G'day readers, i know the blog has been dead for a while now but it was bec. alot of stuff have been happening lately and im kinda lazy to update har har. Sorry guys, with that i bring you an update / post / guide that should've been posted long ago. Just an intro,
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Introduction:This guide will tackle about the most common things people normally ask me about weapons and what should you rumin based on Character/Item stat/MCC Team. Also when to stop during chipping and is an item worth rechipping.
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1. Rumins and Sockets
1.a Weapon Stat vs Rumin
1.b Character vs Rumin
1.c MCC Team vs Rumin
2. Racial Weapons
2.a Upgrading and Socketing
2.b Chipping: "When to stop?"
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So let start!?1.a Weapon Stat vs Rumin:So first up, Rumins and Sockets. Normally people ask me "maki what rumin should i put on my xxx item?". I always ask "what is the stat on your item?" bec. that is how i determine what rumin to put on the weapon.
First Weapon: So lets say your item is a 3x atk , +3ar weapon. Can you guess what you should put on that? normally people spam +6 penetration on their weaps thinking its teh leet imba haxor due to ipods *cough* i mean Calyces pawning people. But no its not always about penetration. A +3 ar weapon can already "penetrate" through your enemy's defense rating meaning his def would affect you less since you have high AR. So with that you need to boost your atk to the max to deal maximum dmg.
A good example:
atk up, weapon class, other stats
were hidden for privacy concerns of the ownerSo lets say you have a 29%atk up on that thing, meaning you get a 21% dmg boost. With thatyou get a high 50% atk up and high AR, lets say that was a +0 serpent weapon that means you have a 35base ar weapon with 50atk.
Next weapon: You have a pvp human racial weapon with high atk (or low atk) and no +ar, this is where you socket +penetration. Why you ask? +penetration as we know "penetrates" through enemy defence, evasion, block, etc. Since you have
low ar you need to penetrate through his def since his def will affect you alot for you dont have low attack rating.
A good example:
atk up, weapon class, other stats
were hidden for privacy concerns of the ownerWith a high +penetration, you can bypass the dr difference and defense. Ensuring you hit hard one with your racial weap :3
Next Weapon: "PVE weapons" , PVE weapons are normally those you use for leveling and/or afk'n. Early Note: it is not advisable to socket a PVE weapon more than once. Ok lets say you have a trump short sword, due to high attack and normally characters that use swords have resonable speed already you can either put a blood stone or a apatite on it. Blood stone since, you land better crits - faster kill or Apatite - land faster hits, kill fster. There's also the option of puting a pearl for life leech to ensure you live through your afk (well not 100% but hey atleast it gives you life leech each atk).
Let your imagination run wild
yea i dont have any pics of trumps lol, fail shoop alsoLast weapon: "Raiding Equipment" , this is like your Pvp weapon but would really vary depending on the boss you are fighting. Lets say... King of greed - due to his protect buff and high def its advisable you use a great sword or a polearm. But +penetration aint really needed since you out AR his DR by far so pumping dmg on raiding equip is best. Also since aside from UT i havent really seen a boss with high defence/hard armor to be bothered to socket penetration. Well UT is human so that falls under the pvp human racial category already :D
A very bad example:
haha , that's my weapon!
but since i dont have any obs with me..
+21atk fire would do since its a "GoL" rifle
(ok not really, but it works)
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1.b Character vs RuminAh this is rarely discussed but the forum had one discussion about this. First of all you should take into account the above (Rumin vs weapon stat) and you then can modify it to your own with regards to your character.
What do i mean by this? For example, some people socket +7 accuracy to short swords. I dont find it wrong to have a more stable dmg, heck even my short sword has +7 accuracy. But for characters like
Romina who is a hybrid str-dex character you wont need more accuracy but dmg on her. Since she already has a good dex base, she can achieve higher accuracy compared to other Equities users.
Hanging guard, Tiburon/Ramiro: for one have very low accuracy, at worst 50 at best 70. So its advisable to get +accuracy rumins on weapons they will use, "But kids have low dmg base, why accuracy?" Kids do have low dmg base , but their specialty aint dmg nor anti armor. Its killing Leather users or soft armor users where short swords deal extra dmg against. Also socketing accuracy for them wont be bad since they have 80agi base and 80 str base (at expert with +10str costume) it aint half bad for an "unblock-able equities".
Hanging guard, Grandice/IBS: These are the characters that have raw power, as in really high atk up. Although accuracy rumins are also advised for them i'd rather follow the "Rumin vs weap" theory. Why? with characters that already have really high dmg, pumping dmg more will make their "lowest dmg" even highier, high enough to kill people.
Anathema & Illusionist, Wizards/Mboma: These 2 classes focus on being a "tank debuffer" it is advised that you get +penetration on weapons they'd use. Since penetration gives you a higher chance to debuff enemies and status infliction.
Elemental attack rumins, what character do i put these on? From what i have gathered in the forums, elemental weapons are great on characters with stances that have high % atk dmg, like MA's and Dagger stances. With that i'd say put +21 elemental attacks on elemental weapons that Ma's or Scouts/Dagger users would use. But this is really the "econo" choice, since normally people would just pump dmg or penetration
any other characters you would like me to add , feel free to leave me a comment/msg :P
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1.c MCC Team vs RuminThis will be rather short since its not really that "important".... well kinda. For example, you are like
Oey who uses Vicente Rio in his pvp team. Socketing +penetration wont be that much needed since you have a scout that can give +10 penetration (via lvl 10 conso) and Rio who can give +12% atk and +6 Pene with a lvl 12 shining ballade
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Then again there are "real" mcc teams like gunsmiths that get misc bonus buffs that can benefit your team making you change some of the rumins you do use.
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2.a Upgrading and SocketingWhen do i upgrade my weapon to +5/+6/+7/+overninethousand? People normally (well rich ones) just spam away pumping their leet shit to +6 or +7. Which i find wrong, what if that weapon is just for plvl'n? i think its a waste of imperv even on a dh weapon to +6 it with just 30atk 20spd. Why +6 it? cool glow, bro?
Q: Let's say you have a 38atk 2ar weapon, would you +6 it?
A: Yes even though its not that "imba" the good atk up makes up for the -1ar, definitely worth the +6
Q: You have a 40atk 100wb weapon, would you +6 it?
A: seeing that is near perfect stat for a raid weapon, if that was on a rifle/pistol Fuck yes i'd even try +7 that if i had money (but sadly im a poor student lolol)! if not.. +5 is not bad nor is +4 not bad. since there arent much WB raids you can use melee on other than frog fish/griff (well griff, its advised to FL/OS)
Q: You have a 20atk 30spd weapon, would you +5 it?
A: no, that's a pve weapon. No need to upgrade it really.
The same principle applies for socketing, normally you should just socket equips as 1s. Unless its a heavily used raid weapon, 1s aint bad. Socketing 3 full slots - Pvp equip/GoL/Novia , Socketing 2 Slots - high raid, Socketing 1 slot - Pve/Mostly anything/econo...
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2.b Chipping: "When to stop?"I read this somewhere in the forums, so i'll just keep it simple and easy.
Scenario 1: You get atk+racial (pve racial), will you stop?
Answer: Yes, just trade it off to other stuff or something you are searching for since others might be searching for that racial aswell
Scenario 2: You get high atk, some stats etc.. but not what you were aiming for. You have 15 chips left, would you stop?
Answer: this is 50-50, depends on how much you "trust" your luck factor. If that was me i would stop though and just try when i have more chips next time, else trade it for something else.
Scenario 3: You get shit stat, you have no more chips but you have vis. would you buy more?
Answer: break the fucking item, look at your table. Slam your head at a high speed..
LOLOL JUST KIDDING! Scenario 3 is a joke xD har har~!
I hope you guys enjoyed reading this and i hope this helps you with yer decisions on weapons and such :3, Also no im not imba harrr, im just your random average player. But i get these from misc stuff i've learned through the game and shit (well +what i know anyway)
Creds to book of wind for the sexy pics, Iah site for the mcc buff pic and Pyratic for the idea of this post haha!
Changelog:May 13 2010 - Updated, added Wiz & Mboma to characters
