So Mara is the new center of crafting...how about...

[Valdaglerion]

<p>Giving us a questline that gives us a Call of the Isle. Much like the Call of Ro (had to get court faction to unlock a quest to acquire the call).</p><p>Or maybe something like the "Azure Shard" from splitpaw that allows you to teleport back there.</p><p>Just saying...might be nice.</p>

[Eveningsong]

<p>A good idea to have a permanent item that could go in a house, but don't forget there is already a bell to Mara for guild halls, and crafters can buy the orbs of recall to Mara for 6 gold from the faction merchant.  Just gotta remember to buy a new orb everytime you use it lol.</p>

[Valdaglerion]

<p><cite>Eveningsong wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>A good idea to have a permanent item that could go in a house, but don't forget there is already a bell to Mara for guild halls, and crafters can buy the orbs of recall to Mara for 6 gold from the faction merchant.  Just gotta remember to buy a new orb everytime you use it lol.</p></blockquote><p>Yeah, I guess I am thinking progression, achievement, accomplishment. Anyone can buy the stones and I wish those stupid things would stack. Its a hassle remebering to buy them. The bell to Mara is a waste of an amenity slot of which there are too few. Take the bell to Nek docks and hit the one for Mara. Thats as easy as zonging to your house from the guild hall to zone to Mara IMO anyway.</p><p>Just thinking that being able to EARN something useful would be nice. And the restrictive measure that keep getting put in are killing the fun factors. Its travel, its not that uber, good grief.</p>

[KerowynnKaotic]

<p><cite>Artemiz@The Bazaar wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Eveningsong wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>A good idea to have a permanent item that could go in a house, but don't forget there is already a bell to Mara for guild halls, and crafters can buy the orbs of recall to Mara for 6 gold from the faction merchant.  Just gotta remember to buy a new orb everytime you use it lol.</p></blockquote><p>Yeah, I guess I am thinking progression, achievement, accomplishment. Anyone can buy the stones and I wish those stupid things would stack. Its a hassle remebering to buy them. The bell to Mara is a waste of an amenity slot of which there are too few. Take the bell to Nek docks and hit the one for Mara. Thats as easy as zonging to your house from the guild hall to zone to Mara IMO anyway.</p><p>Just thinking that being able to EARN something useful would be nice. And the restrictive measure that keep getting put in are killing the fun factors. Its travel, its not that uber, good grief.</p></blockquote><p>I'll put my vote in for a 'change' of some sort.   I /feedback'd in beta to get the Mara port as an OPTION to the Shattered lands Bell Amenity but instead they gave us a .. as Artemiz says . " a waste of an amenity slot " ..  or for my own personal opinion 'a waste of status' .. plat and slots I have a'plently but status is hard to come by for me.  ...</p><p>I don't think it's very likely they'll give us a 'call of mara' port but maybe change the current port stone to be (5) charges for a bit more gold?   And/or actually merging the Mara port bell with the Shattering one .. refund the purchase price back to the guild and move on .. ?   *shrug*</p>

[Taylinn]

<p>I agree with OP's, it would be great to have a "call to mara" the bell is a waste and the fact that the stones don't stack is a pain...plus if they add in the call, maybe they will eventually add housing to mara...maybe crafter specific housing earned through faction and quests...just to make it different!</p>

[GrunEQ]

<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">I would love to have some of the housing in the Mara style, esp. for crafters (any really) and a call to Mara.  Lovely idea whose time has come.  While we're at it, include some Mara style clothing or even more elaborate oriential styles.</span></p>

[Wingrider01]

<p>there is a port stone to Mara available, get it off the same vendor you purchase the rest of the fars seas stuff from, one time use for next to nothing in cost</p>

[Noaani]

<p><cite>Artemiz@The Bazaar wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>I am thinking progression, achievement, accomplishment.</blockquote><p>Even with all the work Domino has done, this is still something that is missing from crafting.</p><p>Even if for that reason alone, I would have to say something like this is a good idea.</p>

[Valdaglerion]

<p><cite>Taylinn@Everfrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I agree with OP's, it would be great to have a "call to mara" the bell is a waste and the fact that the stones don't stack is a pain...plus if they add in the call, maybe they will eventually add housing to mara...maybe crafter specific housing earned through faction and quests...just to make it different!</p></blockquote><p>IF and WHEN they add housing to Mara I hope it can be purchased as a secondary house. I can kind of understand some of the technical limitation tied in to the broker boxes and such but really wish they would try to find a way to allow us to own multiple houses throughout the world. I would like to use my MajDul license but wouldnt for many reasons give up my mansion in SQ, well, that was until I got the one in the Mage Tower which I dont really see ever giving up to move.</p>

[Rattfa]

<p>I'm not fussed about travel to Mara tbh...maybe a craftable house clicky item would be nice</p><p>All I really want though is a PvP immunity bubble at the crafting stations....as it stands, i'm stuck having to do one mission per week to get faction...suggested such a thing in beta, but it fell on deaf ears <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Vith]

<p>Be nice if wizards got a few more ports anyway!</p><p>But yeah, a crafty house clicky would be great! My guild is too small for any sort of guild hall items, let alone such a limited one. Well, we can't even get a guild hall after years of playing, heh. So...house item!</p>

[Maroger]

<p><cite>Noaani wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Artemiz@The Bazaar wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>I am thinking progression, achievement, accomplishment.</blockquote><p>Even with all the work Domino has done, this is still something that is missing from crafting.</p><p>Even if for that reason alone, I would have to say something like this is a good idea.</p></blockquote><p>Crafting has turned into a truly unpleasant faction grind and in short it is rapidly becoming UNFUN and tedious and boring.</p>

[ke'la]

<p><cite>Maroger wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Noaani wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Artemiz@The Bazaar wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>I am thinking progression, achievement, accomplishment.</blockquote><p>Even with all the work Domino has done, this is still something that is missing from crafting.</p><p>Even if for that reason alone, I would have to say something like this is a good idea.</p></blockquote><p>Crafting has turned into a truly unpleasant faction grind and in short it is rapidly becoming UNFUN and tedious and boring.</p></blockquote><p>If thats the case why not start a thread with Ideas on how to make crafting fun for you...</p>

[Sorasha]

<p>I am all for housing in Mara. And OMG if we could have secondary (or more!) houses....I would sink so much plat into the game! I'm just stuck with my alts now...and my husband's alts...and my daughter's alts...I would totally buy more! <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Spyderbite]

<p><cite>Rattface@Nagafen wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>All I really want though is a PvP immunity bubble at the crafting stations....as it stands, i'm stuck having to do one mission per week to get faction...suggested such a thing in beta, but it fell on deaf ears <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>QFT... I'm not one to usually ask for more immunity. However, the Mara crafting stations are basically just harvesting zones for folks looking for PvP writ updates. I know a few guilds and raid groups that make it a frequent sweep on their patrols.. mowing down those alts that are usually under equipped tradeskillers in that area.</p><p>Prior to the crafting writs in Mara, my alts never left the cities, and later the guildhalls. Now, they are sitting ducks when they head over to Mara or I'm forced to equip and upgrade spells on about 8 alts just for a chance at survival and still face at least 4 or 5 attempts at making it to the writ npc's and merchants just to turn stuff in or get new writs. <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Valdaglerion]

<p><cite>Spyderbite@Venekor wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Rattface@Nagafen wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>All I really want though is a PvP immunity bubble at the crafting stations....as it stands, i'm stuck having to do one mission per week to get faction...suggested such a thing in beta, but it fell on deaf ears <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>QFT... I'm not one to usually ask for more immunity. However, the Mara crafting stations are basically just harvesting zones for folks looking for PvP writ updates. I know a few guilds and raid groups that make it a frequent sweep on their patrols.. mowing down those alts that are usually under equipped tradeskillers in that area.</p><p>Prior to the crafting writs in Mara, my alts never left the cities, and later the guildhalls. Now, they are sitting ducks when they head over to Mara or I'm forced to equip and upgrade spells on about 8 alts just for a chance at survival and still face at least 4 or 5 attempts at making it to the writ npc's and merchants just to turn stuff in or get new writs. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>I dont think an immunity is needed but what would add some interesting dimension to the game for PVP perhaps - adopt the rule of MajDul.</p><p>The wandering guards through the village area could be placed on more interesting paths to wander through the public areas and would dispatch anyone caught fighting. The guards could be on faction as well so killing too many would make you KOS to the guards and NPC's in general. This would make it unsavory and loss of advantage to farm in this area.</p><p>Thoughts?</p>

[Meirril]

<p><cite>Artemiz@The Bazaar wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Spyderbite@Venekor wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Rattface@Nagafen wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>All I really want though is a PvP immunity bubble at the crafting stations....as it stands, i'm stuck having to do one mission per week to get faction...suggested such a thing in beta, but it fell on deaf ears <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>QFT... I'm not one to usually ask for more immunity. However, the Mara crafting stations are basically just harvesting zones for folks looking for PvP writ updates. I know a few guilds and raid groups that make it a frequent sweep on their patrols.. mowing down those alts that are usually under equipped tradeskillers in that area.</p><p>Prior to the crafting writs in Mara, my alts never left the cities, and later the guildhalls. Now, they are sitting ducks when they head over to Mara or I'm forced to equip and upgrade spells on about 8 alts just for a chance at survival and still face at least 4 or 5 attempts at making it to the writ npc's and merchants just to turn stuff in or get new writs. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>I dont think an immunity is needed but what would add some interesting dimension to the game for PVP perhaps - adopt the rule of MajDul.</p><p>The wandering guards through the village area could be placed on more interesting paths to wander through the public areas and would dispatch anyone caught fighting. The guards could be on faction as well so killing too many would make you KOS to the guards and NPC's in general. This would make it unsavory and loss of advantage to farm in this area.</p><p>Thoughts?</p></blockquote><p>Mara is turning into a crafting zone. re-vamp combat in Mara to be a series of crafting combines. Now the pen really is mightier than the sword...</p><p>More seriously, just turn pvp combat off in the zone. The faction farmers will whine, but it isn't going to break the game if everybody has free access to <em>crafting</em> quests. Unless we get crafting PvP...</p>

[Lleren]

<p><cite>Scoff@Mistmoore wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I am all for housing in Mara. And OMG if we could have secondary (or more!) houses....I would sink so much plat into the game! I'm just stuck with my alts now...and my husband's alts...and my daughter's alts...I would totally buy more! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>I think there are many that would have multiple houses and decorate them.  If only the game would also let us transfer ownership of houses to another character on our account ofr off as well, then we could have a real housing market =D</p><p>Mara housing please =D</p><p>House item to port to mara with enough faction please =D</p>

[Valdaglerion]

<p><cite>Meirril wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p> Unless we get crafting PvP...</p></blockquote><p>/YOU are hit by SmallOne's MIGHTY PEN for 250 Inking Damage</p><p>/YOU HIT SmallOne with FORGE HAMMER for 1250 CRUSHING DAMAGE</p><p>/YOU have killed SmallOne with a HOT IRON POKER for 1800 Heat Damage</p><p>/EVERYONE else dies laughing watching this</p>

[ke'la]

<p><cite>Artemiz@The Bazaar wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Meirril wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p> Unless we get crafting PvP...</p></blockquote><p>/YOU are hit by SmallOne's MIGHTY PEN for 250 Inking Damage</p><p>/YOU HIT SmallOne with FORGE HAMMER for 1250 CRUSHING DAMAGE</p><p>/YOU have killed SmallOne with a HOT IRON POKER for 1800 Heat Damage</p><p>/EVERYONE else dies laughing watching this</p></blockquote><p>Don't Mock the power of the crafter:</p><p>aITEM -868498730 -696412540:[Smithy's Scorching Point]/a</p><p>aITEM 1559814375 37403226:[Weighty Rolling Pin ]/a</p><p>aITEM -1845955260 1469497419:a Spoon/a</p><p>aITEM 1129451175 -648034729:Yallessul's Sampling Spoon/a</p><p>aITEM 1456927253 1755726622:[Deadly Mixing Spoon]/a</p>

[Valdaglerion]

<p><cite>kela wrote:</cite></p><blockquote>{0}</blockquote><p>LOL, more comedic fodder <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>