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Jan 23 2016, 18:00
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xcaliber9999
Group: Catgirl Camarilla
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Just a simple question - Isn't the first 5 lvl of a gear do not require any bindings ? I am trying to upgrade the first 5 lvl of a mag slaughter gauntlet but after upgrading to lvl 1 its showing it needs Repurposed Actuator now to go to 2nd level ... am I missing something ? (IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif)
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Jan 23 2016, 18:04
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FabulousCupcake
Group: Gold Star Club
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Joined: 15-April 14

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QUOTE(xcaliber9999 @ Jan 23 2016, 17:00)  Just a simple question - Isn't the first 5 lvl of a gear do not require any bindings ? I am trying to upgrade the first 5 lvl of a mag slaughter gauntlet but after upgrading to lvl 1 its showing it needs Repurposed Actuator now to go to 2nd level ... am I missing something ? (IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif) Rare armor types ( phase/shade/power ) require an additional rare material ( Crystallized Phazon/Shade Fragment/Repurposed Actuator ) when upgraded. They are not bindings, which will appear as usual starting on level 6. This post has been edited by FabulousCupcake: Jan 23 2016, 18:07
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Jan 23 2016, 18:06
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Cleavs
Group: Gold Star Club
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QUOTE(xcaliber9999 @ Jan 23 2016, 17:00)  Just a simple question - Isn't the first 5 lvl of a gear do not require any bindings ? I am trying to upgrade the first 5 lvl of a mag slaughter gauntlet but after upgrading to lvl 1 its showing it needs Repurposed Actuator now to go to 2nd level ... am I missing something ? (IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif) yep. they don't require bindings, but if they are rare gears they still require special componente - which means Matrixes for Force Shields, Phazons for Phase armors, Shade Fragments for Shade armors and Actuators for Power Armors. btw, it's the reason because some people may prefer a Buckler of the Barrier over a Force Shield: they will lose a bit of base Block but at least they spare the cost of all the matrixes
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Jan 23 2016, 18:10
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crute
Group: Gold Star Club
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It's more like the mages are stocking up their melee wardrobe. Most high levels have multiple sets to ensure you don't get too screwed by an update
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Jan 23 2016, 18:14
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Cleavs
Group: Gold Star Club
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QUOTE(cirrux @ Jan 23 2016, 17:10)  It's more like the mages are stocking up their melee wardrobe. Most high levels have multiple sets to ensure you don't get too screwed by an update
yep. i'm not a mage, but i have a melee set for a good range of seasons. i guess higherups will cover an ever wider range
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Jan 23 2016, 18:16
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Logii
Group: Gold Star Club
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QUOTE(cirrux @ Jan 23 2016, 18:10)  It's more like the mages are stocking up their melee wardrobe. Most high levels have multiple sets to ensure you don't get too screwed by an update
...and then something like 0.82 happens and old gear becomes almost obsolete because of new higher ranges. I don't like investing too much on gear I don't need, but I guess if credits are not an issue you can buy anything you like, just in case.
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Jan 23 2016, 18:19
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Cleavs
Group: Gold Star Club
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QUOTE(Logii @ Jan 23 2016, 17:16)  ...and then something like 0.82 happens and old gear becomes almost obsolete because of new higher ranges. I don't like investing too much on gear I don't need, but I guess if credits are not an issue you can buy anything you like, just in case.
look at the bright side: if it happens in RL it's way worse. here you would only lose a few virtual credits (IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
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Jan 23 2016, 18:31
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Epion
Group: Gold Star Club
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QUOTE(Scremaz @ Jan 23 2016, 16:06)  yep. they don't require bindings, but if they are rare gears they still require special componente - which means Matrixes for Force Shields, Phazons for Phase armors, Shade Fragments for Shade armors and Actuators for Power Armors.
btw, it's the reason because some people may prefer a Buckler of the Barrier over a Force Shield: they will lose a bit of base Block but at least they spare the cost of all the matrixes
And since we are at it, if you want to upgrade an armor you need the specific special component for every upgrade point. For the force shields you need only 1 special component thought, in order to unlock the potential to upgrade the 1st five levels. After that you need one per level as well.
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Jan 23 2016, 18:38
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nobody_xxx
Group: Gold Star Club
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QUOTE(Epion @ Jan 23 2016, 23:31)  And since we are at it, if you want to upgrade an armor you need the specific special component for every upgrade point. For the force shields you need only 1 special component thought, in order to unlock the potential to upgrade the 1st five levels. After that you need one per level as well.
not really , my leg power helmet of slaughter need 5 RAs to upgrade it into lvl 5 damage , while my other leg power slaughters only need 1~3 RAs to upgrade damage into lvl 5 (IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) I don't know what make it different ~ pxp maybe (IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)
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Jan 23 2016, 18:44
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Cleavs
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QUOTE(Void Domain @ Jan 23 2016, 17:23)  No its called product life cycle (IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) Just like you get a new cpu release every 1.5 year. And if its new tech to make old batteries obsolete I will welcome it (IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) you're make me thinking about one thing... back when i was compiling my thesis, i had to deal with the expense needed for batteries for a photovoltaic application in Tunisia. since it was quite a delicate application (it was at the doors of the desert) i opted for common Pb car batteries, even though they needed to be replaced every 4~5 years or so. one teacher of mine spoke about a new technology that would've dramatically increased the life of said batteries (20y or so, or at least comparable with the life of PV panels themselves) but it was still needed to buy a first Pb set in order to wait for those new batteries to have a reasonable cost. i'd like to know how they are going nowadays... (IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) QUOTE(Epion @ Jan 23 2016, 17:31)  And since we are at it, if you want to upgrade an armor you need the specific special component for every upgrade point. For the force shields you need only 1 special component thought, in order to unlock the potential to upgrade the 1st five levels. After that you need one per level as well.
no. one matrix per level - every level. if it was changed meanwhile, i want 4 matrixes back! (IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)
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Jan 23 2016, 18:55
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Epion
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Bought 5 matrixes to upgrade my "wantedtobecome" force shield and after the use of the 1st one it didn't require for an other one till after level 5 for all the upgrades. So... They need random numbers from 1 for all 5 levels to 1 per level? Weird.
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Jan 23 2016, 18:59
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Cleavs
Group: Gold Star Club
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QUOTE(Epion @ Jan 23 2016, 17:55)  Bought 5 matrixes to upgrade my "wantedtobecome" force shield and after the use of the 1st one it didn't require for an other one till after level 5 for all the upgrades. So... They need random numbers from 1 for all 5 levels to 1 per level? Weird.
really? which quality tier? (IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) luckily when i forged it matrixes only costed 20k or so (IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/heh.gif) [edit]: and if it was based on EIDs? maybe gears generated past a certain moment don't require so many specials... (IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) This post has been edited by Scremaz: Jan 23 2016, 19:00
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Jan 23 2016, 19:09
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nobody_xxx
Group: Gold Star Club
Posts: 13,753
Joined: 7-December 10

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QUOTE(Epion @ Jan 23 2016, 23:55)  Bought 5 matrixes to upgrade my "wantedtobecome" force shield and after the use of the 1st one it didn't require for an other one till after level 5 for all the upgrades. So... They need random numbers from 1 for all 5 levels to 1 per level? Weird.
yes , I have 4 leg power slaughters and all of them have random need of RA to reach lvl 5 damage (IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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Jan 23 2016, 19:10
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Epion
Group: Gold Star Club
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Jan 23 2016, 19:20
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nec1986
Group: Gold Star Club
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Very lucky isnt enough. Its uber luck.
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