elitegamerz.4965 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 It takes 100 branded masses and 5 exquisite serpentine jewels to make ONE insignia. Branded masses seem to be really scarce with no effective means to farm them in mass. The jewels on the otherhand apparently are only obtainable as a POTENTIAL drop from the Thunderhead meta. Really? This can't be the intended material cost. It will take weeks, if not months of farming Thunderhead to craft a single armor set of Diviner gear. Please reduce the cost on this Anet. [https://imgur.com/a/1iHn4Ht](https://imgur.com/a/1iHn4Ht "https://imgur.com/a/1iHn4Ht") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eekasqueak.7850 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 The masses aren't as much of a problem as the jewels if that's true, is that really the only way to get them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambino.2109 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 yeah that's a little over board on the branded mass... but what ever.. just means you'll have to get all your toons in new map and farm the hearts on each one to actually effectively farm them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitegamerz.4965 Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 > @"Eekasqueak.7850" said: > The masses aren't as much of a problem as the jewels if that's true, is that really the only way to get them? Apparently so. They are account bound too so you cant buy them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
folk.8190 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 such a feeling that the arena is somewhere miscalculated and set an extra zero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitegamerz.4965 Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 > @"folk.8190" said: > such a feeling that the arena is somewhere miscalculated and set an extra zero Thats what I was thinking as well. A set of exotic armor shouldnt cost that much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeftheWicked.3076 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Or get a legendary and have diviner stats for free at your every beck and call :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirdane.7318 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 You get the jewels from looting the dwarven catacombs also (you get the key to the catacombs from the north&south meta), I got 6 jewels in total just by doing the 2 metas and looting the catacombs (1 jewel from south meta, 5 from catacombs) so the material cost is really quite fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitegamerz.4965 Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 > @"Cirdane.7318" said: > You get the jewels from looting the dwarven catacombs also (you get the key to the catacombs from the north&south meta), I got 6 jewels in total just by doing the 2 metas and looting the catacombs (1 jewel from south meta, 5 from catacombs) so the material cost is really quite fine. What about in a few months when the map is as dead as kourna? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucianDK.8615 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 might be better to go with stat selectable gear from other content like raids or pvp. I had briefly fancied the diviner idea, but nah, ive better things to do with my time than grinding ep5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celsith.2753 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 It would be very nice if the Serpentine Jewels were tradeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammuz.7361 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 agree, would solve a lot of the issues if serpentite were tradeable like all the other equivalent materials (freshwater pearls, maguuma lily’s, black diamonds, intact mosaic’s etc.) as opposed to being the ONLY jewel of this type in the game thats account bound for some reason (only reason i can see is to generate additional frustration for players) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitegamerz.4965 Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 > @"Tammuz.7361" said: > agree, would solve a lot of the issues if serpentite were tradeable like all the other equivalent materials (freshwater pearls, maguuma lily’s, black diamonds, intact mosaic’s etc.) as opposed to being the ONLY jewel of this type in the game thats account bound for some reason (only reason i can see is to generate additional frustration for players) Yeah as far as I can tell they are timegated by the dwarven chests and rng. Its really frustrating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durzlla.6295 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 > @"elitegamerz.4965" said: > > @"Cirdane.7318" said: > > You get the jewels from looting the dwarven catacombs also (you get the key to the catacombs from the north&south meta), I got 6 jewels in total just by doing the 2 metas and looting the catacombs (1 jewel from south meta, 5 from catacombs) so the material cost is really quite fine. > > What about in a few months when the map is as dead as kourna? If the new maps are designed the same way as the LW S3 maps were, then all the events are balanced around being doable with 5 people so that the maps can be done by a small group of players if they become deserted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 > @"Durzlla.6295" said: > > @"elitegamerz.4965" said: > > > @"Cirdane.7318" said: > > > You get the jewels from looting the dwarven catacombs also (you get the key to the catacombs from the north&south meta), I got 6 jewels in total just by doing the 2 metas and looting the catacombs (1 jewel from south meta, 5 from catacombs) so the material cost is really quite fine. > > > > What about in a few months when the map is as dead as kourna? > > > If the new maps are designed the same way as the LW S3 maps were, then all the events are balanced around being doable with 5 people so that the maps can be done by a small group of players if they become deserted. The group events do not appear to be balanced around 5 people (or small groups) in this particular map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durzlla.6295 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 > @"Randulf.7614" said: > > @"Durzlla.6295" said: > > > @"elitegamerz.4965" said: > > > > @"Cirdane.7318" said: > > > > You get the jewels from looting the dwarven catacombs also (you get the key to the catacombs from the north&south meta), I got 6 jewels in total just by doing the 2 metas and looting the catacombs (1 jewel from south meta, 5 from catacombs) so the material cost is really quite fine. > > > > > > What about in a few months when the map is as dead as kourna? > > > > > > If the new maps are designed the same way as the LW S3 maps were, then all the events are balanced around being doable with 5 people so that the maps can be done by a small group of players if they become deserted. > > The group events do not appear to be balanced around 5 people (or small groups) in this particular map Well that sucks, hopefully at least an organized small group or at least a group of 10 will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitegamerz.4965 Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 > @"Durzlla.6295" said: > > @"Randulf.7614" said: > > > @"Durzlla.6295" said: > > > > @"elitegamerz.4965" said: > > > > > @"Cirdane.7318" said: > > > > > You get the jewels from looting the dwarven catacombs also (you get the key to the catacombs from the north&south meta), I got 6 jewels in total just by doing the 2 metas and looting the catacombs (1 jewel from south meta, 5 from catacombs) so the material cost is really quite fine. > > > > > > > > What about in a few months when the map is as dead as kourna? > > > > > > > > > If the new maps are designed the same way as the LW S3 maps were, then all the events are balanced around being doable with 5 people so that the maps can be done by a small group of players if they become deserted. > > > > The group events do not appear to be balanced around 5 people (or small groups) in this particular map > > Well that sucks, hopefully at least an organized small group or at least a group of 10 will be fine. It requires multiple groups at different defending different points to succeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindcircus.1506 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 > @"elitegamerz.4965" said: > It takes 100 branded masses and 5 exquisite serpentine jewels to make ONE insignia. Branded masses seem to be really scarce with no effective means to farm them in mass. The jewels on the otherhand apparently are only obtainable as a POTENTIAL drop from the Thunderhead meta. Really? This can't be the intended material cost. It will take weeks, if not months of farming Thunderhead to craft a single armor set of Diviner gear. Please reduce the cost on this Anet. [https://imgur.com/a/1iHn4Ht](https://imgur.com/a/1iHn4Ht "https://imgur.com/a/1iHn4Ht") So you are saying that something highly desirable in Guild Wars 2 is going to take some grind? Yeah that never happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucianDK.8615 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Where did you folks find the armor insignia recipe? the volatile magic vendor is only selling the weapon inscription Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitegamerz.4965 Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 > @"LucianDK.8615" said: > Where did you folks find the armor insignia recipe? the volatile magic vendor is only selling the weapon inscription A random merchant literally called "merchant". I think its a bug that its not on the VM one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucianDK.8615 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 whom was where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeknar.6184 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 > @"elitegamerz.4965" said: > > @"LucianDK.8615" said: > > Where did you folks find the armor insignia recipe? the volatile magic vendor is only selling the weapon inscription > > A random merchant literally called "merchant". I think its a bug that its not on the VM one Why don't you share with us where this "Merchant" fellow is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucianDK.8615 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Managed to dig them up https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Janet_Fawn#vendor2 Strange for a weaponsmith npc to have an armor recipe. And she was tagged as Weaponsmith, not merchant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitegamerz.4965 Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 > @"LucianDK.8615" said: > Managed to dig them up > https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Janet_Fawn#vendor2 > > Strange for a weaponsmith npc to have an armor recipe. > > And she was tagged as Weaponsmith, not merchant. Yep. I think its a bug. She is close to the repair anvil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitegamerz.4965 Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 "Reduced the crafting material costs for the Diviner's Intricate Gossamer Insignia and Diviner's Orichalcum-Imbued Inscription." Looks like someone at Anet listened! Thanks whoever made that decision!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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