New Augment Crystal Suggestions

[alancarp]

At great risk of ridicule for my first post, I'll throw this open as a central forum for suggestions for changes/updates to augment crystals... and start with this.

In perusing the lists of currently-available augment crystals, I see a glaring omission: nothing related to spell resistance.

Therefore, I propose the creation of a Yellow Augment Crystal of Rampart. Provides something in the neighborhood of +25 to +30 spell resistance.

I would also have suggested a Yellow Augment Crystal of Leaping... except there are circumstances in which you'd actually want to _not_ have a +40 jump ability (i.e., the High Jump power-up in cannith challenges is sooooo annoying). As one who has done over 1000 challenge runs, it feels like I have wasted a token whenever that ability shows up.

[redspecter23]

I would love for the augment crystals to get a massive overhaul. I wouldn't worry too much about your jump being too high. Without the special high jump buff from challenges, you are hard capped so you'll never be able to jump that high normally. I'd be cool with adding +13 or even +15 stats to augment crystals. UMD excepted of course. While I personally have no interest in 30 SR on a crystal, I don't see why it couldn't also be added. While the devs are tinkering with it, they can adjust some of the costs down to a more realistic level, while possibly adding new more costly crystals to add more power.

[Darkfury]

+25 to SR when a Feat gives you +2....?

Heh. Sorry. SR not Pen. I get it. Good idea.

[redspecter23]

+25 to SR when a Feat gives you +2....?

I was assuming he was talking about defensive spell resistance on his toon not offensive spell penetration for his spells.

[spectroum]

i'd like to see major changes in augment crystals since the ones already available are too useless given all those items with the xpack and recent updates

so i'd like to see for example:
-blue crystal of warding (deathblock)
-yellow crystal of fast movement (striding 25% or 30%)
-red crystal of precise vulnerability (destruction or imp.destruction)

and such cooler effects than those we can add atm

EDIT:imho red and blue crystals are fine as they are but yellow needs the major changes

[Miow]

+25 to SR when a Feat gives you +2....?

I believe he means personal SR 25...not Spell penn

That being said, new augments would give a good reason to perhaps run older content on epic to get token bits.

[Feather_of_Sun]

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Update 17.

[redspecter23]

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Update 17.

I'm going to try to read way too much into that if I may.

Update 17 may be bringing epic Gianthold and is quite likely to have epic items more in line with Eberron epics, meaning items with augments, so it is a very good time to rework the augment system.

[Alavatar]

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Update 17.

Since you're reading this, I would like to point you to four different threads on the subject in the Suggestions forum area.

Just an FYI.

[Scraap]

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Update 17.

Keep that up, and I might just have to douse the pitchfork.

[dejafu]

Keep that up, and I might just have to douse the pitchfork.

Show of hands: who now wants to see a Flaming Pitchfork named weapon?

[Miow]

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Update 17.

Run for your lives!!!!!

[alancarp]

Since you're reading this, I would like to point you to four different threads on the subject in the Suggestions forum area.

Yeah - that's where I thought the (appropriate) ridicule might come from... my search missed the suggestions section. Mea culpa.
As to the other question above, yes: I meant personal/defensive spell protection (confirming the follow-ups from above).

[alancarp]

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Update 17.

..and I do appreciate y'all checking in. Cheers.

[MysticElaine]

Since you're reading this, I would like to point you to four different threads on the subject in the Suggestions forum area.

Yeah - that's where I thought the (appropriate) ridicule might come from... my search missed the suggestions section. Mea culpa.
As to the other question above, yes: I meant personal/defensive spell protection (confirming the follow-ups from above).

I think alavatar was speaking to the dev Feather to also look at those other threads

[Alavatar]

Since you're reading this, I would like to point you to four different threads on the subject in the Suggestions forum area.

Yeah - that's where I thought the (appropriate) ridicule might come from... my search missed the suggestions section. Mea culpa.
As to the other question above, yes: I meant personal/defensive spell protection (confirming the follow-ups from above).

I think alavatar was speaking to the dev Feather to also look at those other threads

Yep.

The more visibility it gets the better. I wasn't trying to ridicule; just provide more data.

[DeafeningWhisper]

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Update 17.

I will name a first born child in your honour if you can reduce the cost for augments while you're at it, I just spent a few hundred toekns slotting GFL on my light armor wearing toons and next update there is finally a light armor with SFL... Not *my* 1st born by the way, but someone's!

[alancarp]

Yep.

The more visibility it gets the better. I wasn't trying to ridicule; just provide more data.

It's all good - thanks.

[Gratch]

If you're updating the system, would also be nice to see:

3 tiers for some of the crystals... say 20, 30, 40 epic tokens to make gets you:
+4, +5, +6 resist (3rd tier bumps the items ML to 24).

Fix dungeon token droppings in an upward direction. e.g., :
-Von5 EHard currently gives ~50-80 fragments.
-Ran all 4 redfens quests on EpicELITE and got 280 fragments in total (no dungeon tokens).

I wont ask for free tokens to re-upgrade stuff, but if you could give out ~3 epic item cleansers/account to clean up our current items when this launches. (Yes, I know I should ask for free tokens and then barter down to free cleansers...)

[Cetus]

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Update 17.

Its great that you are willing to make some adjustments, but for the love of this game, please incorporate our feedback on your changes before you launch them. I don't mean to be rude, but your track record with regard to loot in this game isn't very good, and I hope you take that criticism constructively.

Here are my suggestions:

Resistance +4 augment crystal ----> Resistance +5

Create higher cost crystal that allows us to advance it toward Resistance 6.

Protection +4 ------> Protection +5

ditto for advancement here

Greater False life advancement opportunity toward superior false life

+6 stat advancement toward +7.

Insightful +2 stats should be available.

+10 tactics for red slot only

Exceptional fortification +10% ------> with advancement toward +25%.

+5 exceptional combat tactics

Super powerful crystals that can only be found in chests (much like the devils ruin for instance) should be found in chests only -

These should not have a timer - you found it, its yours.

Insightful +3 stats, Insightful +2 AND exceptional +1 combo, +8 stats, Improved destruction for BLUE slots, Tactics +10 for BLUE slots, Superior false life AND toughness combo crystals, Heavy fortifiction + 25% exceptional fort combo crystals, Good luck +2 and Resistance +6 combo crystals (much like major luck suffix found on random gen items), +5 exceptional combat AND a random +10 tactic ability combo crystal.


It took me 2 minutes to compile that list, I'm sure I missed a TON. Think about the power opportunity there...this will make players UNLOAD their time into the grind for the next year. Make these combo crystals super rare on a drop, their influx will boost DDO's economy, appeal of the content, and provide a nice degree of customization.

As powerful as my idea may sound, think about the number of slots we have now with forgotten realms gear - that will be the central limiting factor in trying to incorporate a multitude of these, results in hard choices = good.

Make it happen, get some creativity in our loot customization feather, please.