Ares NT UQ 100% RDR Campaign - Now over, we're finally off this ride

[ArcaneTechs]

Last 2 weeks of UQ boost campaign has finally arrived, time to farm those missing Nemesis (or Ares NTs) and get set for Austere NT (whenever that is). Wish you guys the best of like and may RNGesus be with you

RDR recommendation: 250% RDR ticket + Daily 50% + Timed Ability RDR + 40% PT boosts (you dont have to be social, just join and run). Thats it, save your Tri Boosters for more important stuff. Obviously I don't recommend BUYING 400% RDR boosters with actual cash but if you've got the cash to burn do it then i guess? anyways good luck, we all need it.

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Amaduscia UQ (Aug 29th ~ Sept 12th)

----This wild ride is over while some may still be on it----

Lilipa UQ (Sept 12th ~ Sept 26th)

----Slaves no more to this UQ but bound to a forest a many times forgotten----

Emphasis on farming for Slave +35 NT's for Austere NT trade & any Ares NT you might be after

Naberius UQ (Sept 26th ~ Oct 9th)

----Escape the forest while you can----

Emphasis on farming Nemesis +35 NT's for Austere NT trade & any Ares NT you might be after

REMEMBER THAT NEM/SLAVE NT IS AN AREA DROP, SO ANY MOB/BOSS CAN DROP THEM.
Anyways happy (or angry) rare hunting!

Nem/Slave NT example Conversion:

1 OT Nem/Slave weapon of your choice (so if you want Sword, use OT sword) + 3 Nem/Slave NT drops (any NT wep) = 1 Nem/Slave Sword (or wep of choice).

Whatever element % you convert from the OT wep is what you'll get when it turns into a NT wep.

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Here we go again with yet another way to revive the dead as hell UQ's with yet again near impossible drops with the exception of letting you get what you want this time with craft item trade conversions. We also get to go through this nightmarish hunt with Nab and Lilipa UQ later on. whether you want to farm Are's NT or not is up to you

Remember hunting Nem/Slave NT? well this is pretty similar

Oh and keep in mind, Ares Tact cannot be used as trade fodder so ya, troll drop

Supports SSA 1-3
フォトンブラストゲージに応じて威力が上昇する。(11%/12%/13%) --- (Base 11% dmg, 13% dmg max at full PB gauge)
フォトンブラスト発動時、幻獣毎に異なる効果発生。(activate PB to gain one of the following effects based on what Idola you have on your mag)

Simple Explanation:

start quest -> get max PB -> blast helix (or other PB) with ares out -> ares now has 4% additional damage when used (as long as you don't return to campship). you still need to use ares for the bonuses. you can weapon switch all you want, but only ares gets the bonuses.

ヘリクス系:威力4%上昇 --- Helix 4% dmg increase
アイアス系:攻撃時PP回復量40%上昇 --- Aias 40% pp recov on attack
ケートス系:PP自動回復量30%上昇 --- Ketos 30% Passive PP recov
ユリウス系:被ダメージ12%減少 --- Yurius 12% dmg reduct
イリオス系:PP消費量15%減少 --- Irios 15% PP reduct

[Reilet]

The PB buffs also apparently stacks with each other, stay during area switch, stay even when switching weapons and seems to be permanently active until the end of the quest.

[huck]

The PB buffs also apparently stacks with each other, stay during area switch, stay even when switching weapons and seems to be permanently active until the end of the quest.

Good tip

[milranduil]

campshipping causes the buffs to die, so be careful if soloing or if drink runs out.

i got very lucky for once and got ares bow this morning and decided to make/affix/test katana. the power with helix/ketos/nifta buffs makes endless quite a joke lol.

[Jene-chan]

I was thinking about maybe going after this to make a Gunslash and swap it in for the 4% damage boost on Helix PB and then swap it out. I play Gunner mostly and was thinking this was worth it for the 4% damage increase because I'm not giving up the utility from my Atra TMGs as main weapon. I feel like it's worth it to try and go after it a bit but just wanted a second opinion.

[TheFanaticViper]

I was thinking about maybe going after this to make a Gunslash and swap it in for the 4% damage boost on Helix PB and then swap it out. I play Gunner mostly and was thinking this was worth it for the 4% damage increase because I'm not giving up the utility from my Atra TMGs as main weapon. I feel like it's worth it to try and go after it a bit but just wanted a second opinion.

I remember the old Coat Doublis DS (multi class) have a pot who increase Photon Blast damage by 50%, that sound a lot better for an utility weapon.

[Jene-chan]

I remember the old Coat Doublis DS (multi class) have a pot who increase Photon Blast damage by 50%, that sound a lot better for an utility weapon.

Think you missed the point. I'm not worried about PB damage; Ares NT gives permanent bonuses based on the type of PB you do. I want to make a weapon to pair with at least the Helix PB for 4% damage boost.

EDIT: Actually, does it persist after weapon swap? I'm reading this from swiki:

武器を持ち替えた場合、同潜在の武器同士ならばブースト効果は維持される。別の潜在能力の武器ならばブース ト効果は一時的に未適用状態になる。その後、この潜在能力の武器に持ち替ると再適用される。

I'm reading that as "if the weapon you're switching to has the same latent, the boost will persist, but if you swap to a weapon with a different latent, the effect will fade". Is that correct? So you'd have to swap from an Ares NT to another Ares NT to have the boost stay? But if I swapped from Ares NT to Atra, it would fade?

[TheFanaticViper]

Think you missed the point. I'm not worried about PB damage; Ares NT gives permanent bonuses based on the type of PB you do. I want to make a weapon to pair with at least the Helix PB for 4% damage boost.

My bad, i just realized what Ares Potentiel truly are

[Loveless62]

EDIT: Actually, does it persist after weapon swap? I'm reading this from swiki:

武器を持ち替えた場合、同潜在の武器同士ならばブースト効果は維持される。別の潜在能力の武器ならばブース ト効果は一時的に未適用状態になる。その後、この潜在能力の武器に持ち替ると再適用される。

I'm reading that as "if the weapon you're switching to has the same latent, the boost will persist, but if you swap to a weapon with a different latent, the effect will fade". Is that correct? So you'd have to swap from an Ares NT to another Ares NT to have the boost stay? But if I swapped from Ares NT to Atra, it would fade?

That seems to be what Google Translate implies. The good news is: if you swap back to Ares-NT from your Atra, you get all of your PB boosts back.

Ares-NT seems pretty nice. They don't seem ideal for some raid boss EQs with no mobs, since you shouldn't have any PB meter unless you facetank a lot (I realize some players do, LUL). It's probably fantastic for Nab and Lilli UQs and EF where you farm all day, and Mil mentioned how good it is for Endless.

It looks like I will need to get started raising more mags, LUL.

[DavidAG]

It looks like I will need to get started raising more mags, LUL.

That sounds like too big of an investment for a weapon that will probably get outclassed soon. It's like with shien, it lasted as king for 2 weeks or so, right?

Personally, unless you want to absolutely minmax for stuff like endless or speedruns, i would just stick with the 1 or 2 mags (of a single stat) you had before and use ares NT as another strong weapon you can use. Because, come on, 11% if pb is empty, that much raw atk and three ssa slots? at its minimum power it's already as strong as atra and lumiere