How High and How Hard

[Marten]

I know there was one person that had more total crafting exp from all three fields and he/she is welcome to post here as my question is how high did you get and how hard do you think it was to get there?



Since all but 72 and 73 were ground out in Divine with the old system the "how hard" may not apply so much anymore but, 1-20 very easy, 21-35 easy, 35-50 average, 51-62 hard, 63-71 OMG! New system; 72-72 just right!

I like the crafting changes and was happy to take part in their testing.

[Shamurai]

So this is Lamannia.. I'm not understanding what "old system" and "new system" mean. What's the difference?

[Marten]

So this is Lamannia.. I'm not understanding what "old system" and "new system" mean. What's the difference?

The number of essences to make the higher level shards has changed and new shards have been added to upgrade weapon/armor/item potential in its place. Meaning that the crafted exp grind itself has been improved while still have some mechanic to keep the price of very high end crafted items in place.

[Beldain]

Prior to the latest change... it was too hard to be feasible on live... post update, I'd say its just about right for a crafting system if the intent is to make it challenging enough to feel like an accomplishment, while being accessible enough so that more casual players can actually see progress ticking away at it over time. I hit 65/57/52 I think, before the update, and that was using the equivalent of thousands of item breakdowns via 2k TP daily for weeks... post update, it went much faster, but not the 'easy button' speed I expected from the notes and quick glance at recipes - it actually felt about right, when considering the amount of essences I get on live from a typical play session.... Feel free to give me a holler anytime on live, I'm on Sarlona too on Beldimar