3rd thing : the amount of arcadia coins needed to build the new stuff. 100k to unlock grandmaster lvls on alchemy and blacksmithing , then 75k + 100k to buy new recipes then 75k per red item and 100k per gold item.
btw, that's not accurate. you need 75k coins to do red item and additional 175k coins for upgrading to gold. the gold recipe also needs the stone from the red recipe 
Display MoreKISS – Keep It Simple, Stupid.
A well-known and proven principle in software engineering - and a very good reason to rethink the current roll system.
I believe everyone on the server understands the need for monetization, especially in a free-to-play MMORPG. But you also have to understand that players want guarantees when they spend real money. And honestly, the current roll system provides none of that.
You introduced a karma system with a "special pool" and a "higher chance" for max rolls, but we never received any transparent information about what is actually inside this special pool, what the minimum and maximum roll values are, or how the system works in detail.
Players want to decide for themselves which stats they want on their weapons, based on their favorite class and preferred playstyle. With the current RNG-heavy system - especially one that requires real money to even attempt a good roll - good luck getting what you need. No wonder people are frustrated and quitting if nothing changes.
There have already been solid suggestions, so let me list them again in case they got lost in the discussions:
Introduce a PNC item that lets you select the four preferred stats for a weapon, all at max value.
Introduce lock/unlock PNC items for the four stat slots, so players can still roll with Orkham Crystals but keep chosen stats fixed.
If I missed any, feel free to add or comment. But all of these suggestions share one important trait: determinism.
Players should not be forced to throw real money into a pure gamble hoping to eventually get the stats they want. Charge a bit more for deterministic items - that’s fine. At least then players can evaluate what they’re buying, which is impossible with pure RNG.
I even took the time to estimate the mathematics behind the current system (assuming a pool of 20 possible stats per roll, and 41 possible roll values per stat - from 4.0 to 8.0).
The probability of getting the exact four specific stats, each with a max roll, using an Orkham Crystal is:
1 in 13,690,812,045.
Good luck to everyone trying to achieve that as a free-to-play player.
Even with a PNC item that allows you to lock one stat slot, the chance is still:
1 in 66,784,449.
Isn’t it a bit unfair to ask players to pay real money for odds like that?
Please change something here - or at the very least, respond to our posts and make an official statement instead of ignoring the community.
There will be changes to improve luck factor in corruption system, such as;
- Permanent karma until you stop rolling for a while
- Introducing 2 stat exclusion stones, so it will be easier to have a deterministic way of getting each stat without losing what you have build
- Craftable Exclusion stones in Grove
- New Orkham mode that drops alot more shuffle stones to not make you feel the need of Orkham runs that frequently
However, chance of getting max roll is not equal to getting any roll, its alot higher, so your calculations are not accurate.
Also as a side note; Initially special stat pool for weapons is created because of player frustrations in past & stats inside are populated with most requested stats by players, so this trend will continue with incoming feedbacks.
Possible stat list will be published soon in forum & in wiki afterwards.
Greetings
