Legendaries: Amalgamated Gemstone Reqs
Yeah I had the same reaction last month when I was finishing up nevermore. At that time it was around 500g but still….. I will not be doing another HoT legendary unless this gets addressed. You can craft orbs yourself which is probably cheaper but also very time consuming. I haven’t checked current prices to compare. It may just continue to go up at this rate. I honestly thought it stabilized a month ago around 500-550 but I guess not. Though I always have rotten luck in TP predictions so don’t take my advice on that without some more consulting.
The total cost of making the new legendaries is comparable to the total cost of making the first generation ones, it’s just divided up differently. Both sets involve using the mystic forge more times than I think anyone would argue to be ‘fun’.
John Smith: “you should kill monsters, because killing monsters is awesome.”
The total cost of making the new legendaries is comparable to the total cost of making the first generation ones, it’s just divided up differently.
that may be true right now but the price of things like orbs (for the gemstones and mystic coins have been steadily increasing since the legendaries release. Further, each time a new sink for mystic coins is introduced (the snow shoulders for instance) the price spikes and doesnt go back down. This tells me that stored supply either isnt being released into the market and meeting the higher demand or that it is being used up and new supply cant meet demand. This isnt good for things that cannot be reliably farmed.
Amalgameted gemstones and mystic coins may not be a bad issue right now, but the way its implemented, their prices are only going to go up and make the new legendaries more and more expensive creating a moving target gold grind, something that the precursor crafting was supposed to remedy. Now, that part is just going to the legendary crafting side.
And I thought gift of lightning was bad! I’m still working on the runestones which are no big in comparison. Since lots of inflation happened since release they’re overdue for a price spike so I wanna get those icy runestones ASAP since they could readjust for inflation at any moment.
And I thought gift of lightning was bad! I’m still working on the runestones which are no big in comparison. Since lots of inflation happened since release they’re overdue for a price spike so I wanna get those icy runestones ASAP since they could readjust for inflation at any moment.
actually, inflation has stabilized since just after the release of silverwastes because SW is a material farm and not a gold farm. what they need to do is add alternative acquisition methods. The ability to turn some overabundant materials like leaf fossils, barbed thorns, or ambrite (without involving quartz) into some sort of orb that can be used in gemstones. Also, adding the ability to craft account bound mystic coins would be great. Something that maintains a rare nature maybe with a value of around 20s. Like, 25 philosopher’s stones, 1 mystic binding agent, 1 pile of crystalline dust and 25 gold ingots = 25 account bound mystic coins. Its about the same current gold value, but is more manageable for 1 person. because as it stands, you need 1 YEAR of daily logins for 1 new legendary meaning that its designed in a way that not everyone can work on them.
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And? The thread has nothing to do with orbs other than you inserting an off topic post. That thread is about bugs that prevent progression and not about whether or not you feel the cost of orbs is out of line.
Looks like people got off topic on this one…
Any advice on how to get the Amalgamated Gemstones other than just outright purchasing stuff off of the trading post? Someone mentioned crafting orbs; any good farming advice on the items required for said crafting?
Thanks!
Looks like people got off topic on this one…
Any advice on how to get the Amalgamated Gemstones other than just outright purchasing stuff off of the trading post? Someone mentioned crafting orbs; any good farming advice on the items required for said crafting?
Thanks!
salvage glob of ectoplasms, low tier crystals, jewelry 350, jumping puzzle, hot map nodes, t6 nodes…
Please stop with these topics now. There are like 20 threads like this and the answer is : no, this is fine and the price is exactly like the old legendary, and this since months, the price is stabilized and will not go up, at least not before the next legendaries.
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Looks like people got off topic on this one…
Any advice on how to get the Amalgamated Gemstones other than just outright purchasing stuff off of the trading post? Someone mentioned crafting orbs; any good farming advice on the items required for said crafting?
Thanks!
salvage glob of ectoplasms, low tier crystals, jewelry 350, jumping puzzle, hot map nodes, t6 nodes…
Please stop with these topics now. There are like 20 threads like this and the answer is : no, this is fine and the price is exactly like the old legendary, and this since months, the price is stabilized and will not go up, at least not before the next legendaries.
There’s not 20 threads like this. There’s only one other thread about this from a month or so ago. And no again with salvaging ectos. That will not give you T5 dust. The price has not stabilized “since months” last month it is was 100-150g cheaper.
But anyway, You can save approximately 70g right now if you buy the dust and the tier lower gems to make the orbs.
Looks like people got off topic on this one…
Any advice on how to get the Amalgamated Gemstones other than just outright purchasing stuff off of the trading post? Someone mentioned crafting orbs; any good farming advice on the items required for said crafting?
Thanks!
I don’t recommend it — there are no guaranteed sources, which makes it difficult to obtain 9×250 quickly. If you’re not in a rush and you don’t mind farming, here’s what I’d do:
- Do a daily ore-run on as many characters as possible (ideally with a Watchwork Mining Pick). Currently iron is worth the most and platinum is close. You’ll get valuable ore + mid-tier gemstones. Your choice whether to sell excess to help fund the purchase of AmGems or orbs or to (less efficiently) use a jeweler to promote the gemstones up to orbs.
- Do a daily open world chest|JP run. Two in LA are very quick and there are several handy guides to farming empyreal fragments — many of the same chests have a chance to drop orbs for L80 toons.
- Run dungeons. You’ll get some bags of jewels.
- Spend other currencies (e.g. karma) at various vendors or using gizmos (like the karmic converter). This isn’t very efficient, but it’s steady.
I don’t recommend farming because, aside from the feeling you are gathering by yourself, the cost ends up being the same, especially when you take into account your time. The price of AmGems on the TP always corresponds with the difficulty in farming, promoting, and combining the relevant items. If you put in aggressive buy orders, it’s break-even for you in costs, but leaves you with more free time to do other stuff you probably find to be more fun.
John Smith: “you should kill monsters, because killing monsters is awesome.”
Looks like people got off topic on this one…
Any advice on how to get the Amalgamated Gemstones other than just outright purchasing stuff off of the trading post? Someone mentioned crafting orbs; any good farming advice on the items required for said crafting?
Thanks!
salvage glob of ectoplasms, low tier crystals, jewelry 350, jumping puzzle, hot map nodes, t6 nodes…
Please stop with these topics now. There are like 20 threads like this and the answer is : no, this is fine and the price is exactly like the old legendary, and this since months, the price is stabilized and will not go up, at least not before the next legendaries.
That will not give you T5 dust. The price has not stabilized “since months” last month it is was 100-150g cheaper.
for T5 dust, fractals (from encryption boxes) and the new shatterer gives a ton of them.
Wrong, the 250 amalgamated gemstone was at 750 golds when I’ve made my legendary, and around 600-ish with mystic toilet (craft method).
Now it’s an “okay” price to be fair. Profit.
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I did orbs 3 weeks ago and it was ~22 silver each. It’s like around 27 now. After 2250 orbs that is a big difference.