Standard Assembly template

[Invader_Nym]

Did standard assembly templates go from having 1 permanent essence and 2 temps to having 3 temps and zero permanents?

I'm almost sure my last standard template was 1 permanent 2 temp. I just made a new one and it's got zero stable slots and 3 unstable slots. Did I make an error, or is this change an error, or is it deliberate?

Also, can we get some feedback when our templates are about to blow up, similar to how there's feedback when weapons and armor are about to blow up? I blew up a 60k template not realizing it was low on charges.

[BattleDrake]

Ammunition & Templates
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- Unstable essence slots can be now be replaced prior to being consumed. Unstable essence slots will be replaced in the order in which they were filled.

Example: A template has two unstable slots. The first and second temporary essences used on that template will fill slots one and two, respectively. The third temporary essence will replace slot one, and the fourth will replace slot two.

- Standard and Complex Templates now only have unstable essence slots.

A Standard Template has 3 Unstable slots and 0 Stable slots.
A Complex Template has 4 Unstable slots and 0 Stable slots.

This will affect new standard and complex templates but not old ones. Expect this to be the last major change to template items in the near future.

[Invader_Nym]

I can't fathom what prompted the decision to remove the permanent essences from the higher-tier templates.

[Hellfire]

I will hazard a guess that it was because the lower ones got changed to either last forever or be able to be repaired. A perm essence makes a lot less sense on something that is going to get used up, and more temp slots give you more room to play with spells instead of just essences.

[Hunter548]

It makes them more powerful, mind.