You’re correct it’s a good way to get rid of low level maps, they are pretty easy to come by. Also with the addition of strongboxes in all leagues the issue with sustaining map pools has been improved.

I’m still extremely new at this game, just been doing a lot of reading to get a handle on things, and though it would be worth noting this vendor recipe option here.

Just letting you (and readers) know, that instead of the grind to try and get higher lvl maps, you can simply combine them (x3) in a vendor recipe to get the next higher level.

So those 100x lvl68 maps you had at one point, you could have made into 33x lvl 69, then 11x lvl 70 maps (or 3x lvl 71 maps and change)… Still a gamble certainly (since you may still not get anything worthwhile from the lvl 70/71 maps), but perhaps less of a grind and more a less-time-consuming gamble.
Probably more ‘exciting’ too 😉

Hope that helps,
– Matthew / Gliktch

Unless you’re hunting for items in a level 60+ area I don’t think it’s worth it (excluding perhaps some strange Merveil runs with high MF). Before Act III Merciless all you’ll want to do is grind experience and try to make do with any items you have. Try to stay at least 2-3 levels ahead of the monsters in an area you’re in and if you’re still having trouble, group up.

You specifically want to grind 60+ areas because of the Chaos Orb recipe.

I haven’t found an upgrade for my gear in months of farming, and my items are at best above average. Crafting is expensive, and finding an item with exactly the right kind of stats your character needs is improbable. I’d love to play self-found but that’s just inconvenient and would take five times as much time.

You either have trading in a game or you don’t. If GGG is enabling and encouraging player trading then there’s no reason not to make it more convenient. The current system, or lack thereof, is just frustrating to deal with.

You should get the hang of the currency system soon. I’d say it’s best not to use any higher value orbs until you know exactly what they do and understand how long it takes for farm them. Also, any currency is almost always better used on highest level gear than low level.

Personally I feel very unlucky with a lot of stuff in Path of Exile so I don’t bother attempting to 6-link items anymore. I remember a streamer ran a lottery a couple of months ago and spent over 5000 Fusings to 6-link his Voltaxic bow: that amount of currency is enough to buy a 6L Voltaxic and then some. It’s all about luck, so unless you have serious currency to spend on fusing (I’d say 2000 Fusings equivalent) don’t bother. You can buy a 6L white chest for about 6-8 Exalted, which by current rates equals 300-400 Orbs of Fusing. Think you’ll get lucky and fuse in 400 attempts?

I’m a very recent player (lvl70 duelist farming piety (1 death every 2 runs :/ ). I have lot of issues with all the currencies, I read a guide on the forum so my character is very decent passive wises. But I think I have big issues about currencies and how to use those. I ruined 20+ chaos and even more alch orbs before understanding how those worked. And I just read today how the seller works(To make gemcutter prisms and chaos for example).

Have you tips in order to 6 link a torso? Spent like 50+ fusing on my current one with 0 success.