This list looks incredible so far, it incorporates just about everything included in my in-depth post on the old thread with everything related to crafting. Tremendous work on putting this together, I can’t wait to see it when it’s completed. There are a few things remaining that I still feel like should be added into the Material Storage somewhere and I’ll try to provide a good enough reason as to why I think so.
- Siege Novice’s Guide, Siege Master’s Guide, Siege Grandmaster’s Guide.
(Common Crafting Materials)
These honestly aren’t too important on their own to add into the Material Storage, however they are still used in crafting different items than just Siege. The main reason I’m bringing these up again is because everything else sold by Miyani (excluding the Legendary Gifts) is showing up in your current list. This would clear up the only inconsistency with her wares, which might end up making some players confused or annoyed, especially if they mass combine Siege or spend their Spirit Shards in advance.
- Golden Fractal Relic.
(Rare Crafting Materials)
They are used in a few merchants as currency, just like all of the Living Story 3 items already present in the Material Storage. Besides the sales you can use them for, they are also used in crafting the different types of Gold Fractal Weapons and they even are salvaged out of the weapons too. Once you have all of the weapons you’re interested in, there’s no use of them and will eventually become an issue like how Blade Shards are currently and we’ll be mimicking the same problems we’ve already had.
- Amber Quantic Dipole, Azure Denaturizing Agent.
(Rare Crafting Materials)
These are basically just lesser quality variants of the Mists Essence items already present in the Material Storage. These both drop from Fractals and are used exclusively in the Mystic Forge for upgrading (just like the Mists Essences). Another consistency problem.
- Integrated Fractal Matrix.
(Ascended Materials)
This one’s the weakest one I feel like belongs here. Its only use is being a currency so ideally this would have a space in the Wallet instead, however since it currently doesn’t and is given to players whether they need it or not, this basically turns them into their own type of Chak Egg item which were a large part of earlier complaints. The only reason I added this again was because there is nearly every step of refinement on your list and this item is loosely a refined Stabilizing Matrix.
- Indigo Mushroom, Drop of Indigo Mushroom Milk.
(Cooking Materials)
These two items definitely have to be added in. They drop from all high level mushroom nodes in Tyria and are used in Cooking Recipes. They stack up faster than every other material on your list. These continue to drop even after their Legendary Collection has been completed, and considering one of those Collections is a Tier 1, this means anybody simply starting their journey towards The Bard will have these dropping for the rest of the game. Honestly these are the most frustrating items HoT added so far and absolutely deserve a place in the Material Storage more than most things.
- Jorbreaker.
(Festive Materials)
Same reasoning as the last thread. You can still earn Piece of Zhaitaffy in-game (just like Candy Corn), and still access the vendor to compact them into Jorbreakers (just like Candy Corn Cob). Pieces of Zhaitaffy, Candy Corn, and Candy Corn Cobs all have a place in the Material Storage but the Jorbreaker is excluded for no reason at all, despite functioning the exact same. Basically just another inconsistency that should be cleared up for polish.
- Rare Scribe Trophies.
(Scribing Materials)
I noticed the users posting before me mention them and they do sound pretty important to add to the Material Storage. These items do stack up over time and there’s nothing we can do besides keep them in our Banks, especially considering their sole purpose is being a Crafting Material. I personally see Lumber Cores, Feldspar Cores, and Pristine Feathers the most frequent and it’s very unfortunate that I have to manually bank them if I want to craft using them later.
Since you also mentioned you would be looking to make cuts to your list, I’ll provide my opinion on what items would make sense to leave out.
- Eldritch Scroll, Anthology of Heroes, & Bloodstone Shard.
These all stand out for being items you would buy from Miyani within a minute before using them and have no possible way to earn passively or have a leftover amount (this also includes the Siege Guides mentioned above as an addition). I believe cutting these would be the least impactful compared to some of Miyani’s other stock.
- Scribing Pulps, Nibs, Blotting Powders.
These almost feel redundant to me considering all of the base materials used to craft these things are in the Material Storage, followed by the outcome of these items also being added to the Material Storage. I do like the thought of having almost every step of crafting material able to deposit, but if you really wanted to make cuts these would most likely be the ones with the least complaints or confusion and by far the largest amount of items removed. This would also open more space for the Rare Scribing Materials.
I feel like we should follow a consistency we can continue to build on in the future, filling in and cleaning the few small gaps in the Material Storage Update is the best way to start this, even if it does become a bit more work. I definitely understand this is no easy task and I can’t even express my gratitude towards your work ethic and amount of effort you’re putting into your pet project, since this is huge for dedicated players. It’s great to hear your progress so far and please keep up the great work! Seeing you ask for the Community’s second opinion is the way I wish every piece of this game’s development could be going. Thank you very much for reading!