Can't seem to FOUR link an item.

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DerBooN wrote:

UPDATE: I just ran trough my last stack of fusings and... still no 4link. (Yes, I used armourer's scraps.)

It makes me sad to think that I could just have bought the gloves 4linked for far less currency than I spent on them trying to 4link.

But then again I try not to buy items. I found the gloves myself and I simply wanted to make them 4link so I could use them but now after ~120 fusings - nothing.

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johnKeys wrote:

stop with this madness man.

I'll give you mine

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DerBooN wrote:

But then again I try not to buy items.

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Evantis wrote:

And if only you know colouring rules and do not try to make 6 red sockets in EV/ES armour, it is not comparable to jeveling/fusing gambling.

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raics wrote:

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Evantis wrote:

And if only you know colouring rules and do not try to make 6 red sockets in EV/ES armour, it is not comparable to jeveling/fusing gambling.

Oh, it isn't. But you need it most often of all as slot color is pretty much unique to your setup, good thing chromes are plentiful at least.

However sometimes you really need off-color slots and there's no other way around it and it becomes a nightmare. It can really restrict your build forcing you to use gems you have room for and for what - no reason at all. Example - melee/summon hybrid, you have a lot of read or green and it becomes hard to roll blue slots for minion and minion support gems. Good thing Melee Physical Damage support actually gives your zombies more damage then a minion damage gem.

It might alleviate the problem a bit if chance to roll off-color got raised a bit and dual stat gems got the ability to be placed in either color sockets.

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johnKeys wrote:

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raics wrote:

but for a 6-link - no way

why not? 6-links can be godly items (depending on the type and roll), but they are just items.
what I mean by this is, if you have lots of characters like I do - 3 of them in late-game and another on his way - and 2 item slots for each that can equip a 6-link (with the exception of good old "7-link" Bringer Of Rain for the helm slot), one 6-link would only get you so far.

part of the entire "risk and reward" concept I wish GGG would add into the game - but they won't - is having maps above a certain level have increased chances to drop either a 6-link, or a special crafting material that can only be applied to items above ilevel Y, giving the following Fusing attempt vastly increased chances of 6-linking.

this - among many other things ARPGs typically do - will make people feel like they are getting somewhere, even if they have the lousiest RNG-slot-machine luck.

and please, don't start talking about what this may or may not do to the "economy".
in fact, I have a strong urge to rip the head off the next guy who mentions the words "economy", "value" or "cost".

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DerBooN wrote:

UPDATE: I just ran trough my last stack of fusings and... still no 4link. (Yes, I used armourer's scraps.)

It makes me sad to think that I could just have bought the gloves 4linked for far less currency than I spent on them trying to 4link.

But then again I try not to buy items. I found the gloves myself and I simply wanted to make them 4link so I could use them but now after ~120 fusings - nothing.