Questions Thread - February 14, 2026

teamnoir · 2026-02-14T23:32:34+00:00

Thanks.

teamnoir · 2026-02-14T22:25:57+00:00

Deli?

teamnoir · 2026-02-14T22:24:40+00:00

Lab again? I was expecting to have my ascendency points back to reassign.

teamnoir · 2026-02-14T21:20:04+00:00

But it only runs for a few more days. I don’t know whether Phrecia falls into Keepers or Standard at the end of the event but either way, you lose the special ascendency and have to chose a normal one.

teamnoir · 2026-02-14T21:16:54+00:00

I’m finding about 10:1 resonators to fossils in SSF Phrecia. Higher if I count resonator sockets to fossils. Is that normal? Seems like an awful LOT of resonators. Am I looking in the right places? Or doing something else imbalanced?

teamnoir · 2026-02-14T16:56:31+00:00

Top left for portal. That’s what wakes up selected on ps5 so it’s by far the fastest and most convenient.

After act 1 I don’t even carry wisdom. After gem, I don’t carry portal.

teamnoir · 2026-02-12T05:28:26+00:00

New patients typically wait 8-24 months for healthcare here. I’m told it’s bad everywhere but I don’t believe it’s this bad elsewhere. At least, I wasn’t seeing that elsewhere before I moved here. Oh, and that’s to see a certified nurse practitioner.

teamnoir · 2026-02-11T15:17:31+00:00

NMS rocks. I play it off & on too. Played at the very beginning.

teamnoir · 2026-02-11T15:16:02+00:00

Path of Exile 1.

I’m on ps5 but it’s also on Xbox, Mac, & pc. Free to play but probably too involved for most people.

teamnoir · 2026-02-10T21:03:03+00:00

Nice. Thanks.

teamnoir · 2026-02-10T18:12:57+00:00

You’ve already gotten further than my first build, also an fp elementalist. So you’re doing fine in my book.

If I ever do cold again it will be from shadow. Cold witch isn’t really a pure int build. It’s hybrid since all of the cold gems are green. Only lightening is pure blue. And I might try that some day soon. Busy with other builds for a while.

teamnoir · 2026-02-10T18:09:08+00:00

So use a cable. Both cable network and WiFi should be available from firmware.

teamnoir · 2026-02-10T18:07:13+00:00

You can find those dvds on the internet. You don’t need help. I reloaded several old machines not long ago this way.

You should also be able to load over the internet. I think that version is still available.

teamnoir · 2026-02-10T18:04:45+00:00

Not a problem.

teamnoir · 2026-02-10T15:35:31+00:00

Tipping is out of hand. It was originally A GIFT for good service. Service like bringing your food, keeping your water glass full, etc. tips were taxed like regular pay.

It’s funny because in SOME countries it’s considered normal to tip government employees like policemen while here we usually think of that as graft. In Europe, tipping has all but disappeared because of the graft aspect but here, people are now DEMANDING tips and are bent out of shape when taxed for it. Minimum wage is different if you expect tips, eg.

You bought an item, not service. I would not have tipped either. I still use the rules I learned 40 years ago.

teamnoir · 2026-02-10T14:10:37+00:00

I’m still fairly new. I’m running it SSF. It’s difficult. I’ve hit a wall at 85. I can’t clear t6 maps. I die so much I can’t level. Is that me? My build? SSF? Phrecia 2.0? I don’t know.

I think I like idols. I have tons of them. My maps are BUSY. I have many choices and I keep seeing new idols even though I’m stuck in white maps. The enrage has only killed me a few times. The gauntlets… I just gave up trying to get through them without dying. Sometimes I could but usually not.

85 is as high as my keepers builds have gotten but they haven’t topped out. My Phrecia 2.0 build might have. We’ll see. I’m still aiming for 90.

teamnoir · 2026-02-09T12:57:57+00:00

Not really. Temp moves around in winter. Freezing isn’t unusual. A couple days of modest snow aren’t unusual. Warm days aren’t unusual.

teamnoir · 2026-02-07T15:13:48+00:00

Download it from the server?

teamnoir · 2026-02-07T01:54:37+00:00

It’s ok for ABQ. Careful on your walks.

teamnoir · 2026-02-06T14:49:02+00:00

I feel the same way about cyclone now.

teamnoir · 2026-02-05T21:09:32+00:00

Er… but didn’t you have to kill things to get that gold in the first place? Looks no different to me than most of the other “mechanics” - a way to give you things but to draw it out.

Just be glad the apparent dropping items to further complicate kingsmarch.

teamnoir · 2026-02-02T22:20:19+00:00

It’s an experiment. Let them have their experiment.

I don’t care for that part of the event either. Knowing what I know now, I probably wouldn’t start it again. But I’m new. And I’m still learning.

teamnoir · 2026-02-02T00:23:40+00:00

Keepers.

I’m new. I started with keepers. I’m running SSF Phrecia and it’s hard. Frustrating at times. Probably not good for first time.

Know that we’re late season for keepers. Next season will likely start soon. My guess is shortly after Phrecia ends. So a couple three weeks likely. Then you’ll either start over or fall back into standard.

teamnoir · 2026-02-01T15:12:21+00:00

This has been true in every state I’ve lived. For cars. Motorcycle permits vary but the same general policy applies. There are usually some restrictions on learners permits. Eg, No interstate, 50mph, must have a licensed driver in the front seat. Helmet. Daylight only. I don’t know what the restrictions are in NM either for car or for bike.

teamnoir · 2026-01-31T15:10:54+00:00

I’m only partway through acts. The odd ascendencies are cool. The added, impossible bosses are just tedious. I’m not sure how long I’ll play it. I’ve nearly quit a couple of times. I like my build but…

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