Master Crafter Specialization: Suggestion

willymchilybily · December 2015

I think it would be nice if crafting was expanded in the future with specialization. Only one craft may be specialized in per character. The potential benefits of specialization (not necessarily all of these but just some ideas)would be something like:

increase hireling foraging returns by 50%
reduce research times by 10%
reduce cost of improving epic to legendary by 25%
increase material returns from deconstruction
Can complete an extra writs per day/ or replaces writ with "specialization writ" more materials/items required, but better returns/loot
Character materials storage bag. (allows all materials associated with specialized craft to be stored in storage bag which takes up 1 inventory slot whether full or empty)

idea/benefits/values stated are just examples, and may need tweaking between different crafts. I think it would only be possible to specialize only once you have rank 50 in the skill line, and it would take a skill point.(an alternative thought was specialization unlocked further craft levelling 50-60 upon which you get access to the perks stated as you increase your crafting level)

Thoughts?

TL;DR - specialization in 1 craft to allow increased investment/gains from that crafting skill line

NoMoreChillies · December 2015

Would prefer Master Crafters be able to upgrade lower level items to V16, change traits and appearance on items and never pay for repairs.
Why do master crafters have to take their personally created armor to a shady kahjiit merchant for repairs?

Ourorboros · December 2015

You're suggesting I have to learn motifs on three different characters. No thank you.

willymchilybily · December 2015

Ourorboros wrote: »

You're suggesting I have to learn motifs on three different characters. No thank you.

@Ouroboros did you not read what i wrote or just read the title and comment?

"HAVE TO"...NO you don't HAVE TO. Its a way to specialize your character into one craft you dont have to have 8 characters each specializing.

and Even if you did you only need one guy dedicated to crafting the style and gear. if you want to level an alt and specialize him in something else to get more out of a particular craft on that character then you can. The only benefits i state are making it easier to get materials for one of your craft specializations.

Ourorboros · December 2015

willymchilybily wrote: »

Ourorboros wrote: »

You're suggesting I have to learn motifs on three different characters. No thank you.

@Ouroboros did you not read what i wrote or just read the title and comment?

"HAVE TO"...NO you don't HAVE TO. Its a way to specialize your character into one craft you dont have to have 8 characters each specializing.

and Even if you did you only need one guy dedicated to crafting the style and gear. if you want to level an alt and specialize him in something else to get more out of a particular craft on that character then you can. The only benefits i state are making it easier to get materials for one of your craft specializations.

The way I've seen things work in this game is that if an option is available, many players will try to maximize it. If I can have three alts specialize, I will. But they would be limited crafters unless they learn, at the least, the most popular motifs. Otherwise, they are nothing more than a way to get extra resources. But I like your motivation to somehow improve the crafting experience. And I think some of your suggestions would be nice perks.

XANTITHESISX · December 2015

Titles would be nice too

Provisions = Master Chef
Armor = Master Blacksmith
Fishing = Master Baiter
Alchemy = Master Transmuter
etc etc

Danksta · December 2015

XANTITHESISX wrote: »

Titles would be nice too

Provisions = Master Chef
Armor = Master Blacksmith
Fishing = Master Baiter
Alchemy = Master Transmuter
etc etc

Seriously!? Master Baiter??? LMAO!!!

hrothbern · December 2015

In combat:
A level 50 character has no chance against a Vet 16 character...

In Crafting:
Nothing happened after level 50 so far !!!

At least development to a higher level can take place along the lines of OP

So simple to implement, nothing OP can happen from it.
Why not?

Changing traits and level of existing already crafted gear is similar.
Why not?

EDIT:
Changing traits and level of dropped items is complicated in all her effects, so for me not part of this thread.

Kyoma · December 2015

XANTITHESISX wrote: »

Fishing = Master Baiter

Something like....Master Angler?

TheShadowScout · December 2015

I like the general idea.

Other possibilities for master crafter abilities:

Recraft dropped set gear to any learned racial style.
Recraft traits on any gear.
Increase gear level

Those might all require some super-rare extera-special resource, as well as having a destruction chance (migrated by using more resources, as temper improvements), but they would make things a lot more nice for the ones who care about their character appereance...

ajwest927 · December 2015

I like that idea it's seem like these really benefit for equipment crafter. As for consuming crafter here's some ideas

Master enchanter
1. Glyphs extraction - remove glyphs from armor, jewelry or weapons before deconstruction
2. Glyphs converter - change armor ,wespon, or jewelry Glyphs to an different styles e.g jewelry spell damage convert to weapon spell damage
3. increase the chance of extract runestone by 12%

Master alchemist
1. Double number of reagent for gathering in the world.
2. Transformation portion - transformers it any creatures ,deadra, or monster plus their abilities so a short amount of time.
3. Class abilities potions - abilities to use another class abilities for short about of time.

Master provisionerror
1. Increase the chance of getting a perfect roe from fishing.
2. The ability to find bervez juice and frost mirriam in the world.
3. Ability to craft provision that reduces magicka cost, stamina cost, and damage taken.

willymchilybily · December 2015

ajwest927 wrote: »

I like that idea it's seem like these really benefit for equipment crafter. As for consuming crafter here's some ideas

Master enchanter
1. Glyphs extraction - remove glyphs from armor, jewelry or weapons before deconstruction
2. Glyphs converter - change armor ,wespon, or jewelry Glyphs to an different styles e.g jewelry spell damage convert to weapon spell damage
3. increase the chance of extract

Master alchemist
1. Double number of reagent for gathering in the world.
2. Transformation portion - transformers it any creatures ,deadra, or monster plus their abilities so a short amount of time.
3. Class abilities potions - abilities to use another class abilities for short about of time.

Master provisionerror
1. Increase the chance of getting a perfect roe from fishing.
2. The ability to find bervez juice and frost mirriam in the world.
3. Ability to craft provision that reduces magicka cost, stamina cost, and damage taken.

i like the enchanter option to remove glyphs (presumably only from an item you enchanted not from every piece of gear), even if its a chance to remove not 100% it would be very nice to remove an enchant.

i like the provisioner synergy with fishing/perfect roe (considering new recipes from orsinium) and giving options to find the frost mirriam and bervez juice outside of hireling.

bit cautious on those alchemy suggestions though, balance and mechanics/coding.

ajwest927 · December 2015

bit cautious on those alchemy suggestions though, balance and mechanics/coding.

I got an other idea, the ability to change any potions with a negative effects to alternative effects for example

1.Ravage magicka = reduce cost of magicka abilities
2. Ravage stamina = reduce cist of stamina
3. Lower armor = restore armor
4. Reduce speed = strength (light & heavy attack do extra damage )
5. Ravage health = conserve health ( take less damage )
6. Stun = courage ( immune to fear)
7. Lower spell power = soulless ( drain emenies magicka )
8. Lower spell resistance = explosion ( aoe damage )
9. Lower spell critical = poison ( dot damage )
10. Lower weapon power = exhaustion ( drain emenies stamina )
11. Lower weapon critical = damage shield