Bring back Alteration Orbs

General Idea to make Loot on the Ground matter more failed big time, loot on the ground is Garbage in PoE2 exactly same way it is Garbage in PoE1. The only difference is that we have to wear it, for lack of options.

Crafting Loop old: was find or buy ONE base item, find or buy alt orbs and spam until you have a good 2 mod item, then proceed.

Crafting Loop new: buy 100 or more base item, transmute + augment all of them to hope for the best, if no hit - repeat. at the end it is "alteration spam" but much more tedious and even less fun than in first version.

removing orb of scouring was actually enough, as we cannot "rescue" the base once we went Regal orb, so your "mission" to make base item matter is already fullfilled. if regal or exalt slam after fails, we MUST start with new base, i think it is tedious enough and makes item on the ground matter.

Want to try other way? Make item level restrict tier mods so that you cant have tier12 physical damage on ilvl85 item, only like 3 of the highest. so the higher ilevel of the item you have, the less "garbage" rolls are possible. Even in this case old crafting loop would be better, but maybe just make it that we can hit T1 Mod in 10 alt orbs and not in 100 and make them rare to adjust to it.

Without alteration orbs crafting is almost not existant now. If you feel like restricting, you can add "durability" to items so after to many crafting steps, this items breaks.

the idea to change chaos orbs to be more in line with like "building your item from the bottom up, with the chance to completely ruin it" can only work if we still have a "foundation" this foundation is 2 mod magic item - so this is why alteration is key to your crafting system afterall.

Seconded. Alteration Orbs are extremely valuable for hardcore crafters, and for beginners trying to get some usable rolls.

WE NEED THEM BACK!

I get that idea was to make drops more meaningful, but let me assure you GGG people, it was NEVER the case in PoE 1 and from what I see in PoE 2 it will not be a problem either.

Mostly because drops are so bad you almost NEVER get anything that is an upgrade for your current character that got the drop. Maybe for your 10th alt it will be perfect, but not "here and now". Alterations are basically the only thing that worked and made everything about PoE crafting "click" into place and what made crafting so great and engaging.

Stop destroying your own legacy please. PoE 1 was great, with PoE 2 your task was to do "same but better", somehow you decided to be the "new blizzard" of sorts. You're not. Please get back to the real world.

Definitely needed!!!

Crafting just feels terrible without them. Chaos orbs are terrible now, no alterations, the crafting just doesnt feel like crafting anymore, which was arguably the best part of the game for me. Even playing for only a year i was able to learn how to craft quality items.

Alteration Orbs or RIOT!!

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