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Sep 6 2011, 21:46
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HaliZorat
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Are drop rates affected by difficulty?
Also, when Tenboro says "normal drops" are replaced by Crystals in CrysFest, does that include equipment (and for the sake of asking, Collectibles)? Cause I'm seeing that Artifact and Token drops are possible according to Tenboro, but nothing on equipment. Or does "normal drops" encompass everything that can be dropped, and you can get only Crystals from CrysFest?
This post has been edited by HaliZorat: Sep 6 2011, 21:48
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Sep 6 2011, 21:50
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Evil Scorpio
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QUOTE(HaliZorat @ Sep 6 2011, 23:46)  Are drop rates affected by difficulty?
Also, when Tenboro says "normal drops" are replaced by Crystals in CrysFest, does that include equipment (and for the sake of asking, Collectibles)? Cause I'm seeing that Artifact and Token drops are possible according to Tenboro, but nothing on equipment. Or does "normal drops" encompass everything that can be dropped, and you can get only Crystals from CrysFest?
Drop quality is affected by difficulty. Also crystal drop rates affected by difficulty now (Easy-Normal=1x, Hard-Nintendo=2x,BT-IWBTH=3x). In CrysFest all drops except artifacts and tokens replaced by crystals. This post has been edited by Evil Scorpio: Sep 6 2011, 21:51
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Sep 6 2011, 21:51
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HaliZorat
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QUOTE(Evil Scorpio @ Sep 6 2011, 15:50)  Drop quality is affected by difficulty. In CrysFest all drops except artifacts and tokens replaced by crystals.
I know drop quality is, but what of drop rates? (I'm not talking about the Crystal multiplier given by the difficulty, I'm talking about the chances of dropping a Crystal or anything else in the first place.) But no equipment or Collectibles from CrysFest, hm? Guess I'll have to hope for the best in the Arenas for them then. This post has been edited by HaliZorat: Sep 6 2011, 21:53
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Sep 6 2011, 21:53
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hzqr
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No, you need to train either Scavenger or Quartermaster for that. Or Archeologist, if you are interested in Artifacts.
Higher difficulties (allegedly) yield better equipment, but don't count too much on it. I keep getting Exquisites on Normal and Fair/Averages on Nintendo/BT/IWBTH. You should train Luck of the Draw for that.
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Sep 6 2011, 21:55
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Madican
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I personally have 5 LotD and my usual quality of equipment drops are Fine. Had a single Crude a week ago and that's it.
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Sep 6 2011, 21:58
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HaliZorat
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QUOTE((Cheater) Tiap @ Sep 6 2011, 15:53)  No, you need to train either Scavenger or Quartermaster for that. Or Archeologist, if you are interested in Artifacts.
Higher difficulties (allegedly) yield better equipment, but don't count too much on it. I keep getting Exquisites on Normal and Fair/Averages on Nintendo/BT/IWBTH. You should train Luck of the Draw for that.
Alright, thanks. Guess I'll go blazing through CrysFest on Easy then. Since Equipment is out of the picture, and I'm pretty sure Crystals, Artifacts and Tokens don't have a quality tied to them, I can just go through round after round to get drops (hopefully getting an Artifact on the way, since I have such awful luck with them), and it consumes less Stamina then any other method of battling. I won't get Credits/Equipment/Collectibles, but eh, I can live with it since I can also do arenas.
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Sep 6 2011, 22:17
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Madican
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Crysfest is a bad idea. Though it says that all drops are replaced by crystals, the actual drop rate is much lower than GF/IW. Meaning you would get more by going through IW or GF and then just buying the crystals you want.
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Sep 6 2011, 22:31
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Vasistas
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QUOTE(Madican @ Sep 6 2011, 22:17)  Crysfest is a bad idea. Though it says that all drops are replaced by crystals, the actual drop rate is much lower than GF/IW. Meaning you would get more by going through IW or GF and then just buying the crystals you want.
but this depends again on crystal prices in WTB
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Sep 6 2011, 22:41
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HaliZorat
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So, drop rate is actually lower in CrysFest? I thought I was getting fewer drops than usual when I last went into CrysFest, but I just assumed it to be bad luck.
This post has been edited by HaliZorat: Sep 6 2011, 22:42
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Sep 6 2011, 23:05
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HaliZorat
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Hm... Well, curses, my plan's been foiled before I can even start it.
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Sep 7 2011, 03:41
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uzumaki83
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Auto-cast slots?
I just exchanged 50 hath for Innate Arcane I, but in the page setting i see even You do not have Autocast Any slots. why?
and another question, in the equipment shop, only a few weapons I see these numbers, for example: magic accuracy bonus +38.05% and then (+10.50), these numbers in parentheses indicate that the weapon would give me +10.50 magic damage bonus compared with the weapon i have? thanks
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Sep 7 2011, 03:43
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Maximum_Joe
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QUOTE(uzumaki83 @ Sep 6 2011, 17:41)  I just exchanged 50 hath for Innate Arcane I, but in the page setting i see even You do not have Autocast Any slots. why?
and another question, in the equipment shop, only a few weapons I see these numbers, for example: magic accuracy bonus +38.05% and then (+10.50), these numbers in parentheses indicate that the weapon would give me +10.50 magic damage bonus compared with the weapon i have? thanks
Hath perks can take up to an hour to kick in. The numbers in parentheses are what you will get because you are a lower level than the item. The non-parentheses numbers are what the item gives if you were at the same level or higher.
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Sep 7 2011, 04:10
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chiakisan
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Hi guys,
I just picked up a "Big Macintosh Figurine" and it is labeled as a collectable and can be sold at the Bazaar for 20K.
It's a great deal, but I was wondering if it had any other use besides being sold for credits. I've never encountered picking up a collectable item before. How rare are they? And are their drop rates affected by archaelogy? Thanks!
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Sep 7 2011, 04:16
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Maximum_Joe
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Those are new as of this patch. Their use is still unknown.
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Sep 7 2011, 04:31
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Koudesu
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I'm starting to think using a rapier for RoB isn't all that effective anymore. At the very least, I was doing pretty crappy damage against FSM. 400+ turns in and I barely got it down to halfway before I ran out of items. I was on hard mode though...
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Sep 7 2011, 06:06
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Cronauron
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Attempting to answer my own question:
40 1 You unleash Rōgafūfūken on Yuki Nagato for 42983 soul damage. 39 7 Spreading Poison hits Yuki Nagato for 614 damage. 39 6 Yuki Nagato gains the effect Stunned. 39 5 You counter Yuki Nagato for 1927 points of piercing damage. 39 4 You parry the attack from Yuki Nagato. 39 3 You gain 0.01 points of light armor proficiency. 39 2 You gain the effect Overwhelming Strikes. 39 1 You hit Yuki Nagato for 1135 piercing damage. 38 3 Yuki Nagato gains the effect Penetrated Armor.
She was under the effect of Weaken, PA, Stun, and Nerf. I don't have the sleep spell, but I can't imagine the damage would be that much more (120% Overchage, 404 Spirit Points).
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Sep 7 2011, 06:44
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MidNightPass
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I have 470SP and 252OC, maybe that will make it better.
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Sep 7 2011, 07:12
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Evil Scorpio
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QUOTE(Koudesu @ Sep 7 2011, 06:31)  I'm starting to think using a rapier for RoB isn't all that effective anymore. At the very least, I was doing pretty crappy damage against FSM. 400+ turns in and I barely got it down to halfway before I ran out of items. I was on hard mode though...
Rapier is good against FSM, but you need to use Infusion and Nerf to make it work properly. So just wait till level 150)) (IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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