leather armor cost

[dolmar 737]

The uXa crafters are in constant discussion about the cost of leather armor. 

Why does it cost 100 more resources to craft it than it does for the cost of plate armor ect?

[gracen 34]

not to mention the lack of resources such as Ethereal Dust that is not part of the harvesting of leather.

[DocHollidaze 539]

You get dust from looting the corpses of the mobs you skin for leather.

But still, skinning takes longer to produce materials then other professions, and leather uses more of it than other types of armor, and leather armor sucks.

Based on how bad leather armor is, the cost to make it should be lower, not higher, than mail or plate.

[KrakkenSmacken 4,247]

1 minute ago, DocHollidaze said:

You get dust from looting the corpses of the mobs you skin for leather.

But still, skinning takes longer to produce materials then other professions, and leather uses more of it than other types of armor, and leather armor sucks.

Based on how bad leather armor is, the cost to make it should be lower, not higher, than mail or plate.

Not nearly as much.  Every corpse holds 1,  and when you actually skin you get nada.  When you harvest other types of nodes you can sometimes get as much as 6 dust per. (2x per 25% harvest point)

The disparity is significant.

[DocHollidaze 539]

Just now, KrakkenSmacken said:

Not nearly as much.  Every corpse holds 1,  and when you actually skin you get nada.  When you harvest other types of nodes you can sometimes get as much as 6 dust per. (2x per 25% harvest point)

The disparity is significant.

Yeah I know, just saying, there is some.

[KrakkenSmacken 4,247]

Just now, DocHollidaze said:

Yeah I know, just saying, there is some.

Not enough to actually craft with.  It's a net dust loss, which I would not mind so much if it wasn't also the longest to harvest for requirements material. 

On the plus side for leather and critters though, is the gold critters drop, and the apparent fix to the vendor prices planned.  So you can get two somethings at a time, just not dust. 

[gracen 34]

40 minutes ago, DocHollidaze said:

You get dust from looting the corpses of the mobs you skin for leather.

But still, skinning takes longer to produce materials then other professions, and leather uses more of it than other types of armor, and leather armor sucks.

Based on how bad leather armor is, the cost to make it should be lower, not higher, than mail or plate.

Yea agreed but that is also ONLY at night when the "hunger" takes over and sometimes not get even 1 during the night times. 

 

I agree and beleive that is what Dolmar and Krakken is trying to point out is that due to the benefits of leather(or lackof) and the cost, it just isnt worth the actions but affects many professions that are in a sinkhole.

[mandalore 1,344]

5 minutes ago, gracen said:

Yea agreed but that is also ONLY at night when the "hunger" takes over and sometimes not get even 1 during the night times. 

 

I agree and beleive that is what Dolmar and Krakken is trying to point out is that due to the benefits of leather(or lackof) and the cost, it just isnt worth the actions but affects many professions that are in a sinkhole.

Make a dev partner post about it, we know they read them. 

[gracen 34]

31 minutes ago, mandalore said:

Make a dev partner post about it, we know they read them. 

was just talking to Dolmar about that!

[blazzen 3,540]

There's also no leather motherload. 

[mandalore 1,344]

1 minute ago, blazzen said:

There's also no leather motherload. 

I want fat animals that give more leather/meat. 

[gracen 34]

16 minutes ago, mandalore said:

I want fat animals that give more leather/meat. 

I am sure you do want fat animals...lol

[VaMei 123]

19 minutes ago, mandalore said:

I want fat animals that give more leather/meat. 

Ace was talking about having roaming packs of nasty things, sounds like we need an R10ml [reallybigthing] roaming the map with a load of his pals in tow.

Edited January 9 by VaMei

[excellz 33]

28 minutes ago, VaMei said:

Ace was talking about having roaming packs of nasty things, sounds like we need an R10ml [reallybigthing] roaming the map with a load of his pals in tow.

And a big treant to chop down

[mandalore 1,344]

2 hours ago, VaMei said:

Ace was talking about having roaming packs of nasty things, sounds like we need an R10ml [reallybigthing] roaming the map with a load of his pals in tow.

I'd still prefer some giant fat auroch. 

[VaMei 123]

26 minutes ago, mandalore said:

I'd still prefer some giant fat auroch. 

[Mayhem_ 189]

4 hours ago, dolmar said:

The uXa crafters are in constant discussion about the cost of leather armor. 

Why does it cost 100 more resources to craft it than it does for the cost of plate armor ect?

Thanks for the follow up!

[DocHollidaze 539]

2 hours ago, VaMei said:

 

That alpha cow is not fat, he is just big-boned.