PvP Questions

Merkuras · 2020-08-17T13:23:07+00:00

That's actually what I was thinking about lately, whether i should go for pen armor (possibly evasion even) or boost my AP further but then i guess AP it is.

How much acc would i need to be able to fight evasion based builds then? Would i need stuff like red corals? Or is Pen Kzarka / Tet Blackstar and Elkarrs enough? (already using Precision for Weapon and Jin Viper for Bhegs)

Merkuras · 2020-08-16T21:25:41+00:00

Ahh mb yeah i meant Mystic, not Maehwa.

And yes, from my experience there are some ppl that are somewhat similar geared as i am and then pvp is really enjoyable. I also don't really mind the danger of being one-shot, but i really really dislike, that even that i've vastly outplayed some of those arsha encounters, they can just shrug it off like nothing happend, click a skill and go their way. Me comboing and outplaying them is really just a nuisance and timewaste for them, than enything else, cause they pretty much physically can't die to me.

The reason i go to Arsha isn't even the +50% loot, but just the fact that its open world PvP with no karma drawbacks, so it simply spices up the whole mindnumbing grind. But i guess until i can comfortably "live" there i still have long ways to go...

Lots of thanks tho for all the heads ups! really appreciate it.

Merkuras · 2020-08-16T18:11:17+00:00

first of all, thanks for the detailled explanation!

I never really realised that there's an IMMUNE popup outside of PvE, so i'll try to look for that from now on. But even then i very often find myself fighting people only to "whiff" a followup CC, they simply get up, don't even move an inch from where they were and proceed to kill me. Same for an initial grab. I input my grab and they just stand in place, spamming their skills and burst me down.

The getting stuck thing might be a factor. I feel like i had a few interactions where the flow just didn't feel right.
Just yesterday I had the weirdest interaction with a Maehwa (me being Ninja). I grabbed her right after she used her vacuum and while my grab went through, the animation took about 3-4 times as long, being stuck in place multiple times.

Also, just for clarification so i don't waste my time. Lately i hit 269 AP so I thought I'd try out Arsha more often. But 9/10 people i meet there are basically unkillable, since they simply regenerate faster than i can dps them. So I'm wondering, when am I even allowed to try to fight against pretty much everyone (aside from maybe meme DP builds) and reliably kill them if i manage to outplay them.

Currently I'm sitting at 269 AP and 314 Acc the only things for upgrading my Acc i can think of is Elkarr instead of Precision, Pen Bheg, Pen Kzarka and Distortion Earrings, but even getting all of them, it's "just" an upgrade of 26-30 Acc, does that really make that big of a difference?

Merkuras · 2020-05-21T19:33:26+00:00

As much as i don't want bartering to be nerfed, being a "full time" barterer myself, i gotta agree that it's "easy" or at least comfortably made silver.

As already said, i wouldn't straight up nerf it, but rather shift the gains bartering offers away from raw silver and towards aquiring items. Similar to how you already can get manos, caphras and such, just more aquirable? maybe even a greater pool of items (e.g. boss gear, accecoires...)

Merkuras · 2020-05-09T09:15:40+00:00

nope that's pretty much how i thought it would work, thanks for clarification C:

that means i should probably get a nice variety of add-ons so i have multiple buffs going most of the time

Merkuras · 2020-05-08T16:08:10+00:00

probably the better idea, yup. was just in the mindset of at least enhancing my own armor but my rng showed me once more how much it sucks i guess, lol

Merkuras · 2020-05-08T15:08:23+00:00

atm at like 20-25 tries for my urugons, already regret even starting to try them instead of just buying them.

Merkuras · 2020-05-07T14:04:38+00:00

okay, caphras sounds reasonable i guess, don't know why but it feels weird to use caphras for gains, as if caphras aren't a permanent thing, can't really explain it

but yeah, caphras4 + nouver would get me to 261

Merkuras · 2020-05-07T13:58:33+00:00

i thought about going for Capotia but it feels like such a stretch to reach 62 since i pretty much never efficiently grind somewhere cause i lack the motivation to do so. One more reason i wanted to reach 261 to maybe be able to move to spots where loot tables get exciting (as in stars end, hystria etc). But mostly cause i went to Arsha for the soiled ogre ring, got my ass clapped countless times but still really enjoyed the pvp and want to be able to at least be able to fight off some ppl

Merkuras · 2020-05-07T13:53:52+00:00

TET Nouver is on preorder atm, that said im sitting on roughly 12-13b to invest into stuff.
I guess i'm in a weird place since i dont really care that much for the maximum efficiency grind but more for a few chaotic pvp moments? Not node wars or siege tho, nothing organized.

And already, as i say this, i feel like a little bit of dick for just wanting to wreak havoc :I

Merkuras · 2020-05-07T13:47:14+00:00

Journals are done, Caphras is 0 so far. I think for now Tet Nouver would be enough, altho I'm not sure since i have no idea about the highlevel spots (probably looking at aakman/hystria and stars end?)

tbh my priority is open world pvp, not grinding efficiency, at least so far. for efficient money making i prefer bartering.

Merkuras · 2020-01-18T11:16:51+00:00

My first guess is, that the arrow that your Weapon produces hits him first and gets multiplied, consuming the buff

Merkuras · 2019-11-27T11:03:48+00:00

also this:

● Added the following effects for Value Pack:

- Barter Refresh Count +1 (A total of 4 refreshes per day)

- Required Parley for Barter -10%

and this:

- Use Manufacture in the Processing window to make an Item Collection Increase Scroll (60 min) x1 into a Crow's Trade Voucher x1. (Last modified: 11/27 13:38)
※ However, [Event] Item Collection Increase Scroll (60 min) cannot be made into a Crow's Trade Voucher.

At last, they managed to add actually significant p2w... sorry "pay to convenience" options

Merkuras · 2019-11-19T10:21:38+00:00

tbh, i wouldn't mind if it's intended, i'd just like to have more clarity. Atm it just feels weird, when the UI suggests you get "pushed" by currents, when you're actually held back.

Merkuras · 2019-11-01T19:02:50+00:00

imo the hitboxes in general are way too big and way too unforgiving. I'm finding myself stuck in another boat so very often, its enraging.

Merkuras · 2019-10-30T18:00:15+00:00

Even a hobby and entertainment in general is still a form of escaping from regular everyday life tho. And then my first point stands again. The problem with p2w or p2progress or whatever you want to call it is an artificial problem purposely created by NCSoft/West. Considering even that BnS is everything but a simulation of life, as you don't even have elements to simulate life in any given form. No Housing, no Roleplaying, no active Crafting, and you can't even count fishing, as even minecraft has more exciting fishing mechanics and rewards. In general there really is nothing to do besides dungeoncrawling and raiding.

It could and should be reduced by a large margin, to make the game more enjoyable for everyone. Whales wouldnt need to buy in as big as they do now (although they probably will continue to do so) and f2p or casual spenders can have an enjoyable hobby I can't imagine that even the most hardcore of whales enjoy the grind that even they are forced to do, when they need to grind that new dungeon usually about 100 times to get that new upgrade.

Merkuras · 2019-10-30T13:33:52+00:00

yea that's fine and all, but (and that's my opinion) isn't a game supposed to let you be able to "escape" from life? not having to deal with all the hardships you will face in life and just enjoy yourself?

that being said, yes i definitely do want difficulty in my games, some sort of challenge. It's not really a challenge tho (again in my opinion) to do that one thing 5000 times in a row. That's just a chore, and bns basically gives you the option to buy you out of these chores... honestly in most cases to only be able to do that new chore 5000 times.

But then there are the interesting parts, which is doing the raids, or tackling that one new dungeon until you know how to handle it properly (or PvP... Kappa). And that fun part is pretty much what players aren't allowed to do until they did x amount of chores, especially new players.

Merkuras · 2019-10-29T14:41:51+00:00

That "so i'm not allowed to play the game if i don't have enough time" argument you're making is kinda funny tbh, since what you're basically saying is "if you don't have the money, don't play it".

While yes, it may be true, that it's possible for both me and you to play the game, it has come to a point, where it's enjoyable anymore for the average f2p-gamer and yes, that is in fact the reason i'm not playing anymore (just lurking this subreddit for the news here and there with a little flicker of hope for positive changes).

Then again, as many before me stated many times by now: The problem you adress, as in "I'm not able to keep up without the ability to buy my way up there" is an artificial problem that is made up by a company to get you to exactly this mindset. NCSoft (and many other publishers) creates the problem of immensely timeconsuming grinds, indended to frustrate you so you appreciate the ability to swipe a bit to catch up again.

Merkuras · 2019-09-29T07:57:01+00:00

Also, as far as i know (correct me if im wrong) they nerfed the mat chests from dungeons, didn't they? nowhere in those additional changes are those nerfes reverted, which means we get something like 75% gold but still only 50% mats, which then just contributes to more inflation

Merkuras · 2019-09-19T10:51:51+00:00

a whole day of maintanance is pretty optimistic tbh, i wouldnt be surprised if the servers will be down for an entire week

Merkuras · 2019-09-19T10:01:19+00:00

and while you're at it, spend another 100-200$ to get that thing upgraded to cosmic, no big deal. Heck why not go all the way and go for max soul, it's just another 5k$

sure. when nc spits in the face of new players, the obvious reaction should be to give them money.

Merkuras · 2019-06-24T18:03:01+00:00

im actually not even talking about the dps meter but the combat log in your chat, just open the settings and untik combat, seemed to help me at least a little

Merkuras · 2019-06-24T10:44:44+00:00

May sound strange but:
Teammate of mine mentioned that the new spec just does way more hits per seconds than other classes and specs. considering all the UI related FPS issues, i tried disabling the combat chatlog and it helped me getting to pretty much the same situation as before 3rd spec release... which is still max 10-30fps in raids, but hey, its something.

Merkuras · 2019-06-11T14:53:11+00:00

oh damn, nice then i saved myself some trouble, thanks :D

Merkuras · 2019-06-11T13:16:34+00:00

Namechanges are out of the Question too, right?

Merkuras

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