Mechanical Questions Thread

This will seem like an idiotic question, but why is it I can't dual wield a mace with a wand?

I was hoping to try out singularity along with my void battery, but it won't let me.
nvm. :D
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Last edited by Moridin79#6328 on Sep 23, 2016, 12:41:17 PM
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Pen_Island wrote:
This will seem like an idiotic question, but why is it I can't dual wield a mace with a wand?

At the moment, PoE can't handle dualwielding melee and ranged weapons together.
I'm not in the mood of reading 143 pages, so, if the answer to this question exists in this thread, just say so, and I'll find it.

IIQ "suffers" from diminishing returns. Are we provided with the math formula on this?
Sometimes, just sometimes, you should really consider adapting to the world, instead of demanding that the world adapts to you.
Just wondering why i cant unlock Crystal veins map and the bonus in my atlas. I done it many time both normal magic and rare. I have unlocked the other maps Close to it, Factory and channel.
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WolfShrike wrote:
is the enchantment device in lab supposed to overwrite the implicit on the new base items?
seems counter intuitive since enchantments are supposed to enhance an item not brick it.


It does overwrites because only one implicit is allowed. You have a choice to make.
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moudronos wrote:
Hello,

just a quick question.

If i have a physical damage skill (bladefall, EK, etc.) linked with for instance Rapid Decay support and that skill applies poison via any other source than poison support gem (passive node, equipment, ascendancies etc.) - meaning Poison support gem is not linked to that phys. damage skill gem - will the applied poison be affected by Rapid Decay support multiplier or is that just a waste of a skill gem?

Thank you for reading


You need an active skill gem with a duration tag for rapid decay to be "supported". Then if that skill has the capacity to apply poison (physical and/or chaos damage) then yes.
Last edited by KevT90#3108 on Sep 23, 2016, 3:33:53 PM
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KoKid wrote:
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moudronos wrote:
Hello,

just a quick question.

If i have a physical damage skill (bladefall, EK, etc.) linked with for instance Rapid Decay support and that skill applies poison via any other source than poison support gem (passive node, equipment, ascendancies etc.) - meaning Poison support gem is not linked to that phys. damage skill gem - will the applied poison be affected by Rapid Decay support multiplier or is that just a waste of a skill gem?

Thank you for reading


You need an active skill gem with a duration tag for rapid decay to be "supported". Then if that skill has the capacity to apply poison (physical and/or chaos damage) then yes.


Related question:

Let's say I use Bear Trap and link it with Poison. Bear Trap has a "Duration" tag but doesn't actually do any DoT damage. Will Rapid Decay benefit both the base damage of Bear Trap or just the Poison inflicted after the initial trap trigger?
Fresh builds all day.
Rapid decay should affect all forms of "damage over time" that the bear trap deals. But it doesn't deal any damage over time by default. But say, you used added fire and it crit and ignited the enemy. Then yes, it would affect the ignite damage.

I have a question - does the "Nearby enemies have -20% chaos resistance" from Void Beacon on Occultist stack with multiple players? What about the "Enemies you curse take 10% increased damage?"
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Mark_GGG wrote:
Hi

I'm Mark_GGG, and I know how PoE works. If you'd also like to, this thread is for you.

We're trying out something new as a way for people with mechanical questions to get answers. People can post mechanical questions in this thread, and every few days I'll come by and answer as many as I can. This is specifically for questions about game mechanics - I can't tell you why a balance change was made, whether something will get nerfed, or what option is "best" for a given build. So if you have questions like "Does X support Y?", "What order do A, B, and C happen in when I get hit?", or "Why do the calculations come out this way when I take this passive?", I can help. Questions like "What will the next league be?", "How do people level so fast?", or "What were you thinking when you nerfed X?" are off topic for this thread, and I'm not going to be answering them.

I'm not perfect, and some things I'll have to look up. It might take me longer to get an answer to your question than someone else's - please be patient in this case. I will be doing my best to answer every mechanical question asked in the thread, although this is on top of my other work, so again, please be patient in waiting for me to get to things. If you ask about announced, but unreleased content (such as unique items shown in previews before the patch that adds them to the game), please understand such things are not always final when shown, and not all the answers might exist yet.

This doesn't mean I won't still be replying in other parts of the forum, so don't feel you have to ask things here to get answers.

That's pretty much all I have to say, so let's get the questions rolling!

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Here's a link to just the GGG posts in this thread, for people who just want to see answers.


Hi Mark, is herald of Ash MTX supposed to work with ancestral warchief totem?

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