Originally Posted by
Jello
As a correction, on non-matched element enhancement it would be 8 base EP + 18 EP (Level minus 1 so 19-1) = 26 EP. On matched it would be 10 base EP + 18 EP = 28 EP.
Yes, it will save you enhancement time and money if you match the elements. But, efficiency is what you make of it. EP is EP no matter where it comes from. If you are using that Lvl 19 Stonescale to enhance an armor containing Earth element, it is worth 28 EP which is more than a Snakeskin (24 EP). I use Basics (6 EP each x 4 = 24 EP) through level 10-15, then sometimes move to uncommons (10 EP x 4 = 40 EP) or Snakeskin (24 EP x 4 = 96 EP) above level 15-20. The basics may use up some gold to level your armor, but if you use it at the beginning, it won't be that much wasted versus using them at level 50 where it will take you 3 to 4 enhancements to get to level 51 using basics costing 52,000 x 3 or 4. You are collecting shards to make the basics all the time. Craft and use them. They are the quickest and most EP/hour that you can craft, and if gold is not a problem (like that's ever the case), you can create more than enough basics to go from 1-30 or 1-50. I usually have over 800 shards at any given time - it only takes 3 to make a basic.
