HOPE II: Development

HOPE II: Development is a Legendary Weapons collection achievement to gain the precursor weapon, Prototype, for the legendary pistol, HOPE. This collection is the second step to obtain the second tier of the precursor, Development.

Achievement

HOPE II: Development	Legendary Weapons	3
Your first attempt at crafting the legendary precursor Prototype has been modestly successful but has not yet yielded the weapon you ultimately desire. This journey has only just begun. Find a teacher, research your procedures, and hone your skills before you try a second time. Prerequisite: Magister of Legends Unlock Item:   Research Reward:   Tricks and Tips for Mechanical Pistol Crafting Collection	Collected 1 Items	1
	Collected 14 Items	2

Collection items

	Collectible	Type	Subtype	Nearest waypoint	Notes
1	The Art of Woodworking: Pistol Frame Edition Vol. 2	Item	Trophy	Trader's Forum Waypoint —	Speak to a Master Huntsman to discover the art of woodworking.
2	Mechanical Pistol Frame	Item	Trophy	Trader's Forum Waypoint —	Speak to a Master Huntsman to discover the secret to mechanical pistol frames.
3	The Art of Forging: Pistol Barrel Edition Vol. 2	Item	Trophy	Trader's Forum Waypoint —	Speak to a Master Huntsman to discover the art of forging.
4	Precise Pistol Barrel	Item	Trophy	Trader's Forum Waypoint —	Speak to a Master Huntsman to discover the secret to precise pistol barrels.
5	Precise Pistol Forging Tools	Item	Trophy	Trader's Forum Waypoint —	Speak to a Master Huntsman to learn the secrets of precision forging tools.
6	Basic Pistol Requisition	Item	Trophy	Trader's Forum Waypoint —	Speak to a Master Huntsman to learn his needs for the war effort.
7	Desert Magics: Pistol Edition Vol. 2	Item	Trophy	Trader's Forum Waypoint —	Speak to Scholar Mossi in the Trader's Forum in Lion's Arch to learn her needs for applied research in Desert Magics. (Requires 1000 Bandit Crests)
8	Jungle Magics: Pistol Edition Vol. 2	Item	Trophy	Trader's Forum Waypoint —	Speak to Scholar Mossi in the Trader's Forum in Lion's Arch to learn her needs for applied research in Jungle Magics. (Requires 400 Geodes)
9	Old World Magics: Pistol Edition Vol. 2	Item	Trophy	Trader's Forum Waypoint —	Speak to Scholar Mossi in the Trader's Forum in Lion's Arch to learn her needs for applied research in Old World Magics. (Requires 100 Obsidian Shards)
10	Ancient Water Magics: Pistol Edition Vol. 2	Item	Trophy	Trader's Forum Waypoint —	Speak to Scholar Mossi in the Trader's Forum in Lion's Arch to learn her needs for applied research in Ancient Water Magics. (Requires 100 Karka Shells)
11	Herbal Magics: Pistol Edition Vol. 2	Item	Trophy	Trader's Forum Waypoint —	Speak to Scholar Mossi in the Trader's Forum in Lion's Arch to learn her needs for applied research in Herbal Magics. (Requires 25 Passion Flowers)
12	Stabilizing Magics: Pistol Edition Vol. 2	Item	Trophy	Trader's Forum Waypoint —	Speak to Scholar Mossi in the Trader's Forum in Lion's Arch to learn her needs for applied research in Stabilizing Magics. (Requires 25 Stabilizing Matrices)
13	HOPE Vol. 2	Item	Trophy	Trader's Forum Waypoint —	Purchased from Grandmaster Craftsman Hobbs after training the Magister of Legends ability in the Legendary Crafting Mastery Track.
14	Research	Item	Pistol	Trader's Forum Waypoint —	Salvage this weapon to receive its spirit, needed to craft the next tier of this legendary precursor.

Materials cost

1 HOPE II: Development

Quantity	Material	Buy price (each)	Material cost
50	Pile of Crystalline Dust	...	...
920	Thermocatalytic Reagent	...	...
540	Lump of Primordium	...	...
60	Green Wood Log	...	...
640	Soft Wood Log	...	...
510	Seasoned Wood Log	...	...
960	Hard Wood Log	...	...
4560	Elder Wood Log	...	...
60	Ancient Wood Log	...	...
5160	Mithril Ore	...	...
60	Copper Ore	...	...
6	Lump of Tin	...	...
2430	Iron Ore	...	...
280	Lump of Coal	...	...
1060	Platinum Ore	...	...
260	Orichalcum Ore	...	...
40	Glob of Ectoplasm	...	...
Total crafting cost			...

Notes

• This stage of creating HOPE will have you interfacing primarily with two NPCs: Scholar Mossi and a Master Huntsman. Additionally, you will need to buy a component from Grandmaster Craftsman Hobbs.
• For the Master Huntsman, you should do your interactions exclusively with your own Huntsman, as he will unlock recipes on the character directly.
  • With the subsequent update that made recipe unlocks account-wide, this is probably no longer necessary.
• The Master Huntsman will task you with crafting an enormous amount of pistols and pistol components. This stage is particularly costly in terms of materials.
• You may use any Master Huntsman as your mentor. You can use multiple Master Huntsmen if you like. Your progress will be maintained between them no matter how many you deal with.
• Scholar Mossi asks you for various rare materials and Maguuma Wastes currencies to further her own research. She functions much like a merchant.

Requirements

• The ascended materials used in this step (25 Deldrimor Steel Ingots, 15 Spiritwood Planks) will require 25 days to craft, if you are starting from scratch and do not resort to the trade post.
• Huntsman 500 is required to complete the collection. The Basic Pistol Requisition requires crafting level 300, but the experience counts all the way to level 500, so you can easily finish leveling up your crafting discipline if necessary.
• Magister of Legends (Legendary Crafting 2) is required to complete the collection. Productive Downtime (Pact Commander 2) synergizes well with all the crafting.
• Along with purchasable or craftable components, 400 Geodes and 1000 Bandit Crests are required for the collection.

Anomaly:

Huntsman 450 is required to craft Development, despite its components requiring Huntsman 500.

Related collections

• HOPE I: Research
• HOPE III: Prototype
• HOPE IV: The Catalyst