Augmented Items Abound! (07/13/2009)

[Rocl]

Augmented Elemental Staves

40 Jupiter Staves later...

"Yes! INT+1!"

[Gwynplaine]

FFS Square, get off this randomized bullcrap forever. You somehow managed to discover Assault where every new success brings you closer to obtaining something you want and then turned right around haven't used a point system since. Get a clue.

[ringthree]

What makes you think you could get +DMG augments on a weapon? <_<

If I may help Therin clarify here, I think he means that the weapon benefits are not from FoV but from the new Pixie related event.

That weapon with additional DMG is a newly crafted item that is related to the Pixie Augments, not from FoV.

Tom Glancy's are going to make that mistake for a while.

[ringthree]

FFS Square, get off this randomized bullcrap forever. You somehow managed to discover Assault where every new success brings you closer to obtaining something you want and then turned right around haven't used a point system since. Get a clue.

Einherjar disagrees.

Though, I do agree that point building systems are generally the most rewarding.

[ringthree]

40 Jupiter Staves later...

"Yes! INT+1!"

Yes, but that is very, very good for the crafting market.

Seraph: If it wasn't random, or at least the FoV part, then it really would defeat what I think is their main goal here, which is to artificially boost crafting.

Augmented items are economic dead letters, you need a new piece every time you try to get a new Augment. Not only does it get items out of a system with a glut of items, but it also encourages new purchasing.

Randomization sucks, I definitely agree, but I am willing to take that hit to greatly benefit crafting.

[BRP]

FFS Square, get off this randomized bullcrap forever. You somehow managed to discover Assault where every new success brings you closer to obtaining something you want and then turned right around haven't used a point system since. Get a clue.

Assault came out before Conquest points?

[Rocl]

Yes, but that is very, very good for the crafting market.

Not according to what I've heard today.

THIS ENTIRE UPDATE SUCKS WAH WAH WAH

[Spira]

lotsa cheap not-first-priority high level eq , or just simply cheap and good eq will be opened up for random augmenting..

warwolf belts will be interesting to see... i think anything positive on that would be sweet..
acc, str, dex, attk...

[Gergall]

Einherjar disagrees.

Lets not forget Pankration and MMM. You can buy some really cool-looking items like a shovel.

[sruon]

How useless, and people still expect this to work.

[Nameless]

More interested in an augmented Chiv. Chain for those looking for that +1 stp.

[Achika]

Scrap the augment system, replace it with WoW's socketing system, give each craft their own set of gem-like things to make. Allow gems to be replaced and not permanent, because we know SE would make you unable to replace them. Maybe keep the system for how to get augments for putting x number of sockets on a piece of equipment.

Yay, I've fixed both augments and crafting.

[BRP]

Scrap the augment system, replace it with WoW's socketing system, give each craft their own set of gem-like things to make. Allow gems to be replaced and not permanent, because we know SE would make you unable to replace them. Maybe keep the system for how to get augments for putting x number of sockets on a piece of equipment.

Yay, I've fixed both augments and crafting.

Sounds easy to implement.

[Nameless]

hmmm... is fire bomblet augmentable?

[Havok]

hoping for something better than perdu voulge from the pixie quest thing. I hate perdu's model.

[LordshadowRagnarok]

Hoping for some charisma, Macc or (oh god, Singing or wind skill) auged onto this shit
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[ronin sparthos]

Scrap the augment system, replace it with WoW's socketing system, give each craft their own set of gem-like things to make. Allow gems to be replaced and not permanent, because we know SE would make you unable to replace them. Maybe keep the system for how to get augments for putting x number of sockets on a piece of equipment.

Yay, I've fixed both augments and crafting.

Woah, wheres the random number generator going to go?

Why the hell could they not at the least allow people to pick vague stats at the least ~.~

"This is a Red Gem, it is imbuned with the power of STR" and combining this with the augmentable item fixes the random number generator to output an item with like -4 - +4 STR.

[Damane]

just when I used up all my field of valor points... great

[Achika]

Woah, wheres the random number generator going to go?

Sent straight back to Hell where it belongs I'd hope. :D

[Red Demon Taoist]

Pet classes could benefit quite a bit from this if the job specific augments are substantial and they add pet stats to the FOV augments.