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Apr 8 2026 09:12am
It's good that I don't prioritise "herald farm" then I guess


Then your topic kind of pointless. Because the best setups, with warlock, are only really needed for herald farming. Anything else melts with trash gear and doesn't matter. Even on P8.

There is no point in a best weapon discussion if you are not considering and/or actively herald farming since everything else is fodder even with trash gear.
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Apr 8 2026 09:49am
All those debates are kinda useless right now, until they nerf warlock/ES

You can get 10x more than what you need already by simply using insight + spirit
100% impossible to die, 10x overkill dmg
It doesn’t mean that other options are bad… it means that you can only spend more money for zero improvement.
In fact, pretty much anything else is more expensive and worse.
Obsession results in less dps and a QoL loss cuz it has an annoying ctc weaken that often overrides your amp.
Now again, not bad at all, just more expensive and a little worse overall. Still too good. The point is not about what is good, everything is too strong right now. So just prioritize a cheap build with high QoL. That’s insight + spirit. You cannot in any possible way obtain a faster clear speed (overkill dmg is overkill dmg), nor can you obtain better QoL. It’s cheap, and in the current state of the game it’s also BiS because it has no downsides, nothing irritating about it. Just too much of everything, more than you could possibly need.

So… instead of having pointless debates, enjoy it while it last.
We will have real debates once the nerfs are done, and nobody can predict how/when it’ll be done.


Really for the nerf all they need to do is add dura loss and fix traditionally physical damage/aura’s applying full effect.

That being said, it’s 100% right that it doesn’t really matter damage wise currently.
Started my ssf chronicle offline with warlock and got to see just how broken it really is, went poleaxe, partizan then cv and it’s just stupid that with nothing higher than shael can do p8.
Insight/spirit/lore/authority is my main gear. I did try eth honor in nm for LL but swapped back to insight after getting decent rings

This post was edited by chickypoo on Apr 8 2026 09:50am
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Apr 8 2026 03:23pm
All those debates are kinda useless right now, until they nerf warlock/ES

You can get 10x more than what you need already by simply using insight + spirit
100% impossible to die, 10x overkill dmg
It doesn’t mean that other options are bad… it means that you can only spend more money for zero improvement.
In fact, pretty much anything else is more expensive and worse.
Obsession results in less dps and a QoL loss cuz it has an annoying ctc weaken that often overrides your amp.
Now again, not bad at all, just more expensive and a little worse overall. Still too good. The point is not about what is good, everything is too strong right now. So just prioritize a cheap build with high QoL. That’s insight + spirit. You cannot in any possible way obtain a faster clear speed (overkill dmg is overkill dmg), nor can you obtain better QoL. It’s cheap, and in the current state of the game it’s also BiS because it has no downsides, nothing irritating about it. Just too much of everything, more than you could possibly need.

So… instead of having pointless debates, enjoy it while it last.
We will have real debates once the nerfs are done, and nobody can predict how/when it’ll be done.


Idk everyone that always says this i dont think spends very much time farming t5 heralds, theres numerous ways you want you to min/max that experience since it takes like 4 hours each session
1. Dying sucks, especially since you cant leave the game you are in if you have mf bugged yourself. Not to mention losing your demon that you had to kill and then rebind to do the souls trick. You can easily die from lots of t5 packs depending on their mods if you don't have max res.
2. T5 packs can be omega tanky so you need max dps to kill them quickly.
3. You are gonna be also horking the bodies on a barb so that means avoiding anything that causes you to lose said body.

It's good that I don't prioritise "herald farm" then I guess



Well then idk what you are doing because latent sunders are the only thing if value worth farming at this point in the ladder

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Idk everyone that always says this i dont think spends very much time farming t5 heralds, theres numerous ways you want you to min/max that experience since it takes like 4 hours each session
1. Dying sucks, especially since you cant leave the game you are in if you have mf bugged yourself. Not to mention losing your demon that you had to kill and then rebind to do the souls trick. You can easily die from lots of t5 packs depending on their mods if you don't have max res.
2. T5 packs can be omega tanky so you need max dps to kill them quickly.
3. You are gonna be also horking the bodies on a barb so that means avoiding anything that causes you to lose said body.




Well then idk what you are doing because latent sunders are the only thing if value worth farming at this point in the ladder


nothing has value, min/maxing would involve getting a 2nd job irl to fund fg purchases if you can't afford it

the only thing on this game worth farming is aura farming B)
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Apr 8 2026 03:49pm
nothing has value, min/maxing would involve getting a 2nd job irl to fund fg purchases if you can't afford it

the only thing on this game worth farming is aura farming B)


The fun part is playing the game lol
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Apr 8 2026 08:15pm
Phoenix is a noob trap, this post is wild
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Apr 8 2026 08:21pm
All those debates are kinda useless right now, until they nerf warlock/ES

You can get 10x more than what you need already by simply using insight + spirit
100% impossible to die, 10x overkill dmg
It doesn’t mean that other options are bad… it means that you can only spend more money for zero improvement.
In fact, pretty much anything else is more expensive and worse.
Obsession results in less dps and a QoL loss cuz it has an annoying ctc weaken that often overrides your amp.
Now again, not bad at all, just more expensive and a little worse overall. Still too good. The point is not about what is good, everything is too strong right now. So just prioritize a cheap build with high QoL. That’s insight + spirit. You cannot in any possible way obtain a faster clear speed (overkill dmg is overkill dmg), nor can you obtain better QoL. It’s cheap, and in the current state of the game it’s also BiS because it has no downsides, nothing irritating about it. Just too much of everything, more than you could possibly need.

So… instead of having pointless debates, enjoy it while it last.
We will have real debates once the nerfs are done, and nobody can predict how/when it’ll be done.


^ conclusion :thumbsup:

Insight + spirit
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Apr 8 2026 10:55pm
Y’all can say whatever you want. I’m still going to be pointlessly aggressive with people who prefer marginally different setups over mine even if clear speeds are functionally identical. If you’re brave enough point that out I’ll just come up with even more obscure and irrational reasons my setup is better. My lack of common sense can outpace your reasoning skills so don’t even try, chumps.
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Apr 9 2026 03:15am
Heres the answer: It doesnt matter. I personally use Obsession to have an easy time with fhr, fcr and Resists, butbuse whatever floats your boat. Could be Wirts Leg.

Weapon damage as well as even Deadly Strike or Crit DO NOT MATTER. You will destroy the game in TZ P8 without any damage modifiers at all. Period.

This post was edited by Kaltrato on Apr 9 2026 03:16am
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Apr 9 2026 03:30am
Y’all can say whatever you want. I’m still going to be pointlessly aggressive with people who prefer marginally different setups over mine even if clear speeds are functionally identical. If you’re brave enough point that out I’ll just come up with even more obscure and irrational reasons my setup is better. My lack of common sense can outpace your reasoning skills so don’t even try, chumps.


Interesting,

what are your thoughts on this guy
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