Cost isn't to bad as you go on. The chances of success increase as you level higher. Basically, the closer the item is to your current level, the worse the chance of success.

Yeah, the enchanting percent gets better for lower levels so you can push gear up to replace the old stuff without wasting too much gold. You just have to make sure you levy taxes, are doing all 20 arena battles and have the town hall and gold mine built up.

I find myself sitting out for a day or two after leveling as a way to build up enough gold to enchant my gear without completely tapping myself out... I am finding that if I enter a new area without all gear completely enchanted it is tough to get through, if I get through...

Of course, once my gear is up to level, I can manage alright, but then I level and it become a rinse and repeat type of situation.

I love this game, but the rate at which the odds to enchant decreases with each success is very difficult in the lower levels, especially when the gold mine is not able to be built yet. It is especially painful to enchant companion gear, as there is no way to use a luck stone, provided any can be found. I think I found more in levels 1-6 than I have found since level 10. At times I almost hope and pray that I get gear in my chests and loot bags that are meant for the other character classes, just so I can sell it off and at least get some gold so that I might have enough to take another chance to try and successfully enchant an item.

Companion items are a bit difficult despite the percentage chance being better for comparable levels (I think), but we can't use luck stones to boost. That addition would be worthwhile for controlling costs of enchanting companions.

To be honest, I'm at the end of my tether.

I keep being killed off and told to upgrade, but my gold is vanishing on failed upgrades, i.e. I can only survive by spending gold I don't have.

THANKS A LOT !!!!!!

I totally agree that the companion odds to enchant are completely out of whack. i only enchant the items to about 15 or so and only enchant the ancient elven Armour as i know i will not replace it. as far as i can tell the odds for companions enchantment is just as horrible at the higher levels as it is for my avatar. at a 5% chance of enchantment it is useless to even bother as it is closer to 0%.