The Latest Evolution in Equipment—Announcing the Evolith System! (11/04/2009)

[Isiolia]

On the one hand, this is how augments should have worked from the start.

On the other, sweet Altana almighty, do those augments suck Poroggo balls. Hopefully they have something better in store than that or that NPC will be lonelier than the proprietor of the Chocobo racing circuit.

[ronin sparthos]

I just wish the evolith stones were spread to currently existing notorious monsters (think pankration plates) instead of within a system of its own. This could have given some NM/HNMs currently shunned a chance to be useful again instead of adding a whole new set of monsters to defeat.

However, this is assuming that the hunt registry involves a whole new set of monsters and doesn't call upon old NMs.

Im going to just assume that the NMS are all within the old areas meaning that they'll be something soloable.... we all know SEs infatuation with the original zones.

[Tagus]

The worst statement in this post is, "Should your synergy be successful" imo.... leave it to SE to implement a good idea and throw an unnecessary time sink like "synergy fail" in there for kicks.

[Dymlos]

Oh, and it will be ashame that r/ex gear won't work. There goes my dreams of adding 'Add Regen Effect' on my Etoile Casaque. :I

[Rocl]

uh well then that is interesting

[travOtaku]

Or perhaps they know we've seen "STR+2" since the dawn of time and have yet to see "Mighty Strikes Ability Delay-2" on anything. They could just be showcasing the fact that this system will offer stats that are not available anywhere else in the game. I'm sure there will be evoliths with regular base stat increases.

[seiji]

The worst statement in this post is, "Should your synergy be successful" imo.... leave it to SE to implement a good idea and throw an unnecessary time sink like "synergy fail" in there for kicks.

french:

Une fois les objets modifiés...

Lorsque des évolithes sont fixées sur les équipements, ceux-ci reçoivent alors des caractéristiques supplémentaires qui apparaîtront dans le texte d’aide de la manière suivante :

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When évolithes are fixed on the equipment, they then receive additional features that appear in the help text as follows:

JP?
German?

[Argettio]

I just wish the evolith stones were spread to currently existing notorious monsters (think pankration plates) instead of within a system of its own. This could have given some NM/HNMs currently shunned a chance to be useful again instead of adding a whole new set of monsters to defeat.

Yes because we all want more shit storms at camps?

[drwaffles]

Looks about as useless as FoV augmenting except with the option to un-augment stuff that should've been part of that system in the first place.

[Gethsemane]

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Interesting way to reach that number with that reply ;D

[Thiefami]

It may have potential, but for some reason it's not blowing my skirt up. Like many have said, it should've been added from the jump.

[willriker]

See? now this is an update note... not some stupid cape

[Attila]

I hear what you're saying, but just saying "it should have been there from the beginning" isn't really accomplishing anything. it WASN'T, and now it's here. Plus, the other games everyone is comparing this to either didn't exist at the time, or didn't have this function yet either, except maybe diablo.

SE isn't about revolutionizing, they are about adding systems OTHER people do first, but twisting it to fit in this demented idea they have of balance, time-sink, and God knows what else.

[Wulfgang]

It would be interesting if there were Elite Hunt Registries that were actually elite and not a LV 75 Doll that starts with Shock Spikes. Fight Tiamat in some sort of instanced environment for Haste +2 Evolith or whatever.

[willriker]

Hmmm kill tiamat in 30 min to get a haste +2 Evolith? hahah thats a fantastic idea. Would love to see people shooting for it too. Its not imposible, but it would be challenging for most groups.

And a stone that gives +2 haste would certainly be a worthy reward for this challenge.


Sadly, its a safe bet that this is not how it is going to work...

[Destinye]

crafting just became profitable

Sorry crafters, people got smarter (finally), so there will be no gouging the general populous on 'cheap' weapons and armor.

[lolwut]

ib4 Haub+1 with "Hexastrike: Dmg +3" augment.

Going to wait through a lot of testing before ruining any of my sellables with this.

[Siniroth]

If they make runewords I quit, just saying

[Spira]

I've been expecting something like this..

i discussed the idea of this kind of system (somewhere idr) before... whereby you fight NMs for stuff like cells that you can use to customize equipment.

I'd not think that SE would actually go and implement it on existing old equipment too.. this is really nice.

Personally I think the evolith system might eventually become the popped NM system for WotG (assuming you can do it there) where the NMs are alot harder but the Evoliths will be so much more precious too..
might probably even see an add "Refresh" effect Evolith too

[Virtuous Saint]

Shall we speculate on what the Hunt Registries consume to give pop items?

http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics...017/5017_3.jpg

That little green (EX) says "no secondary market for evoliths". At least we should be able to narrow down the random drops by selecting which NM to fight, similar to Augments... >_>

All FoV NMs give the same augments, it is 100% random depending on the gear not the NM you kill.