New equipment, thoughts?

[Neisan_Quetz]

I mentioned both... not sure what you're trying to get at other than to nitpick.

Already mentioned in last post, 97 War/War D rank vit came up to ~420 defense, and that's what I used as lowest defense number.

The 560 assumed a high defense NM level 107ish yes.

[saevel]

I mentioned both... not sure what you're trying to get at other than to nitpick.

Already mentioned in last post, 97 War/War D rank vit came up to ~420 defense, and that's what I used as lowest defense number.

The 560 assumed a high defense NM level 107ish yes.

Very few of those, NM's tend to follow family racial stats, unless SE decides to play Rule 0 card.

And you had no idea about the monster defense rank formula, or you'd of quoted Kirin's manticore racial defense rank instead of the must less significant SMN VIT rank.

Now your going to back calculated out the required level / stats for that ridiculous 560 you used.

The real reason you used it was to deliberately put the RDM under 1.0 cRatio while putting the BLU/WAR over that. Under 1.0 your damage will quickly turn to sh!t, it's a very bad place to be at. It was an invented scenario to try to say "RDM is a terrible DD" and I saw right through it.

Almost universally monsters will have Rank C defense and Rank D VIT, this includes NMs. What SE will do is give the NM defense bonus ranks or add a few levels to make it harder. Or just add some form of -DT. Their lazy that way.

[Crimson_Slasher]

Guys, really, lets focus on gear, gear we can, or cant use! That being said, anyone have a new fully upgrades shamshir (cant recall the name) already? Did the in game skin change or is it still the same?

[saevel]

Haven't done the Shamshir yet, just finished leveling BLU and RDM to 99, need to cap enhancing magic *groan*. I figure it's a name change only, don't think SE can be assed to actually change the model. The stats didn't go up much from what was on the test server, but the DMG rating is improved. Still makes a nice off hand weapon.

[Neisan_Quetz]

Can check once I'm done partying.

Looking over list it looks like Enhancing Sword model.

[Crimson_Slasher]

Yeah i was thinking the same, i capped my enhancing and sword already, working on drk weapon skilling now.

[Crimson_Slasher]

Okay got 15 ifritite for my first sword and well, it does indeed change to a "gold sword" or enhancing Sword model, so question answered! Elemental weapons change forms at final stage!

[saevel]

Okay got 15 ifritite for my first sword and well, it does indeed change to a "gold sword" or enhancing Sword model, so question answered! Elemental weapons change forms at final stage!

Thanks. I always enjoyed that particular model.

All we need now is for our enspells to make our weapons glow ^.^

[ManaKing]

Thanks. I always enjoyed that particular model.

All we need now is for our enspells to do real damage ^.^

Oh man, that one was too easy.

I like the swords they chose. I still haven't gotten my Khanda past the Silver Mirrors, much less whatever new thing they added that I'm sure drops from new VW. I hope we got a model upgrade for that as well. Double Attack Sword is my offhand right now and I can't complain about it. Still want an Oneiros Knife to see if it's worth it.

[saevel]

Oh man, that one was too easy.

I like the swords they chose. I still haven't gotten my Khanda past the Silver Mirrors, much less whatever new thing they added that I'm sure drops from new VW. I hope we got a model upgrade for that as well. Double Attack Sword is my offhand right now and I can't complain about it. Still want an Oneiros Knife to see if it's worth it.

For the reasons I showed above the +STR / Attack is still our best off hand weapon on anything bigger then us. Attack is really going to start kicking us in the nuts soon. I use my DA sword for when I'm killing little stuff that I don't need attack on.