2008-10-22, 03:06 PM
IsaacGS Wrote:There's a huge difference between Maker and the Forging NPCs, and that is the crystals. If graded jewels did not exist, then yeah, it's a totally pointless skill. However, because of this, we now have an amazing degree of customization possible. A great example I can think of is high level archer armor. HP's always a concern for high level archers. With this skill system in place, not only can we get 5 STR and 5 DEX above average on our overall, but we can also toss on a jewel for HP. Now, 30 HP may not seem like much, but if you had 30 on your overall and gloves and shoes... You can see where I'm going with this.
I see and I can't wait to play with it.
However, the forging is just the beginning.
Let's say you made your glove. It has + STR, + DEX, +30 HP. But no ATT. Now you start scrolling. Do you dare use 30%s or even 70%s on a glove that cost you a couple hundred millions to make? Or will you scroll conservatively with 60%s, and end up with ATT that is inferior to what you could get if you started with a supply of cheap average gloves that you didn't particularly care about breaking?
Same with the shoes (where's my speed and jump?), overall (surely you don't settle for one crystal's worth of DEX?), and so on.
If you could pile on any number of jewels and end up with a "clean" item so godly it needs no scrolling, I could see everybody using this. But when all that investment gives you an item that is still inferior (to currently available scrolled items) in certain attributes - well, we'll just have to wait and see how many people bother with it.
Quote:The only concern is if people don't understand it in GMS as well.
That, too.