training summoning

[Allbot]

i was just wondering is it more expensive to train summoning with green charms than crimsons?

[chris924]

green are more expensive per xp.

 

Crimsons are the best choice because they are more efficient to use than greens and easier to get than blues.

[Allbot]

green are more expensive per xp.

 

Crimsons are the best choice because they are more efficient to use than greens and easier to get than blues.

 

 

 

say that u swap the pouchs u would get more shards back so it would be almost the same wouldnt it? cause i have over 2k greens while only around 900 crimsons.

[chris924]

well, you get 70% of the shards back regardless of the pouch you turn in. I personally have always used my greens in addition to the crimsons. If you break it down it does cost more, for example:

 

excluding tertiary ingredients

 

ibis: green charm, 109 shards (x .3 ~33) for 98.8 xp so that is 33x25gp=825 for 98.8xp or ~8.4gp per xp

 

bloated leach: crimson charm, 117 shards (x .3 ~35) for 215.2 xp so that is 35x25gp=875 for 215.2 xp or ~4.1gp per xp.

 

 

 

EDIT: as far as using the greens, I usually tried to pick pouches that used cheaper ingredients to offset the increased cost per xp...like the ibis or fruit bats for example.

 

bunyip vs. fruitbat

 

bunyip= 33 (110 x .3) shards and 1 raw shark (1000-1100gp) totals ~1825-1900gp for 119.2 xp (15.5 gp per xp)

 

fruitbat= 39 (130 x .3) shards and a banana (~70 gp) totals ~1045gp for 121.1 xp (8.6 gp per xp)

[Inuashakent]

The 70% shards trade, in theory, has little affect on the difference between Crimsons and Greens. You subtract 70% from each of them, so that would still be the same ratio of cost. Sure, if Green charms gave more xp than Crimson charms it would make a big difference, but it doesn't. It's more costly, gives less xp, and generally harder to obtain in mass. (Waterfiends, anyone?)