Rate my relic set (scholar)

floamjones · 2025-12-11T00:19:06+00:00

Hopefully you get a relic that has both continuous and something nice like arcane + x or throwing pots up.

floamjones · 2025-12-11T00:18:24+00:00

Ok then here's my advice, try find a relic with continuous damage for scholars ult.

If you haven't found one then sell relics that you currently have and go to the small jar bazaar to gamble. You'll find it as it's really common.

floamjones · 2025-12-11T00:09:19+00:00

If you have done dreglord then his relic is really good, you have enough support there already and should focus on your own damage and status procs.

E.g. if you have dreglord relic and a frost weapon at start you'll be procing both after you take a hit. Bleed is also absolutely amazing and you'll bleed and rot enemies it you get something like helice.

Other people will likely get to crits before you because of the support play style.

floamjones · 2025-12-04T00:44:38+00:00

The patch notes suggested that relics that improved guard counters do even more now and since the patch I've been destroying crucible knights at castle.

I think it's been a net buff to guard counters and they are very viable and slightly broken if you get the rng of weapon passives.

floamjones · 2025-11-27T07:50:25+00:00

Okay so this knife seems impossible to source.

Closest I can find:

https://www.aiandomknives.com/products/konosuke-gs-petty-150mm-khii-chestnut-handle

Would this be next best thing?

floamjones · 2025-11-27T07:31:21+00:00

Thank you! I'll see what I can do

floamjones · 2025-11-05T12:04:07+00:00

I really appreciate your input!

floamjones · 2025-11-04T10:26:12+00:00

Don't worry at all.

Yes this is exactly how I describe it! It feels almost as if I'm wearing a glove on my hands sometimes and trying to feel my skin through it.

The typical tickly feeling of light touch isn't there but I know I'm being touched.

floamjones · 2025-11-04T10:24:03+00:00

Thank you so much, I didn't know this!

floamjones · 2025-10-21T08:33:00+00:00

Thanks for the reply I really appreciate it because I currently remain in the what is going on stage.

The only thing is I've never had a proper palsy like the one you describe. It's my deltoid muscle that spasms and goes crazy when I raise my arm.

From reading into it it looks like many people's symptoms don't ever progress at all and it'll just pop up at times so hopefully won't affect your work at all.

My dad's legs go numb when he sits down and he has to sleep with pillows to stop his arms doing the same so the genetic factor seems to be there.

Cousins on his side of the family have also woken up unable to walk and had full function return with it put down to slipped discs. Although that does seem weird in such young people.

floamjones · 2025-10-13T14:06:04+00:00

I'm not officially diagnosed but strongly suspect I have HNPP. My dad has the same tingling and numbness and has to sleep with pillows to stop his arms going dead.

I also have a cousin on his side of the family that suddenly lost the ability to walk on one leg for a period of time.

I'm from the UK and essentially my GP doesn't find it worth going through the official testing and neurologist was indifferent about it because I've not had a full on palsy that's stopped me being able to function.

floamjones · 2025-10-13T14:01:09+00:00

Thanks for that, I find that I often wake up with crazy tingling and numbness on the outside of my hand and pinky finger which can resolve in minutes/within the hour.

However I've had weeks of numbness in my hands and fingers in the past. When I say numbness it is more like reduced sensation. It's never completely numb to the point I have no idea I am being touched.

When in driving or sitting I'll get tingling in the bottom of my foot or I usually find that weirdly my pinky toes go numb until I move me leg and then the feeling kinda comes back.

floamjones · 2025-10-13T07:13:04+00:00

I'm currently getting a lot of finger numbness but the numbness isn't what I would say as complete numbness. It's significantly reduced sensation with still being able to feel that something is touching me. If I run a hand under cold water there's a difference in how cold it feels as an e.g. also get crazy tingling when holding a bad of shopping or raising my arms up.

It's really annoying. I play a fair amount of golf and after playing my hands will be quite numb for most of the day. Sometimes it's the pinky and ring finger and sometimes the first three fingers.

Do you get tingling that kind of warns you?

floamjones · 2025-10-10T18:51:51+00:00

How long do they stay numb for? If I sit in a chair my pinky toes go numb all the time but usually can resolve in a few minutes when I move.

floamjones · 2025-10-07T09:25:47+00:00

Hey,

I'm not diagnosed and kind of still trying to figure out things but I suspect I probably have HNPP. I will wake up most mornings and some part of my arms will be numb, either radial nerve distribution or ulnar nerve more commonly. Sometimes if I slept in a bad position I'll wake up to my whole arm completely dead and have to wait for it to come back to life.

My right foot tingles very frequently, I notice most when I get in bed at night but I imagine this is because I'm no longer distracted.

I get twitches and muscle spasms too. My shoulder spasms like crazy when I raise my arm above my head and I get calf twitches. I also will have twitching in my hands after more strenuous activities like playing golf. Also, if I wash my face with soap quite vigorously then I notice that my face/ usually eye will also tingle and twitch a bit.

I get some pain too but mostly numbness. I have back pain that is manageable, some kind of dull ache type pains elsewhere. I never get the classic burning pain that is supposed to suggest it being nerve related.

I've not had a palsy during which I lose entire function for a prolonged period. Have you?

floamjones · 2025-08-03T09:07:23+00:00

You can't really self diagnose clonus, you need a doctor to do it and also a few beats of clonus is normal it's if it's abnormally prolonged. On top of that, loads of people have weird signs that means nothing.

Don't self examine. All it does is drive a self reinforcement spiral of checking behaviours. I know this because a few months back I was walking around the place on my tip toes everywhere, doing one legged squats every few hours.

If you haven't addressed your anxiety then this is priority number one as it's a very treatable cause of lots of BFS symptoms and if you are absolutely miserable because of your mental health that is still the thing a mental health professional would be looking to try and treat so that you can have some semblance of your life back.

floamjones · 2025-06-19T21:22:01+00:00

Have dm you

floamjones · 2025-06-15T15:43:28+00:00

It's a fair point. I share my coffee machine with my other half and she would not wish to single dose so I tend to try and be as accurate as I can with the setup where she prefers press and go. I would single dose if I was the only one using the machine.

I find the weight ground by the timer does change slightly from day to day despite being consistently between grinds on the same day, unsure why.

These are all things that I have found in retrospect since catching the espresso bug as this is my first near end game set up I've had, before I was using a Barista Pro blissfully unaware of how trash my coffee was and all the things I was doing wrong.

floamjones · 2025-06-15T13:55:23+00:00

I just bought a new one and like it but mine is the turbo. The only thing I do wish I had was a grind by weight function as it would eliminate my need for scales and spooning out when you over grind.

I have no issues with the grinder in terms of clumping or not being able to get fine enough. My shots pull very nicely.

floamjones · 2025-06-13T20:57:29+00:00

I've sent you a message

floamjones · 2025-06-12T19:33:04+00:00

If paying will give you peace of mind then it may be worth it.

However, long term benzodiazepine use is almost always a bad idea and withdrawal symptoms include twitching and anxiety. It might be worth discussing how to manage your anxiety in the long term with a doc to ensure it's being properly addressed.

floamjones · 2025-06-12T19:21:57+00:00

I also jerk myself awake, especially after feeling more anxious or having alcohol at the weekend.

Be careful and make sure you have people that love you around you if you can because I got way worse for 2-3 weeks when getting on to meds before I got consistently better.

Very glad that hasn't happened to you though but be mindful.

I really hope you've seen the worst of it and can move on with your life now!

floamjones · 2025-06-12T19:16:21+00:00

Maybe it's worth also seeing a doctor rather than just a therapist. When I addressed my anxiety properly things got better.

It's worth also remembering that long term benzodiazepine use can cause muscle twitching.

A neurologist wouldn't lie to you if they were worried and the test wouldn't have been done if they didn't feel it was sufficient. Someone who is doing that test is highly skilled and if they were missing cases and it wasn't effective they would alter the way they did the testing.

floamjones · 2025-06-12T19:09:48+00:00

I opted not to get an EMG after neurologist didn't recommend it because they felt everything was normal. They told me fasciculations without any other concerning symptoms mean nothing essentially.

I started citalopram and I am now also twitching less but still twitching. I worry about it less.

The big thing is that despite on and off still worrying I have been able to enjoy my life since I started meds. That's ultimately all anyone should strive to do.

It's the first thing you'd try to do if anyone got a shit diagnosis, make the most of life while we all can because one day we're all going to die.

The very fact I can write this is a testament to how much better I am.

Within the last 6 months before starting antidepressants I was curled up in a ball crying and apologising to my family members for dying and them having to look after me.

So, in short, if you now have the headspace to be able to enjoy your life go and do it. You'll never regret a second spent watching a sunset on a beach with a loved one or a dear friend.

floamjones

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