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Don't ask for five healing salves in cryptid quest

Don't ask for five healing salves in cryptid quest
Posted 2022-08-24 01:09:36 (edited)
#822399
The cryptids seem to ask for five healing salves quite often. To me this seems a bit unreasonable, because this event involves a lot of battling, and we also have Lunar event currently, which also involves battling. We need those salves for ourselves! Just one of these requests would be fine, but I've had this request several times now. I'm all out of salves and I feel like I'm a seasoned player by now, this must be really tough for beginners! 		Narasimha
#48460
Posted 2022-08-24 01:12:27
#822400
I'd prefer to give 5 healing salves or even 10 than try to look for certain enemy to fight or wait until scouts/hunters come back.
Dżanek
#24018
Posted 2022-08-24 05:33:04 (edited)
#822444
Salves are hard to make for a lot of people, especially new folks.  Asking for 5 hamstrings new players, especially when they have to get the materials, craft the salves (5-6 hours) or use their limited SC to skip the quest.  When new players are stuck with new lead wolves, they sorely need those salves for levelling, both for the event as well as normal battles. 

I save up salves for the Lunar Event for Lunar Battles.  Asking me to use my hard earned salves to get 5 cryptid scales and a small amount of rep is a waste of my time and resources. 

The reward does not equal the cost.

I totally support.
Mustang 🐎
#3314
Posted 2022-08-24 05:37:46 (edited)
#822447
Full support. I'm really struggling to keep my lead healthy right now. 30 SC to skip one quest doesn't seem like a lot but it stacks over time. 		Sierp
#5791
Posted 2022-08-24 06:30:50
#822478
If the devs don't want to outright remove these quests, maybe they could decrease the amount of Healing Salves that are needed for the quest?
Alex the Green Lizard
#7114
Posted 2022-08-24 06:32:43 (edited)
#822480
I think 10SC to skip or reduce it down to 1 salve.

Some require some hard to get herbs too

https://www.wolvden.com/chatter/topic/820897?page=1

Dark Watchers: • Give 1x Bone, 2x Charcoal, 1x Garlic, and 1x Owl Feather
Hodag: Give 3x Buffaloberry, 1x Feverfew, and 1x Bearberry
Champ: Give 2x Acorns, 1x Blue Jay Feather, 2x Dandelion, and 2x St. Johns Wort
Beast of Busco: Give 6x Nesting Material
Fresno Nightcrawler: Bring 1x critter, 3x herbs, and 1x Roadrunner Feather (specific items needed will be randomized)
Lava Bear: Give 1x Owl Feather, 1x Bone, 1x Acorn, 1x Mollusk Shell, and 1x Roadrunner Feather
Monster Turtle: Give 2x Dead Fish and 1x Turtle Shell

Just so the Devs know, the event is beautiful and the art/bases/decor are amazing! The concept isnt too bad either.  Just needs some tweaking.
Mustang 🐎
#3314
Posted 2022-08-24 06:39:10 (edited)
#822482
I support~

I'm relatively new and have been having to purchase healing salves (and they're pretty pricey) for the Lunar + Cryptid fights. I wouldn't mind forking over 1 Healing Salve but 3-5 per time? It's been running me dry.

I haven't come across a 5 demand yet. But today alone I've had to fork over 12 healing salves already. (3 per quests, 4 quests in total) And I still have a shit ton of Cryptid quests to do and I'm sure more will want salves.

It's just tedious and and the reward isn't worth it. Like others have mentioned, 30 SC isn't a lot for one quest, but it definitely adds up when you get this quest from multiple cryptids' every day.
Karma
#75898
Posted 2022-08-24 08:46:09
#822527
No support. I love the healing salve quest! It's the easiest one! I always stock up on salves for events so I have plenty, and can queue up making more with my herbalist every night.
Lionel
#34199
Posted 2022-08-28 22:45:50
#826332
I personally think ALL quests ask for far too many items - aside from maybe those that ask for carcasses and the ones that ask for a small handful of herbs and feathers. Sure 10× rocks or 5× nesting materials may be alright once but a week into the event and I've seen these quests more times than I care to count. These same quests are also presented to new players so, while it may mot be a problem for you it certainly is for them. These need to be taken down in number.

Another option that I quite like is trying to balance the inflow/outflow of these items. Add encounter rewards that drop these items - not a single cataclysm encounter drops healing salves or nesting materials. There are a few who drop herbs, amusement items, and cave building materials - which is good.
A long while back we had encounters who would give quest items as their result - they now give nothing. Anyways, It'd be cool to see a cataclysm encounter or two that does this same thing - giving you items that the cryptids are asking for.
Lily (GH!)
#3016
Posted 2022-08-29 04:29:45 (edited)
#826381
Even as someone who hoards healing salves, the healing salves asked for is a lot -- 10-15 uses is a big number for one quest, that can be given multiple times a day, over the course of 30 days. That's a lot of salves that a lot of players don't have.

Taking it down to 2 of 3 would be much more manageable and easier on new players.

No support. I love the healing salve quest! It's the easiest one!

Unfair to not support by claiming it's the easiest quest, when it's well known and agreed upon that a vast majority of the quests are too difficult/too specific/take too long.
Remmie
#8429