Rufous

{
  "post": {
    "title": "Skill gems system in POE2 turned RNG",
    "selftext": "My biggest beef with the game so far is the skill gem system. We had the power of upgrading a gem with experience but now it's just another RNG element as far as i could tell.(please correct me if i am wrong)\n\nIf you are lucky you may drop a level 3 support upgrade drop soon enough so you wont have to suffer. It's a drastic change from the older game where you could just farm xp and upgrade your gems, getting stronger with your skills rather than your luck. Not sure how much getting used to this over the original game mechanic will play out in the long run. ",
    "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/1h8nq30/skill_gems_system_in_poe2_turned_rng/"
  },
  "comments": [
    {
      "body": "Yea skills not leveling with experience just feels bad. You get a ton of gems in a2-3 but never any support level 2 or higher",
      "replies": [
        {
          "body": "I didn’t even know support gems could be leveled. \n\nI’ve literally never found an uncut support gem above level 1 and I’m about to finish act 3."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "body": "They're overflowing in my stash. Much like PoE 1 the second character is going to level 10x smoother.",
      "replies": [
        {
          "body": "I see. my drop rate was awful until now.",
          "replies": [
            {
              "body": "I feel it was around when the lvl 5s start dropping I just started getting too many."
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "body": "you mean you have support gems past lvl1 ??\n\nHow do you get them? I am at A3 aleady haven't seen any.",
          "replies": [
            {
              "body": "Level 40ish zone iirc."
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "body": "I mean, you could farm \"Blood Aqueduct\" or \"Quarry\" (obviously the PoE2 counterparts of that) and do rituals to get your \"skill/support gem lvl x\", for example. At least you won't waste your time on gems you cannot level anymore because your attribute or level requirements aren't met."
    },
    {
      "body": "This is absolutely miserable."
    },
    {
      "body": "My only gripe is u never get lower level gems unless u go back and farm for them specifically.\n\nIts really painful trying to get level 3 gems for enfeeble for my witchhunter who has 20 int"
    },
    {
      "body": "I disagree, I quite like the new skill gem system.  Makes upgrading gems feel earned in some way, rather than just clicking a button."
    },
    {
      "body": "wrong play a bit i got 2 stashes of them",
      "replies": [
        {
          "body": "...If you're swimming in them while OP is feeling extremely pinched, you've just proven OP's point.",
          "replies": [
            {
              "body": "ya that's not how probability works. I have a 1 sample size of alot vs a random cry baby on the internet"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "body": "I'm level 30 and I'm using SRS level 14. No uncut spirit gem has dropped in hours."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}