Darielle
Chef, Scroll-Keeper, and Buddy Fan Club Member
In your original post you said that the FA was doable for "new" members. I was addressing that post, not mine. New members to me are in the first couple of chapters. However, let's go along with your premise that you are in chapter two and have a level 2 MA.In your original post, you referred to players in ch 1-5, now you are just concerned with ch1-2? I was able to make 5 in ch 2, with a level 2 MA. How many other members would be in this FS of ch1-2 players that you are referring to and how many would they each make?
Okay, if you made five arcane badges, that means that you acquired at least 20 combined catalysts to make those five arcanes, using at least 4 ccs minimum to acquire 10 vision vapor. According to ElvenArchitect, combined catalysts in a level two workshop take 20 hours to complete. So it would have taken you approximately 400 hours to complete five arcane badges. Either you had a big stash going into the FA or is Elven Architect wrong about the time? Or did you have a large stash of time instants to burn to get the ccs faster? Something doesn't add up, unless Elven Architect is wrong. 400 hours in an FA that did not encompass 400 hours just doesn't make sense to me, but if I'm brain freezing, I'll be the first to admit it if you point it out.
Now, in order to get past the one waypoint that required 35 arcanes (I don't remember which map it was on but I know I saw it), it would take at least 140 combined catalysts. If everyone had a level 2 academy, that means they'd need a minimum of 2800 combined hours of work to complete that one waypoint. Explain to me how your fellowship managed it. I'd be interested.