Traits! - Is there a market for selling crafted sets?

ghakajin

Who has the most traits researched on Heavy Armor for blacksmithing? With 7 pieces of armor and 8 traits each, that's 56 traits to unlock. Since trait 8 is going to take about 25 days to research for each one, even with all 3 slots running that's about 3 months before anyone can have them all. I personally have 31 of the 56 researched, with the 6th trait for chest, legs and belt underway right now. So my question is, will people want to buy crafted sets from those who have many traits researched, or will people only want to buy cheap pieces of armor with a trait on so they can research it themselves? I myself would be interested in selling both, but want to get at least enough to craft a 5 set of the 6 trait sets.

UrQuan

Personally I'm more interested in buying cheap pieces with the trait on so that I can do my own research. I'm a completionist, and eventually I want to be able to make every possible option on my own.

As far as how much heavy armour I've got researched, I'm at 26 traits researched. I kind of wish I'd started researching right when I started playing. Pauldron traits seem to be the hardest to come by in my experience - I've only got 2 researched, and I'm not even hanging onto any pauldrons with traits for future research.

Syntse

I'm sure there will be market for sets especially. Maybe not set of armor with specific trait but who knows.

The real set is different story I'm sure. With nice traits and the set bonuses upgraded to blue or above.

Glurin

I've seen people in zone chat offering 500 gold for items of any quality with specific traits, so yeah, I'd say there's a market for it. The question for you to address is what is the best way to take advantage of it?

Syntse

Glurin wrote: »

I've seen people in zone chat offering 500 gold for items of any quality with specific traits, so yeah, I'd say there's a market for it. The question for you to address is what is the best way to take advantage of it?

These are the completeonists as most likely I will do also when only couple traits left to research and cannot find the drop to research.

What I personally mean that I think eg full set of 'Song of Lamae' upgraded to blue or more will sell nicely.
Requirement 5 traits researched. Gives
* +11 hp regen (3 items)
* When Health drops below 30%, deal 8 Magic Damage to the attacker and recover health equal to the damage dealt. 30 Second Cooldown (5 items)

doggie

It's a good question thousands of people will finish their 8th trait in one item at about the same time. Since there is no grinding or anything involved.

At the very least there needs to be good quality sets, currently the best ones are from drops.

I hope they add to Blacksmithing so there is some more player involvment in progressing further and not all research time based.

For example: Once you have 8 traits in a specific item you can start to "Level" that item line by Upgrading items to Green/Blue/Epic etc. So players will use their rare mats and everyone not just sit and craft white daggers if it was based on purely crafting for example.

This system could have say 10 levels in it, getting to 1-4 levels would be relative easy and would add bonuses to the items (extra damage,armor and so on) but to get from 5-6 it would start to increase in mats needed from 9->10 would require hundreds of stacks of upgrading items.

That way players can focus on specific items and craft better ones as they progress.

Tai

I can tell you that in the last vr areas some players look for crafters with at least 6 traits researched; of course, with time, many will be able to craft the best sets.