Mining in AQ3D - Brainstorming

Mining already exists in Ashfall, so it probably wouldn't be too different. But personally, I'd like to see more use out of mining; rather than mining crystals and turning in quests for gold and experience, being able to mine for ores and make something useful out of those ores would be better. For instance, maybe make new armors and weapons, but another thing I'd like to see is being able to upgrade item levels with ores rather than do repetitive tasks that we've had for years now.

For instance, the biggest flaw in the game currently is how we have level 1, 7, 14, 21, and 27 of the same items, especially for the Daily Boss craft items. The problem with that is that the process of upgrading is bland, but the other issue is how some levels are skipped.

Mining could have greater potential for upgrading the levels of weapons and armors, but I doubt AE would ever go that route. But one thing I could see are post-game quests where you need lots of ores to build some sort of legendary weapon, like the Blinding Light of Destiny.

 

I would like to see ores used in a crafting system. To either be used in making consumables or gear upgrades or both. With fishing already in the game and mining coming soon. We just need some sort of plant type gathing to get some good cooking crafts going. Then maybe add lumberjack to gather wood. To do some sort of other craft to combine with mining.
I just want to see use be able to use the stuff we gather and create our own things. Not just trade them to an npc for something else.

 

I would like it kind of like how runescape has it collect ores and have a blacksmith thing come out of it

 

I am excited about mining. I already crafted the crystal spear from Ashfall. I think, like Snowy said, there is a lot of potential with mining. They could really run with that idea.