I wasn't able to upgrade Aloth's scepter to the Legendary tier because I didn't have enough Adra Bans. And my lacking the ingredient had a lot to do with my moral value.

I don't take stuff which I consider not belonging to me. Precisely speaking, I don't loot any kind of ruins nor raid tombs because those deeds are usually considered unethical, not to mention taking/stealing stuff from random barrels and crates. I don't even take stuff I found under rubble or debris because I don't know whether they are ownerless.

The stuff which I'm fine to take without feeling guilty are those that once belonged to my fallen enemies and plants/minerals that grow in the wild, except for sentinel constructs I fought within a ruin because I think they still belong to the ruin even after defeated. But I had no problems looting stuff on all the floors below Caed Nua back in POE1 because I considered that those places were within my territory (Caed Nua).

The one Adra Ban I got was from a sinister keep. After I shut down their sinister operation, all those fallen criminals and the entire keep, including the basement, were mine to loot. I was really happy because I hadn't been looting so many stuff for a long time in game.

Other Adra Bans I saw were unfortunately at locations which I would feel guilty to loot.

Speaking of the ethics of looting ruins, I believe I'm not alone when it comes to this kind of moral values according to the fact that both POE1 and POE2 have a bounty quest asking you to hunt down a person who is infamous for looting ruins.

In view of this, it would be helpful if a potential POE3 introduces alternative ways for acquiring rare ingredients, such as through crafting. Thanks.

Edited September 28, 20241 yr by IanTheWizard

Crafting or respawning more than once every century in a shop.

Believe me, you still are lacking Adra Ban even if you pillage, steal and/or loot any damned location in the game.
Adra Ban shortage is worst than bread shortage during french revolution.

Really, one of the unique reason I thought to pop it via console.

I hope some mod fixes it.

Edited September 30, 20241 yr by Chaospread

On 9/30/2024 at 11:54 AM, Chaospread said:

Crafting or respawning more than once every century in a shop.

Believe me, you still are lacking Adra Ban even if you pillage, steal and/or loot any damned location in the game.
Adra Ban shortage is worst than bread shortage during french revolution.

Really, one of the unique reason I thought to pop it via console.

I hope some mod fixes it.

Sure, Balance Polishing mod fixes it and I'm pretty sure Community Patch fixes it too.