WORLD FIRST USE of Vaal orb

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AngelzSinz wrote:

These were a pair of spare Slitherpinch gloves I had and they were 4 linked before the gg orb. Just thought I would share

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mondobogus wrote:

To me the damn things aren't a practical addition to the game due to the limited use.
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Spoiler

Vaal orbs are basically useless on armor and weapons, simply because you can't use chromes after they're corrupted!
I don't know how many times I've had to change socket colors on rare items while leveling. Or better yet, what if someone gets something decent, and then wants to trade it off once they're done with it? This limits your buyer player base (i.e the buyer must need the exact colors on sockets).

Also, they can, and most likely will, unlink or lower the socket count.

You're stuck with wutcha get...pretty lame.

Use it on a really GOOD unique/rare item? Good luck to ya!

Basically the only feasible items to use them on are :

skill gems (gl if it's a 20/20!)
crap rare high lvl rings/amulets/belts maybe?
rare maps maybe?
/end list

So either be ready to QQ or go by this list. To me the damn things aren't a practical addition to the game due to the limited use. Otherwise it's roll of the dice to see who quits.

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Sayyid wrote:

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Burgingham wrote:

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All I see here is people go: "Hm, there is this unpredictable item with random outcomes in a known hardcore game. Better use it on my incredibly valuable best possession first!"

Seriously? Go test 20, 50, 100 of them on other items before you even consider using it on something good. Where is the problem with that?

Spoiler

GGG did not market the vaal orb as a dangerous item-destroyer orb. They marketed it as an "oh look at these weird affixes/sockets that you got on that item that you couldn't get from any other orb" orb. Couple that with the already-disclosed downside that it locks your item from further currency use, there was really no reason for anyone to suspect that using a vaal orb could be even worse than accidentally scouring their gear.

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Futon wrote:

Should it have been spelled out in big bold letters "THIS CAN COMPLETELY DESTROY YOUR ITEMS" YES!

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Procellus737 wrote:

Some of the posters in this thread are the reason behind all the "DO NOT EAT" stickers found on so many things nowadays