Alright so we can break down our extra heat crystals down with a 3 makes 5 ratio right?
How is it that we can't do the same with extras of orbs? It wouldn't be used as much due to the rarity but why not add it as an option for those of us who have a lot of a higher orb we're willing to transmute into lesser orbs?
@Fehzor
Damn you, I only have 77 of them collecting dust in my inventory.
@Fehzor
http://i.imgur.com/neIqVdj.png
I see what you're saying, but the orbs would all still be bound to you so you couldn't resell them or something unless you bought them from the depot. Even so you'd have still spent a good amount if you bought from depot. Plus that's just because you've grinded a lot, so it's not like you didn't work for those orbs.
Plus the fee of crafting down for fire crystals adds up, even though it's small if you have a bunch to craft.
It'd put use and balance to a resource you have an abundance of.
I mean heck, it'd be kinda like how I and many others felt after battle sprites were released with 5-10k minerals sitting in their inventory, so nothing new.
While it may be cool, I personally would prefer "group crafting stations" that use 66% more materials to craft, but you can craft items that are bound to other players by pooling resources together. Having over 600 eternal orbs, I could single-handedly craft 120 5* items for other people with that system, crafted more materials and crowns would also be needed. It would be a nice way to help guildies or friends out who aren't as lucky at finding items as you, and up to 4 people could pitch stuff together to help one person out.
A similar thing for group heating stations would also be nice. I need a use for my shinings anyways.
Regardless, crafting down orbs is kinda meh. No matter how much it costs, that means that tier 3 players will only farm tier 3, rather than farm lower tiers for orbs of alchemy. This cuts them off from lower tiered players instead of encouraging them to party up with lower ranks and fight onwards.
Some of us would have infinite power.
http://imgur.com/AzP2Qka
200 * 5/3 * 5/3 * 5/3 = approx. 925 2* orbs = .. which is a LOT of craft UVs and gear for new players I'd be generating, given 308 2* gear pieces.
...And there are people with more than I have.