New Currency Item Type: Item Conversion Rune.

The idea behind the currency item is pretty simple - a rune that converts items (Weapons / Armors) into their respective currency items.

Essentially it would be a currency item that randomly creates a currency item based on both the rarity and level of an item.

The idea behind this Rune of Conversion is that it would remove a lot of high-end gear from the game and also generate currency items randomly, one at a time. So you're losing two items and gaining one random currency item in return.

This idea could be expanded further using NPC's, but for now it seems like a fun concept.

Thanks for reading.

You have a good idea... but I don't agree with it due to the fact that i don't think it fits into the trading setting that GGG is implementing.

If I may... I would like to add an idea about breaking down an item to its complementary resources.

For example: A sword being broken down into 1 steel and 2 wood. Than trade these resources for other items of equal worth. A separate bag could be used for the storage of resources.

Thus, a crafting system can benefit from this as players can craft their own weapons and such... Or they can use the resources to purchase complete items from traders.

Currently the dev's are trying a system whereby players will be able to sell items for currency items.

This particular currency item does the exact same thing except it's much less predictable and potentially a wealthy option.

The idea of crafting has been done before and it’s being done in Diablo 3, I don't think there's a need to go down that road especially with an interesting currency system like the one in PoE.

It looks like in PoE most of the item augmentation will come from currency items. They could potentially expand into a crafting system, but I'm not sure I see that at least for the initial release.

I may have my doubts about the PoE trading system, but I haven't played the game to know for sure if it works or not.

What do you mean by "rune"? A consumable, single use item like a scroll? Or more like an unlimited use item that you could use on all your junk? Something else?

Don't really like it, sorry mate.

I mean, it's a kind of atmosphere in this game. You collect items and then trade with other players. How do you imagine scary, dark world of POE, where such a runes exist...

In my opinion it's like, hmmm, a solution which is too easy and looks like a magic from the Disney stories- one, two, three... pufff... and with your magic stone you actually change your armor for something else. Too childish for me