Quote Originally Posted by Dawnseeker View Post
Chips are meant to be permanent additions to your equipment, not hot-swapped constantly. There's no gem cost at low levels so that you can experiment and get to know how chips work.

We want players to be faced with interesting decisions. Do you use a level 4 chips or wait for a level 5? Or even higher? If you make a mistake, you can pay gems to undo it, if its a big deal to you.

We just made getting chips a lot easier in the last patch, by adding level 3 and 4 chips to Labyrinth rewards. All players now have access to level 4 and even level 5 chips with some patience. The removal cost is there so that you have to plan ahead and decide between immediate upgrades or waiting for more powerful chips.
Ok serious question. How long do you expect the average player to play a server. I assume its at least 3 years since it takes over 2 years to get every spirit plan from lab. TO get one level 15 chip, assuming you can get 2 level 4 chips from placing 1st in both banish events daily 2 level 4 chips from lab a day, and buy every chip available in fair, and get a 2 level 1 chips between shuffle tiles in lab and guild chests per day, and assuming every chip you get is the same chip it would take 1274 years to get 1 level 15 chip.

SO what is the point? Why do chips go to level 15? Why not just stop them at say level 7? If they stopped at 7 then it would be more reasonable. I still think getting rid of the removal cost is best. Or if teh chips are going to go to level 15 and now level 4 chips are more common, change when the removal fee kicks in. Have it start at level 6.

I think there is a way to adjust what is there to make it more reasonable to more players, and still accomplish the original goals.