Reforging Essences should give you Greater Essences

When you reforge 3 Lesser Runes or Runes, you get the same Rune a tier higher (3x Lesser Iron Rune => Iron Rune).

When you reforge 3 Essences, you get a random Essence, as opposed to the same Essence a tier higher (3x Essence of Ruin => Essence of Ice).

This is inconsistent.

No.
That'd instantly devalue greater essences to 3x their normal counterpart.

The actual problem is that reforging 3 greater essences can (and most of the time will) give you a normal one.

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arandan#3174 schrieb:

No.
That'd instantly devalue greater essences to 3x their normal counterpart.

The actual problem is that reforging 3 greater essences can (and most of the time will) give you a normal one.

No.
Essences are something you actually have to spec and invest into the tree, maps and other mechanics to boost your chance. I don't get to see an essence every map, and when I do it is 1 or 2 at most, which doesn't make so I can have an greater esscence per map.
Monster that carry 3 essences are very dangerous, especially since you gotta be right next to their prision to start the fight.

We don't need more ''chase items'' in this game. It is actually absurdly full of those. We need more ways to get more control over the outcomes of the gambling which slamming currency into items is, and what OP claims is a very legit way to get 0.0.1 closer to that.

What are you on about? This topic has nothing to do with chase items or any of that other mumbo jumbo you just produced. Read what you quoted and respond on subject or shush.

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arandan#3174 schrieb:

What are you on about? This topic has nothing to do with chase items or any of that other mumbo jumbo you just produced. Read what you quoted and respond on subject or shush.

You just need to develop better reading skills.
Greater essences aren't that common, and they could be expensive. OP asks for reforging normal essences to get greater ones, as it should be, and you say it would devalue them. I say it should because getting them already requires investment.
It isn't that hard to understand.

Reforging 3 normals shouldn't 100% gaurentee a Greater Essence. That said, I think the chance for a Greater result should be increased. Something like a 40/60 split.


Also, the Essence Corruption outcomes still need more tweaking. The 'massive' increase from the patch notes is a gross exaggeration.

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ThreeBelowZero#2968 schrieb:

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arandan#3174 schrieb:

What are you on about? This topic has nothing to do with chase items or any of that other mumbo jumbo you just produced. Read what you quoted and respond on subject or shush.

You just need to develop better reading skills.
Greater essences aren't that common, and they could be expensive. OP asks for reforging normal essences to get greater ones, as it should be, and you say it would devalue them. I say it should because getting them already requires investment.
It isn't that hard to understand.

Who said it was hard to understand?
What I'm asking you to do is stay on topic, instead of interjecting with some grand wisdom that you pulled out of your ass.

Hmm makes sense, but probably I would say a 5:1. They do work a bit different than in first game, not really fluctuating between more than 2 tiers.

Actually even 3:1 is ok. And I forgot if rerolling greater can end up in getting lesser, they should patch that to be honest.

If that is true, they better rework essences like they are in PoE 1. The obviously wanted to do something different with them, but failed. Better stick to how it is in PoE 1. More tier essences giving specific tiers of affix, but upgrade gives you only the greater, then greatest, etc.