Alchemy writs no longer viable - the Nirnroot Conundrum

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runagate wrote: »

I made a fishing pond. It's got fishies but no sand dollars or a starfish yet :-(

Seems like a fancy lord could afford some 400g nirnroot

I have 439 of em after doing 40 writs a day since Homestead dropped - guess you need Shadowy Supplier and Hirelings on every character. Solves a lot of farming problems.

40 writs a day? As in you have 40 different characters to do writs on?

Wow not to troll is that dedication? or you know well I best not say it cos it's negative.

Ashtaris

STEVIL wrote: »

Ashtaris wrote: »

One of the main problems is that Nirnroot, along with the mushrooms, are one of the few ingredients that doesn't come from a survey map. I've always maintained that the easiest solution would be for ZOS to rotate the Reagents. I could easily handle loosing 3 Columbine if it's done only once every 26 days. Throw in all the solvents/olis and you could extend that to 44 days. I think most of us alchemists could afford to loose 3 of any one ingredient every 26 or 44 days.

and those who manage their nirnroot vs writs supply just fine get what exactly from this "solution" of yours? They lose 3 columbine as often as they lose nirnroot? Their surplus nirnroot wont be sellable all that well so... they just get the shaft.

Should those folks send you personally thank you notes every christmas for so "solving" their problems?

Adding a "OSOB" which lets you "fill" the nirnroot part of the order with three random reagents if you want to gives you the random screw you so desperately seek and lets them avoid it and stick to the nirnroot option they have already got figured out.

Why do you feel its not only necessary to get your itch scratched but to mess over those who don't have this problem too?

Do you not like them?
Did they steal "your" nodes?

it always seems so often "how can i shaft someone else while getting my fix even if other non-shafting options exist" is the first choice some folks go to.

Really Stevil, I'm not trying to shaft anyone, just trying to find balance in doing the Alchemy writs. And I'm not sure why you have such a hard time understanding that it wouldn't be taking 3 of your Columbine EVERY day, but only once every 26 or 44 days. As far as managing my Nirnroot supply, I probably could if I had 12 characters going to the Shadowy Supplier every day like you do, but the Dark Brotherhood storyline was just not for me. I did it once on one character and that was enough. And I would say for most people doing Alchemy writs, most of us don't have a bunch of ads that have become Dark Brotherhood assasins. However we do have a bunch of other mats that could be used to ease the Nirnroot burden.

So you might try to make me out to be a Mr. Evil, I'm really not. And if you want to, I would be happy to get your Thank-you note at Christmas!