Path of Exile 2 - Currency Question

Does anyone know if chaos/exalted orbs will remain the main currency in Path of Exile 2? Not sure if these things are being removed/reworked, etc..

I don't even understand why chaos is the main currency now. Makes no sense.

I don't remember any mention of changing currency items at ExileCon during all the PoE2 talk, and I can't imagine a reason why they would make a currency overhaul so extreme as to remove Chaos or Exalted orbs.

If they are changed, it will likely be a result of a crafting overhaul, not as some purposeful change to them as "currency".

Chaos and Exalted orbs are the "main currency" because the players have made them so. There's nothing forcing anybody to trade items for orbs, except for the convenience factor. Some orbs drop way more frequently, and others drop too infrequently to be useful as primary currency.

Chaos is the main currency because it's used for map device Zana mods and for crafting (both direct use and bench modifiers); and Exalted is the high-tier currency because it's used for metacrafting.

The status isn't nearly as artificial as them having an innate value, which is directly tied to item power/progression.

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Xyel wrote:

Chaos is the main currency because it's used for map device Zana mods and for crafting (both direct use and bench modifiers); and Exalted is the high-tier currency because it's used for metacrafting.

The status isn't nearly as artificial as them having an innate value, which is directly tied to item power/progression.

You have causality reversed. Chaos was being used as currency by the players before Zana was even in the game. The reason they added costs in chaos was that players already had decided that was the orb of choice for trading.

Scrolls of Wisdom would be much better for me ;-)

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Shagsbeard wrote:

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Xyel wrote:

Chaos is the main currency because it's used for map device Zana mods and for crafting (both direct use and bench modifiers); and Exalted is the high-tier currency because it's used for metacrafting.

The status isn't nearly as artificial as them having an innate value, which is directly tied to item power/progression.

You have causality reversed. Chaos was being used as currency by the players before Zana was even in the game. The reason they added costs in chaos was that players already had decided that was the orb of choice for trading.

Chaos is the main currency because it's probably the currency being used the most (except jeweler/fusing spamming). You use it to reroll maps, reroll items, reroll Heist. It also has a pretty straight forward vendor recipe, ensuring a pretty steady influx no matter the drop rate. It's also in the "middle of the road" when it comes to direct value.

Chaos is Gold, exalt is Platinum.

Crafting doesnt exist

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HoockBr wrote:

Chaos is Gold, exalt is Platinum.

Crafting doesnt exist

That is correct, and that is why the poor people cant play the game.
Or people who dont have 12hours a day to grind 7 days to make ONE good weapon from crafting.

Everything about this games crafting and gear is broken and sometimes wonder if GGG has thier own currency bots selling currency ingame for real money.

poe 2 IS NOT A NEW GAME. THey made clear on exilecon and through a lot of interviews/podcast whatever. Poe 2 is infact poe 4.0 (we are at 3.16) with the only diference will be a new campaign and upgrades to the graphics engine. Endgame will be the same, same orbs, same everything.

The only change on orbs will be jewlery and fusing cause they want to introduce a convoluted new system for links/gems that I didn't saw anyone happy about it so far (well maybe necromancers LOL)