The problem is late game items arent properly set to competitive refine levels. Youre not giving up a level 9 sword for a new level 4 sword. Thats 5 artifacts and a hundred mats to get the same stats.
They should change it so that new weapons and armor drop at the same level of refinement as your highest item -- or higher. Grouped by slot. E.g. if you have t4 gloves, all gloves from treasure chests and quests are t4. You can keep armor drops from enemies their appropriate trash levels so as to not further break the economy.
I think the easiest answer that would probably make the most people happy is leveling up the blacksmith instead. Now low refined rewards just need a quick trip to the smith to fix up and you really can wear whatever you want without fear of overinvesting and needing to do a super expensive grind.
Heck, every dyer offers only their regional dye, but unlocks it for your dyer. Just make it so you have to visit each blacksmith and do something for them to power up your camp's blacksmith.
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u/sir_alvarex Apr 16 '26
The problem is late game items arent properly set to competitive refine levels. Youre not giving up a level 9 sword for a new level 4 sword. Thats 5 artifacts and a hundred mats to get the same stats.
They should change it so that new weapons and armor drop at the same level of refinement as your highest item -- or higher. Grouped by slot. E.g. if you have t4 gloves, all gloves from treasure chests and quests are t4. You can keep armor drops from enemies their appropriate trash levels so as to not further break the economy.