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I am going to have to make my first purchase from a player (crystal pack) and have no idea on etiquette.

Do they COD me each individual stack for 5.5~k or do I send them one lump sum of 65k and they go on honor system?

I am going to have to make my first purchase from a player (crystal pack) and have no idea on etiquette.

Do they COD me each individual stack for 5.5~k or do I send them one lump sum of 65k and they go on honor system?

Depends on the seller, could be all three. Most people are pretty honest around here, if you someone rips someone off they could go on the do not sell list and won't be able to buy anything from anyone.

I am going to have to make my first purchase from a player (crystal pack) and have no idea on etiquette.

Do they COD me each individual stack for 5.5~k or do I send them one lump sum of 65k and they go on honor system?

if you don't know exactly how to proceed, ask for a cod, it's safer.

on a side note, just finished PF End of Days with 8 MA potions and 2 SP potions, and all i had was a lousy non-prefixed mag staff (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

alright last questions for the day:

I am trying to switch over to rapier + force shield (+heavy armor).

Do I need full power armor to make rapier usable with the attack damage? or would it be worth it to switch to rapier + force now even though I only have regular Exq Plate of protection (non power).

Currently using a 2handed mace.

Also what would be the "minimum" I should look for in a starter Ethereal Rapier of slaughter (level 202)? Funds are tight.

3 PAB? high damage/proc? hit rate? what makes a good rapier cost/benefit wise. What would I expect to pay?


for monsters and crystal pack /credit efficiency what is the level range I should aim for to get expensive bindings gifts? does level matter for bindings or only materials? I am debating taking 1-2 monsters to pl 300+ or just having like 5+ level 20-100 ones.





Thanks for the replies.

This post has been edited by tailor64: Jan 21 2015, 23:58

I am trying to switch over to rapier + force shield (+heavy armor).

Do I need full power armor to make rapier usable with the attack damage? or would it be worth it to switch to rapier + force now even though I only have regular Exq Plate of protection (non power).

just to start, we may say that power armors aren't really mandatory, only strongly suggested.
just to give you an example, consider that at my level i have 5614 total ADB with my 1H set, and they are compounded this way:

• 1324 come from '1H damage ability', which is currently maxed
• 109 from shield
• 957 from rapier
• 1006 from base stats
• the remaining -> 2218 from power armors (which all are in the SMax-4 ADB range, so it will be even better if only i wanted to spend a few credits (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) )

as you can see, armor pieces (PABs included) can give you roughly 2x the damage granted by rapier and reduce BUR, which will help you to boost your crit chance.
now, it's your call. if you really don't want/can't afford powers of slaughter atm, start with powers of protection/warding, they are quite cheap nowadays

Also what would be the "minimum" I should look for in a starter Ethereal Rapier of slaughter (level 202)? Funds are tight.

3 PAB? high damage/proc? hit rate? what makes a good rapier cost/benefit wise. What would I expect to pay?

if funds are tight, you'd better start with a non-ethereal one, as long as it's prefixed. also, personally i'd care more about PA chance/duration stats; accuracy isn't that much of a problem (overwhelming strikes will give you a +50% boost) and ADB is boosted either by Spirit Stance, PA, heartseeker, IW, void strike... 3PABs aren't that much of a problem either, since AGI is pretty much useless.

for monsters and crystal pack /credit efficiency what is the level range I should aim for to get expensive bindings gifts? does level matter for bindings or only materials? I am debating taking 1-2 monsters to pl 300+ or just having like 5+ level 20-100 ones.

iirc ~PL1000 is the lower cap to appear everyday in battle for lv300 or so. for lv200~250 it may be around PL750, but surely they will bring you less gifts. i'd go for 5 PL200 ones, just to make them have the second MP attack

Cool thanks.

Final final question.

Statistically what is the best monster for player kills? something that does piercing, crushing, or magical damage I assume?

for monsters and crystal pack /credit efficiency what is the level range I should aim for to get expensive bindings gifts? does level matter for bindings or only materials? I am debating taking 1-2 monsters to pl 300+ or just having like 5+ level 20-100 ones.

Crystals are expensive - higher level monsters take quite a while just to break even. If I were you, I'd completely ignore monster level, and only use crystals as needed to keep morale green. Level 25-50~ monsters are very cheap to raise, and though they rarely win battles, they'll still bring you gifts regularly enough. I'd only use crystals for the sake of power level until after you're completely satisfied with all of your equipment.

I have 20 monsters, all level 25-50, no chaos upgrades, and I get 10 or so gifts a day, sometimes including Bindings, rare materials, and mid-grade. I wouldn't think spending 100k or so on a single monster for just for the slight chance of the second MP attack making a kill is worth it, unless there's nothing else important to spend credits on.

Upgrading in monster lab is fully an end-game section of the game, unless you're very rich from H@H and uploads.

I have 20 monsters, all level 25-50, no chaos upgrades, and I get 10 or so gifts a day, sometimes including Bindings, rare materials, and mid-grade. I wouldn't think spending 100k or so on a single monster for just for the slight chance of the second MP attack making a kill is worth it, unless there's nothing else important to spend credits on.

Upgrading in monster lab is fully an end-game section of the game, unless you're very rich from H@H and uploads.

now i feel like all the credits i spent on my Bridget Regan were completely wasted (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/anime_cry.gif)

on a side note, just finished PF End of Days with 8 MA potions and 2 SP potions, and all i had was a lousy non-prefixed mag staff (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

You left out the most important bit of info: how long did it take? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

You left out the most important bit of info: how long did it take? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

less than half an hour i think, didn't check the clock but i'm quite sure since i infused my rapier with two darkness and i still had dark strike at the end. oh, no focus at all and close to no OFC as well.
guess i should reforge my rapier to earn dark strike or hoard infusions of darkness at this point (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

This post has been edited by Scremaz: Jan 22 2015, 01:27

just earnt this staff from shrining a noodle: Magnificent Demonic Willow Staff of Destruction

can i have a price check?

Are trophies (sappling, etc) worth using YOURSELF or should I just sell them for 3k?

I am short on credits but is it worth taking the gamble? what about precursors (from a credit-hath stand point).

Also when should I start salvaging items instead of selling them to equip vendor?

Salv exq+ or superior+?

This post has been edited by tailor64: Jan 22 2015, 04:37

Are trophies (sappling, etc) worth using YOURSELF or should I just sell them for 3k?

I am short on credits but is it worth taking the gamble? what about precursors (from a credit-hath stand point).

Also when should I start salvaging items instead of selling them to equip vendor?

Salv exq+ or superior+?

Newer players need the guaranteed credits from selling trophies more than the very slight chance of gambling a sellable item from the shrine. I think the person buying them for the highest price right now is Dani (see thread in WTB).

Precursors usually provide something valuable, but you might sell them as well to avoid gaining attribute points (16k or so for a single bonus attribute point that might not even be useful for your style is not good unless your gear is incredibly good already and you have a lot of funds to spare).

I usually salvage superior and above for the materials, except for the rare categories (power armor, shade, force shield etc), which sell for a significantly higher value than normal equips. If you don't need materials then you don't have to bother with salvaging. You can even sell everything anyway and then buy materials from other players if you want.

Are trophies (sappling, etc) worth using YOURSELF or should I just sell them for 3k?

I am short on credits but is it worth taking the gamble? what about precursors (from a credit-hath stand point).

Also when should I start salvaging items instead of selling them to equip vendor?

Salv exq+ or superior+?

Trophies have a value of: average equipment value + Follower of Snowflake Premium + chance of good item (gambler's premium).

When you shrine them, you only get the average equipment value so you are operating at a loss.

For artifacts, if you can shrine enough of them, and you can actually sell crystal packs (or you buy them), it is worth it to shrine them. Sell the artifacts directly if you need quick money (you won't be losing more than 5-10%, and you will save a lot of time).

just earnt this staff from shrining a noodle: Magnificent Demonic Willow Staff of Destruction

can i have a price check?

not much unfortunately. why you ask? 1. plenty of good drops in the past six months. 2. not many low level mages, let alone dark mages. so in that regard, yeah 'in memory of dark mage.' 3. mage pfudor play requires very high stats to be able to compete. there is a incredibly steep curve when it comes to price vs stats.

I often read here that it's useless to IW unless I got into around lv. 300 or I can do IW on at least battletoad. I'm wondering how long it take for player aroung level 300 to finish IW for a mag item from lv. 0 into lv. 10 (w/o considering like butcher lv. 5, etc) ?

I often read here that it's useless to IW unless I got into around lv. 300 or I can do IW on at least battletoad. I'm wondering how long it take for player aroung level 300 to finish IW for a mag item from lv. 0 into lv. 10 (w/o considering like butcher lv. 5, etc) ?

~1000 rounds @ IWBTH. The actual time is depended on the ping.

3 PAB? high damage/proc? hit rate? what makes a good rapier cost/benefit wise. What would I expect to pay?
for monsters and crystal pack /credit efficiency what is the level range I should aim for to get expensive bindings gifts? does level matter for bindings or only materials? I am debating taking 1-2 monsters to pl 300+ or just having like 5+ level 20-100 ones.
Thanks for the replies.

chaos upgrade is what'd decided a monster's success. I generally have a bunch of low PL monster with maxed chaos to kill noobs, and high PL monster with unmaxed chaos except scavenger to get wins from grindfesters, and balance my crystal/chaos count between these 2 groups. Low PL group is cheap in credit but cost time (for chaos. Over time, you will further class them into 500, 1000, and 1500PL. Only move to next class if you have one of each type in your current class.

Also, diversify your monster type.

This post has been edited by holy_demon: Jan 22 2015, 05:55

Crystals are expensive - higher level monsters take quite a while just to break even. If I were you, I'd completely ignore monster level, and only use crystals as needed to keep morale green. Level 25-50~ monsters are very cheap to raise, and though they rarely win battles, they'll still bring you gifts regularly enough. I'd only use crystals for the sake of power level until after you're completely satisfied with all of your equipment.

I have 20 monsters, all level 25-50, no chaos upgrades, and I get 10 or so gifts a day, sometimes including Bindings, rare materials, and mid-grade. I wouldn't think spending 100k or so on a single monster for just for the slight chance of the second MP attack making a kill is worth it, unless there's nothing else important to spend credits on.

Upgrading in monster lab is fully an end-game section of the game, unless you're very rich from H@H and uploads.

as your monster lab, should i keep the morale will happy pill when they reach 25/50 lvl?

So im currently in the market for a good rapier, probably an ethereal one (should i be open to a holy one if I pay for it to be IWed or simply invest in a good quality etheral one?) . I have 500k as a budget and im currently looking at two rapiers that are being auctioned right now and need some help.

1- http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=326cb99f69

2- http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=351f672d80

These are the two rapiers im looking at the first one is currently at 350k in auction, should I attempt to buy it when the auction starts to close? it seems to be getting pretty expensive.

The 2nd one is good and only 150k in auction atm (though I expect it to go up), but there's almost 3% less parry which seems to be quite alot, should I go for this one despite its lack of parry?

Im also looking at these 3 rapiers in qinkins shop as a backup, each of them are priced at 300k. Are any of these worth the price, should i buy one of these outright?

1- http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=333f5f6f73

2- http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=0838266511

3- http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=a756cbffac

Number 3 looks the best to me but it lacks attack damage. Should I be valuing attack damage as highly as I am, even though I have a pretty good set of exq power armor of slaughter?

edit: Also almost level 200, tomorrows arenas will get me there!

This post has been edited by mastaninja: Jan 22 2015, 06:56