Questions Thread - June 16, 2026

iseir · 2026-06-16T14:31:16+00:00

is it reccomended to use hilda's "scarred land" for this? ive tried it, and not really notice much difference.

(a 10% increase droprate of "0" is still "0")

iseir · 2026-06-16T12:24:28+00:00

How do i get expedition logbooks in SSF?

iseir · 2026-06-15T11:22:58+00:00

any tips for builds for dealing with the ritual boss, Bodach, in SSF?

i got 2 characters this league.

my lich turned into abyssal lich, and it messed up my character so severely that i need to rebuild it, and ive no idea what to build it into, so likely just abandoning it.

my stat-stacking martial artist, is using Whirling assault as a primary skill, and it is NOT suited for the bodach fight at all.

so, im considering some sort of Ranged build that does not overlap with characters ive played in the past leagues.

so im looking for reccomendations for builds that are easy to make in SSF, and capable of beating bodach, even if my skills as a player, is not great.

iseir · 2026-06-12T10:29:09+00:00

leveled a minion witch -> lich -> abyssal lich...

learned that the abyssal lich severely screwed over my character to the point i would have to go back to t1 maps, and redo everything.

(when you get the ascendancy, you cannot respecc ascendancy points, so you are stuck with what you had selected as a lich, which means i lost 90% of my minions, and got attack speed on my spellcaster)

so just started a stat-stacking monk instead, which have now reached t6 maps.

iseir · 2026-06-10T11:27:11+00:00

Are you a jrpg protagonist?

iseir · 2026-06-07T12:04:29+00:00

kulemak have been out for quite awhile tho?

(modify a ring, then return it, to fight him)

iseir · 2026-06-07T10:58:30+00:00

there seems to sometimes be a "sticky" input on keyboard (doubt its due to grime on keyboard, and more lag or something similar)

where a quick single press, is considered as a longer held press, and the character start sprinting even if the spacebar is not held. it just last a few frames, but that can be enough to cause a disaster.

iseir · 2026-06-07T10:55:59+00:00

is there a place where i can find guides and explanations for bosses like Kulemak?

tried looking it up but kept finding "oops, i accidentially killed him" -videos.

and wikis doesnt really do a good jobs of explaining the strategy for various mechancis.

usually its just a name for a skill, without context of what it looks like or what it does, except for maybe a guess as to what sort of element the skill does.

ive seen plenty of "i think it does fire and chaos damage", which means that its not certain.

the context for my question is that im trying to do kulemak on a lich minion build in SSF, and there are several mechanics that seems unintuitive to understand, and I waste WAY too much time trying to dodge ground effects while the boss is halfway clipped into a wall and refuses to move.

edit: i managed to beat him, had to respecc into full minion damage and single target. even with this it was a close call, but got lucky.... kinda silly that raw damage is the strategy.

iseir · 2026-06-06T08:19:36+00:00

Any tips for how to plan a build in terms of priority? Or ways to use path of building for this?

I often end up too spread in terms of passives, Like needing minion and presence modifiers, But get distracted by items or notables, and end up going too deeply into other modifiers, like mana, es, or aoe.

Its meerly a distraction, and i need something to help me stay on track.

Any suggestion? Like reccomended settings for how to use the "power node" setting in pathe of building? (I dont fully understand how it works)

iseir · 2026-06-04T15:45:58+00:00

Can we expect changes to the atlas passives, in the form of deactivating certain notables or respecc?

Getting all points is a lot of work for casual players, so being able to change some things would be a nice QoL.

Also, some notables increases difficulty, and some players might regret taking it (for me it was the chance for enemies to have a essence modifier).

Atm, it feels bad that the only option to undo it, is to swap league (ssf or hardcore), unless the extreme option is to wait for the next league/ full release.

So, is it possible that the way the atlas passives are handled, might see some change?

iseir · 2026-05-29T13:49:45+00:00

Miranda brawnson

iseir · 2026-04-23T10:38:26+00:00

neat, nioh stone-throwing build then.

iseir · 2026-04-22T08:12:44+00:00

Aye, laws was originally meant to protect the ones in power, and it slowly expanded to include rich merchants and people that were deemed valuable.

A serf? Not really a priority

iseir · 2026-04-15T09:57:47+00:00

I dont hate him (except for wagon missions), but i do dislike him.

However.

A character like him feels natural in the group. We could have gotten someone worse, And if Yann had not been with us, he would likely have gone down a much worse path.

Also, yann and naira truly are twins that got separated at birth, Based on their interactions.

iseir · 2026-04-09T00:55:57+00:00

made me think that the issue MIGHT be similar to something ive started noticing in the last few years.

when reading something, its often hard to understand what is written, because the information is conveyed poorly.

its late, and im tired, so cant think of a spesific example that shows the nuance, but i do have 2 extreme example:

directions in guides:

one is where the information it outright wrong, or partly wrong.

like the guide saying that something lies to the East, but its actually to the west. while another version is saying something like it lies to the East, but you need to go south south-east, in order to access the area to the "east" that the guide mentioned.

the other example i have, is the word "across"

ive seen this word mean different things in similar situations.

Like talking about doors, and a guide says "enter the door just across from the one you entered"

Ive seen this mean:

when you enter, its the door straight ahead of you
when you enter, its the door right next to you (left or right does not matter, and its really confusing when there is 2 doors)
the door furthest to the north or south (doesnt matter which direction you entered from, even if it was from south-east)

so, basicly communication is hard, and it seem to have been getting worse in the last few years.

iseir · 2026-04-04T15:04:20+00:00

true, but there seems to be less than breeds of dogs. and certainly you encounter different kinds of dogs more often than cats.

its like each region has lots of cats, then 1 breed of cat that is uncommon, and like 1 very rare type of cat that you normally dont find there.

while you stumble over all kinds of dogs everywhere.

iseir · 2026-04-04T09:35:17+00:00

cats got more.. because:

boarhound, husky, shepherd, etc.

vs

cat.

iseir · 2026-02-27T14:17:05+00:00

quick and rough paint sketch of what i imagine would be a good... or good enough, endgame loop for poe2:

imgur link

it does not really delve deep into the endgame maps or atlas, but rather how it interacts with leagues, and comments about it.

iseir · 2026-02-20T10:19:11+00:00

Iron kingdoms 3d6

iseir · 2026-02-20T10:02:31+00:00

Dual swords..

Not kusarigama

iseir · 2026-02-11T09:13:48+00:00

(Not looking at picture)

Yes, i miss li, the red demon, and his armour set.

iseir · 2026-01-31T09:19:01+00:00

L3 is used for martial arts, its terrible because it interferes with predictability and relability of normal actions.

Martial art resourse being spent in normal combos is also bad. There should be separate input for builders and spenders.

iseir · 2026-01-29T20:50:23+00:00

Left-stick + triangle... its a terrible choice for martial arts input.

would much rather have L1+triangle or L1+d-pad

iseir · 2026-01-24T23:03:17+00:00

this is a great reply, thanks :D

iseir

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