I think there should be a few changes to the current gem system and the way they've removed.
Right now it's a flat 50ep (not confirmed for the highest tier gems) unsocket for every single gem in the game. I think this should be changed to reflect more fairly on the lower tier gems and more costly on higher tier gems.
Gems tiers 1-3 (Cracked, Jagged and Flawed).
Change the unsocket cost of cracked gems to 10 silver. This allows newer players to have an easy welcoming to the gem system.
Change the unsocket cost of Jagged gems to 1 Gold.
Change the unsocket cost of Flawed gems to 5 Gold
Gems tiers 4-12.
This is where gems should start costing EP to unsocket. In-fact I'd even be inclined to suggest starting the EP unsocketing at Tier 5 since the release of 45 and 50 content should see tier 5 gems being dropped regularly and possibly tier 6 and 7 as the rarer drops.
Start off with 30EP (Fair) Increase the amount by 10EP for 2 tiers then by 20 then by 30 then by 50 then by 100 then by 250 and finally by 500.
So:
Tier 4: 30EP
Tier 5: 40EP
Tier 6: 50EP
Tier 7: 70EP
Tier 8: 100EP
Tier 9: 150EP
Tier 10: 250EP
Tier 11: 500EP
Tier 12: 1000EP
This seems much more appropriate for the gems.
There may need to be some changes as I can see attack power becoming a redundant gem compared to weapon % in the near future, but that would be a whole other thread.
If you're going to post commenting on how the prices are "unfair" and bad for the game please justify your reasons. This suggestion is based on the seemingly "rushed" unsocketing costs which should have an increasing cost rather than a flat cost across all gems.
I can see that some people will be upset by my 1000EP suggestion, but that is the top-tier gem and suggestions could always be made to make gems worth the money even more.
Maybe the end-suggestions are quite steep, but this post is mainly to bring unsocketing to HCS attention incase they haven't taken any time to think about it (which is understandable). But the flat 50ep thing just seems rushed and unnecessary for the lower tier gems.
Edited by Neon, 22 January 2014 - 21:07.