Author: Triysle
Triysle wrote:Alright, with the introduction of the new Upgrade Books, I've been getting lots of questions about how they work and what they do. Well here you go: an in-depth explanation on how to use these nifty little items, with additional questions and answers!
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First of all, what is an Upgrade Book?
- An Upgrade Book is an item that you can use to increase the bonus stats of your weapon! Sometimes when you find a weapon made with alchemy, you'll notice a green or blue bonus stat beside the normal white stat. These items let you increase these numbers even more!
NOTE - The weapon doesn't have to have a stat already; you can use a green book to upgrade a completely normal store-bought weapon!
- There are Green, Blue, and Orange Upgrade books. There are Weapon Upgrade Books that increase physical attack, and Magic Upgrade Books that increase magical attack.
Well, how do I use them?
- Each book requires that you are upgrading a weapon with the right color stat. If you try to use a Blue upgrade book on a weapon with a green stat, it will not work (you will get to keep the book, though).
- To start, double click the book that you wish to use. The inventory box will be centered on the screen, and a smaller box will appear on the left side of the inventory. Double click the weapon that you want to upgrade, and click confirm. Another message will pop up with a warning that the item might fail. Confirm again, and if it succeeds, your weapon will have an additional bonus!
So what happens to my weapon?
- Each book has a different success rate, and different results that can happen -
Green Weapon/Magic Upgrade Books - High success rate, +1 to physical/magical GREEN stat if success, weapon is unaffected if it fails.
Blue Weapon/Magic Upgrade Books - Moderate success rate, +1 to physical/magical BLUE stat if success weapon is unaffected if it fails.
Orange Weapon Upgrade Book - Relative Success rate; the higher the bonus, the harder it is to succeed. +3 to physical ORANGE stat if success, -3 to physical ORANGE stat if it fails.
Orange Magic Upgrade Book - Relative Success rate; the higher the bonus, the harder it is to succeed. +2 to magical ORANGE stat if success, -2 to magical ORANGE stat if it fails.
So what happens after Orange?
- If you can upgrade your weapon high enough, you can max it out with GOLD stats! It takes a little patience, since the success rate is lower the higher the bonus gets; but with enough books, you can achieve this goal!
Wow, GOLD stats?! What do those do?
- In addition to the insane bonus stat (which is usually at least +50, even higher for stronger weapons) you get a special "Strengthen" skill that helps you deal even more damage! Plus, you get a nifty animation depending on which stat you max out!
Physical GOLD stat - Red Embers
Magical GOLD stat - Blue Bubbles
Double GOLD stat - Golden Sparks
Wait...DOUBLE gold stats? What does that mean?
- You can get gold stats for both physical AND magical stats, even if the weapon doesn't have one or the other! Simply use a GREEN Weapon/Magic Upgrade book on the weapon, and if it succeeds the bonus will be applied as 0+1!
- In addition, a single +1 stat on a weapon that didn't have a physical or magical stat to begin with will be ORANGE! Skip the blue books completely!
This is crazy! How many books does it take to get gold stats?!
- It really depends on your luck and the weapon you are trying to upgrade. During my testing, I tried different levels, different weapons, and different luck ratios. It seems that the higher your Fighting chance is, the better success rate you have.
- On average, I'd say anywhere from 15-50 green books, 1-5 blue books, and 10-30 Orange books will get you a gold stat. It seems like a lot, but realize that the upper numbers are for higher leveled equipment and lower success rates!
Will increasing the level of my weapon erase the super stats?
- YES! I just tested this last night and found out that leveling a weapon, even if it had gold stats, will completely erase all bonuses and put new ones (green stats, usually) on. Make sure you're on a fully leveled weapon before attempting to upgrade the bonuses!
Can I have some free Upgrade Books?
- Nope. There will be plenty of Promotions and Events in the future to help you get your hands on them. For now, buy them from the chests, or other players!
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Feel free to ask any more questions in this thread, and I'll do my best to answer them!
Hope this was helpful! Get out there and start buying those chests!
~ Tee
