Distillate of Skinspikes XIII, useless?

[Taomiel]

Distillate of Skinspikes XIII, Trivial 466, material cost for 20 tries, ~777pp at 300+ cha. Base successrate..at maxxed alchemy + maxxed trophy...~25%

To recap the cost we have to sell these for ~160pp per at above assumed successrate.

I will not need them myself while root-rotting, and I really fail to see a market for these, sorry.

The HOT and heal potions would have been useful during groups and raids for a quick lifesafer. The mana postions habe always been usefull, but all are dropped for balance issues? What balance issues? Groups taling potions instead of dragging a boxed low level healer with that that can heal as well as a potion?? Enchanters unable to bleed lowlevel players for pp because those will buy mana-potions instead?

I was really excited about a continuation of those three lines, but instead we get a badly ratioed DS continuation...

Oh I forgot, there is one good coming out of this I will get 6 free bag slots, by getting rid of the collected materials!

[Unapuma]

25% seems low, sounds like you had a bad RNG. My shammy was getting closer to 50% rate and that's without any AA's.

[Rinikku]

I've been getting a 75% success rate (with all the alchemy AAs) that's been pretty consistent. I think you had a really bad run with the RNG.

[Slowz]

You forget one thing... Guild Tanks eat these like candy on raids. +70 DS that stacks with DRU/MAG and Bard DS puts out a nice chunk of damage to mobs as they're being beaten on. I've seen these going for 2500pp on Zek so no doubt you can probably charge a nice chunk until someone starts undercutting your prices.

[ladile]

im combined 18 with my shaman this morn 300 +15% trophy

9 fails 9 sucsesses she's only lvl 57 though no aa's to back her up so 50/50 on a skill 466 dont seem that bad to me

[Unapuma]

Dwerium gears with 2x cut fire emerald adds +26 DS and that would put them close to worn cap (cap is still 30 IIRC) and fire emerald are cheap compared to taaffietes.

And 50% is about right for shammy with 300 skill and no AA's. My shammy is only level 26 I do plan to eventually raise her to 70 so she can get max salvage and max alchemy AA for future use.

[Traxi Ubahlovin]

Skinspikes

In my opinion they are'nt worthless at all. Regardless of the failure rate, the damage they produce is awesome for tanks.
Distillate of Skinspikes XI - 61 dmg
Distillate of Skinspikes XII - 65 dmg
Distillate of Skinspikes XIII - 70 dmg

[Unapuma]

61? I thought 60 for XI?

[Sonyia Slowonyia]

I've been getting a 75% success rate (with all the alchemy AAs) that's been pretty consistent. I think you had a really bad run with the RNG.

Yep, same here. 15% skill mod and all alchemy aa's as well. I was successful on 43/54 attempts. Not shabby at all imo. Much better than the skinspikes X's considering how plentiful the adirerse bur's have been.

[Angelsyn]

I've found that Sunshard Powder is so much more common than Verg Fungus (and both are so much more common than Powder of Ro).

For me (and my guild) I can't imagine needing the extra 5 DS... especially given the noticably reduced success rate, higher cost and greater rarity.

Now I just need to have the time to level up my own characters.

Anyone know a good solo spot for a 66 Cleric ( PMs only, please. )

[Tattedsoul_Zek]

The drop rates varie on where you farm. I farm in Dragonscale Hills and Hive hard missions. I normally end a 69.1 mission with 20+ fungus for the lvl 70 ds pots, and maybe 1 or 2 sunshard powders.

[Bedazzlerr]

Being the only real shammy in guild i aske dmy mates to give to me, I have nore than I can handle. So I make and give to all teh warriors in guild of sufficeint level. Here is one problem i have found. It doesnt stack with the new shammy spell the upgrade from lassitude. You can have either or on. So this came uselss to me when boxing shammy and warrior to gether. So I use 11 up when not with shammy. I have forne it to be 11+ not stacking. Wonder is this si a glitch as nothing in spell description says wont stack.

[Srig Dawichdocta]

These also do not stack with Ranger Guard line of spells as well. So it is really only useful in groups or solo with no ranger around since all the tanks I know prefer the ranger buff to straight DS.

[Leonis]

Speaking AS a tank, I prefer the AC from Ranger GoE/GoS line spells to more DS on raids. When boxing or in a party though the extra DS is nice.