Now there are only RMT merchants left in the game, destroying this game.

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Fhaf33z#8407 wrote:

You have jewels that are 200 divs, I don't know anyone that is farming that much.

yes you do, the person who farmed that jewel and then sold it for 200 divs.

its right in front of you.

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Death By Karma#8719 wrote:

Yea any of my upgrades that are mediocre at best are 50 divine+ and i only get maybe 5 divines a week

no mediocre item is legit 50 divines. you can buy items that can beat the highest maps and bosses for 5-10 exalts an item.

you dont need any item that costs 50 divines, you just want it. if you want to trade for a 50 divine item then you need to learn how to be good enough at trading to earn 50 divines.

trading in this game is a skill. it takes game knowledge, market knowledge, trends, metas, builds. you dont just play the game for a few hours open up the trade ui and press the 'i get any item i want' button.




youre in a pvp economy mate, this isnt some balanced extension of the games loot system you are entitled to. this is you vs them and if you think its bots that are your big rivals out there youre mistaken.

people who rmt do it to get currency to buy real items off real players, theyre the ones getting rich.

the people who rmt a mirror to mirror a bow off belton are never going to be as rich as belton. when you have people like belton who are not RMTing and are capable of generating 8000 divines worth of currency to spend on crafting 1 item then no one has an excuse that they cant take part in the economy because of bots and rmt.

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zasmonius#6690 wrote:

Heya,

Where in ANY description of PoE/PoE2 is there the idea that you MUST spend the VAST MAJORITY of your time trading?

nowhere, because you dont. if you dont want to trade then dont trade. if you want to trade and get top gear then learn to trade and become a top trader.





im not saying any of this to be confrontational with anyone here, i just want to help free you all from some of the restrictive perceptions you might have of how poe economies work because i want the best for you. its all out there, other people are getting it without any cheating. they just know more than you know and if you keep telling yourselves everyones cheating then you will never grow and achieve what you obviously want to achieve.

PoE is a complex game. Like any other complex game, there are different strategies to follow with your style of play.
I've already made a decent amount of currency.
Obviously, it was necessary to invest some time in the market. However, not in a massive way. This is even a part of the game that I find fun: trading items