Combine HQ + 1/2/3 Please

[Molly_Millions]

The only 'status' you're giving off is someone who needs to update their gear ><

To the contrary, those of us with +3 non-dated gear see it as a status symbol. It shows that we're veteran players if nothing else. It's awesome to have a piece of non-dated gear that's impossible to get any more.

[OctaviusEvergreen]

To the contrary, those of us with +3 non-dated gear see it as a status symbol. It shows that we're veteran players if nothing else. It's awesome to have a piece of non-dated gear that's impossible to get any more.

You're right, I should have added "if you were to use this in endgame content" as I believe it is now unsuitable. But as afk gear, of course wear it proud! Sorry for my poor delivery.

[Molly_Millions]

You're right, I should have added "if you were to use this in endgame content" as I believe it is now unsuitable. But as afk gear, of course wear it proud! Sorry for my poor delivery.

Indeed, I wouldn't wear a skull eye patch +3 to a Garuda fight, but you better believe it's valuable to me.

[Jinko]

To the contrary, those of us with +3 non-dated gear see it as a status symbol. It shows that we're veteran players if nothing else. It's awesome to have a piece of non-dated gear that's impossible to get any more.

Just sounds like Snowflake syndrome, I also have +3 items like that but I couldn't care less if I logged in one day to find it renamed (HQ)

It's a bad idea, it would destroy the economical standpoint of a DoL since they would only be able to obtain NQ mats and possibly HQ shards, but then the system would also have to change where the DOL can get shards/crystals/clusters rather then what they are meant to get which are materials and HQ materials. To just have HQ crystals would simplify the process to a point where they just might as well granta 50% HQ rate whenever you synth lol.

Hardly, HQ crystals would drop just like HQ mats would, and its not just DoL that would gather them they would drop from monsters also.

It doesn't really change anything, yes the HQ crystals would have to be rare enough to make them sought after, I duno where the idea of granting a 50% HQ rate to all synths comes from, strange logic indeed.

They could add interesting mechanics such as HQ crystal only dropping from bosses and very rare gathering locations (think outside the box)

This topic wasn't about getting rid of HQ all together nor was it about changing it to crystals, it's about combing +2/3 into +1, so I don't even know where this whole talk of eliminating it completely came from. Do you really think storing item data is that tough, if that was the case then the game would of had problem storing data for NQ 1-3 for all the items they had released at the start, which isn't the case anymore. If anything we have less items then before because of recent changes, the only issue atm is since +!-3 do the same thing, the OP just wants to turn them all into +1.

Oh im sorry I didn't realise we had to run ever idea past you for quality control.

It's not really just about database inventory either, its also making the game more streamlined and accessible to new players in general.

[Molly_Millions]

Just sounds like Snowflake syndrome, I also have +3 items like that but I couldn't care less if I logged in one day to find it renamed (HQ)

and most other people probably see it this way too, but I'm really hoping to have one of the few pieces of +3 gear left when 2.0 is rolled out. Yeah it's just town gear, but it's town gear that way down the line that I'll be wearing only to have some n00b come up and say "hey that eye patch is cool, where'd you get a +3?"

[Roaran]

Why don't you use or sell the +2 and +3 items....

Seriously, it's a fairly simple choice here. Either the items are valuable to you enough to keep despite the cost to your inventory, or they are not.

If you think the items are worth the space they take up, keep them; if not, sell or use them. I'm not trying to be rude, but, honestly, this thread is just silly.

[Jinko]

Why don't you use or sell the +2 and +3 items....

Seriously, it's a fairly simple choice here. Either the items are valuable to you enough to keep despite the cost to your inventory, or they are not.

If you think the items are worth the space they take up, keep them; if not, sell or use them. I'm not trying to be rude, but, honestly, this thread is just silly.

You don't think the addition of HQ crystals (36 in total including shards and clusters) would be better from a server database point of view than doubling all/most of the raw materials in the game ?

It's easy to come into a thread and go "phsst this thread is silly" it takes a bit of thought to give constructive feedback though, guess thats why there is so little of it on these forums.

There is a saying "If you have nothing good to say, say nothing at all"

[Airget]

You don't think the addition of HQ crystals (36 in total including shards and clusters) would be better from a server database point of view than doubling all/most of the raw materials in the game ?

It's easy to come into a thread and go "phsst this thread is silly" it takes a bit of thought to give constructive feedback though, guess thats why there is so little of it on these forums.

There is a saying "If you have nothing good to say, say nothing at all"

It's a bad idea, it would destroy the economical standpoint of a DoL since they would only be able to obtain NQ mats and possibly HQ shards, but then the system would also have to change where the DOL can get shards/crystals/clusters rather then what they are meant to get which are materials and HQ materials. To just have HQ crystals would simplify the process to a point where they just might as well granta 50% HQ rate whenever you synth lol.

This topic wasn't about getting rid of HQ all together nor was it about changing it to crystals, it's about combing +2/3 into +1, so I don't even know where this whole talk of eliminating it completely came from. Do you really think storing item data is that tough, if that was the case then the game would of had problem storing data for NQ 1-3 for all the items they had released at the start, which isn't the case anymore. If anything we have less items then before because of recent changes, the only issue atm is since +!-3 do the same thing, the OP just wants to turn them all into +1.

Honestly the easiest method to do this would be to just put an NPC into the game that will exchange your +2/3 items into +1, you give it to the NPC he'll see if it's +2/3 then trade you back the same amount as +1. That would be the simplest solution, the other 'solutions" just degrade the gameplay value for crafters and DoL and take away from the game rather then help it.

[zzapp]

Why don't you use or sell the +2 and +3 items....

Seriously, it's a fairly simple choice here. Either the items are valuable to you enough to keep despite the cost to your inventory, or they are not.

If you think the items are worth the space they take up, keep them; if not, sell or use them. I'm not trying to be rude, but, honestly, this thread is just silly.

I don't think it's silly at all. Why do I want to sell my HQ materials? They're hard enough to get. The point is, since SE made it so no difference between +1/2/3 then combine them please. I shouldn't have to sell these to gain valuable invenetory space, when a simple combine in a patch would easily alleviate the redundancy.

[Roaran]

If it were such a simple fix, they probably would have done it already.

And as I said, If the VALUE of the HQ Materials is SO SIGNIFICANT for you that it outweighs the loss to your inventory, THEN keep them.

Obviously they DO exceed the value of your inventory for you. Given the possibility that this "simple combine" that would "easily alleviate the redundancy," is in fact not as simple as you think, maybe you should demonstrate why the inventory space that you admit is not even as valuable as the redundant HQ items you are holding on to is worth expending the limited resources of the developers.

On the other hand, you could simply sell your +3 items and buy +1 items. The power has been in your hands to fix your own situation the entire time.

Edit: Obviously free inventory space is great, and hopefully they will consolidate the items eventually. But given the great likliehood that it will not happen any time soon, I would just advise you to take matters into your own hands, and fix it yourself. You're not really being forced to hold onto these items, but I understand free inventory space is great. I just think... the choices are so blatantly obvious and so incredibly simple, that it would be hard for me to see why a thread of this type makes any sense. Especially when the devs already know about it, and have already stated their intentions.