Crafting — City of Heroes.
Posted by nefchast on May 5, 2009
Here it is, the CoH crafting post. CoH is different from most MMOs in that the characters do not gain gear that has stats, or much gear at all. (things such as capes and wings are gained later though) With pure cosmetics on your character, actual ‘equipment’ is in the form of enhancements that you add to your skills to make them stronger in various ways. And so the crafting typically revolves around them in a form called ‘invention’.
Crafting
Here’s the crafting window that can be found by using one of the invention tables in a university. It’s quite straight-forward — you have the recipe, you have the parts, hit create and pay the price — instant item. No crafting skills, no professions, no grind. In this way it’s superior to most crafting systems in MMOs, but it pays for it with its bland simpleness and lack of satisfaction. You can gain recipes and ‘salvage’ (the crafting materials) in missions or buy them from the black market.
