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Equipment Upgrade
This game has an equipment upgrade system that works by paying an npc for each "level" added to a weapon.
A weapon (or defensive equipment) can be upgraded up to +4 with a 100% success rate. After +4 there's a chance that the weapon will break when trying to upgrade it to +5 or +6 and so on.
Upgrade Chance and Effects
First off, the general upgrading chance works like this:
"The following is speculation"
From information taken from different players, the success rate of the upgrade system works by %, and this list is the most accurate up to today.
A weapon will glow depending on the level of the upgrade -
Weapons of level 1 to 4 won't have a glowing effect.
Note: These pictures were taken with all the options in minimum. +5 Unique weapons will have the +8 White shine with a white base glow.
Upgrade Accelerators
Currently, these accelerators cost 120 gold apiece in the cash shop. So what do they do? Well, their description is a little misleading and doesn't believe their true nature, so hopefully this guide will help.
Rating....N
26+.......20
25.........17
24.........15
23.........13
22.........11
21..........9
18-20.....4
14-17.....3
9-13.......2
1-8.........1
N is the number of str accelerators you'd need to use to double your success rate. It's also the max amount of accelerators you can use for that particular grade of AR/DR. So at +4->+5 it doubles from 50% to 99%, +5->+6 it doubles from 25% to 50%.
Keep in mind, any time you upgrade over +4, regardless of str accelerator, you still have a 1% chance of breaking the item.
Warning!!
You might have seen the laquers from the cash shop (the +5 and +6 laquer) will only protect the weapon from breaking if the upgrade FAILS from +5 to +6 (for the +5 lacquer) or +6 to +7 (for the +6 lacquer). If the upgrade fails, the weapon will go back to being a normal weapon (a +0 weapon) and the laquer will be consumed.
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What do I get for upgrading?
Every weapon upgraded after +5, will give the character an additional Attack Rating/Defense Rating (AR/DR). +5 will give 1 rating, +6 will give it an additional 1 rating, and so on.
Also an incresed Attack/Defense (depending on the item that was upgraded)
Upgrade Increments
Different weapons have different ATK increases per upgrade. Armor give +1 defense power per upgrade. Gloves and shoes cannot be upgraded.
Weapon.............................ATK per Upgrade
Note: Info taken from the guide made by Imac2much in the official forums. Thanks to him, we have this information.
Upgrade Chance and Effects
First off, the general upgrading chance works like this:
"The following is speculation"
From information taken from different players, the success rate of the upgrade system works by %, and this list is the most accurate up to today.
Upgrade Level....Success Rate....AR/DR Bonus
+1.....................100%..............none
+2.....................100%..............none
+3.....................100%..............none
+4.....................100%..............none
+5.......................50%.................+1
+6.......................25%.................+1
+7.......................12%.................+1
+8........................6%.................+1
+9........................3%.................+1
+10......................1%.................+1
+1.....................100%..............none
+2.....................100%..............none
+3.....................100%..............none
+4.....................100%..............none
+5.......................50%.................+1
+6.......................25%.................+1
+7.......................12%.................+1
+8........................6%.................+1
+9........................3%.................+1
+10......................1%.................+1
A weapon will glow depending on the level of the upgrade -
Weapons of level 1 to 4 won't have a glowing effect.
| +5 | White Glow |  |
| +6 | Golden Glow |  |
| +7 | Red Glow |  |
| +8 | Red glow and white shine |  |
+9 | Complete rainbow glow, and full white shine. |  |
+10 | Complete rainbow glow, and full white shine with shadow effects around it. |  |
Upgrade Accelerators
Currently, these accelerators cost 120 gold apiece in the cash shop. So what do they do? Well, their description is a little misleading and doesn't believe their true nature, so hopefully this guide will help.
Rating....N
26+.......20
25.........17
24.........15
23.........13
22.........11
21..........9
18-20.....4
14-17.....3
9-13.......2
1-8.........1
N is the number of str accelerators you'd need to use to double your success rate. It's also the max amount of accelerators you can use for that particular grade of AR/DR. So at +4->+5 it doubles from 50% to 99%, +5->+6 it doubles from 25% to 50%.
Keep in mind, any time you upgrade over +4, regardless of str accelerator, you still have a 1% chance of breaking the item.
Warning!!
You might have seen the laquers from the cash shop (the +5 and +6 laquer) will only protect the weapon from breaking if the upgrade FAILS from +5 to +6 (for the +5 lacquer) or +6 to +7 (for the +6 lacquer). If the upgrade fails, the weapon will go back to being a normal weapon (a +0 weapon) and the laquer will be consumed.
_____________________________________________________________________
What do I get for upgrading?
Every weapon upgraded after +5, will give the character an additional Attack Rating/Defense Rating (AR/DR). +5 will give 1 rating, +6 will give it an additional 1 rating, and so on.
Also an incresed Attack/Defense (depending on the item that was upgraded)
Upgrade Increments
Different weapons have different ATK increases per upgrade. Armor give +1 defense power per upgrade. Gloves and shoes cannot be upgraded.
Weapon.............................ATK per Upgrade
- 1h sword:.................+3
- Epee:.......................+3
- Saber:......................+4
- 2h Sword:................+5
- Polearm:..................+5
- Dagger:....................+2
- Main Gauche:..........+2
- Rifle:.........................+5
- Pistol:.......................+4
- Shotgun:..................+4
- Cannon:...................+6
- Staff:........................+3
- Rod:.........................+3
- Bracelet:..................+4
- Knuckle: .................+2
- Leg Guard: ............+2
Note: Info taken from the guide made by Imac2much in the official forums. Thanks to him, we have this information.
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