Jaremai@Guk wrote:
[snip]Everytime a guildmate asks me for a food order, or everytime I look at my character page and see that I'm running low on it, I cringe. 20 combines for a stack of food & drink is rediculous. That's ~12-15 minutes per character - and for some people they'll blow through it in a week.
Raising it to 5 would be a godsend. 10 would be a miracle. Both Alchemists and Woodworkers got their tedium reduced, but not Provisioners. End the torture. Please.
First, when did Alchemists get any tedium reduced? Alchemists have had tedium -added- if you think about the process of converting lower level dusts to higher levels. We had the per combine output of potions/poisons actually -lowered- when the tradeskill process was changed in LU20-something. Woodworkers are the ONLY class that has had an increase per combine for any item, first for arrows and then for totems (counting by dose of the former totems to the current #).
Second, as an alchemist, 20 combines for a stack of potions that can be used in ONE day (let alone a week) is ridiculous. Potions with a minor 'buff' that last for 15 mins or even 30 mins are ludicrous. Potions that last for 2mins or less and can't be reused for 15 minutes are crazy. Poisons that are barely a blip on the DPS parse are worthless. Poisons and potions that cost more in the fuels to make them than comparable NPC sold potions and poisons cost outright is horendeous. The fact alchemy has not gotten any of its 'missing' recipes (many of the product lines don't start until level 50+) added back in and hasn't even been on the radar for 'improvements' while every other crafting class has had lower level recipes filled in, recipes added to fill them out, etc.... As an alchemist, I'd love to make full stacks in 2 combines, definately.
Basically, if you want to use a class an example of how provisioners are so downtrodden, don't use Alchemy. Provisioner has it "easy" comparably AND has gotten developer "love".
BTW, when recipes were added in to make commisionalble stacks per combine of heirloom basic food/drink (for alts or guildmates), there were great complaints about it not being "good enough" since it couldn't be sold on the broker and didn't have stats or effects.