Advanced Tips when playing PoE

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derbefrier wrote:

"Check each NPC shop every level. You are looking for 3 things. (Also when grinding)
1) Items with 3 sockets linked with 1 of each color. Buy them and resell them for a Chromatic Orb.
2) Normal Items with 6 Sockets. Buy them and resell them for 10 Jeweler's Orb
3) Magic Items with 6 sockets linked with all 3 colors. Buy them and resell them for a Divine Orb (Very valuable)."


when you say resell do you mean selling it back to the vendor will get you this stuff or selling to another player in trade for this stuff?

oh and great idea for a thread :D

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derbefrier wrote:

"Check each NPC shop every level. You are looking for 3 things. (Also when grinding)
1) Items with 3 sockets linked with 1 of each color. Buy them and resell them for a Chromatic Orb.
2) Normal Items with 6 Sockets. Buy them and resell them for 10 Jeweler's Orb
3) Magic Items with 6 sockets linked with all 3 colors. Buy them and resell them for a Divine Orb (Very valuable)."


when you say resell do you mean selling it back to the vendor will get you this stuff or selling to another player in trade for this stuff?

oh and great idea for a thread :D

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justinkreux wrote:

Thanks for the tips. I hope you add more!! A_A

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Jobo wrote:

Hello,

I have decided to make a list of Advanced Tips. If you think something needs to be changed or added, please post it for me to edit into this post. These tips are not perfect, but I hope they may help some players out regardless!


- When grinding you want to look for items with quality. If you sell Weapons, Armor (any armor), Flask, and Gems with a total combined of +40% of the same type, you will get a currency of that type. (Example: Sell 4 Weapons with +10% quality each = 1 Blacksmith's Whetstone. Same goes for Armor, Flasks, and Gems.) To keep this easy, I only pick up Weapons and Armor with at least +10% quality.

- Check each NPC shop every level. The shops change items each level you gain. All the difficulties and acts have different items. So go back and check each one. You are looking for 3 things. (Also when grinding)
1) Items with 3 sockets linked with 1 of each color. Buy them and resell them for a Chromatic Orb.
2) Normal Items with 6 Sockets. Buy them and resell them for 10 Jeweler's Orb
3) Magic Items with 6 sockets linked with all 3 colors. Buy them and resell them for a Divine Orb (Very valuable).

- Every character should get a skill called Phase Run (Green Gem). If you want, you can combined it with a support gem to increase duration. This makes it a lot easier to get around the game or for those moments of needing a quick escape. Be careful not to level it too much (It requires more dex per increase).

- To get +20% quality gear easier, upgrade it as a White. Each increase is +5% as a white, +2% as a blue, and +1% as a rare or unique. The downside is that you have to roll for the stats you want which can get hard and expensive. So if you are not too greedy for specific stats, you can get +20% quality gears easy. (Personally I only do this for Weapon, Shield, and Chest Armor since they give the most benefits as +20% quality.

- How to make a good Amulet with +20 Stats base? Keep an eye out for Amulets with less then that. If you sell a Blue, Red, and Green Gem with the Amulet, it can create a random +10-20 Stats for the base. (Rumors say the better Gems will give higher chance of +20 Stats). When selling you can keep switching out the Gems until it makes a +20. Also keep in mind you want to do this with high level Amulets.

- You can equip a 2nd Weapon and Shield. You can switch to these and use Auras on them and switch back to your main weapons. The Auras will stay active. Also, Gems in these will still level up even if you are not using those equips.