some orbs have different values in SSF league

hello,

in poe1, the orb of transmutation would sometimes add 1 affix, and sometimes add 2 affixes. that means the orb of augmentation was less important, and i could more easily get by with just disenchanting magic items at vendors to collect transmutation shards.

but in poe2, the orb of transmutation only ever adds 1 affix, which generally means i need equal amounts of orbs of augmentation if i want to successfully craft full magic items. but actually i generally need MORE orbs of augmentation, because essences also only add 1 affix.

and since orbs of transmutation are so easy to get (through disenchanting), orbs of augmentation have become a real bottleneck in poe2, especially in the SSF league, where the only way to acquire them is to randomly find them as loot.

please either increase the drop rate of orbs of augmentation, or create a way for SSF league players to acquire them (or their functionality) some other way.

same goes for exalted orbs. i can easily acquire regal orbs by disenchanting rare items, but since they only add 1 affix in poe2, i need at least 3 times as many exalted orbs to create full rare items.

again, this affects players in the SSF league more than others, since our only option is to find exalted orbs from random loot.

even if we find a great piece of equipment that a standard league player could easily trade for an exalted orb or two, SSF league players only have the option to disenchant it for a single regal shard instead, which is worth about A HUNDRED TIMES LESS than an exalted orb to SSF league players.

and when an SSF league player does finally find an exalted orb, instead of being able to trade it for a known piece of high-level equipment, all we can do is gamble it away on a tiny chance for a half-decent affix on an item we already have. this makes exalted orbs worth a LOT less for SSF league players than for standard league.

so please, please, PLEASE, make exalted orbs more easy to acquire for SSF league players, or at least create a way for us to acquire the same functionality without waiting to find it in random loot. standard leagure players can even exchange other currencies for them, while SSF league players cann't.

ALTERNATIVELY, please make regal orbs sometimes add more than just 1 affix for (at least for SSF league players), like they did in poe1, so SSF league players don't end up stuck with terrible equipment for lack of exalted orbs.

thanks.
-az

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