Leveling transmuting or making ink

[Leucippus]

For those of us that still remember...As I attempt to level a transmuter, I can't help but wonder:Which is more aggrivating:(1) making ink(2) leveling transmutingI think it is a very tough call.For those that are wondering, inks were removed from crafting long ago. They used to be the primary component needed for making spells.-Leucippus

[TaleraRis]

Leveling a transmuter. At least making ink made your materials last a lot longer and they were much more accessible.

[Looker1010]

Transmuting is extremely aggravating and much more costly than ink making was.

[Rijacki]

With ink making you nearly always got the product you wanted and it was a predictable number of steps to a item you could use in making a spell (and thus, also, a predicable amount of fuel and fuel cost).  With transmuting.. it's rolling dice.While ink making was tedious, transmuting is.. umm.. unpredictable at best.

[Calthine]

Nothing aggravated me more than ink.  I'd transmute T1 to skill 1000 rather than ever make ink again.

[Whysprr_Wyrd]

<p>Watching paint dry is more fun than transmuting.  Watching dry paint fade, peel, and fall off is more fun than transmuting.  Transmuting has a higher bps rating (brain cells killed per second) than prime-time television.  </p><p>At least with inks there were tradeskill reactions to counter.  </p><p>Whysprr</p><p>Dirge 70 / Jeweler 70 / Transmuter 340something -- look, I didn't say I was smart, OK?  </p>

[Calthine]

<cite>Whysprr@Kithicor wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Watching paint dry is more fun than transmuting.  Watching dry paint fade, peel, and fall off is more fun than transmuting.</p></blockquote>Okay, where have you hidden the webcams....  Trust me, transmuting is more fun than watching paint peel.

[NiamiDenMother]

{bad Deanna Troi impersonation}  The pain!  The pain!

[Lasai]

<p>I loath transmuting, however..</p><p>Nothing will beat the pain of making all of my own arrows in the old system.  NOTHING.</p><p>worts, 5 subcombines, final combine for 25 arrows, and back then every CA consumed them.  I planned a full day a week just to do subcombines so I could keep my quiver full.</p><p>I am an assassin, I cannot imagine the pain a ranger making thier own went through.</p><p>I never purchased a vendor arrow, and considering the effort they took to make, I never sold PM arrows till after LU24.</p>

[Terron]

Transmuting is worse making inks pre-LU24, but better than making arrows pre-LU24.

[Deson]

In order1.Ink2.Ink3.Ink4.Ink5. Ink6.Ink7.Ink8.Ink9.Ink...99. Arrows(pre-LU24)100. TransmutingTransmuting has short cuts and cheap outs and on a time for time basis is significantly faster than making inks ever was.  Once you're done with transmuting to level, you're done with it vs. every order for a skill requiring inks-even if pre-made(prices tended to make buying from others a non-profit/loss activity). There's also the point that at least every transmuting combine has the chance for a skill up vs. grey inks.Arrows were annoying for the run around, combines and the yield and would have taken number one except all my epic 5 min+ combine fights took place at the alchemy table giving ink(and subs in general) a special place in my heart. <cite>Calthine wrote:</cite><blockquote>Nothing aggravated me more than ink.  I'd transmute T1 to skill 1000 rather than ever make ink again.</blockquote>QFT.

[Jenarie]

<p>Ink was the worst... ever... </p><p>I'm up to 265 on transmuting and actually like it.  </p><p>I do it when I want something mindless to do. And since when doing T1 and T2 combines pristine doesn't matter I can just sit there hitting the buttons occasionally while reading a book.  </p>

[Deson]

<cite>Jenarie wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Ink was the worst... ever... </p><p>I'm up to 265 on transmuting and actually like it.  </p><p>I do it when I want something mindless to do. And since when doing T1 and T2 combines pristine doesn't matter I can just sit there hitting the buttons occasionally while reading a book.  </p></blockquote>Oh yeah! I forgot about that in my post. At least a non- pristine in transmuting still means something. Every single combine for inks had to be pristine meaning you had to pay attention more than just about about any other combine set.

[KerowynnKaotic]

<p>Transmuting is way easier than making Ink back in the "old days".  </p><p>And, yet I would still rather go back to making ink.  Why?  Because IT SOLD!</p><p>Every freaking tier my inks sold.  T1 - T5 (at the time)</p><p>You can't give away some of the transmuting adorns.   And, the raws are only really popular in T7 (soon to move to T8 popularity). </p><p>Loads of people don't want to waste good plat on an adorn they are going to blow through in 7 days. </p><p>So, loads of Transmuters go bankrupt or at least go into the Red as far as loss of profits are concerned, while getting up to T7 (soon to be T8 )  </p><p>I hate having recipes that don't SELL!  It's pointless.  It's like being a .. a .. WEAPONSMITH!  *nods*  </p><p>---- </p><p>Have I mentioned that we have a whole 'nother Tier of PAIN coming soon?  *sigh* .. Bloody 'ell I still have another 20 points to finish before I am maxed, even.  </p>

[Calthine]

<cite>Kaisha@Permafrost wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Have I mentioned that we have a whole 'nother Tier of PAIN coming soon?  *sigh* .. Bloody 'ell I still have another 20 points to finish before I am maxed, even.  </p></blockquote>Hehe, I'm so excited!  I can't WAIT to level up a new Tier on all my girls!!

[Calthine]

I was just thinking about launch-era bows.  Not only did you have to level up, make all the subs, etc, but you had to find a weaponsmith to make you hilts....