STEVIL, are all your alchemists at max level? If not, then they are probably not taking Nirnroot but some other reagent. And really, I wouldn't mind them taking Columbine once in awhile as long as it was part of the rotation. Considering the amount of reagents that are available now, and every one was rotated, it might take 3 of your Columbines once every 2 to 3 weeks. I have a much easier time keeping Bugloss, Mountain Flower, and Columbines in stock than I do Nirnroot, that's for sure
And no, if you look at the MM price of Nirnroot vs. Columbine, a one for one trade isn't exactly fair
Stevil, you are being argumentative for the sake of being argumentative without giving a valid reason yet that reagent rotation would really be a bad idea. Sure, it would take some of your valuable Corn Flowers, Lady Smock, Columbines, but only once every 26 days (26 reagents), perhaps longer if you consider that once in awhile the writ only requires a solvent. And like Nestor pointed out, you could always drop one writ if you were getting low on supplies. I've done that other times when I've gotten low on certain mats. So yes, ZOS, please make this change!
BenevolentBowd wrote: »A few comments and observations.
- Alchemy Writs have varying reagent requirements and rewards. For example, a lower writ tier rewards Nirnroot.
- Alchemy hirelings would be an easier fix to help source more reagents
- Pure water is more plentiful and is often treated like crawlers,worms and ta found in nodes: ignored. They will not spawn into something more desirable if you don't harvest them.
- There are fewer harvesting zones and more people in the existing ones: more competition and scarcer resources.
how much is nirnroot going for? i have probably 400-450 of theses things, got so ridiculous that i stopped picking them up as i never used them, but i am almost at max level alchemy on one character so this is good to know, now whether to sell or hold....
Stevil, you are being argumentative for the sake of being argumentative without giving a valid reason yet that reagent rotation would really be a bad idea. Sure, it would take some of your valuable Corn Flowers, Lady Smock, Columbines, but only once every 26 days (26 reagents), perhaps longer if you consider that once in awhile the writ only requires a solvent. And like Nestor pointed out, you could always drop one writ if you were getting low on supplies. I've done that other times when I've gotten low on certain mats. So yes, ZOS, please make this change!
how much is nirnroot going for? i have probably 400-450 of theses things, got so ridiculous that i stopped picking them up as i never used them, but i am almost at max level alchemy on one character so this is good to know, now whether to sell or hold....
@Ashtaris
you arr right, since my supplies are more than solid and holding.
however, there are three things that can explain something not being in stores:
1 - it is desired and rare - as you suggest is the case here.
2 - it is undesired and not worth using vending slots to sell. Just looking thru 7 different vendors, i did not see ANY dragonthorn, emetic russala or luminous russala. Did see some white cap even which iirc is useful in some poisons folks like. Should i conclude that the russalal are valued and short in supply now that 1T is out and they aren't in the stores?
3 A deliberate effort is being made to create a market effect, buy buying up large quantities at major vending sites so that soon it can be doled out at higher prices. (Its not unknown for such a thing to occur in ESO trading. threads about how critical the shortage is help too.)
Also, on principle of PANIC BUY i dont buy most anything within a month of a major release. Seems a lot of frantic OMG shock and awe price gouging hits.
But iirc a good number of reagents sell for more than 103 before 1T.
but if its really sellable for 100-150 to even the higher tiers, might look to take advantage of some nervous nellies before ZOs gets talked into making alchemy writs more expensive by putting all the reagents on the cycle.
thanks for the tip - might work out to sacks and sacks of gold before the sense becomes common.
@bryanhaas
"I'm thinking maybe 50k for 200 should be doable, at least I would pay that much."
Shame you are on PS4 - though i did see nirnroot in a 200 pack for like 59k just a moment ago. methinks i can undercut that by a large margin.
I usually sell my dragonthorn for 800 each but make sure to keep 50 to 100 for my use. I do 11 writs daily most days so am sitting on a pile of flowers. I love the namira's rot prices 1k for one and i usually get 50 per week in addition to other things.
not too sure your prices equate to PC NA prices. i have heard the console platform prices are higher.
me, i got 1.4k dragonthorn in my sack. have to see how much i can market it for.
thanks again.
Yes from what I hear pc is much lower however some things are close in price on both platforms. Obviously if there is little dragonthorn being sold then what is sold can usually command a higher price.
Not nec.
Demand is key.
If most people have more dt than they can use, no market exists for high price dt.
I have never once gone dt hunting but i have over a thousand. You could not sell me more.
Remember store slots like shelf space is limited. Makes no sense to slot things that sit.
I had already bought a stack before I posted so I'm good for the moment. Besides, I have no idea which guild store you use, there are quite a number of them in Tamriel you know And the popularity of one ingredient (Columbine, Dragonthorn) has nothing to do with the rarity of the other (Nirnroot).