Guild Wars 2

The title basically says it. I would like a Mystic Forge recipe that converts Basic Transmutation Stones to Fine Transmutation stones.
The recipe:

• Should not require Mystic Forge Stones or anything else from the gem store (aside from the Basic trans stones).
• Should not use rare ingredients like Globs of Ecto, Glacial Lodestones, Destroyer Slivers, etc.
• Could use higher end dust (Incandescent or Crystalline). Or lower end dust, whatever.
• Could use skill points (philosopher’s stones or a crystal). I would prefer that they not, but it would not be unreasonable.
• Should not make purchasing Basic Trans Stones more profitable than purchasing Fine Trans stones. A rate of something like 12 Basic stones to 1 Fine stone would be perfectly fine.

The reasoning here is basically that you obtain tons of Basic Transmutation Stones through regular play, but very few (if any at all) Fine Transmutation Stones. Transmuting your gear that is <lvl 80 isn’t very worthwhile unless you absolutely can’t stand a particular model, and you’re going to replace most leveling gear in a few levels anyways. Basic trans stones tend to sit around in large numbers collecting dust.
But once you reach 80 most people find themselves desiring a specific look combined with specific stats, and you will keep that gear potentially forever! (Until you want a different set of stats.) Fine trans stones are highly desired and irritating to obtain!

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I have to agree with Lillium with this. +1

Why not 4 Basic Transmutation Stones = 1 Fine Transmutation Stone from the Mystic Forge itself?

I was just about to create a post about this very thing, I have 150+ basic stones from completing maps, and I don’t even have a 2nd lvl 80 yet. I haven’t used any because it didn’t seem worth it for gear that would be replaced quickly. The fine stones on the other hand I will definitely be using on all my characters. There really should be a mystic forge recipe to upgrade from basic to fine. I don’t care if it’s expensive, I just don’t want to end up with stacks of useless basic stones in my bank.

Why not use real money to buy Fine T-stones? They are in a cash shop for a reason.

If you don’t want to use real money, use ingame gold.

You can effectively lose all your basic t-stones by creating a new character and use the skin of a higher and more pretty level armor into the ugly low level armor that you can equip.

Trillidar.6739:

There really should be a mystic forge recipe to upgrade from basic to fine. I don’t care if it’s expensive, I just don’t want to end up with stacks of useless basic stones in my bank.

Just pretend that exchanging some gold for gems and buying them is that mystic forge recipe. If the basic stones are useless to you just delete them like I did with so many tonics before they were changed.

Just pretend that exchanging some gold for gems and buying them is that mystic forge recipe.

Problem with that approach is that the gem prices are not fixed. The current exchange rate is nearing 80s for 100 gems. Assuming you take the 800 gems / 25 stones option (which is equivalent to a character slot!) you’ll pay 6,4 gold for 4 armor set transmutations. This is a lot of money for many players. And god knows how much gem prices will rise in the future.
To bring that into perspective: When I started playing GW2 100 gems cost ‘only’ around 20 silver. That’s an increase of 300% over roughly a months.

I currently have 2 characters at max or near max level and got ~100 normal and 10 fine transmutation stones. A way to convert these useless stones into fines would be appreciated.