Buyable gems. Right now supports are worth more than exalts

In a game about experimentong and trying builds around it is unconceivable that you simply cannot try new skills or support gems. Sometimes I skipped using a support gem because "I didn't need it and maybe I would want it when I had more link sockets".

A vendor for level 1-4 support gems and skillgems of current level-2, up to 17 or something, is absolutely needed.

Spirit gems of low level are ALWAYS, EVERY LEAGUE a valuable thing, it makes no sense, it is not fun, it engages with no interesting mechanic.

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The price is only as much as the player are willing to pay for it.
Meaning... player are willing to pay more than an exalt to get support gems.
Reason ? It a lot faster to pay someone who sell his gems than farming for them yourself when you can drop exalts faster than support gems\low level spirit gems.

It's only around 1ex now. I already took the support gems off my loot filter and I'm only in T7 maps. The price will keep dropping as demand is only high in the first few days.

However, I can see it being a problem for a first character if experimenting with different setups in the campaign. Since you also don't really have access to trade in the first 3 acts. Also for SSF.

Maybe GGG can make the T3 support gem a guaranteed drop from a boss or something. So players can farm that if they run out on their first character.

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SaiyanZ#3112 wrote:

It's only around 1ex now. I already took the support gems off my loot filter and I'm only in T7 maps. The price will keep dropping as demand is only high in the first few days.

However, I can see it being a problem for a first character if experimenting with different setups in the campaign. Since you also don't really have access to trade in the first 3 acts. Also for SSF.

Maybe GGG can make the T3 support gem a guaranteed drop from a boss or something. So players can farm that if they run out on their first character.

They shouldn't be around 1 ex, they should be around 1000 gold. It's not about how many you can buy once you are on maps, it's about not being able to try things until lategame.

You want to know if cast on ignite goes well with your build? 4-5 ex for gem + supports at *minimum* level.

In a game where farming at higher levels is supposed to be objectively better, gems are the exception. Make all gems cuttable at ANY level up until gem level (so a level 16 can cut a level 14 if you want) and make gems buyable for gold. It's not even expensive, it's just obnoxious.