Weaponsmith Archive

Mainly schematic availability.

Secondarily, its getting a large number of identical power cubes and solidifying agents. If the schematic wasn't limited, then this wouldn't be as much of an issue.

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sabacc1000 wrote:

Now, because of the need to "burn" items (as we call it) when making schematics, a set of 7 identical cubes and solidifiers, or 5 identical looted geonosian sword cores would be needed just to get 2 scythes out of a single use on the schematic. Since we believe that geo loot is capped at 7 items per MOB (although very recent reports seem to suggest that cap has been raised), that means an absolute maximum of 6 scythes per schematic, and that's with some pretty rare drops. Then, even if you can get the 7-drop of sword cores, they're likely only the base 25/25 ones, so the scythe will be decent, but probably not up to par with what you typically see.

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Pyp wrote:

OK, I'm being a nub here, but am I missing something. The schematic is a 2 use one. Each scythe needs 2 identical cores. So you need 2 sets of 2 cores to get 2 scythes, not 3 sets of 2 or 6 identical ones. If we are talking about making a factory run - whats the point when you are restricted by the identical cores ??

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first, are you a "nub" or a "newb". isn't a nub just a small piece of something? like flesh? =P

well you're partly right. if you wanted to make 2 scythes out of a scythe schematic all you would need is 2 pairs of looted cores. but the aim here is to optimise the use of the schematic since it is the limiting factor andnot the cores. you want to squeeze as many scythes out of one schematic as you can because it is much rarer than the looted cores.

in order to do that, for each use of the schematic, you want to max out the number of scythes you can make from it and the only way to do that is to make a factory schematic out of that one use. since each scythe (and schematic) uses 2 looted cores, you will need 2+2X number of cores to make X number of scythes.

If X=1, it's pointless since you use 4 cores (2 for schem, 2 for scythe) to make 1 scythe and STILL use up one use on the scythe schematic.

X=3 would be great, cos that would mean you make 3 scythes out of one use of the scythe schematic, however this would require 8 looted cores which i'm not entirely sure ever occurs.

so we are left with X=2, where we get 2 scythes out of one use of the schematic, which would require 6 identical cores.

I hope that's not too confusing. Even for nubs. =)

This is only 1/2 accurate in my experience... I used my alt to get this schematic for myself to craft some scythes, and my alt toon died from the Canyon Krayt but as soon as i Cloned in a nearby city about 2000m away from the treasure wp I made my way back there to find the Krayt had moved off ravaging the countryside while leaving the treasure unprotected... from what i have been told only the Person with the treasure map can unlock the treasure chest and loot the Scythe Schematic and all the other junk inside.... so anyways... i did just that i opened it up and looted all the stuff inside ... so even after i died i still was able to get my schematic