(31-07-2014, 11:25 AM)Slayer link Wrote: The only recipe i can remember changing was the Repeater crossbow, at the time there was only 1 and the recipe doubled.Yup, the Repeater got a Phoenix Feather added just as Irish was crafting one for someone, the Heavy Sturmhaube also had a Phoenix Feather thrown in, the Halfplate went up from 3 Ink of Life to 5 Ink of Life and at the time I believe only Dan had made one (Murrow was a few lead away, everyone laugh!), Field Medic Boxes had an Ink of Life added on right after I made 3 of them for some friends, and finally the Master Surgeon's Kit had a Phoenix Feather and two Inks of Life added to it at the same time before any were made. The Illustious used to be a House Crafted item (don't think anyone made one, might have been one made but unconfirmed), Studded Gauntlets were craftable for a short period a very long time ago, and that's all I can remember on the subject.
Crafting costs of items haven't moved down before and almost every change was made shortly after release due to players crafting them much easier than developers expected... Except when Cavalry got removed and all the Camels became Trans and certain materials were no longer used for anything *cough* strange fur *cough* and horses became useless to own other than souvenirs.
TL;DR - Item crafting costs have changed shortly after release for good reasons, some items were replaced or made useless in the past, but all of this was only the result of major changes (House Crafting just being added and needing balance and Cavalry being removed). I doubt this Feature Request would warrant any sort of crafting cost change in the first place, though, so it doesn't seem to be a pertinent argument.
PS - I am relatively sure balance is being reconsidered this patch, Slayer, as Hyper did post a quote about it a while back. I guess we'll just have to cross our fingers and see when this elusive patch finally comes out
