How Screwed am I? New Enchant Messaging

[KThule]

Does anyone know exactly how unhappy I should be with this? It was a the final cast on a 6x and I can't find much on messaging.


>prep 925
Faint golden lines trace across your skin as you prepare the Enchant Item spell...
Your spell is ready.
>cast my leath
You gesture at some pure white full leather.
You sense that the leather is one of your own projects, and it is ready to be enchanted. Unless you are horribly unlucky, you should have no trouble enchanting some pure white full leather.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
>prep 925
Faint golden lines trace across your skin as you prepare the Enchant Item spell...
Your spell is ready.
>channel my leath
You channel at some pure white full leather.

Something doesn't seem right...

Visible wisps of essence dance across the surface of the white full leather as you chant quietly, your sure gestures guiding them to slowly coalesce into small softly glowing runic symbols. Glancing over the formation of the runes, your chant falters as you notice their forms contorting oddly. You gather something has gone terribly wrong.

Roundtime: 20 sec.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
R>
Speaking in Elven, you ask, "Seriously?"

>405 my leath
[voodoo]>prepare 405
[voodoo]>cast my leath
Faint golden lines trace across your skin as you prepare the Elemental Detection spell...
Your spell is ready.
>
You gesture at some pure white full leather.
The layers of essence permeating the white full leather unfold before you to reveal the familiar patterns of a tempering enchanting project, which you recognize as one of your own. It is currently tempered and ready to be enchanted. It is on the final step of the enchanting process. You recognize the vibrant blue aura surrounding it as indicating a strong level of enchantment.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
>

>prep 925
Faint golden lines trace across your skin as you prepare the Enchant Item spell...
Your spell is ready.
>cast my leather
You gesture at some pure white full leather.
An elemental barrier surrounds the white full leather, disrupting the flows of your magic.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

[SashaFierce]

They'll have the unlock mechanics in place RSN.

[chalion]

You can sarmoc potion it and lose all progress, or you can wait for the unlocking service to be released (supposed to be part of GLAD).

[Zaigh]

Either way, better than blowing it up.

[KThule]

Ironically, if it weren't for the new messaging, I'd have used a Gift of Eonak on it as that character has them to spare. I figured it was bad so sounds like I was right. Thanks.

[BriarFox]

You hit the 3% chance of failure and got a locked item. Supposedly, removing locks on projects will be as common as GALDs.

[drauz]

You hit the 3% chance of failure and got a locked item. Supposedly, removing locks on projects will be as common as GALDs.

Yes, once they make the service live. Which it isn't yet. It's RSN.

[Donquix]

"if they roll a 3, set back their progress some amount of time between 1 and infinity weeks. People will think that's fun." --Simu

[Stumplicker]

"if they roll a 3, set back their progress some amount of time between 1 and infinity weeks. People will think that's fun." --Simu

Would you prefer it went back to exploding? Because a couple weeks ago..that was a thing. It's not a thing anymore. The entirety of the changes have been positive, and still you find a way to complain?

[KThule]

So... can I start a new major enchant or does this still take up her major enchant slot until it's unlocked or reset? The 405 shows that it's on the final cast still. This was her first 6x so I was still understanding the old system.

[Zaigh]

I think it stays under your major enchants while locked so you couldn't start another one. Good thing about unlocking it is that you are still there at the final cast, just have to wait for that to go live.

[drauz]

I think it stays under your major enchants while locked so you couldn't start another one. Good thing about unlocking it is that you are still there at the final cast, just have to wait for that to go live.

This assumes that the temper doesn't wear off in a month like it used to.

[BigWorm]

This assumes that the temper doesn't wear off in a month like it used to.

Pretty sure I saw it confirmed on the officials that tempers are still removed after 30 days.

[Donquix]

Would you prefer it went back to exploding? Because a couple weeks ago..that was a thing. It's not a thing anymore. The entirety of the changes have been positive, and still you find a way to complain?

"I was kicking you in the nuts REALLY hard every day for a while. Now I just kick you in the nuts normal hard. You're welcome"

I never understood this bullshit argument. Because something was extra terrible before, and now it's less terrible, doesn't make it not terrible. Like, how routinely are you fucked over in life to make that line of thinking seem normal to you?

Yes, i'm ecstatic item destruction is gone. Yes, the system is vastly improved. No, i don't think "you rolled 1-3 twice in a row, your item completely loses temper and that process you've been working on for two months means nothing" is healthy or enjoyable game design. There's a middle ground between everything is given without effort and "lol, 2+ months of work gone because gemstone."

[Methais]

That's hilarious that they rolled this out while the actual unlocking service is RSN.

Simu never fails to deliver.

[Mogonis]

https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video_thumb/CxPcuRVWgAAQuu3.jpg

[Zaigh]

Yes, i'm ecstatic item destruction is gone. Yes, the system is vastly improved. No, i don't think "you rolled 1-3 twice in a row, your item completely loses temper and that process you've been working on for two months means nothing" is healthy or enjoyable game design. There's a middle ground between everything is given without effort and "lol, 2+ months of work gone because gemstone."

The middle ground is the locking of the project. Or at least this will be that middle ground you speak of once the unlocking portion is ready for release to GALD merchants for use in their services. That way you are only out the time it took you to get that merchant win, and let's face it GALD are pretty darn common these days. Though I agree that there should be something you can do to extend the temper on the item in case you can't manage to get a spot in that 30 day window and still want to try.

[drauz]

http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Wizards/Enchanting/view/1707


Just to answer a previous question, enchant locked items do not expire.

GameMaster Estild

[adred]

Still RSN? just fumbled on a 5x fusion enchant and locked it