Where are the Greater Essences?

I have fully committed to Essences in the bottom right of my Atlas tree.
I see 1 Essence like once every... 15~20 maps?
I have seen a total of 2 Greater Essences drop so far in my whole playthrough.
They may as well not exist.

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Fae_Lyth#6750 เขียน:

I have fully committed to Essences in the bottom right of my Atlas tree.
I see 1 Essence like once every... 15~20 maps?
I have seen a total of 2 Greater Essences drop so far in my whole playthrough.
They may as well not exist.

Atlas tree is not as important in POE 2.
It is next to useless compared to POE 1, because without the right tablets it simply does not work.

This of course leads to additional investment, that you must do, if you want to run any atlas tree mechanic.

And some mechanics require additional currency for each encounter.

Bottom right essence nodes aside, you get essences, if you use essence tablets and boss nodes to get more essences on boss maps, using vaal orb before releasing the essence trapped monster, using extra essence waystone, running the essence unique map (dangerous with extra essence on waystone). Also by reforging... OR by running Azak Bog: respawn on checkpoint next to the ritual, move to the other end of the circle and there is often an essence or two. The last thing is usually done before you get to maps, if you need them that bad. You get lots of XP there, anyway. Cheers!

Yeah, I think the patch notes that claimed to have 'massively' increased the chances of Lesser->Greater->Corrupted essences is pure gas-lighting. Divine Orb drops are more common.