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What Would You Spend Your Seals of the Drake on?
khimera906
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....Let's say you're level 60 and all geared up. You do a few dungeon runs, get some nice shinies, but end up with a whole bunch of Seals of the Drake as well. Now, you've already added the Wererat Thief to your collection a while back, so what is there left to do with all those Seals?
....I am pretty sure I am not the only one for whom this isn't just a hypothetical situation. I'm all for a refine cap when it comes to AD, but that means salvaging Drake gear is not always an option. With a bit of Leadership and two purple item you get at the end of the dungeon you pretty much reach the refinement cap for the day. I know some players stack millions of rAD, but I find that pointless. Not judging anyone here, you guys are obviously free to play however you like, it's just not how I do it.
....This bring me to the title question - what would you like to spend your Seals of the Drake on? It doesn't have to be an item that is currently in the game, but let's try to keep it reasonable.
....What I would see fit for this is consumables that you might be needing in dungeons - potions, kits. Something else I would like to see are rewards that you generally get in dungeons, and by that I mean Shards of Weapon/Armor Enchantments. Also, I think Peridots, Aquamarines, Flawless Sapphires, green Marks and even blue Marks would fit nicely in there. All should be priced accordingly, of course, and some probably bound to character or account. Whatever it may be, it should be something that you're always in need of, and I think it should generally be a consumable of some kind.
....I've seen some pretty creative solutions over the time on this forum, so... what do you guys think?
....I am pretty sure I am not the only one for whom this isn't just a hypothetical situation. I'm all for a refine cap when it comes to AD, but that means salvaging Drake gear is not always an option. With a bit of Leadership and two purple item you get at the end of the dungeon you pretty much reach the refinement cap for the day. I know some players stack millions of rAD, but I find that pointless. Not judging anyone here, you guys are obviously free to play however you like, it's just not how I do it.
....This bring me to the title question - what would you like to spend your Seals of the Drake on? It doesn't have to be an item that is currently in the game, but let's try to keep it reasonable.
....What I would see fit for this is consumables that you might be needing in dungeons - potions, kits. Something else I would like to see are rewards that you generally get in dungeons, and by that I mean Shards of Weapon/Armor Enchantments. Also, I think Peridots, Aquamarines, Flawless Sapphires, green Marks and even blue Marks would fit nicely in there. All should be priced accordingly, of course, and some probably bound to character or account. Whatever it may be, it should be something that you're always in need of, and I think it should generally be a consumable of some kind.
....I've seen some pretty creative solutions over the time on this forum, so... what do you guys think?
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Or they should make it like with the Angel companion from invoking. One high-prized companion, purple quality, that would need so many seals that someone basically would need to grind a full year for it. So only for the die-hards but at least something that is worth aiming for.
While the adding companions sounds nice, the fact that the wererat thief was changed to be BoP makes the proposition less attractive, as I may want a companion on one character, but actually have the seals on another.
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. . .I'd like to see things like Dyes, more Companions, Refining Stones, Buff Potions, Enchanced Healing Potions, Mounts, Cosmetic Clothing, and Armor and Weapon Transmute Items. Don't get me wrong, I love trading in my Drake seals for rings to Salvage, but it would be really nice to have more things to buy than just gear and one companion.
. . .These sorts of things should be added for all the seals as well, not just the Unicorn and Drake.
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Enchantment shards maybe, I think lesser enchantments being directly available would be a bad thing. I think it would do weird things to the economy.
Cosmetics, Mounts and companions would be cool but I think the best things would likely be something which gives incentives to do the delves after the basic gear has been acquired and/or making future delves that much smoother.
I understand what you mean, but I dont think so. Given the large quantity of seals needed to get anything in there. You still need alot of lessers to make higher enchantments anyway, and coal wards. And since those are much harder to get now. I think it gives a good balance.
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Actually, that's a very decent idea
However, since there's Blood Rubies in the zen store that will potentially make PWE some money, I don't see this happening.
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This would make Drake seals worth something as well as the bound items you get from DD.
I would like the ability to not just purchase things for my class and other classes. Lets say I want to purple gear my DC companion. I now have to buy it on the auction house. Why, when I have seals?
Buying refinement materials is a fantastic idea as is companions. People will still buy them with Zen purchased with cold hard cash because its better than grinding, but there are some of us who would grind for them.
....Coalescent Wards would have to have a very high price, and even so I don't see that happening. Preservation Wards, on the other hand, would be a very good addition, even at a high price, and I find this a more realistic expectation. Most likely these would be bound, but they are already in game and they could be easily added along with other refinery items.
....We're all in need of refinement points for our Enchantments, Runestones and Artifacts, but turning everything in sight into RP seems a bit extreme to me. Event from a technical standpoint it's a bit more complicated than it needs to be, because we already have a lot of items that are meant for exactly this purpose. Just putting Peridots, Aquamarines, etc in the vendor's inventory seems like a more sensible solution to me.
....A mount/companion of the month - save all the Seals for a month and get a mount or a companion - that's a great idea. These could even be bound to account, but bound to character wouldn't be bad either. This would keep the players excited and wondering what gonna come next.
....You can never have enough customization in a game. Some free transmutable - unique looking
gear, fashion and dye packs would be cool. This could even be tradable - I don't see that being too much of a problem. This may be a little off topic, but some more of these in the zen store would be good for everyone.
....New mounts, companions, dyes and gear skins would take some work and time before they become a reality. I still see Neverwinter as a new game and I am still having high hopes for it.
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Seriously though, ANYTHING that gives me Refining Points!
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And not to go off topic, but absolutely everything said here could also be applied to PvP Glory and there would be much rejoicing.
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