"VI messed up? Not IMO. It's ok that there are dropped bows that are better"
Uhm, I agree. It is ok for dropped bows to be better. AS LONG AS THEY ARE HARDER TO GET.
I see no reason why a bow from a tier 1 plane would be better than a bow crafted from several drops in a tier 4 plane. *That* is messed up.
Had I been itemizing PoP, things would have gone as follows:
type 1: so so items drop off "common" mobs in a plane.
type 2: items drop off common mobs in a plane can be used to create these items which are superior to type 1. BUT, are approximately the same quality as the type 3 from the previous tier planes. Ancilliary stats, (i.e. ac/hp/mana/resists/stat mods on weapons, resists/stat mods on armour) are lower than the type 3 items from the previous tier planes. Parts are, however, fairly rare. (rarer than nightmarewood parts drops, certainly)
type 3: great items that drop off Bosses. Would be better than the type 2 items from the same plane, and approximately the same as the type 4 items from the previous tier plane.
type 4: some items that drop off bosses can be used to create these items. They are the best items in that planar tier, however would require multiple boss kills, and luck on getting the drops to have a chance at succeeding on the finished product.
This would do 2 things:
1. It would rock for tradeskills.
2. It would encourage guilds to make use/farm the highest level plane they can do, instead of simply farming lower level planes for better gear.
Uhm, I agree. It is ok for dropped bows to be better. AS LONG AS THEY ARE HARDER TO GET.
I see no reason why a bow from a tier 1 plane would be better than a bow crafted from several drops in a tier 4 plane. *That* is messed up.
Had I been itemizing PoP, things would have gone as follows:
type 1: so so items drop off "common" mobs in a plane.
type 2: items drop off common mobs in a plane can be used to create these items which are superior to type 1. BUT, are approximately the same quality as the type 3 from the previous tier planes. Ancilliary stats, (i.e. ac/hp/mana/resists/stat mods on weapons, resists/stat mods on armour) are lower than the type 3 items from the previous tier planes. Parts are, however, fairly rare. (rarer than nightmarewood parts drops, certainly)
type 3: great items that drop off Bosses. Would be better than the type 2 items from the same plane, and approximately the same as the type 4 items from the previous tier plane.
type 4: some items that drop off bosses can be used to create these items. They are the best items in that planar tier, however would require multiple boss kills, and luck on getting the drops to have a chance at succeeding on the finished product.
This would do 2 things:
1. It would rock for tradeskills.
2. It would encourage guilds to make use/farm the highest level plane they can do, instead of simply farming lower level planes for better gear.
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