Let's use this thread to brainstorm on cool stuff for crafting masteries.
Anything that would allow crafters to be on a more even playing field with items being dropped from monsters should be %1000 implemented. It has been a very long time that all crafters have been upgrade compared to loot drops. 120 scrolls for all crafting skills and support skills obtained through the BOD System. All Crafting Masteries should be done with crafting type quests.
I'm for crafters having a more important role in todays UO ecosystem and economy. Its obvious that we need to go back to a more SKILL BASED game vs just item based. but hey lets all just walk around with full legendary suits and jewels that give us 820+ skills instead
Yeah we need something to make crafting more relevant to the overall game is what I'm saying.
But again, the same goes for stealing, and other skills long forgotten.
jumperjack? hmnm I need to add that one to my crafter.
I love my crafter and other than repairs never log in with him. Crafter revamp is such a good idea! Can think of no negative or imbalance to doing so
I think the solutions I had were pretty simple at one point. Have to see if I can find the notes.
The first thing was pretty easy, allow players to imbue 7 mods and +200% Intensity, Once you break the 5 mod cap/old cap the item becomes antique. This would allow crafters to make the equivalent of Greater/major Antique Artifacts through imbuing, but they would be short lived. This is a good Niche for Pvpers who don't want to invest billions into their suits, but would like to at least be a little closer without investing Billions.
This would kill off some markets for loot to be sure, but would also revitalize others. Making clean lesser/prized greaters able to be imbued up. Same with the current max level reforging. Skill increase legendaries, and legendaries that are over the 700% cap would still be desirable.
Reforging changes involve them tinkering with the Currently useless names. (other than siege)
Simplifying this from my old idea that I posted on stratics.
Structural, fortified, fundamental, and Integral mechanics should allll just go out the window. in their place it should be
Structural +50% Intensity to max cap
Fortified +50% To max Cap +1 Random Mod
Fundamental +100% To Intensity Cap, Adds Brittle,
Integral + 100% intensity Cap, +1 Random Mod + Durability Cap Adjusted based on Runic
Val/Barbed/Heart - 255 Durability
Horned/yew/Gold - 200 Durability
Spined/oak/shadow - 75 Durability
This prevents players from Using low end hammers in place of POF, AND this system also allows you to essentially turn 1 low end runic into the next level through Structural + Fortified. And it would open up a new level of Clean and Brittle Gear for Pvpers/pvmers.
BUT because of the resists that are still on Legendary/major artifacts, these will not replace those pieces, but this will instead be used to fill the gaps in suits.
+Bump to Imbuing
+Bump to Runic Reforging.
Crafters have been basically dead from AoS on and the DEVs keep adding better loot all the time without upgrading crafters the same amount. I am not saying crafters should be able to make the best items but we cant even come close to what the DEVs let drop as loot.
The answer is simple, return brittle items to the original durability they had (which was around 75)
Here is what happened, brittle items spawned with that low durability. And everyone wrongly thought that brittle items lost durability faster than normal items. Then people said to mesanna that all the new loot is useless and they can’t use it. So mesanna listened and raised the durability to 255!? now these items will literally last forever so why would I use an imbued piece which will also have 255 durability and not be pofable?
People now realise that brittle items do not lose durability faster so the durability should be returned to the original amount, then players would think more about using reforged/imbued pieces and might go for longevity over mods. Cos at the moment it’s a no brainer to use legendaries.
Because then people would do reforging more to get high end items instead of using legendaries which are almost always brittle.
We definitely don't want to increase the power of craftable items or else there will just be too many high powered items. So the only solution is to effectively decrease the power of legendaries. Obviously people who already have suits with legendaries would not want their current items to just go poof. So the only solution is to lower the durability, giving them the option to gradually change over time.
Reforging doesn't come close to what drops as loot, brittle or not. As long as there are farmers at the legendary drops 24/7 nothing will change unless the DEVs make crafters relevant again.
I may be weird, but my character's weapons, and some of their suits are all crafted and imbued. I rarely come across loot that has the combination of properties that I want, and while I may wear one or two looted pieces of armour, the only real way to create a balanced suit I've found is to craft the rest.
Additionally my crafters, and those of a significant number of other players, recently are fully occupied producing beginner suits and weapons for the returners and new players that EJ has brought in.
Nice!! That would look so good on my bard! Now if only the artist can do something with those leather caps so they don't look like we are going swimming...
Every movie , every book, at least that I've seen and read, regarding a UO type setting, the absolute best wpns/armor etc, were hand crafted, they didn't just fall down from Mt Olympus....well, not all of them did.
Look I was ok with 120 skill for blacksmith, imbuing and tailor but let's not fall overboard with power scrolls for all the crafting skills. I really do not think it is necessary for any other skills to be 120. IMO the only reason we have 120 skills for those three above is they needed a bone to toss to all. And I worked my clicking to the max to reach those goals set upon us with the 120 scrolls. So lets not go there, but look at the items made, rewards, tools etc..
Look at all the skills that have 120 scrolls, why is it that crafters should be left behind. If you are going to allow skills to go to 120 then all play styles should be afforded the same opportunity not just some. IMHO Power Scrolls should have never been introduce but all UO players should be treated equally not just certain play styles.
Definitively, Crafting needs a good overhaul, to my viewing....
The Gap in between what items can be obtained as Loot and what items can be crafted is quite too large and needs to be closed with an overhaul to crafting....
But there is something else which carfting needs, especially towards new players or those players who have never practised Crafting in Ultima Online, a good, solid, comprehensive Guide which covers in details any and all aspects related to crafting.
Sure, on the internet there is bits and pieces of informations scattered here and there in various places but it takes a lot of effort and the gathering of all these pieces from various sources in order to get well knowledged in crafting and catch up with changes over the years.
It would be nice, instead, to have one place and one source which could give any and all informations needed, in details, about anything related to crafting in Ultima Online.
Plus, what I think is a much is a well done and solid Crafting Simulator Interface which players trying to assemble a suit could mess around with before actually doing it in the game.
Sure, it could be done on the Test Server somehow yet, I think that the availability of a Crafting Simulator could be enormously beneficial to learning and getting more experienced in Crafting in Ultima Online....
