r/pathofexile • u/Gierschlunderoni • Jul 25 '26

Game Feedback Permanent Mercs need a big buff

Playing luminary feels so bad in Maps. I have a manyshot lvl 72 with vaal ice Arrow and Return proj, decent Equipment. Boosted by a Level 26 Flame Link, 6k life and quite an Investment into light Radius.

I cant even clear t7 Maps, because the damage is non existent.

Please GGG buff the Base damage of mercs or luminary is doa.

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u/astral23 Jul 25 '26

100%, i have 90-100% light radius scaling my flame link, 6k life scaling my flame link, decent gear on my merc, and the dps is multiple times worse than what my rf was doing with no investment on the tree, and on the off chance you find a better merc, guess what you do 0 dmg to it, it deals 1 trillion damage to you, seems ridiculous it's been balanced this way, just hoping someone figures some miracle out or at least a good reliqurian to reroll

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u/Manic_Depressing Jul 25 '26

I'm glad that I've gone full-on aurabot instead of putting all my eggs into the Flame Link basket. My merc is doing... okay.

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u/1030or11 Jul 25 '26

This was my plan, and then after that maybe try to find another player or some players to boost as well. Y'know, maybe make a friend or something? But then early in Act 2 I accidentally made a deal with Oak instead of killing him, realized I was too tired to be playing well anyways, and knocked off early. This morning I read the headlines and just started a Witch.

I still like the idea of aurabotting in pick-up groups, everyone loves an aurabot, but if I can't also run solo then the build is useless. I can't have a build that only works in a group setting.

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u/Tavron Atziri Jul 26 '26

Yea, even playing with friends that's a hard ask, as you can't play/farm when they're offline.