Augments Listing & Discussion

[sruon]

Basically french article :

The upcoming version update will usher in the "Augments" system, a new feature that will shatter your preconceptions about equipment. and breathe new life into some of your most treasured pieces of armor.

Any veteran adventurer knows the feeling:
A beloved breastplate that served you in countless epic battles...
A cherished cuirass that fended off many a vicious enemy blow...

Equipment once treasured, now auctioned off for a purseful of gil or relegated to a dank, lonely corner of your Mog House in favor of more potent apparel better suited to your burgeoning abilities.

What could be done to give these items a longer lease on life? This is the question we asked ourselves, and in the next version update, you can experience the answer—the new Augments system!

Let's examine how it will work.

*This development screenshot may not represent the final product.

As illustrated above, players will be able to customize certain pieces of equipment by adding two augments of their choice to supplement the item's base attributes.

(Rather: Illustration above shows how equipement statistics can change.)

This new feature will allow for two pieces of armor bearing the same name to possess distinct capabilities, specially tailored to complement the skills of the wearer.
A wealth of heretofore unseen diversity in adventuring attire awaits you!

Needless to say, the development team is hard at work to ensure that augmented items can be enjoyed by the widest possible range of adventurers, while preserving game balance with existing items available through questing and synthesis. Furthermore, to maintain the items' exclusivity, it will not be possible to trade them to your companions, nor sell them via the auction house or bazaars. Adventurers looking to acquire augmented equipment will have to do so by their own courage and valor!

We'll be sharing even more information on this exciting new feature come release day, so be sure to check back for all the latest details!

Edited with strike tags.

[Xanthe]

Basically french article :

This new feature will allow for two pieces of armor bearing the same name to possess distinct capabilities, specially tailored to complement the skills of the wearer.

Edited with strike tags.

Bold phrasing makes me more inclined to believe your currency job has an effect on the choses augments.

[TummieGaruda]

Bold phrasing makes me more inclined to believe your currency job has an effect on the choses augments.

Possibly...
I traded a Bird Whistle on WHM and got -1 INT +1 MND -1 CHR
Also, that sentence about choosing two stats to augment...isn't that the exact same sentence that is on the ACP page? Maybe it wasn't a mistranslation but more of putting the wrong sentence in the wrong place.

[sruon]

Friend got Resist Bind +1 while on NIN. Could be related, could be not.

[The Q]

LOL! Looks like English Version translator for troll tier.

[xloppielx]

Why on vanadiel would i need dark resistance on my nin? LOL

[Jem]

Went and did the level 5 one (West Saru) just to see what happened really. Both myself on DRK and a friend on WHM got identical augments. +1 Water and +1 Earth Resist for both of us. I used Rusty Leggings, she used White Belt.

[Kipling]

Sooooo... you can't augment the new acp bodies is the gist of what was read? ;x Or am I missing the point completely.

[Destinye]

Sooooo... you can't augment the new acp bodies is the gist of what was read? ;x Or am I missing the point completely.

...you can augment the ACP bodies..where did you get that you can't?

[ronin sparthos]

Sooooo... you can't augment the new acp bodies is the gist of what was read? ;x Or am I missing the point completely.

Gist:

ACP Bodies: Augmentable with up to two bonuses of your choice.

Everything else: Random stats are added to gear that may or may not be detrimental to the gear itself. The entire system will be damned into obscurity within a months time, joining the ranks of Kokba Hostel and Chocobo Racing/Circuit.

ACP Augments: Good
Everything else: Bad

[Counterfeit]

I traded that level 20 Silver obi as a BLM and got +1mp and +1int with some other neg stats.

[Kipling]

Gist:

ACP Bodies: Augmentable with up to two bonuses of your choice.

Everything else: Random stats are added to gear that may or may not be detrimental to the gear itself. The entire system will be damned into obscurity within a months time, joining the ranks of Kokba Hostel and Chocobo Racing/Circuit.

ACP Augments: Good
Everything else: Bad

Oh ok. Guess I misread, thanks! I only really cared about the ACP bodies anyway.

[frodnonnag]

i want to augment my penance set pieces, where would i go? is behemoths dominion the only area? could i solo the NM easily? is there a chance i might not get my armor back, even if i successfully augment it?

[Acidious]

Seriously SE, what the fuck. Lol, I traded a Nomad's mantle and got +1 HP -1 MP, and 1 WInd resistance . You took my favorite part of this update, threw it to the ground, stabbed it, then smashed it with a spiked hammer. To all of you at SE, I hate you...

[Kipling]

Seriously SE, what the fuck. Lol, I traded a Nomad's mantle and got +1 HP -1 MP, and 1 WInd resistance . You took my favorite part of this update, threw it to the ground, stabbed it, then smashed it with a spiked hammer. To all of you at SE, I hate you...

As long as an update adds inventory expansion, the rest is just gravy.

[Oblongs]

augments are pretty crappy tasting gravy, thereby lessening the entire meal

[Kipling]

augments are pretty crappy tasting gravy, thereby lessening the entire meal

XD

[Melios]

I had a quick look at the English and Japanese and it says nowhere in the Japanese page that you can choose, nor that there are 2 augments.
All it says is you can get augment(s) on your own items under certain conditions, and that you may receive as rewards items with the same names but with different stats. Also, the sentence on "courage and valor" is not on the JP page.

Link: PlayOnline (JP)

Time for a dramastorm!

[The Q]

Where is the gravy robber when you need him?

[Day]

Look at it this way, most people assumed we could only use items like gambisson with no stats. Now we know we can augment items that already have stats.

I like the randomness, it keeps it from getting out of hand and everyone having the same shit. Someone out there is going to cream their pants when they get like 2 int on a sorc ring or something.