Also, if hitting things that others do too, I get the same decay hit if I have done enough damage to qualify for loot/xp, but not if I do not. Even though I'm usually only getting 1g because I haven't hit much, I still get the full decay hit.On level 36 monsters at level 38, with level 30-36 gear, I'm seeing 0-1% hits on weak monsters like Wolves, 1-2% on normal monsters, and 2-3% on harder monsters like Trolls. Ice Wraiths were normal, but doing 2-3%, so maybe some monsters cause greater decay.
Just add repair tab in each respective crafting station! with a mat cost of bars/cloth/leather/wood
I notice now that ma main is in vet zones his repairs are nowhere near my alts.
What gives?
I think it's because we kill slower in vet zones, so kill fewer mobs overall in the same time it takes a low level alt to plow through a ton of mobs. So the decay rate appears slower during that play session, because we haven't killed as many mobs.
Nope, no other MMO has tried to pull such a punishing decay mechanic afaik. They really need to tone this down a lot, and make the game more friendly to normal players.Guldendraak wrote: »I think it's because we kill slower in vet zones, so kill fewer mobs overall in the same time it takes a low level alt to plow through a ton of mobs. So the decay rate appears slower during that play session, because we haven't killed as many mobs.
This does make sense.. Since hitting VR levels on my Templar I have noticed the rate of decay slows down - unless I run a public or group dungeon and then I can guarentee I'll exit the dungeon with broken gear ;p
Just out of curiosity, are there any other MMOs out there that have this sort of mechanic.. I've been playing various MMOs for 10 odd years now and can't recall ever seeing this sort of thing.
I notice now that ma main is in vet zones his repairs are nowhere near my alts.
What gives?
The bill was even higher in FF 14
oxygen_boarderb16_ESO wrote: »I haven't posted on this in a while because I gave up on you guys. But I do enjoy the commentary of people who can't break even on their repair bills. Sounds like you're almost at the root cause.
Selling items in the guild store just moves money between players at a loss. The repair/income equation is separate from that. At present, if you can survive it, not repairing and working with broken equipment is at least twice as high in income as repairing (varying with playstyle/level)There is probably some truth to that, if we're not selling items in the guild store. I'm guessing that is the vision of the game developers.
Nope, no other MMO has tried to pull such a punishing decay mechanic afaik. They really need to tone this down a lot, and make the game more friendly to normal players.
traigusb14_ESO2 wrote: »
Something is definitely busted with repairs. I know people in the Rift who have much less bank and bag space than I do and bleeding gold all over the place, and they aren't playing really differently than I am. Hell, most of them actually sell stuff and make more money than I do trading and crafting.
I have 110 bag slots, and travel with about 70 free. I go to town when full and repair / bank etc... average repair is ~375 gp.
Trading and bartering with others doesn't bring money into the game (indeed, it moves it out due to taxes), so that doesn't affect the overall game balance. If you have that much gold from trading and bartering, then others must have made a lot of money somehow.Malediktus wrote: »I got 236k gold and a 42k horse and I am only lvl 41
maybe you should try some trading and bartering with other people, it helps a lot. You will quickly stop caring about these fees.
That still doesn't address how gear decay penalizes you even if you play well.Malediktus wrote: »I got 236k gold and a 42k horse and I am only lvl 41
maybe you should try some trading and bartering with other people, it helps a lot. You will quickly stop caring about these fees.
Malediktus wrote: »I got 236k gold and a 42k horse and I am only lvl 41
maybe you should try some trading and bartering with other people, it helps a lot. You will quickly stop caring about these fees.
Guldendraak wrote: »Malediktus wrote: »I got 236k gold and a 42k horse and I am only lvl 41
maybe you should try some trading and bartering with other people, it helps a lot. You will quickly stop caring about these fees.
You know.. It's just no longer worth trying to get bugs resolved, mechanics explained or try to get the game improved.. Trying to get a response from the Devs or Customer Service is on par with the trolls who jump in and say "I'm fine and if you're noticing a bug or having a problem, you need to L2P".