Please remove reagents from merchants

Heyho

To make it short: I think it is not good for the economy and also the feeling of the game that you can buy stuff like mandrake and other spell/alchemy reagents just from the merchants. That makes the gathering of that stuff (as a focused action) obsolete and keeps the prices nearly fixed (for scrolls and potions). I suggest to remove them from the merchents. We can't buy hides, woods or metals eather, so why keep them in the stores?

 

I'd ideally like to see them implement something like this
Reagent potency / potion doses.

That would allow different qualities of reagents, with only the worst quality (dried, etc) on NPCs.

In theory, other commodities could go this way as well, though that would be a bit more complicated and maybe not worth it. Different qualities of wood, ores, hides, etc.

 

Because I don't want to play Farmville. That would make playing a mage stupidly horrible. Higher tier spells have a higher chance to consume reagents. You don't always hit that xx% to not use them, so when you run out, which happens, you would then have to go from scene to scene looking for specific reagents. Hides, Wood & Metals are a LOT easier to locate in the world, that is probably why you don't see them on merchants.

 

I have to spend enough time doing other things in the game, gathering reagents would just add to the already massive time sink. I hope they always stay on vendors!

 

Could you imagine trying to scavenge up 20 of each?

 

I disagree with OP. Reagents have always been available via NPCs in ultima, and I hope they stay that way

 

Wait....is this a troll thread?? Oooohhhh youuuuu.... ya got me!

 

The OP just wants you to buy from other players instead of NPCs

But yes, I think certain things need to have NPC availability, because players can't always depend on other players.

 

You no trust me??

 

Of course it would not be popular, also it is REALLY VERY GOOD for economy. Ultra high level mages are OP so this is just a price for it. Generally same situation witih arrows. I`m with you in this idea.

 

If there was a reliable way to gather each and every reagent in the quantities that mages burn through, then maybe.
Until then, not even remotely feasible to remove them from merchants.

 

Mandrake root is the equivalent of chunks of coal or curing salt for alchemy, not hides, woods, and metals. All of those other fuels can also be purchased from NPCs.

 

Great joke ... Gather 50 of each regs then come post your idea again

 

I want you to take away coal and other materials so the fighters can not make anything until they gather it.

I want what they ate.

 

Also I dont like idea about growing of mandrake root (Pretty sure that you need near GM skill for it ) In real life its very specific plant. I`m not Ph.d. in Biology but I think its pretty rare and hard to grow plant.

 

Same for the arrows. 30 Min of mob killing cost 400 arrow. Will you crraft 400 arrow a day at 1 ingot each. Don't think so sorry

 

Consider raw cotton cost 25 each from players.. do we really want to pay that much for reagent?

One cast of certain spells may cost 75g each? Yowza!

 

LOL I love this!