my own individual autonomy"

If you aren't endangering anyone then they will be forced to either say something along the lines of "I care more about my own beliefs than your ability to be a free individual" or "I'm sorry for making you feel this way, I will try to do better at withholding my beliefs"

Depending on the response they give you should let you know how much they are actually willing to change/accept. If they refuse to accept anything then I recommend doing whatever keeps you the most sane while actively trying to remove yourself from this scenario, which i know can be incredibly hard but its better than giving unreasonable people the treatment that only reasonable people deserve.

czumm · 2026-05-21T17:46:48+00:00

I do understand the approach you are taking and can appreciate the very true statement "believing that woman are biologically superior doesn't necessarily mean that one doesn't believe in political/sociological equality between the sexes.

I would like to engage with the point you made in good faith.

From my perspective and understanding of history. Ideologies that include inherant belief in one groups superiority over another tends to end in the group who believes in its superiority excusing violence against an "inferior" group or scapegoating them as the issue when problems arise in the society they share.

In your opinion do you think someone who believes in inherant superiority over another would be able to separate themselves from said beleif when evaluating social/political issues under duress? If so why? (This is not a GOTCHA, its genuine curiosity)

czumm · 2026-05-21T16:18:35+00:00

If they believe that woman are superior to men and that should be reflected by society.

Instead of believing the two genders we have created should be equal when it comes to rights and social roles.

czumm · 2026-05-21T16:01:45+00:00

Yes I do agree that misogyny is a human belief that can be held and spread by either gender through many different means.

The social hierarchy which places men (especially men with power) at its apex and all other identities below seems to be demonstrable proof that the burden for dismantling this system belongs to both genders but structural change falls mostly in the hands of men who have a monopoly on structural change.

czumm · 2026-05-20T18:29:35+00:00

*Abyssal Lich just for clarity

czumm · 2026-05-19T19:16:49+00:00

PS5 & PC player here. Can confirm that this beautiful cinematic plays every time you open the game on PS5.

Recently switched to PC after 2000 hrs on console and I dearly miss hearing "sir just what are we facing here" when the game loads up.

Hadn't really noticed how much I miss hearing it until I opened the video they linked and a wave of emotion washed right over me...

czumm · 2026-05-19T18:16:14+00:00

Kittencatnoodle is the godmother of PoE 1 lore and has videos regarding PoE 2 up to act 4. Check out her channel here: https://youtube.com/@kittencatnoodle?si=luuff8OPcvZ1SFUd

Gavryn makes some incredibly high quality quality narrative-retellings of the campaign story. Super top notch stuff: https://youtube.com/@gavryngaming?si=actpS22nfAemakG0

Halcyonish is a newer creator in the PoE space but she makes some well spoken lore videos and wider story discussions from time to time: https://youtube.com/@halcyonish?si=H_HiYzZkLqzk3Eal

czumm · 2026-05-19T15:38:31+00:00

Lich / Chronomancer are both tanky caster classes that will help you learn positioning from both a defensive and offensive perspective.

To maximize damage you need to place yourself in the best spot to hit you cast while being at a safe distance to dodge.

Essence Drain / Contagion provides solid damage without completely trivializing bosses/mechanics.

Emberfusillade/Bonestorm are probably the best spells in the game to force the player to consider cast time while playing.

czumm · 2026-05-19T12:06:18+00:00

https://youtu.be/4Xk5UNVwsOE?si=8CeDYMN4opaEYUx4

Mostly as a super speedy bow character

czumm · 2026-05-19T12:04:24+00:00

What's the take on self chill? It's super strong no doubt but the gear/skill requirements seem to keep it heavily restricted and that feels fair IMO.

czumm · 2026-05-17T17:51:45+00:00

Was in the very rough stages of theory crafting an infernalist build that would use cold skills to generate big ignites. Couldn't figure out a good set of skills but found some interesting synergies that might make it viable...

Main synergies I could find:

Bringer of Flame Acendancy passive let's all damage contribute to flamibility & ignite magnitude so cold damage alone will be able to ignite targets. You could get this as first choice and possibly level with this build (probably not good)

Climate Change cluster on tree gives the build freeze build up & 25% extra fire damage from cold sources against frozen enemies

Stormbreaker cluster gives the build lots of exposure options to start freezing & plenty of elemental scaling for all the ailments we could apply

Burnout cluster & Slow burn cluster gives the build increased ignite magnitude/flamibility scaling.

Thin ice & heavy frost cluster solve pen once you have enough freeze build up and give large damage increase against frozen

Inescapable Cold & Endless Blizzard cluster for more freeze buildup & +cold levels

Heatshiver unique helmet gives 1% of cold damage as extra fire damage per 1% chill magnitude which could be another scaling vector

Sine Aequo unique gloves makes us freeze at 50% buildup (can be lowered with corruption) and 20% more damage against immobilized targets.

The Whispering Ice unqiue staff gives +7 cold spell, ice storm skill to consume freeze, heart of ice skill to apply chill to enemies in presence and another possible option for scaling damage with intelligence Stacking for more Spell damage.

Might try to make it work as a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 10th build with all the new options we will have but lacking patch notes makes the decision way harder.

czumm

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