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I want to upgrade my equips further. I looked through shops, including ALL cmart items, and I am not seeing anything better.

Over 150 level preferred, but all levels will be considered.

This is what I have right now; if you have a better quality item, name your price (and I'll consider it (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ).

Weapon:

AXE

My primary weapon is an axe. Here are my best axes:

Here's a point analysis (below average: 0, average: 1, above average: 2):
* Exquisite (mentioned above, lv. 104 and leveling up): 23% for 4 turns at base 18 (174 now at lv. 104). Below average: ADM, ACM, PAB, inter. Average: proc duration, proc value. Above average: AAB, proc chance
Score: proc: 4; non-proc: 6; total: 10
* Fine Emerald Axe of the Ox (lv. 130): 20% for 3 turns at base 18 (213 now at lv. 130). Below average: ADM, AAB, ACM. Average: proc chance, duration, value. Above average: PAB, inter
Score: proc: 3; non-proc: 5; total: 8
* Fine Prism Axe of Balance (lv. 211): 17% for 5 (4) turns at base base 16 (197 now). Below average ADM, proc chance and value. Average ACM, inter, PAB, proc duration. Above average: AAB,
Score: proc: 1; non-proc: 5; total: 6
* Fine Prism Axe of the Ox (lv. 219): 16% for 4 (3) turns at base 20 (247 now). Below average: ADM, AAB, ACM, proc chance. Average: proc duration, inter. Above average: proc value, PAB.
Score: proc: 3, non-proc: 3, total: 6
* Superior Prism Axe of Balance (lv. 241): 24% chance for 2 turns at base 18 (222 now). Below average: ADM. proc duration. Average: ACM, proc value, PAB. Above average: AAB, inter, proc chance.
Score: proc: 3, non-proc: 6, total: 9
* Fine Sapphire Axe of the Battlecaster (lv. 141): 15% chance for 3 turns at base 18 (222 now). Below average: ADM, AAB, ACM, proc chance. Average: proc duration, proc value. Above average: inter, PABs, magic bonuses.
Score: proc: 2, non-proc: 6, total: 8

Proc wise, the exquisite still wins, with 2 average and 1 above average. The 8-9 pointers are my current secondaries, and the 6 pointers will be going to my shop soon.

So I am looking for something to top the 10 (preferably), or very similar, to replace my secondaries. A better battlecaster of course would be nice, too.

RAPIER

For DW, I have the following rapiers:

Average Prism Rapier of the Racoon - lv. 214 (primarily, I want lower interference, and higher proc chance, without loosing duration); (sold after an update)

* Fine Diamond Rapier of Balance (lv. 196). 18% chance of PA for 5 (4) turns. Parry: + 9.59% (+ 8.62)% Below average: ADM. Average: proc chance, parry, ACB, PAB, Above average: proc duration, AAB, inter
Score: proc+parry: 4; non-proc: 5; total: 9
* Fine Prism Rapier of the Cheetah (lv. 240) 18% chance of PA for 2 turns. Parry: + 12.67% (+ 10.61)% Below average: proc duration, ADM, AAB, Average: proc chance, ACB, inter. Above average: parry, PAB
Score: p+p: 3, non-proc: 3, total: 6
* Fine Emerald Rapier of the Battlecaster (lv. 129) 22% chance of PA for 1 turn. Parry: + 7.86% Below average: parry, proc duration, ADM, AAB, Average: ACB, Above average: proc chance, inter, PABs, magic bonuses
Score: p+p: 2, non-proc: 7, total: 9

I am looking for something with a duration comparable or higher to the Diamond one, and parry comparable to the Prism one. Improvements in proc chance would be great. Improvements to battlecaster, of course, would be nice, too.

LONGSWORD

Fine Ruby Longsword of Balance (lv. 169) - I want lower inter and higher proc, without loosing duration and bleed damage

Fine Prism Longsword of Slaughter (lv. 256) -

Additionally, I would like to upgrade this not-so-impressive ethereal longsword,

WAKI + KATANA

Fine Titatnium Wakizashi of the Nimble (lv. 96) -

Average Mithril Katana of Balance (lv. 107) -

Finally, weapon-wise, while I think this wakizashi and this katana are both good, I have credits to spend if you have something better.

STAFF

Staff: I am not acting as a mage currently, so I haven't really kept up in that department. If you have a staff with better numbers than this (crucially, better numbers for 40%+ ET for at least 2 turns proc,) let me know.

ARMOR

I am rather happy with my light kevlar, but nothing is beyond improvement. My boots, in particular, need refining.

Average Kevlar Helmet of the Stone Skinned - lv.95 - now replaced with Fine Kevlar Helmet of Negation - 1v 148
Fine Leather Breastplate of Warding - lv.225 - now replaced with Fine Kevlar Breastplate of Dampening - lv.228
Superior Leather Gaunlets of Warding - lv.217 - now replaced with Fine Kevlar Gauntlets of Negation - 1v 194
Fine Leather Leggings of Negation - lv.216 - now replaced with Fine Kevlar Leggings of Warding - lv.186
Fine Leather Boots of Protection - lv.80 - now replaced with Average Kevlar Boots of Warding - lv.125 Average Kevlar Boots of the Spirit-ward - lv.127 Fine Kevlar Boots of the Stone-skinned - lv. 258, and I am leveling Fine Kevlar Boots of the Spirit-ward (lv. 89) for FSM.

This post has been edited by Red_Piotrus: Nov 21 2010, 09:01

This is interesting. Mind if I ask a general question?
What do you need light armor for? I mean besides battlecaster pieces.
I have many pieces of light armor I kept. And I really have no idea what to do with them..

Fair dragon hide gauntlets of negation
Level 95
Price: 1970 Credits

This is interesting. Mind if I ask a general question?
What do you need light armor for? I mean besides battlecaster pieces.
I have many pieces of light armor I kept. And I really have no idea what to do with them..

Well, looking at my equipment stats, my light armor (dual handed) currently gives me:

Physical: 23 absorbed, 10.3% mit
Magical: 26.4 absorbed, 10.3% mit
Avoidance: 15.1% evade, 4.6% parry (4.7% parry with weapon), 23.5% resist
Compromise: 28 (40.1 w/ weap) inter, 25.9 (46.1 w/ weap) burden
Action speed: 137 (with or without weapon)

My heavy armor (single hand with shield), all Fines:

Physical: 26.3 (30.5 w/ shield) absorbed, 12% (13.8% w/ shield) mit
Magical: 26.5 (30.1 w/shield) absorbed, 12.7% (14.2% w/ shield) mit
Avoidance: 7.2% evade, (43.9% block w/ shield), 4.4% parry (with or without weapon), 4.4% resist
Compromise: 65.6 (82.7 w/ weap and shield) inter, 74.3 (94.1 with weap and shield) burden
Action speed: 135 (with or without weapon and shield)

The better absorption and mitigation of the heavy armor seems hardly serious to me, while the losses in evade, resist and interference are. Heavy (without shield) offers physical +3.5 absorption and +1.7% mitigation and magical 0.1 absorption and 2.4% mitigation, but costs 7.9% evade, 0.2% parry, 19.4% resist, 2 speed and 25.5 interference and ~50 burden. Granted, parry, speed and burden don't seem to be important. But I think that the absorption and mitigation is more than compensated for by the evade and resist, and my light interference still allows me to reasonably cast depreciating magic on legendaries - but it is a much more unlikely feat if I am in my heavy set.

Do correct me if I am missing anything.

Oh, and weapon wise, while I really like my 40% block shield, it seems to me that the high bleed domino effect is much better for anything but the Ring encounters.

Let me know if you want to see my heavy set or weapons stats (I am not currently using a mage mode, as I redistributed all my points away from elemental spells).

Fair dragon hide gauntlets of negation
Level 95
Price: 1970 Credits

Thanks for the offer, but while your item has sightly better evade and much better resist, and somewhat lower compromise, it looses to mine on absorption and mitigation, which overall would make it roughly as good. I am looking for improvements all over the board compared to my equips (or at least, over most if it).

This post has been edited by Red_Piotrus: Oct 10 2010, 19:56

All I keep now are Fine+ Leather and I've got a few Superiors gathering dust in my shop.

Fine Kevlar Helmet of Negation
Lv 148
Price: 5400

Fine Kevlar Gauntlets of Negation
Lv 194
Price: 9000

Prices are 2x bazaar sell price.

Fine kevlar breastplate of dampening - 8500 C

Price is what'd I'd normally put it up in my shop for. Roughly 2x bazaar sale price.

What do you need light armor for? I mean besides battlecaster pieces.

I'm using 2 of them, they offer more magical defense due the extra resist, and due the extra physical absorb, my physical defense is also superior until hits start to do +260 damage (final dmg), which only happens at the end of stuff I usually level up. The extra STR is a nice extra after all.

This post has been edited by cmdct: Oct 11 2010, 02:43

Fine Kevlar Helmet of Negation
Lv 148
Price: 5400

Fine Kevlar Gauntlets of Negation
Lv 194
Price: 9000

Prices are 2x bazaar sell price.

Fine kevlar breastplate of dampening - 8500 C

Price is what'd I'd normally put it up in my shop for. Roughly 2x bazaar sale price.

I will take those (PMs sent) (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Bump: still looking for upgrades (Fine Kevlar Boots, anybody?)

This post has been edited by Red_Piotrus: Oct 19 2010, 05:59

Bump. Still on the market, looking for upgrades.

What kind of rapier you looking for?

It seem you're looking for high proc duration rapier.. do you really need a 4 turns rapier..? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

What about other stats?

I might have something to sell, depend on your answer.

PS. I'm kinda interested in you DW build (since I play the same style as you do); if you don't mind, could you show me what's your stats/equips?

This post has been edited by buktore: Oct 26 2010, 07:27

Good point, I think I miswrote - I meant a higher rapier proc chance (then 18%). Duration 5 (4) is pretty good; seeing as 6 is max, and difference beteen 5 and 6 is not huge. But the difference between 18% and 25% (max) is still significant enough to warrant an upgrade.

My rapier also places only around 75th percentile on "of balance" AAC, AAB, and interference although I don't consider those to be of primary importance. PABs are probably just average (still need to calculate those numbers).

Frankly, what I want the most is armor improvement, and possibly an axe improvement.

My DW is the armor above, axe and rapier are linked, but my most efficient build in in fact SW (axe plus my excellent shield).

Well, how about these?

http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=8357dd4b83
http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=2465d098a1
http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=33f02835d5
http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=6dfbece327
http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=54067928e7

BTW, I myself use rapier with only 1 turn... (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/heh.gif)

I also have a boot, but I'm not plan to part with it yet...

Your boots are very close to mine, no sense in trading (other than mine are slightly higher level - I leveled them up from 115 myself in the past few days, keeping with my current level...).

Thanks for showing me those rapiers, I'll again say that they are on the same level as mine. Those that have higher proc chance have (duration aside) lower parry. The only one with better parry is the mithril one, but I'd have to level it up, which I cannot afford to (I am trying to level my axe and shield faster than myself, and it is proving to be difficult :>).

Your point about the (lack of) importance for PA duration is interesting. It is certainly less important then bleed, although 1 turn is too little; even if you have no interference problems, the bosses can still resist the spell. My 4 duration makes it pretty unlikely my poison will fail if I decide to cast it, 3 duration is probably the least I would consider good.

This post has been edited by Red_Piotrus: Oct 27 2010, 07:07

Oh, so you looking for an offhand rapier. For Gods?

If you want high parry with 3 turns+ proc duration.. this is probably the only thing I could spare. What you're asking for here is quite difficult to come by...

http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=439774e880
http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=a16f71c52b

I use 1 turn PA rapier because it's in mainhand. I have another, 2 turns for offhand use with axe.

This post has been edited by buktore: Oct 27 2010, 08:16

I recently did the gods again for the first time since I beat them initially. I used a staff the first time, but I wanted to try it as a melee just for shits and giggles. I used these two + my evade set:
Fine prism axe of the raccoon (Level 218)
Superior prism rapier of the raccoon (Level 219)

You don't really need too high a duration for an offhand rapier either (3 should be more than enough. Remember, you can usually cast poison a couple of times for each turn the god takes. If I weren't sprinkling offensive spells in there now and then, the vast majority of my rapier's PA duration would have gone wasted honestly. Proc chance and Parry are probably the most important for off-handing, vs. the gods at least.

This post has been edited by Conquest101: Oct 27 2010, 08:09

Oh, so you looking for an offhand rapier. For Gods?

If you want high parry with 3 turns+ proc duration.. this is probably the only thing I could spare. What you're asking for here is quite difficult to come by...

http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=439774e880


I use 1 turn PA rapier because it's in mainhand. I have another, 2 turns for offhand use with axe.

Valid points. Thanks for the offer, I'll pass because the level is not high enough; but it is a fine rapier otherwise (I do like the stats, don't get me wrong).

And conquest, you are right, I think I could take RL on with my current equipment, was it up to my level. The 40 levels that the axe is behind costs me ~25% bleed damage, and that was more than enough to make me lose my last fight with RL.

This post has been edited by Red_Piotrus: Oct 27 2010, 08:17