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Thread: Are you able to sell creature loot drops?
GraySeven wrote:
Just curious, but is anyone able to sell the scales/segments/tissues they are collecting from creatures...?
As my alt is a Master Armorsmith, I've come to the realization that, aside from Krayt drops, all of the armor segments and scales we collect while hunting are useless....
Why? Because, as far as armor is concerned, not enough of the loot drops from a single creature. Most armors require multiple armor segments from factory crates, which means that, if you kill a Fambaa and get 3 scales for use in segments, the armorsmith will lose one making the schematic for the factory run leaving him with two identical segments. Since Chest pieces take 4, that leaves the armorsmith making ONE enhanced bracer....ooooh!
One of two things need to happen: A) remove the serial number from segments and tissues so that the drops from multiple creatures can be used in a factory run or B) more segments/tissues need to drop from each creature.
A sharnaff dropping 2 segments is useless.....
This doesn't just affect armorsmiths, but all crafters that use creature enhancement drops and the Rangers/Scouts out to earn a buck. Since creature enhancements are a concern on the Armorsmith board, I thought I'd bring it up here toget the Ranger community on board as well. I'd love to make my Master Ranger self-sufficient instead of using my Armorsmith to support my Ranger habit...
The number of drops varies quite a bit. It is possible to get over 10 loot item drops off of creatures. It's not common but it's not meant to be. As a Ranger without any other character to support me, I do just fine. And I don't even sell resources (at a guess, your Ranger supplies your Armorsmith with hide so the Ranger is probably more than earning his keep). The loot drops are there to be a special treat. If there were more loot drops then you would see a LOT more of these UB3R L337 players around in their super high quality armor and with their elite weapons. Yes, the loot needs help (I hate killing a krayt ancient and not getting any loot). But that has to be balanced with keeping the available equipment from being too nice. Hopefully they'll work on this during the Combat Balance. The main problem I see with the loot drops is that, even if you had an unlimited supply, the armor would not be as good as composite (resist wise). I once brought an AS friend a ton of the enhanced kliknik shells from the Geonosian dungeon. He made a full suit of chitin from it. While it was nice armor, it couldn't compete with a good set of composite (mainly because buffs cancel out the downsides of the composite). And the cost (when you factor in what loot segments normally cost) was much higher. Sorry if this post is a bit incoherent. Overall, larger loot drops and more of them would make the loot a lot more useful. But I don't think it would really solve the problems with the loot system (or the armor system).
Lythender Nirou
Master Ranger/Master Squad Leader
Eclipse Server
Yeah, I can see your point, and I just read a few things on the numberless Geonosian cubes being exploited as well as the past krayt tissue exploit that resulted in some danged uber guns....
That being said, let me modify my position. When a drop occurs, make it drop just one of the loot items. Keep the same frequency (or maybe even reduce it a bit) but by dropping just one item, the rampant "uber items" you fear would not come to pass.....
I've been killing and harvesting many creatures that drop enhancements, and aside from the krayt tissues have never gotten more than 4 of an item....could just be bad luck on my part.
GraySeven wrote:
Yeah, I can see your point, and I just read a few things on the numberless Geonosian cubes being exploited as well as the past krayt tissue exploit that resulted in some danged uber guns....
That being said, let me modify my position. When a drop occurs, make it drop just one of the loot items. Keep the same frequency (or maybe even reduce it a bit) but by dropping just one item, the rampant "uber items" you fear would not come to pass.....
I've been killing and harvesting many creatures that drop enhancements, and aside from the krayt tissues have never gotten more than 4 of an item....could just be bad luck on my part.
Not really bad luck. Just not good luck
. The big loot drops are rare to keep things like enhanced chest platesand enhanced T21s rare. They do exist, though. But most people don't bother hunting and selling the loot from the smaller stuff as it is rarely worth it.
Lythender Nirou
Master Ranger/Master Squad Leader
Eclipse Server