The Truth about Albino Rhoa Feathers

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LazarusQ wrote:

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geradon wrote:

if it's a currency, did someone ever right click on a feather and try to apply it to a fishing rod? never read that someone tried it and i read alot ;)

No, that's the whole point: items like orbs and scrolls are crafting items used as a currency. ARF are just a currency, they have no crafting use.

Note that it does not exclude the possibility that you can use them to buy something from a vendor/master/member of the Order of the Rhoa, it only states that you cannot apply it to an item (or to yourself, in fact, because regrets are not for items, for instance).

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Wraeklops wrote:

regarding how rare it is:

I wasted 2 or 3 hours running through mud flats. Well overlevelled, high movement speed and some IIR (doesn't help with the rhoa). Just ran through the whole area, only killed oozeback to sell a few rares. Don't know how long it takes for such an instance-run, 1-2 minutes?

I never saw a white rhoa.

Needless to say, that such farming is incredibly boring.

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lolozori wrote:

... you should have at least found one white roah if RNG not a bitch.

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Mikrotherion wrote:

think of it as gold (like in Diablo).
Not sure if currency is all the feather is, though. I'm treasuring mine.

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LazarusQ wrote:

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Mikrotherion wrote:

think of it as gold (like in Diablo).
Not sure if currency is all the feather is, though. I'm treasuring mine.

Yes indeed, that's why I think what Chris said (RAF is the only true currency) really means that there is no use for it. That is, if we can trust his word. But why would he ever try to mislead us ?

And I don't know if the original idea was just to make a joke item, or if it was requested by one of the supporters, but what it has become is quite interesting. Does it have value just because it is rare ? Or because of the mystery that surrounds it ? The value it has (a couple of exalts) is consistent with how rare it is, which is somewhere between an exalt and an eternal, I would say (found 8 or 9 ex so far, 3 ARF and never saw an eternal, but RNG is, after all, RNG). Would it have the same value if we knew for certain that it has no use and never will ?

Another thought experiment: what would happen if an alternative and relatively abundant currency with a crafting funcionality was introduced in Diablo 3 (I'm assuming there isn't one already, but I have no idea) ? Or if an entirely useless (but not extremely rare) currency was introduced in PoE. Would the two systems coexist ? Would the crafting materials win ? In the end, the values of all these items are a complex mixture of their usefulness, their intrinsic value (as enforced by vendors, recipes, etc.), and what the community decides it should be worth.

PoE is really a great experiment in market dynamics and human behaviour. I hope social scientists are looking at it at least a bit. If not, they should. It would make a fantastic PhD subject.

That being said, I'll keep my three feathers for now. As a souvenir.

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MonstaMunch wrote:

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Zguza_Do_Suz4 wrote:

i assume

I quoted the bit you're doing wrong.

Spoiler

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lolozori wrote:

_h: and they don't want tyou to know the truth

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Stone__Cold wrote:

Do they even still appear, these albino Rhoas? :D Some would think that this has even been nerfed (chances reduced) or been removed by the appearances of Masters and Vaal Areas ^^ I haven´t seen a Large Chest appear anywhere since SotV ^^ (of course except VoA).