People are put off playing Supports because the gear is extremely expensive. There are other reasons but this is one of them that CAN be changed.
Why is the jewelry expensive?
EVERY support wants the exact same combination of things (Swiftness, ClassEngraving, Expert, Awakening). No 2 other classes in the game want the same Bonus Effect (e.g. swiftness) combined with 2 ideal non-class-engravings. Solution: Change the design of one of the classes (Bard or Pala) to ideally want to use Spec. This INSTANTLY halves the cost of all jewelry for every support (besides the neck).
Make both class engravings give some group support thing. Right now EVERY paladin wants Blessed Aura. If Judgement had some support components to it like a party damage buff people might actually use it while supporting a group. As it stands 50% of all paladin jewelry that spawns with a class engraving is basically garbage. Most classes have some players using the non-bis class engraving so this means supports get 50% as many class engraving jewelry spawn into the game.
There are no good alternative engravings for support. You need to have Expert, Awakening and your Class Engraving. Most other classes have alternatives that are slightly worse than their ideal options which makes everything cost less (including the ideal options). Change a couple pointless engravings people instantly delete to be a viable non-ideal engraving for support.
Reducing the cost wonât make everyone start playing support, but it will remove one reason people choose not to play support.
Paladin has 2 specs Swift/Spec and Spec/Swift which is better is a mater of discussion, but I think Swift/Spec is better for 90% of the content.
This is gonna be hard, aura is way powerfull as a support tool. If you got 50% drop of usable jewerly, go get a lotery ticket. From Argos so far I got 2 items with proper engravings and stats, which will be probably less than 0.5% of all Argos jewerly I got so far.
Stunyo. Regarding your answer to (2);
The thing is most dps classes have some combination of "usable "engravings on their jewelry where one the engravings is their class engraving. Supports literally insta delete EVERY piece of jewelry without the support oriented class engraving.
So if you are getting 0.5% of âperfectâ Argos jewelry us supports are getting 0.25% is my point.
The gear for supports is cheaper in a way. Becouse you are more likely to be accepted into a high lvl group even if your ilvl is lower and you only have 3x3 or even 2x3 engravings. As a DPS even if requirment is 1415ilvl you are less chances to get in unless you are higher ilvl and have 4x3 engravings.
Good ideas. Perosnally I think difference between spec/swift is minimal and you can be less âoptimalâ and still get a spot in raid.
My first choice for more supports would be releasing Artist class.
Making game easier for supports will not make player pick support role.
We (support mains) dont want increase drop, we usually want 2 things:
clear time for solo content to be equal to every other player - making dps build on bard end up with 17 mins guardian raid. And cost support build + dps build.
other players respect - knowing we playing harder game then them we usually get bad attitude (usually players use to play games where healer outheal EVERYTHING) and they are too stupid to remember 2-3 mechanics and thinking support is there to adopt them.
Im ok with drop - its fair but I dont have ability to solo content like others (who on top on that are strong enough to bus others)
Do you understand that most of the support thing are selling support to support??I didnt see those engraving for over a monthâŚThe drop rate is kinda broken.Maybe they can Just adjust the drop rate so we drop them more and we can sell it for lower prices??
No, we just progress faster then calculated in original game. If you farm Argos 5 months and there is no other raids will have enough for everyone.
Also you can focus and not goin for PERFECT build when you know you gonna change it in 2 months.
But yeah I was âluckyâ with drop and usually get domination + true courage + raid capitan.
So shortage is result of fast progression that we want so badly.
True.But it would be better If good acesories drops even from chaos at 1400 and 1415.Atleast good for supports.I dont mind geting something That can help our guild supportsâĽď¸
Thats not challenge for me - my parties always have support - me
I decide to play the game harder then others and as reward I dont have to worry about it. Its personal choice. Nobody is forced to be dps
yeah I think I will switch to artist if I like playstyle but it looks good in youtube.
Thats why dont rly trying my best for best build - playing with what I found and its not good
Will be nice if you can select for what class to drop. Example you have alt sors and select to get drops for bard and you can help yourself with alt or otherto help you coz they can loot your class jewels
