You can just break it all down into a simple currency that all items share. This means you no longer have to manage all of those different item types and dread looking at your inventory or bank. All of the refining will use Refinement Points for upgrades, along with reagents of course. Gemstones, Enchantments, Runestones, Artifacts, Artifact Equipment, Uncommon (Green) Equipment (must be identified), will all break down into Refinement Points which will be a currency on the inventory sheet. Now players will use Refinement Points (thought you might like to keep your acronym) which will be a currency.

In the end, this doesn't add to the experience as much as it takes away from it all. Having to match enchantments, stones, and types of items created a massive amount of inventory to maintain and organize. We took a hard look at all of this and came up with a plan to improve it in multiple ways. On top of all of that, there hasn't been any major additions to the system in a long time. They don't know what enchantments to use as food, what to hold, what to look for, and we wanted to make that experience far easier for players to figure out. In the end it felt more like a chore that had to be done than a fun part of the game where the player kept making progress.įor new players, the system is overwhelmingly complicated. The pure number of items that needed to be held on to, the matching bonuses, the different reagents for different artifact types, and yes the hoarding of items until the 2x Refinement Points weekends to maximize the gains.

Refinement is a core part of Neverwinter gameplay, but a lot of the time it could feel like it was weighing down on you as a player. There are some really cool, nice changes, and some that will cause distress (see bonding stones). Click the READ MORE AT ARC link at the end to see the whole article. Vouchers may also be donated to add to the Coffer.ĭonating Food Vouchers gives 1 Guild Mark for every 10 value donated.ĭonating Gold gives 2 Guild Marks for every 1 value donated.ĭonating Glory gives 1 Guild Mark for every 20 value donated.ĭonating Labor gives 1 Guild Mark for every 5 value donated.ĭonating Gems gives 1 Guild Mark for every 5 value donated.ĭonating Surplus Equipment gives 1 Guild Mark for every 5 value donated.ĭonating Astral Diamonds gives 5 Guild Marks for every 1 value donated.ĭonating Treasures of Tyranny gives 1 Guild Mark for every 15 value donated.ĭonating Frozen Treasures gives 1 Guild Mark for every 5 value donated.ĭonating Fey Trinkets gives 1 Guild Mark for every 5 value donated.ĭonating Dark Gifts gives 1 Guild Mark for every 5 value donated.ĭonating Influence gives 1 Guild Mark for every influence donated.Cryptic is coming out with some major changes, below is just a small part to whet your appetite. Tending a Farm will add the Food in the Farm to the Coffer. Vouchers may also be donated to add to the Coffer.ĭonating Metal Vouchers gives 1 Guild Mark for every 10 value donated. Tending a Mine will add the Metal in the Mine to the Coffer. Vouchers may also be donated to add to the Coffer.ĭonating Stone Vouchers gives 1 Guild Mark for every 10 value donated. Tending a Quarry will add the Stone in the Quarry to the Coffer. Vouchers may also be donated to add to the Coffer.ĭonating Wood Vouchers gives 1 Guild Mark for every 10 value donated. Tending a Lumberyard will add the Wood in the Lumberyard to the Coffer.

To donate an item to the Coffer talk to The Mimic.ĭonation Values Heroic Shard of Power ĭonating gives 10 Guild Marks for every shard donated. Upgrading the Guild Hall, or building and upgrading a Warehouse, increases the maximum capacity of the Coffer.ĭonating items to the Coffer adds resources to the Coffer, as well as giving Guild Marks. Every Stronghold structure built or upgraded uses resources in the Coffer. The Stronghold Coffer holds all the resources guild members have donated.

Neverwinter strongbox of influence