Customize Your Item Traits
The Clockwork City DLC game pack and Update 16 also introduce the all-new Transmutation system, allowing you to change the traits on your gear, including weapons and armors.
In order to Transmute an item, you must locate a Transmutation station and have the item trait researched in your crafting Skill Line. This means if you'd like to add the Sharpened trait to your dagger, you must first ensure you have the ability to craft daggers with that trait. You'll be able to find a Transmutation station in the heart of the Brass Fortress within the Clockwork City or acquire one for your home from a certain Master Writ merchant.
In addition to the crafting skill requirement, Transmutation requires a special new resource called Transmutation Crystals that you'll need to collect and save. You'll be able to earn Transmutation Crystals by completing veteran level content (such as Veteran Mode Dungeons or Trials).
We're very excited to introduce this new crafting system, so keep an eye out for more information on Transmutation in the future!
http://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/news/post/26183
It sounds as if these stones will be bound on pickup, which will give a nice little income boost to crafters.
Sounds great, thanks for listening ZOS!
ok question here. Lets say your buddy has BOUND spinners fire staff that has crap trait. and you are the master crafter. how are you going to change his weapon's trait?
Based on what I am reading .. people can only re-trait their own weapons if only "they" have the traits researched. you cannot re-trait someone's bound armor/weapons.
so crafters making money on this sounds like not going to happen. unless I am missing something.
Disregarding traits, It's very unlikely that neither you or your group don't get a single drop of any item you are looking after a rather low amount of runs. In that sense both a tokens system and retraiting serves to the same purpose.Thrymbauld wrote: »This doesn't even sort of function as a token system.
Unless these shards can turn a different piece of gear into that necklace, I'm still looking at a potentially infinite number of runs to maybe get that necklace.
ok question here. Lets say your buddy has BOUND spinners fire staff that has crap trait. and you are the master crafter. how are you going to change his weapon's trait?
Yes it will, on the periscope reveal Rich said he'll be able to finally get the staff he always wanted, refering to a sharp inferno ma.Wrecking_Blow_Spam wrote: »Do you guys think this will include the re-traitng of VMA weapons???!!
Doctordarkspawn wrote: »Well, nice for mixmaxers, or really -anyone- who wants to get that perfect trait on that perfect item. Though it will likely be a crapshoot still. Like a random re-rolling of traits.
I'd -get- these if I played vet content on the regular anymore but I stopped since morrowind, and likely a bunch of others have to. So if the Sustain buggery isn't delt with in the incoming patch I dont see this bringing me back. Not to mention the pointless class nerfs, like nerfing templars major mending for no reason other than to sell Morrowind copies.
Lessening the grind isn't enough if I hate what's there on a basic level.
Yeah, if I were waiting for sustain changes roll back I wouldn't really hold my breath.Doctordarkspawn wrote: »I'd -get- these if I played vet content on the regular anymore but I stopped since morrowind, and likely a bunch of others have to. So if the Sustain buggery isn't delt with in the incoming patch I dont see this bringing me back. Not to mention the pointless class nerfs, like nerfing templars major mending for no reason other than to sell Morrowind copies.
Lessening the grind isn't enough if I hate what's there on a basic level.
Somehow I have a feeling this is limited to craftable gear.
This makes me really glad I'm in good with high dps dungeon runners. I'll be farming those stones for weeks after this thing comes out so I can stock up
But also, a moment of silence for the poor souls that spent upwards of 200k on BiS overland gear.
You'll be able to earn Transmutation Crystals by completing veteran level content (such as Veteran Mode Dungeons or Trials).
GreenhaloX wrote: »
You'll be able to earn Transmutation Crystals by completing veteran level content (such as Veteran Mode Dungeons or Trials).
Oh great.. this means I have to be nice to people again so we can pretend to get along in a group and do group things in order to get these crystals. What a sham.. Zen/dev is continuously pushing us lonewolves into team players. ha ha
The hell are you talking about, it's only one extra slot needed, available to everyone, and more than likely tradeable as well. But obviously ZO$Tommy_The_Gun wrote: »Transmutation station - Will it be DLC only or it will be added to base game as well ?
Transmutation Crystals - again - only for completing DLC vet content or rather all vet content in base game ?
Well.. I just hope those Transmutation Crystals will be also obtainable via guild traders...
I would rather farm some gold and buy it... same as style materials for different rare motives...
And again - idea of re-traiting gear is good - but the execution is done in (probably) the worst possible way... more items to grind, more banks space to be taken... ehh...I guess... "work as intended"....
Oh yes.. and I am willing to bet that those Transmutation Crystals will also be available in crown store....
Because you know... ZO$....

MLGProPlayer wrote: »GreenhaloX wrote: »
You'll be able to earn Transmutation Crystals by completing veteran level content (such as Veteran Mode Dungeons or Trials).
Oh great.. this means I have to be nice to people again so we can pretend to get along in a group and do group things in order to get these crystals. What a sham.. Zen/dev is continuously pushing us lonewolves into team players. ha ha
You're playing an MMO...
I know it's not quite, that's why I said pretty much, and serves the same purpose, as opposed to exactly the same.
Not quite, and what way you prefer it is up to you and not relevant. I was talking about just that - tokens.
Let's see how it plays out and affects population.