Lineage Gems have a trading problem

It's kind of disheartening that these gems are up in the stock exchange and you can usually get a bunch of each from a single exalted.

Maybe if we want these gems to actually feel special for progression they should be account bound? But if not, then we should start thinking of a way to have a sink for them.

Maybe if socketing a Lineage Gem to another gem it permanently merges them together. The skill gem gets the upgrade from the Lineage Gem but it also loses a socket and this aspect cannot be modified again.

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vexorian#9572 wrote:

Maybe if we want these gems to actually feel special for progression they should be account bound?

GGG never does that. If they changed their philosophy, I'd be shocked.

It's a good example of the massive difference between SSF and trade. In SSF, farming Lineage gems is a project.

I don't think account binding is the way to go, but if you could target-farm them, that would be good.

The problem with Lineage gems are that are not equal worth it. Quality of some are sh.t while others cost a fortune. GGG should make rework in next patch for many of them.

+1 for rework.

Also some adjustment to droprate and better target farming would be nice, maybe linked with bosses and tablets. Lineage should be rare and impactful. And less restricted to use and bigger variety of them, so we can use them in more skills.

I kinda like idea of having some elemental ones, that can drastically change how your build works. Like convert all lighting damage to fire (and change color, similar to covenant), or shock apply burning. Or skill can apply 1 shock more. These changes could allow many more crazy builds and if all gems will be rare, it will be mostly late game out of meta build opener.

Also uniques should be more rare and unique. Best example is Temporalis. It can drastically change how you build your character. I don't know about any other as much build opening unique. We need more.

Binding to an account isn't a solution. I've only dropped two useful support gems in 20 maps. Some of the newly added support gems are useful, while the rest are trash because they have more harmful effects than benefits.

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JoTua#1329 wrote:

because they have more harmful effects than benefits.

Indeed the minus are more than positive effects. Some of them are weak and is noticeable by the price in vendors.

+1 to rework

I thought this was going to be able the literal trade problem, where if you pick up a lineage gem in your inventory while the trade window is open (to put it in the "i have ... for trade" box) it automatically closes the trade window and opens your skill gem menu.


The workaround is to pick up the gem, then while its on your mouse click on Ange. Or just type it in but ugh.

Also, a big fat NO to account bound.

Spectres and Tamed beasts are already account bound, and thats way too many account bound items for my tastes. We could have a whole pokemon trading community but noooo.

+1. Lineage worth only 5 of them. The others are mediocre or junk. Need huge rework.

+1 rework
-1000 for acct bound