Researcher's Strongbox is lacking
I'm specced into strongboxes with influence towards Researchers. This is because I want to find the unique ventor's strongbox because I'm a slot machine fan.
I found one so far after playing 200 hours in the last 2 weeks (don't judge me). I have no problem with that as it's taken me that much time to save up 2.9 million gold to go for the last click. What has been a let down is the regular researcher's strongboxes. I keep a stack of alchemy in my inventory so I can alch and go on any boxes I see. But the loot is just not there. It's generally 2 transmutes and 2 augmentations. Occasionally I get 1 or 2 exalts, which is how it should be, and the only other loot I have seen is a regal or a rune. Now I don't want divines to drop with common rates, but I see no reason not to boost the rate of exalts, regals and alchemy orbs. If I use an alch, which are rare enough compered to how much you want to use them on maps, white items, in combination with omens and on strongboxes, but I am consistently getting back 2 trans/augs as compensation for the risk/reward, it feels pointless to even use them. I guess I could run them by only making them blue with the content I get out of them. That would produce a net positive over time even if they only dropped 2 trans/augs. But that seems like the atlas passives are better used in other areas and makes them less of an appealing option. I could even go for a boost to the drops via the atlas tree to further spec into them. Like perhaps having a branch which must be completed to give extra rarity to the drop chance. Just a thought but I guess you are still tweaking early access numbers. Good luck. Last bumped on Apr 21, 2025, 10:39:25 AM
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