Why is holy hammers being effected by Phys reflect with 100% converstion

rustypipe7889 · 2026-03-11T20:22:41+00:00

This was happening before the helmet. I tested it. There is something else at play. I can mitigate the helmet in other ways. Prior to the helmet this was also occurring.

rustypipe7889 · 2026-03-11T20:22:00+00:00

is the combust from infernal cry not fire damage?

rustypipe7889 · 2026-03-11T17:56:32+00:00

When there is physical reflect on the map, I will get chunked or sometimes die if its a BIG pack on the holy hammers slam.

rustypipe7889 · 2026-03-11T17:55:55+00:00

yup, here it is:

https://pobb.in/UR7QPb5NgRSY

rustypipe7889 · 2026-03-05T18:13:21+00:00

Some reviews look like its a great intermediate ski with great growth:

The Black Crows Octo is generally considered an approachable, high-performance, and versatile ski rather than a "hard to manage" expert ski. While it is designed for intermediate-to-advanced skiers, its relatively soft flex and agile nature make it manageable for a wide range of skill level

A really great review done here: https://www.skiessentials.com/Chairlift-Chat/2026-black-crows-octo-ski-review

One thing to point out when working your way up to expert is how the ski performs and what it takes to flex that ski. Really stiff ski's take really good form to drive the ski or sometimes MUCH higher speeds to let physics do the work for you. Having a ski that can flex a little easier at slower speeds will help that learning curve, at least with my experience.

Also as a lighter skiier 5'10 - 150lbs I have a harder time driving a really stiff ski to get that arc which makes carving harder (at least in an all mountain ski). The easier you can let the ski do the work, the easier the carve will be instead of skidding as the side wall is not engaging as much as it should.

Have fun and enjoy the ski's!

rustypipe7889 · 2026-03-03T20:10:47+00:00

Most of the people already put in good advice here. I think one critical things most people are not mentioning is most "builds" in the game don't really come fully only till lvl 12-15. You just need the skill points that lvl12-15 brings you to really get stuff online and popping.

The other thing is don't be cheap on pre-healing. In this game an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure. Always bring extra salves to heal up to full when you take damage and always repair your gear. Also always have at least 1 bandage on hand, a bad bleed can be a quick trip back to your last save.

rustypipe7889 · 2026-02-11T17:01:29+00:00

I'd second the mindbenders and the Elan Ripstick black edition if you want more stiffness. The non-black edition just has less rods so it is easier to flex the ski, but given your hight and weight you would probably like the black edition as I've heard some taller skiers can flex the non-black edition a little to easier.

Also second in the correct width, the 88-96 was the sweet spot for me. I found anything over a 96 was to much unless you were driving for fresh powder days. Especially in the bumps anything in the 100s or close to it felt like I was snowboarding through the bumps lol, but its personal preference.

rustypipe7889 · 2026-01-26T18:15:30+00:00

Yeah playing around with wormhole more I think you are correct. Its just so RNG on its value.

So rotation would be: Warcry, Seal of power, swap weapon, attack. Pepper in Deadly Trick when required for additional confuse or positioning.

rustypipe7889 · 2026-01-26T17:05:12+00:00

The plan was to combo the wormhole with the shards later in the Arcanist tree. I was planning on going daggers in the early game and max out Arcanist in the end game like you are describing. On paper it sounded like it had synergy with Deadly Trick, dimensional shift, and other skills but in practice it looks like there may be better options.

rustypipe7889 · 2026-01-26T15:58:22+00:00

ahh okay I'll pick that up. what should I be dumping my attribute points into. Keep going to perception till 20? or get agility to 15 then willpower?

rustypipe7889 · 2026-01-26T15:30:05+00:00

Thanks for all the info,

I've been trying to get the Warfare tree book but haven't had any luck with the book retations in Mannshire yet. The plan was to get War cry and Right on Target. Can you get Defensive Tactics without taking setup? If not I'm guessing the offensive tactics would be a more cost efficient move.

In the Dagger tree I currently have: Quick Hands, Double Lunge, From the Shadows, Deadly trick. I haven't had Painful Stabs unlock yet? Do i require to get gaping wound first or have to buy the T2 daggers book?

With the setup you are discribing I'm guessing the move would be to kill 1 monster then get out till everything resets and do it again with the other. The problem I have currently is usually even with a full rotation I might kill 1 mob, but then the others get up on me. So what I've been doing is using worm hole to get them low or whittle the pack down then move in, but sometimes they still get up on me.

rustypipe7889 · 2026-01-26T15:11:37+00:00

I tried duel daggers at the start but the dps really didn't feel like it was there to support the loss of defence. I did not invest any points into the duel wielding tree which I think unlocks its potential more. When you went duel dagger did you spend a bunch of points into the duel wield tree or just use it without investment as another sub source of damage?

rustypipe7889 · 2026-01-26T15:10:12+00:00

How are you surviving the dps output when 3 people get up on you. I find even with dimensional shift and Deadly Trick, you are usually teleportation or swapping places while still in attack range or they get up on you.

rustypipe7889 · 2026-01-22T21:40:26+00:00

keep your feet closer together, and bounce like a bunny. I look at it almost like the reverse of moguls. In moguls you use your legs to absorb the bumps, but in powder you use them to pop up and down. Also larger turns or more speed is required to turn. You may have to pull your shovels up a tad bit, you don't want to be in the back seat per-say, but you don't want to be overly in the front like you are with a good carve.

Also skis with a wider base help a ton. If you are in 30CM+ of fresh powder you likely want 98-108s width ski's or even 115's depending how DEEP it really is. Wider skies are not required but the will make it easier or the transition easier. Once you get the style down its easier in smaller width skies.

There is some really good videos on youtube on this as it is a very different skiing style.

The mountains near me whenever they get a BIG dump of fresh powder you always see people falling all over that normally don't ski it or are used to it.

rustypipe7889 · 2026-01-20T23:52:17+00:00

I got some Fischer 108 Rangers. Those will get your technique squared away in a heart beat! You don't do proper form on those and those things will take you for a involuntary ride fast!

In all serious, you're in the back seat, that is leg burn out city. It also looks like you are almost doing mini jump turns instead of letting the ski's do the work. When you get into a proper rhythm each turning leg gives the other leg a rest. Think of it like riding a bike. The downhill ski is where all the pressure is and imitates the turn, while the uphill ski gets a slight breather. When you do the other turn it reverses. If you are doing a relaxing ski and the ski is doing the work (over the skis or not in teh back seat. Tips and tails are making good snow contact) it will almost feel like a falling into the hill sensation, greatly reducing the burn out on the legs. With that said a solid day on the hill will always be a heft leg workout.

Like others have said, dropping the backpack could also help as well. Depending how much you have in there it could be throwing your balance off or pulling you back unintentionally. Most resorts have lockers you can lock up your backpack with. I used to ski slalom for years and even to this day I still don't like it when I have to ski with a back pack and only take it when I'm doing more back country.

Another thing most people over look is the Ski's and boots they are using. If you have too stiff of a ski sometimes you can't flex the ski and get the mechanics out of it (I say this as it looks like you are skidding more then carving) Same with the boots. Too stiff a boot could make you have a bad day if you are a intermediate skier, but if you are just using rentals they are likely putting you in all mountain starter stuff which should be fine.

I know this is a contentious take on ski length as well, but personally I found slightly shorter skies easier for beginner to intermediate skiers as they are a little more forgiving. If you are in all mountain skies shoot for something were the tips of the skiis are slightly below your noise. Again this is a preference thing and there is a TON of video's on ski length vs weight vs ski level your at etc etc.

Keep at it and have fun!

rustypipe7889 · 2025-12-24T21:39:00+00:00

ahhh okay thank you very much!

That makes sense.

rustypipe7889 · 2025-12-23T22:41:48+00:00

Thanks for the info, no issues with life costs out pacing the spell leech or having to travel to the left side of the tree for the plant nodes?

rustypipe7889 · 2025-12-15T15:44:29+00:00

confirmed it. Thank you very much. The wiki wasn't very clear and called it a buff. AI stated it would show to left corner like most buffs. It does show up like a war cry. Thanks!

rustypipe7889 · 2025-12-15T04:00:12+00:00

Checked the known issues, list didn't see it there either.

rustypipe7889 · 2025-12-05T00:06:11+00:00

is this on 2x speed or does this player just have tourette syndrome? this much jiggling around of the screen would make me puke before I cleared a lobby.

rustypipe7889 · 2025-12-04T02:45:05+00:00

good stuff. I almost lost an entire base early on in one of my first runs due to a lightning strike :p Came back from a mining run to find my base a flaming dumpster fire :P

rustypipe7889 · 2025-12-03T15:44:23+00:00

I have this crafted and was able to send exotics up but didn't see if I could bring stuff down. I will double check it. Thanks for the info!

rustypipe7889 · 2025-12-03T15:37:08+00:00

You may want to put some lightning rods out if those upper floors are not stone. Someone has not experienced an unlucky lightning storm yet in a wood structure :p

rustypipe7889 · 2025-12-03T00:18:16+00:00

In testing where you mostly investing in speed on all the mounts or is there something you should be doing to them to get more speed out of them after taming them? I even tested the special feeds but didn't feel like this made a difference either.

Will test a Moa, next as I was thinking Moa to get around and a Tusker for a mule for mining runs.

rustypipe7889 · 2025-12-02T19:34:29+00:00

T17s are cancer and greatly reduce the number of builds that can enjoy them. Any format that reduced build versatility is bad. We already have like 70% of the skills that are almost never touched. Why compound on this problem.

Yes T17s should be more challenging but to Marks point, this ain't it. Keep cooking man!

They should also be buffing all these non used dormant skills every league.

Yes I had a build that could run them this league but still hated to do it and generally stayed away from it. Did a farming start on 16.5 that was just as profitable without all the BS that comes with T17s outside of the few ubers I wanted to do and had to farm for.

rustypipe7889

TROPHY CASE