In D4 Season One, I opted to play as a sorceress due to my strong affinity for the class. I was eager to thoroughly test the anticipated changes for the lightning sorceress build, explore a comprehensive teleportation-focused setup, and capitalize on the Oculus item to minimize teleport cooldowns. However, my current situation at level 88 has hindered these plans. The Oculus has yet to appear in my inventory, and I am unable to trade for it or directly farm it.
It wasn’t until I reached level 86 that I finally experienced the joy of playing my desired build, thanks to the appearance of my first Recharging Aspect: “Chain Lightning grants mana per bounce.” Similarly, my first Raiment only manifested at the same level. I’ve heard similar tales from fellow players who also struggled to acquire essential items like Tempest Roar or Raiment.
The question arises: Why did it take so long to obtain a specific unique item, or even a basic aspect, considering the heavy investment I made into rings and opened ring Helltide chests?
Could we not introduce a mechanism whereby we can dismantle legendaries for a resource exclusively earmarked for purchasing Aspects? The same principle would apply to Uniques as well. By dismantling uniques, we’d obtain a distinct resource that enables us to acquire any unique item of our choosing. Random rolls would still dictate the attributes of the purchased unique. For instance, it might take around 20 uniques to secure a specific one, possibly even offering a method to acquire Uber Uniques. Accumulating as many as 100 or more uniques could be the requirement for a specific or even a randomly selected Uber Unique.
Additional considerations to underscore:
- The absence of trading for uniques or legendaries leaves us solely reliant on unpredictable chance to acquire them.
- Striking a balance in the time it takes to farm uniques for a deterministic acquisition should be such that it isn’t a commonplace occurrence, yet not so extreme that it becomes unreasonable.
- This same balance should also be applied to farming for Aspects.
- It’s important to note that this proposition doesn’t advocate for handouts, but rather seeks to establish a method of “targeted” item farming to obtain items of personal interest that have eluded me even after nearly 90 levels of gameplay. Moreover, the factor of usability upon acquisition still remains, even if the item drops.
In this manner, the introduction of deterministic loot acquisition would serve as a remedy to the uncertainties brought by pure RNG, or more diablo 4 gold rewards, fostering a more engaging and satisfying gameplay experience.