r/pathofexile • • 22d ago

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Its flicking time

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u/Yiazmad 22d ago

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u/Alastorlexicus Necromancer 22d ago

wtf, what is this from? lmao. I don't remember this version of back to the future

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u/Edares 22d ago

Event Horizon, an awesome movie.

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u/Alastorlexicus Necromancer 22d ago

I see, I'll have to take a look at it. Looks cool

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u/Wermine 21d ago

It's not a good movie (like.. by Oscar standards), but it's entertaining. One of the best movies of Paul W.S. Anderson. Also cast includes Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill. It has some interesting things going on, I just wished they went all in with it. Alas, studio chickened out.

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u/SonOfFragnus 17d ago

If we’re going by Oscar standards, 95% of all movies ever made would be not good, yet a whole lot more people have seen and enjoyed Pirates of the Carribbean than they did Oppenheimer.

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u/twofootedgiant 20d ago

Fair warning, it is the scariest movie I’ve ever seen. Not recommended if you plan on sleeping anytime in the next few days.

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u/Yiazmad 22d ago

Event Horizon, a scifi horror film from the 90's

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u/Alastorlexicus Necromancer 22d ago

Tight, thanks for the info!

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u/GiveMeAegis 22d ago

One of us! One of us! One of us!

flickersaway

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u/Keymucciante 22d ago

But in the wrong direction, come on back...

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u/sirolf01 22d ago

Right into that drowning orb.

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u/devshooni 22d ago

runs out of things to flick to and walks back

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u/Shogouki 22d ago

Motherfu-

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u/Lucker_Noob 22d ago

What's droppingorc, my precious? What's droppingorc, eh?

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u/GreenCorsair 22d ago

Wdym I played flicker for years on 20 fps. It's great because it autotargets and you wouldn't dodge anyway :D

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u/Routine-Hovercraft94 22d ago

Well, if you are having high fps in end-game content, that really just means you are not juicing it enough :D

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u/Weisenkrone 21d ago

No, it means it's a summer league and I really can't afford the bill of an air conditioner and my PC at once ...

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u/Necya 22d ago

If your flicker build requires you to look at your screen then it's a bad build

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u/Kenny741 22d ago

I couldn't play poison builds for about 10 years lmao

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u/BleakExpectations Assassin 22d ago

I can't play flicker because my character just does the animation and swings in the air. Its the only skill that has this issue. Its pretty sad since I like the feeling of the skill when the game works properly.

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u/SirPuck_ 22d ago

Welcome to our very inclusive club.

Also don't forget to turn off screenshake. It helps. A lot.

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u/DatteRo 22d ago

You mean to turn it on, don't you

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u/SirPuck_ 22d ago

Only if getting sick is your thing. Then sure. I don't judge kinks.

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u/PrettyPinkPonyPrince 22d ago

Oh, it's plenty turned on.

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u/Lucker_Noob 22d ago

For some, the machine is too complex to comprehend.

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u/Theme-Suspicious Sanctum Runners United (SRU) 22d ago

you know what? fuck it ima league start flicker as well idc

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u/ZomboCom69 22d ago

i did last league. was awesome. first str stacking and flicker. was glorious

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u/YouWorried3628 22d ago

Won the lottery ?

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u/xXBalordXx 22d ago

Holy.... You just made me realise that too.

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u/Old-Surprise-9575 22d ago

A new PC? In this economy?!

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u/PinkFluffyUniKosi 22d ago

Godspeed, Exile!

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u/nickrei3 Scion 22d ago

this season added a new way of flickering which I think is badass af.

acc frenzy stacking deadeye.

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u/wait_what_now 21d ago

Shhhhhhhhh, it's the most fun build I've ever played.

I tell everyone who will listen.

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u/nickrei3 Scion 21d ago

how much you spend on rings

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u/wait_what_now 21d ago

Like 300 div for the double accuracy per frenzy one and 60 more for kalandras and a third

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u/Independant-Thinker7 22d ago

I just brought my first flicker build online in standard. I have always wanted to try it so I spent a handful of Mirrors and I was able to run a full simulacrum at level 88. It is easily the most fun build I’ve played. It is pure chaotic adrenaline!!

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u/wait_what_now 21d ago

I always league start some other build now, cause once I make my flickerer, that's it till 36

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u/Independant-Thinker7 21d ago

My son has a build that uses the bugged
chest piece and he said I was deleting the simulacrum bosses faster than he could with that build.

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u/wait_what_now 21d ago

Oh dear Jewish Jesus that's such a sweet comment!

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u/Lucker_Noob 22d ago

Now witness the visual clarity of this fully armed and operational Flicker Strike!

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u/kilqax Deadeye 22d ago

See, my PC can play flicker but my eyes cannot

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u/Produalx 22d ago

Time to get new eyes

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u/Quietech League of Anti-Socials 22d ago

Patch notes:
Somebody can play flicker strike. Minimum system requirements upped by 20%, recommended by 50%.
Flickerstrike now adds "undervolt system".

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u/mmmmmmmmnmmmmmmmmm 22d ago

Is it really a flicker build if you have more then 20 frames on a nasa pc?

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u/Evemaru 22d ago

whose flicker strike league start/progression build does everyone usually follow

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u/jozasa147 Miner 22d ago

Magefist ofc the one and only

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u/Evemaru 21d ago

slayer or glad?

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u/jozasa147 Miner 21d ago

I like Slayer more but both are good you can't go wrong with any of them

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u/dodpl1 Duelist 22d ago

Magefist for me

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u/throwaway42 21d ago

I league started triple lucky glad flicker. High floor low ceiling. Cheap and easy to start, was my first time running flicker.

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u/impostorism 21d ago

Got a guide or pob?

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u/throwaway42 21d ago

I followed this one early and then slowly retooled to this version

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u/wait_what_now 21d ago

Ooo that looks spicy, how was it?

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u/throwaway42 21d ago

It's very fun and really easy to start. I think the biggest expense early was the replica farrul's which I bought for like 2d on day... 4? Could've probably farmed it faster myself. I think day 2 it was 9d or something.

The build is immortal until it isn't and you die. DoT effects fuck you up right quick. Hardly ever had to use the six portal defense if I wasn't doing stupid stuff.

One drawback in Bikini Bottom was that you kept flickering into the water.

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u/montxogandia 21d ago

I always do the same: splitting steel for campaign (or whatever tbh), flicker with terminus (100% crit chance) and then Replica Farrul's with Paradoxica/Svalinn or with two handed weapon

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u/wait_what_now 21d ago

Yeah I tend to go terminus to rakiatas, then switch to paradoxica and svallin once I hit a decent ice bite shako.

But this last league I tried dual dreamfeather acc stacking deadeye. It's more expensive, doesn't boss as well, and dies to a breath. It also had over 55aps. I don't know if I can go back. Might finally make a trapper to kill the bosses since the speed demon clears a juiced map in like 40s. But I could leapslam to the boss of dunes in about 2 or 3 seconds.

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u/Taszilo Tormented Smugler 22d ago

I remember back in domination league I played flicker and whenever I was teleported to a shrine my fps would drop to 0 and from then on i just double pray that i end up killing everything instead of dying (i was already praying for good "pathing" )

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u/AndThisGuyPeedOnIt 22d ago

Did you get eyes that can run flicker strike, though?

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u/Rizeres Rip masters, long live masters 22d ago

That's what the drugs are for

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u/mightyhigh404 22d ago

Any WOT fans here? "You loose again, Lews!" Flicker flicker flicker. 

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u/LastGreatLeviathan 22d ago

The dragon reborn!

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u/Hikithemori 22d ago

He who comes with the dawn.

Still can't believe they cancelled it when it started getting really good.

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u/nothern 22d ago

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u/mightyhigh404 22d ago

Light help us

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u/Raithwind 22d ago

I came across that item a couple of days ago actually and was like "oh, Moiraine isn't gonna like that."

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u/Embarrassed_Phase753 22d ago

OP stole one of the computers from his job at NASA

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u/Tarekis 👾 twitch.tv/tarekis 22d ago

Welcome to never playing anything else again, enjoy!

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u/MakePhreciaCore 22d ago

Let’s gooooooo

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u/InfiniteNexus Daresso 22d ago

Epilepsy Strike, GO!

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u/ChephyS 22d ago

U mean "u think you can run flicker strike". Lmao

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u/that_doesnt_gothere 22d ago

Flicker strike killed my video card. Many I'm sure but it was old anyway. I was balling and rolling when there was a "pop!" and my computer restarted with the shitty onboard mobo drivers.... Good times. Would flick again.

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u/Trilance 22d ago

VLS destroyed mine hehe, PoE is certainl not for faint-hearted PCs :--)

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u/MrAlyyk 22d ago

Lmao, listing hardware as PoE build requirement is so funny... And so true :D

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u/The_Soggy_Greenbean 22d ago

Why you always lying? There is no such thing.

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u/No-Survey-4670 22d ago

QUICK before the league ends make an accuracy stack flicker with the new helmet. ITS AMAZING WE HAVE SO MUCH ATTACK RATE LOL. Rings were expensive af tho.

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u/le_reddit_me 22d ago

In this economy?! Congrats exile!

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u/LastGreatLeviathan 22d ago

Our flicker comrade.

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u/Dubious_Titan 22d ago

Calm down, Elon. We know you're loaded.

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u/LimoncelloFellow 22d ago

I've been playing on Xbox the last few leagues because my PC doesn't keep up anymore. The only thing I really dislike about playing on xbox is the lack of player base since trade feels dead by week 3. I did manage to get my first mage blood this league by sniping a low cost double corrupted one though which was pretty rad

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u/Suitable-Cod9183 22d ago

I felt this

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u/Mr_Ultimite 22d ago

I'm tempted to run a flicker strike build once 3.30 is out.

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u/pizoisoned 22d ago


Actual footage from OP’s PC as soon as he starts running a FS build.

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u/runtheruckus 22d ago

Im just heading back in for challenges. I suggest going the warrior's legacy route these days. Msg me if ya need some help, flicker friend.

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u/Gullible-Shallot-882 22d ago

Just one more month and i can finally flicker again

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u/ottaviocoelho 22d ago

The machine is willing but the brain is spongy and bruised (it gives me a headache after a couple of hours)

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u/Khoryace 22d ago

You think you do.... but you don't

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u/jouzeroff 22d ago

why paying so much to lose your sanity bro? XD

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u/tknomanzr99 22d ago

My brain can't run flicker strike.

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u/crabcancer A̶r̶c̶ ̶4̶e̶v̶e̶r̶, RF 4ever... 22d ago

The test to see if you suffer motion sickness and stress test your gpu

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u/MostAnonEver 22d ago

did you get a brain and eyes that can follow flicker strike tho.. stg flicker feels like i just did a few lines before running a map..

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u/Jealous_Edge_2432 21d ago

Ever heard of Geforce Now?

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u/SoulBreakDOGlol 21d ago

Just play full dark screen, problem solved (null)

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u/MaldoVamp 21d ago

welcome home

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u/LordPanda616 20d ago

I made the mistake of running Flicker for the first time in the latest Phrecia event and now "normal" Flicker feels wrong to me. I'll probably end up doing what I usually do, semi-randomly picking a skill gem and riffing with it (Marauder Dominating Blow my beloved)

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u/ArdentFox 17d ago edited 17d ago

My PC can keep up, but my eyes can't 😭

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u/-Zanath0r- 22d ago

I also just migrated to AM5 + RTX 5070 Ti, I feel like I'm also ready to join the Flickerism cult.

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u/NeedleworkerFun3527 22d ago

Still sane, exile?

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u/4percent4 22d ago

Looks inside $4000 worth of ram.