Runic Crafting Combining

Theo

The limit is 100 charges on one tool.  Can we please get this limit up to say 500 or 1,000. 

When you are burning runics to reforge you can be burning 5-6 charges at a time.  Thats only 20 attempts with a 100 charge tool.  

Things like DC hammers are 50 charges. I can only combine 2 together to 100 charges. I'd like to go to 500 or 1,000.  That doesn't seem unreasonable and it would cut down on storage clutter.  

McDougle

We could just demand they take the random out of crafting...

dvvid

Higher charge capacity would be great. 

Theo

dvvid said:

Higher charge capacity would be great. 

I never realize how much it frustrates me more than when I play on Test Center with runics with 30,000 charges. I can just keep crafting and not worry about 'oh darn, i need 6 charges and my tool has 5 so i have to recombine it with the next and then go back to what I was doing'.   I have the hundreds of charges - just let me put it on one tool.  

Pawain

Some of us like the randomness so we can get higher properties.

Risk - Reward.

If you don't like random stick with baby properties and Imbue.  @McDougle

Some of us find it fun to roll the dice and see what happens.

McDougle

You find burning though 80 charges to maybe get the one or two mods you want fun ?? Seriously 

dvvid

Pawain said:

Some of us like the randomness so we can get higher properties.

Risk - Reward.

If you don't like random stick with baby properties and Imbue.  @ McDougle

Some of us find it fun to roll the dice and see what happens.

I think all we are talking about here is combining like runics with like runics and being able to
go over 100. For instance, combining all
of your shadow runic hammers together… all of your bronze runic hammers together. Having like 15 runics with 90 charges each is unnecessary. 

Not talking about properties… max charge count is all. 

McDougle

dvvid said:

Pawain said:

Some of us like the randomness so we can get higher properties.

Risk - Reward.

If you don't like random stick with baby properties and Imbue.  @ McDougle

Some of us find it fun to roll the dice and see what happens.

I think all we are talking about here is combining like runics with like runics and being able to
go over 100. For instance, combining all
of your shadow runic hammers together… all of your bronze runic hammers together. Having like 15 runics with 90 charges each is unnecessary. 

Not talking about properties… max charge count is all. 

The reason we need more charges is because crafting is random so we burn through charges like wildfire so it is all related...

ForeverFun

If anybody thinks the random in crafting is fun, watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQI2WKsR_Co

The comment near the end about not wanting to see a bokuto again is right on.

I imagine the cost is far in excess of 1P today.

Yes, allowing a limit of say 32768 on the runic tools seems like a start to some improvements to take the grind out of crafting.

Lord_Frodo

Let us use as many charges as we want, the more you use the more control and strength.  Throw in some randomness as to high and lows and some properties but if I use 20 charges at once let me narrow down most of the randomness or even 30 use

ForeverFun

More control could also be done via consumption of ingredients in addition to charges, like peerless ingredients, or some new ingredients obtained through new boss loot, new content, etc.

McDougle

We should have total control if i want a lucky axe of paddy cakes slaying i should be able to make it YES say i need the blood of two virgins and paddy cakes hat but after that there should be no random like i always say apply what we settle for to any other skill set in UO and see what happens....

Pawain

dvvid said:

Pawain said:

Some of us like the randomness so we can get higher properties.

Risk - Reward.

If you don't like random stick with baby properties and Imbue.  @ McDougle

Some of us find it fun to roll the dice and see what happens.

I think all we are talking about here is combining like runics with like runics and being able to
go over 100. For instance, combining all
of your shadow runic hammers together… all of your bronze runic hammers together. Having like 15 runics with 90 charges each is unnecessary. 

Not talking about properties… max charge count is all. 

Was specifically talking to McDougle. Hence the tag with his name. 

I have a bag of 90 Charge Barbed kits  Would be nice to combine them more.

Lord_Frodo

ForeverFun said:

More control could also be done via consumption of ingredients in addition to charges, like peerless ingredients, or some new ingredients obtained through new boss loot, new content, etc.

That too

Theo

dvvid said:

Pawain said:

Some of us like the randomness so we can get higher properties.

Risk - Reward.

If you don't like random stick with baby properties and Imbue.  @ McDougle

Some of us find it fun to roll the dice and see what happens.

I think all we are talking about here is combining like runics with like runics and being able to
go over 100. For instance, combining all
of your shadow runic hammers together… all of your bronze runic hammers together. Having like 15 runics with 90 charges each is unnecessary. 

Not talking about properties… max charge count is all. 

Correct. That was the original request once again.  I can get 5,000 charges on a smith bench but my runic limit is 100 charges.  Thats 2 DC hammers.   You can burn 6, 7 or 8 charges depending on what you are reforging. Its not long before you burn through your 100 charge hammer and need another.   For storage and usability - it would be nice if we could combine runics to 500 or 1000 at least...   I'd love 5,000 for sure. 

dvvid

I’d love for the developers to really consider this. It would certainly be a quality of life improvement for crafters/artificers. 

Pawain

I am kinda against this.  I used a bunch of 90 charge hammers with little luck tonight.  The fact that I had to carry 10 hammers to the soulforge made me stop.  If I just had 1 tool with 999999 charges I may have used them all.