[Feedback Master thread] Alpha Two Phase One | First Weekend Test Impressions

simpetar

Consumables crafting time

This is one thing I have issues with. I gathered a fair amount of herbs and wanted to give Alchemy a try. It takes 40 minutes to craft a stack of 20 Novice Mana Salves from scratch: 20 for grinding the Daffodil Powder + 20 turning them into the Salves. I can cope with a minute when making a permanent piece of gear, but consumables like potions are meant to come and go and are created en masse.

My understanding is it's supposed to get faster at higher skill levels or with better artisan gear, but this leaves incredibly bad first impression. It means 40 minutes of mindlessly staring at the progress bar, or being AFK. This is antithetical to engaging gameplay and discouraging from leveling the artisanship in the first place.