Anslet wrote on Jun 4^th, 2011 at 3:17pm:

Since you just typed out a page or two of mad over a bit of a joke, I'm going to go ahead and assume that you're being serious here.   

Your poor feelings. 

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Look on the other side of the room.

Bound Greater Ardor 1: level 2
Unbound Greater Ardor 1: level 3

Bound Greater Ardor 3: level 18
Unbound Greater Ardor 3: level 35

Bound Greater Ardor 4: level 28
Unbound Greater Ardor 4 level 55

Bound Holy: 37
Unbound Holy: 73

It looks like Unbound level = 2x Bound level - 1

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For all that I like crunching numbers, I haven't dived head first into the optimal path for crafting.

Until level 30, the shards required per level for unbound crafting is almost linear and only shoots up like a quadratic function after that.

Unbound crafting is more expensive when you compare the same shards, but unbound shards are cheaper when you compare level x unbound to level x bound.

It looks to me at first glance that unbound crafting until you run out of shards that cost 3 greater essences that are 10ish levels above your crafting level and then you can bounce back and forth between the two, looking for whatever cheap shards are available until level 30-ish.  From that point on, unbound crafting is going to be a whole lot cheaper most of the time.

There are still some exceptionally cheap shards for their level in unbound crafting even at higher level, so keep your eyes peeled for those as well (generally the Ardor/Beatitude/Inferno/etc).

Also, since you are going to have to craft Shards of Potential anyway, make sure that you craft them while you are leveling.  No sense in throwing away XP by waiting until you have leveled way past them to craft something that you're going to need anyway.  Same for Holy, Pure Good and desireable Bane suffixes (even if they are "too expensive" to craft for XP).  Might as well get XP for something that you are going to craft eventually anyway.

Anslet wrote on Jun 3^rd, 2011 at 8:44am:


No, you are wrong. When they pulled it back in the U9 release they specifically said it would take several releases, AT LEAST 9, 10, and 11.

... And unbound goes live apparently....

Hmmmmm...

Anslet wrote on Jun 3^rd, 2011 at 12:21pm:


The debugging by Turbine has been horrendous in the past.  Mournlands and Lammannia have completely failed at catching major bugs that have come to live.

By saying Crafting is in Beta, we are debugging it now.  I don't mind that at all.  I want crafting to work.  I just don't want my crafting level to be reset back to 1.

I have been at 43/35/36 since unbound came out, just gathering essences and deconstructing vendor trash along the way. I should be able to jump some levels next time I try.

Alekx wrote on Jun 13^th, 2011 at 2:06pm:


It certainly eliminates the grind for MinII weapons. I think LitII will still be made for some time.

stainer wrote on Jun 13^th, 2011 at 2:23pm:


I never have to make another min2 again. THat alone was worth the grind to level 64 divine.

Terebinthia wrote on Jun 13^th, 2011 at 8:54pm:


Already in game, made a Greater Evo trinket of Electrical Absorption for my cleric.