Alchemy Fixes?

STEVIL

So does anyone have a new list of the alchemy writ top tier requirements?

Reason i ask is i want to see if they are adding more potential problems like we see now with "essense of health."

so may potions are named EoH and so if you are not careful they can get your tri-stat potion consumed if you run short on the cheap one effect EoH. Similarly, if they now replace some of these with poisons and we have the same kind of name conflicts, this could get ugly.

hoping they replace the EoH writs now with poisons that are less common or code in a halt if the potion/poison has more than one effect . kind of like how traits on writ swords wont let the sword be taken for writs.

code65536

I've always just let the writs take my tripot. On Live, it's 1 EoH every 4 days, so essentially one Columbine (plus other lesser mats) every 16 days. Which is an inconsequential price to pay for the convenience (plus not having to take up an extra bank space for precrafted non-tripot EoHs).

In any case, I've been trying to get a list of the writ items, but my main character seems to be bugged and keeps getting damage health poison with 3x Alkahest every day (well, every day for 3 days in a row--I haven't checked beyond that).

teardroppixie

code65536 wrote: »

In any case, I've been trying to get a list of the writ items, but my main character seems to be bugged and keeps getting damage health poison with 3x Alkahest every day (well, every day for 3 days in a row--I haven't checked beyond that).

Yes, Alchemy writ rotation is still broken in PTS - It seem to stop rotation on that quest.

So far I have seen these quests:
Essence of Magicka + 3x Imp Stool
Essence of Health + 3x Nirnroot
Drain Health Poison + 3x Lorkhan Tears
Damage Stamina Poison + 3x Spider Eggs
Damage Magicka Poison + 3x Violet Coprinus
Damage Health Poison + 3x Nightshade
...and after that "infinitely"...
Essence of Ravage Health + 3x Alkahest

(edit: corrected some typos)

helediron

teardroppixie wrote: »

code65536 wrote: »

In any case, I've been trying to get a list of the writ items, but my main character seems to be bugged and keeps getting damage health poison with 3x Alkahest every day (well, every day for 3 days in a row--I haven't checked beyond that).

Yes, Alchemy writ rotation is still broken in PTS - It seem to stop rotation on that quest.

So far I have seen these quests:
Essence of Magicka + 3x Imp Stool
Essence of Health + 3x Nirnroot
Drain Health Poison + 3x Lorkhan Tears
Damage Stamina Poison + 3x Spider Eggs
Damage Magicka Poison + 3x Violet Coprinus
Damage Health Poison + 3x Nightshade
...and after that "infinitely"...
Essence of Ravage Health + 3x Alkahest

(edit: corrected some typos)

Confirming same list but adding
Essence of Stamina, Mudcrab Chitin

And one of my characters has got Essence of Ravage health, Alkahest FIVE times in a row. I've done writs five days, so i don't yet know how long it keeps repeating. Some of my characters have got Essence of Stamina, Mudcrab Chitin after that ravage health.

The exact rotation seems to be

1. Essence of Stamina, Mudcrab Chitin
2. Essence of Magicka, Imp Stool
3. Essence of Health, Nirnroot
4. Drain Health Poison IX, Lorkhan's Tears
5. Damage Stamina Poison IX, Spider Eggs
6. Damage Magicka Poison IX, Violet Coprinus
7. Damage Health Poison IX, Nightshade
8. Essence of Ravage health, Alkahest
9. Essence of Ravage health, Alkahest repeat, repeat, repeat, ????
10. back to 1

STEVIL

So seems like a definite increase in inventory slots burned to pre-cook the writs... Sigh.

helediron

STEVIL wrote: »

So seems like a definite increase in inventory slots burned to pre-cook the writs... Sigh.

I prefer spending four additional inventory slots and have more varied writs with them.

But that repeating ravage writ is a new irritation. I suspect it's actually a bug. It's not that bad though. There are many combinations for the potion and Alkahest is easy to get. It's not going to be difficult - just irritation.

I don't know yet how long the ravage streak is. I have one toon doing it today fifth time in a row, but it started with it. Another toon has done other writ quests before entering the loop, and has done the ravage three times.

STEVIL

helediron wrote: »

STEVIL wrote: »

So seems like a definite increase in inventory slots burned to pre-cook the writs... Sigh.

I prefer spending four additional inventory slots and have more varied writs with them.

But that repeating ravage writ is a new irritation. I suspect it's actually a bug. It's not that bad though. There are many combinations for the potion and Alkahest is easy to get. It's not going to be difficult - just irritation.

I don't know yet how long the ravage streak is. I have one toon doing it today fifth time in a row, but it started with it. Another toon has done other writ quests before entering the loop, and has done the ravage three times.

No argument that its definitely much more easy mode for top tier alchey writs now than before.... before the nirnroot thing was the only thing making it require any semblance of effort at all for its YUGEST gains. So, its not a complaint so much as an annoyance. it will still turn into stacks of 100 and check back in at the table once every quarter to restock and gain tons for it.

Now once we get the equipment writs down to the same level of easy mode, so we dont even have to ever spend even one second of time to acquire for mats for writs at all once we get to top tier, we will be good to go.

helediron

I think Essence of Ravage health, Alkahest repeats six times, until the ycle of seven other quests resume. I was away few days in sailing trip, so i'm not 100% sure of this. I did the repeating quest five times and was completely away one day until the first of the other quests appeared.

That would make the new alchemy as 13 days cycle. A bit weird but for me it's ok.

code65536

helediron wrote: »

I think Essence of Ravage health, Alkahest repeats six times, until the ycle of seven other quests resume. I was away few days in sailing trip, so i'm not 100% sure of this. I did the repeating quest five times and was completely away one day until the first of the other quests appeared.

That would make the new alchemy as 13 days cycle. A bit weird but for me it's ok.

I, for one, welcome our new Alkahest-eating writs.

Maryal

STEVIL wrote: »

So does anyone have a new list of the alchemy writ top tier requirements?

Reason i ask is i want to see if they are adding more potential problems like we see now with "essense of health."

so may potions are named EoH and so if you are not careful they can get your tri-stat potion consumed if you run short on the cheap one effect EoH. Similarly, if they now replace some of these with poisons and we have the same kind of name conflicts, this could get ugly.

hoping they replace the EoH writs now with poisons that are less common or code in a halt if the potion/poison has more than one effect . kind of like how traits on writ swords wont let the sword be taken for writs.

While this response isn't exactly on topic, it is related. The issue I have is not so much about writs, but that so many potions have the same name. It gets to be very frustrating, especially when you have 3 (or more) different 'essence of health' potions quick slotted, they all look the same (red), but one is your invisibility pot that also gives you health, another may be your unstoppable pot, that also happens to give you health, etc., I wish we had the option to rename them, or give them a secondary name (something only we could see), or being able to colorize them (giving us the option to create our own 'color code'), or some way of easily differentiating them quickly 'at a glance.' Well, anyway, that's my 2cents.

STEVIL

Maryal wrote: »

STEVIL wrote: »

So does anyone have a new list of the alchemy writ top tier requirements?

Reason i ask is i want to see if they are adding more potential problems like we see now with "essense of health."

so may potions are named EoH and so if you are not careful they can get your tri-stat potion consumed if you run short on the cheap one effect EoH. Similarly, if they now replace some of these with poisons and we have the same kind of name conflicts, this could get ugly.

hoping they replace the EoH writs now with poisons that are less common or code in a halt if the potion/poison has more than one effect . kind of like how traits on writ swords wont let the sword be taken for writs.

While this response isn't exactly on topic, it is related. The issue I have is not so much about writs, but that so many potions have the same name. It gets to be very frustrating, especially when you have 3 (or more) different 'essence of health' potions quick slotted, they all look the same (red), but one is your invisibility pot that also gives you health, another may be your unstoppable pot, that also happens to give you health, etc., I wish we had the option to rename them, or give them a secondary name (something only we could see), or being able to colorize them (giving us the option to create our own 'color code'), or some way of easily differentiating them quickly 'at a glance.' Well, anyway, that's my 2cents.

agree!

also.let us lock potions