Alhuntrazeck
08-28-2015, 10:36 PM
Hey,
Firstly, I realize STS wishes to phase out gems totally; but as this is unlikely to happen till the game dies, I'd rather they were brought back.
See, the main disadvantage of gems is that they are unsocketable, and once they are socketed, cannot be removed, while jewels can.
Whats going on now is, most people are socketing gear with gems, and not jewels. This is because the best jewels take a long time to farm. So if gems were brought back, it could be a way for people to temporarily socket their gear while farming for jewels (without dropping 50k per gem). I don't really see the harm in bringing back gems, besides the fact that only the Stat freaks would farm for jewels; but the fact that you need a noble of a primary Stat jewel to equal a grand gem is silly.
Firstly, I realize STS wishes to phase out gems totally; but as this is unlikely to happen till the game dies, I'd rather they were brought back.
See, the main disadvantage of gems is that they are unsocketable, and once they are socketed, cannot be removed, while jewels can.
Whats going on now is, most people are socketing gear with gems, and not jewels. This is because the best jewels take a long time to farm. So if gems were brought back, it could be a way for people to temporarily socket their gear while farming for jewels (without dropping 50k per gem). I don't really see the harm in bringing back gems, besides the fact that only the Stat freaks would farm for jewels; but the fact that you need a noble of a primary Stat jewel to equal a grand gem is silly.