Showing posts with label guides crafting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label guides crafting. Show all posts
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Scour the Skies
If you have any interest in crafting at all in Aion, there are a few things you'll need to do to have any chance at success. The first is to learn how to gather aether from the crystals in the sky. Gathering aether is a different skill from gathering other materials in the world. As such, there's no way to avoid starting off with a skill level of zero after your ascension.
Show Me the Money
The crafting system in Aion is very straightforward. Work orders are the best (and only viable) method of increasing your skills. In theory, you could indeed gather everything you needed to create enough items from recipes you have found or bought to max out your skills. What may appear to be doable on paper is a far cry from the reality of the situation though. The amount of time it would take to gather everything you needed just to get enough items to max out the first crafting tier (a skill of 99), is literally incomprehensible.
In the first guide, I mentioned that it would cost you approximately 18,000 kinah to raise your skill above 99. I should have been more specific. Your trainer will charge you that much when you get your skill to 99. That's the cost to go into the "100 to 199" tier. Depending on the frequency of skill-ups you get during your own quest for crafting immortality your actual cost will vary. I spent over 80,000 kinah total on my crafting journey. This includes the exorbitant cost to progress past a skill of 99. In other words, be prepared to do a lot of hunting to make up the cost.
On the plus side, the lowest level item you can make in the second crafting tier is level 18. By the time I had enough cash to do enough work orders and pay the cost of the climbing the training ladder, I had just hit level 18 and was able to make myself a very nice set of equipment. It's for this reason that I say the crafting in Aion is divided into two different areas: training and practical application. Work orders will get you the skills, while you should never make any piece of usable equipment unless you plan to either sell or wear them yourself.
In the first guide, I mentioned that it would cost you approximately 18,000 kinah to raise your skill above 99. I should have been more specific. Your trainer will charge you that much when you get your skill to 99. That's the cost to go into the "100 to 199" tier. Depending on the frequency of skill-ups you get during your own quest for crafting immortality your actual cost will vary. I spent over 80,000 kinah total on my crafting journey. This includes the exorbitant cost to progress past a skill of 99. In other words, be prepared to do a lot of hunting to make up the cost.
On the plus side, the lowest level item you can make in the second crafting tier is level 18. By the time I had enough cash to do enough work orders and pay the cost of the climbing the training ladder, I had just hit level 18 and was able to make myself a very nice set of equipment. It's for this reason that I say the crafting in Aion is divided into two different areas: training and practical application. Work orders will get you the skills, while you should never make any piece of usable equipment unless you plan to either sell or wear them yourself.
Exploring the crafting system of Aion further.
Last month, I created a beginner's crafting guide for our readers in an attempt to aid those that were interested in creating equipment for themselves or to sell to their fellow players. After spending some more time in the crafting system (and receiving some requests), I've decided to create a second guide, in order to cover some aspects of the crafting system that I was unable to explore in the first.
Aion Crafting Guides
Your source for all things crafting related in Aion
While Aion may not completely reinvent the MMOG crafting wheel, the system offers plenty of options for players to choose from. Whether you're into brewing up large batches of flight potions or weaving your way into a new set of tailored gear, chances are one of the six available professions will provide your characters plenty of cool things to create.
Below you'll find a collection of crafting guides written by Ten Ton Hammer's resident Aion experts. If you're looking to get started in the system but aren't sure which profession is right for you, both our Basic and Advanced Crafting guides are an excellent place to start. We'll also be adding detailed guides for each available profession, so be sure to check back often!
While Aion may not completely reinvent the MMOG crafting wheel, the system offers plenty of options for players to choose from. Whether you're into brewing up large batches of flight potions or weaving your way into a new set of tailored gear, chances are one of the six available professions will provide your characters plenty of cool things to create.
Below you'll find a collection of crafting guides written by Ten Ton Hammer's resident Aion experts. If you're looking to get started in the system but aren't sure which profession is right for you, both our Basic and Advanced Crafting guides are an excellent place to start. We'll also be adding detailed guides for each available profession, so be sure to check back often!
A Beginners Guide to Crafting in Aion
Exploring the crafting system of Aion.
Before we do anything, let me give you a warning about crafting within Aion. Despite what the evil denizens of your starting area will imply when they insist you gather ingredients for their health potions, you can *not* do any crafting until you complete your ascension and become a daeva. That’s right. None. Nada. Zilch. Do you have any idea how much time I spent roaming the land, looking for a crafting trainer in the early levels of the game? Better me than you though, right?
Once you've managed to ascend and become the stunning immortal you were born to be, you'll need to make your way to the crafting district of your capital city (Pandaemonium for the Asmodians or Sanctum for the Elyos). Check the map to find the correct section of the city and make your way there to begin.
There are six different crafting professions you can learn. To learn a profession, just talk to the appropriate trainer within the crafting district. While you can learn all of them, you can only train one to the highest levels in the game, so keep that in mind for the future. The current professions available to choose from are:
Alchemy: Create potions, magical weapons (spellbooks for casters), and equipment upgrade items. The kids will be banging on your door day and night to see what you've been brewing.
Armorsmithing: Create all metal armor pieces for the tanks around the land. They may not have a lot of brains, but it's your job to give them the means to protect what little they've got.
Cooking: Create tasty foods and beverages to buff you and your groupmates, not to mention your customers. Sure, everyone could survive on gruel and water if they really had to, but let's face it... nobody wants that.
Handiwork: Make wooden weapons and all the parts that don't fit into any other profession. You're the one-man (or woman) cleanup crew. If it's needed in a recipe by someone else, you’re the person to make it.
Sewing: Tailoring cloth and leather armor pieces is your life. It may not be the most glamorous sounding gig in the game, but creating a powerful robe will keep your local spell slingers happy. Trust me; you always want to keep your casters happy.
Weaponsmithing: Thoughts of creating metal weapons consume your every waking moment. Armorsmithing may be all about protecting a fighter’s noggin, but you just want to see someone get brained with one of your creations. If it was designed to be shiny and cause a world of hurt, you were the hand behind its creation.
Before we do anything, let me give you a warning about crafting within Aion. Despite what the evil denizens of your starting area will imply when they insist you gather ingredients for their health potions, you can *not* do any crafting until you complete your ascension and become a daeva. That’s right. None. Nada. Zilch. Do you have any idea how much time I spent roaming the land, looking for a crafting trainer in the early levels of the game? Better me than you though, right?
Once you've managed to ascend and become the stunning immortal you were born to be, you'll need to make your way to the crafting district of your capital city (Pandaemonium for the Asmodians or Sanctum for the Elyos). Check the map to find the correct section of the city and make your way there to begin.
There are six different crafting professions you can learn. To learn a profession, just talk to the appropriate trainer within the crafting district. While you can learn all of them, you can only train one to the highest levels in the game, so keep that in mind for the future. The current professions available to choose from are:
Alchemy: Create potions, magical weapons (spellbooks for casters), and equipment upgrade items. The kids will be banging on your door day and night to see what you've been brewing.
Armorsmithing: Create all metal armor pieces for the tanks around the land. They may not have a lot of brains, but it's your job to give them the means to protect what little they've got.
Cooking: Create tasty foods and beverages to buff you and your groupmates, not to mention your customers. Sure, everyone could survive on gruel and water if they really had to, but let's face it... nobody wants that.
Handiwork: Make wooden weapons and all the parts that don't fit into any other profession. You're the one-man (or woman) cleanup crew. If it's needed in a recipe by someone else, you’re the person to make it.
Sewing: Tailoring cloth and leather armor pieces is your life. It may not be the most glamorous sounding gig in the game, but creating a powerful robe will keep your local spell slingers happy. Trust me; you always want to keep your casters happy.
Weaponsmithing: Thoughts of creating metal weapons consume your every waking moment. Armorsmithing may be all about protecting a fighter’s noggin, but you just want to see someone get brained with one of your creations. If it was designed to be shiny and cause a world of hurt, you were the hand behind its creation.
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