Personally, I'd like to see more focus on creating PVP and PVE sets to try and reduce the continual nerfing of skills. I strongly feel that skills should benefit both sets of players (PvP AND PvE) but equipment choices should be tailored towards those 2 individual systems.
I've noticed recently that there are now a couple of PvP-centric sets available and I think this is a great move. Even though I'm staunchly a PvPer, I still think it's unfair that skills get nerfed and one of the 2 systems suffers pretty badly.
Unfortunately I'm not a statistic-minded person so I can't give an example but I'm sure you get the idea.

Yeah, but they'd then need to implement a form of weapon degradation. Nothing fast, but using a weapon constantly for months at a time will eventually cause it to "break". Something like: It can only have [x] durability repaired until it breaks completely. (where x is in the thousands)

Avran_Sylt wrote: »

Yeah, but they'd then need to implement a form of weapon degradation. Nothing fast, but using a weapon constantly for months at a time will eventually cause it to "break". Something like: It can only have [x] durability repaired until it breaks completely. (where x is in the thousands)

I like this. I suppose it could even tie-in to the current armour wear and tear?

Avran_Sylt wrote: »

Yeah, but they'd then need to implement a form of weapon degradation. Nothing fast, but using a weapon constantly for months at a time will eventually cause it to "break". Something like: It can only have [x] durability repaired until it breaks completely. (where x is in the thousands)

Definitely not. Imagine spending Hours/Days/Weeks/Months Searching for that BiS weapon only to eventually have it permanently break. That would not be fun, nor would it contribute to fun. It sounds like a mobile game cash shop scenario too, "Your weapon is now permanently broken, but if you buy this token, you can repair it!"

Your argument could be "sure, but you could always go buy another!" To that I say, no. BiS gear like that would be sold at a ridiculous price. Sharpened vMA Inferno Staff/Lightning Staff/Bow? would probably easily sell for 1~2m gold. The price would never drop because they would always be in demand, and only a small percentage of the player base can actually finish vMA, and even less will get BiS gear to drop for them.


I'm of the mind that almost everything should be bind on equip, not bind on pickup.

Things that should be bind on pickup are: Monster sets, Trial Sets, vMA Weapons, Master Weapons, and any purple or gold Jewelry.

But not the standard sets that are in the dungeons, for example: ebon, bsw, spc, lich, warlock, netch's touch, ect.

Tecorsuh wrote: »

Avran_Sylt wrote: »

Yeah, but they'd then need to implement a form of weapon degradation. Nothing fast, but using a weapon constantly for months at a time will eventually cause it to "break". Something like: It can only have [x] durability repaired until it breaks completely. (where x is in the thousands)

Definitely not. Imagine spending Hours/Days/Weeks/Months Searching for that BiS weapon only to eventually have it permanently break. That would not be fun, nor would it contribute to fun. It sounds like a mobile game cash shop scenario too, "Your weapon is now permanently broken, but if you buy this token, you can repair it!"

Your argument could be "sure, but you could always go buy another!" To that I say, no. BiS gear like that would be sold at a ridiculous price. Sharpened vMA Inferno Staff/Lightning Staff/Bow? would probably easily sell for 1~2m gold. The price would never drop because they would always be in demand, and only a small percentage of the player base can actually finish vMA, and even less will get BiS gear to drop for them.


I'm of the mind that almost everything should be bind on equip, not bind on pickup.

Things that should be bind on pickup are: Monster sets, Trial Sets, vMA Weapons, Master Weapons, and any purple or gold Jewelry.

But not the standard sets that are in the dungeons, for example: ebon, bsw, spc, lich, warlock, netch's touch, ect.

Fair enough, with the current RNG system that is in place it'd be a pain in the ass for some.

Farm for special mats in the dungeons and make everything craftable. That way you dont end up with right item, wrong trait. Just like a Nirncrux... very rare. And not just with this item but ALL drop gear.

Would help the economy alot if they made everything tradeable

Some things need to be behind a skill-wall.

I would be for experimenting with making 4 man dungeon sets only BoE, but I am not in support of making anything else BoE that is currently BoP.

It's currently a rather strange arrangement for the itemization system.

I can understand the intent to make certain sets only obtainable as a reward for completing the maelstrom arena, or some trial set that allows you to do more damage vs trials bosses or whatever. But why are some of the strongest and most popular sets in this game easily available for a few hundred gold while many others that are not even that amazing, but you just want to try them out for some creative build concept, can only be obtained by running the same dungeon over and over?

And many of the older dungeons are not popular, very difficult to find anybody willing to run them over and over with you. So you enter solo, kill the first boss, look for a chest and then exit, try to find someone in zone chat willing to group with you to help you reset the dungeon, enter again, repeat over and over. This is excruciatingly boring.

Avran_Sylt wrote: »

Yeah, but they'd then need to implement a form of weapon degradation. Nothing fast, but using a weapon constantly for months at a time will eventually cause it to "break". Something like: It can only have [x] durability repaired until it breaks completely. (where x is in the thousands)

NO!!! People will quit in this game if what you suggest happen. The RNG is bad enough in this game, having that gear only be worn for a limited time is the WORST idea ever! Are you kidding me? You must be trolling.

I really wish they would go back to this. Being able to freely trade items was nice. If I didn't have a magicka character, I could sell that gear for my stam toons. Also, this way they could keep the horrible rng, but people wouldn't feel so frustrated about it. Didn't get the drop? Try the guild store.

I'd include the core trials reward sets and monster helms/shoulders as non-tradeable - all else should be BoE if only so those who run dungeons can make some money to pay for their pots and those who don't have time to run a dungeon 126 times to get that piece of divines can still get decent gear if they have the gold.