Currently Crimsonite, Dark Matter, and Luminite all have a purpose. You use them for feeding Battle Sprites, and beyond that, there is a small amount of equipment that use it in recipes.
Valestone and Moonstone do almost nothing right now, only serving to be used in equipment, and that equipment in question is also notably terrible so nobody is actively crafting it either.
SO... how do we fix this?
Well, two new Battle Sprites can go a long way.
Moonstone will now be used the Recon Drone Battle Sprites.
Recon Drones are used many times throughout the story, and are even in the same lab you get your Battle Sprite equipment from. Recon Drones use Moonstone as a means of propulsion, holding themselves within the air. Their abilities will assist with looting.
~ Their first ability resets your dash, allowing for more aggressive movement for better looting and combat.
~ Their second ability assesses weakpoints in an area, hitting enemies with a weakpoint increases your damage against them, but hitting an enemy that doesnt have a weakpoint removes all weakpoints; when an enemy with a weakpoint dies, it swaps to a new enemy, only 2 weakpoints can be active at a time.
~Their final ability scans enemies in an area and enhances their loot drops.
Valestone can be used for a Tortodrone Inspired Battle Sprite.
Valestone is the source of the engines. Tortodrones can be seen passing from geode to geode in search of Valestone, especially during migration periods. Their abilities focus around keep sturdy defense.
~ Their first ability instantly recharges your shield, allowing for aggressive use of the Shield Bash.
~ Their second ability causes all teammates within a small range of you to instantly gain high Defense Up (50% damage reduction).
~ Their final ability gives you 5 free instances of damage you can take without actually taking damage, but as a downside, it significantly reduces your movement speed. Shield Bashing removes the effect, and instead enhances the Stun it would apply to enemies.
This goes without saying, the idea can be adjusted to be balanced and fair. However this serves moreso to act as a base to use.
Was this "Recon Drone" you're talking about the E-Class Battle Sprite before mutation from the Core? Also, I feel it should have a machine gun arm and a shield projector arm. With it's first ability and ultimate ability both having a chance to shock the enemy to match the Moonstone used on it.
The Valestone Battle Sprite I think can be a Nature Sprite from Firestorm Citadel, but the Battle Sprite taking on it's form. With its abilities being about support and freezing the enemy both.
Can those work as well possibly?