SSF - perfect jeweler orb rng

i might just be very unlucky but this clearly seems to be an oversight.
yes they should be rare and thats fine. But the current system is just unreliable and bad for ssf.
Yes im farming grass bioms and yes i use rarity.

currently almost lvl 97 and still on a five link. For one of my two skills i managed to corrupt a sixlink.
i got around 30-40 greater jeweler and 0 perfect jeweler orbs.

this needs to be changed.
Last bumped on Feb 1, 2025, 8:33:36 AM
I think they are a little bit too rare too, but you could "target farm" them with the Atlas Passive node (related to biomes) or with "Arbiter" fights.

Besides that, you can "gamba" 6-links.

Use an "Uncut Skill Gem", select the skill you want, then qual it (if needed), use the jeweller's to "5-link" it and then "vaal".
One possible "vaal" outcome is "+1 to sockets", so you can turn your "5-link" into a "6-link" by chance.
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I think they are a little bit too rare too, but you could "target farm" them with the Atlas Passive node (related to biomes) or with "Arbiter" fights.

Besides that, you can "gamba" 6-links.

Use an "Uncut Skill Gem", select the skill you want, then qual it (if needed), use the jeweller's to "5-link" it and then "vaal".
One possible "vaal" outcome is "+1 to sockets", so you can turn your "5-link" into a "6-link" by chance.


thank you for your answer. i know though.

im almost 97 in hcssf.
killed arbiter like 8-9 times. no lvl 20 gem or 6link yet.
farming grass bioms fully juiced as much as i can.
i corrupted my skills 15+ times with each being 20% quality and 5 linked. this gave me one 6 link and im still trying to get a sixlink for the 2nd one.

i basically finished the game multiple times without getting a legit 6 link.
the poe1 system was far superior.


apart from that the game is great mostly. :)
Last edited by Lymez#5507 on Feb 1, 2025, 7:57:38 AM
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Lymez#5507 wrote:

i know lol.

im almost 97 in hcssf.
killed arbiter like 8-9 times. no lvl 20 gem or 6link yet.
farming grass bioms fully juiced as much as i can.
i corrupted my skills 15+ times with each being 20% quality and 5 linked. this gave me one 6 link and im still trying to get a sixlink for the 2nd one.

i basically finished the game multiple times without getting a legit 6 link.
the poe1 system was far superior.


apart from that the game is great mostly. :)


That's unlucky, I got enough 6-links dropped and vaaled. I don't think this system will stay the same because it's not "stable" enough.

That said, on the other hand, you could 6-link all your skills, while you were limited to 2 six links in PoE1. So the power is different thus a higher rarity.

And tbh, "SSF" is and never was where GGG is balancing around. If it is really hard in SSF to get a 6-link ppl need to adapt and plan with 5-links generally and view a 6-link as a bonus. SSF is still meant as a personal challenge, like playing Hardcore.
Yeah, I think they are too rare indeed. In the game called Undecember, there are rare 6-links runes and you can gamble them too, and there is a system that if you gambled and didn't get 6-links for certain amount of times, next time you gamble it's guaranteed. I like this way better, you can slowly farm them regardless of your RNG and maybe be lucky and get it sooner.
Last edited by Suchka_777#4336 on Feb 1, 2025, 8:04:57 AM
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SSF is still meant as a personal challenge, like playing Hardcore.

For me, it's rather a way to enjoy all diversity of the game. You need to interact with all mechanics, care about each aspect of the game. Would be pity if it would be limited by not getting 6 links if you are not lucky enough.
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I think they are a little bit too rare too, but you could "target farm" them with the Atlas Passive node (related to biomes) or with "Arbiter" fights.


I am convinced that local knowledge is bait. spent many days on grass maps and hardly ever saw even a greater orb.

It hurts all other drops while really not giving any benefit
yes, "making something rare" just leads to the item having a ever increasing price tag on the market which makes it a dangling carrot in front of the donkey.

but it also removes it out of the reach of players who don't like to trade for various reasons.
age and treachery will triumph over youth and skill!
rarity is non-issue, lack of progress is an issue. orbs don't upgrade and you don't feel like you getting there till you 'get it'. very bad solution to the cookie clicker version from poe1 (linking gear). its not even fun because there is no gamba here- you just apply the orb

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