Explanation of some changes in 0.9.13h

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Ludak021 wrote:

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UnDeaD_CyBorG wrote:

While I agree that it was too easy to get Alchemy Orbs from rare matching, it's kinda sad it get's changed after I blew all my currency on probably now useless stash tabs.

Oh well, I certainly won't regret paying for the game ;)

well like I said, they were easy to get if you spent real money on tabs. If you just played for free and had 4 tabs, they were not in any way easy to get, especially after all those new names were introduced at one point. F2P player just couldnt afford to store rares for name trading (I tried, I had 3 tabs full of chests and boots on letter "D" and no matches)

Shouldn't have tried doing chests and boots....

Boots TEND to only match with other boots, and are also harder to come by. Should've stayed with just helms or something.

But, tis a moot point anyways now.

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SL4Y3R wrote:

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Ludak021 wrote:

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UnDeaD_CyBorG wrote:

While I agree that it was too easy to get Alchemy Orbs from rare matching, it's kinda sad it get's changed after I blew all my currency on probably now useless stash tabs.

Oh well, I certainly won't regret paying for the game ;)

well like I said, they were easy to get if you spent real money on tabs. If you just played for free and had 4 tabs, they were not in any way easy to get, especially after all those new names were introduced at one point. F2P player just couldnt afford to store rares for name trading (I tried, I had 3 tabs full of chests and boots on letter "D" and no matches)

Shouldn't have tried doing chests and boots....

Boots TEND to only match with other boots, and are also harder to come by. Should've stayed with just helms or something.

But, tis a moot point anyways now.

they were most often dropped for me and before some xyz patch I was having success at name matching them with other players. It coudnt ever rely on just my stash for name matching since i had only 4 tabs.

PS. It's not a moot point.
It's an example how a small number of [over]paying players can ruin stuff for everyone else. Some even did it on purpose (hint: regals). This eventually lead devs to believe how alch orbs are easy to obtain. 90% of players obtain them trough drops, yet 10% managed to make devs take this step. If there were even 10%.

@ Ludak:

I really think you dont understand the power of alchs.

Wanna know how some of the best gear has been made in this game?

By alching random whites. Specifically helms, gloves, weapons, and even chests. Crafting can be hard, and I am for changing regals to work by adding 1-4 mods with a startified %, but the BEST items in game have mainly been crafted. Whether this is from divining great gear to godly gear, or just starting from scratch.

Further, I would hope you wouldn't sell me an exalt for 20 alchs. They're worth much much more.

EDIT: I know several ppl who matched with 4 tabs. They also traded with others when they couldn't match any on their own from time to time.

dude, it's a lottery!
I have spent 1000 alch even more and crafted one gloves worthy of something. Then those kinda stats for gloves got imba and removed. GJ.
I have spent over 500 chaos on ONE sword, trying to make a decent sword. Fail.
Lottery.
True value of Alch is the same as true value of an lottery ticket. ;)

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EDIT: I know several ppl who matched with 4 tabs. They also traded with others when they couldn't match any on their own from time to time.

I did that until like 20 new names were introduced some 4-5 months ago. Then it was "the end" for 4 tabs if you need those tabs for more then one character, hell, if you need them even for one character and trading.

edit:I am glad at least someone here is thinking and not just licking ass. You had valid points and I was glad to discuss them. Now please excuse me, back to farcry :)
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Oh I can't believe Chris revealed the alchemy orb in act III thing. I've been quietly snickering at some of the reactions here to the recipe change knowing about it...typical Chris!

Guess he figured it would get us to shut up.

Still more curious about the new recipe though, will be revealed soon I guess....

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SL4Y3R wrote:

Guess he figured it would get us to shut up.

Still more curious about the new recipe though, will be revealed soon I guess....

I would be trying to find the recipe, but its hard to know whether or not its been implemented in Alpha as a recipe yet. I really didnt use the old recipe anyway, I cant be bothered to do stuff like that, just vendor for alterations =)

With alchs being available to purchase, just leaves Regals.

Which I still wish would put 1-4 random mods on item with a HEAVILY decreasing likelihood.

Would allow for crafting to be MUCH more viable for different classes, and not having to gamble with exalts.

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Ludak021 wrote:

dude, it's a lottery!
I have spent 1000 alch even more and crafted one gloves worthy of something. Then those kinda stats for gloves got imba and removed. GJ.
I have spent over 500 chaos on ONE sword, trying to make a decent sword. Fail.
Lottery.
True value of Alch is the same as true value of an lottery ticket. ;)

I've already said I'm one of the bigger alch makers but hardly ever sell any. I alch shit and between selling them and chaos, my last batch which costed 150 alchs, netted a 36 gcp PROFIT.

here is some of the stuff I've gotten from one alch. If you've used 1000 alchs and haven't had similar results you have horrendously bad luck.

Lol, 1000. Total is probably more along the lines of 50. Oh how people love to exaggerate.