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Alchemy 101
francis_baud
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CSE presentation of the Alchemy system
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/938198149
Interview on MassivelyOP
https://massivelyop.com/2021/03/05/interview-camelot-unchained-lays-out-its-innovative-alchemy-system
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/938198149
Interview on MassivelyOP
https://massivelyop.com/2021/03/05/interview-camelot-unchained-lays-out-its-innovative-alchemy-system
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I am sorry but I know they spent all these years making the engine... however all these things should have already been designed. When I see Excel spreadsheets after 8 years it just makes me get sad.
All time classic MY NEW FAVORITE POST! (Keep laying those bricks)
"I should point out that no other company has shipped out a beta on a disc before this." - Official Mortal Online Lead Community Moderator
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There is only one mistake here and that is if he goes all into pots,Alchemy doesn't need to be about consumables.
Alchemy is the ancient version of Chemistry,periodic element table.Medicine,pills is a form of Alchemy.Sure most everything comes in a container,package but it doesn't have to be something you drink out of a potion bottle.
He talked about RARES/rarity but this can be a bad idea if done like the EQ series.I much rather prefer that you MAKE your own rares rather than find them.The simple reason is that nobody will want normal mats eever,they will only want to collect rares and toss evrything else or commons will have no value at all.
However if you have to make your rares then ALL of the mats are needed and worthwhile carrying,attaining.
The trick to crafting is making it engaging and having some form of player effort to attain the rare results.If he just uses a "spreadsheet" as he talks about,then that is likely a lazy design.Example EQ2 had a mildly decent design where you had to engage by making key presses but it wasn't difficult at all and still became boring.
IMO FFXI got it right,they made it so ALL levels of crafting were valuable,mats were hard to come by meaning it took effort to actually craft something.Sure eventually the AH is full of items being sold but so what,imo that is a good thing.
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