U50 Preview 2: Scroll/Seal/Shard Loot Revamp

[Frogger1234]

Epic Wolf Whistle got rework?

Sands accessories aren't in this preview, so we don't know about a lot of things - wolf whistle, bloodstone, dusk heart, ring of spell storing, etc.

[Malignar]

So what's the scoop? Should I upgrade all my items that I have S/S/S for already, or am I better off waiting and crunching them for pack ingredients?

[ShinuzukaRakam]

So what's the scoop? Should I upgrade all my items that I have S/S/S for already, or am I better off waiting and crunching them for pack ingredients?

I've heard that the number of pack ingredients you get for turning in old Shards, Seals, and Scrolls is 12, 6, and 3, respectively. If these numbers are accurate, and you wait, you won't get enough ingredients from a single item's SSS to upgrade it.

A downside to upgrading now is having to hold onto the item (BtC) until you can use the Stone of Change after the update to replace it with the new version. If it's a non-raid item, it would then become Account-bound instead of Character-bound, which would let you pass it through Shared Bank to an alt.

Based on this info, I would upgrade them now if I had all the components and just use the Stone of Change later. It's really up to you, though.

[Malignar]

I've heard that the number of pack ingredients you get for turning in old Shards, Seals, and Scrolls is 12, 6, and 3, respectively. If these numbers are accurate, and you wait, you won't get enough ingredients from a single item's SSS to upgrade it.

A downside to upgrading now is having to hold onto the item (BtC) until you can use the Stone of Change after the update to replace it with the new version. If it's a non-raid item, it would then become Account-bound instead of Character-bound, which would let you pass it through Shared Bank to an alt.

Based on this info, I would upgrade them now if I had all the components and just use the Stone of Change later. It's really up to you, though.

Exactly what I was looking for! Thsnks. Appreciate.

[Tyrande]

I had an incident where an upgraded Epic Pouch of Jerky downgraded to a heroic Pouch of Jerky after some of the jerky being eaten.

Is this WAI?

[Gralhota]

[QUOTE=Frogger1234;6448168]Sands accessories aren't in this preview, so we don't know about a lot of things - wolf whistle, bloodstone, dusk heart, ring of spell storing, etc


Thank you.

[Carpone]

Overall this is an elegant design solution to revitalize a 10yo crafting system. I appreciate the change to DQ flagging/timers as well.

I also appreciate making Empty Soul Vessels purchasable.

While I did not test this personally, I've been informed by players I trust that "Essence of" for Exclusive items (like Epic Dragon's Eye) can no longer be created or reconstituted in the Altar of Epic Rituals. So if you have existing Essence items, you'll want to reconstitute them prior to U50.

[Frogger1234]

Non-Raid Heroic Sands items are currently BTCoE. What is the bind status after U50? BTA or BTAoE?

[Matuse]

Epic demon scale armor in the new version you gain a few points of electrical absorption, but versus the current version you're losing 15% absorb on fire, cold, and acid.

That's a terrible trade off.

[GramercyRiff]

This is the only remotely exciting thing happening in Saltmarsh. The nerfs could also be great, but they are not exciting. The jury is out here since I'll have to play the game to know.

[wraxzz]

Either I'm missing it or I cant find more info on the cosmetic version of the SoS mentioned in the initial s/s/s preview. Is the "brand new art inspired by the current model" mean its going to look actually awesome, or something lame and not-scary like a blackrazor cosmetic? I don't know the lore behind the SoS, but given that the lore behind blackrazor was implemented as complete rubbish, I'm not optimistic over the SoS legendary cosmetic.

Also while we're at it, please add the forgewraith effect to the blackrazor weapons when the cosmetics are made using the forgewraith components. Its super lame and boring without... its definitely a far cry from its EVIL connotation and given how flippen slim it is, the star-effect on it is completely lost and doesn't even show unless one zooms in. Tried fixing it's meekness with the forgewraith effect, but since it doesn't show up, it is useless too. I repeat, given the nonsense what blackrazer looks like, is SSG intending on dropping the ball on the SoS legendary cosmetic?

[Carpone]

The Legendary SoS cosmetic is on the first page of this thread. It looks dope.

[wraxzz]

The Legendary SoS cosmetic is on the first page of this thread. It looks dope.

Thank you, I missed that and only saw the sands-items.

Man its exceptionally ugly.

[Arkat]

Anyone have a screenshot of Legendary Storm?

[sudzz]

Non-Raid Heroic Sands items are currently BTCoE. What is the bind status after U50? BTA or BTAoE?

Looks as though from screen shots raid drop items are still btcoa and explorer items are bta going forward, whereas just now all are btcoa on epic upgrade, some accessories are not in the last preview so who knows for them, hope eRoSS is bta though.

[FengXian]

I haven't read much into detail, so maybe it's already like that, but I'm only gonna say one thing: make these items good.

Or rather, after all this wait, you better not make a weak update with 90% of them still being trumped by Borderlands gear and whatnot.

This revamp is a chance to give us a reason to swap out of sharn gear at lv 20. Nobody will be mad if these items become BiS for epic leveling, or close to it, especially the raid ones. If you fail to make them competitive, on the other hand, what's the point of updating them at all? Would be a waste of time, effort, and credibility.

Edit: yeah, after checking them out a good chunk of them are plain bad. Please follow the feedback people are giving you, CLOSELY.

[Zeklijan]

I've been farming the ring of spell storing epic, on and off for the past 7 years.

Thank you, really, thank you for this update. I'm so very stoked to finally be able to acquire it!

[Magnus_Magister]

Where can someone find all the item changes included in u50? Heroic, epic, and legendary