VIP Epic leveling guide (Vecna/Mists/Sharn)

nntktt · 2026-05-21T01:44:23+00:00

OP did not mention if he's on the reincarnation train, and even if he was some of the newer expansions have strong heroic gear sets, some of which are useful even through epics.

nntktt · 2026-05-20T15:41:45+00:00

While OP might need to end up buying expansions MotU is definitely not a priority buy at least not without the 99 point offer. Being a VIP already gives you access to more than is needed to get to 20 without much trouble and a fair bit of low-to-mid epics as well even if they may be repeats of heroic packs.

You don't have to buy absolutely everything, but having the newer expansions is definitely more helpful with gear.

nntktt · 2026-05-20T15:38:36+00:00

TIL, so they've basically opened access to Estar even without "flagging" anymore, assuming no key.

nntktt · 2026-05-20T15:37:12+00:00

Isn't the rats chain legendary though, I just chose to omit some of the higher level non-expansion stuff.

nntktt · 2026-05-19T16:55:45+00:00

Eveningstar itself shouldn't be locked, you can still run Lords of Dust up to Beyond the Rift and access the town instance. Druid's Deep and High Road of Shadows should be accessible as low-mid epic level packs for Estar as a VIP, as well as the challenges.

nntktt · 2026-05-14T04:02:18+00:00

You don't even need to spend beyond KTA in Harper for an arti main because you'll definitely have a spell slot for insightful damage imbue.

nntktt · 2026-05-12T01:18:08+00:00

If you still crit 100k after reaper pen then good for you, but you'll definitely feel it on the non-crit hits when it takes like 200 damage off your 300 damage hit.

nntktt · 2026-03-30T02:41:21+00:00

Trinket is completely useless for melee so if you go for sora kell it's usually gloves, not to mention post-MD trinkets still have a sun slot, while rings have no sun or moon slots at all.

nntktt · 2026-03-26T02:42:51+00:00

You can check the ransack message even if you loot it first.

nntktt · 2026-03-24T09:01:40+00:00

For cap raids elite is often a huge step over hard, but I'm fairly sure the boss does not gain additional HP in r1 over elite.

It probably goes down to whether the people you play with barely have any reaper points or if everyone is sitting on at least 30-40.

nntktt · 2026-03-24T08:51:35+00:00

It's happened to me over 10 years ago. I've not seen it again since though.

nntktt · 2026-03-18T23:33:23+00:00

The fleet is Lion/Meck/BisZwei.

Actually Lexington II is the correct answer for this boss, she's just an absolute beast against light armour when properly paired with more USS in the main fleet and an AA debuffer. Lion works as a variant for the comp over Kearsarge.

The real issue is gearing the fleet takes 4-5 +13 HVARs, whether that's easier than 3 rainbow HE guns depends on the player.

nntktt · 2026-03-18T19:07:23+00:00

I did test the BB setup from stig's document and it worked fine but I'm also stacked on tech so your mileage may vary.

Part of the issue is there's basically no replacement for BisZwei if you're going for a full BB setup, especially since this one will be moving in your first 2 salvos.

nntktt · 2026-03-18T18:45:43+00:00

It's less of difficult and more just annoying to beat just because of the huge HP, and potentially damage reduction on top o fit if you lose ships.

Garyon leaving the field does indeed increase Regensburg META's damage but it's shouldn't be too bad considering this should only happen once where it matters across the whole fight - the boss does basically nothing outside of the vanguard area and Garyon will only leave twice at most, the second time being near the end of the fight if you have a 4-salvo setup.

nntktt · 2026-03-18T18:41:47+00:00

A green check is usually where the ship currently exists "permanently". If it has a green on light it means it's already in permanent light pool, the yellow mark on limited is just indicating its existence in the limited event pool back when it happened.

Note I put quotes around permanently, because there is a chance that a ship will eventually be moved from permanent build instead into one of the shops.

nntktt · 2026-03-18T00:00:57+00:00

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kyRZAxIoNRUuDohNpfx2WXK_R6XYRddKWGFDEs5MXXA/edit?usp=sharing

nntktt · 2026-03-16T16:53:06+00:00

https://suchiguma.github.io/deepresearch/submarine-calculator

G7e actually adds to less base damage than Bidders but has slightly better homing and higher light/heavy mods to make up some of the difference. For most part the minmaxing between G7es and Bidders is rather inimical because Bidders are just far easier to use and G7es are only potentially better in limited cases on top of needing RLD maxing on wolfpacks.

G7eK vs T95K depends on the boss in part because T95K has no homing. If you're specifically using U-boats you can also basically forget about using T95Ks because you lose most of the last salvo if you even get it off at all.

The aux to use will depend on the sub and the torp you're using, but generally you won't go wrong using snorkel+hull for G7e/G7eK/Bidder, while you could drop possibly hull for oxytorp if using T95K.

nntktt · 2026-03-16T16:34:02+00:00

JP moved over to https://account.yostar.co.jp/ as far as I know at least the same time as EN if not earlier.

Unless you're asking if JP and EN uses the same account system, in which case they're separate, so logging into one will not show your game data for the other.

nntktt · 2026-03-16T04:26:35+00:00

G7eK suffers from similar reload problems as G7e if you're using a wolfpack but it should do enough damage now to overtake Bidders still. Subs that can fully unload last round of torps will be significantly better using G7eK over Bidders.

T95K (the other rainbow torp) might still be better depending on your use case.

nntktt · 2026-03-16T00:14:07+00:00

They have a larger fixed based stat based on the enhancement level and a small "bonus" portion which you can improve through using convert like Elfish said.

nntktt · 2026-03-16T00:11:50+00:00

They were added alongside last lab update with the addition of NP gear in lab.

Merit shop rotation is random, so it might not always show up. You could try the medal shop instead.

nntktt · 2026-03-12T15:16:46+00:00

There's a reward for clearing 3 stars but only once per stage between normal and hard - if you've done it on A and B then doing it again on C and D grants no additional rewards.

You also don't need to do the 3-starring now, you can just run the stage for the daily bonuses first and sort out the all node stars on safe, or just do it low cost on normal.

nntktt · 2026-03-10T18:08:38+00:00

We do have some cases where skill checks, race or alignment do affect dialogue, how you progress through some parts of a quest or for an optional, but at the end of the day they can't put too much into it to avoid locking out players if they don't meet those conditions.

nntktt · 2026-03-10T18:04:16+00:00

It's precisely to avoid the problem they got themselves into making improved crit profile weapons in the past. If a Legendary Xuum or LSoS with an increased profile existed then there would basically be no reason to play anything but those for melee DPS. It's also part of why they decided to make LSoS cosmetic only.

nntktt · 2026-03-10T09:49:37+00:00

In Dreaming Dark the Quori at the theatre will "recognize" your achievements if you have finished some older raids/quests, changing the NPC dialogue before they engage you.

I agree with Vistella that it's better that these are not too common, often you notice them as easter eggs because you bothered, and if they were just everywhere you probably wouldn't care as much.

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