Guild Wars 2

Currently we can use the Mystic Forge to promote crafting items up one tier. I propose we be able to do the reverse, as well. The recipe would essentially remain the same (possibly adjust the quantities input and output, but tuning it isn’t my business really), but you’d use the lower tier dust (i.e. the dust would still match the target tier).

For max level players who spend most of their time in level 80 content, you tend to accumulate quite a lot of T5 components, but I find I’m always wanting for T3 and T4 materials. Right now, the only option is to sell the T5 to fund purchases of the lower tier goods, but since we can already promote components, it seems to only make sense that we be able to demote them as well.

Am I really the only one who sees value in this?

It would be valuable. I’ve had the case where I had a lot of the next tier item but not enough of the lower tier to get my crafting level up. I had to either farm or buy it. It would have been convenient to create the lower tier item.

well if its large number of higher demoting to fewer than theres a massive value loss (just sell on tp and buy same if not more of lower)

if its few going into many then there is a massive value gain to the point where its potentially exploitable.

reason promotions exist is to allow you to change commoner and/or out leveled mats into usable rarer mats.

Dasorine.1964:

well if its large number of higher demoting to fewer than theres a massive value loss (just sell on tp and buy same if not more of lower)

if its few going into many then there is a massive value gain to the point where its potentially exploitable.

Like I said in the original post, they can tune the input/output quantities as they see fit to manage the relative values. Probably making the input/output similar would be appropriate… maybe 50 in = 45+/-10 out (so 35-55) or something like that would be appropriate.

Dasorine.1964:

reason promotions exist is to allow you to change commoner and/or out leveled mats into usable rarer mats.

And demotion would serve essentially the same ends if it existed.