Path of Exile adds Twitch integration

Indie action RPG Path of Exile now boasts integrated, in-client Twitch features, including webcam and chat support. You’ll even be able to click straight through to live streams from the race leader boards to scope out the competition’s technique, while the highest-ranked streamer will be spotlighted on the race page of the Path of Exile site neat. Path of Exile is a free-to-play, New Zealand-developed Diablo-esque with a sprawling skill tree.

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The power of ratio and the importance of POE orb

The currency system in the Path of Exile can be quite confusing especially for the new players. It doesn't follow the traditional “gold” system like the other MMORPG but instead the players are encouraged to trade using items like POE orbs or depending on their needs.

The Vendor exchange ratio of POE Orb

Everything in the POE has a certain value in it. The prices of each POE orbs are determined by the levels of rarity, vendor exchange prices, recipes and player’s demand. The economy in this game is like the other MMORPG that included markets that based on supply and demand.

Below is a sample on what might the vendors has to offer:

Some of the prices in the market often fluctuate slightly. It is important to note that highly valued POE orbs are often sold at a much higher price than normal since some of the players are willing to pay.

[Tips] What exactly POE orbs are?

Path of Exile (POE) uses traditional currency of gold but instead of gold they prefer a series of POE orb which can be used to modify some aspect of an item as their preferred currency that can be used for both trading and crafting.

Uses of POE Orbs for Crafting

1. Orb of Alchemy – It upgrades white items to rare items.
2. Orb of Scouring – Downgrades rare/magic item to a white item.
3. Chaos Orb – Re forges a rare item
4. Orb of Chance - Upgrades a white item to a magic/rare/unique
5. Regal Orb - Adds ONE mod to a magic item (changing it into a rare)
6. Exalted Orb - Adds ONE mod to a rare item (max of 6 mods)
7. Divine Orb - Rerolls the values on an item's mods
8. Blessed Orb - Rerolls the value on an item's implicit mod.
9. Chromatic Orb - Rerolls the colors on an item's sockets.
10. Jeweler’s Orb - Rerolls the number of sockets on an item
11. Orb of Fusing - Rerolls the links on an item
12. Orb of Transmutation - Changes a white item to a magic item
13. Orb of Augmentation - Add a mod to a magic item with only 1 mod.
14. Eternal Orb – Creates an Imprint of an item for later restoration.

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To prevent wasting your orb to some useless items, you need to remember to use the POE orb to an item that is hard to purchase. Don’t overspend your orb as long as you can, you might need them in the future.