Runes need to be more common, or be removable

There is one thing I'm having an issue with:

Runes seem very rare, so I keep saving the ones I get rather than use them unless absolutely necessary.

Because you cannot remove them from gear, I am extra cautious, to the point of always saving them because "I might get something better", even in my HCSSF run.

I just used up by whopping THREE Desert Runes (30h playtime) before entering act 6 Temple of Kopec.

EDIT: As an alternative solution, make them purchasable from merchants.

I'm not sure what you mean, but I'm drowning in runes. I stopped picking them up after the acts and had well over 20 of each.

Cores are harder to get (ultimatum) but runes are very common... are you sure you don't have them hidden on a loot filter?

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Valsacar#0268 wrote:

I'm not sure what you mean, but I'm drowning in runes. I stopped picking them up after the acts and had well over 20 of each.

Cores are harder to get (ultimatum) but runes are very common... are you sure you don't have them hidden on a loot filter?

I'm very sure I don't have them hidden on loot filter.

I might have just been unlucky then IDK.
But yea, I got a whopping 3 Desert Runes in 30h playtime, before using them close to the campaign finale now lol

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Fae_Lyth#6750 wrote:

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Valsacar#0268 wrote:

I'm not sure what you mean, but I'm drowning in runes. I stopped picking them up after the acts and had well over 20 of each.

Cores are harder to get (ultimatum) but runes are very common... are you sure you don't have them hidden on a loot filter?

I'm very sure I don't have them hidden on loot filter.

I might have just been unlucky then IDK.
But yea, I got a whopping 3 Desert Runes in 30h playtime, before using them close to the campaign finale now lol

ill agree on the removable part...its kind of ridiculous

i want to be able to replace them. i dont mind losing the rune or core. but having to buy or farm a whole new piece because of minor resist changes is a silly mechanic to me


if you need cores, i have plenty of deserts

i dont fine stones at all but luckily have a full stack. just hit me up in game if you need cores for free -> andee_poisons

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sekushiiandee#4336 wrote:

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Fae_Lyth#6750 wrote:

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Valsacar#0268 wrote:

I'm not sure what you mean, but I'm drowning in runes. I stopped picking them up after the acts and had well over 20 of each.

Cores are harder to get (ultimatum) but runes are very common... are you sure you don't have them hidden on a loot filter?

I'm very sure I don't have them hidden on loot filter.

I might have just been unlucky then IDK.
But yea, I got a whopping 3 Desert Runes in 30h playtime, before using them close to the campaign finale now lol

ill agree on the removable part...its kind of ridiculous

i want to be able to replace them. i dont mind losing the rune or core. but having to buy or farm a whole new piece because of minor resist changes is a silly mechanic to me


if you need cores, i have plenty of deserts

i dont fine stones at all but luckily have a full stack. just hit me up in game if you need cores for free -> andee_poisons

I appreciate the offer a lot, thank you :)
I wanted to fund the run fully on my own though.

runes are a little dry during campus but youll get flooded later