Alchemy economy (Gem dust prices, etc)
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 11:13 am
Please make gem dust craftable through gem cutting as a residue, or cost less than 50 coppers.
It's rediculous how much time, money, and effort it takes to make a potion, especially with the rare un-sickle-able herbs, only to find out that nobody can afford or is willing to pay over 1.5 silvers per potion.
A mage would spend less time eating and regenerating their mana, and a warrior would spend less time regenerating hp and finding new weapons, than it would be worth spending money on a mana, healing, or polish potion.
The only decent use of polish is on high end weapons, like magical swords, but polish does not take to them well. Why, then, bother polish normal weapons at all, when it's a lot easier and cheaper to smith new ones?
Druids gotta make money somehow. Gem dust prices are running alchemy trade into dead end.
My analysis is based on the fact that my character is currently an alchemist and a blacksmith. So, I have two routes to maintain my weapon: by polish or by crafting. It seems that the alchemy route is extremely much more convoluted and inefficient when it comes to keeping a blade up in good shape.
First you gotta find the herbs, some of them only grow in certain seasons, then buy rediculously pricy dust, find/buy/make a bottle, make the potion, make sure the herbs are all excellent quality, and then pray to Gods that the potion will take to the weapon.
Crafting route: buy 2 ingots, make 1 handle, make new sword.
Imbalance? Please fix.
Suggestions:
1. Make all herbs available for gathering via sickle.
2. Make dust craftable and/or cheaper.
It's rediculous how much time, money, and effort it takes to make a potion, especially with the rare un-sickle-able herbs, only to find out that nobody can afford or is willing to pay over 1.5 silvers per potion.
A mage would spend less time eating and regenerating their mana, and a warrior would spend less time regenerating hp and finding new weapons, than it would be worth spending money on a mana, healing, or polish potion.
The only decent use of polish is on high end weapons, like magical swords, but polish does not take to them well. Why, then, bother polish normal weapons at all, when it's a lot easier and cheaper to smith new ones?
Druids gotta make money somehow. Gem dust prices are running alchemy trade into dead end.
My analysis is based on the fact that my character is currently an alchemist and a blacksmith. So, I have two routes to maintain my weapon: by polish or by crafting. It seems that the alchemy route is extremely much more convoluted and inefficient when it comes to keeping a blade up in good shape.
First you gotta find the herbs, some of them only grow in certain seasons, then buy rediculously pricy dust, find/buy/make a bottle, make the potion, make sure the herbs are all excellent quality, and then pray to Gods that the potion will take to the weapon.
Crafting route: buy 2 ingots, make 1 handle, make new sword.
Imbalance? Please fix.
Suggestions:
1. Make all herbs available for gathering via sickle.
2. Make dust craftable and/or cheaper.