House of Commons for October

[Impudent]

Are there going to be any level requirements to make combines?

IE.. there are already tradeskill level requirements to make certain combines, but will there be character level requirements...

[Druegar]

Would someone be so kind as to post a transcript of this chat or link to one? Normally Stratics posts one themselves, but not this time.

[Posatrocible]

I would like to second that request: can we get a link or a cut/paste for the chat?

Or, can one of you "teach a man to fish"? I am always looking for those chats, but it always seems like the most recent chat I can search for on Stratics is a few months old.

[Zolina]

There's a bit by Ngreth over on Mobhunter (http://www.mobhunter.com/001553.html):

Can you describe any changes to tradeskills or quests? In particular, high-end tradeskills required raid-level drops to grow; will there be any new ways for tradeskillers to reach high-end rewards without raiding?

Ngreth: Jewelry Making will be undergoing a redesign. Jewelers will make base items that can have a gem inserted. The Jewelry making skill will be required to cut the gem. The metal that the base item is made of will affect how much of the gem’s power is focused and given to the player wearing the ring. This system will allow players to customize their jewelry to fit their needs.

Existing trade skill quests have not been altered.

Raid level rewards will continue to require participation in raids. This is a paradigm that is not likely to change. That said, certain trade skill quests with large time investments may give rewards near to raid level rewards.

With this expansion a new long trade skill quest will be introduced. This quest does not require raiding in any part of it, but will be a significant time investment. Additionally, it is in some rather difficult zones and is likely to require grouping in order to complete the quest. One of the zones this quest uses definitely requires a minimum three person group. This reward item will be a piece of jewelry that can fit in finger, ear, wrist, neck, or face slot. Additionally it will have at least two versions: a melee focused version and a caster focused version. I have hope that it may even have some attraction to raiders to fill an odd slot they may need to upgrade.