Thoughts and/or hopes for crafting?

There hasn't been much news out about crafting, so the possibilities are endless! What are some aspects you are most hopeful for??

I, for one, hope you will be able to level completely through crafting without having to once pick up a weapon. I know this is highly unlikely, but I enjoy the idea of running a trade business where my only goals while in-game are to survey resources, trade wares, make money, and craft the highest quality goodies!

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T Elf

I do like the idea that materials will not go obsolete but have usefulness at all levels. It's also very enlightening that raiders will need Gatherers to abstract materials from kills.

Damokles

pjrydecker wrote: »

I think hard core miners etc will require mat mules etc to get wortwhile amounts of material from spawn to smelter prob with some well paid PVPrs to protect it on the journey. well that is the impression I got anyway.

Would bring some life into the whole wrld if that is the case^^
I think they once said something about mounts having pouches or something...

Volgaire

Carving patterns onto equipment would be nice c:

Radical_Johnny

pjrydecker wrote: »

I think hard core miners etc will require mat mules etc to get wortwhile amounts of material from spawn to smelter prob with some well paid PVPrs to protect it on the journey. well that is the impression I got anyway.

Ooooo interesting.... Maybe resource expedition quests in which you will need combat players to escort scientists up into an instanced-type of area that has a rare quality resource to harvest??

Radical_Johnny

autumnleaf wrote: »

Carving patterns onto equipment would be nice c:

Absolutely! Or embedding ruins/jewels that will change the appearance of the equipment itself?

Damokles

I can really see guilds making farming runs in dangerous territories. Setting up Rogues and Rangers to watch for enemies, while the miners are hard at work xD

Volgaire

Simus wrote: »

autumnleaf wrote: »

Carving patterns onto equipment would be nice c:

Absolutely! Or embedding ruins/jewels that will change the appearance of the equipment itself?

Yesssss c:

Damokles

Simus wrote: »

autumnleaf wrote: »

Carving patterns onto equipment would be nice c:

Absolutely! Or embedding ruins/jewels that will change the appearance of the equipment itself?

That sound really like juwelcrafting, and if we could do that... THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!

Zara

I do wonder if Jewel crafting would be a thing? Maybe in jewelry but I wonder if you could add it to weapons like swords?

Radical_Johnny

Czar wrote: »

I do wonder if Jewel crafting would be a thing? Maybe in jewelry but I wonder if you could add it to weapons like swords?

I would imagine there would have to be some kind of Jewel embedding? Even if they are just for aesthetic reasons.

Radical_Johnny

Nagash wrote: »

Simus wrote: »

xdefiance wrote: »

I just hope they're able to pull off what they said. Having a weapon or piece of armor reflect the craftor is awesome!

You mean like a signature for the creator of the weapon?

That would be interesting

This was just confirmed in the live stream by Steven that crafted items by default will have a signature.

Zara

That's good!

Azryil

With crafted gear being on par with raid gear I want to see the requirements for crafting be equally as difficult as end game pve/pvp content.

Morashtak

pjrydecker wrote: »

I think hard core miners etc will require mat mules etc to get worthwhile amounts of material from spawn to smelter prob with some well paid PVPrs to protect it on the journey. well that is the impression I got anyway.

As someone that wants to go the mining/smelting route my first impression is "Why not set up a smelter at the mine?" but then realize that a certain node type may enhance my smelting. Should the mine not be in that node types' ZOI then I am going to have to choose to either smelt on site (cheaper) or transport the ore to a smelter that would give me higher quality ingots but require me to hire guards, incur caravan costs, etc (more expenses). As investors would put it "What is the better return on investment (ROI)?"

Damokles

Morashtak wrote: »

pjrydecker wrote: »

I think hard core miners etc will require mat mules etc to get worthwhile amounts of material from spawn to smelter prob with some well paid PVPrs to protect it on the journey. well that is the impression I got anyway.

As someone that wants to go the mining/smelting route my first impression is "Why not set up a smelter at the mine?" but then realize that a certain node type may enhance my smelting. Should the mine not be in that node types' ZOI then I am going to have to choose to either smelt on site (cheaper) or transport the ore to a smelter that would give me higher quality ingots but require me to hire guards, incur caravan costs, etc (more expenses). As investors would put it "What is the better return on investment (ROI)?"

I would think that a building/workstation as tall as a smelter would need to be placed in your freehold or inside of a city^^

Kumary

Not sure someone already mentioned it, but I'm lazy to read all the comment LOL...However I would like/hope that the crafting in AoC has meaning and value. many recent games have it, but there is really no value in crafting accessories, armor or weapons, when the best ones are from a dungeon or boss. Would be nice to have the crafting up there with the best accessories, weapons or armor. So when you take your time to gather materials and craft it you feel you can actually get a reward. Also that it can be fun, not even sure how to explain this last one hehehe.

T Elf

Steven has said that most of the best items will be from crafters. That materials will be useful at all levels, This should be a crafter's dream game. In raids, they will need master gathers to extract materials from raid bosses to be used in crafting. These should make you a happy crafter.

Radical_Johnny

elf wrote: »

Steven has said that most of the best items will be from crafters. That materials will be useful at all levels, This should be a crafter's dream game. In raids, they will need master gathers to extract materials from raid bosses to be used in crafting. These should make you a happy crafter.

Yup, crafted items will be on par with endgame items per Intrepid. I am VERY excited for the crafting system, especially with them drawing lots from Star Wars Galaxies system. Gets me giddy!!

perseus01

I hope all the hype will be squelched in the mighty Dwarven FIRES!!!😁

Ibarumarky

Ooh... gonna catch them all... as a tamer to breed new creatures

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