Dusk-type Stones

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02-28-2015, 12:37 AM
Protey

Dusk-type Stones

Pulchridopt Wings can be traded to get the Skirmish Armor upgrade stones (Wailing Stones +1/+2). Is there going to be a similar way to trade Wings for Dusk-type stones?

Also, Snow-type and Leaf-type stones can be obtained from Red Mog Pells. Are Dusk-type stones going to be added to Red Mog Pells?
02-28-2015, 04:55 AM
Crevox

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Are Dusk-type stones going to be added to Red Mog Pells?

If they did this, everyone would be very angry they didn't hold onto them.

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Pulchridopt Wings can be traded to get the Skirmish Armor upgrade stones (Wailing Stones +1/+2).

That's because the wings couldn't be traded for armor, just the KI. Yorcia wings (Lebondopt) could not be traded for stones either.
02-28-2015, 05:43 AM
Protey

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Originally Posted by Crevox

If they did this, everyone would be very angry they didn't hold onto them.

i still have mine =P

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Originally Posted by Crevox

That's because the wings couldn't be traded for armor, just the KI. Yorcia wings (Lebondopt) could not be traded for stones either.

i am aware of that, so i was wondering if they are going to introduce a new type of wing that will be allowed to trade for. Inb4 it's with the wings from the next skirmish that comes out.
03-11-2015, 02:42 AM
Grekumah

Since dusk-type stones were just implemented, we'd like players to do alluvion skirmishes to obtain them, so there are no plans to add the ability to trade other items for these stones at the moment.

However, we'll look into increasing the amount in circulation and the means of obtaining them in some way in a future version update.
03-11-2015, 03:50 AM
dasva

The problem with doing skirmishes to obtain them is... they only drop in 1/3 of the alluvion skirmish zones while leaf drops in all and snow drops in and in that one zone you get 5 leaf for every 1 dusk stone <.<. If you want to encourage us to get from skirmish you need to make a zone that actually gives a decent amount of dusk
03-11-2015, 04:05 AM
Ramzi

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Originally Posted by dasva

The problem with doing skirmishes to obtain them is... they only drop in 1/3 of the alluvion skirmish zones while leaf drops in all and snow drops in and in that one zone you get 5 leaf for every 1 dusk stone <.<. If you want to encourage us to get from skirmish you need to make a zone that actually gives a decent amount of dusk

Which will probably be outer ra'kaznar Alluvion. We'll have to get used to dusks being extremely overpriced for a while.
03-11-2015, 04:39 AM
Ophannus

Don't worry, I'm sure Ra'kznar Alluvion will usher in a 4th type of stone, lets call them Dawn Stones. Also a KI to +1 your gear to wipe augments. You know it's coming!
03-11-2015, 04:45 AM
Zhronne

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Originally Posted by dasva

The problem with doing skirmishes to obtain them is... they only drop in 1/3 of the alluvion skirmish zones while leaf drops in all and snow drops in and in that one zone you get 5 leaf for every 1 dusk stone <.<. If you want to encourage us to get from skirmish you need to make a zone that actually gives a decent amount of dusk

I always assumed it was their model to do things in steps.
Rala/Cirdas => Snow common, Leaf rare
Yorcia => Leaf common, Dusk rare
Ra'kaz => Dusk common, ??? rare

I think it works, in theory. Last zone could have either a 4th new category of stones, or they could put snow in there as rare drop, and the circle would be closed.
03-11-2015, 05:09 AM
dasva

The problem is... will there be a Ra'kaz? And when will it come? Since vagary is coming out next update it wont be next month
03-11-2015, 07:01 AM
larrymc

I believe some of the JP sites said Skirmish Alluvion Ra'Kaz will be this summer - june/july.
03-11-2015, 07:33 AM
Zhronne

I wonder what they'll be able to offer in Ra'kaz though.
Upgrade to +1 version of gear/weapons is imho unlikely because:
1) Maybe they learned the lesson from previous skirmish
2) Unless they plan to raise the ilevel (which I doubt) it would still be ilevel 119, which means they wouldn't have a lot of space to improve stats

With this out of the question, I think they can offer a 4th slot of augmentations.
1) Most augments stats are already available, so for a 4th category they could offer maybe a collection of augs already available in the first 3?
2) Alternatively they could offer PDT/MDT which is already available on other sets like Yorium/Acro... but I guess they could just make it stack.
3) Alternatively they could offer a KI that gives you a free additional static 4th category of augment which is static and it's the same for everyone, but changes from piece to piece.

Not really sure I'd want solution 1. I mean it would be good but that's exactely the problem, it would probably be too good for some weapons/armours.
Solution 2) and 3) sound cool. With 2) we'd be able to save some inventory space trashing old Skirmish sets, with 3) we'd be getting cool and unique stuff without having to bother with annoying random augments.
I'd buy it.
03-11-2015, 09:01 AM
saevel

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Originally Posted by Grekumah

Since dusk-type stones were just implemented, we'd like players to do alluvion skirmishes to obtain them, so there are no plans to add the ability to trade other items for these stones at the moment.

However, we'll look into increasing the amount in circulation and the means of obtaining them in some way in a future version update.

Could the developers look into implimenting a system where we can trade in three stones of one type and receive another stone of similiar tier but a different type? Like three leafslits +1 for one duskslit +1, or five leaforbs +1 for a dusktip +1? That would go a long way to alleviate the huge crunch that is Yorcia skirmish farming.