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Lie to me, I don't care; just tell me that it's going to get better.
I've recently started playing my old (created before Kunark) Enchanter again. Even though he's fairly low leveled I wanted to take up a trade skill with him. I eventually decided on baking since it didn't seem too difficult, and also my Enchanter's a picky eater, he wants only the finest meals.
Slowly, over several weeks, I built his skills up. He eventually hit 191 and I was stuck on where to go from there. I looked at all the available recipes. Jaggedpine meats are hideously expensive on my server (20pp or so for anaconda/griffin meat). Plant Shoots go for 10-15pp each. Mushrooms are also around there. That eliminates some of the easier recipes at this level, pretty much leaving me with Halas Meat Pies or Misty Thicket Picnics.
Halas Meat Pies are horrific. I started gibbering in terror just looking at the prep work required for a run of those. Also, I just couldn't bring myself to eat one. I'm a High Elf; we have certain . . . expectations about the food we eat. I decided to make Misty Thicket Picnics instead. They looked like they would be pleasant.
I'm not upset about my low success rate. I figured that it would be pretty bad since they're not even trivial at 250 skill. What I AM upset about is my skill increases. I've attempted 250 Picnics with 207 INT (including KEI). You know what my skill is now? Do you?!? 194! Unbelievable!
Just tell me it's going to get better. I don't know if my poor wrists can handle the number of clicks it would take to be a Grand Master if it keeps going at this rate. Lie to me, I don't care; just tell me it eases up later on.
Jarat Yun'Harla
43rd Level Vah Shir Rogue
Cayan
17th Level High Elf Enchanter
Rodcet Nife
I've recently started playing my old (created before Kunark) Enchanter again. Even though he's fairly low leveled I wanted to take up a trade skill with him. I eventually decided on baking since it didn't seem too difficult, and also my Enchanter's a picky eater, he wants only the finest meals.
Slowly, over several weeks, I built his skills up. He eventually hit 191 and I was stuck on where to go from there. I looked at all the available recipes. Jaggedpine meats are hideously expensive on my server (20pp or so for anaconda/griffin meat). Plant Shoots go for 10-15pp each. Mushrooms are also around there. That eliminates some of the easier recipes at this level, pretty much leaving me with Halas Meat Pies or Misty Thicket Picnics.
Halas Meat Pies are horrific. I started gibbering in terror just looking at the prep work required for a run of those. Also, I just couldn't bring myself to eat one. I'm a High Elf; we have certain . . . expectations about the food we eat. I decided to make Misty Thicket Picnics instead. They looked like they would be pleasant.
I'm not upset about my low success rate. I figured that it would be pretty bad since they're not even trivial at 250 skill. What I AM upset about is my skill increases. I've attempted 250 Picnics with 207 INT (including KEI). You know what my skill is now? Do you?!? 194! Unbelievable!
Just tell me it's going to get better. I don't know if my poor wrists can handle the number of clicks it would take to be a Grand Master if it keeps going at this rate. Lie to me, I don't care; just tell me it eases up later on.
Jarat Yun'Harla
43rd Level Vah Shir Rogue
Cayan
17th Level High Elf Enchanter
Rodcet Nife
). You're right, I really feel for those other tradeskills where no one really wants what they can skill up on, they only want the top end items. I am making at least some profit from my picnics, hopefully I'll be able to afford some more INT gear soon to make skilling up easier. I also read on some of the other sections of this board that 190-210 is a really nasty area for skill increases, but it does get better after that, so I'm feeling a little calmer now. I just needed to vent after all that time last night 
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