We need a more reliable way to farm transmute crystals

Lord_Nikon · October 4

I see a lot of comments for PvP players having too many stones. I think that they should be able to be sold/traded in some way.

For someone like myself who does not PvP and enjoys the game for things like housing, Solo WB and other PvE challenges I would like to see some way to get even a few stones through non group or PvP activities. Doesn't have to be much, just some other way to get them.

Deter1UK · October 4

Lord_Nikon wrote: »

I see a lot of comments for PvP players having too many stones. I think that they should be able to be sold/traded in some way.

For someone like myself who does not PvP and enjoys the game for things like housing, Solo WB and other PvE challenges I would like to see some way to get even a few stones through non group or PvP activities. Doesn't have to be much, just some other way to get them.

Excavating would be one way, a random drop like those runestones.

volkeswagon · October 6

they said they are working on that

Ysbriel · October 6

I always feel the same until my inventory on all 12 characters is full of geodes.

Stinkyremy · October 6

Deter1UK wrote: »

Lord_Nikon wrote: »

I see a lot of comments for PvP players having too many stones. I think that they should be able to be sold/traded in some way.

For someone like myself who does not PvP and enjoys the game for things like housing, Solo WB and other PvE challenges I would like to see some way to get even a few stones through non group or PvP activities. Doesn't have to be much, just some other way to get them.

Excavating would be one way, a random drop like those runestones.

Excavating would be perfect. Fits in too as a geaode is a mineral.
Still it's not really fair that PvP players can get an easy 50 crystals just by playing the game then PvE players get 1 her, 2 there by doing so much work.

Zodiarkslayer · October 6

kalunte wrote: »

it's all in the title, with recent changes to traits and swaping metas i'd personnaly like them crystal to be purchasable (crownstore, ap, vouchers, telvars, event tickets...) tradable or more reliably farmable rather than creating 18toons, have them to rank 1 pvp and wait for a month or rely on random drop of nodes that contain another random drop of crystal(s).

what about you guyz?

As stated by a lot of other guys here, the amount of sources is already very high. Also the amount of crystal drops from a single geode is also not the problem.

The key here is the accessibility to these sources. Most are part of or dependent on mid to endgame content. That is the problem. Nothing else.

And making crystals tradeable is simply not happening! They are considered currency! Do you want Undaunted keys to be tradeable too? Ap points? Crowns?

In my opinion the only viable solution to all players issues with the system is to shift the sources. One reliable source for PvP, endgame PvE and SOLO PvE each. Reliable meaning either with a generous RnG attached or none at all, with guaranteed drops once per day.

Also please all consider that the new collection system rolled out with the markarth DLC will increase the total amount of crystals obtainable. I think the going rate is 500/1000 per account. But that might be subject to change. And a new way to spend them on also comes around! Which incidentally also will be a good way to get around tedious grinding of dungeon and trials gear. Considering all of that, the system seems intended for endgame use, rather than being an option for casual mid gamers.