The devs previously mentioned that they had reduced the number of placed units required to build lair chambers in order to offset the amount of required resources vis-a-vis comparablebiped structures. In the hours I've spent working on my lair (til I was stopped by the Expert Azulite Focused Crystal bug) I got the very real sense that this reduction in finished units just wasn't making up for the amount of resources I needed to gather for them. So today I put pencil to paper (and calculator to hand) and calculated out the total number of raw resources needed to build a Tier IV biped scholar shop on the one hand, and a comparable Tier IV Essence Chamber on the other. In making these calculations, I have assumed that both the dragon and the biped are optimal at both gathering and processing the base resources for and makingfinished installable units, as well as at placing the construction unit. As shown below, the results are astonishing . . . .
Tier IV Scholar Shop Required Base Resources:
80 Bright Sources : 160 applied : 3200 orbs : 6400 bright essence
70 Bright Spheres : 140 applied : 2100 orbs : 4200bright essence
60 cobalt jointing : 120 applied : 2400 bars : 7200 ore
60 cobaltsheeting : 120 applied : 1800 bars : 5400 ore
80 maple braces : 160 applied : 3200 boards : 6400 maple logs
80 maple timbers : 160 applied : 2400 boards : 4800 maple logs
60 obsidian blocks : 120 applied : 2400 bricks : 4800 obsidian slabs
60 obsdian keystones : 120 applied : 1800 bricks : 3600 obslidian slabs
100 silk tapestries: 200 applied : 4000 spools : 8000 unspun silk
100 silk bolts: 200 applied : 3000 spools : 6000 unspun silk
40 Pale sources: 80 applied : 1600 orbs : 3200 pale essence
35 pale spheres: 70 applied : 1050 orbs: 2100 pale essence
30 Iron jointing: 60 applied: 1200 bars : 2400 ore
30 iron sheeting: 60 applied: 900 bars: 1800 ore
40 elm braces: 80 applied: 1600 boards: 3200 logs
40 elm timbers: 80 applied: 1200 boards: 2400 logs
30 slate keystones: 60 applied : 1200 bricks: 2400 slabs
30 slate blocks: 60 applied: 900 bricks: 1800 slabs
50 kenaf tapestries: 100 applied: 2000 spools: 4000 unspun kenaf
50 kenaf bolts: 100 applied: 1500 spools : 3000 unspun kenaf
Total: 83100
Tier IV Essence Chamber Required Base Resources:
Total Metal: 58,800
Total Essence: 17,360
Total Stone: 16,800
Total Crystals: 23,520
Total Gems: 20,160
Total: 136,640
In short, the comparable lair chamber here requires overhalf againas many base resources as the comparable biped shop.
I for one just cannot understand either the logic or desirability of requiringsubstantially moreresources on top of a construction system that makes biped construction seem a walk in the park.
Let me suggest in the very strongest terms that the devs completely rethink the number of either or both (1) the amount of base resources required to make intermediate and finished construction units, and/or (2) the number of finished units required to be installed in lair chambers and corridors.
Edited per corrections by PJ and myself below