Raffik the merc

[Chikkin]

soooo cute!! and feisty little fella..<br /> <br />he popped behind me at the end of the dock by his boat, replacing his "on the boat self" exactly 1 hour after I turned in his last quest.

[Hijinx]

What level does your transmuting need to be to do the sword portion of the quest line? Right now, low level transmuting is so crazy expensive that it's really not worth having more than one toon with this skill. If this skill requires 150 (the adorning requirement is 150), are you implementing a way to raise transmuting in a more cost effective way?

[Niami DenMother]

<div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeQuote" data-author="Hijinx"> <aside> <div class="attribution type">Hijinx said: <a href="index.php?goto/post&id=6126075#post-6126075" class="AttributionLink">↑</a> </div> <blockquote><span class="ae_quote_symbol">“</span><span class="ae_quote_content">What level does your transmuting need to be to do the sword portion of the quest line? Right now, low level transmuting is so crazy expensive that it's really not worth having more than one toon with this skill. If this skill requires 150 (the adorning requirement is 150), are you implementing a way to raise transmuting in a more cost effective way?</span><span class="ae_quote_symbol">”</span></blockquote> </aside></div>Since you're transmuting for lapis fragments, I'm going to say any skill works, but I'd have to make a totally new crafter to test it out.<br /> <br />(As an aside, low-level transmuting isn't expensive if you're willing to harvest a short while in T1 zones, craft yourself mastercrafted gear from the rares and then transmute them. As an added bonus, you then have commons to burn when making the final quest rewards, and shinies to sell for coin. <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" alt="BigGrin" />)

[Mermut]

<div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeQuote" data-author="Hijinx"> <aside> <div class="attribution type">Hijinx said: <a href="index.php?goto/post&id=6126075#post-6126075" class="AttributionLink">↑</a> </div> <blockquote><span class="ae_quote_symbol">“</span><span class="ae_quote_content">What level does your transmuting need to be to do the sword portion of the quest line? Right now, low level transmuting is so crazy expensive that it's really not worth having more than one toon with this skill. If this skill requires 150 (the adorning requirement is 150), are you implementing a way to raise transmuting in a more cost effective way?</span><span class="ae_quote_symbol">”</span></blockquote> </aside></div>You can also mentor down and do starter level questlines in the various zones for some more low level transmutables.

[Hijinx]

With all due respect, low level transmuting is <b><i>broken</i></b> on live and if a transmuting skill greater than 5 is required for this quest it will exacerbate the existing problem. I came back to the game a few months back, starting with a new account and a level 1 crafter/adventurer with 0 plat in my pocket. I can tell you from first hand experience, transmuting is the single hardest thing to level until you get to level 30+ (it maybe even higher). The number of rares required to level is absurd for a low level character unless you can afford to buy them. If the skill up rate is 50%, that's somewhere in the ball park of 250-300 rares before level 30!<br /> <br />Please, <i>please</i> rethink this portion of the quest. It will drive up the costs of these already over priced rares/adepts making it that much more difficult for new people or people returning to the game. Alternatively, and perhaps an even better solution, make the skill up rate 100% for transmuting below 150. That would help tremendously. Also, please add some low level quests that give people the opportunity to raise this skill in a reasonable manner.

[Jrel]

<div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeQuote" data-author="Chikkin"> <aside> <div class="attribution type">Chikkin said: <a href="index.php?goto/post&id=6125945#post-6125945" class="AttributionLink">↑</a> </div> <blockquote><span class="ae_quote_symbol">“</span><span class="ae_quote_content">soooo cute!! and feisty little fella..<br /> <br />he popped behind me at the end of the dock by his boat, replacing his "on the boat self" exactly 1 hour after I turned in his last quest.</span><span class="ae_quote_symbol">”</span></blockquote> </aside></div> <br />Is he drownable or susceptible to overland mob damage of any sort? <img src="/images/smilies/cool.gif" alt="Cool" />

[Karsa]

Awesome quest line wished all elite Mercs had stories like this

[Lenolian]

Transmuting is easy to skill up <b>IF</b> you train it as you level up, at low levels transmutable items drops like candy.

[Domino]

<div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeQuote" data-author="Hijinx"> <aside> <div class="attribution type">Hijinx said: <a href="index.php?goto/post&id=6126075#post-6126075" class="AttributionLink">↑</a> </div> <blockquote><span class="ae_quote_symbol">“</span><span class="ae_quote_content">What level does your transmuting need to be to do the sword portion of the quest line? Right now, low level transmuting is so crazy expensive that it's really not worth having more than one toon with this skill. If this skill requires 150 (the adorning requirement is 150), are you implementing a way to raise transmuting in a more cost effective way?</span><span class="ae_quote_symbol">”</span></blockquote> </aside></div>The weapons he gives you are level 5, so I have confidence it's not a high bar to overcome. But in the event that you really don't want to figure out how to transmute a level 5 weapon, the quest will actually also update if you just buy some fragments or otherwise obtain them.

[Hijinx]

I think that will work! Thank you!