socket connections and economy woes: replacing a Tabula Rasa

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DirkAustin wrote:

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johnKeys wrote:

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DirkAustin wrote:

Remove one of the other gems if phys to lightning is so important.

I'm going to regret this Dirk, but let's just for a second assume you are listening to yourself.
read it again. see the bolded part? tell me what is wrong with this picture.

Dunno, you tell me. Either you trade, or you use tabula or you gamble one yourself.

fixed. and Bingo.

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DirkAustin wrote:

Want a 6L, go to Vorici.

right. trading. you already mentioned it.
trading, and/or a seriously thick skull for grinding over ten thousand Alterations, each consisting of 20 shards, without your brains oozing out, until maybe RNG will randomly yield.

since 6L is for skills, why not actually make that a gameplay thing? like for example same Vorici missions earn you things that add up, into a "one time use 6-linking device", and successfully completing higher level Vorici missions with tougher Exiles (or crazier stipulations), add up faster?

don't answer that.
the answer, is economy.
that's your "why not" right there. why fucking randomness everywhere, instead of gameplay, and risk/reward. why your character is quite literally the result of a dice roll.

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johnKeys wrote:

EDIT: @Manocean, I'm talking about finishing a build. finalizing it. getting the final skill setup. filling up all sockets in a 6-link because that's typically what you want to do with a skill in a game with items that have 6 sockets.
max. out.

P.S and completely off-topic: I liked your short bare-metal computer videos.

Yea you can't max out a build without a nice 6L I agree.

Glad you liked that, haha, fun stuff.

if you're really looking for a 6l potcg i can sell you one for just 15ex!!!

Just buy one of those corrupted chests with the right colors for an exalt or so

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johnKeys wrote:

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DirkAustin wrote:

Want a 6L, go to Vorici.

right. trading. you already mentioned it.
trading, and/or a seriously thick skull for grinding over ten thousand Alterations, each consisting of 20 shards, without your brains oozing out, until maybe RNG will randomly yield.

since 6L is for skills, why not actually make that a gameplay thing? like for example same Vorici missions earn you things that add up, into a "one time use 6-linking device", and successfully completing higher level Vorici missions with tougher Exiles (or crazier stipulations), add up faster?

don't answer that.
the answer, is economy.
that's your "why not" right there. why fucking randomness everywhere, instead of gameplay, and risk/reward. why your character is quite literally the result of a dice roll.

Sounds like you don't like POE. I'd find another game if I were you. Seriously. You're asking for things to be fundamentally different than how this game is designed. You want an easier game with faster gratification, simple guaranteed ways to get the best possible gear. That isn't POE. There are tons of games out there you'll be happier playing.

Not sure what this thread is about. Is it about self-found play? You can easily grind yourself a 6L without any trading, it'll just take a while, as it should because 6L is the pinnacle of what you can get in this game.

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johnKeys wrote:

over ten thousand Alterations

Hmmm, if you don't mind somewhat of a lesser grind, doing Elreon's and Vorici's dailies and getting their stack of orbs everyday can lead to a 36% discount, so you'd have to grind out "only" 7680 Alts. Elreon only supplies 20 Jewelers/day while Vorici will eat 64 though, so the grind will be quite a bit longer than 75 dailies' worth if you depend solely on their discounted rates.