Quote Originally Posted by Cupid_907652 View Post
Great guide!
Thank you Cupid!

Quote Originally Posted by Cupid_907652 View Post
I have an opposing strategy to balancing blacksmiths though. While it does get you the most efficient power per cost, it leaves you no control over the cooldown time. i.e. if upgrading an equipment takes 17 hours and you have 5 hours until thorsday, your best option will be to wait for the day change (wasting 5 hours of possible crafting time). If you keep the equipment unbalanced, however, you can pick a gear that will take 5 hours when you need to wait 5 hours and 6 for 6, etc. If you know you will be back in 12 hours, you can pick the appropriate gear. Also, before thorsday ends, it is best to use the longest cooldown possible to take advantage of it being cut in 1/4.
This is a good point! I actually do that too. Dawnbringer's sword will be higher for instance, and I will take advantage of Thor's Day (I love that pun!) to boost it, whereas I will keep my lower level equipments for the other days. You should remember that these are general guidelines and that you can diverge a bit. It' still a good idea, though, to allow all your heroes to deal good damage. Even my tanks have Bane so that they can deal damage too. If you only have one big hitter, you're screwed when he dies!

I will add your point about Thor's Day and higher level equipments to the guide.