3 plating for epic (it goes 1, 2, 3, 4). Last I checked (PC/NA), purple platings were going for around 20K, so probably not worth it from a gold/voucher perspective.

Smitch_59 wrote: »

So with the latest update, how many platings does it now take to upgrade jewelry? I got a master writ to craft an epic ring, but I only have 5 zircon platings so I question whether it's worth bothering with. The master writ is worth 34 vouchers.

ZOS have definitely been very mean with the vouchers—I would save the platings for something else.

The other aspect of this issue is that drops of good quality rings are frequent enough that using platings to upgrade rings for sale is unattractive too. That leaves saving them to build crafted sets as the only attractive option.

I am not sure that the designers intended it to turn out that way. It would be hugely entertaining to know how many jewelry writs get turned in, but I suspect not many right now.