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Shishi-O
Sep 15, 2007, 09:24 AM
with the gimp comming in i was wondering how many would be screwed by this event.

the question pertains to weaponz mainly.

but then i realized my inventory of 50% shields would get gimped too

DavidNel
Sep 15, 2007, 09:27 AM
I'm going to be looking for S ranks. I know that higher % are good, but there are two reasons I don't like using them:

1) I don't want to have to carry around 2 of the same weps with different %s. I like using different weapons for different situations, so having a low % kind of helps...

2) I have NO idea how to increase the % of a weapon...

pokefiend
Sep 15, 2007, 10:07 AM
I like seeing larger numbers on the monsters I hit...

Jakosifer
Sep 15, 2007, 10:11 AM
Higher % weaps are gonna get screwed over huh....Wow just when I thought my luck was turning around.

relentless
Sep 15, 2007, 10:22 AM
I'd say both for me. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif But I guess I vote for S ranks.

KTani
Sep 15, 2007, 11:54 AM
Looks and effects > Percents

I actually would say "neither" though, because I don't care about percentage and I've never found anything S rank. My much beloved Crea Doubles I traded for.

omegapirate2k
Sep 15, 2007, 12:02 PM
I search for S ranks and when I can, I synth items, although personally, I find it more difficult to get 50%'s than finding S ranks, line shields even more so than weapons.

EDIT: And do we know for sure that the percentages were getting gimped? I was under the assumption that they were making them stronger so that lower percentages make more of a difference.

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Shiryuu
Sep 15, 2007, 12:05 PM
S-ranks. I haven't had any problems playing with non-50% weapons/armors.

McLaughlin
Sep 15, 2007, 12:27 PM
On 2007-09-15 10:02, omegapirate2k wrote:
EDIT: And do we know for sure that the percentages were getting gimped? I was under the assumption that they were making them stronger so that lower percentages make more of a difference.

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: omegapirate2k on 2007-09-15 10:08 ]</font>


No, we aren't. But since when has not having any facts stopped someone from doom-saying?

Rashiid
Sep 15, 2007, 12:41 PM
no 50% S rank option p.0

Phoenix_Black
Sep 15, 2007, 01:05 PM
My friend always harps on me for buying a 10% ground Mugunruk for 2.3 mil.... He says I should have gone for a higher percentage.... because I obviously have 10 more mil to toss around for a 30%... He dosn't know about the gimp, either.

Mayu
Sep 15, 2007, 01:47 PM
<3 my 50 armors http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

Makes me immune to everything http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime1.gif

Finae
Sep 15, 2007, 02:07 PM
Got all the 44-50% & grinded weapons/line shields that I want (% > looks, kthx). The only thing I do these days is hunt units and maybe every now and then, a s rank. S rank will never be important to me until the 12 star line comes in at full force.

Not like whatever is coming is coming next week anyways. Got a good long time.

omegapirate2k
Sep 15, 2007, 02:22 PM
On 2007-09-15 10:27, Obsidian_Knight wrote:

On 2007-09-15 10:02, omegapirate2k wrote:
EDIT: And do we know for sure that the percentages were getting gimped? I was under the assumption that they were making them stronger so that lower percentages make more of a difference.

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: omegapirate2k on 2007-09-15 10:08 ]</font>


No, we aren't. But since when has not having any facts stopped someone from doom-saying?



You have a point.

Shishi-O
Sep 15, 2007, 05:13 PM
On 2007-09-15 12:22, omegapirate2k wrote:

On 2007-09-15 10:27, Obsidian_Knight wrote:

On 2007-09-15 10:02, omegapirate2k wrote:
EDIT: And do we know for sure that the percentages were getting gimped? I was under the assumption that they were making them stronger so that lower percentages make more of a difference.

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: omegapirate2k on 2007-09-15 10:08 ]</font>


No, we aren't. But since when has not having any facts stopped someone from doom-saying?



You have a point.

a guy at sonic team was asked about the "unfair" way that low lvled 50% weps were ruining the game and he answered" we will be reworking the equation we use for that" and me assuming ST doesn't have the time and or money to do that individually for low lvled weps, and has to use the same math across the board.....the gimp to all weps that use that equation becomes obvious( armours too)

that and they wanted to make atp stand out more than %

but i could be wrong...hopefully



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Koji1m1
Sep 20, 2007, 06:39 PM
heh i guese my dession is nethier because both are hard to get ur hands on. well i still have to say S ranks although i kinda wish they would make actaul weapons dropable instead of the borad because once u ethier fail the synth or have some1 synth it for u and it fail it probaly might take more than a few weeks or days to get it back but thats just a thought. also it took me 2 1/2 just to months to find my ragnus.

Shishi-O
Sep 20, 2007, 11:06 PM
the gimp has been confirmed on these forumz

Koji1m1
Sep 22, 2007, 10:53 AM
oh i meant 2 1/2 months. XD

pikachief
Sep 22, 2007, 10:59 AM
On 2007-09-15 15:13, Shishi-O wrote:

On 2007-09-15 12:22, omegapirate2k wrote:

On 2007-09-15 10:27, Obsidian_Knight wrote:

On 2007-09-15 10:02, omegapirate2k wrote:
EDIT: And do we know for sure that the percentages were getting gimped? I was under the assumption that they were making them stronger so that lower percentages make more of a difference.

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: omegapirate2k on 2007-09-15 10:08 ]</font>


No, we aren't. But since when has not having any facts stopped someone from doom-saying?



You have a point.

a guy at sonic team was asked about the "unfair" way that low lvled 50% weps were ruining the game and he answered" we will be reworking the equation we use for that" and me assuming ST doesn't have the time and or money to do that individually for low lvled weps, and has to use the same math across the board.....the gimp to all weps that use that equation becomes obvious( armours too)

that and they wanted to make atp stand out more than %

but i could be wrong...hopefully



<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Shishi-O on 2007-09-15 15:16 ]</font>


they said they're making the lower percents stronger to make up for it not weakening the highger ones >.>

stop scaring teh noobs http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

XenithFlare
Sep 22, 2007, 11:06 AM
Neither.

I cannot find S-ranks, and my PM fails everything.

ljkkjlcm9
Sep 22, 2007, 04:26 PM
uhm, you use 50% weapons to search for S ranks...
for forces/gunners, S ranks are better period, no percent problems

THE JACKEL

HFlowen
Sep 22, 2007, 04:52 PM
Percents were definitely gimped. They also raised character base stats so it "seems" as though no change was made in overall damage.

Zael
Sep 22, 2007, 06:43 PM
high %s still hit for around the same as they used to.

lower %s hit for more than they used to.

The effects of percentages were lowered, while base stats were increased. But the usefulness of 50% gear is still as good as ever.

XDeathX
Sep 22, 2007, 10:11 PM
So 20% S ranks hit as hard as what % A rank? And how many stars?

Zael
Sep 23, 2007, 06:39 AM
Depends on the difference of ATP between said S rank and A rank.

pikachief
Sep 23, 2007, 09:18 AM
On 2007-09-22 20:11, XDeathX wrote:
So 20% S ranks hit as hard as what % A rank? And how many stars?



well my 22% crimson had around 800 atp, and it was doing about, lets say over 80-120 more damage than my frying pan on ice monsters. Of course the thing had more percent but the crimson had way more atp.

Now to my double saber comparison. My sweet death has about 100 more atp than my double saber i think, either that or more.

My sweet death is 12% and my Double saber is 50%. When i tornado dance a jarba with my sweet death im doing around 250's and when i do it with my double saber im doing around 380~400's http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

i hope that helps :S --- also i cna't find dark phantom line higher than 22% http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_frown.gif i need to be invinclble to fakis!(lol)