Suggestion: An "Exalted Orb" that only works on maps

As we have gained other crafting options, I've noticed myself using the Exalted Orb less and less on gear

In modern POE, 95% of my Exalted Orbs go on maps.

I would be willing to use them more, but Exalted Orbs are quite rare.

Can you, GGG, consider making an orb that has a higher drop frequency that functions as an Exalted Orb but can only be used for maps?

Or conversely, in POE2, exalted orbs are MUCH more common, so using them on maps feels really good. Maybe the drop rate for Exalts could be adjusted to a similar rate for POE1?

I don't know what other people think of this idea. Leave thoughts here.

kbye

1. Rolling maps is a form of crafting.
2. Exalts may be rare, but they are still cheap

you can just farm 8 mod maps and run those and never spend your exalts.

better a bench craft thats like 10c to slam a mod onto a map

the more chaos sink in this game the better

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Bosscannon#3325 wrote:

better a bench craft thats like 10c to slam a mod onto a map

the more chaos sink in this game the better

With how many chaos orbs the game throws at you, having more chaos sinks wouldn’t hurt. But with 8-mod T16 maps being dirt cheap to buy, there’s honestly no reason for such an orb or bench craft. Let’s be real for a moment, it can’t get any easier or cheaper than it already is to acquire 8 mod maps for mere pennies.

While it isn't exactly common there is a beast craft for exalting maps and usually costs 10-15c.

https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Craicic_Savage_Crab

That's literally the only downside in terms of investment t16.5 Maps have. If exalting them gets cheaper you can also just remove t17 from the game.

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SleepThieff#1208 wrote:

Can you, GGG, consider making an orb that has a higher drop frequency that functions as an Exalted Orb but can only be used for maps?

I like this idea, but I think it would be safer to incorporate it into a challenge league mechanic so it's """safe""" for them to try it out once and then say "well, that was fun!" without the community positively erupting in outrage at something being taken away.

If they just roll it into the base game from Day #1, they'd want to be very sure that it would be sticking around long-term. I do think that's the genius of their challenge leagues.

what we need more, is tainted chisel from Beyond.

Beyond is currently doing pretty bad. Fusings are good, divine teardrops are extremely rare. Exalts and chaoses are meh, we don't really have a reason to craft on corrupted items.

But a chisel usable on corrupted maps? Yeah, we need that one.

There's a node that gives 12% extra explicit effect if your map has 20% quality. (3% per 5%Q). We don't use this on those random 8-mods printed with corruption scarab.