Orb Currency Hierarchy Needed

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kowari wrote:

Im new to this game and confused on the trade system. There should be some kind of currency list. For example:

Which orb is the most valuable?

Which orb is the least valuable?

GGG themselves will never release that sort of list, since they don't want to dictate prices to the community :) I'm sure once we hit open beta though a community site will keep a constantly updated post showing the latest average rates.

This does lead to stuff like a newb getting scammed out of an exalted orb because they don't know what it's worth, but it's not really a huge amount of wealth to lose in the big scheme of things if it happens.

Once the game goes OB, I'm hoping the # of players will drive the prices down. Because I'm sick of players demanding for orbs that I don't have or have enough.

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Squirrelloid wrote:

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kowari wrote:

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Squirrelloid wrote:

I think this overstates the value of chromatic orbs too. At least I've had little problem building up quite a bevy of them just turning in 3-color linked socket gear to the vendor, whereas jeweler's seems a lot hard to find.

The prices are based on buying them from venders in act 1 and act 2.

Sure, but being able to buy Chromatics for Jeweler's doesn't let me do the reverse.

Ie, Jeweler's will be more valuable because they're harder to get, regardless of what they can be turned into, and no one should be turning Jeweler's into Chromatics at all.

That is completely wrong. You don't need to do the reverse because you can buy 1 Jeweler orb with 2 Alteration orbs (which are extremely common and easy to get) from the vendor.

Personally, I wish there was something I could do with all my spare Chromatic Orbs. I have about 40 of them just sitting in my stash, and selling them for a wisdom fragment each just strikes me as a massive waste.

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jackals1234 wrote:

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Squirrelloid wrote:

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kowari wrote:

The prices are based on buying them from venders in act 1 and act 2.

Sure, but being able to buy Chromatics for Jeweler's doesn't let me do the reverse.

Ie, Jeweler's will be more valuable because they're harder to get, regardless of what they can be turned into, and no one should be turning Jeweler's into Chromatics at all.

That is completely wrong. You don't need to do the reverse because you can buy 1 Jeweler orb with 2 Alteration orbs (which are extremely common and easy to get) from the vendor.

Would you trade 8 alteration orbs for a chromatic? I wouldn't.

My first day playing I actually got two exalted orbs as drops and used them on a low level item because I had no idea what they were worth. >.>

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Squirrelloid wrote:

Would you trade 8 alteration orbs for a chromatic? I wouldn't.

No i wouldn't trade 8 alteration orbs for a chromatic since it only costs 6 alteration orbs, so that would be pretty stupid.

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Squirrelloid wrote:

Would you trade 8 alteration orbs for a chromatic? I wouldn't.

Personally, I would like to be able to sell the Chromatic Orbs for something.

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jackals1234 wrote:

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Squirrelloid wrote:

Would you trade 8 alteration orbs for a chromatic? I wouldn't.

No i wouldn't trade 8 alteration orbs for a chromatic since it only costs 6 alteration orbs, so that would be pretty stupid.

err..
4 jeweler : 1 chromatic
2 alteration : 1 jeweler

4x2 = 8

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Squirrelloid wrote:

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jackals1234 wrote:

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Squirrelloid wrote:

Would you trade 8 alteration orbs for a chromatic? I wouldn't.

No i wouldn't trade 8 alteration orbs for a chromatic since it only costs 6 alteration orbs, so that would be pretty stupid.

err..
4 jeweler : 1 chromatic
2 alteration : 1 jeweler

4x2 = 8

err..
3 jeweler : 1 chromatic
2 alteration : 1 jeweler

3x2 = 6