Online Official Testlive PVE USA
(also singleplayer mode)
When I ran a test on the dregs boss in soloplayer earlier today, I spawned in a Star Metal Bow, a stack of Star Metal arrows, and a stack of Poison Arrows. During the combat, after firing the 2nd or 3rd poison arrow, the game awarded me with the Journey step for combining orb effects. This was a fresh character that I used for testing purposes who had never even touched an orb. I thought perhaps it was a fluke due to the acid pit surrounding the dregs boss.
On server just a moment ago, I was collecting star metal. I was using the lowest level crude bow, crafted from branches, and had equipped it with explosive arrows. I fired a fully charged power shot with explosive arrows at one of the nodes, and it did not crack open. I fired a standard shot, still no crack. I fired a 3rd arrow, this time with fully charged power shot. The star metal node cracked open and my character was awarded the Journey step for having combined orb effects.
I couldn’t find a topic similar to this. If anyone knows if this also happens in the live version, please report.