Demiosu Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Recently I've leveled 3 characters to lvl 45 and during this process I noticed something: If I add a 4th gem slot in the Awakened Blight stage of my weapon (lvl 20 blackram narrows version) it only costs 1 Gemhammer and a few copper to add the 4th slot. (I mention blight because this is the first stage where your weapon has 3 slots by default) But if I wait until lvl 45 it costs 3 or 4 Gemhammers and over 1g to add a 4th slot to my weapon, even though it's technically the same weapon a the blight one a it evolved from it. In my opinion this makes little sense, why punish someone who didn't know he had to add his 4th gemslot as early as possible? I don't mind that it costs 1g, but I do mind that it costs more gemhammers since they come from the cashshop. My suggestion would be to equalize the amount of gemhammers you need, but I'm open to hear other opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimoir Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Why equalize? The higher the weapon rank the more costy it is i see no issue with that tbh o.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demiosu Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 Buying an unsealing charm at lvl 4 costs the same as it costs at lvl 45, yet it does the same thing. Though adding a 4th gem to my hongmoon blight stage weapon costs 1 gemhammer and like 10 copper, and adding it to true profane hongmoon weapon costs 4 gemhammers and like 1g xx silver, yet it does the same thing. I don't see how adding a gem slot at a later stage should be more expensive (since we're talking real life money you have to invest to get gemhammers, or buy them from someone who did), it's not like my 4th gem slot becomes more powerful in profane stage than it was in blight stage. All I'm saying is that it's stupid I paid nearly nothing for my 4th gem slot while others have to pay 5x as much as me for the exact same slot. If you think that makes sense, then well.. I have no comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeien Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Dang, I knew I should of had unlocked my 4th slot before. I was under the impression that we'd have another slot open through evolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elurra Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 On my Awakened Siren, I need 5 gem hammers and 2+ gold. This really sucks. I think this is a holdover from the early system where there were slots for specific gems. You could only put a square gem in a square gem slot, or a hex gem in a hex slot, for example. Then it would make some sense that unlocking a hex slot would cost more than adding a triangle or square slot. But now you can put anything in any slot, so it doesn't make any sense at all for it to cost more. I agree that the cost should be the same at all levels, especially in terms of Gem Hammers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Yep that is what i was wondering the other day, what is the advantage of upgrading the slot later. seems none at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callback Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I was expecting the 4th slot to unlock through evolution like the 3rd did... NC, please fix this to be equal at all stages. It's clearly an oversight from when the gem system was changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkios Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Wow, yeah... this needs to be fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolphinHungry Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 this definitely needs a fix or at least make gem hammers obtainable without cashshop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinzaHibari Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 gem hammers can be found in every dungeon daily box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syko Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Had to use 5 hammers. This should definitely be in a "10 tips for beginners" guide or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolphinHungry Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 9 minutes ago, GinzaHibari said: gem hammers can be found in every dungeon daily box. never noticed gem hammers in 'possible items to get' while levelling and doing dailies. If thats true after doing hundreds of dailies I never seen any gem hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenmad Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 4 hours ago, Demiosu said: If I add a 4th gem slot in the Awakened Blight stage of my weapon (lvl 20 blackram narrows version) it only costs 1 Gemhammer and a few copper to add the 4th slot. (I mention blight because this is the first stage where your weapon has 3 slots by default) But if I wait until lvl 45 it costs 3 or 4 Gemhammers and over 1g to add a 4th slot to my weapon, even though it's technically the same weapon a the blight one a it evolved from it. very interesting to Know, I guess it is obviously another HIDDEN way of NC gaining more revenue from unsuspecting customers, even more so when there is no official note of how the gem hammers work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DroxX9 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Wow i did not know about this. Now on my 2nd char i save a bunch. Thanks Demiosu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayrune Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 yeah, it's a damn bullshit "gotcha" that should be fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtrlAltDesign Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 1 hour ago, GinzaHibari said: 1 hour ago, GinzaHibari said: ss gem hammers can be found in every dungeon daily box. 1 hour ago, GinzaHibari said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demiosu Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 They told me that if this thread gets more support they /might/ put it into consideration. We can still try and hope I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sFielD0T100 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 This happened to me as well. Lesson learned but yeah it sucked spending 4 hammers and 1+g when I couldve just benefited early on and spend 1 ham and 1copps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinns Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Would love for this to be looked at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanashi Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I was not aware of an increase in cost as the item level progressed, I had just assumed it remained the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VRock Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 i don't mind the gold but using *cricket*ing more gem hammers which is cash only item is = p2w i never saw one from daily box and i never get venture coins to buy hongmoon coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VRock Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 now i really want they remove pirate weapons so i can begin with new hongmoon weapon and buy that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorango Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Wow. i really think that is an over sight. Now i really wish i had upgraded way earlier... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cor Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 And the next thing you want is item skinning always for 1 copper since that's what it costs at lv 1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demiosu Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 9 hours ago, Cor said: And the next thing you want is item skinning always for 1 copper since that's what it costs at lv 1? Not sure if you're trying to troll here or whether you really just said this in serious mode. I don't think you can compare a vanity feature to a feature that actually influences the strength of your character.. If you are however trolling I want to give you a friendly reminder that this is against the forum rules and is not appreciated. The amount of gem slots a weapon has influences how strong you are as you get more stats / bonus effects, adding a skin to your weapon does not do anything but change the looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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