On Fri, Mar 24, 2006 at 12:09:23PM +0100, Wim Villerius wrote: > 2*number of stat enchantment, so to make a weapon str+3, one needs 2+4+6 > = 12 potions of strength. Adding also a con requires 8 potions of > constitution. > These numbers of potions are easily found by any sufficient high lvl > player, allowing him to create weapons much better than artifact > weapons! > The same will apply for rings, I fear.
Yes, indeed. But i don't think thats a bad thing? If one invested a lot of time into such a weapon, then that would be okay IMHO. > > Also, rings amulets and improved weapons are a good way to ge over the > > race limitation on characteristic. If you make it too easy to create > > improved rings, like ring (str+3)(for+3)(wis+3)(resist paralysis > > +100)(resist fire +100)(resist cold +100) (resist electricity+100) > Currently, this is also possible with weapons - except that resistances > cannot be added to weapons. > Having a method that allows one to create items that have +100 > resistance against something would likely upset some others on this > list, even if it would take 100 potions of resist something. One could agree on +90 is enough. And i was thinking of not so many potions to make a nice ring. Making it too hard to make nice things would reduce the usability of the skill to the level it is now... (which is a very unusable state IMHO). If it upsets people on this list, i would be happy to hear their arguments about it! > > Robin Redeker wrote: > > >today i've had some ideas about the jeweler skill: What if a jeweler > > >could _change_ existing rings. For example he could improve a ring > > >(resist acid+12) in to a ring (resist acid+30) or even acid+50? (not > > >sure about this, does it break balancing?). > You guys should read the messageboard ;) There have been many idea's > about enhancing alchemy. The general consensus (there) is that alchemy > currently is pretty boring. Yes! Imho the approach with static formular-lists doesn't scale very well. > In the past (over a year ago) I've been writing a message containing a > proposal - but this has never been sent. In fact, it is still in my > draft box. I might even send it when requested (or even when not > requested) Please do it :) Robin -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Robin Redeker _______________________________________________ crossfire mailing list crossfire@metalforge.org http://mailman.metalforge.org/mailman/listinfo/crossfire