Custom Weapons Vendor
Custom Weapons Vendor
I didn’t see a suggestions forum, or i’d have put this there, but i was wondering what people thought about a Custom weapons vendor.
The short Version:
How Cool would it be to have a Master Weaponcrafter make a weapon for you that is One-off, and can grow and be customzied with your Character?
Let’s Say… a Vendor that Sells a certain kind of weapon for 50 badges(Hammers, Swords, Maces, Shields, etc.
I’m going to put this in level 70 values, so it’s sort of easier to follow along with.
The weapon starts off Plain, both Looks wise, and Stats wise. In BC terms let’s say a melee weapon would start out at 84 dps, completely devoid of stats. All start at 2.0 speed for non daggers. Setting it -.1 or +.1 speed costs 10 badges, to a Minimum of 1.7, and a maximum of 2.7. Reserve Speeds slower/higher than that for BS Crafted weapons, Raid Drops, and PVP weapons. A 2 dps increase costs 15 badges. 10 str costs 10 badges, same for crit rating, haste, etc etc. Various Levels of procs for 25 badges. Obviously these would have to be balanced out to cost relatively the same amount for an equivalent Effect. Add various levels of Uber-lookingness for increasing amounts of badges. Limit the type of Stats on an item to 3 plus a proc slot.
Caster 1h Start at 168sp dmg, Same speed rules, Of course, upgradable with spell damage, and caster stats this time.
Daggers would start at 1.7, and go to 1.5 or 1.9 (slower/faster speeds reserved, again.)
Repeat as you like for Healing weapons, 2h weapons, etc. You could also use Difference Currencies for different customizations. (Spend arena points to put Resil on your sword? Sure!) Make weapons Able to be traded back in for 75% of the badges they were worth. After All, the work the best of the best craftsmen do is worth more than a void crystal, right? You could tone down the power of this system by making custom weapons/shields Unique-Equipped. (One custom item at a time).
Obviously this is Just an outline, and i’m not the type of person that can calculate ilvls in my head.
This is awesome to me for a few reasons: I hate, hate, hate Saving. Once i have 50 or so badges my inner drunken sailor comes out and i have to spend them. This would give those of us with ADD a small, tangible, incremental reward for a constant effort.
I’m pretty tired of seeing people in full T-whatever that really all look the same… and the weapon could be unique to the player if given enough graphic options.
Anyway, let me know what you think. If someone else has come up with the same idea, I’m not plagarizing anything… it’s a coincidence. This idea came to me after i realized how much i liked making my car Look different from stock, and what the wow equivalent of that would be.
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