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As someone who has done a lot of power armor upgrading recently, I can vouch for Scremaz's forge calculator. It helps you determine the optimal upgrade levels so you'd get the best possible return on investment.

OK, I'll check it out.

Increase the ADB for the 5 first levels, then focus mainly on your weapon until the cost is so high that the ratio increase/costs goes below what the best of your power gear can provide with Lvl6 onward. In which case you'd raise that gear till Lvl10 and then ask yourself the same question: is the upgrading of your weapon more efficient than the second best of my power gear?

Actually I've upgraded my gear past 30 lv. already (weapon is way higher), so the gain's getting smaller. That's why I wanted to know if I should upgrade the piece with highest gain first.

Help me to decide please (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)
I want to buy Evil Enchantress after reading DJNoni`s post. Is it good enough? What would be better for me as a dark mage? Buy this perk or upgrade equip to start?
[Staff] [Cap] [Robe] [Gloves] [Pants] [Shoes]
Thank you (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Help me to decide please (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)
I want to buy Evil Enchantress after reading DJNoni`s post. Is it good enough? What would be better for me as a dark mage? Buy this perk or upgrade equip to start?
[Staff] [Cap] [Robe] [Gloves] [Pants] [Shoes]
Thank you (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

evil enchantress is reported to improve every imperil game playstyle, afaik. almost on pair with other prof perks

I have questions (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

1. Is it good build 2H paired with leather armor, for low interference and burden. So I have better chance for critical attack.
2. Is it possible tanking with only leather armor.
3. I confused either buy new armor or soulfused this Magnificent Agile Leather Leggings of Stoneskin (buy soul fragments), the stats good enough to competed with low legendary. Maybe I can save credits for awhile.
4. If I buy from WTS and not sent for 24 hours. Can I canceled those order?

Thank you.

This post has been edited by Chronos0510: Aug 6 2017, 01:19

Question, If I want to do my own IW, and dont have dark decent perk, what's the best way to go about it (assuming I'm trying to get a specific potency). I'm able to do IWBTH IW (took about 7 mins for a 88 round IW) But that unlocks 2 potencies which means I burn 2 amnesia shards when I don't get the potency I want. Hell would only unlock 1 at a time, but then I suffer reduced drops (quality drops, below average equips, less crystals, etc). So I'm looking for the most cost/ time efficient way to go about this. (Note: stamina usuage isn't an issue, it's rare i can burn stamina faster than it regens within a 24 hour period and I dont have as big of a drive to level since I'm above 400 anyway and can soulbind any gear, however, time is a bigger issue and more important to me).

This post has been edited by abc12345678901: Aug 6 2017, 01:54

4. If I buy from WTS and not sent for 24 hours. Can I canceled those order?

Thank you.

Do it while you can! (if you are talking about those reinforced things)

*Don't waste your money in leather

I have questions (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

1. Is it good build 2H paired with leather armor, for low interference and burden. So I have better chance for critical attack.
2. Is it possible tanking with only leather armor.
3. I confused either buy new armor or soulfused this Magnificent Agile Leather Leggings of Stoneskin (buy soul fragments), the stats good enough to competed with low legendary. Maybe I can save credits for awhile.
4. If I buy from WTS and not sent for 24 hours. Can I canceled those order?

Thank you.

2H works well with leather, but you are getting to the levels where monsters will be doing more damage, and you may want to start shifting to 1H heavy. It sounds like you don't have many soul fragments, so I wouldn't soulfuse anything at this point.

You can usually cancel an order up until you get the items. The person you are buying from probably hasn't seen your post, so just edit the post. I've seen posts edited to something as simple as Cancel or Nevermind from people who cancel their entire order.

Do it while you can! (if you are talking about those reinforced things)

*Don't waste your money in leather

Well, Maybe I'll bid him for half price.

2H works well with leather, but you are getting to the levels where monsters will be doing more damage, and you may want to start shifting to 1H heavy. It sounds like you don't have many soul fragments, so I wouldn't soulfuse anything at this point.

You can usually cancel an order up until you get the items. The person you are buying from probably hasn't seen your post, so just edit the post. I've seen posts edited to something as simple as Cancel or Nevermind from people who cancel their entire order.

I see, as I feared. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
1H is very popular. The price and upgrade is expensive. Its hard to find good equipment, since everyone need it. If I depend on the trophies, I can't get more credits (usually I sell them). If I upgraded my leather to max its agi and dex, maybe I can get better evd and parry. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) When does the level of the monster getting stronger? 250?

Question, If I want to do my own IW, and dont have dark decent perk, what's the best way to go about it (assuming I'm trying to get a specific potency). I'm able to do IWBTH IW (took about 7 mins for a 88 round IW) But that unlocks 2 potencies which means I burn 2 amnesia shards when I don't get the potency I want. Hell would only unlock 1 at a time, but then I suffer reduced drops (quality drops, below average equips, less crystals, etc). So I'm looking for the most cost/ time efficient way to go about this. (Note: stamina usuage isn't an issue, it's rare i can burn stamina faster than it regens within a 24 hour period and I dont have as big of a drive to level since I'm above 400 anyway and can soulbind any gear, however, time is a bigger issue and more important to me).

The way I do it (and I think it was suggested to me) is just play on Hell to get the desired potency and reforge if it's not,when you get it, then up the difficulty to whatever you can play at, and reforge if before 6th potency level you get a third kind, but if time is an issue to you, there's IW services if you have the credits (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/heh.gif) no one said IW is easy, you can ask people that try perfect IW about their hundreds of runs

Well, Maybe I'll bid him for half price.
I see, as I feared. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
1H is very popular. The price and upgrade is expensive. Its hard to find good equipment, since everyone need it. If I depend on the trophies, I can't get more credits (usually I sell them). If I upgraded my leather to max its agi and dex, maybe I can get better evd and parry. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) When does the level of the monster getting stronger? 250?

In my experience, 1H + heavy is better than 2H + light from level 100 onward. With garbage armor and weapon, I could handle difficulties I had trouble with using 2H + light.

At about level 250, superior armor weapons and shield are ok but you'll be wanting upgrades. Most important in higher 200s will be the weapon (magnificent rapier of slaughter) and a shield with good block. You can get okay magnificent armor by setting up a WTB thread and asking for the pieces you need at a price you can afford. I almost had no exquisite armor, but Decondolite appears to be a specialist in that grade.

WTB can be very useful in acquiring pieces at your level. The rapier I used I got via a trade using a single amnesia crystal and I used it from 270 to about level 360-375 or so. The magnificent pieces I asked for averaged perhaps 30k each. A good shield was tough to acquire but in the end I had a great drop in the 300s. Before that I used a kite shield with > 90% block.

And let's make this plain. 1H is "very popular" but the two most expensive pieces prior to the approach to 400 would be the weapon and the shield. Mage, by contrast, makes 1H look insanely inexpensive. Once you have decent equipment, then the "girlfriend" arenas provide a steady enough source of income to plan getting better equipment.

question about fire mage build i am focus with Grinding@IWBTH only

for now i 've got 3 major parts staff robe pants

for IWBTH level what kind of gear i should choose the rest charge or radiant and do i need a cotton parts ？

i don't really understand why high level mage always mix a cotton in the build (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

something tricky about cotton ？

i don't really understand why high level mage always mix a cotton in the build (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

something tricky about cotton ？

Basically, cotton armor is needed for increasing your proficiency, which reduces the damage mitigation against your spells. An elemental mage with cotton + 4 phases will deal way more damage than a mage with 5 phases.

https://ehwiki.org/wiki/The_Forge#Salvage

Salvaging equipment with upgrades will always return 90% of the materials spent on upgrading rounded down (but never any catalysts).

That means I can get bindings back? or just metals, wood, cloth, etc? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

That means I can get bindings back?

Yes, 90% of them. I've done it (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/cry.gif)

In my experience, 1H + heavy is better than 2H + light from level 100 onward. With garbage armor and weapon, I could handle difficulties I had trouble with using 2H + light.

At about level 250, superior armor weapons and shield are ok but you'll be wanting upgrades. Most important in higher 200s will be the weapon (magnificent rapier of slaughter) and a shield with good block. You can get okay magnificent armor by setting up a WTB thread and asking for the pieces you need at a price you can afford. I almost had no exquisite armor, but Decondolite appears to be a specialist in that grade.

WTB can be very useful in acquiring pieces at your level. The rapier I used I got via a trade using a single amnesia crystal and I used it from 270 to about level 360-375 or so. The magnificent pieces I asked for averaged perhaps 30k each. A good shield was tough to acquire but in the end I had a great drop in the 300s. Before that I used a kite shield with > 90% block.

And let's make this plain. 1H is "very popular" but the two most expensive pieces prior to the approach to 400 would be the weapon and the shield. Mage, by contrast, makes 1H look insanely inexpensive. Once you have decent equipment, then the "girlfriend" arenas provide a steady enough source of income to plan getting better equipment.

I stop to train Adept Learner after I know monster become stronger as I leveled up. So I decide to grind proc while my level low (I plan to grind proc 2H and DW to become Niten). And I grind light armor too for those two. My proc for 1H is "0" and heavy armor just 100, right now my 2H + light armor much stronger than 1H + heavy armor. I just know when see someone with 9999 elemental proc (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/heh.gif) proc is very important. Maybe if I get 9999 2H proc 7 mob defeated with one hit, 9999 DW boss defeated with one hit, when become Niten all defeated (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Same as you, thanks for newbie helper (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Basically, cotton armor is needed for increasing your proficiency, which reduces the damage mitigation against your spells. An elemental mage with cotton + 4 phases will deal way more damage than a mage with 5 phases.

oh that's the tricky (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

the cotton plus phase dealing more damage cool (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

i should find a middle rank cotton for my fire build (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/blush.gif)

thank you for the clear answer (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

and i guess i should choose the charge type for the rest of parts since i need cast IMP first (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

question about fire mage build i am focus with Grinding@IWBTH only

for now i 've got 3 major parts staff robe pants

for IWBTH level what kind of gear i should choose the rest charge or radiant and do i need a cotton parts ？

i don't really understand why high level mage always mix a cotton in the build (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

something tricky about cotton ？

oh that's the tricky (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

the cotton plus phase dealing more damage cool (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

i should find a middle rank cotton for my fire build (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/blush.gif)

thank you for the clear answer (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

and i guess i should choose the charge type for the rest of parts since i need cast IMP first (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

My advice is to do some basic calculations. You need proficiency factor of at least 0.67 prefeably 0.7. This can be achieved by a total base proficiency bonus of staff + your cotton of about 14.5 or a bit more, I have 14.76. That's the sum of the two base proficiencies. Redwood has good elemental proficiency, so as you have peerless redwood, shoes will do. But get good shoes, with high enough prof.

shoe range: 5.97 6.68
peerless redwood: 8.29
so you can calculate how much you need. for 14.76 you need 58% prof shoes.

oh. now I did it for you. Nevermind. My advice is to read some basic calculations.

I have questions (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

1. Is it good build 2H paired with leather armor, for low interference and burden. So I have better chance for critical attack.
2. Is it possible tanking with only leather armor.
3. I confused either buy new armor or soulfused this Magnificent Agile Leather Leggings of Stoneskin (buy soul fragments), the stats good enough to competed with low legendary. Maybe I can save credits for awhile.
4. If I buy from WTS and not sent for 24 hours. Can I canceled those order?

Thank you.

1. No, unless your 2H weapon is Ethereal. A 2H weapon has high burden, so it will reduce your evade/crit chance. You still can use a Featherweight Chard to reduce its burden, but keep that in mind. 2H leather is playable, but there is definitely better.
2. Yes and no. Yes because it does the job better than Cloth, no because it won't protect as much as Heavy. If you want a cheap armor that does the job of "armor" a tiny bit, then yes it tanks a bit.
3. Don't soulfuse it. Find a better one instead and keep your soul fragments for exceptional gear.
4. Up the the WTS shop owner. Read their conditions, if they have any.

My advice is to do some basic calculations. You need proficiency factor of at least 0.67 prefeably 0.7. This can be achieved by a total base proficiency bonus of staff + your cotton of about 14.5 or a bit more, I have 14.76. That's the sum of the two base proficiencies. Redwood has good elemental proficiency, so as you have peerless redwood, shoes will do. But get good shoes, with high enough prof.

shoe range: 5.97 6.68
peerless redwood: 8.29
so you can calculate how much you need. for 14.76 you need 58% prof shoes.

oh. now I did it for you. Nevermind. My advice is to read some basic calculations.

(IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) particularly grateful to your answer so much details

mage is way more complicated than i think

may i ask for the means of "58% prof shoes"

is that the percentage description shows in the auction item?

(IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) particularly grateful to your answer so much details

mage is way more complicated than i think

may i ask for the means of "58% prof shoes"

is that the percentage description shows in the auction item?

It means that the proficiency buff provided by the shoes is located at 58% in the range of Legendaries of that type. 50% is the average, equipment above are better than the average, and 100% is the best of the best, which is the stat of Peerless.

This post has been edited by decondelite: Aug 6 2017, 11:48