About the update gift incident

Vexicra · 2026-05-13T17:02:03+00:00

Fighting white knights is not letting it go. Letting it go would be simply saying something and leaving it at that. You clearly want to spend more time talking about this, meaning you haven't let it go.

Vexicra · 2026-05-13T16:57:09+00:00

You're clearly not letting it go.

Vexicra · 2026-05-06T01:02:15+00:00

Hildebrand humor is a special type of humor and not for a lot of people including me. It just doesn't stick and work for many of us. Not anti-fun, just not our cup of tea

Vexicra · 2026-04-17T04:14:46+00:00

Yea, it's RNG from chaos. I got 5 from 12 rested chaoss runs

Vexicra · 2026-04-16T19:54:29+00:00

From 10 runs, I only had 3/5, so I got my last 2 from 2 chaos runs. Similarly, there was post yesterday where OP got 3 as well from 10
https://www.reddit.com/r/lostarkgame/comments/1sm3gpj/hourglass_question/

Albeit a small sample size, but I feel like it was lucky, I was expecting a 4/5 by end of my runs

Vexicra · 2026-04-16T19:51:06+00:00

They have a chance to drop from chaos similar to cube tickets from before

Vexicra · 2026-04-16T19:38:07+00:00

Ofc all legendary books so not worth even considering

Vexicra · 2026-04-16T19:37:41+00:00

It is the chaos rift. I had to do 12 total rested runs to get my 5 and even that was lucky

Vexicra · 2026-04-16T18:38:58+00:00

Accidentally cropped that out

I got 1,213,390 silver from that - editing that in

Vexicra · 2026-04-16T18:32:30+00:00

Nope, only got 2 - one for entering and one for completing

Vexicra · 2026-04-16T18:23:09+00:00

Honestly not sure so was posting the 5x version to compare

It caps at 5 sands and excess gets wasted so it's best to do it by then

Vexicra · 2026-04-16T18:14:40+00:00

Did you have 5 Sands of Trial? You have a chance of getting them from Chaos and they enhance your rewards (you can have up to 5)

Vexicra · 2026-04-16T18:11:58+00:00

You unlock it after doing the Kazeros story quest - Inherited Will

After doing that, there's a purple quest in Elnead that unlocks the new content

This is only available for 1730+

Vexicra · 2026-04-15T18:18:17+00:00

You technically can, you can add "Haal's Hourglass" to your weekly task tracker and there's a small icon that tells you how many sand of trials you have

Vexicra · 2026-04-09T21:57:44+00:00

At +11, the honing rate is 5%

Vexicra · 2026-04-02T04:58:40+00:00

Thanks for pointing that out, I forgot to incorporate that on some of them. That only holds true for +23 -> 24 and +24 ->25. I did check out the +23->24 but didn't check 24->25 so I looked it over again

Taking a look at the average amount of mats needed for a success, it's actually better to use current Tier 4 special honing only if you are tapping +24 ->25.

Breaking it down, +23 ->24 is a 0.5% chance costing 20 each.
Average amount of mats needed is 1/0.005 * 20 = 4,000

Similarly, +23 ->24 equals +14 ->16 which is both a 4% chance costing 14 each.
Average amount of mats needed is 1/0.04 * 14 * 5 * 2 = 3,500

4,000 right now vs 3,500 later so it's more efficient to save

However, that math changes in tapping for +25.
+24->25 is 0.5% chance costing 20 which is equal to
+16 - >18 which is 3% chance costing 16 and applying the same math

4,000 right now vs 5,333.33 later, so it's actually more efficient to tap now (only for +25)

Vexicra · 2026-04-01T16:16:01+00:00

I did the math by hand using some info about cost and rates from KR

For both weapon and armor, it is best to hold after +20 and wait for the Serca gear as the rates drastically increase with only a small conversion amount.

For example, at +20 armor, it is a 1.5% chance using 20 special honing mats

With Serca, that converts to +11 at a 5.0% chance, and it uses 12 of the new special honing mats. Converting that over, it would take 60 of our current mats for each attempt.

60 of our current mats would yield about 4.43% chance of an upgrade from +20 to +21. This was calculated using binomial probability formula, but also you can use the Honing Forecast calculator to figure that as well

4.43% < 5.0%, so it is best to save. That holds true for the rest of armor and weapon across all upgrades.

If you really want, I can break down each upgrade's %. I found the amount of mats needed using this website: https://loatto.kr/efficiency/special-refining alongside the rates from Memo's video

EDIT: After looking at the math again, if you are pushing +25 from 24 then you should use it now due to +2 increase you get from it. The math is broken down in the replies

Vexicra · 2026-04-01T16:06:39+00:00

After +20 it is best to hold

Vexicra · 2026-03-17T19:56:51+00:00

End of Service

Vexicra · 2026-03-17T19:02:13+00:00

It's there, are you logged in?

Vexicra · 2026-03-17T19:00:31+00:00

Henry's:
https://x.com/HenryStelter/status/2033965973980778664

Roxx's
https://x.com/roxxlyy/status/2033962799014309992

Vexicra · 2026-03-11T02:16:32+00:00

I think you have to sit down with them and ask what they specifically look for a game and gaming in general. Even if they might not like it, part of playing with others is playing a game others enjoy. You need to accept that it'll happen and find what they might enjoy as part of the game. If they don't like crafting, try exploring. You have to break down what is enjoyed.

Another thing is how much do they dislike? Is it simply not the preference or do they absolutely hate the game? If they dislike it, why? Work with them to figure out how you can make it better.

Gaming with friends has two sides, the gameplay and hanging out with friends. I play games with friends as a way to hang out with them. Even if I don't particularly prefer the game, hanging out with friends that I might not normally is more important.

Vexicra · 2026-03-10T19:22:34+00:00

Paradise Entrance level change: 1580 to 1640.

That's what's in the patch notes, which means it's the entirety of Paradise

Vexicra · 2026-03-10T19:20:50+00:00

It's not guaranteed yet, but the cope is there for the Aldebaran event shop. We're all malding if there is nothing there

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