Thread: Design a Unique Relic!

Remnant gem of the Forsaken People

+Vitality
+All Critical
+Devastating Critical damage

and maybe
+ incoming healing

Flexible enough that it can be useful to all classes! I hope you guys agree.

Unique Gem of the Elven-heart

+650 to all Offense Ratings
+200 Morale
+22 Will

Should be reminiscent to a caster class, and valuable to it too.

Here's another sample I thought up of:

Unique Rune of the Fallen Kingdom

+234 All Crit Defense Ratings
+645 Block Rating
+45 in-combat Morale regen

Good for a tanking class

and here's my last, a setting:

Unique Setting of the Wizards

+20 Vitality
+200 Morale
+600 Evade Rating

Should be built to benefit most classes

Rose-tinted Gem of the Optimist (Gem)
(a defensive/survival option for grouping)

• Morale
• Incoming Healing
• Regen Power

Logical Rune of the Skeptic (Rune)
(a defensive option when not grouping to make up for lack of healing)

• All Avoidances (b/p/e)
• All Defenses (m/r/t)

Protruding Setting of the Belligerent (Setting)
(for when the best defense is a strong offense)

• All Offense
• All Critical
• Morale

Note: no dev crit on here because that has a tiny impact on damage.
At best (if your dev chance is capped at 5%), +7.5% dev crit damage adds less than 0.2% dps.



BONUS (to fix the lack of crafted relics for tanks):

Symbol of Survival (CRAFTED)
(the nearest equivalents for tanks to offense and healing which other classes use)

• Melee Defence
• Incoming Healing

gem of devastating tactics
+fate
+tactical crit
+tactical offence

rune of catastrophic power
+max power
-attack duration
+icpr

Extraordinary setting of Valinor

All offense
All critical
Devastating critical damage


Extraordinary gem of Andor

Health
Power
Healing (inc healing)


Extraordinary rune of Endor

Health
Attack speed
All critical defense

Legendary Rune of Epic Power

Regen Health
Regen Power
+1 to LI Legacies

or

Legendary Rune of Virtues
Regen Health
Regen Power
+1 to equipped virtues

The recent relic changes are headed in the right direction, but what the system is missing is relics that are truly desirable. This can be changed by adding relics that have 4 things on them. Make them a part of the current melding system and make them require a high amount of shards/extraordinary relics to make.

Maybe say 6 extraordinary relics and 1900 shards. Make them all have 4 stats and make at least 3 of each item, setting, gem, and rune. Also making some new and improved crafted relics would be a nice bonus.

There should be 3 of each of the categories. I dont have any witty names but this is what I came up with.

Settings:

7.5% partial block
7.5% parial parry
7.5% partial evade
1200 melee def

50 vit
50 will
250 icpr
250 icmr

Gem:

400 all offense
400 all crit
300 morale
250 power

8.5% dev crit
-10% attack speed
200 morale
700 melee def

50 fate
50 vit
50 will
400 icpr

Rune:

all avoidances
all resistances
-12% item wear
-5% attack speed

550 morale
550 power (for those who have worked to max their stats and just want raw power and morale, you get a higher return with this one, but only get 2 items instead of 4)

900 all offense
1200 all crit
5% dev crit
150 morale



i think something like this would be very nice, give us something to work towards with the relics. Make the cost of them high but not overwhelming. IMO there should also be some uber rare relics that drop from the raids, that would go into the crafted slot (basically create orange relics that can drop from the chests)

those could be uber awesome and look something like this

1800 all offense
2000 all crit
400 morale
400 power
300 icmr

650 morale
1500 melee def
5% dev mag CHANCE (like the clicky on baingrist but a full time 5%, so theoretically our dev crit could hover around 7-10% base)
200 icpr
40 will



the legendary system can really be something awesome, as long as its a rewarding process and you feel like you have accomplished something. Its nice getting a tell from a random stranger that says, 'wow! nice legendary weapon!' its a good feeling, it makes you think the hours you invested into making it, was worth the effort.

Hope to see some great things coming out this year with Isengard.

Subtle Rune of Survival
+1500 Inc Healing
+520 M/R/T Defence Ratings.
+200 morale

Or

Subtle Rune of Survival
+1500 Inc Healing
+520 M/R/T Defence Ratings.
+200 power



Adamant gem of steadfast
+250 Crit defense
+200 Morale
-2.5% attack duration

or

Adamant gem of steadfast
+250 Crit defense
+200 Power
-2.5% Attack duration

Rune of the Juggernaut
+250 Morale
+100 In Combat Morale Regeneration
+Moderately Reduced Item Wear From Combat

Extroadinary Rune of Critical Condition

-5% Attack Duration
+7.5% Devastating Critical Magnitude
+22 Agility

Might of the Maiar
All Crit
All Offense
Might

for healers
icpr, outgoing healing and power
for dps
all crit, all offenses, icpr

Unique Rune of (Monk) Meditation

- Morale
- In-Combat Power Regen
- All Offence

Description:
Inspired by the Oriental Monk Meditation. Thanks to the meditation he searches the perfect equilibrium of soul. This makes him tougher to take down and aquire the perfect knowledge of his skills so he can do more damage without fatigue.

Exquisite Gem of Armament

All Defense (+600 Melee/Tactical/Range Defense Rating)
Incoming Healing (+1500 Incoming Healing)
Morale (+200 Morale)

Rune of the Bowmaster

AGI
Will
Attack Speed

Sorry if I think in terms of a Hunter...that's my main character.

Extraordinary Rune of Shadows

+22 Agility
+650 Evade
+520 All Critical

This would be the ideal rune for my burg's Quiet Knife mode.

Gem of Persistence

+104 icpr
+520 all critcal
+7.5% devestate magnitude

Extraordinary Gem of the Stalwart

+22 Might
+520 Block and Parry Ratings
+114 In-combat Power Regen


My warden would love one of these, as would many others that stand in front of the squishier folk.

The perfect relic is the one I want. The relic I want changes depending on the character I'm putting it on and other equiped items that character has. Does my guardian need outgoing healing? No, but my RK would love it. Does my RK want might? Not particulary, but my champion would kill for it. Having said that, I would like to see us able to build our own relics. There are 23 relic "components" listed here. Split them equally between crafting professions. Let each crafting profession make a component, a material in final relic assembly. Give the components tiers, like the current crafted relic system, so that lesser powered components can be created easily and frequently, and greater powered components are harder and slower to make. Then allow us to assemble, through the melding screen, any three of these components as we see fit. Min-maxers would be happy, balanced players would be happy. Everyone wins.

This would be another boost to the sorely lacking crafting professions. With the inability to recover relics, we will need to be (relatively) continually crafting and trading these relic components to keep our shiny new toys where we want them. It would also completely silence the continual "I can't get the old T7-T9 relics any more" complaints. Now, if it so suits you, you can.

Attempting to create one perfect relic that fits everyone is doomed to failure. There are so many different charater types and so many different play styles that nothing can satisfy them all. At least allow us the chance to make ourselves happy. Personally, I'd bend over backwards in game to have a system like this, a system that actually allows me to customise my chacracter how I see fit.

My two coppers.

Setting of the Dunedain
+7.5 devastate magnitude
+250 all crit
+500 parry/block/evade

Setting of the Deeping Wall

Block +350
Health + 250
All resistances +150

Gem of the Light of Earendil
Will +40
ICPR +120
Power +200

Rune of Magic Forgotten
Inbound healing +1200
Outbound healing +1200
Fate +20

Rune of the Last Alliance
All avoidance +150
Item wear
All resistances

Setting of the Traveller (setting)

Evade +250
Out-of-combat run speed +8%
Cooldown timer "Return Home" skill reduction 80%

Sleight of Eye (Gem)

+15 Fate
+72 In Combat Power Regeneration
IF user skill "Ancient Wisdom" OR "Tale of Heroism" active, THEN +30 Will

Etraordinary Setting of Durability
-5% wear
+120 ICM
+1500 ICH
+700 Defense (melee, ranged ,tactical)

Singular Setting of Durability
+114 ICM
+1300 ICH
+650 Defense (melee, ranged ,tactical)

Unique Setting of Durability
+1040 ICH
+550 Defense (melee, ranged ,tactical)

Setting of the Hunter's Endurance
-power regen
-agility
-all offense

Gem of Murmured Kindness
-healing
-fate
-all avoidances

Rune of Decision
-all criticals
-regen health
-might

Extraordinary Rune of Inner Light

140 in-combat power regen
650 outgoing healing rating
650 incoming healing rating

Extraordinary Gem of the White Tree

650 Critical Defense
650 Parry Ratting
75 Moral

Extraordinary Setting of the Defender

-5% Melee Attack Speed
+5% Devistate Magnitude
+225 Melee/Ranged/Tactical Offense
+225 Melee/Ranged/Tactical Critical

Unique Rune of Blinding Rage

Might
All Offence
Attack speed

Health
ICMR
Block

Flashing Gem of Helm Hammerhand

+25 Might
+25% Attack speed
+25% Devastating Critical damage

Bilbo's Mithril Setting

+3 Stealth
+200 All avoidances (b/p/e)
+25% Attack speed
+25% Devastating Critical damage

Note: All are specific to the rune 'slot'.

Unique Rune of the Stone Lord

+Morale
+Crit Defense
+Dev Magnitude


Unique Rune of the Sea Wall

+Power
+Avoidance
+Crit Defense


Unique Rune of the Watchfull Edge

+Morale
+ M/R/T Offense
+Dev Magnitude


Unique Rune of the West Shore

+ICPR
+Outgoing Healing
+Power

Extraordinary Rune of Perseverance
Regen Power
Morale
Healing (Outgoing)

Rune of the Mithril Shield

+200 Morale
+600 Melee Defence
+260 All Crit defence

Extraordinary Gem of Soon(tm)
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+20 Patience
+200 New Content
+5% Incoming Grind Resistance



Gem of the Ettenmoors
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50% chance to insta-kill solo Blackarrows, to save your time and theirs
Weapon glows a special color when your cooldowns are all expired, letting you know you can leave GV again
Grants HIPS to non-burgs, makes it permanent for burgs



Special Setting of Special Specialness
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You're good enough
You're smart enough
And doggone it, people like you

name: stolen setting of quickness

•AGI
•All critical
•Attack speed

Strident Rune of Reprisal (Rune)

• All resistances
• Attack speed
• All critical

I realize relics are entirely passive stat boosts, but the name/stat theme (which probably looks weird) came out of the idea of the active response skills in the game, such as abilities that are only used after parrying an attack. I wanted to make a relic that suggested that sort of activity, resisting an incoming attack and punishing the attacker for it, so a resist-to-"fast" crit stat theme with a name to match.

Trivial sidenote: I originally made this a gem, but afterward two things occurred to me. First, the name works better as a rune ("Strident Gem of Reprisal" lacks the alliteration bonus). Second, the only relics I see with an attack speed boost are runes, which was probably intentional (didn't want people stacking it?), so...yeah. Stat-wise I'd have more interest in it as a gem, but thematically it makes more sense as a rune.

Thanks for the little contest/inquiry. This was interesting to think about.

Exquisite Gem of Perseverance:
ICPR
ICMR
All Avoidances

Setting of Endless ROFLStomping (name subject to change) [Setting]
+All Crit
+All Offense
+Morale (you guys said health lol)

or

Gem of the Champion [gem]
+Incoming healing rating
+All Defense
+ICPR

or

Rune of the runethatIwantbackinthegame
+morale
+power
+Crit defense