Patterns: Gear and Decoration Reshaping

[x] +14 invisible necromancer armor
[x] dual wielding +14 necromancer wands
[x] ring of the lich kind
[x] ready to flag for PVP on the fly

... and running screaming naked through DRW, what could possibly go wrong? lol

 

@DarkStarr
The one question I have not seen answered fully is this:

Lets say that I take my add on store swords and convert it to eternal template and then use it on a crafted sword. If I use that sword for a few months and it gets worn down, when I salvage that sword, will I get the eternal template back as well so that I can use it on my next crafted sword?

Please let me know, my wallet is itching right now if the answer is yes.

 

Yes. That is the point of the eternal pattern and why we call it "eternal"

 

Sweet, now think about this. When you get them armor show case decorations up so we can build home armories, think about how many more sales can be made! I have no need for the 2H sword you just created, but it would go great on a nice suit of armor sitting in my armory room ehh! $$$ involved!

 

When your awesome idea gets skipped over by OP reply...


/Cry Eternal Pattern Tears

 

@DarkStarr, will we need to salvage items individually in order to get a chance for a pattern?

[edit] Turns out no. Batch salvaging still gets a chance for patterns.

 

Yep. You would need to track me down and click on the mini boat in my hand to get to your house instanced in my new Tiki Bar Island Hat.

 

*not sure what a hurricane would entail*

 

I like the system but I'm not sure I would ever take the chance to lose the Cavalier Hat from the hat quest. As far as I know the cavalier hat is a one of a kind design. It was not even offered in the add on store in a different color.

Has any thought been given to those Pledge items or quest hats to still make the pattern non lootable after it is applied?

I'm having second thoughts about using those special items for their patterns if they are lootable.

Not a game breaker though.

 

Nothing in this game is one of a kind the development team has very clearly shown they will just "remake" things as they wish.

 

I'd like this too but the problem in making the pattern unlootable after it's been applied is that it will make the player crafted item unlootable since the pattern itself is embedded in it. It's the thing Port has been avoiding on the add on store - mixing unlootability with powerful equipment and items.

 

Tried to salvage a mask today in order to get the external pattern. No dice. The message I got was that I didn't have the correct ingredients.

I'm staying tuned.

Here's hoping that masks hide character names and stats.

 

No masks have patterns

 

I have been trying to put the LB pattern on my shield since release and it wont let me. I figured it was just @DarkStarr making a move against Lord British.

 

What would happen if the item that has been reshaped by an eternal pattern got destroyed via enchantment or masterwork? Do we get the pattern back?

 

The output from failing to Masterwork or Enchant is very similar to simply salvaging. Along with receiving some base material for the default equipment destroyed, you will also be returned the Eternal Pattern for later use. We don't want the application of an Eternal Pattern to be an added risk to wanting the Masterwork/Enchant items!

 

DarkStarr, will the Emperor's New Clothes pieces produce Eternal Patterns?

 

uhg lol, this system has caused me to salvage several +11 - +13 perfectly good pieces already lol (I just did some upgrades when I moved from blunt to full Earth). Wish there was a way to take it off equipment without salvage lol.