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[Espri]

Do the Live and Bio weapon pots increase the damage of vol/banish like additional crit damage does?

Getting ignored is annoying.

[Cyber Meteor]

@Espri No it doesn't for those two, at least not directly, i mean all the other attacks you'll do during the accumulation process will get the bonus and the dmg you'll see when Vol/Banish ends will reflect that, but it doesn't get the JA bonus itself or else it would be like, for Live serie, 10% from the attacks + 10% applied to the explosion -> 20% instead of 10%

[the_importer_]

Gonna re-post this part since I never got an answer:

Regarding Daily Crafts. Is there a limit to these orders that will make them loop back like Daily Orders? Also, do you think that by doing every Daily Craft Orders that it could be possible to unlock everything in Crafting?

Off-topic question. When we got the ★12 Weapon Passes, I got a couple of Nox Wands in order to create this baby:
[spoiler-box]http://i58.tinypic.com/2r4tod3.jpg[/spoiler-box]
Considering how low it cost me to get this weapon made, the results are incredible, even on XH.

The same can't however be said for this thing:
[spoiler-box]http://i59.tinypic.com/5p2c02.jpg[/spoiler-box]
I went broke making this thing and it doesn't even do as much damage as my Nox Wand (Melee with Tech Explosions) :(
Ya, I know, it had 20 less Attribute points, but how much difference will it make if I merge another one after player this shitty LQ +/- 60 more times?

[emeraude]

Gonna re-post this part since I never got an answer:

Regarding Daily Crafts. Is there a limit to these orders that will make them loop back like Daily Orders? Also, do you think that by doing every Daily Craft Orders that it could be possible to unlock everything in Crafting?

Off-topic question. When we got the ★12 Weapon Passes, I got a couple of Nox Wands in order to create this baby:
[spoiler-box]http://i58.tinypic.com/2r4tod3.jpg[/spoiler-box]
Considering how low it cost me to get this weapon made, the results are incredible, even on XH.

The same can't however be said for this thing:
[spoiler-box]http://i59.tinypic.com/5p2c02.jpg[/spoiler-box]
I went broke making this thing and it doesn't even do as much damage as my Nox Wand (Melee with Tech Explosions) :(
Ya, I know, it had 20 less Attribute points, but how much difference will it make if I merge another one after player this shitty LQ +/- 60 more times?

The Nox Qucross has 1647/1605 S/T-ATK
The Xie Wand has 1610/1567 S/T-ATK

at x60 the Xie wand has 1982/1929 S/ATK

it's not really fair to compare them without the Xie wand at max attribute

[LonelyGaruga]

Xie wand's potential doesn't even apply to normal attacks. Nox's potential is also terrible considering Techer has low critical rates and doesn't combo well with Fighter main (not that Nox wand can even be used by Fighter main).

[the_importer_]

Xie wand's potential doesn't even apply to normal attacks. Nox's potential is also terrible considering Techer has low critical rates and doesn't combo well with Fighter main (not that Nox wand can even be used by Fighter main).

Then WTF is the Attribute good for?

[suzaku0zero0]

When fighting elder or luther, sometimes they get inflicted by a dark tech status (they tempers get this dark aura around them)
What tech does it and what does it do?

Also I use fo/te, is there any point getting nox wand's potential?

[wefwq]

When fighting elder or luther, sometimes they get inflicted by a dark tech status (they tempers get this dark aura around them)
What tech does it and what does it do?
You mean, Jelen shot?
It's the one with red arrow facing down right?
If it is, then it's RA skill.

[Spiral]

If jellen shot, slightly reduces damage dealt by afflicted target. (Down to 85% attack power at max?)

Own queries.
When is the upcoming affix boost week?
Also, is it true that after getting abducted one will have a clone flag as long as the clone exists (3 days?) and have a guaranteed clone spawn on every AQ run taken?

Thank you in advance.

[Skyly]

If jellen shot, slightly reduces damage dealt by afflicted target. (Down to 85% attack power at max?)

Own queries.
When is the upcoming affix boost week?
Also, is it true that after getting abducted one will have a clone flag as long as the clone exists (3 days?) and have a guaranteed clone spawn on every AQ run taken?

Thank you in advance.

7/29-8/5 for Boost week
Yes, running AQs have a chance to spawn clones, but it's not guaranteed. Also, you spawn the number of clones in your party excluding free partners.

[yoshiblue]

You mean, Jelen shot?
It's the one with red arrow facing down right?
If it is, then it's RA skill.


If jellen shot, slightly reduces damage dealt by afflicted target. (Down to 85% attack power at max?)

Thank you in advance.

Makes me wonder if getting those Ult Lilipa mech guns are worth it. On paper, jellen for days; but in the end, would it be any better than jellen shot?

[LonelyGaruga]

Also, is it true that after getting abducted one will have a clone flag as long as the clone exists (3 days?) and have a guaranteed clone spawn on every AQ run taken?

Clone flag means you cannot be abducted while your clone exists.

[Spiral]

Clone flag means you cannot be abducted while your clone exists.

Ah, seemed too good to be true. Thank you.

Also, does anything other than skilled trainer affect affix count? (Rare drop rate?)

Thank you in advance.

[Espri]

Then WTF is the Attribute good for?

Both those wands are a waste of money. Attribute is a straight multiplier on weapon attack - 50 is 1.5, 60 is 1.6. That's why 13*s are far stronger than lower rarity weapons not including pot.

Also, those affixes are just as much a waste of money as making those wands was.

[Dammy]

Ah, seemed too good to be true. Thank you.

Also, does anything other than skilled trainer affect affix count? (Rare drop rate?)

Thank you in advance.
deband drink does

[EspeonageTieler]

has anyone been getting ridiculous lag lately? i dont even see drops and im so far behind everyone else takes me 5 mins to teleport and cant switch weapons.

im on the east coast with comcast

could it be the tweaker or English patches or something related to that?

[Requiem Aeternam]

When I was doing Nab1 SHard yesterday (solo with 3 NPCs) I made it up to Tundra no problem but, after pressing the first switch and returning to the centre area, the 2 Yede, 2 Malmoth and the Rappies didn't spawn. I pressed other switches but they still didn't appear. Is there a bug with them spawning, did they change Nab1 or am I maybe missing files for it? I don't use any patches nor do I use the Tweaker. I've never had problems with it before.

[KazukiQZ]

^From Tundra mid area, step on the right buttons and go to the right route. Ignore all enemies, run straight to the end and press the hidden switch under the snow pile. Made your way back to the middle area, and the 2 Yedes -> 2 Malmoth ->6 Nab Rappies will spawn.

Although, when you said SH, the Yedes from the mid might had just quickly followed your NPC to the right route after you spawned them ( You wouldn't notice it due to you being in the front, running toward the switch at the end of the right route). Thus, when you quickjump into the mid area again using the catapult, they seems to be 'gone' while they're just being stuck in the right route area =w=

[Ceresa]

Assuming you went to the right route first after hitting the switches, the Yeti probably spawned and chased after your NPCs into the path and you missed seeing them as you catapulted back.

NPCs ruin TA.

[wefwq]

When I was doing Nab1 SHard yesterday (solo with 3 NPCs) I made it up to Tundra no problem but, after pressing the first switch and returning to the centre area, the 2 Yede, 2 Malmoth and the Rappies didn't spawn. I pressed other switches but they still didn't appear. Is there a bug with them spawning, did they change Nab1 or am I maybe missing files for it? I don't use any patches nor do I use the Tweaker. I've never had problems with it before.
First two fence, take the orange once first and press the button in the end of the path (you don't have to kill anything over there, just run straight), and get back to the middle by using jumper.
Sometimes the yede will get stuck over the fence because it's following you, but it's a rare case though.
If you already kill all of them and rappy still won't spawn, try to proceed straight where garongo (or whatever it's called) and 4 gulfur spawn, press the button and back to where rappy should be spawned.

[Manakura]

I've equipped the Forest Area 3 Rare drop timed ability to my units, this counts for the current LQ right?

EDIT: Also does anyone know if the bonus drops off when you go into the Gryphon area considering it changes to the "???" rather than the forest.

[the_importer_]

Both those wands are a waste of money. Attribute is a straight multiplier on weapon attack - 50 is 1.5, 60 is 1.6. That's why 13*s are far stronger than lower rarity weapons not including pot.

Also, those affixes are just as much a waste of money as making those wands was.

For my affixes, as I stated I Melee with Tech Explosions. I used Power IV for the Weapon part the Technique IV and Ragne Soul for the Tech Explosions. The rest is HP, cause I love HP.

BTW, if you're not gonna justify your criticisms, don't bother posting them.

EDIT: Removed the Attribute part

[Kondibon]

For your Attribute part, you're contradicting what LonelyGaruga, so I'll let you take it up with him.
I don't see anything there contradicting anything Garuga said... Infact Garuga said nothing about the attributes, only the potentials.

[the_importer_]

I don't see anything there contradicting anything Garuga said... Infact Garuga said nothing about the attributes, only the potentials.

Oh wow, you're right. I really should stop reading and posting past midnight, I'm obviously getting too old for this shit. No wonder why LonelyGaruga didn't reply, it had nothing to do with what he said :p

[red1228]

I've equipped the Forest Area 3 Rare drop timed ability to my units, this counts for the current LQ right?

EDIT: Also does anyone know if the bonus drops off when you go into the Gryphon area considering it changes to the "???" rather than the forest.

Pretty sure that Bumped flat out said the area drop Timed Abilities have no effect in the LQ.

[Skyly]

Pretty sure that Bumped flat out said the area drop Timed Abilities have no effect in the LQ.

They do.

[Rakurai]

It said they only don't have any effect in the area where you fight the Gal Gryphon.

[SlN]

2 questions...

1. Whats the cooldown on abduction?
2. What drops vinculum

[the_importer_]

The Nox Qucross has 1647/1605 S/T-ATK
The Xie Wand has 1610/1567 S/T-ATK

at x60 the Xie wand has 1982/1929 S/ATK

it's not really fair to compare them without the Xie wand at max attribute

That's a big boost there. Is this damage calculated for any enemies or just the ones where the Attribute matches their elemental weakness?

If it's for every enemy, then it's worth getting another one and fuse, perhaps changing the Attribute to Fire while I'm at it.

[KazukiQZ]

^For every enemy. Elemental weakness is still not counted in that comparison.

[emeraude]

That's a big boost there. Is this damage calculated for any enemies or just the ones where the Attribute matches their elemental weakness?

If it's for every enemy, then it's worth getting another one and fuse, perhaps changing the Attribute to Fire while I'm at it.
It's for literally everything, that's why maxing attribute is so important.

[Espri]

For my affixes, as I stated I Melee with Tech Explosions. I used Power IV for the Weapon part the Technique IV and Ragne Soul for the Tech Explosions. The rest is HP, cause I love HP.

BTW, if you're not gonna justify your criticisms, don't bother posting them.

EDIT: Removed the Attribute part

Apprentice soul: 40 on each - 80 in one slot. Modulator: 30 on each - 60 in one slot. Vinculum: 20 on each - 40 in one slot. Even ignoring Vinculum which you could have kept as Technique IV, that would have been an extra 110 effective attack.

Oh, and the fact that Pristine Hammers alone are already on par means that they're a waste of money.

[reaper527]

does anyone have a good explanation for the specifics on how chain trigger works? i get that you fire it, you keep shooting with regular attacks, and your chain goes up (and this correlates with a multiplier), but how/when does the multiplier work?

does it only have the multiplier bonus when you do a pa and the numbers turn yellow for a second? does it have the multiplier the whole time but only the rest of the mp can use pa's while you can only boost it (otherwise you'd break the chain)?

i read the gu guide on fulldive, but still don't have a good grasp on when the multiplier is in effect and how to make the best use of the trigger.

[the_importer_]

Apprentice soul: 40 on each - 80 in one slot. Modulator: 30 on each - 60 in one slot. Vinculum: 20 on each - 40 in one slot. Even ignoring Vinculum which you could have kept as Technique IV, that would have been an extra 110 effective attack.

Oh, and the fact that Pristine Hammers alone are already on par means that they're a waste of money.

Apprentice Soul: Over 2 000 000 for a single weapon fodder with 5 slots
Modulator: Over 4 000 000 for a single weapon fodder with 5 slots
Vinculum: Cheap but low success rate, so I don't play with those

Add the other fodders, affix costs, etc. and we're looking into +/- 25 000 000, quite pricey wouldn't you say?

Pristine Hammer is what I had before. My Nox wand cost me under 3 000 000 total to get it where it is, so that was pretty cheap, but I wouldn't have spent that cash on it if my Pristine Hammer was just has powerful.


^For every enemy. Elemental weakness is still not counted in that comparison.


It's for literally everything, that's why maxing attribute is so important.

Thanks guys, guess I have until next month to get a 2nd wand.

[Selphea]

does anyone have a good explanation for the specifics on how chain trigger works? i get that you fire it, you keep shooting with regular attacks, and your chain goes up (and this correlates with a multiplier), but how/when does the multiplier work?

does it only have the multiplier bonus when you do a pa and the numbers turn yellow for a second? does it have the multiplier the whole time but only the rest of the mp can use pa's while you can only boost it (otherwise you'd break the chain)?

i read the gu guide on fulldive, but still don't have a good grasp on when the multiplier is in effect and how to make the best use of the trigger.

Only when it's yellow and only for you.

[reaper527]

Only when it's yellow and only for you.

well, that's disappointing. i had hoped that even if it was only when yellow that it would at least work for the entire mp for that brief window.

[SlN]

2 questions...

1. Whats the cooldown on abduction?
2. What drops vinculum

still no answer

[Flaoc]

I've equipped the Forest Area 3 Rare drop timed ability to my units, this counts for the current LQ right?

EDIT: Also does anyone know if the bonus drops off when you go into the Gryphon area considering it changes to the "???" rather than the forest.

pretty sure forest 3 does work there but it stops working at gal gryphon itself

[ShinMegamiSensei]

Do timed abilities on units ever drop off of their affix info? Or it'll always be shown in red after expiration?

[KazukiQZ]

Apprentice Soul: Over 2 000 000 for a single weapon fodder with 5 slots
Modulator: Over 4 000 000 for a single weapon fodder with 5 slots
Vinculum: Cheap but low success rate, so I don't play with those

Add the other fodders, affix costs, etc. and we're looking into +/- 25 000 000, quite pricey wouldn't you say?

Pristine Hammer is what I had before. My Nox wand cost me under 3 000 000 total to get it where it is, so that was pretty cheap, but I wouldn't have spent that cash on it if my Pristine Hammer was just has powerful.





Thanks guys, guess I have until next month to get a 2nd wand.
You have until August 5th to farm the gold badges. After that, the LQ is gone. Although, Xie's shop will stay until August 24th.

[Dammy]

Or it'll always be shown in red after expiration?

this.

[neilp4453]

I was looking at some AC links on some wiki and the SEA rates are insane compared to these servers. 90 days premium is around 30k for SEA!?!

Once I saw the rates for the JP server..I was much more relieved. Premium access is comparable to our old PSU subscription (which I will probably do at some point).

Does the gunslash suck? I am about to remove it from my arsenal in favor of another rifle.

Can you buy or sell photon arts in player shops?

Why is the Edel Rifle so cheap?

[wefwq]

I was looking at some AC links on some wiki and the SEA rates are insane compared to these servers. 90 days premium is around 30k for SEA!?!

Once I saw the rates for the JP server..I was much more relieved. Premium access is comparable to our old PSU subscription (which I will probably do at some point).

Does the gunslash suck? I am about to remove it from my arsenal in favor of another rifle.

Can you buy or sell photon arts in player shops?

Why is the Edel Rifle so cheap?
SEA pricing are kinda different, they don't compare to JP AC price at all. Might be actually cheaper or more expensive, i don't really familiar with SEA pricing so i can't say much about it.

GS are kind so-so weapon.
Depends on how you use it or your build, it can be lame or awesome too.

Yes, you can sell PA but with exception, only PA/tech disc level 1~10 can be sold, while level 11~17 are untradeable.
Note that "rare" PA level 1 can be purchased from photon shop.

[the_importer_]

You have until August 5th to farm the gold badges. After that, the LQ is gone. Although, Xie's shop will stay until August 24th.

OK then, not counting Tuesdays, I have 12 days to get 300 Gold badges. At a realistic rate of 5 badges per quest, I need to do it about 5 times per day. At around 10 minutes per rounds, that's about 1 hour per day, not so bad.

Thanks for the info.

[Flaoc]

just got a craftsman seal from a nagisa code that spawned on coast.. is this just rare to get a seal from her already rare code or did sega add this in recently

[wefwq]

just got a craftsman seal from a nagisa code that spawned on coast.. is this just rare to get a seal from her already rare code or did sega add this in recently
In the past i just only getting lilliparium (or whatever it is, the thing used to cut craft panel cooldown), maybe it's being super rare reward or something?

[IndigoNovember]

still no answer

1. I believe with the inclusion of the Clone Flag, you won't get abducted again until your clone gets killed.
2. I believe any EQ with a 12 man MPA can spawn it when you defeat a boss (it drops on the boss units/weapons).

[Chris_Chocobo]

What you have to do to get the Anniversary titles? I got one but dont know what i did. Need those 12* tickets

[Saagonsa]

just got a craftsman seal from a nagisa code that spawned on coast.. is this just rare to get a seal from her already rare code or did sega add this in recently

It's a rare reward from her, a friend of mine got one back when she was giving out cos

[Manakura]

What's a mag's stat level (S-ATK for example) actual damage output %? Is it substantial ??
Right now my mag is at lvl 112 S-ATK (I've been kind of slacking since i got it to 100)
and with level 200 mags coming i've started doing it properly again, does anyone have a rough idea of what the actual damage increase is??

[wefwq]

What you have to do to get the Anniversary titles? I got one but dont know what i did. Need those 12* tickets
Clear any XH quest 1,10,30 times.

[Chris_Chocobo]

Clear any XH quest 1,10,30 times.

Thank You! ^^

[Loveless62]

just got a craftsman seal from a nagisa code that spawned on coast.. is this just rare to get a seal from her already rare code or did sega add this in recently
I got a craftsman seal from a code that spawned in Volcanic Caves Exploration on normal difficulty last night when I was working on a team order. I can't remember what the trial was but I was pretty surprised by the reward.

[ShadowDreamer]

Pretty stupid question and I am 99% sure the answer is that it doesnt work, but I did have a quick question about circuit break out/powerful prophecy potentials.

I assume those only give you the boost while they are equipped? As in I cannot switch to a weapon with Powerful Prophecy, use photon flare, and then keep the bonus 350 Tatk when I switch to a real weapon?

[Espri]

Apprentice Soul: Over 2 000 000 for a single weapon fodder with 5 slots
Modulator: Over 4 000 000 for a single weapon fodder with 5 slots
Vinculum: Cheap but low success rate, so I don't play with those

Add the other fodders, affix costs, etc. and we're looking into +/- 25 000 000, quite pricey wouldn't you say?

Why don't you check the prices of 3s mods and apprentices? I never knew a mod/app/tech/fever affix was more costly than a 5s double atk fodder and stamina boost...

And you can get 5 Nox wands that easily how? Here's a rough calculation of what you're getting with Nox wands:
[SPOILER-BOX]Nox tatk
max 2591 min 2196 mean 2348 †90%
Striking 5%On Te, Br
Status: ATP 1200 Dex 500 x 1.00 Crit 30.0%
Weapon: ☆10+10 50% ATP 1070 + 60 Po 1.00 Dex --
Enemy: DFP 315 Dex 414 S/R 1.2000 E/T 1.2000
PA & Skills Total: 3.5676 +0.00 ☆1.13
Skills: JA, Stance Weak, EWH, ShiftaStrike 5, Lovers 10, InevitableStrike 3[/SPOILER-BOX]
[SPOILER-BOX]Nox satk
max 2896 min 2447 mean 2622 †90%
Striking 5%On Te, Br
Status: ATP 1200 Dex 500 x 1.00 Crit 30.0%
Weapon: ☆10+10 50% ATP 1098+428.00 + 60 Po 1.00 Dex --
Enemy: DFP 315 Dex 414 S/R 1.0000 E/T 1.2000
PA & Skills Total: 3.6036 +0.00 ☆1.13
Skills: JA, AttackAdv 5, EWH, ShiftaStrike 5, Lovers 10, Reactor 5, InevitableStrike 3
[/SPOILER-BOX]
Bottom line: An average of 2348 per explosion and 2622 per strike on a neutral point.
And PSH:
[SPOILER-BOX]PSH tatk
max 2309 min 2217 mean 2265 †90%
Striking 5%On Te, Br
Status: ATP 1200 Dex 500 x 1.00 Crit 5.0%
Weapon: ☆10+10 50% ATP 965 + 60 Po 1.06 Dex --
Enemy: DFP 315 Dex 414 S/R 1.2000 E/T 1.2000
PA & Skills Total: 3.5676 +30.00 ☆1.00
Skills: JA, RareMastery 1, Stance Weak, EWH, ShiftaStrike 5, Lovers 10[/SPOILER-BOX]
[SPOILER-BOX]PSH satk
max 2800 min 2674 mean 2740 †90%
Striking 5%On Te, Br
Status: ATP 1200 Dex 500 x 1.00 Crit 5.0%
Weapon: ☆10+10 50% ATP 1090+482.50 + 60 Po 1.06 Dex --
Enemy: DFP 315 Dex 414 S/R 1.0000 E/T 1.2000
PA & Skills Total: 3.6036 +30.00 ☆1.00
Skills: JA, RareMastery 1, AttackAdv 5, EWH, ShiftaStrike 5, Lovers 10, Reactor 5 + Lv3[/SPOILER-BOX]
An average of 2265 per explosion and 2674 per strike.

Congratulations on a whopping.... 31 extra net damage, or 83 extra per explosion on the one element you have a Nox wand for! A whopping 0.6% increase in damage! And being weaker on all other four!
Now here's a weapon WORTH upgrading for if you insist on 12*s:
[SPOILER-BOX]Summit Moon satk
max 2996 min 2859 mean 2931 †90%
Striking 5%On Te, Br
Status: ATP 1200 Dex 500 x 1.00 Crit 5.0%
Weapon: ☆10+10 50% ATP 1100+540.00 + 60 Po 1.10 Dex --
Enemy: DFP 315 Dex 414 S/R 1.0000 E/T 1.2000
PA & Skills Total: 3.6036 +30.00 ☆1.00
Skills: JA, RareMastery 1, AttackAdv 5, EWH, ShiftaStrike 5, Lovers 10, Reactor 5 + Lv3[/SPOILER-BOX]
[SPOILER-BOX]Summit Moon tatk
max 2566 min 2459 mean 2516 †90%
Striking 5%On Te, Br
Status: ATP 1200 Dex 500 x 1.00 Crit 5.0%
Weapon: ☆10+10 50% ATP 1080 + 60 Po 1.10 Dex --
Enemy: DFP 315 Dex 414 S/R 1.2000 E/T 1.2000
PA & Skills Total: 3.5676 +30.00 ☆1.00
Skills: JA, RareMastery 1, Stance Weak, EWH, ShiftaStrike 5, Lovers 10[/SPOILER-BOX]
2931 per strike and 2516 per explosion.
A full 477 net damage over nox, or an 11.4% increase in damage. Do you see something here?


What's a mag's stat level (S-ATK for example) actual damage output %? Is it substantial ??
Right now my mag is at lvl 112 S-ATK (I've been kind of slacking since i got it to 100)
and with level 200 mags coming i've started doing it properly again, does anyone have a rough idea of what the actual damage increase is??

1% damage=~20 atk. You're missing around 10% damage.

[xBM]

I know PSO2 is on maintenance right now, but when I opened the tweaker, it says that there is a PSO2 update available.

Is it ok to download the update even if there's a maintenance going on right now? My internet reached my monthly limit and I'd rather download the patch right now and wait for 3 hours than wait for the maintenance to finish.

[the_importer_]

Why don't you check the prices of 3s mods and apprentices? I never knew a mod/app/tech/fever affix was more costly than a 5s double atk fodder and stamina boost...

And you can get 5 Nox wands that easily how? Here's a rough calculation of what you're getting with Nox wands:

Wow, so much work for nothing. I said 5 slots are expensive because I previously said that I like HP, so no, 3 slots are out of the question. Also, Nox weapons are dirt cheap, you do recall that we can buy ★12 weapons from player shops right? I bought 2 of them with Light Attribute, they were very cheap. I don't recall if one of them was 5 slot, but even if it wasn't, it's cheap and easy to make a 4 slots to 5.

[milranduil]

Wow, so much work for nothing. I said 5 slots are expensive because I previously said that I like HP, so no, 3 slots are out of the question. Also, Nox weapons are dirt cheap, you do recall that we can buy ★12 weapons from player shops right? I bought 2 of them with Light Attribute, they were very cheap. I don't recall if one of them was 5 slot, but even if it wasn't, it's cheap and easy to make a 4 slots to 5.

Then just do apprentice/mod/stamina4. Wow so hard and expensive!


1% damage=~20 atk.

It's been said enough that I assume you just aren't paying attention to new information anymore. The proper estimate is 1% of your attack ~= 1% damage.

[the_importer_]

Then just do apprentice/mod/stamina4. Wow so hard and expensive!

Still loosing 45 HP with with only 3 slots. So now, do me a favor and live up to your username, adios!

[milranduil]

Still loosing 45 HP with with only 3 slots. So now, do me a favor and live up to your username, adios!

Ok app/mod/stamina3/staminaboost. What do you honestly need that much HP for other than playing like garbage?

[the_importer_]

Ok app/mod/stamina3/staminaboost. What do you honestly need that much HP for other than playing like garbage?


...I'm done bothering with you...

Were you just giving me false hope there?

[Dark Emerald EXE]

Assuming the desired weapon doesn't drop in UQ

1. Slave Weapons have reverse Black Heart right? If so is there a weapon where that's not....beneficial? (Considering getting sword)
2. Excluding when they gave them out in Bingo you can only get one stone per S-Rank correct?

[milranduil]

Assuming the desired weapon doesn't drop:

1. Slave Weapons have reverse Black Heart right? If so is there a weapon where that's not....beneficial? (Considering getting sword)
2. Excluding when they gave them out in Bingo you can only get one stone per S-Rank correct?

135 stones from titles.
20 stones per reverse bingo.
1 per s-rank clear.

That's it.

As for slave weps, the only ones worth considering imo are db and wand (for smacking, not so much for casting).

[Dark Emerald EXE]

That's what i thought.

Thanks.

1000 Stones.......challenge accepted..... (get max attribute)

Assuming I do it....would be nice if they add more stones to tomorrow bingo.



As for slave weps, the only ones worth considering imo are db and wand (for smacking, not so much for casting).

I thought about that for my BO but the weps kind of blend in attire wise with my HU so i figured go that route. Not huge on cosmetics but figured why not.

[Espri]

Wow, so much work for nothing.

I didn't know you had 10 12* passes spare to warrant wasting them on a weapon with a 0.6% benefit over a 10*, which can be bought, grinded and affixed for a fraction of the cost, and is far more useful immediately since obviously you don't have a wand of each element, and guess what, nox is MILES behind pristine on a non matching element vs matching. Not to mention 12* passes don't grow on trees. You use them for things that actually are a proper upgrade. Which, guess what, nox wand isn't.


I said 5 slots are expensive because I previously said that I like HP, so no, 3 slots are out of the question.

You obviously have never tried affixing properly if you can't manipulate slots, and make easy 4 slot affixes using 3 slot base and fodders. If you value hp so much, why not use some of those new passes which you seem to be rolling in for hp crafted brisa sets?

[Jorudenu]

Can somebody share with me a recent link to download the client of the game? I had to unistall it since there was WAY too many bugs. Thx for the help :)!

[Inconvenient]

Can I trade the Sensuous or Wing 11* pieces for 11* passes?

[Skyly]

Can somebody share with me a recent link to download the client of the game? I had to unistall it since there was WAY too many bugs. Thx for the help :)!

http://arks-layer.com/setup.php

That might be the most recent. 2/16/2015

[xBM]

I asked this question on the tweaker thread but I really need a quick answer for this.

I was updating PSO2 through the tweaker a couple of hours ago and the first thing that popped up is the precede-patch saying if I want to apply the precede-patch before updating, and I clicked yes.

But when it switches to the update, it re-downloads the whole precede-patch again.

Is there anything I should do specifically to prevent this from happening?

[wefwq]

I asked this question on the tweaker thread but I really need a quick answer for this.

I was updating PSO2 through the tweaker a couple of hours ago and the first thing that popped up is the precede-patch saying if I want to apply the precede-patch before updating, and I clicked yes.

But when it switches to the update, it re-downloads the whole precede-patch again.

Is there anything I should do specifically to prevent this from happening?
New method are STILL BROKEN, what are you doing still using it.
Use JP launcher for the safe way.

Or from what i heard, when prompt to update the game, pick no and instead use the "Check for missing/old files". << i don't know if it's working or not, personally im using JP launcher.

[xBM]

New method are STILL BROKEN, what are you doing still using it.
Use JP launcher for the safe way.

Or from what i heard, when prompt to update the game, pick no and instead use the "Check for missing/old files". << i don't know if it's working or not, personally im using JP launcher.

Thanks, I'll keep those in mind if there's another pre-patch coming up.

The update went smooth on the tweaker but I had to re-download the entire pre-patch data again despite my slow connection.

[KazukiQZ]

^Abit correction: After picking No, go to Orb Menu->Check for PSO2 Update. DO NOT choose the New Method one, as it's buggy for many people, including me.

[Nyansan]

What PAs are customizable atm? (Been out of PSO2 for a good 2 months)

[Jokai]

What do you think the chances are of getting the dances from the new concert as lobby actions? I kinda want the second performance.

[wefwq]

What PAs are customizable atm? (Been out of PSO2 for a good 2 months)
twister fall
cerberus dance
rising flag
wild rhapsody
tornado dance
slide upper
tri-impact
homing emmision
divine launcher
bullet squall
kazan-nadeshiko
tritt shooter

[Maninbluejumpsuit]

How do i use the SP skills for mags?

[landman]

I've seen people doing the matsuri dances in lobby but I can't find it in the scratch or in bumped. What did I miss?

[EspeonageTieler]

is there any where i can read all of the story? i wanna finish it but id like to have a better understanding of whats going on last i checked the story quest for the mining base in ep 3 wasnt translated yet

[KazukiQZ]

How do i use the SP skills for mags?
It'll charge overtime. The Action will only activate when the mag detects a boss nearby you.

[wefwq]

I've seen people doing the matsuri dances in lobby but I can't find it in the scratch or in bumped. What did I miss?
You get ARKS dance LA ticket as title reward by participating on concert dance.

[K.O. Kazjivo]

Question: Will you get the mag SP action at level 200 overall or level 200 specific stat (ex. s-atk)?

[Otokonokotron]

i wasnt paying attention after the update and i just ruined my 190 spure strk mag feeding it disks. am i completly fkd now? do i hav to reset it completely and in doing so does that get rid of my mags skin too? (kinda po'd here)

[Hrith]

Are fundoshi (http://i.imgur.com/e9kRSPt.jpg) eligible for the bonus in Beach Wars 3?

[Feyua]

i wasnt paying attention after the update and i just ruined my 190 spure strk mag feeding it disks. am i completly fkd now? do i hav to reset it completely and in doing so does that get rid of my mags skin too? (kinda po'd here)

Buy the mag level down item from the excube shop for 50 excubes each. Lets you de-level one stat. Buy as many as you need.

[Otokonokotron]

sigh thanks looks like my best option o well thre goes 200 cubes

[ultimafia]

sigh thanks looks like my best option o well thre goes 200 cubes

>200 excubes for 4 s-attack
Dude...

[Otokonokotron]

im not paying for a mag reset, going aaaaaaaaaaaalll the way back up to 190, and then rebuying the skin which for all i know is either millions by now or not even availabe. still got like 150 anyways. still pissed too

[the_importer_]

I didn't know you had 10 12* passes spare to warrant wasting them on a weapon with a 0.6% benefit over a 10*, which can be bought, grinded and affixed for a fraction of the cost, and is far more useful immediately since obviously you don't have a wand of each element, and guess what, nox is MILES behind pristine on a non matching element vs matching. Not to mention 12* passes don't grow on trees. You use them for things that actually are a proper upgrade. Which, guess what, nox wand isn't.

10 passes? Why would I need 10 passes to make a Nox Wand at 50 Att. ? You just need 2, Nox weapons are random drops and just like all random drops, attribute is not limited to a fix number. So ya, 2 Light Att Nox Wand for less than 400K each and you're done:

[spoiler-box]http://i57.tinypic.com/25pntck.png[/spoiler-box]

As for ★12 weapon passes, if I would have converted all of my ★12 weapons to passes, I would have had over 20. Ya, I have no luck finding stuff I want, but I find stuff I don't need. I sold the ★12 weapons that had high value and converted the less valuable ones to passes. With the 3 freebies, I had 11 ★12 passes. I used 2 for the Nox Wand and 2 for my Gravilios rod.



You obviously have never tried affixing properly if you can't manipulate slots, and make easy 4 slot affixes using 3 slot base and fodders. If you value hp so much, why not use some of those new passes which you seem to be rolling in for hp crafted brisa sets?

Upgrading 3 to 4 is something I've done often enough, I also went from 4 to 5 often in order to create the proper amount of fodders. That being said, Modulator weapons with 3 slots cost over 300K. Making this a 4 slot would require 3 of those, making it pretty much a million (same price as a 4 slot one). Now after I would need to make 3 of those for my final unit, so this mean that I would need to buy 9 at 300K. That is if I would only want to to have Modulator. The fact that I would need Apprentice Soul for your formula would mean that I would need to create fodders to 2 special abilities as well as put 1 of them on my base if I want 100% success with 30% Affix Boost for everything.

Apprentice Soul cost about 200K for a 4 slot, which is more reasonable, so I could use that with Stamina IV (10K a pop) to make 2X4 slots fodders as well as set my base. Adding HP Boost which costs about 700K in players shop, that would cost me close to 7m for 1 weapon with 4 slots, that's too much in my book for a weapon. Good price for a 5 slot unit, but too much for a weapon.

[femme fatale]

how much is the difference between evil rakuka and 3rd anniversary katana? would 60ele ares/slave beat them both by a lot even without their potential?

[ZynischQ]

how much is the difference between evil rakuka and 3rd anniversary katana? would 60ele ares/slave beat them both by a lot even without their potential?

imo

Ares >= Slave > Evil > 3rd anniversary

I didn't actually test the numbers, so the 3rd anniversary might beat out rakuka in damage (MIIIIIIIIGHT), but the amount of money you would need to invest to get that 3rd anniversary katana to +40 versus the money needed to +40 the rakuka makes it worse in my eyes.

Ares and Slave beat both of em by virtue of actually having good 13* stats. Without their potentials they might lose to rakuka, but c'mon, looking at a weapon without factoring the potential is a useless idea.

[wefwq]

Question: Will you get the mag SP action at level 200 overall or level 200 specific stat (ex. s-atk)?
Total level 200, once your mag level reached 200 -- SP action will be automatically assigned depend on what stat are the highest.

[IndigoNovember]

Are fundoshi (http://i.imgur.com/e9kRSPt.jpg) eligible for the bonus in Beach Wars 3?

According to bumped's patch notes, no they are not.

[femme fatale]

imo

Ares >= Slave > Evil > 3rd anniversary

I didn't actually test the numbers, so the 3rd anniversary might beat out rakuka in damage (MIIIIIIIIGHT), but the amount of money you would need to invest to get that 3rd anniversary katana to +40 versus the money needed to +40 the rakuka makes it worse in my eyes.

Ares and Slave beat both of em by virtue of actually having good 13* stats. Without their potentials they might lose to rakuka, but c'mon, looking at a weapon without factoring the potential is a useless idea.
I guess you have point there but sometimes ares and slave aren't always active so i was wondering if obtaining a 60ele would replace my rakuka even without the latent being active, thanks for quick reply!

[LonelyGaruga]

10 passes? Why would I need 10 passes to make a Nox Wand at 50 Att. ?

You would need 10 passes to make 5 Nox wands at 50 element, which you should do with wands because Techer loses significant damage by not matching weakness. The element not needed is wind.

[ZynischQ]

You would need 10 passes to make 5 Nox wands at 50 element, which you should do with wands because Techer loses significant damage by not matching weakness. The element not needed is wind.

Though if you were willing to pony up extra meseta you could try to buy 50 element wands and only need 6 passes (Note that at the time of writing this post I do not see any 50 lightning nox wands on the market).


I guess you have point there but sometimes ares and slave aren't always active so i was wondering if obtaining a 60ele would replace my rakuka even without the latent being active, thanks for quick reply!

Note that at potential level 3, Ares has a 6% damage bonus even with zero PB charge, which beats rakuka.

[Dark Emerald EXE]

How is the drop rate for caps now in SHAQ?

From previous experience unless you got a PSE Burst its possible would wouldnt break even for caps. (Looking at you Caves and FC)

Is it noticeable?

[the_importer_]

You would need 10 passes to make 5 Nox wands at 50 element, which you should do with wands because Techer loses significant damage by not matching weakness. The element not needed is wind.

Oh right, the Tech explosions will use the element of the wand, hence why I kill Darkers faster. That being said, Light and Fire count for 47% of all enemy weaknesses, so a 2nd one just for Fire could always be enough, especially for the most popular EQs (Elder, Loser, Magatsu, TD).

That being said, I am planning to get a 2nd wand from Xie to make mine 60, so I don't think I'll waste cash and passes for a 2nd Nox.

[RadiantLegend]

Is the PA crafting straight forward? I never bothered with tech crafting.

[LonelyGaruga]

Oh right, the Tech explosions will use the element of the wand, hence why I kill Darkers faster.

There's more to it than that. Element Weak Hit is a 20% damage increase if you match weakness. If you don't match weakness, you're losing that 20% damage as well.

[Vintasticvin]

Pretty sure its been asked but whats the preferred PAs for sword on a fresh lv1 Hunter until Overend?

[wefwq]

Does PA crafting bugged?
So i made a few dozen of custom PA earlier, but the strange thing is that GREAT SUCCESS one are actually more shittier, lower power rating and more PP cost compared to the normal success one.
No support item involved.

[the_importer_]

There's more to it than that. Element Weak Hit is a 20% damage increase if you match weakness. If you don't match weakness, you're losing that 20% damage as well.

Guessing that's the case for any weapon in general (not sure, I've only played the other 6 classes to Lv51 for the COs).

[ZynischQ]

Guessing that's the case for any weapon in general (not sure, I've only played the other 6 classes to Lv51 for the COs).

Naw, without element weak hit or elemental stance, element for melee/ranged weapons means very little.

[Lakshun]

What's the new amount of hits you need to max Katana Combat Finish's damage?

[red1228]

Pretty sure its been asked but whats the preferred PAs for sword on a fresh lv1 Hunter until Overend?

Well for starters, OverEnd is not to be spammed at any level. Especially in Ultimate. Even if you have Elder Pain / ChainsawD, too much aggro WILL lead to enemies hitting you faster than you can HP Steal. Really should only be saving it for bosses or if theres a group of enemies that DON'T have super armor [thus ignoring the fact that you're hitting them].

Regarding your original question: Twister Fall is NPC-buyable & just got a craft customization last night. Grab yourself Sword Gear on the SP Tree as soon as possible.


Does PA crafting bugged?
So i made a few dozen of custom PA earlier, but the strange thing is that GREAT SUCCESS one are actually more shittier, lower power rating and more PP cost compared to the normal success one.
No support item involved.
I've actually been noticing this recently, with Technique crafting too. On more than one occasion, I will get a Great Success & a normal Success... yet the normal Success has better Merit & DeMerit.

[Flaoc]

when are we getting the 1 ragol memory for having done the login campaign

[Maninbluejumpsuit]

When is rewards week, and is it before or after ideal units come out?

[Perfect Chaos]

Rewards week is after the next maintenance. We won't get Ideal Units until late August, IIRC.

[Skyly]

In challenge mode, do you get more exp if you're 4/4?

[Squal_FFVIII]

Where do I get the "new" dance lobby action/s? I looked everywhere and can't seem to find it.

[red1228]

Where do I get the "new" dance lobby action/s? I looked everywhere and can't seem to find it.

If you mean the "We Are Arks!" Concert dance, I believe you get them by title rewards via attending or participating in the concert itself.

[Dark Emerald EXE]

For wearing beach stuff during EQ....is there an status that shows it or is it passive?

[Rakurai]

There's a PSE effect that only functions while you have the costume on.

[neilp4453]

Hey guys...where do I trade in these silver and bronze weapon badges?

[red1228]

Hey guys...where do I trade in these silver and bronze weapon badges?

Look for a female NPC named "Xie" in the shopping area. She'll be in the middle, between the two water pools.

[Espri]

imo

Ares >= Slave > Evil > 3rd anniversary

I didn't actually test the numbers, so the 3rd anniversary might beat out rakuka in damage (MIIIIIIIIGHT), but the amount of money you would need to invest to get that 3rd anniversary katana to +40 versus the money needed to +40 the rakuka makes it worse in my eyes.

Ares and Slave beat both of em by virtue of actually having good 13* stats. Without their potentials they might lose to rakuka, but c'mon, looking at a weapon without factoring the potential is a useless idea.

Xie is about 4-5% stronger at +20, which is all 3rd anniversary should ever be upgraded to. It's nice for Br/Hu if you don't like losing mates over time.

[Mattykins]

is there any consensus on which of the AQs are best for leveling?

[yoshiblue]

Personally, I feel its Ruins. Due to the harder to kill darkers giving more exp.

[wefwq]

is there any consensus on which of the AQs are best for leveling?
I always prefer forest, desert, skyscape, urban and quarry because of how frequent PSE Burst/Cross burst occour in there.

[milranduil]

is there any consensus on which of the AQs are best for leveling?

VH City AQ area2 exit burst is the best.

[Dammy]

VH City AQ area2 exit burst is the best.

this is correct
i like seabed (darkers) and ruins bursts too

[Squal_FFVIII]

Quick question about the combied techs from Claris.

Do you get the FULL damage from them by simply having one element maxed out in the skill tree or does having 2 give you even more damage? Meaning maxing out the fire tree and the dark tree for the fire/dark tech vs just maxing one of the two.

[milranduil]

Quick question about the combied techs from Claris.

Do you get the FULL damage from them by simply having one element maxed out in the skill tree or does having 2 give you even more damage? Meaning maxing out the fire tree and the dark tree for the fire/dark tech vs just maxing one of the two.

Each mastery boots both parts of the damage, so having maxed flame and dark masteries increases the damage by ~107%.

[wefwq]

I've actually been noticing this recently, with Technique crafting too. On more than one occasion, I will get a Great Success & a normal Success... yet the normal Success has better Merit & DeMerit.
Don't really know about the tech one, but yeah i notice that i got lower power rating also with great success few times (wtf?) when i'm doing zieg's CO.
Is this a known issue or it's the intended normal thing to occour?
Seems like a complete waste of time and resource to aim for great success...

[infiniteeverlasting]

so...PA crafting?

If you craft A PA and use the disc, it's permanent am i correct? can't go back?

I can't read the japanese so I can't tell if i'm getting just a boost in damage/pp reduc or I'm also getting the utility buff.

How do i know if i got the best variation of the PA?

Are there Variation in PA crafting?

[wefwq]

so...PA crafting?

If you craft A PA and use the disc, it's permanent am i correct? can't go back?

I can't read the japanese so I can't tell if i'm getting just a boost in damage/pp reduc or I'm also getting the utility buff.

How do i know if i got the best variation of the PA?

Are there Variation in PA crafting?
It's semi-permanent, after using costumized PA it'll stay until you use the reverse item to make it goes back to it's default state, you can obtain this item from recycle shop for 2 AC scratch item each.

You can't really tell if you're getting the "absolute best" result, but you can just make several of custom PA and compare it with each other, you can view it's power rating and PP reduction, see which one you prefer.

Currently, there's only one recipe for each PA available for customization, you should not worry about "what recipe should be used" since there's only one available at the moment.

[knight1301]

Do I have to do anything to active my mag SP action? Because when boss appear nothing happen with my char. (I have an atk SP action)

[wefwq]

Do I have to do anything to active my mag SP action? Because when boss appear nothing happen with my char. (I have an atk SP action)
Trigger boss ET and attack the boss once, if your mag already fully charged the SP action it'll automatically active it for you.
Your mag will have purple aura to indicate that the SP action already fully charged and ready to be used.

[Sakuramei]

What do the Lilipa stickers in the casino look like? Been trying to find one to finish up one of the Casino quests (doubt I'll ever hit a slot jackpot though) and just want to have a better idea of what I am looking for

[Anduril]

What do the Lilipa stickers in the casino look like? Been trying to find one to finish up one of the Casino quests (doubt I'll ever hit a slot jackpot though) and just want to have a better idea of what I am looking for
They look like this:
http://i.imgur.com/bCQf4A9.jpg

I tend to find them in and above the entrance lobby of the casino quite often, especially between the prize shop and the bar.

[Anthares]

Hey folks, I'm trying to change the email address of my account, but it keeps saying "There is an error in the input." I'm sure I have filled in the right ID, password and captcha, yet I still can't manage to get past that error.

I'm pretty much at wit's end right now. Does anyone have a clue what I'm doing wrong here?

[wefwq]

Hey folks, I'm trying to change the email address of my account, but it keeps saying "There is an error in the input." I'm sure I have filled in the right ID, password and captcha, yet I still can't manage to get past that error.

I'm pretty much at wit's end right now. Does anyone have a clue what I'm doing wrong here?
input your password on lowercase, or try again later because for some reason SEGA would love to reject your stuff until they felt they want to process it.

[EspeonageTieler]

is there like a wiki or anything that has summaries of each of the stories? i really wanna play the rest but im up to the mining base one in ep 3 and it hasnt been translated at all

[bagtransient]

Regarding PA craft, does just crafting result in the type 0 variations of the PA or does it need to be great success/item?

[the_importer_]

Regarding my Force class, I posted a similar question at the end of May, but I was probably not precise enough, so I got mix results in the replies, so let me try that again with more details and examples:

I mainly play as a Fo/Te, I have 4 Skill Trees for these 2 classes. For each class, 3 or these trees are identical to each other minus the fact that they have a different element mastery to them. In most quests, 2 elements are required: 1 for the Natives of the planet and 1 for Darkers. So basically, I have made sets that will give me the proper trees and load the main weapon and sub-pallet that I’ll need for the quest.

Here’s an example of a tree for Force and one for Techer: http://tinyurl.com/pzmta2n

Here are my sets:

[spoiler-box]http://i59.tinypic.com/otjgix.png[/spoiler-box]

For my weapons, I’m able to craft ★10 Tech Weapons to ExL11 (gives 1130 T-ATK before abilities), so I have crafted the following weapons:

-Cuiplow/50 Fire/40 Grind
-Elder Rod/50 Ice/40 Grind
-Satellite Riser/50 Bolt/40 Grind
-Windmill/50 Wind/40 Grind/Add Force
-Divine Amaterasu/50 Light/40 Grind
-Demonic Fork/50 Dark/40 Grind

Each of these weapons have their Potential Lv3 unlocked which boost their respective techniques by 16%. Matching these weapons with the proper skill tree, well you get the idea.

I won’t go into details for the special abilities, but for DEX, I have 80 with the set effect of my Saiki units and each weapons and units have Arm III, so it’s a total of 200 DEX plus my base of my 2 classes of 449, that’s 649. It goes without saying, the damage variation is very low even on XH (haven't tried Ult since then, but I honestly don't care if there's a little variation for just 2 quests).

Now on to my questions:

Scenario:
-Let’s I have a ★13 weapon like the Slave Rod with 60 Fire, 40 Grind with its Lv3 Potential unlocked and the same special abilities as my crafted weapons
-I equip my Fire and Light trees and go up against Magatsu on XH

I Know that if use RaFoie on Magatsu using Cuiplow and Slave Rod, that Slave Rod will do more damage, but…

1- Since Magatsu is weak to Light, will I do more damage with RaGrants using Divine Amaterasu or Slave Rod (meaning I go out of the Slave Rod’s element)?
2- Would I do more damage to Magatsu in the long run by using Divine Amaterasu with Light Techniques or Slave Rod with Fire Technique?

Thank you for your time and feel free to ask if you want me to specify something. Extra note to my usual "fans", please stay on topic.

[Sakuramei]

They look like this:
http://i.imgur.com/bCQf4A9.jpg

I tend to find them in and above the entrance lobby of the casino quite often, especially between the prize shop and the bar.

Thank you! :D Hopefully I'll find one soon then <3

[Cure Shock]

There's a way to trade back Zieg's units? And their set effect works even if I choose, for ex., 2 S-Def and one T-Def unit?

[Poyonche]

There's a way to trade back Zieg's units? And their set effect works even if I choose, for ex., 2 S-Def and one T-Def unit?

Yep it will works. And yep there is a way to trade back Zieg's units, if my memory is right.

[nathanielzor]

Regarding my Force class, I posted a similar question at the end of May, but I was probably not precise enough, so I got mix results in the replies, so let me try that again with more details and examples:

I mainly play as a Fo/Te, I have 4 Skill Trees for these 2 classes. For each class, 3 or these trees are identical to each other minus the fact that they have a different element mastery to them. In most quests, 2 elements are required: 1 for the Natives of the planet and 1 for Darkers. So basically, I have made sets that will give me the proper trees and load the main weapon and sub-pallet that I’ll need for the quest.

Here’s an example of a tree for Force and one for Techer: http://tinyurl.com/pzmta2n

Here are my sets:

[spoiler-box]http://i59.tinypic.com/otjgix.png[/spoiler-box]

For my weapons, I’m able to craft ★10 Tech Weapons to ExL11 (gives 1130 T-ATK before abilities), so I have crafted the following weapons:

-Cuiplow/50 Fire/40 Grind
-Elder Rod/50 Ice/40 Grind
-Satellite Riser/50 Bolt/40 Grind
-Windmill/50 Wind/40 Grind/Add Force
-Divine Amaterasu/50 Light/40 Grind
-Demonic Fork/50 Dark/40 Grind

Each of these weapons have their Potential Lv3 unlocked which boost their respective techniques by 16%. Matching these weapons with the proper skill tree, well you get the idea.

I won’t go into details for the special abilities, but for DEX, I have 80 with the set effect of my Saiki units and each weapons and units have Arm III, so it’s a total of 200 DEX plus my base of my 2 classes of 449, that’s 649. It goes without saying, the damage variation is very low even on XH (haven't tried Ult since then, but I honestly don't care if there's a little variation for just 2 quests).

Now on to my questions:

Scenario:
-Let’s I have a ★13 weapon like the Slave Rod with 60 Fire, 40 Grind with its Lv3 Potential unlocked and the same special abilities as my crafted weapons
-I equip my Fire and Light trees and go up against Magatsu on XH

I Know that if use RaFoie on Magatsu using Cuiplow and Slave Rod, that Slave Rod will do more damage, but…

1- Since Magatsu is weak to Light, will I do more damage with RaGrants using Divine Amaterasu or Slave Rod (meaning I go out of the Slave Rod’s element)?
2- Would I do more damage to Magatsu in the long run by using Divine Amaterasu with Light Techniques or Slave Rod with Fire Technique?

Thank you for your time and feel free to ask if you want me to specify something. Extra note to my usual "fans", please stay on topic.
I can't really say if you'd be better off with a Slave Rod or a Divine Amaterasu, not sure how much of a boost the extra ATK from Slave Rod and its potential would give you and im too lazy to calculate it real quick. But the general rule is go with the correct element weapon because elemental conversion is OP and multipliers always win. Either the two are extremely close or one beats the other by a small bit.

Now as for Magatsu, I'll tell you right now Force is absolute garbage in Magatsu, keep in mind that you're significantly slowing your MPAs down by bringing this class along. However, Ragrants will be the best thing to spam on mag, but it would be advised to spam Ragrants with Amaterasu, and then switch to your fire rod and use Fomelgion whenever its up. Ragrants will help charge it frequently, so a Fire/Dark/Light build is great here. But yeah, spamming Fire techs besides Fomelgion isn't going to do a single thing to Magatsu.

[Terrence]

Greetings. Strange question here but... Can 11★ Units dropped in Extreme Quests and/or created at the Pyroxene Shop be exchanged for 11★ Unit Passes ? I don't have a Premium at the moment so I can't verify myself at the Recycle Shop. Thanks.

[nathanielzor]

Greetings. Strange question here but... Can 11★ Units dropped in Extreme Quests and/or created at the Pyroxene Shop be exchanged for 11★ Unit Passes ? I don't have a Premium at the moment so I can't verify myself at the Recycle Shop. Thanks.
I just traded one that was dropped in for a pass. I believe if they're from the exchange shop they can't be exchanged into a pass though.

[Perfect Chaos]

-Windmill/50 Wind/40 Grind/Add ForceWhy are you using this instead of the Stark Katze, an actual Rod with the Wind +16% potential? But neither is of much use, anyway. The only time I ever use Stark Katze is for Zanverse+Zandion on Bal Rodos. Elysion/Boots of Serafi is much more useful for Wind techs, IMO.

(EDIT: I guess you might not have known if you rely on Cirnopedia for information, since Cirno still only lists Immediate Justice as its only potential.)


1- Since Magatsu is weak to Light, will I do more damage with RaGrants using Divine Amaterasu or Slave Rod (meaning I go out of the Slave Rod’s element)?
2- Would I do more damage to Magatsu in the long run by using Divine Amaterasu with Light Techniques or Slave Rod with Fire Technique?Slave's potential is not good for Ra-Grants spamming at all, due to the excessive PP consumption, so you'll go under half PP pretty quickly, even under PP Convert. That, on top of being off element, would make Divine Amaterasu much preferred for Ra-Grants spamming.
And Fire techs aren't too great for bossing in general (compared to other elements' bossing options), let alone on a boss not weak to fire, so yeah... Don't spam fire on Magatsu.

[untrustful]

Why is sega preventing me from getting a pso1 costume?

[Anduril]

Why is sega preventing me from getting a pso1 costume?
Because they are being a business. They know that the nostalgia factor is high with a large portion of the PSO community, so the best way for them to profit from it on a f2p game is to put the PSO1 costumes behind a pay-wall and not allowing them to be sold in-game, well knowing that the most ravenous of fans will gladly shell out money to be able to get them.

[the_importer_]

Why are you using this instead of the Stark Katze, an actual Rod with the Wind +16% potential? But neither is of much use, anyway. The only time I ever use Stark Katze is for Zanverse+Zandion on Bal Rodos. Elysion/Boots of Serafi is much more useful for Wind techs, IMO.

(EDIT: I guess you might not have known if you rely on Cirnopedia for information, since Cirno still only lists Immediate Justice as its only potential.)

Slave's potential is not good for Ra-Grants spamming at all, due to the excessive PP consumption, so you'll go under half PP pretty quickly, even under PP Convert. That, on top of being off element, would make Divine Amaterasu much preferred for Ra-Grants spamming.
And Fire techs aren't too great for bossing in general (compared to other elements' bossing options), let alone on a boss not weak to fire, so yeah... Don't spam fire on Magatsu.

https://i.imgflip.com/oltqg.jpg

No but seriously, it's right there: http://tinyurl.com/k2adzvq

Cirno's info is truly outdated because using web archive, you can see that the weapon only had one potential back in early 2014: http://tinyurl.com/oqd2lbw
They probably added Wind Boosting to get full circle with ★10 Rods. Well anyway, guess who's crafting Stark Katze right now?

I use to think Wind was pointless too, having only 1 enemy which had it as it's only weakness. When I remade my trees earlier this year, I gave Wind a try and found that I loved it for Wing Dakers, especially for the bosses and mid-bosses because of the speed and long range.

As for Slave Rod, Fire, Light and Magatsu, I only used that as an example (I only use RaGrants and IllGrants on Magatsu). Feel free to replace weapons, element and enemies as long as the concept stays the same. Basically, I'm trying to see if 1 weapon (in or off element and weakness) could do more damage on every enemies in the game instead of the 6 that I have.

[nathanielzor]

As for Slave Rod, Fire, Light and Magatsu, I only used that as an example (I only use RaGrants and IllGrants on Magatsu). Feel free to replace weapons, element and enemies as long as the concept stays the same. Basically, I'm trying to see if 1 weapon (in or off element and weakness) could do more damage on every enemies in the game instead of the 6 that I have.
Because of the way element conversion works its pretty much impossible to have one weapon for everything that'll outdamage all the others. Though an Ares Talis 60 ele gets pretty damn close (Outdamages every rod for sure, but can still be beat by the right element talis). You might as well stick to your rainbow palette if you already have one.

[the_importer_]

Because of the way element conversion works its pretty much impossible to have one weapon for everything that'll outdamage all the others. Though an Ares Talis 60 ele gets pretty damn close (Outdamages every rod for sure, but can still be beat by the right element talis). You might as well stick to your rainbow palette if you already have one.

0_o

I don't know what I find more surprising, the fact that even the all mighty and hard to obtain Ares Rod can't beat every ★10 and ★11 Rods or that the Ares Talis is more powerful than the Ares Rod (considering that they have the same potential and that the Rod has more T-ATK).

Oh well, guess I'll find other ways to do more damage, thank you.

[IndigoNovember]

https://i.imgflip.com/oltqg.jpg

Because Kantai Collection is more important than PSO2 to Cirno.

[Rakurai]

Is there a general consensus on which quest is best for farming units to affix with (Specifically, for stuff like Power/Tech/Shoot III)?

I was thinking the Mines AQ would be best, due to it always having a Big Vardha at the end. You get the most drops from the Banther duo in the Forest AQ, but you don't always fight them.

[Saagonsa]

0_o

I don't know what I find more surprising, the fact that even the all mighty and hard to obtain Ares Rod can't beat every ★10 and ★11 Rods or that the Ares Talis is more powerful than the Ares Rod (considering that they have the same potential and that the Rod has more T-ATK).

Oh well, guess I'll find other ways to do more damage, thank you.

In general, if a talis and a rod have a similar potential, the talis will likely be stronger even if there is a large tatk difference between the two weapons. 20% damage from talis tech bonus is really big.

[Skyly]

What is the correct process when installing a fresh copy of pso2?

1. download setup upated 2/16/20145
2. install tweaker?
3. install game?
4. patch game?
5. install trans patches
6. play game?

[KazukiQZ]

^
1. Download game.
2. Install game.
3. Setup Tweaker and let it update the game for you. For this, I recommend to use 'Check for PSO2 Update' instead of 'Check for PSO2 Update (New Method)', as the latter tend to cause bug to users. It could be fine with fresh install though, so your choice.
4. Open the game, and make sure you can reach the lobby without problem.
5. Apply EN main patch. Reopen game.
6. Apply Story Patch if needed.

[P51mus]

Is there a list of what items aren't sellable somewhere?

Also, is anything that can be bought with casino coins sellable?

[.Jack]

Is there an option to block people from seeing which mission you're doing with the recent update?

[KazukiQZ]

^Aside from unfriending them, then there's no other way.

[gabor100]

I was doing the EP2 Side Story -I Am No Longer There- to get Melphonsia's partner card, she said that there was a 3rd person(female) in their party and that Master dude was happy back then and could smile, but she got killed etc. So who was she?

Thanks.

[Kondibon]

I was doing the EP2 Side Story -I Am No Longer There- to get Melphonsia's partner card, she said that there was a 3rd person(female) in their party and that Master dude was happy back then and could smile, but she got killed etc. So who was she?

Thanks.The only things you find out about her are what you get from that story quest.

[trojin]

If I have extended units, how do I go about resetting them so I can sell them in my shop? I have heard something about using Excubes? What counter etc do I actually have to go in order to complete the action?

[xBM]

Go to the equipment extend terminal in My Room and select the Weapon Reset Recipe which requires 1 Excube and 100,000 Meseta.

[trojin]

Go to the equipment extend terminal in My Room and select the Weapon Reset Recipe which requires 1 Excube and 100,000 Meseta.

Ah, I was looking in the unit extension section... Thanks for clearing that up.

[Drakesan]

Hello. Is there a way to add PSO2 on steam with working overlay? I've tried some ago but the game shuts down after starting it with launcher.

[Asuka~]

Hello. Is there a way to add PSO2 on steam with working overlay? I've tried some ago but the game shuts down after starting it with launcher.

I added the Tweaker as a non-steam game and used the icon from pso2.exe because OCD. It works for me just fine and I can access the overlay also.

[Bilbo McBaggins]

What are the two new categories listed in Communication History? Both are still untranslated.

[the_importer_]

Anyone knows the % chances of getting certain AC items with scratches? In a lot of 12 tickets, I just got 7 Grind Risk Reduction (Full)!!! RNG is one thing, but % still has a role in this and I think there's too much junk prizes odds in there. No big loss this time because I was out of cubes and needed to get an Ability Success Rate +20%, so I used the Recycle Shop instead of the Player Stores, but still :(

[Anduril]

Anyone knows the % chances of getting certain AC items with scratches? In a lot of 12 tickets, I just got 7 Grind Risk Reduction (Full)!!! RNG is one thing, but % still has a role in this and I think there's too much junk prizes odds in there. No big loss this time because I was out of cubes and needed to get an Ability Success Rate +20%, so I used the Recycle Shop instead of the Player Stores, but still :(
If you look at the AC scratch (http://pso2.jp/players/catalog/scratch/ac/20150722/) page, you'll see that each item has a star rarity next to it (non-indicative of the actual star rarity in-game), with 5 stars being less common and 1 star being most common; full protects happen to be the most common item. Of course it is still mostly RNG, though, as I have done scratches where I use 24 tickets and don't get a single full protect.

[trojin]

Do special extends on units carry forward? For example, if you special extend a unit at level 3 to provide 10pp, can you then tech extend level 4 to gain an extra 10hp + 3pp while keeping the 10pp from before?

[Anduril]

Do special extends on units carry forward? For example, if you special extend a unit at level 3 to provide 10pp, can you then tech extend level 4 to gain an extra 10hp + 3pp while keeping the 10pp from before?
No, the special extends can only be used at lv.3, lv8, and lv.10, and their bonus is lost when crafting to the next level or to a different recipe.

[the_importer_]

If you look at the AC scratch (http://pso2.jp/players/catalog/scratch/ac/20150722/) page, you'll see that each item has a star rarity next to it (non-indicative of the actual star rarity in-game), with 5 stars being less common and 1 star being most common; full protects happen to be the most common item. Of course it is still mostly RNG, though, as I have done scratches where I use 24 tickets and don't get a single full protect.

Wow, what a rip-off!!! Almost everything is 4 or 5 stars, leaving too much room for the 1 star POS to come out. SEGA needs to adjust this, people are paying money for this shit.

[Spiral]

What are the two new categories listed in Communication History? Both are still untranslated.

Assumption. First is communication history for craft requests you have asked that are completed. (Crafter name and time recorded) Second is communication history for craft requests that you completed for other players. (Crafted-for's name and time recorded)

With Melrondina's partner card, does anyone know if it works the same way as multiple Zenos/Echos does? (Can only have one out at the same time, all count towards the same title)

[dingophone]

Wow, what a rip-off!!! Almost everything is 4 or 5 stars, leaving too much room for the 1 star POS to come out. SEGA needs to adjust this, people are paying money for this shit.
It's a lottery system, what do you expect?

[KazukiQZ]

Assumption. First is communication history for craft requests you have asked that are completed. (Crafter name and time recorded) Second is communication history for craft requests that you completed for other players. (Crafted-for's name and time recorded)

With Melrondina's partner card, does anyone know if it works the same way as multiple Zenos/Echos does? (Can only have one out at the same time, all count towards the same title)
Yes, Melphonsina and Melrondia is like Zeno (1st appearance and Council of Six version) in that only 1 version can be called at a time.

[the_importer_]

It's a lottery system, what do you expect?

Better odds because it's 100% profitable for them, involves no looses, no costs Vs a real life lottery where actual prizes, services or money are involved. Attribute Change (Light) wouldn't cost 10m in player shops if the odds were better.

[mczerwik92]

Which server is everyone on again?

[Requiem Aeternam]

Which server is everyone on again?

Ship 2. Ur/ウル．

[starwind75043]

The song that plays in the beach war 3. What is it and is it in game so i can buy the disk?

[Buckets]

what does the 200dex iron will thing do?

[Poyonche]

what does the 200dex iron will thing do?

Prevent flinching/being blowed away (like massive hunter) and will reduces damage based on the dex you mag have.

[Buckets]

Prevent flinching/being blowed away (like massive hunter) and will reduces damage based on the dex you mag have.

based on the dex you have? do you know the dex to damage reduction ratio or no?

Like 450 dex = ??

[the_importer_]

Can you only change the colors of the CM reward weapons and no other ★13 weapons?

[KazukiQZ]

^Yes. Only Ideal.

[P51mus]

Go Infinity

Not sure about the price but it came from a soundtrack item code that I think is expired so it's probably expensive.

I did an item search and it doesn't even have any up right now. So yeah, probably super expensive if anyone does put one up.

[KazukiQZ]

^the title is actually 'Ignite Infinity'

[Dark Emerald EXE]

Whats the ideal software to use to record pso2?

[the_importer_]

^Yes. Only Ideal.

Oh well, it's only cosmetic. Thanks

EDIT: Since we're playing Name that Tune, what's the name of the current lobby music? Where did it come from? Can I buy this in the Player Shops?

[Cure Shock]

How much money do you need to fully extend 3 units? (I need to buy materials, too)
I'd like to do it in one day but I heard it's a hard task lol

[the_importer_]

How much money do you need to fully extend 3 units? (I need to buy materials, too)
I'd like to do it in one day but I heard it's a hard task lol

If you plan to do them yourself, go to this page with Chrome:

http://pso2.swiki.jp/index.php?%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%83%88%2F% E6%AD%A6%E8%A3%85%E3%82%A8%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83 %86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%94

Translate it to English and look for this section: "Cost list for each recipe" which is below "Protective gear".

[Alia]

Buy the mag level down item from the excube shop for 50 excubes each. Lets you de-level one stat. Buy as many as you need.

Is this the last item in the shop? at the very bottom?

[Maninbluejumpsuit]

Is this the last item in the shop? at the very bottom?

It's the last item on the list that costs 50 cubes.




Anyone have a link to SEGA's PSO2 player feedback page?

[Rayden]

Whats the ideal software to use to record pso2?

Dxtory.

[Perfect Chaos]

I use to think Wind was pointless tooI never said Wind was pointless anywhere. All I said is that I think Elysion/Boots of Serafi is much better for using Wind techs than Stark Katze, since the only Wind techs I find myself using the majority of the time are Sa-Zan and Na-Zan. Occasionally, I'll use Il-Zan, but that's pretty rare outside of Wopal TAs.


Basically, I'm trying to see if 1 weapon (in or off element and weakness) could do more damage on every enemies in the game instead of the 6 that I have.I keep trying to tell you, but you keep trying...
Assuming all max element with max potential applied, no off-element 13* Rod can beat in damage an element-matching 10*/11* element-boosting Rod.
And considering all 13* Rods (aside from Xie's crappy one) don't have their damage potential always on at max, while element Rods are always on as long as you use matching element (which you always should), that further increases the difference.
Element Conversion offers such a big boost on matching element for anything right now to make up for it. It'll have to take a new 13* Rod that'll totally outclasses all other 13* Rods right now to do it, but that's not going to happen.

[Cure Shock]

If you plan to do them yourself, go to this page with Chrome:

http://pso2.swiki.jp/index.php?%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%83%88%2F% E6%AD%A6%E8%A3%85%E3%82%A8%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83 %86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%94

Translate it to English and look for this section: "Cost list for each recipe" which is below "Protective gear".

Uh thanks, I often use pso2swiki but I never noticed this section.

[Nyansan]

In PSO2ES, what free vpn/tunnel service for smartphones could you recommend? (playing from SEA region so yeah IP block ( ;∀; ) )

[K.O. Kazjivo]

Based on what I saw on google play, Hola Free VPN is what I recommed. Free, no ads. Uses peer to peer which is why it is free. Other choices would include hotspot shield (bandwidth limit + ads) or VPN master (ads + poor streaming).

Question: Why are the white angelan wings double the price of the black angelan wings?

[emeraude]

Based on what I saw on google play, Hola Free VPN is what I recommed. Free, no ads. Uses peer to peer which is why it is free. Other choices would include hotspot shield (bandwidth limit + ads) or VPN master (ads + poor streaming).

Question: Why are the white angelan wings double the price of the black angelan wings?
IMO they'd be the same price if the black angelan wings were actually black. They're double the price for the same reason the new coat for ladies in black is OP - more people buy black or white as a status symbol or something.

[ShinMegamiSensei]

In PSO2ES, what free vpn/tunnel service for smartphones could you recommend? (playing from SEA region so yeah IP block ( ;∀; ) )
Hmm, I think it was called TunnelBear or something similar. I had to use it when Google Play had some kind of error preventing purchases from apps not installed through the store. Was very easy to set up and go through a Japan connection for free. There's a monthly limit of 400MB or something like that. (which pso2es wont put a dent in, unless downloading it fresh)

[Squal_FFVIII]

When are we getting the grind and affixing bonuses from Maximum Attack?

[Chdata]

What does 'change photon color' at Dudu mean?

is the boost for maxing a class in the game yet?

[yoshiblue]

Its for the Challenge mode 13*s. Changes the blade's color.

[KazukiQZ]

What does 'change photon color' at Dudu mean?

is the boost for maxing a class in the game yet?


^what Yoshi says, for 1st question. Changing the colour of Ideal series only.

2nd question: not yet, maybe late August.

[the_importer_]

I've playing for like 15 months now and since then, we only had 1 crafting level upgrade for all groupings of weapon (1~3, 4~6, 7~9, 10, 11). Do you think they could add another level in the future for these or will they forget about crafting now that we can buy and sell ★12 weapons?

[Chdata]

when is next grind/affix boost

[Renderless]

After the next maintenance.

[Rakurai]

Starts on the 29th.

[Chdata]

how the heck do you use chase arrow

[Kondibon]

how the heck do you use chase arrowWhen you use it it saves an arrow. You can save up to 3. The next time you deal damage with a bow PA (not normals), all the arrows you saved will hit the same hit box.

Changing weapons causes the saved arrows to go away though.

[.Jack]

These new custom PA out now, are they anything related for FO/TE players?

[Rakurai]

Nope.

It would be nice if they revamped tech customs to function more like the PA customs, but I doubt it'll ever happen.

[Spiral]

Does current class affect 13* drop rates?

Thank you in advance.

[Squal_FFVIII]

Starts on the 29th.

Ah so the smart thing to do is wait till after the 29th to update/buy new units since i'm guessing the "noble" class affix items will also get revived during this time :D

[Rakurai]

Does current class affect 13* drop rates?

Thank you in advance.

Considering that the gunslash drops are noticeably higher then those of the other weapon types, I'd assume so.

[KuroNeko77]

Your main class should have better rates from boss crystals, though you can still end up with a gunslash (which isn't class-restricted) or drops from other classes.

So far I've only dropped for my main class on Anga, Gal Gryphon and Profound Invasion.

[gabor100]

My mother language is not english and i have some problems.

What does the TMG potential "Boosts point-blank attack power" mean?
What round pretzel does this boost?

I saw a Twin Yasminkov 2000H with potentialLv3 and +10 for 300-400k but don't know what the translators with pretzel mean so someone else got it and resell it for 3.150.000 meseta.

[Nyansan]

Based on what I saw on google play, Hola Free VPN is what I recommed. Free, no ads. Uses peer to peer which is why it is free. Other choices would include hotspot shield (bandwidth limit + ads) or VPN master (ads + poor streaming).



Hmm, I think it was called TunnelBear or something similar. I had to use it when Google Play had some kind of error preventing purchases from apps not installed through the store. Was very easy to set up and go through a Japan connection for free. There's a monthly limit of 400MB or something like that. (which pso2es wont put a dent in, unless downloading it fresh)

Thanks for the responses. I'll give these a try after I finish updating the english patch through the vanilla connection.

[Ithildin]

Hi peeps, just getting back into PSO2 after a couple of years...

I had two characters on ship7 and I have deleted one (24 hours have passed) and I would like to remake this character on ship2. When I log in to ship2 however, it asks me to pay. I was under the impression I could have another character on another ship for free. Is this true? If so, how do I do this without having to pay? Thanks in advance.

[gabor100]

My mother language is not english and i have some problems.

What does the TMG potential "Boosts point-blank attack power" mean?
What round pretzel does this boost?

I saw a Twin Yasminkov 2000H with potentialLv3 and +10 for 300-400k but don't know what the translators with pretzel mean so someone else got it and resell it for 3.150.000 meseta.

Still don't know what the ability means but got a Twin Yasminkov 2000H from story, and 5000Fun(scratch and Grind Risk Reduction (+1)) and 1m meseta later i have it at +6. Yes that means that i grinded it 550 times, should i record it next time?
They should boost the grinding for every gear not just for the 13star, duh.

WTB a program that smashes the enter button till it's at +10.

[yoshiblue]

Boosts Zero Range damage. So fist range of attack. So if you have +30% from Zero Range Advance and Advance 2, a lv. 3 TMG should give you an extra 16% boost.

[AsuravonD]

Is there any video that shows what a crafted tornado dance looks like? I've looked and I've yet to find one.

[Anduril]

My mother language is not english and i have some problems.

What does the TMG potential "Boosts point-blank attack power" mean?
What round pretzel does this boost?

I saw a Twin Yasminkov 2000H with potentialLv3 and +10 for 300-400k but don't know what the translators with pretzel mean so someone else got it and resell it for 3.150.000 meseta.
Not sure what you mean by round pretzel, but the potential basically means that it does more damage when you are in (more or less) melee range of your target.

[the_importer_]

There's more to it than that. Element Weak Hit is a 20% damage increase if you match weakness. If you don't match weakness, you're losing that 20% damage as well.

Sorry to bring this back, but I just realized that there are also ★10 Wands with 16% elemental boosting potentials just like for the Rods (well an ★11 for Bolt, but that will give me an excuse to finish my ★11 Tech Weapons Crafting).

If I were to craft a full elemental set for these Wands (which would have the appropriate 50 attribute), these would also be more powerful than a single ★12 or ★13 weapon when matching elemental weaknesses if you factor in Tech Explosions, right?

[ZynischQ]

Sorry to bring this back, but I just realized that there are also ★10 Wands with 16% elemental boosting potentials just like for the Rods (well an ★11 for Bolt, but that will give me an excuse to finish my ★11 Tech Weapons Crafting).

If I were to craft a full elemental set for these Wands (which would have the appropriate 50 attribute), these would also be more powerful than a single ★12 or ★13 weapon when matching elemental weaknesses if you factor in Tech Explosions, right?

Pretty sure those potential do diddly squat for wand whacks and explosions.

[Arada]

Sorry to bring this back, but I just realized that there are also ★10 Wands with 16% elemental boosting potentials just like for the Rods (well an ★11 for Bolt, but that will give me an excuse to finish my ★11 Tech Weapons Crafting).

If I were to craft a full elemental set for these Wands (which would have the appropriate 50 attribute), these would also be more powerful than a single ★12 or ★13 weapon when matching elemental weaknesses if you factor in Tech Explosions, right?

They would BUT their potentials only boosts techs. Not the wand's explosions.

[the_importer_]

Pretty sure those potential do diddly squat for wand whacks and explosions.

Oh, that's too bad for the Tech Explosion side. That 16% boost could still be practical for regular tech however, I'll need to look at the cost of all of this.

Thanks

[Starwisp]

Where can a noob that doesn't know what they are doing find friendly patient players / other noobs that don't know what they are doing?

[the_importer_]

Where can a noob that doesn't know what they are doing find friendly patient players / other noobs that don't know what they are doing?

I'd say Block 1 of any ship.

[Flaoc]

I'd say Block 1 of any ship.

not on ship 2

[the_importer_]

not on ship 2

Why, what do you guys have on Block 1 of Ship 2 anyway?

[Poyonche]

We have some cancers and tumors.

[the_importer_]

We have some cancers and tumors.

0_o ... ok

[GoldenFalcon]

If I were to craft a full elemental set for these Wands (which would have the appropriate 50 attribute), these would also be more powerful than a single ★12 or ★13 weapon when matching elemental weaknesses if you factor in Tech Explosions, right?

If you're trying to have a wand whack rainbow, I think you have to go for wands with like, fury stance, average stance, or JA bonus. The 9* hammer-looking wands have fury stance and JA bonus latents, for easy crafting.

[femme fatale]

Why, what do you guys have on Block 1 of Ship 2 anyway?

from twitter:
[SPOILER-BOX]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKwkuFXUMAAc7oN.jpg:large[/SPOILER-BOX]

[the_importer_]

If you're trying to have a wand whack rainbow, I think you have to go for wands with like, fury stance, average stance, or JA bonus. The 9* hammer-looking wands have fury stance and JA bonus latents, for easy crafting.

Te/Fo, so no Fury Stance as far as I know.


from twitter:
[SPOILER-BOX]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKwkuFXUMAAc7oN.jpg:large[/SPOILER-BOX]

That was photoshoped, right?

[arublast]

No that looks about right on what would happen on B1

[femme fatale]

no photoshop, the autism in block01 is real.

[GoldenFalcon]

Te/Fo, so no Fury Stance as far as I know.

Well, the JA bonus hammers would do fine. Might want a camo to cover them up though

[the_importer_]

no photoshop, the autism in block01 is real.

0_o

Thank God the game suggested the least crowded ship when I created my character.


Well, the JA bonus hammers would do fine. Might want a camo to cover them up though

Hmm, I don't know. To be honest, I've started mixing up the melee and tech lately because I found that there are situation where close range combat is not the best option for a Fo/Te (most bosses come into mind as well as flying enemies). I'm actually crafting a Divine Tsukuyomi right now to see the results Vs my Nox Wand (both at 50 Light).

[LonelyGaruga]

Te/Fo is terribly weak with melee, stick with techs. Use rods like Evil Staff Nochiuha too. Te/Fo plays essentially the same as Fo/Te, just without Element Conversion, so you only need one Evil Staff to cover every tech.

[the_importer_]

Te/Fo is terribly weak with melee, stick with techs. Use rods like Evil Staff Nochiuha too. Te/Fo plays essentially the same as Fo/Te, just without Element Conversion, so you only need one Evil Staff to cover every tech.

My opinion would be the same as yours if I only wasted my time hitting 1 enemy at the time. That being said, I hardly melee attack without using Zondeel first. The more enemies I round up, the faster they all die in 2~4 hits (in XH, they die faster in SH). Of course, Darkers die the fastest since my current wand has 50 Light, hence my original post of having 1 weapon per element.

Also, like I stated earlier, I have started using Techs for most bosses since the melee attacks did little damage for just 1 enemy. Using weapons that amplify Techs by 16% would help that cause greatly.

[LonelyGaruga]

What I'm saying is that your techs should be doing it better enough that wand melee isn't more useful. Honestly, why do you feel the need to explain basic mechanics like Zondeel > wand melee to me like I didn't already know about them...

[the_importer_]

What I'm saying is that your techs should be doing it better enough that wand melee isn't more useful. Honestly, why do you feel the need to explain basic mechanics like Zondeel > wand melee to me like I didn't already know about them...

Touched a nerve?

[GoldenFalcon]

Honestly, why do you feel the need to explain basic mechanics like Zondeel > wand melee to me like I didn't already know about them...

She wasn't trying to teach you. She was simply saying that she doesn't wand whack like she's playing fighter

[the_importer_]

She wasn't trying to teach you. She was simply saying that she doesn't wand whack like she's playing fighter

Pretty much that.

I've come to realize something a while back with the mixing of Force and Techer and what they represent in the world of JRPGs.

-Playing as a Fo/Te, using element mastery and everything that will increase your T-ATK in both trees = Black Mage

-Playing as a Te/Fo and putting most of your SP for support in your Techer Tree = White Mage

-Playing as a Te/Fo, putting everything for wand attack and boosting your T-ATK = Red Mage

For those that don't know:

-Black Mage = Mainly deals in powerful magical attacks

-White Mage = Mainly there to support the team with healing and boosting

-Red Mage = Mix between a warrior and wizard, does not deal as much physical damage as a Warrior or deal as much magical damage as a Black Mage, he's in between

[ZynischQ]

I'd be more inclined to believe Te/Br or Te/Fi is red mage, seeing as Te/Fo's wand whacks are absolutely pitiful.

[Sakuramei]

Question on the (I think last, but not sure) quest of Clara's that involves doing two maps with her and one other character only...

I'm assuming it means Shironia Exploration and Facility Exploration, but I don't think I have either yet. What's the quickest way to unlock them? I'm level 55.

[GoldenFalcon]

Nobody is answering in the PA customize thread, so I'll ask here

Is the gear generation of crafted Tornado Dance lower than leaving it uncrafted?

[LonelyGaruga]

She wasn't trying to teach you. She was simply saying that she doesn't wand whack like she's playing fighter

That's fine and all if you don't know that Zondeel > wand melee is one of the most basic staple tactics of a wand melee user. Having to clarify that is like having to clarify that a Ranger uses Weak Bullet on bosses.


I'd be more inclined to believe Te/Br or Te/Fi is red mage, seeing as Te/Fo's wand whacks are absolutely pitiful.

Pretty much, yeah. It's more effective to build for techs regardless of what you're doing with wand melee as Te/Fo because techs are still more effective than Te/Fo's wand melee. If you want to build around melee while still having competent techs, Te/Br is the way to go. If you want to play Te/Fo, emphasize techs. Force has literally nothing that boosts Wand Gear damage barring increases to T-ATK. Te/Gu has better wand melee than Te/Fo.

[the_importer_]

I'd be more inclined to believe Te/Br or Te/Fi is red mage, seeing as Te/Fo's wand whacks are absolutely pitiful.

The main issue is that a Techer's wand power comes from both T-ATK and S-ATK. For the argument that a Fo doesn't bring much S-ATK to the table, I can bring up the argument that no other classes can help the Tech explosions like a 245 T-ATK boost from a Fo tree. Not to mention that a Red Mage must also have a decent damaging magic, so Tech JA, Tech Charge 1 & 2 as well as a full Photon Flare set will do that.

You don't get the boost from elemental mastery or elemental conversion, but that would make it a Black Mage now wouldn't it?

[ZynischQ]

The main issue is that a Techer's wand power comes from both T-ATK and S-ATK. For the argument that a Fo doesn't bring much S-ATK to the table, I can bring up the argument that no other classes can help the Tech explosions like a 245 T-ATK boost from a Fo tree. Not to mention that a Red Mage must also have a decent damaging magic, so Tech JA, Tech Charge 1 & 2 as well as a full Photon Flare set will do that.

You don't get the boost from elemental mastery or elemental conversion, but that would make it a Black Mage now wouldn't it?
Seriously, 245 TAtt does a lot of nothing when compared to weak stance and brave stance's bonuses.

As for techs....
I counter with weak stance + weak stance charge, and brave stance + w/e slayers + tech arts JA.

[LonelyGaruga]

For the argument that a Fo doesn't bring much S-ATK to the table, I can bring up the argument that no other classes can help the Tech explosions like a 245 T-ATK boost from a Fo tree.

245 T-ATK amounts to all of maybe 10% more damage for Wand Gear. Almost every class combination can beat that.

[red1228]

Nobody is answering in the PA customize thread, so I'll ask here

Is the gear generation of crafted Tornado Dance lower than leaving it uncrafted?

In regards to crafted Tornado Dance: uncharged feels the same to me. Charged definitely feels less, but thats because its doing only 1 or 2 hits (per enemy) instead of like 5.

[the_importer_]

Seriously, 245 TAtt does a lot of nothing when compared to weak stance and brave stance's bonuses.

Well.... ya, OK, I'll give you that one, considering that the average mobs to attract near you for Tech explosions has an average of 6 enemies, it's hard to argue with a such a high % boost that can be done on a single one.



As for techs....
I counter with weak stance + weak stance charge, and brave stance + w/e slayers + tech arts JA.

Better bring me some numbers for that one, Forces aren't called overpowered for nothing. Add 20% to a charge attack during a JA combo that's boosted at 10%, especially when matching elemental weaknesses, that's some major damage even without element conversion and with Photon Flare off.