higgildypiggildy wrote on Jan 31
st, 2014 at 12:54pm:
um,. no it didn't.
The vast majority of responses in that thread said "something like greensteel"
If your statement had some sort of connection with reality they might be useful. as it is you look pretty fucking stupid.
ps I gave my opinion and I said a "system like greensteel", so it's not unanimous
You're right, I reached too far in using the term unanimous.
You are far too important to be ignored.
I should have been more specific and said nearly everyone except Higgildypig.
Many of the comments, and those on the motherforums are saying "not another friggin system!". Why is that if I am wrong?
Our statements are not mutually exclusive.
I was actually thinking a system like Greensteel too. Call it Greensteel 2 for all I care, but extend Greensteel into Epic levels/endgame.
Or extend the recipes for Cannith Crafting up to 25 (this year) and then 30 next year.
The difference between the two systems is that Greensteel is simply an ingredients collection system mostly tied to a single raid (some ingredients and altars are now available outside that raid). Turbine would need to balance access to ingredients with directing traffic to certain content. I would guess that they would need to ensure the ingredients come from more than 1 or 2 raids.
Cannith Crafting introduced another layer of complexity calling for crafting experience to unlock recipes. This arguably gave more depth and longevity to the system, as people had to aspire to the higher level recipes. The counter argument is that it made it less accessible too. The beauty is that with a bit of spit and polish the two could be updated and even co-exist.
What people are most worried about is a completely new system, with all new friggin ingredients, mechanisms and processes, that makes all other systems completely redundant. Why? What is the point of that? And when the dev that codes that shiny new system leaves, it falls into disrepair like all the others.
Rather than build a new system - extend one of the more successful existing ones (which includes Greensteel).
higgildypiggildy wrote on Jan 31
st, 2014 at 12:54pm:
If your statement had some sort of connection with reality they might be useful. as it is you look pretty fucking stupid.
Go fuck yourself and stop trying to be a smartarse, it doesn't suit you.
I called it as I saw it, and it's fine that you disagree, but it would help if you engaged your brain before fingers and paused to consider what I said.
So is the new system like Greensteel as the "vast majority" wanted? In your opinion, did Turbine listen?