Research and Development

[Azraile]

Having to research how to make items (besides a few basic knowledge items, maybe available in a crafting book you start with?) is a way to tier the game and/or slow the pace. The thuamacraft mod is an grate example of a very good method for this. It has a research tree that you can work though by braking down items at a research table to examine the base qualities that make that item up. It creates research notes then from paper and ink and you can use those notes to further the research by braking down more items until you understand enough about properties in the notes to make a brake through and the notes become papers you can use to unlock part of the research tree.

Now this kinda method don’t need to be used but what ever method of research is used requiring some one to do there homework so to say before they can make something helps pace the game. Allowing people to write down notes on how to make various items can let people teach research topics to other people, however having to do it one at a time in an order that fulfills the requirement of said research makes helping some one do so a good bit of an effort. On the other hand sharing research notes can help a group of people learn a lot faster. (I have done this with thuamacraft, it is a very rewarding social exspirance that is fun.)

[Kuma]

You should read older posts^^ We already have discussed this in detail (your points and more). I’m just to busy to search for it atm.

[Azraile]

Ah well then i’ll just wait till I put together my ideas how it could work

(mine is a little complicated… but awesome in MHO)

In general you start out with simpile crafting and the more your progress the more skill spesific research/crafting stations you gain access too.

Then at the highest tiers you start getting ones that combining skills.

The final could be research would be something along the lines of a replicator, taking mater/energy/magic and making copies of items you have. (the more rare the more it takes to the point some epic items would require near feeding inter worlds to it lol) But that is just kinda a eh…kinda just thrown in there lol… the rest is a little more thought out than how to end it.

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