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Hm, on a second test the chain was not endless but stopped at some point (like it used to with Lance). Weird...

I just tested both Citzal's Spirit Lance as well as Whisper otEP with Clear out/Clear the Path/Clean Sweep. This behaviour is new. It seems to trigger an endless cycle of "AoE triggers AoE". I'm pretty sure this has something to do with the new bugs: a) when used with an active ability both weapons suddenly omit recovery after the attack and keep attacking with the same ability until there's not resource anymore b) both weapons suddenly don't apply afflictions in an AoE anymore Something got changed and it also affects the synergy between Clear Out and Clean Sweep and both weapons' AoE. Clear the Path has NOT this behavior. This is clearly broken and a lot more bonkers than the "former" synergy of Lance + Clear Out was. That was powerful but not an endless chain reaction. I guess this will get fixed very soon.

Sure. SetClasslevel <companion_name> <base_class_name> <level> trueand then SetSubclass <companion_name> <base_class_name> <subclass_name>Then go an retrain. I don't know if you have to add the auto-passives from subclasses by hand or if they get added via retraining as well. For companion name just type "comp" and hit tab repeatedly until something like companion_clone(Pallegina) shows up. You can use tab to complete all parts of the command if you're not sure how the spelling is.

Sure! The Fear Ward alone is super good and will work well with Willbreaker (who loves to hit enemies with Resolve afflictions). Just remember that you can't have wards + chanter summons on the field at the same time.

Yeah I didn't say that Dragon Thrashed is good. I just said what would by the most effective way of using it in my opinion. That still doesn't mean it's good. Anyways: you can't make it so that it's worthwhile to build a whole char concept around it, but as an additional source of damage it's ok. I mean on a Helwalker the AoE is so big that you usually reach all the enemies and deal a little bit of dmg every tick. Once you stack it it's good against weak mobs. Against high AR enemies you should maybe switch to Soft Winds? I never tried: does Dragon Thrashed/Soft Winds trigger Staggered from Spirit Frenzy on the initial hit roll?

Reading your preferences: I would try a Sage (Helwalker/Wizard)..They have enormous synergies in melee as well as in spellcasting (+10 MIG, +10 INT, generates wounds by himself using Dance of Death and Alacrity). You can cover so much area with the +10 INT and the foe-only part of your AoE spells will be huge while your spell damage will get boosted by MIG. Just watch your health! A nice alternative for melee can be Battlemage (Fighter/Bloodmage). The tankiest of all (for a limited time) is the Arcane Knight. I would pick Goldpact/Bloodmage I guess. For spellcasting a Warlock (Furyshaper/Wizard) is great as well. His casting speed is unmatched. You get Frenzy +Bloodlust+Rapid Casting+Fury Ward and later Blood Thirst which sets recovery to 0 after a kill. Just spam-nuke away. If you use Infuse with Vital Essence you can remove Confused on a Berserker which means you are left with +2 PEN which can be a big deal for a spellcaster (at least on PotD). Spellblade (Assassin/Bloodmage) with Arkemyr's Brilliant Departure as favorite spell is also very fun to play: lurk in the shadows and assassinate enemies with AoE spells like Fireball etc. which get all the assassination bonuses. And with Bloodmage you can repeat that of times. Sneaky playstyle.

Yes. As we said: you can prevent those exploding bodies (leave no corpses) if you turn off "gib" in the game options menu.

Didn't we say that Helwalker/Troubadour would be best due to +10 MIG and INT? Also Thunderous Blows will give you +2 PEN with Dragon Thrashed.

I also would put my focus on INT, DEX and PER. MIG is not that important for a debuffer. My only gripe with Konstanten ist that he has lowish INT.

I actually like the tone/style of PoE better. But Deadfire is still very nice.

Ah ok. Good to know enemies also profit from that auto-hits weirdness. I tend to play interrupt-heavy. Maybe that's why I seldomly see those (lengthy) high level spells taking effect. Also Arcane Dampener (as reported by others to be a major pain in the backside) doesn't bother me a lot. I guess that sigil is just an oversight? Did you try to hit it with a Mage Slayer?

This type of behavior (at least with Spirit Lance) has been in the game since beta though.

You can solo all bosses with a lvl-1 ranger. Look at the "noober" build. What exactly do you want to know? This challenging build uses no items - so it's of course harder to solo the content with it than with some other builds.

Battle Forged profits from Turning Wheel and other melee stuff. It does tons of damage at high levels. Especially when using a Monk who can combine high health and endurance numbers as well as decent dmg bonuses.

You will get hit with a chanter as he can't stack as much defenses as other classes can. So it's totally fine. My chanter build that relies on self healing and only had okish defenses (Chillfog build, see the build list) could solo most encounters easily just by outhealing the enemies and release an invocation from time to time while chucking a potion of vital essence if he must. Key here was that healing bonuses like that from "Mercy and Kindness" also apply to potions of infused with Vital Essence and also to Wound Binding, giving you back a lot (if no all) your health (not speaking about endurance here). Combined with good defenses you will be fine. Veteran's Recovery, paired with Ancient Memory and Ancient Spirits is actually not bad. Especially when combined with Mercy and Kindness. Veteran's Recovery with high MIG might not be enough in long fights because Vet Recovery has a fixed duration and it's not that long. Potion consumption is often interrupted by buggy behavior. However, it is indeed crucial to not get hard-cc'd for a long time. Adragans with their long lasting petrity and Lagufaeth with Blowdarts can be really dangerous for a solo guy because even a graze can mean death. Luckily there are items (Fenwalkers, Aila Braccia and so on) that help. Do not only look for increased defenses but also at reduced afflicton duration (Fenwalkers, potion of recovery, Blaidh Golan). Those can really save the day. A trick for Chanters: in encounters where you get proned or stunned (Ogres for example): wear Blaidh Golan and Little Savior: the enhantments stack and leave you with +100 to all defenses while you are cc'd. Dragon Thrashed will continue to work when prone. If you dump a summon and then cast Withdraw on yourself (Black Sanctuary Shield) you can make yourself immune to any damage and attacks while Dragon Thrashed still works. If you switch to a one-handed weapon the chant will even get +12 ACC. It's a good "oh sh!it" button.

If you move while they fire you will generate a lot more misses on their part. If you hold position when they fire you will get hit a lot. It's not that broken - it's just poorly explained.

Oh, you are right. I just wondered why the defenses are SO low... Played him only for 2 hours or so now and am still finding stuff out with him. Ben Fidel is actuall way better than I thought. I took it because of Willbreaker (has good enchantments that trigger when enemies are shaken/frightened/terrified). I have to admit I never used Konstanten before and only did so because I'm playing SSS again at the moment. But after trying out a few things and coming up with this "debuffing" combo: the crit rate is astonishing (at this stage of the game where all his key abilites are online) - but the best part is that laughter. Jeez - I always find myself chuckling during fights because that guy debuffs stress so hard with his hysterical low timbre guffaw. And my own MC has a similar voice and also likes to laugh from time to time in combat. Not as joyfully, but together it's so much fun. Like Barry White and his brother beating up some thugs in an alley while having the fun of their lives... My wife came over to my desk last evening and wanted to know what's so funny.

Yes, somebody really likes fire damage. To be fair: I think most of the burn PL stuff is backers' content.

Huh? Maybe they did something with WotEP so that it works now. They surely did something because its AoE doesn't transport afflictions from abilities like GOuging Strike, Stunning Surge etc. anymore. Somebody did some tinkering and it didn't end well. https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/107888-bug-citzals-lance-not-working-with-affliction-causing-abilities/

You can use mine: https://www.dropbox.com/s/aksyw0xfuchc1fd/Hyleon%20%28TempleofToamowhai%29%20%28f9c897b3-bd46-4c0e-9148-d236ebfea8c2%29%20%28LAX-123ABCDEFG%29%20%28947299715%29.savegame?dl=0 You will find my MC Monk standing in front of some dummies. He has Spirit Lance equipped. Combat hasn't started yet (obviously). If you use Stunning Surge on the dummies you will notice that only the initial target gets stunned AND also only the initial target gets Resonances from Resonant Touch. Switch to Hand Mortars (first weapon set). Use Stunning Surge and observe how all dummies get stunned and all get Resonances from Resonant Touch. This is how Citzal's etc. worked before this bug (I hope it's a bug).

Did you experience a wizard who was casting Arcane Cleanse on you? I didn't. I guess your biggest concern atm is that your latest build might not be able to resist everything...? Fair enough - however, I tested Arcane Cleanse just for you and here are the factual results (4.0.1): - It's an auto-hit (like Thrust of Tattered Veils and Minor Missiles) - It can't be reflected because it's not a targeted spell but an (friendly fire) AoE spell; in fact the reflection spell will get removed as well. - It can be resisted by Spell Resistance (like from Xoti's Lantern, Mage Slayer passive, the general passive ability and so on - chances stack multiplicatively, meaning that 20% & 20% don't result in 40% but rather get evaluated one after the other which means 0.8*0.8-1 = 36%) Neutral bystanders will see this as an offensive spell and turn hostile if they get hit. Since it's friendly fire and the AoE is huuuge you can easily hit your party members and bystanders with it accidentially. Since there are other spells that have no attack resolution (see above) and since that's intended I guess it's the same case here. But there have been cases where devs simply forgot to add the attack resolution (Charge for example) and patched it in later. This may also be the case here. This last part is open to discussion. You are welcome missus. edit: terrible typos

You have to opt out of the master branch and into beta branch. Your game usually runs on the master (stable/release) branch. CHanges of the beta become master at some point - and your game gets updated accordingly. If you switch to the beta branch you can play the game with the newest beta patch, but it might be unstable and your game will not get updated to the master braches' new (stable) version once it arrives. You'll have to opt out of the beta then and back into the master. You can do this with two clicks or so in Steam.

Great Swords that are especially powerful?

You get a monk who is dominated by you.

No - that's not what we are saying. The description is kind of borked. For every corpse in a 5 m radius (base, it's huge) you trigger an instance of the AoE healing-over-time effect (1.5 meter radius) that is described. But it lasts quite long.