Quote Originally Posted by AgentBbrian View Post

Crafting..

See the pattern?
I read this and im like.. ok the issue is explained but not understood as an issue.
The OP talks about problems gearing and then people talk about giving handouts to new players struggling..

This isnt a dig at glythe it's the same thing i see everywhere on these forums of long term players pointing out the issues but not seeing it themself and giving tips on the loopholes, when really being a new player in the current games development is much different from back then and things will slowly continue to change but will never again get that "new player" feeling of weakness and stuff, like how necro was gained from touching a shrine before to get instant access to never hurt another undead with lord of undead skills, now you gota destroy a dungeon and slaughter a strong boss which is nuts for a new player to consider, but people will carry you through, and yet again getting help from those that have been here for a long time... this pattern that people aren't seeing will not be good for the "fun" game in the long run.

I see a flaw in the gearing system, just like diablo 3 had, since the transmutation and augmentation are almost identical to diablo 3, and diablo 3 had it's problems of gearing issues.

I mean even Path of Exile has "solo self found" character options and people love that shit.
My first character was self found. I went to dungeons over and over and over so that eventually I had all yellow armor where 4/5 mods were correct. This took a long time and a lot of grinding. You are welcome to do it this way if you want.


As for the crafting.... Join a guild. Find someone who does the skill for the work order you have. Buy all the mats, give them the exact mats and say : 10 quality chairs please. If the crafter is not busy they will likely not mind. If you are that guy who says, "hey what do quality chairs need I see a work order on this board"; then you make my eyes roll. You can get up to ~25 industry in the first month if you stick with it. You can get up to 40 in the next month and by that time you will likely be filling half of your own orders and be on your way with tradeskills. Spoiler alert for anyone wanting to learn augmentation : you need leatherworking, alchemy, blacksmithing, toolcrafting and carpentry at level 25 to get all of the augmentation skills. He set the game up so you become a crafter (or at least a novice once).

I was broke as hell and there was no casino. NO CASINO! Let that sink in because I see people who have been playing for a week get carried in dungeons like it is no big deal. Earning money/loot was running from dungeon A-B-C-D-E and selling what you got. It sucked. People told me about industry and I tried it. Be patient with it and you will learn a tradeskill for free. It is not as fast as the casino and takes more time to get where you make all the money you will ever need but it is totally worth it to be independent of the player market prices. If you are a little bit on the lazy side you can buy industry potions from Qatik.

I often shout in global asking for people looking to join a guild in the 40-50+ range because I know how much it sucks to not be able to progress with gear. The thing you need to realize about aug/trans and gear mods is that they make you insanely powerful. He has the game setup so it is supposed to take you a lot of time/effort to learn to do them. This is good for the game so that you can't wiggle your nose and go from being lvl 0 to a perfect geared 70 in ~2 weeks.

It might sound hard to believe but 1 character in a strong build with good synergy in perfect level 70 gear is worth about 3-4 players in "whatever" gear/builds. That kind of power level increase needs to be gated. Also I think you do not start with Aug/Trans because there is already so much to do and learn when you play this game. But I would love to see a level 35/40 quest where one of the npcs offers you a high reward mission to go see Makara.

As for Augmentation.... there are NPCs now who can add things to your gear. You can ask in global with the right mats and someone will extract powers for you. This is the friendliest community in a game I have ever seen; you would be wise to make use of it instead of being a hermit. That being said Kudos to you for going on the forum and posting.