Making the cost of Hero a crafted mat (like a mini Dark Offering)

[Malong]

I don't think I've seen someone pick support over gear.

Read!!!!!!!!! This is about support over hero class, not support over gear.

I specifically mentioned support items. It's bad when you see heroes with normal barricades, particularly when even something like heavy barricade is so inexpensive right now. I did some quick math and you can buy the 85 lumps and 25 waters required for a tome from the auction hall for 700k (i.e. less than hero class) right now. And it would be less if you bought the materials from the forums. Despite this, Ragnarok attempts with terrible barricades and very few tomes are commonplace.

You saying people should spend almost 50-100% of the wealth they have on a tome/barrel/wall?

Fucking read!!!! Nobody mentioned "barrel" nor "wall" until your post, by the way (quick control-f confirms this).

I specifically cited Heavy Barricade as a trivial example and showed the math on Tome. Both cost less than hero class. And yet there are many hero characters in public servers that have normal barricades or heroes that are medics without tomes. Honestly, the only hope for public Ragnarok right now is ranged spam with upgraded red weapons, and this burden would be greatly alleviated with more barricades (and even Heavy Barricade is enough) and Tomes.

What is the point of having a hero with terrible weapons and armour and no support item that is fit for Ragnarok? To have better stats while getting carried?