Alright, so here's my thing:
Composing has killed off a lot of invented potions that were at one time a key part to many players play.
sure there are some potions that still get invented and used, but a great many have become obsolete thanks to composing.
Now before y'all start a witch hunt of "oh you just hate composing because your only level 11 and yada yada yada" I think composing was a nice addition to the game.
But i think some of the buffs that were allowed through it killed off a lot of the old potions made with inventing. A lot of people made their income with it sure, and even i did my own potion selling for a stint. But insert old man voice back in my day (lol) a lot of activity was potions makers searching for farmers. maybe not a ton of the time but it was frequent. It was something to do besides hunt that helped me make some friends and also give me a bit of income.
SO! Id like to propose something that i don't think will happen, but will at least give people something to think about and maybe improve on the idea.
Some new recipes (perhaps dropped by various mobs) that take 2 or more potions (say potion of the bookworm for example) and uses some of the ingredients required to make them, or even other ingredients for that matter, and makes a stronger version with maybe a different name.
For example:
~Potion of the bookworm [librarian 225]
~Required items:
- Potion bottle (pillar)
- 1 Jadmare Blossom
- 3 Trinettle leaf
- 2 Bloodbloom Root
- 1 Bloodbloom Flower
There could be a "Potion of the Greater Wurm" [librarian 350]
~Required items:
- 2 (or three even) Potion of the Bookworm
- Potion bottle (Cube)
- 2 grub head
- 3 Amber essence
- 1Goobernoob wing
give it say, at 38-40% success rate and maybe even have it tagged so that while components can be saved with inventor 2, the potions cannot
again just an idea and an example to try and bring back interest in invention potions.
Maybe ill type something up about inventing gear as well XD