Artifact Armor 4 idea

[Karbuncle]

STATIC

Random augments are really annoying (~.~

et tu, wish?!

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Quick poll/questionnaire.

First> Is anyone going to bother doing this if it turns out static upgrades are crap?

Second> Will you do it if they're just very situational armor?

Third> If you answered no to the above, Why do you want Static, when a good chance it will be useless? instead of random Where some of us might actually work to get the best results from it? Benefiting from the system.

Just curious, Some people seem quite happy with their Full Perle/aurore, they've made it clear even static upgrades will be difficult to obtain, Will anyone voting static even bother with the time/effort to get the +1 version, to upgrade to +2, if its only a little better than AH alternatives? How about if its just situational and not even better than Empyrean+2?

[CrystalWeapon]

Static >[ ^)>

[georgcantor316]

This is a good example of majority rule, minority rights. The fact that those of us wanting random get to voice it is us expressing our right to object the masses, the 'right' to the minority with the majority 'rule' coming in the form that the results from this will most likely be static. Anywho, I understand their reasons but I still find them to be shortsighted. SE do the masses a bone and give us random, they may not thank you now but in time they will come to understand why it's better. You know at one point it was the masses who understood the earth was the center of the universe while Galileo sat in a jail cell. I guess I would play Copernicus in this scenario. Wow that went a bit wayward. >.> /fail

[Malamasala]

This is a good example of majority rule, minority rights. The fact that those of us wanting random get to voice it is us expressing our right to object the masses, the 'right' to the minority with the majority 'rule' coming in the form that the results from this will most likely be static. Anywho, I understand their reasons but I still find them to be shortsighted. SE do the masses a bone and give us random, they may not thank you now but in time they will come to understand why it's better. You know at one point it was the masses who understood the earth was the center of the universe while Galileo sat in a jail cell. I guess I would play Copernicus in this scenario. Wow that went a bit wayward. >.> /fail

Well, at the end of the day, it is more about which job you play than anything else that matters. SE adding static or random melee stats for WAR, SAM, MNK, etc. will be a success regardless.

If you are playing SMN, BRD, WHM, BLM and such, you are more likely to run into the craptastic failure of bonuses that has been common since the dawn of time.

Honestly, choose augment is the only solution to make everyone happy. But yea, why would SE want the users to be happy when they can have angry threads all over their forum?

[MarkovChain]

This is a good example of majority rule, minority rights. The fact that those of us wanting random get to voice it is us expressing our right to object the masses, the 'right' to the minority with the majority 'rule' coming in the form that the results from this will most likely be static. Anywho, I understand their reasons but I still find them to be shortsighted. SE do the masses a bone and give us random, they may not thank you now but in time they will come to understand why it's better. You know at one point it was the masses who understood the earth was the center of the universe while Galileo sat in a jail cell. I guess I would play Copernicus in this scenario. Wow that went a bit wayward. >.> /fail

The gear will suck either way so it has no consequences. Notice that they did not actually asked if players like synergy augments or if players want to keep on with voidwatch. Too risky for game balance.

[Razushu]

Static for the love of God, this game has far too much random in it as is, even getting the gear requires a random drop.

[TimeMage]

Static, no matter the method (Well, unless is a total nightmare with a crappy reward).

[Karbuncle]

Static, no matter the method (Well, unless is a total nightmare with a crappy reward).

It will be you know >_>!

[Karbuncle]

I'm sure if we ask them hard enough those great Static Augments (CHR+9 Assassin's armlets right bro) will be worthwhile?

If you think Static augments will be anything short of +1/+2 to current stats, and maybe a new stat thrown in, You're smoking some good good stuff. I think some of it might become situational but most of it will remain garbage!

It'll be fun for a few weeks though, Getting the situational stuff :O, Like RDM+2 hat, can't go wrong... SMN+2 Hands, another winner.

THF+2 Hands might get TH+2? Maybe THF+2 Feet might be useful if it got some haste...

Wonder if they'll get Set bonuses too?

[SpankWustler]

If you think Static augments will be anything short of +1/+2 to current stats, and maybe a new stat thrown in, You're smoking some good good stuff. I think some of it might become situational but most of it will remain garbage!

This is why I'm hoping for intelligently added reliable augments, actually. Most of the gear is so awful at a basic level that a piece is only good for a singular purpose, if anything.

Static augments or abjuration-style augments could be based around that singular purpose. I guess I don't care about static or random so much as I just really don't want the system to pump out a lot of all-around pieces that are actually good for nothing.

My pessimism is stronger than your pessimism!