Trap Lover
Remember my saying last year, I'd make a list of formulas which do not require any limited edition items to craft? I have defined "limited edition item" as an item of which a finite number exist on the site, and no more copies can be produced/found. If a formula requires any components that are limited edition items, the final product is also limited edition. If a formula requires any components which themselves need a formula to make, the chances of the final product being limited edition are significantly increased.
Putting aside alchemy itself for a moment, which items count as limited edition and which ones don't? I know of some obvious examples (gold shop items and game items are NOT limited edition), but I'm not sure I could categorize every single item that exists on this site. We would first need to work out exactly how many different categories and subcategories there are, and even then some items may blur the lines.
Think of the items from zOMG! from recipies that come from non-repeatable quests. Each Gaia Account has the potential to produce ONE copy of each different item (Barton Regulars Armor, for example) that comes under the designated category. Personally I don't know if these items should be considered limited edition or not. Every time someone creates a new account and plays zOMG!, it can lead to ONE more of a given recipe being produced by the system.
Limited edition, or no? I could spend all day pondering this one...
burning_eyes I shall contribute more thoughts on this later.
To be fair, many zOMG items can still be obtained in the daily chance in the game, those Barton Regular items for example I have so many stored I lost count.
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Now, items that cannot be obtained through daily chance like the Otami weapon items for example could be a problem eventually.
Right now crafting a North Kitten Star is pretty much impossible since it requires 15 kitty fluffs and even though I saw three recently for sale, hoarding 15 could take forever due to their rarity.