Fixing enchanting/crafting with one addition...

Destian Profile Options #1

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+% chance to enchant!

Enchanting can be frustrating because there's a complete disconnect between player skill and reward. You can be the best Tera player in the world and that won't get you to +6 any faster than some random idiot who buys a chronoscroll.

And crafting is still largely worthless. The amount of money a crafted item sells for is still not worth A) the materials you had to grind to make it and B) the time you spent gathering those materials and crafting it. In that time, you could've ground BAMs instead and made far more money.

So let's do the following to fix both issues at once...

-Add a BoP alkahest powder that drops from hardmode bosses that's grants +50% for enchant success (even from 9-12).

-A special type of crafted item that grants +50% chance to enchant success when used as fodder.

The end result is such:

-Skill is rewarded as the best players can now acquire a near-guaranteed chance to enchant.

-Crafting is suddenly worthwhile as players will be able to create items that are ALWAYS in demand.

This way, players who want to gamble can still gamble, but players who want a sure thing and are willing to work for it can do so.

And while we're at it, enchanting should display the odds with your current material choices BEFORE you enchant. If players can see the chances of failure, they'll be less frustrated as a result.
Edited by: Destian about 1 year ago
Destian Profile Options #2

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Wow, I expected to at least get flamed for this...
Mythaell Profile Options #3

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That is a pretty nice idea. No flame from me.
Xalim Profile Options #4

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ill give it a try, how can you expect to be the best player with your head up your [filtered]? also how does skill have anything to do with enchanting in ANY game? thats like saying you are skilled at slot machines.
Destian Profile Options #5

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Xalim on 04/24/2012, 02:26 PM - view
ill give it a try, how can you expect to be the best player with your head up your [filtered]? also how does skill have anything to do with enchanting in ANY game? thats like saying you are skilled at slot machines.


Enchanting = endgame progression, and it's not uncommon for more skilled players to have exclusive access to better endgame progress due to their skill.

/shrug
iamfiretruck Profile Options #6

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So with your idea I HAVE to run hardmodes to have the best enchants... What if I do not want to PVE.
Waiden Profile Options #7

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No .. even +12 should be easy to obtain, one day you will have good gear enought to run hardmodes again and again and again, so you wont have anything to spend money one.

+12 enchant to obtain should be hardest it can be and only the best and dedicated should achieve it, we all know, one day, everyone will have best gear nomatter how skilled they are, but I dont want to see everyone having +12 ...

Enchanting wasnt hard in Ktera, and it not even close to hard in NA EU TERA, so just keep it that way ...
Edited by: Waiden about 1 year ago
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iamfiretruck on 04/24/2012, 02:31 PM - view
So with your idea I HAVE to run hardmodes to have the best enchants... What if I do not want to PVE.


It's optional. You can buy the +50% enchant fodder and the powder, but if you want to do it without gambling, beat the bosses.

Or maybe PvP rewards of some kind would include it?
Waiden Profile Options #9

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iamfiretruck on 04/24/2012, 02:31 PM - view
So with your idea I HAVE to run hardmodes to have the best enchants... What if I do not want to PVE.


ahahaha .. you will still have to do pve to be able pvp anyway... you should know that by now

all the big money comes from dungeons, drops you sell, etc .. You want to do only pvp? Okey, where do you get money, or items for enchanting your pvp gear?
Edited by: Waiden about 1 year ago
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Waiden on 04/24/2012, 02:37 PM - view
iamfiretruck on 04/24/2012, 02:31 PM
So with your idea I HAVE to run hardmodes to have the best enchants... What if I do not want to PVE.


ahahaha .. you will still have to do pve to be able pvp anyway... you should know that by now

all the big money comes from dungeons, drops you sell, etc .. You want to do only pvp? Okey, where do you get money, or items for enchanting your pvp gear?


From selling chronoscrolls.