Granger wrote:Describing, while maybe interesting from a community standpoint in case you would really need another player, feels to easy for quickly raising alts and as boreial pointed out dosn't help hermits.
This is an excellent point, actually. If going with the describing method, it should still require LP and/or EXP.
And I think studying still wins over describing because of things like time zones. A further question, would it work like describing kin, where you can't decribe someone who's been described to you? Keeping track of what you found and what you've been taught would be a nightmare.
rye130 wrote:Granger wrote:Describing, while maybe interesting from a community standpoint in case you would really need another player, feels to easy for quickly raising alts and as boreial pointed out dosn't help hermits.
What do you mean? The alts aren't getting any LP or anything out of this? They still need some major FEPs and LPs to be able to do quality crafting. Them being able to place down some building signs or whatever doesn't really matter.
Discovery LP for 100 items it 5,000. That is enough to raise one skill to 9. Can you list 100 readily available items?
Discoveries do almost nothing for crafters. A overloaded mentory and a care package of delicious treats can get an alt going much faster than a noob's discoveries.
Studying with high exp costs would discourage using it for anything but that one rare discovery that you just can't seem to find.