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  • Ceramic shield of valor - success/failure rates

    Anybody seem to have problems with these? I seem to fail more than I succeed on these overall.

    I have 250 pottery, with GM pottery trophy, wis of 280 (not that wis matters for this anymore).

    The other day I bought 6 metallic liquids and 3 raw diamonds and 3 shards of stone and had the diamonds imbued and then went to make shields and failed all 3.

    Considering the metallic liquids go for about 3500 to 4k each, I lost a ton of PP there.

    Anybody else noticing that things just seem to be way to high on the failure rate?

  • #2
    I'm 2 for 2 on these (at effective max skill). But I think I got lucky. That, and the combines were for fellow guildies not myself, so Brell was blessing my generous combines. I'm fully expecting to fail several times when I get around to making myself a shield.


    Cazic-Thule Server
    300 Tinker, 300 Potter, 300 Fletcher, 300 Brewer, 279 Tailor, 225 Blacksmith

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    • #3
      3 for 3 at 244-246+Geerlok
      Rorgg Bearskin
      The Ogre of Love, Bertoxx
      GM Alchemist, Blackmith, Brewer, Jeweler, Potter
      200 Baker, Fletcher, Tailor

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      • #4
        These things are wierdo for me.

        First 4 or so I failed. I was SO ticked.

        Then I have made about 26 of my last 30 attempts.

        Which makes me rather happy.

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        • #5
          I'm about 80% overall out of about 30 or so.
          Master Artisan Kahmon
          100 Iksar ShadowKnight on Veeshan(Luclin)
          First ShadowKnight in the 1750 Club - 9:40pm PST 9/18/03
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          Kahzbot - 97 Gnome Enchanter - Tinkering (300), Research(300)
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          • #6
            250 skill potter with GM trophy

            I failed the first two, the made the next two... so I'm exactly 50 / 50.

            Baroness Fyste Moira
            Monk of the 65th Circle
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            • #7
              240 + 5% so effective 252....

              I've gone 6/7 I think.....I know I've only had one failure so far.

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              • #8
                I've only failed one out of 10 or so.
                Tinile, 85th Druid of the Seventh Hammer
                1750 - 3/12/04, Still plugging away at 2100...
                Baking 300 | Blacksmithing 273 | Brewing 300 | Fletching 300 | Jewel Craft 300 | Pottery 300 | Tailoring 267

                Namarie Silmaril, Enchantress of the 67th level
                Baking 135 | Blacksmithing 123 | Brewing 200 | Fletching 168 | Jewel Craft 250 | Pottery 199 | Spell Research 200 | Tailoring 165

                Mumtinie, cute little mage of the 61st level
                Tinkering 243 | Research 201 | Tailoring 110 | Blacksmithing 104 | Pottery 76

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                • #9
                  For the first few months I was making these I got completely spoiled because I only failed about 1 in 10 (at 250 skill and with trophy). Sometime before Christmas I had a huge run of fails (6 in a row!). I was in shock! I thought I was bugged or there had been some horrible nerf. I even checked my skills box to make sure it still showed me at 250! hehe

                  Since that bad streak, my fails to success rate has been about 1 in 4. I don't know if I was just extremely lucky in the months prior to that, or if there was some nerf-age. I did raise my normal price from 12kp to 15kp to make up the difference. They still sell like hotcakes.
                  Starrsong Everlost
                  300 Potter
                  200 Fisherman

                  Devas Sawi
                  300 Tailor
                  300 Blacksmith
                  300 Jeweler
                  252 Brewer
                  168 Fletcher
                  165 Potter
                  147 Baker

                  Druzzil Ro

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                  • #10
                    At 250 + trophy, Ive gone 6 for 7.

                    Daltara
                    Barbarian Prophet
                    Winding Road
                    Xev

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                    • #11
                      Just adding info. With 240 or better skill and geerlock I've made 9 of 13 which is about 70%.

                      Just adding up numbers here:
                      Iagoe 9/13
                      EQDal 6/7
                      Starsong 13/21 (estimated from post)
                      Tinile 9/10
                      Bearcaller 6/7
                      Fyste 2/4
                      Kahmon 24/30
                      Ferrix 26/34
                      Rorgg 3/3
                      Ixiola 2/2
                      Dalur 0/3

                      Total is 100 successes of 134 tries or approx 75%
                      Iagoe

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                      • #12
                        So far I've had 3 fails in 8 combines - the last one was really painful as I bought all the components except the stone shard for a total loss of about 12kpp . These only sell for 18-19k on RN so it takes me 2 successes to make up for 1 failure at that rate just to break even (although sometimes I get Liquid dops which helps).

                        Oh - I have 250 skill + trophy and 280 WIS

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                        • #13
                          Well add 2 more failures as of last night.

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                          • #14
                            I've succeeded 5 in 7, I think
                            Newbie on The Combine...

                            (used to be Jokah Ftof
                            68 Gnome Rogue
                            Familjen of Bristlebane)

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                            • #15
                              Myself I'm at a poor 2 from 5 so only 40% success rate.

                              I've been at 246 + Trophy for all those combines and have 295 wisdom these days when skilling.

                              On Xegony you are lucky to get a metallic liquid for 6k thanks to the price gougers and I know a potter who sells his shields at 18k.

                              I don't have much luck on the ML liquids which I tend to farm as I can xp at the same time and hope my combine luck will increase soon.
                              Farwarden Jariel Evasorn
                              70th Plainswalker of Tunare < Machin Shin > Xegony
                              Baking 300 (+5%, Mastery 3), Brewing 268, Fletching 243 (+5%), Jewellry Craft 200, Pottery 248 (+5%), Smithing 194, Tailoring 158.

                              Dreadlord Lazurus
                              70th Scourge Lord of Xegony.
                              Baking 264, Brewing 272 (+8%), Fletching 221, Jewellry Craft 279 (+8%), Pottery 227, Smithing 249(+5%, Mastery 3), Tailoring 221 & Salvage 3.

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