To all you Carpenters out there

[Alkanos]

I've got a strange question for all you furniture makers out there. I've started my one alt out to be a woodworker, but just for kicks (and pristine exp ;D ) I've been making some t2 furniture. But I've run into something really strange.

I was spamming durability boost abilities cause I wasn't paying attention and let it get too low. But I was getting huge jumps in my durability, within 4 rounds I had full green bar again. I checked the descriptions, and the two non-power abilities were giving +20 durability a pop! That's more than Terwin's Tier 7 durability boost abilities! (I think they give +15 apiece)

My carpenter tier 1 abilities were giving +55 progress per round if I used all three, while my WW ones only gave +36. It just keeps getting stranger and stranger...

I also noticed that the abilities that used power were only draining 5 power for the t1 ability and 7 power for the t2. But my woodworker abilties were draining 21 and 42 respectively. So I realized something must be screwy with my character.

Now my question is, is this actually normal? Are the Tier 1 and 2 carpenter crafting abilities über-powerful for everyone? Or am I bugged? Just in case I somehow got another tiers abilities, here are the names:
Metallurgy, Dovetail Joint, and Concentrate are the Tier 1s
Geology, Tee Joint, and Consider are the Tier 2s

I wonder if this is a sign from the EQ2 gods that I should give up woodworking and do carpentry instead ;D. I haven't picked my final class yet, but I'm at level 19 and camped in QH so once I see if this is normal or not, I'll make my choice. Thanks shapers of wood and metal! ;D

[Lady Shylah]

I'm not sure if that's a bug or not. I do remember it being very easy to craft in my 'younger' days. As for my current level (45ish), if I were to use the newest spells, my chances of getting pristine are limited for some reason. However, if I use the teir of spells prior to my newest ones, I get a very easy pristine all the time. I get at least +25-30 to durability normally, and without using any power regen spells at all, I've *never* ran out of power.



I know that Palen has a carpenter as well. He might have more information for ya.

[rasnar]

The reason for this is pretty straight forward. Power regens at a static rate for example 20 per tick. However, the use of power in crafting is based off percentages. Thus for crafting you want as small a power pool as you can. When you are young you dotn have to worry too much about it because you have a small pool anyway. As you grow older you might want to take off all that powerful gear:)

[Kaeros]

I was reading a post yesterday on the Tradeskill forums from a guy who was doing everything possible to keep his adventure level at 1, for the reason Rasnar mentions. He wouldn't even leave his suburb in Qeynos for fear of discovery XP.