Crushed Malachite at lvl 1 is excessive

Qorsk

Requiring 88c just to get a pet, which is more expensive than all your level 1 spells combined is a bit much. Please consider revising reg needs for 1st tier. Maybe Malachite dust at 1-19, crushed for 20 to 33, granules for 34 to 47, something else for 48 to 60.

eldub

giving a no drop 5 stack or something to new eles would help along with the pet as a starter spell

Seanzor

Especially as pets don't level with the player unless they are resummoned, burning through at minimum one reagent each level.

Nyx

Yeah 20 copper for a malachite is highway robbery at lvl 1-5...

Where do they expect us to keep coming up with that money when the elementals die so easily?

Phlyn

Nyx well they give us the least durable pet first ... which is unfortunate. but i agree with this thread.

the 20c cost is super duper punishing 1-5 then after 10 its entirely irrelevant and easily forgotten for the rest of the game.

as the OP said either give us scaling reagent costs and reduce these to 1-3c or just entirely get rid fo them.

i'd also like to see the order we get pets revised.

fire > air > water > earth would be ideal
fire > earth > air > water would be my second request.

Sneers

Phlyn wait, they aren't all available at lv 1? Why did they change that? The reagent cost is fine with me but making the pets different levels to obtain is not coo. Also if the pet scales with level now ( i hated this change ) is there only one pet option now?

Denerik

Qorsk 88c? Must be Ail'Vorith and their greedy merchants. In Underdocks and NH it's 20c each.

Deep Beetle Eyes are the secret. 1.36s per eye to the cook. A few of these and you can afford everything.

Fell

To this I'll add that pet costs for all classes should rise exponentially by level. 88c may be a tad high at level 1, but its laughable at level 60; post level 50, pets for all classes should be costing 50+ silver each. The game desperately needs more money sinks.

Xyshina

Nyx this isn’t an issue, BM have to feed their pet it’s the same thing. Lemons in Fae cost 15 or 20c and it’s the cheapest thing wasps eat. Just loot everything and kill skeletons who drop weapons they sell well.

Maggnus

I killed a bunch of bugs, skeletons and animals, by level 2..5 I went and sold everything that dropped and purchased 1 crushed malachite and the first elemental spell. This will easily take me to level 4 and let me farm newbie yard mobs to afford level 4 spells and reagents. What's the problem? It's pretty easy,

Velthorian

I find it a bit much, but pet chaining, and pet reclaiming mana regen are things right now. It's way more efficient to just summon new pets instead of heal them, Crushed malachite puts the brakes on that a little bit, at least till ~ 16+, as is now you can throw Earth pets at red cons and yelllows all day long and be at 100% mana. Or engage a (barely) red con at 10% mana and end the fight at 40%.

Who's spending 400 mana to heal a level 12 earth pet when they can summon a new one for 30 mana. lol

Velthorian

Nyx skill issue, 1-16 the only time my pet dies is when i level and summon a new one, or dismiss it early to chain a new one.

Phlyn

Sneers

with the revamp and pet spells lasting for 16 levels now they cycle through water > earth > fire > air > water > earth> etc.

Krooguh

Starting with water pet scroll and 5 no drop malachite seems obvious change

Velthorian

Krooguh i tend to agree, but we are only talking about 31 copper here. Water pet (11 copper) Malachite (20). just don't let that pet die lol

Tsunamisan

Velthorian Not in your Deep elf it is 88c per summon there in A'V.

Kirrund

Phlyn the least durable pet?

Kirrund

Fell pets for all classes should be costing 50+ silver each.

This is an insane take

Fell

@Kirrund not sure what led you to that conclusion. It's absolutely insane that a level 1 pet costs the same as a level 60. Enchanters now are being asked to spend 6 silver every 35 minutes -- minutes -- to buff their party, so placing a money sink on pets that can potentially last for days is more than reasonable.

Kirrund

Fell The elementalist class now is so intimately tied to its pet that it can't do anything without it.

Perhaps enchanters should pay 50 silver before they can use any skills at all except Gate. Does that sound reasonable?

Fell spend 6 silver every 35 minutes -- minutes --

Also, you are in favor of 35 minute buffs. So this is by your own design.