PSA : Palace of the Dead weapon/armor informations

[NovaLevossida]

Courtesy of Reddit poster Zero_McShrimp:

Hi, dunno if it's duplicate, if it is forgive me !

By doing multiple runs, I came to some conclusions with my FC.

Weapon and armor enhancement are LEVEL dependant, not floor. So if you want to maximize your chances to +30, you must be high level asap.

The way it works is easy. To have a chance to enhance your stuff you must be (Level of weapon or armor*2)+1. It means that if your weapon is +20, you must be at least lvl 41 to have a chance to enhance it, any floor. The more difference there is between your stuff and your lvl, the more chances are you'll enhance it and maybe by more than +1 at a time.

So, for once. Everyone trying to rush lower tiers, DO NOT.

Kill every mobs, take traps spawning enemies when you can, the more xp you get every floor, the better it'll be for everyone, even newcommers.

I think it's the way SE thought about this mechanic and people should do it so newcomers can enjoy it with people already at +20 or more, it will benefit to everyone.

Also, a tip I use with PF or FC groups. Only open silver chests when all the map is CLEAR. Because it's more than likely that you'll level up after finding a silver chest, and as I said, the more difference there is between your stuff level and yours, the better it'll be.

Hope it helps people, and forgive me if it was already posted, I just wanted to share the knowledge I gained with FC.

Have fun everyone.

PS : So as I see a lot people complaining about SE who broke the cooperation between newcomers and others, it's absolutely not the case, they did the right thing to balance the dungeon and we just had to understand well the mechanics. Randomness is another thing you can still complain about


https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...e0&sh=919d5ee3

[Nuna]

Please let this be true.

[Kallera]

This explains why i was able to level my synced weapons and armor still at 1-10! I was keeping with my lvl 60 classes!

once u are 60 there is no point in killing anything then

I should probably clarify, I was 60 in my classes outside of the palace. inside I was lower.

[Warlyx]

once u are 60 there is no point in killing anything then

[NovaLevossida]

Keep in mind this is just a theory that hasn't been community-tested thoroughly yet. I can't vouch for it, but decided to share it.

[DuskTS]

From the patch notes:

When enhancing gear, there is a chance of failure that varies depending on the current level of your gear and the floor where the silver coffer is found.

But it also seems your player level needs to be high enough that the gear is not synced.
Too bad silver chests like to blow up or drop potions/phoenix downs all the time. You don't even get much chances to be let down by 'aetherial arm remains unchanged...'

[Khalithar]

Now they just need to fix the silver chests, specifically if you use the item that disables all traps, that should turn explosive silver chests in to normal ones. Also the chance for the enhancement to fail needs to go also, the chests are rare enough that this shouldn't be a thing.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

From the patch notes:



But it also seems your player level needs to be high enough that the gear is not synced.
Too bad silver chests like to blow up or drop potions/phoenix downs all the time. You don't even get much chances to be let down by 'aetherial arm remains unchanged...'

Silver coffers don't drop potions or the like. Bronze ones do.

[ElHeggunte]

Not necessarily. I've had players in my groups mention getting upgrades even with their equipment synced.

[Genaxx]

From the patch notes:



But it also seems your player level needs to be high enough that the gear is not synced.
Too bad silver chests like to blow up or drop potions/phoenix downs all the time. You don't even get much chances to be let down by 'aetherial arm remains unchanged...'

Surely your gear sync's because your level is too high, like the rest of the game? I doubt this theory is true, patch notes were quite clear.