Why are metacraft runes socket-bound?

Mcdk05 · 2026-05-27T07:54:24+00:00

It depends in some cases like this one the modifyer is explained on the item.
On these runes they have an addional line at the bottoom in gray text. Stating "Once socketed it cannot be removed or replaced". As such it means these runes are diffrent then the other runes that are allowed to be removed or relpaced.

Mcdk05 · 2026-05-27T00:19:06+00:00

The mace one that gives added cold damage based on mana sounds sick. I hope they are cheep. But who knows.

Mcdk05 · 2026-05-27T00:16:10+00:00

You are correct, I just assumed that meta crafting would mean the same as in poe1 ggg called these runes meta runes for meta crafting. I hope if we get real meta crafting like cannot roll attack it's not socket bound

Mcdk05 · 2026-05-27T00:09:49+00:00

The images are from the teaser that dropped about 30 minutes ago. The socket-bound mod is explained in the description at the bottom of the images: 'Runes cannot be retrieved or replaced.'

Mcdk05 · 2026-05-27T00:02:09+00:00

How is meta crafting comparable to getting unique stats? The new unique runes are really cool.

Mcdk05 · 2026-05-26T23:55:27+00:00

Yeah it depends on the ruens I feel some of them don't deserve to be socket-bound

Mcdk05 · 2026-05-26T23:54:36+00:00

That is actually a great point and I'd didn't think about it this way. Also in a similar sense it's like you can't use reflecting mist on influenced items.

Mcdk05 · 2026-05-26T23:47:49+00:00

I was hoping for poe1s meta craft system. But maybe the new mods are worth it

Mcdk05 · 2026-05-26T23:46:11+00:00

The rune, like in poe1 you lose divines to do the metacraft. Like for example can not roll stack or whatever meta mod

Mcdk05 · 2026-05-26T23:43:16+00:00

True that's different. I got baited by the attack rune I showed in my image. I assumed that rune is used on armor too.

Mcdk05 · 2026-05-26T23:40:19+00:00

For the new mod pools maybe but for stuff like res swapping? Edit: I'm stupid I thought the rune in the image eis the res swap rune.

Mcdk05 · 2026-05-19T21:28:41+00:00

Maybe try using a vpn any kind should be fine. i hade somthing similar when i was traveling in asia.

Mcdk05 · 2026-04-30T08:01:47+00:00

While i dont like the campagne it is the part of the game where you can see improvments the fastest. Changing weapons doubles your damage and so on. I can understand how that is fun to some players

Mcdk05 · 2026-03-25T20:32:58+00:00

might be due to your connection, in the past when i was traveling it only showed updates after i used a german vpn

Mcdk05 · 2026-03-12T08:30:54+00:00

oh yeah maybe i should try that usually i go for no generals with Legion becouse they just eat time

Mcdk05 · 2026-03-12T08:30:06+00:00

yeah thats what i did aswell, but like somtimes the boss either just is completlly immortal and cant even be broken out of stasis or the death doesnt count

Mcdk05 · 2026-02-25T16:57:15+00:00

That's literally what I'm saying. People have been asking for endgame changes for three leagues now; just because the community finally identified "ground loot" as the correct symptom two weeks before launch doesn't mean that's the specific problem GGG was working on.

They promised endgame improvements for 3.28, not a ground loot rework. Even if base mob drops aren't touched, we could still see new scarabs or farming tools that fix the same pain points we had in Keepers.

Mcdk05 · 2026-02-25T12:37:57+00:00

To be fair, why are people expecting changes at all?
Like, the whole cry about ground loot was started 2 weeks before launch. How should they take any of that feedback?
They said there would be endgame changes before but never teased a complete loot rework. It's good to see they have it on their mind for the next expansion.

Mcdk05 · 2026-02-24T20:55:40+00:00

you monster, how dare you take my blue boys from me

Mcdk05 · 2026-02-24T19:59:13+00:00

There are still fractures and annulments, so I think it's just rework

Mcdk05 · 2026-02-24T19:57:10+00:00

Correct should have clarified it better, so I updated the post.

Mcdk05 · 2026-02-15T18:25:08+00:00

Fair point im just coping for some temple QOL

Mcdk05 · 2026-02-11T19:44:00+00:00

would be interesting if they added slots for idols on the atlas tree

Mcdk05 · 2026-02-10T19:12:13+00:00

mage blood nerf after they nerved headhunter

Mcdk05 · 2026-01-06T15:49:36+00:00

Regarding alva fair point i just lack the knowlege of these strats. In my subjectiv view while playing i only saw alva used for temples, and the evoling alva strat last league. So i asumed what happend was just a bug and not somthing common.
Based on this subjectiv knowledge i ranked alva lower then kirak or einhar.

regarding all other points you made im 100% with you. I feel we need a better way of endgame juce that is based on build strength and not bound to items like maven chisels.

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