August 2013 – Leveling Guides

Using Orbs of Chance For Loot

August 28, 2013September 20, 2020 Leveling-Guides.com

There’s only one way of getting great loot in Path of Exile: get lucky. Loot is in integral part of the game and has its value, and we all want the best equipment possible for our characters. The only consistent way to get great endgame items is to craft them, which requires an enormous amount of currency but is somewhat less RNG based, depending on how much you’re willing to invest. If you’re hoping for an item to drop for you then you’re in for a rough ride. Items which…

Things I Hate About Path of Exile

August 22, 2013September 20, 2020 Leveling-Guides.com

I’ve been playing Path of Exile for over 6 months now and I’ve enjoyed it quite a lot. After awhile though you start noticing various problems with any game and PoE is no different, despite still being in beta. There are some game aspects that are just frustrating or confusing and lately it’s been infuriating me on occasion. Here’s my top list of issues I have with this game. 1. Trading For a game based so much on loot making trading with other players so inconvenient is a mysterious move…

How Increased Item Quantity and Rarity Works

August 18, 2013September 20, 2020 Leveling-Guides.com

I got asked recently about Increased Item Quantity and Increased Item Rarity stats and how they work so hopefully this short post will explain some basics to new players. It’s one of many game mechanics that new players seem to have a hard time figuring out at first although it isn’t as complicated as it may seem. Note: IIQ and IIR combined is often referred to as MF – Magic Find. What’s Increased Item Quantity? Increased Item Quantity (IIQ) affects the number of items dropped by monsters you slay. As…

Vendor Recipes You Should Be Using

August 11, 2013September 20, 2020 Leveling-Guides.com

There are quite a few vendor recipes in Path of Exile and some are more useful than others. Most are in fact not worth using consistently but there are a few that are easy to use and produce more valuable currency. I’m not a big fan of having 10 or more stash tabs dedicated to useless rare items that I might one of these days turn into an Alchemy Orb, but some recipes are just too good to pass. Below is a basic list of vendor recipes you should be…