I have posted this in crafting but it is more of a suggestion than anything else.
Long post short, silver doubloons would be better off as a rare drop than secondary loot. I will also add my other post here. Thanks!
From crafting:
To be honest, this is bad. A level 20 item that can only be found in chests, bags, and RNG Mystic Forge is stopping people from making a legendary. At first, I was like this is okay and I’ll buy them when I get a chance but now it has turned into one expensive ingredient. Let me take you on a trip here…
To buy 250 silver doubloons will cost you roughly 325g(1.3g x 250 as of this post)
The silver doubloon can be found in 6 different bags found from level 20-35 mobs.
The mystic forge has a 5% chance to produce 1 silver doubloon from 4 tier 1 upgrade components.
Or a 3ish% chance from tier 2 upgrade components.
As of this post, tier 1 components cost roughly 1.25s/ea.
As of this post, tier 2 components cost roughly 1.45s/ea.
The cost of tier 1 components to 250 silver doubloons in the forge is 62.5g to RNG’s mercy. This means it will more than likely be much higher than 62.5g.
The cost of tier 2 components to 250 silver doubloons in the forge is 217.5g to RNG’s mercy. This also means it will more than likely be much higher than 217.5g.
The Gift of the Juggernaut is 1 out of 4 pieces of the forge material for The Juggernaut.
The Vial of Quicksilver is 1 out of 4 pieces to make the Gift of The Juggernaut.
The 250 silver doubloons is 1 out 4 pieces to the Vial of Quicksilver.
This means 1/16th of The Juggernaut is the defining piece of the legendary at 411g on the market as of this post, 62.5g if you’re lucky with RNG, or free if you have enough time/characters to farm them from chests.
Most people have leveled up their characters past level 35 which is the tipping point for almost no chance to collect random silver doubloons from chests. (You can still get them from chests found in level 30 or below areas at any level.)
So what’s the big deal? Here’s that trip…
These are the prices for the same part of the legendary as The Juggernaut. The cost is the cost of the materials off the market.
Twilight’s total cost for the Gift of Darkness is 115.75g off the market as of this post.
Sunrise’s total cost for the Gift of Light is 225.75g off the market as of this post.
The Bifrost’s total cost for the Gift of Color is 93.15g off the market as of this post.
The Dreamer’s total cost for the Unicorn Statue is 35.65g off the market as of this post.
Kudzu’s total cost for the Gift of Nature is 71.9g off the market as of this post.
Bolt’s total cost for the Gift of Lightning is 131.5g off the market as of this post.
Howler’s total cost for the Wolf Statue is 101.75g off the market as of this post.
Kamohoali’i Kotaki’s total cost for the Shark Statue is 169.25g off the market as of this post.
The Juggernaut’s total cost for the Vial of Quicksilver is 524g off the market as of this post.
And I checked the price of every legendary part equivalent and the closest was Sunrise’s Gift of Light. The precursors are a different story with Bifrost’s being the most at 800g but the Colossus sits at 569g. Total for the gift part and the precursor puts The Juggernaut as the most expensive legendary to buy and put together off the market. Popularity only increases the prices of the others.
But why is this? I showed you the numbers but the fix is quite easy. Have silver doubloons as rare drops much like everything else you can farm for the legendaries. Silver doubloons are ALWAYS a second drop such as found in bags, a chance from the mystic forge, and from random loot chests as secondary loots. There is always one more step to get to them than any of the other ingredients. They are rare with the only legendary ingredient not to total over 1k of them on the market. The argument that charged lodestones are just as rare is wrong. The price on the market reflects they are used in more than just the legendary and they still number in the thousands on the market.
Anet may have over looked this but something will have to change for people like me so close to getting my legendary hammer but stopped by a level 20 item costing over 400g to get enough. There’s is no denying the facts. I feel for you all looking to get your hammer and here’s to hoping Anet sees this! Good luck and good hunting!
Edge Stone