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[Prototype909]

You must not have played 1.x (there have been special effects before) nor realize that the fact relic weapon line is already weaker than raid weapons, 2-3x attack for example won't make it superior because the stats are lower, the base damage is lower, the attack damage is lower, the weaponskill damage is lower, the sustained damage is lower and your spike damage will be lower. It's like saying an ilvl 90 weapon is superior to an ilvl 135 weapon because it has skill speed on it.

If you add an attacks 2-3x effect to a weapon whose iLvl is also going to be raised through progressive upgrades it's going to be better than Dreadwyrm equipment. Would it be better than the next tier of raid equipment? No, but it would be better than the existing tier by a significant margin once the iLvl raise went through, not just a sidegrade like Nexus was to HA in the final month. Also this isn't 1.0, it's also not XI. Unless they were to break course and steer away from sub-stats just being progressively bigger numbers slapped onto gear I wouldn't hold my breath.

[Tupsi]

If you add an attacks 2-3x effect to a weapon whose iLvl is also going to be raised through progressive upgrades it's going to be better than Dreadwyrm equipment. Would it be better than the next tier of raid equipment? No, but it would be better than the existing tier by a significant margin once the iLvl raise went through, not just a sidegrade like Nexus was to HA in the final month.

That would be in line though, since unless they significantly change the itemization of the next set of primals, the relic line was already eventually better than previous cap weapons and they seem to take large leaps forward when it comes to raid gear since the only thing SE cares for is the next top, not the previous (hence vertical progression). It all depends really on what they do come 3.x since we know they're redoing a lot of the game's systems in some capacity.