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Sesemaru
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I think it would be a cool feature for when you plant your herbs to see them. For every tree and every bush and every other thing in farming we visibly see what we planted, but not the herbs; with one exception. So It would be a cool feature to see what we planted with herbs like everything else. I understand there are a lot more herbs than other plants so I can see why this possibly couldn't be done, but if it could it would be a cool feature. Maybe some less commonly planted herbs could keep the generic appearance, but if a couple herbs are done here and there. I think it would be something that adds a lot to the experience.

11-Sep-2023 16:35:06 - Last edited on 12-Sep-2023 00:42:33 by Sesemaru

Sesemaru
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Sesemaru

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Well they could do a design change on that too. There is nothing stopping them from doing that also; as in most cases the color of the herb itself has no indication on the color of the potion or unfinished. I think at one point all the herbs were the same exact color, I may be mistaken though. This was long before farming though.

So if they did nothing to the herbs you may be right, but they don't have to keep the herbs the way they look in your inventory, or they are setting themselves up for digression.

If they wanted they could even have multi colored herbs; you could have one leaf one color and another, another; if they did this there are enough colors that no herbs have to look the same. Because ones that have one leaf the same color as another would have the other leaf varying. Between multi colored herbs and single colored herbs every herb could have it's own appearance.

11-Sep-2023 18:05:28

Sesemaru
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If I'm being honest the only reason they probably haven't done this yet, is one that there are so many herbs, and also that you can't see other people's herbs, it's only your own herbs you see. So they don't know how much enjoyment people are going to get of seeing the same herb only anyways. But I believe if people saw their herbs, even that would be enough to make them sprinkle other kinds of herbs they also need in with their usual preference just for an occasional change since there would be one available. So there's irony in that the only farming plant you may actually do this with, is the only one you can't; because the experience is so greatly different for every other type of plant. You don't farm herbs for exp or you're doing something wrong, because they are not good for exp; only for gp or for the potion they are used for, and for that reason you may farm some that are nice to look at if it also meets a need.
It is a skill that should be about appearance so it just makes sense to me to do it.

A new design to a skill can be as well received as a new skill itself if done right.
The mining/smithing rework proves that, but even just a coat of paint over a skill can be a nice change too and possibly equally refreshing or close to it; especially when dealing with a skill that should be about appearance.

11-Sep-2023 18:54:14 - Last edited on 11-Sep-2023 18:59:30 by Sesemaru

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