I love you Domino!!!

[Winerd]

<p>Thank you domino for giving tradeskills the attention it needs.  To me as a carpenter of nearly 3 years, I have felt like tradeskills have been forgotten by the dev team.  I've seen through your interaction through the forums that you really care about tradeskills and want to reinvigorate tradeskilling.  I love what you did with GU36.</p><p>My only request is that you supply at least one new furniture item with every GU since carpenters have so few recipes.  That way you can focus on fixing other issues with tradeskilling but still keep the content fresh.  I would rather have a little bit of new tradeskill content every month than to be bombarded with new content at every expansion pack.</p><p>Thanks again Domino.  Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!<img src="/smilies/e8a506dc4ad763aca51bec4ca7dc8560.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Nuhus]

Shoot, I thought this was a marriage purposal.

[Valdaglerion]

<p>Nice work Domino. Keep this up you might actually give people an interest in tradeskilling. I can only say this - for those that say devs are just too busy to be involved in the forums - bah! Good interaction with your user base with make your efforts more appreciated. </p><p><claps approvingly></p>

[Calthine]

Awesome work!  Tell me, given Domino's record in the than two months-ishs since she started at SOE, who else is actually excited about the Expansion as it relates to tradeskills?

[Sapphirius]

I haven't been excited about tradeskilling in a very <i>very</i> long time. Now, I wonder. Are carpenters ever going get the recipe for the Halasian boiling pot back?

[Tashir79]

The new house items are great!!!!  They are my favorite part of the live update.  I'm not a carpenter yet but I'm going to start one now that they are getting more attention and also because housing is one of my favorite aspects of this game.   Thanks Domino for putting effort into this part of the game.  It is greatly apprecitated.

[Ottan]

<p>*thumbs up*  Good update for tradeskills with the color for loams, knowing what class the CA/Spell is crafted for, and the addition of carpenter recipes.</p><p>It was time to level the carpenter anyway, as we just got guild level 30 and I need status reduction. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Kalyai]

<cite>Sapphirius wrote:</cite><blockquote>I haven't been excited about tradeskilling in a very <i>very</i> long time. Now, I wonder. Are carpenters ever going get the recipe for the Halasian boiling pot back?</blockquote> I believe the halasian boiling pot was returned a few updates back...check your recipe list

[Krystara]

<cite>Sapphirius wrote:</cite><blockquote>I haven't been excited about tradeskilling in a very <i>very</i> long time. Now, I wonder. Are carpenters ever going get the recipe for the Halasian boiling pot back?</blockquote> I thought it was back.  I'm almost positive that my friend's carpenter just made me one for my house.  Now I'll have to look when I get home.

[Nuhus]

<cite>Calthine wrote:</cite><blockquote>who else is actually excited about the Expansion as it relates to tradeskills? </blockquote> I'm honestly not very hopeful with the expansion in regards to tradeskills. I'm probably more content with whats been done so far than RoK possibilities. I think it will be alot of the same rehashed stuff with upped stats from the previous tier. Especially for Sage, same old spells and ancient teachings line since T6. I'm more hopeful that there may be some TS quests in RoK possibly, but not trying to get my hopes up on that. I think the new dressing room in GU36 will be the most helpful for classes like carpenters, which is a great thing. I know I will be more likely to buy something for my house that I can see before spending the plat on it. I'd still like to see a recipe filter over the UI mouseover but maybe in time. I'm just going to see what happens and go from there. Through the last few betas since DoF I am more hopeful as they have improved things for tradeskillers testing there. We'll see I guess.

[NiamiDenMother]

<cite>Sapphirius wrote:</cite><blockquote>I haven't been excited about tradeskilling in a very <i>very</i> long time. Now, I wonder. Are carpenters ever going get the recipe for the Halasian boiling pot back?</blockquote>It was re-added with GU31  <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Kayteekai]

I also want to thank Domino for doing such a great job. I only got to make a few things that were new before I had to leave for work today and I was very happy that everything I made looked nice. Love the dressing room/preview feature <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />. I went to my room to place a few things and was equally pleased that everything placed correctly. Was really dreading placing the xegonite knight's sconce (used to new things disappearing hehe) but it looked fantastic. Keep up the good work Domino, I am excited about my crafting again <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Sapphirius]

<cite>NiamiDenMother wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Sapphirius wrote:</cite><blockquote>I haven't been excited about tradeskilling in a very <i>very</i> long time. Now, I wonder. Are carpenters ever going get the recipe for the Halasian boiling pot back?</blockquote>It was re-added with GU31  <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> </blockquote> YAY! That must have been while I was on hiatus. I'll have to go dig it up.

[dartie]

<p>The automatic doors in the TS instances are the BEST THINGS EVER.  </p>

[Spyrit]

Domino for President of <insert your Country or Company here>!!!!!

[Deson]

<cite>Calthine wrote:</cite><blockquote>Awesome work!  Tell me, given Domino's record in the than two months-ishs since she started at SOE, who else is actually excited about the Expansion as it relates to tradeskills? </blockquote>Excited? No. Confident there will be no head scratching moments like there have been since launch? That I'll give. Nuhus states a lot of the rest of my concerns so I'll just what I've been saying- Domino is great and deserves a statue next to Lucan for her presence and effort however, she still works for SOE and under someone else's direction. Just because she is great doesn't mean she's got everything required to get trades up to something actually resembling content. When I actually see what's what, I'll decide when to come out of the skeptic/doom and gloom corner.

[mappam]

<p><span style="color: #99ff99">Domino you are AWESOME!</span></p><p><span style="color: #99ff99">Keep up the exceptional work and Please Don't Burn Out! We NEED you <img src="/smilies/ed515dbff23a0ee3241dcc0a601c9ed6.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></span></p>

[Vifarc]

Domino you should not give pictures of you to anybody in interviews. Guys are hot now.<img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> (Feel free telling me some craft stories, or other things, see my e-mail :roll<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[KerowynnKaotic]

<p>first of all .. I <3 you, too Domino!  I'm so tickled with my poppies!</p><p>That being said .. I'm a little disappointed with the colored loams .. though .. I do understand the reason behind the re-use .. </p><p><img src="http://eq2images.station.sony.com/000/001/490/253.JPG" border="0"></p><p>But, it does present a small visual problem, for me, with transmuting powders ..  not to mention .. the collection "Desert Sands" .. </p><p>I shall muddle through, though.   It's mearly a visual issue obviously the item itself will say: loam, powder or sand and it does provide several bright rows in my guild bank .. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>-- </p><p>I included the pictures of the Imbued "stuff" for a reason ... Do you think it would be possible .. to have only 1 imbue item, regardless of what node it was harvested off of?   It's just silly to have 4 different types when they provide no distiction between the end result.   IE:<i> An Imbued Leather BP is going to have the same heal proc regardless if a flower is used or a tooth.   </i></p><p>And/or at the least tweak/restart the visuals on T5 - T7 so that they aren't completely the same graphic .. copy & paste mindset FTL.   </p><p>Would be nice if some day in the future (tm) you could go through and change around the Fragments to be color-coded with their partner Powders but I will totally understand if that is just me wanting symmetry .... </p><p>-- </p><p>oh and did you do the grammer tweak for the harvesting?  You have harvested .. " A " lead cluster .. instead of the " 1 " lead cluster .. ?   I'm presuming it's new .. since it keeps catching my eye everytime it pops up on my screen .. </p><p>double oh!   The autodoors .. *sigh* .. I'm in TS writ heaven now .. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  Thank you. </p>

[VolgaDark]

<cite>mappam wrote:</cite><blockquote><p><span style="color: #99ff99">Domino you are AWESOME!</span></p><p><span style="color: #99ff99">Keep up the exceptional work and Please Don't Burn Out! We NEED you <img src="/smilies/ed515dbff23a0ee3241dcc0a601c9ed6.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></span></p></blockquote><p>Have to agree 100%</p><p>Awesome update, I guess my favorite parts would be:</p><p>The reaction arts fix.</p><p>The new recipes, finally can get my chocolate fix!</p><p>The new furniture!!!!! </p><p>Hmmm not sure if it was this update or if I just noticed it ... but the upstairs double door in Qeynos 3 room house is now opening both sides at once. *dance* </p><p>But the absolute best part of this update to me was that first time in a loooooong time the text regarding tradeskills in the update notes didn't feel like an afterthought but an actual part of patch! *happy dance* </p>

[Terron]

<cite>KerowynnKaotic wrote:</cite><blockquote><p> Do you think it would be possible .. to have only 1 imbue item, regardless of what node it was harvested off of?   It's just silly to have 4 different types when they provide no distiction between the end result.   <i> </i></p></blockquote>Some recipes require specific types. The ones I remember are parts of HQs and require either a Glimmering Tooth or a Sparkling Stone. Since they are no longer difficult to to get changing them should not be a problem though. The distinction is used so little that think it should be eliminated, or used more, or used more and the number of types reduced. Perhaps change every thing to a stone, except when there is something that specifically wants a different type.

[Sciari]

WOOT!! Thanks soo much Domino for the work you have done on Tradeskills!! mmmm chocolate recipes and furniture pieces!!! LUV the opening TS doors... would be nice to get those fragments, loams and dusts color coordinated. Definite note - how to differentiate the SS sand collections dusts and loams... thank you thank you for gettin the zone folks to increase roots in SS!!! Sciari

[Shadowtzer]

<cite>KerowynnKaotic wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>first of all .. I <3 you, too Domino!  I'm so tickled with my poppies!</p><p>That being said .. I'm a little disappointed with the colored loams .. though .. I do understand the reason behind the re-use .. </p><p><img src="http://eq2images.station.sony.com/000/001/490/253.JPG" border="0"></p><p>But, it does present a small visual problem, for me, with transmuting powders ..  not to mention .. the collection "Desert Sands" .. </p></blockquote><span style="color: #ff0066">YAY FOR DOMINO!!!!! But I agree with the colors, they are really confusing me with the tranmuting powders, I got all excited thinking I had more of the powders than I thought but then to realize that they were loams instead =(. Could it be possible to maybe keep the main color but change the shade of whichever. So all transmuting powders could be a couple shades lighter than the loams or visa versa? Other than that I am happy with all the tradeskill changes!! You rock!!!!</span>

[Domino]

Look forward to another pass of harvestable icons in the future, however, the art folks are hard at work on tons of other important stuff and harvestable icons are a fairly unimportant thing in comparison, so I told them not to stress about rushing it!  At some point however more changes will come and when it does I'll try to match colors up better.  <img src="/smilies/499fd50bc713bfcdf2ab5a23c00c2d62.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> Thanks for all the positive feedback, I'm so glad everyone's enjoying the changes! I'd also like to correct the impression that I'm doing this all on my own -- pretty much everyone's being super helpful in supporting tradeskills, and I also have a wonderful apprentice ogre called Olihin who's doing the work of three gnomes helping out in the mornings before he goes on to his real job in CS.  He's actually the one who cooked up all those chocolate and fudge recipes!  And of course Ilucide has been showing me all the tricks, Lyndro did the script behind the tradeskill respec and much more, Jindrack is the one who make those doors behave, Rothgar showed me how to tweak those roots in Sinking Sands, and pretty much the whole coding team (especially Silverfrost, Zoltaroth, Autenil, Archonix, and too many others to list) have been heroes doing the clever behind-the-scenes stuff.  See, you never knew how many people loved ya!  <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Deson]

Certainly appreciate the effort of everyone involved but, it still has to be said that your direction and enthusiasm for the job are a very significant part in why so much is being done and why so many are actually wearing Calthine's glasses.

[KerowynnKaotic]

<cite>DominoDev wrote:</cite><blockquote>Look forward to another pass of harvestable icons in the future, however, the art folks are hard at work on tons of other important stuff and harvestable icons are a fairly unimportant thing in comparison, so I told them not to stress about rushing it!  At some point however more changes will come and when it does I'll try to match colors up better.  <img src="/smilies/499fd50bc713bfcdf2ab5a23c00c2d62.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> Thanks for all the positive feedback, I'm so glad everyone's enjoying the changes! <b>I'd also like to correct the impression that I'm doing this all on my own -- pretty much everyone's being super helpful in supporting tradeskills, and I also have a wonderful apprentice ogre called Olihin who's doing the work of three gnomes helping out in the mornings before he goes on to his real job in CS.  He's actually the one who cooked up all those chocolate and fudge recipes!  And of course Ilucide has been showing me all the tricks, Lyndro did the script behind the tradeskill respec and much more, Jindrack is the one who make those doors behave, Rothgar showed me how to tweak those roots in Sinking Sands, and pretty much the whole coding team (especially Silverfrost, Zoltaroth, Autenil, Archonix, and too many others to list) have been heroes doing the clever behind-the-scenes stuff.  </b> See, you never knew how many people loved ya!  <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> </blockquote><p>Of 'course you are not doing it all yourself .. we understand that.  </p><p>You're new at the job, still learning the ropes, so you would have had at the very least have a mentor shadowing you, whether you know it or not.  </p><p>But, you are OUR contact for the Tradeskills AND you are the one taking our "pulse" so to speak.  Not to mention you are acting as our "pokey stick" to the devs.  </p><p>So YOU get our love.   It's up to you to pass on our love to the appropriate people.   <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>Much love to the entire EQ2 Dev Team.  <3.    Even the annoying ones ..  <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> </p>

[Rijacki]

I agree that someone had to direct it all and get things in motion like they've never been in motion before. Thank you, ma'am, from the bottom of my heart.

[eqaddict101]

<p>Wooops <img src="/smilies/499fd50bc713bfcdf2ab5a23c00c2d62.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> I made a seperate post saying WOOOT lol but any way </p><p>Again I love the new stuff and want to thank you and your team !!! Keep up the good work <img src="/smilies/e8a506dc4ad763aca51bec4ca7dc8560.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>I go agree on the loam coloring hehe umm they are easyer to sort but they look like my </p><p>transmuter Powders LOL and my transmuter is my Jeweler so I have both on her hehe ..</p><p>Oh well its still cool <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Naveta]

<cite>Deson wrote:</cite><blockquote>Calthine wrote:  Domino is great and deserves a statue next to Lucan for her presence and effort. </blockquote><p>Actually I think there should be a Domino statue for a house item like the Antonia Bayle one i have (only bigger hehe)</p><p>or a "nativity" recipe bought during frostfell with all of the devs of course they should be crafted by carpenters <img src="/smilies/e8a506dc4ad763aca51bec4ca7dc8560.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> hehe</p>

[Finora]

<p>I'll add my HURRAH for Domino! here as well.</p><p>I can't wait to see what comes out next with tradeskills (my carpenter is especially excited).</p><p>I vote we raid Unrest, MMCastle and Kelethin for the next round of furniture. Every time I go to the castle or Unrest I drool all over the couches and plush looking chairs...</p>

[Galldora]

You're awesome, Domino!  You get things done and you keep us incredibly well-informed about what's going on.  Thanks so much!  Count me among the players who are pretty excited about the future of tradeskills.

[Deson]

Naveta@Permafrost wrote: <blockquote><cite>Deson wrote:</cite><blockquote>Calthine wrote:  Domino is great and deserves a statue next to Lucan for her presence and effort. </blockquote><p>Actually I think there should be a Domino statue for a house item like the Antonia Bayle one i have (only bigger hehe)</p><p><b>or a "nativity" recipe bought during frostfell with all of the devs of course they should be crafted by carpenters <img src="/smilies/e8a506dc4ad763aca51bec4ca7dc8560.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> hehe</b></p></blockquote>Funny you should say that, I was planning to change my sig to "Domino:Messiah of tradeskills" or something to that effect if she actually gets me out of the skeptic/ doom and gloom corner.

[Nuhus]

Hehe I'm just going to take out the timmy line if that happens.

[Hobosson]

<p>Domino- Exceptional job so far.  You are putting an honest, positive, and interested face for active developers who are trying to improve areas of the game.  You show interest and energy when asking for input for updates.  Of all the dev posts I've read, you exude positive energy.  You are also the one I see all the time in the forums, did someone forget to let the other developers out of their dungeons??</p><p>Just a note of caution tho, beware attending any conventions... you will probably get mugged with all the hugs from crafters who are deliriously happy with the changes!! (and maybe create some jealousy from the other devs, so they start taking notes from you and show up more in the forums <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> )</p>

[eqaddict101]

<p></p><p>mmmmm <img src="/smilies/ed515dbff23a0ee3241dcc0a601c9ed6.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> couches chairs and accessories ohhh my!!! lol would be awesome to have more plant type items and funiture that gives more of a home feel to the houses.. and and and LOL every where we go my friends and I see things and say we wish we could have that in our house hehe!!! </p><p>I can't wait to see what happins next <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />!!! </p>

[Liyle]

While love might be too strong a word (DH is watching me type and he might think he's married into the wrong orientation) I feel hope rising anew for the first time in Forever! For some time I think I've felt that the only way for things to get better was to return to the past, but nowadays the future seems like it might be a good place too. From what I have read some good thinking and planning is going on. <Pat on the back> I wish we'd had the outdoor crafting stations a long time ago. They are so nice! I think the wave crested long before they hopped on the board... but I've noticed that in Neriak they are used a lot and it makes the Market feel very alive. Hopefully this will spread to other cities. If we had a few WO givers strategically located near brokers and banks in those other places, it might bring adventurers and crafters together in game space a bit more. I like the way the game is beginning to bring in ideas that enhance community. Sometimes the little things can make more impact than the World Events.

[TniEradani]

eqaddict101 wrote: <blockquote><p>mmmmm <img src="/smilies/ed515dbff23a0ee3241dcc0a601c9ed6.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> couches chairs and accessories ohhh my!!! lol would be awesome to have more plant type items and funiture that gives more of a home feel to the houses.. and and and LOL every where we go my friends and I see things and say we wish we could have that in our house hehe!!! </p></blockquote><p>couches? chairs? accessories?</p><p>please tell me you upped the house item limit</p><p><- runs off to log onto carpenter </p>

[Terron]

I got this a bit later, being on an EU server, but I would like to say thank you. It is the second best update I have seen for tradeskills. Only Illucides changes to arrows was better.

[Gwenae]

<p>Domino is the greatest.<img src="/smilies/97ada74b88049a6d50a6ed40898a03d7.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  I've got some tradeskillers going on three servers now.  They are somewhat low, but I've got the bug.</p><p>Good job, Domino and the rest of the team! <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Terron]

<cite>Liyle wrote:</cite><blockquote>I wish we'd had the outdoor crafting stations a long time ago. They are so nice! I think the wave crested long before they hopped on the board... but I've noticed that in Neriak they are used a lot and it makes the Market feel very alive. Hopefully this will spread to other cities. If we had a few WO givers strategically located near brokers and banks in those other places, it might bring adventurers and crafters together in game space a bit more. I like the way the game is beginning to bring in ideas that enhance community. Sometimes the little things can make more impact than the World Events. </blockquote>I won't be using the ones in SQ where 2 of my toons live unless <ol> <li>A bank is added to SQ</li> <li>The lag in SQ is reduced</li> </ol> I have to go to the bank to pick up my crafting boxes, which means I am only 1 zone away from a nice quiet crafting dungeon.

[Crinaeae]

    WOW!!! Check out all the new carpenter recipes!!!  You SO ROCK Domino!!!!

[pointytail]

After seeing the Test notes, time to bump this up. <img src="/smilies/ed515dbff23a0ee3241dcc0a601c9ed6.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> Kudos to Domino, her team (She's got a team working under [Or is that over?] her, right?) and whoever else made it possible!