I just traded my 2 Verite Hammers for dirt cheap! One verite hammer for a 120 Swordmanship Powerscroll and the second Verite Hammer + Gold Hammer for a 120 Mysticim scroll. This is on a shard I'm pretty much just fooling around on or else I'd go get my own powerscrolls but I don't spawn on this shard. I'm basically just there to conduct business but decided to build a character there so I don't get too bored.
Anyhoo...I just went to TC and burned some Verite and Valorite Hammers...and they have the potential to create some very nice weapons..better than imbueing but your chances are slim to none. I got one or two out of maybe 60 that I would have considered not trashing. There were some radiants I crafted with a large volume of properties and high intensities but they just didn't go together and belonged in the garbage.
What the Devs need implement is what has already been suggest and that is a menu driven system for runic items where you can choose the properties you want then bang on the hammer and out pops what you desired....with some randonmess as far as the intensity. Getting FC, and luck, and a resist on a weapon is completely asinine.
One of the major factors I think with the introduction of imbueing was to allow players who aren't POWER PLAYERS the oppurtunity to get some very good gear. Now they've accomplished that...
A player can, if they they want to create an imbuer and farm the resources and put together some extremely viable equipment.
That said...now that I started BOD'ing....Runics got shafted and are completely worthless unless you get damn lucky. I remember seeing some radiants and leafblades that are still to this day better than anything I can imbue. That's the way it should be.
We need to start lobbying for runics to have some value again.