Many of the token items prices are still unbalanced. Not so much the boss tokens. Those seem fair. The materials and trinkets are A. too high in cost; and B. not priced according to their usage.
Here is what I mean:
The more rare items you buy with tokens, aka items coinciding with recipes that are least used in the game: THOSE should be the most expensive.
Or... vice versa. Perhaps the highest demand should cost more tokens. I'm not talking popular demand, I mean how many total of (insert material here) are used in all recipes, like how many blue shards would you need total to make EVERYTHING? Wow, that many? Okay, price them accordingly compared to say... Volt Oil. People will obviously buy/sell in the auction how they see fit, but at least those price comparisons are consistent with the materials' use. Priced items based on usage seems more fair. The most useful things in the game should be the most expensive, I think.
ALSO: Certain tokens are VERY rarely dropped, and it's frustrating. Primal Sparks GALORE, but Forge Sparks... pretty friggen' rare. The drops seem random enough, but not balanced. I have seen my token amounts (approximately, since I did not take note at the time) as follows: Forge Sparks (14), Grim Sparks (26), Primal Sparks (72). Am I the only one who sees this?
Furthermore, trinkets overall need to be dropped significantly in price. Their bonuses are fail (and I mean very low and almost worthless) in comparison to armors/helmets/shields, yet look at the token cost comparison: Quicksilver Mail = 20 Bark Modules... Saintly Silver Amulet = 100 Grim Sparks. Are you serious? I could not hope to find so many Grim Sparks in a whole week, but I could potentially collect 20 Bark Modules in say... two days?
I vote that amulets/trinkets should MAX out at a price of 30 tokens or their effects/bonuses should be greatly increased.
Meaning:
1* - 10 tokens
2* - 15 tokens
3* - 20 tokens
4* - 25 tokens
5* - 30 tokens
And lastly, why is there NOTHING priced for 15 tokens for the non-boss tokens???
Anyone who would care to elaborate on this matter or offer up further/better suggestions feel free, because this is incredibly frustrating and discouraging. Thanks for reading.
~Chris-Son-Gohan
By the way, the blue shard vs. volt oil comparison was purely an example, so I'm stating that before anyone wastes mental energy pointing it out as a something that doesn't make sense because "those don't sell for tokens". I am aware.
Thanks. :P
CG