I'm getting the feeling that it might be best for me to save and buy rather than pray to RNGeesus. I played D2 for YEARS... never even found an SoJ. Played for a week two years ago... perfect windforce off diablo. Go figure.
Got some lucky drops this week so I decided to craft a dagger, after stashes of currencies in.......
but it's just so much more exciting(painful) to make your own rather than buying, can't help it.
Oh yeah, 9 out of 10 times buying is always the sane option, it simply takes absurd amount of orbs and luck to craft something properly.
Oh yeah, 9 out of 10 times buying is always the sane option, it simply takes absurd amount of orbs and luck to craft something properly.
I do something similar, except I keep a high iLVL bow I hit with alts ever now and again trying to hit two iLvl 73 mods. I also pick up all Harbingers and hit them with a trans just in case before tossing them.This is what keeps those in the know in exalts. If you are trying to craft something from a white base, it is going to be expensive as hell, because you'll probably scour the item after using exalts on it (trying to get perfect or wanted mods).
I've made a ton of great gear, including a 57 IIR ring with 20 all resists 60 life and crit. Here's how I mainly craft :
1. Look for weapons with flat physical damage and other good rolls. For example, I pick up all blue Harbinger bows and ID them. If they have flat phys like 'adds 30-50 physical' and another good roll (attack speed, crit), I'll save it in a 'crafting tab'. Ilvl 77 is best, but you can still make insanely high damage bows with lower ivls.
Regals are like candy once you start doing high level maps, so I'll regal the bow in the example above to see if I get another great roll. If so, I'll either exalt it for more mods, or use the Elreon multiple crafted mods on it. If the regal added mod sucks, I'll vendor it.
2. Pick up ALL gold rings and amulets. That one out of one hundred that has double IIR rolls - regal for sure. You can make better IIR rings from these than Andivirus (sp?).
3. Armor is worthless unless it's 5 or 6 linked, so even if you find something with 110 health and three 40%+ resists, it sucks. Trying to 6L something will cost a LOT of orbs, unless your extremely lucky.
The better way is to buy a white or cheap 6L, then spend 100 chaos orbs on it to get great rolls. Instead of spending 1500 fusings (around 22 exalts worth) on Vorici to 6L, or even 500 if you are lucky (7 exalts); 100 chaos orbs (2.5 exalts) is cheap (and easy if you do the chaos orb recipe).
The better way is to buy a white or cheap 6L, then spend 100 chaos orbs on it to get great rolls. Instead of spending 1500 fusings (around 22 exalts worth) on Vorici to 6L, or even 500 if you are lucky (7 exalts); 100 chaos orbs (2.5 exalts) is cheap (and easy if you do the chaos orb recipe).
I generally run my 4-link in helm/gloves/boots, then buy the unique chest I want and spend time linking it to 5+. If you use armorer's scraps it doubles your chances to 5 and 6 link. I generally get a 5 link belly of the beast between week 1 and 2 of a new league.
How do you use armorer's scraps to link it?
You make a 6 socket item quality 20 and it supposedly doubles your chances each time you fuse it. (Armorers' scraps for armor and Whetstones for weapons)
I just found out today wind ripper > mjolner. Wut? I thought mjolner was the epitome of uniques but a guildie told me shavs is currently (torment).
Meanwhile...still noobing it up
Shav's is by far the best if you have currency to pour into your other slots. But I'd take a ripper just because it's pretty much all you need.
I'd take Atziri gloves, just so I can then sell them and buy Shavs and a ripper. >_>
so If I get into PoE again, what should I do?
start a new char and run thru normal?
what char should I build? (had a lightning bow mara)
Also for those who may not know there is a an app from the community called procurement that will help you create and maintain a shop. This is the best way to generate currency by selling are your goodies you have found. The videos on that site give you the basics of how to use it. There is also a video that shows some of the more advanced feature of procurement.
Also use http://poe.trade/ to buy any upgrades you may need.
Most people that have been playing for awhile already know this stuff but those of you that are just starting will find this stuff helpful.
So is most everyone playing ranger these days? Or are other classes viable/fun? I'm in the same boat as JEDI, thinking about getting back into it. But last I played was in the closed beta so I'm sure my leveled toons are gone, starting fresh and playing through normal the best path?