Community poll November: Dragontouched armor crafting

[Bradik_Losdar]

Since Tolero is a little busy these days (Hireling feedback, Mod 8 bug reporting, etc). I thought I'd put up a poll for what folks think of the new Dragontouched Armor.

1 * I love it! Random crafting is the best!
13 * I like it, but wish we had some control over powers added (like Shroud items)
1 * I can take it or leave it. Its meh.
9 * I dislike it. This isn't "crafting" and everyone looks the same now.
4 * I hate it! Armor only?? Why aren't there named end reward items?!?

And as a sub-"armor" poll:
6 * I was hoping for some Green Steel shields
5 * I was hoping for some Dragontouched shields
6 * I was hoping for both Green Steel and Dragontouched shields
1 * I could care less about shields. Glad they didn't waste development time on them

Edit: Ongoing tally of responses (note: these numbers do not necessarily equate to number of responders - see individual posts below. Also for sheilds: a GS or DT response gets tallied as one in each of the individual spots)

[Aranticus]

* I like it, but wish we had some control over powers added (like Shroud items)

* I dislike it. This isn't "crafting" and everyone looks the same now.

* I was hoping for both Green Steel and Dragontouched shields


mine :)

[Borror0]

Can I go for:

Hey! More grindtasticness!
I'm glad they didn't make the mistake of creating Green Steel/Dragontouched shields.

[MrCow]

* I like it

Neither "Random crafting is the best!" or "but wish we had some control over powers added (like Shroud items)" suit me from the yay for dragontouched armor poll options you presented, so I left them off.

Considering I'm a Warforged only player, I am probably biased towards the fact that its the highest AC docent in the game. ;)

[QuantumFX]

OK, so I had to get creative with your selections…
* I like it, but wish we had some control over powers added (like Shroud items) as this isn’t “crafting” and everyone looks the same now.

* I was hoping for both Green Steel or Dragontouched shields

[Goldeneye]

* I like it, but wish we had some control over powers added (like Shroud items)
* Why aren't there named end reward items?!?
* This isn't "crafting" and everyone looks the same now. (kinda like Rainments for everyone)

[Memnir]

* I dislike it. This isn't "crafting" and everyone looks the same now.

And as a sub-"armor" poll:
* I was hoping for either Green Steel or Dragontouched shields
...

[BlackSteel]

Neither "Random crafting is the best!" or "but wish we had some control over powers added (like Shroud items)" suit me from the yay for dragontouched armor poll options you presented, so I left them off.

Considering I'm a Warforged only player, I am probably biased towards the fact that its the highest AC docent in the game. ;)

i'm with mrcow; its a very interesting mechanic, but its still not crafting (personally I was hoping for a way to add a single attribute to existing armor aside from the +1 market ritual)

and *drool* yes I'm absolutely loving the fact that I can break 73 AC (raid) on my wf cleric now due to the docent, will be more once I grab wisdom 1 from tempest and dodge 3 from the last tier. before there was pretty much no choices for an AC wf build, as defiance was kinda moot to shoot for, and abbott is not a reasonable expectation.

[Ganidel]

* I like it, but wish we had some control over powers added (like Shroud items)
I'd say make buying runes cost more, but have it show what your getting.

* Everyone looks the same now.
I think maybe 3 different looks per armor type would be better, I know its alot of work.

Dont get me wrong I love how the armor looks, just everyone will look alikes.


* I was hoping for some Green Steel or DT shields


One named item per quest would be kinda cool, as is does feel a bit lacking.

[rykim]

I also think there could be more control involved from the player's standpoint. If we're going to grind away at a raid that's not technically a raid with no static loot, how about giving us more of an incentive?

Allow us to use more than one eldritch/tempest/sovereign run at one shot of the altar to control what effect gets put on the armor. In other words a higher buy in would let us decide/pick (maybe from a list) of effects to add.

Also, it would be great if we could exchange our runes like tokens in the gianthold. 3 eldritch for 1 tempest, 3 tempest for one sovereign, 3 sovereign for a pick from a list. Maybe the amount of exchange would be different (i.e. 5 instead of 3 or whatever the dev's decide), but it's probably better than letting the runes just sit in your ingredients bag once you get the combo you want.

[Delt]

*I like it"

But...it's a shame that at this point in DDO, we still don't have anything compelling or interesting added, gameplaywise (crafting, persistent adventure/pvp, whatever). The lack of variation means all we have is grinding....and you can tell ingame that people are bored.

[manfredshw]

I like dt armors, but I think it is better if we can control the result to avoid grinding runes.(it is easy to grind, but stupit. no good for ddo, ddo shouldn't be a grind game). When we purchase the runes from the vendor, I hope we can see the result.

I love to see more dt or gs shields.

more=good

[moops]

* I dislike it. This isn't "crafting" and everyone looks the same now.
* I hate it! Armor only?? Why aren't there named end reward items?!?

I will add that at this point for my main alts, DT doesn't offer me anything better than what I already have.
My fighter could use DT, but she would rather keep her unique looking +5 Mithral FP.

[Tat2Freak]

I love the idea and am glad there is some mystery added to the game.

I have a docent with Fearsome, Corrosive Salt and Freezing Ice, while this is not EXACTLY what I want, for a regular quest reward it is AWESOME!

I will wear it until my second docent is EXACTLY what I want(and it is great that its random or I wouldnt have anything to look forward to for this Mod, AGAIN!)

Everyone should take a note from Moops:

My fighter could use DT, but she would rather keep her unique looking +5 Mithral FP.

Noone says you have to do it...Dont Have To = No Grind, consider it a freebie while your looting the five new quests.

[Gol]

* I dislike it. This isn't "crafting" and everyone looks the same now.
* I was hoping for both Green Steel and Dragontouched shields

[hannika]

* I like it, but wish we had some control over powers added (like Shroud items)
* I was hoping for some Green Steel shields

[liamfrancais]

I like it, some more control might be nice but oh well it is what it is.

[rimble]

My only 16 is a Drow Sorcerer.

1) I dislike grind, only done the Shroud like three or four times. Not really interested in grinding more.

2) As a Sorcerer, gear just doesn't matter THAT much. I mean, sure, another 500 SP or whatever from an uber Greensteel item would be nice, but somehow he still manages to do okay.

3) There's nothing particularly attractive about the DT armor for my Sorcerer.

4) High-Level groups are getting a little too uptight (last night I saw "I must know you or you must have a referral", hahaha), so I'm just not enjoying running the Sorcerer any more, working on alts.

5) I still can't believe they didn't take the opportunity to introduce some GS or DT Shields...

[tihocan]

I like it, but wish we had some control over powers added (like Shroud items)

Although I'm not necessarily for total control, but at least a way to change the odds in favor of upgrades we really want.

Also, I really don't like that we'll all look the same.

[Aspenor]

I think it's the second worst idea the devs have ever had.

First would be the Abbot.

[akla_thornfist]

i dont like it.

wish there were shields

we need named loot

[artvan_delet]

Since Tolero is a little busy these days (Hireling feedback, Mod 8 bug reporting, etc). I thought I'd put up a poll for what folks think of the new Dragontouched Armor.

11 * I like it,


And as a sub-"armor" poll:

3 * I was hoping for both Green Steel and Dragontouched shields


Edit: Ongoing tally of responses (note: these numbers do not necessarily equate to number of responders - see individual posts below. Also for sheilds: a GS or DT response gets tallied as one in each of the individual spots)

Hoping for GS or DT shields.

This content is not going to keep people playing for months on end. Is there any rare named loot in these quests? Is DT armor all that there is? Because, seriously, that's not going to keep my interest for more than a month. Once you get your armor, these quests are fairly routine. I wonder why theres no raid in this mod. This would have a been a good time to add a Tempest Spine type raid. Lots of us like the 12-person runs.

[Beherit_Baphomar]

Since Tolero is a little busy these days (Hireling feedback, Mod 8 bug reporting, etc). I thought I'd put up a poll for what folks think of the new Dragontouched Armor.

1 * I love it! Random crafting is the best!
11 * I like it, but wish we had some control over powers added (like Shroud items)
1 * I can take it or leave it. Its meh.
8 * I dislike it. This isn't "crafting" and everyone looks the same now, plus it just doesnt work.
4 * I hate it! Armor only?? Why aren't there named end reward items?!?

And as a sub-"armor" poll:
6 * I was hoping for some Green Steel shields
5 * I was hoping for some Dragontouched shields
3 * I was hoping for both Green Steel and Dragontouched shields
1 * I could care less about shields. Glad they didn't waste development time on them

Edit: Ongoing tally of responses (note: these numbers do not necessarily equate to number of responders - see individual posts below. Also for sheilds: a GS or DT response gets tallied as one in each of the individual spots)

Its not crafting, its pot luck.

[Laith]

what about "i'd love it if the runes didn't bind. Currently, it's not crafting: it's raid loot."?

if that one change was made, i'd be in love with DT crafting.

[Bradik_Losdar]

what about "i'd love it if the runes didn't bind. Currently, it's not crafting: it's raid loot."?

if that one change was made, i'd be in love with DT crafting.

Excellent point - the non-raid items in the Orchard (like shield pieces and tapestry parts) work this way and seem to work great for everyone. Dropping the binding would be a vast improvement.

And my responses to the poll - * I like it, but wish we had some control over powers added (like Shroud items),* I was hoping for both Green Steel and Dragontouched shields

[The_Ick]

9 * I dislike it. This isn't "crafting" and everyone looks the same now.

And as a sub-"armor" poll:
6 * I was hoping for some Green Steel shields



my 2cp...

[Dexxaan]

I like it, but wish we had some control over powers added (like Shroud items)

I was hoping for some Green Steel Shields or Dragon Touched.


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[Deathseeker]

I like it!

I wish they would have added Greensteel OR Dragontouched Shields!