Things I Wish I Knew When I Was A Noob by Radlonghammer

[Lotak]

So.. I've been playing this game for a few weeks now, and i quite like it, but i could use some pointers.
I'm level 50, with Crius + 50/50, Atlantean + 50/50, Hydra Hunter + 50/50 and i'm currently at the Blazing Tides on Honor Stage, Trying to get enough Feathers for my Living Flame +

What's the best way to go for me after that?
Should i try and fuse some armors together for a better quality armor?
Or should i just go through the stages with the 'Big Four' Armors?

My Castle is at the 2nd to last upgrade, I've got 4 Armorsmiths and 9 Training Fields (And one monster Den, didn't know what else to put in the 1 slot)
Since 2million is quite alot for me, idk if i should wait or not..

Oh and the Bosses: i've done 3 now and i can never seen to get past lv13/14, so i guess i could use some high lvl friends?


Any pointers/tips are highly appreciated!
Grtz, Nekiro

You are going along the right tracks! Go get LF+ to 50/50 and concentrate on the story. Your next armour set, after LF+, will be Swamp Shaman Robes (from Misty Marsh), followed by Armour of Infernal Lord (Haunted Citadel), followed by Dark Prince Royal Armour (Kingdom of Darkness). Spectral Captain (Sunken Carrack) is not worth it and Rocfeather Robes is optional.
There's no need to make fusions because, in all likelihood, you will waste your stones and 25k.

More powerful friends will help you past level 15, but honestly, lvl 15 is the most meaningless tier to reach as the prize is worthless. Non+ legendaries are not worth it.

[Marco_]

More powerful friends will help you past level 15, but honestly, lvl 15 is the most meaningless tier to reach as the prize is worthless. Non+ legendaries are not worth it.

Small correction: the lvl 15 prize is mostly worthless to be worn/leveled, but fusing 2 of the right element ones together might result in a good/usable non-plus legendary/epic.

[Nightlife01]

Awesome, thanks for the tips guys!
And i'm an iOs player so i'm afraid i can't add you

[Dawgu]

No, you need 8 matching basics to get a lvl 1/30 armour to lvl 11, NOT a 1/50. If you were told that, you were misinformed.

How is that even possible if I needed 4 just to gain one level from 8 to 9? Does it mean I messed up and you have to use them on specific levels?

[Sifu]

The amount of EP required to gain one level goes up as the level of the armor goes up. Be sure to check all the tabs on this document:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...NZVlvalE#gid=0

A lot of work has gone into that. They have a pretty fair estimation of the EP required per level to get the next level of the armor.

[Marco_]

From the spreadsheet, sheet 3:
- to get a level 30 armor to level 11 requires 45 EP
- to get a level 50 armor to level 11 requires 184 EP
8 matching basics = 8 * 6 = 48 EP
5 matching and 3 non-matching basics = 5 * 6 + 3 * 5 = 45 EP

[iH8t2lose2]

Small correction: the lvl 15 prize is mostly worthless to be worn/leveled, but fusing 2 of the right element ones together might result in a good/usable non-plus legendary/epic.

I always get them and combine them, for the moment I would beat level fifteen and then not craft it unless you have maxed TF lv 2. Not saying its the best way to do it, just a good way. I would assume guild wars us coming soon, so good luck to you and your guild. Oir guild is just going to beat bad guild's guardians and get fusion boosts

[Dawgu]

Ok, so the datasheet helped me out a lot so thanks for that.

One last question though: when farming water basics, should one do the epic stage over and over or an easier mode?

[Rended]

Ok, so the datasheet helped me out a lot so thanks for that.

One last question though: when farming water basics, should one do the epic stage over and over or an easier mode?

Why not just farm tombs on epic and special attack all water type for shards (while being able to special attack boss). Farms you snakeskins too

[Dawgu]

Why not just farm tombs on epic and special attack all water type for shards (while being able to special attack boss). Farms you snakeskins too

I lose more hp in tombs because I'm only lvl 15. Might be able to do like one run

[Sifu]

Ok, so the datasheet helped me out a lot so thanks for that.

One last question though: when farming water basics, should one do the epic stage over and over or an easier mode?

At your level, I would do it on normal. The shards drop rates aren't affected very much by the level that I have noticed. I have never attempted to actually log those to get a real test, but it shouldn't be that much different. Also, if you don't need the Choral, do not kill the boss with a special attack. If you kill it with an SA, it will drop choral, if you do not, it usually drops two shards.

[HalbeSuppe]

Nice guide dude

In my opinion some more facts will be good:

Crafting:
In early stages, crafting silver Armor is great (same element gives you 10 points on upgrading, 8 with false element)

Gems:
Dont waste them, i would recommend if you have last 2 gold ressources, you can spend them to lvl the ressources to lvl 3.

Friends:
Gather friends, they will help you to lvl fast. Higher Level means higher stats and HP (I leveled to 62 in 10 days and was/am completely noobish)

[Biskmatar]

I'm not sure if this is a common pattern among new players, but I have come across way too many of "I have a new armor, I'm gonna show it off in the arena even though I know it's not levelled and I have to unequip my levelled armor to do so."

It's obvious because they are armors that are rewards from the previous arena tourney (eg I have seen way too many unevolved lightning lord recently and it just so happens it was one of the arena rewards from last week)

I have also noticed this trend with epic armor. I see some lucky ppl who have gotten them from chests and equip them for the arena even though they are underlevelled. Keep them to the side and upgrade them, no need to show off the bling until it's fully blinged out

Granted, a lot of ppl don't take arena too seriously but it is a way for new players to get some free stuff.

[TwisTer]

I lose more hp in tombs because I'm only lvl 15. Might be able to do like one run

You lose HP because your armor isn't enhanced enough

[Marco_]

I'm not sure if this is a common pattern among new players, but I have come across way too many of "I have a new armor, I'm gonna show it off in the arena even though I know it's not levelled and I have to unequip my levelled armor to do so."

My guess is that the mayority of (casual) players don't look at stats but just think "more stars, so must be better from the get go".
Based on the wiki anons, my impression is that the majority of players also think fusion results are based on which exact armors you put in instead of which elements you put in.
Nearly everyone posting on this forum can probably be classified in the top 1% hardcore/knowlegable players of this game...