LotusEater
I brake for blue butterflies
Another thread got me thinking about the crafting system and how many players really throw themselves into it, or whether it is mainly viewed as a necessary evil at best.
Personally, I set some pretty strict crafting guidelines. Nothing is bought. Period. Every weapon I use, every potion I drink and every item I enchant comes from the rawest possible ingredients. If I want to power level, I have to mine the ore.
Animals are hunted for leather. Soul gems are looted or mined from Blackreach. They are only filled with souls I claim or fissures in Soul Cairn. Everything worked from ore, no exceptions. Daedra Hearts cannot be bought (I won't lie, this one stings sometimes). Only looted items can be disenchanted, etc.
Now I'm obviously leaning towards one side of the scale here, I'm one of those guys that gets excited when he finds some iron ore hidden by weeds. I'm just curious to see who here has thrown themselves down the crafting rabbit hole and whether or not you enjoyed it.
Personally, I set some pretty strict crafting guidelines. Nothing is bought. Period. Every weapon I use, every potion I drink and every item I enchant comes from the rawest possible ingredients. If I want to power level, I have to mine the ore.
Animals are hunted for leather. Soul gems are looted or mined from Blackreach. They are only filled with souls I claim or fissures in Soul Cairn. Everything worked from ore, no exceptions. Daedra Hearts cannot be bought (I won't lie, this one stings sometimes). Only looted items can be disenchanted, etc.
Now I'm obviously leaning towards one side of the scale here, I'm one of those guys that gets excited when he finds some iron ore hidden by weeds. I'm just curious to see who here has thrown themselves down the crafting rabbit hole and whether or not you enjoyed it.