Crystals: consuming, socketing, using

[Lascivious Goat]

Can someone please explain to me the terms consuming and using as applied to a crystal. Is the consumption or usage of a crystal a one-time only benefit and the crystal is destroyed thereafter?

[Deth]

Yes Consumings gives you a temp buff some Xp and the crystal is gone. Socketing it will give you the buff as log as it is socketed and you use the item and can be pulled out of the item at any time.

[Guaran]

With the recent improvements to the crystals, Iwould recommend you never consume any, ever again. Nor add them to hoard. They are all better than a tech of the equivalent tier. A new player with a socketed weapon and helm could add repectable stat buffs to themselves. The T1 strength crystal I believe adds +15 str. one in a weapon and 1 in a helm, thats +30 which to a newbie lvl 1 tonn with say 70str is getting a good boost.

The level 60 str crystals add +45. which is better than t5 tech for Strength. You can't go wrong using sockets now in jewelry, armor and weapons, assuming you can find the crystals you need.

[Spritzy]

Is there a writeup anywhere on crystals? I found one and have no clue what to do with it. I have searched high and low without luck :( Sorry I am brand new to the game.

Spritzy

[Helcat]

also, crystal augmentations "when consumed"
are currently broken, and I have been told by
the Devs this WILL be fixed (we'll see...)

Previous to having their buffs boosted, the "old"
crystals offered a "consumed" buff that was approx.
3-4X the buff when "socketed."

When the database was updated to increase the
socketed effect of existing crystals, they forgot to
increase the "when consumed" effect proportionately...