Quote: link=topic=34076.msg203636#msg203636 date=1414002331]
seeing the high crafting price of those 2 and just adding 2 body armour, i would suggest giving them another 1 or 2 armour. you could just buy studded instead for like4-5 mil and get the same result.
opinions, suggestion?
Shouldn't Studded just be more expensive, though? They are legendary, not crafted, so their price is entirely set by the community. Seems only fitting for a legendary armor that is the best of its tier... sadly, this isn't how the economy works.
Fun fact - Studded used to cost somewhere in the neighborhood of 14m. Now people are paying that and more for these body armors that give less protection over the tier before (Trans). This doesn't mean nerf studded or buff the armors, it just means that people have decided looks outweigh armor benefits and are willing to pay more for a full overhaul of how your body looks than for a piece of hand armor that gives a better bonus.
You could also cite house crafted gauntlets for the change of price for Studded Gauntlets. Would people really be willing to spend 5 times as much for just 2 more armor points (12 for Defender, 14 for Studded)? Yes and no. They are willing to pay it to upgrade trans to halfplate/heraldic because it gives a massive "I'm a cool rich person" status. They aren't willing to pay it for gauntlets that give a large stat bonus, thus the price of Studded fell.