Halfling Heroine
Sachie Whitby
((You called for an elven knight of the kitty kingdom~? cat_wink ))
I never realized that the formula itself was so rare. That's crazy! How is anyone meant to craft a pair of backwings if they can't even get their hands on the formula? I'm afraid I completely out of the loop as far as alchemy is concerned, I thought it was the components were the problem. No wonder some people feel so bitter about the backwings issue. Don't worry, you don't come across as being preachy. If I had any interest in crafting backwings, I'd feel pretty disappointed too. We can only hope that Gaia will eventually tweak the difficulty to a more realistic level.
It's a shame I don't have my old computer anymore, otherwise I could find some of my newbie avatars. I remember my avatar always used to be dressed in blue to match my old username.(Aquadreamer00) Back then, I thought I had the most original name ever! emotion_dealwithit
It used to be a formula and component problem, but I would say that all 99% of alchemy problems are in regards to formulas. [The other 1% is alchemy formulas with recipes that call for one or more RIG items that have the potential for extinction.]
The only "fix" they've done in terms of formulas is that they've taken a bunch of the formulas used to make certain alchemy formulas out of the alchemist case [i.e. the formula RIG box] and made them ultra rares in the daily chance only.
For example -
http://www.gaiaonline.com/marketplace/itemdetail/75001
I own one of this formula but to make Glacemella, I am going to need 10 more. The idea that I'm going to have to raise 300mil just to buy enough formulas [on top of the 220 sugar crystals] is completely ludicrous. I'm very tempted to take my formula to the Alchemy Exchange and see if someone will trade me the Formula 10: Nice Suit for Work for it.
[Sorry if I got a bit ranty there as I really cannot talk about what Gaia did with formulas without getting frustrated and ranty.]
