Test Server Findings

[Atomic Skull]

Did a few hundred swings with apoc. The ODD seems to still be roughly 20%. The increase seems small w/e it is.

ODT seemed much better with Mandau than at 95 but I was just eyeballing it.

[Darkzeru]

So....they show the information for Stage 2 but not Stage 1?.....makes no sense but eh oh well...

[Damane]

So....they show the information for Stage 2 but not Stage 1?.....makes no sense but eh oh well...

It makes perfect sense. They considered teh Stage 2 trial to be the only trial, but werent sure how people would take it. Thats why they never released the Trial in the first place to see how people react to it. Gladly there was so much bitching about it, that they were forced to implement a easy Stage 1 trial thats completable.

[Appie]

"The duration for each Afterglow is thirty seconds."
"Afterglow effects activate when the weapon skill corresponding to the equipped weapon
For Aegis and Ochain, the effects activate when Shield Bash is used."

30 seconds of afterglow for the shields.. every 5 mins. Seriously?

I think the more important question would be: does the afterglow on Aegis even break the magic damage reduction cap for the party? Shit is even more useless if it doesn't.

Excuse me if this has been asked the past few pages, I only glanced.

[Julian]

I think the more important question would be: does the afterglow on Aegis even break the magic damage reduction cap for the party? Shit is even more useless if it doesn't.

Excuse me if this has been asked the past few pages, I only glanced.

Afterglow, at least currently on the test server, doesn't give your aftermath. Instead, it gives something super shitty like +15 attack or something. (Relics/Mythics give +attack or +accuracy, forgot which is which, and empy's give critical hit rate, iirc)

[Kaisha]

It's like they really expect PLDs to 99 both shield and sword.

[dasva]

How do you figure that? While the duration is kinda shitty when tied to the ja like that the shields function on there own just like the weapons

[Appie]

Afterglow, at least currently on the test server, doesn't give your aftermath. Instead, it gives something super shitty like +15 attack or something. (Relics/Mythics give +attack or +accuracy, forgot which is which, and empy's give critical hit rate, iirc)

Uhm yes... I already knew that. And wtf would Aegis "aftermath" be exactly that you start about that? On SE's forums it says this for Aegis

Augments "Shield Bash" VI
Magic damage taken -50%
Afterglow (Reduces magic damage taken)

It doesn't follow the rules of melee relics, emps and mythics. Ochain's is also different that it gives pdt- on its afterglow. So ya, still wondering if it counts towards the cap.

[Darkzeru]

It makes perfect sense. They considered teh Stage 2 trial to be the only trial, but werent sure how people would take it. Thats why they never released the Trial in the first place to see how people react to it. Gladly there was so much bitching about it, that they were forced to implement a easy Stage 1 trial thats completable.

Well when you mention it that way it does make sense.
I just hope stage one doesnt involve riftdross/cinder... atleast then I can cell the one's I've came across from VW. Because I'm not going to worry bout stage 2.


Doesn't seem all that worth it.....

[Atoreis]

Well when you mention it that way it does make sense.
I just hope stage one doesnt involve riftdross/cinder... atleast then I can cell the one's I've came across from VW. Because I'm not going to worry bout stage 2.


Doesn't seem all that worth it.....

If that wont be riftcinder/dross for stage 1 then I will be ... meh I used to be trolled by SE so much that I wont even be pissed this time because what I can do? Write how angry I am on forum? they wont even read it. meh.

[dasva]

They will if you learn jp...

[Septimus]

They will if you learn jp...

Apparently not.

[Buffy]

Could someone summarize for me this afterglow effect, I'm not sure I understand.

If I have Yagrush, I'm never going to glow, am I? At least not during anything important, only while doing the whm melee thing on trash mobs.

In which case....wow, that sucks.

[Kaisha]

The glow visual effect appears the second it's equipped. Don't need to be engaged like the enchanted VW weapons.

[macross]

I hope it's like get 1m xp in VW to go 95-99.

[Atoreis]

I would like to know how they want to balance upgreades for empy and relics.

So far I see Relics getting: +5 acc/att, another tier of things like increased crit rate, another boost to WS, boost to hidden 2-3x
Empy: +3 to one stat...

Maybe that was suppose to be balanced by stronger afterglow for Empy but ... yeah fuck afterglow.

[pancakesandsex]

I hope it's like get 1m xp in VW to go 95-99.

That wouldn't even be that bad. I'm already getting all my merits from VW.

[Kaisha]

Legion NPC seems to finally be operational.

[Atomic Skull]

I would like to know how they want to balance upgreades for empy and relics.

So far I see Relics getting: +5 acc/att, another tier of things like increased crit rate, another boost to WS, boost to hidden 2-3x
Empy: +3 to one stat...

Maybe that was suppose to be balanced by stronger afterglow for Empy but ... yeah fuck afterglow.

So you want emps to gain as much from the last stages as Relics and Mythics so that they end up being more powerful than everything else by a wide margin? How exactly is this "balanced"

[NynJa]

He wants to justify his 95 ukon and SE owes him for the proverbial cock in the ass after their war nerfs