Essences are primordial plus Path of Exile von vkmoons Blog

    Have all essences only work like Orbs of Alchemies. Currently the most notable two power quantities of each type also get treatment like Chaos Orbs, and this is the source on the master metamod problem.

 While this would be the cleanest solution, we such as the QOL benefits associated with POE PS4 Currencyhaving the most notable two tiers work like Chaos Orbs.

 We do not do that one because it'd affect many POE PS4 Orbs players negatively.

The option we chose is cleaner than additional options, as well as doesn't impact most players. It's also somewhat explainable: Essences are primordial plus more powerful than crafting mods applied by Forsaken Masters.