Legendary Weapon slots via upgrade?

[silentshou]

How do extra slots from upgrading work? Is it like A or B below?

 

A. Roll a random number from 3-6 and grant slots up to that number. For example, when 5 is rolled when you are at 3, you gain 2 slots from 3 -> 5, but when 5 is rolled when you are at 4, you gain 1 slot from 4 -> 5. Doesn't lose slots when lower numbers are rolled.

 

B. Roll the number of slots to be added, so the slots are added on top of the existing. For example, 1 is rolled while you are at 4, so you gain 1 and go from 4 -> 5. If 2 is rolled while you are at 4, you gain 2 extra and go from 4 -> 6.

 

 

I ask because it would make a huge difference whether or not to use Legendary Gem Hammers to upgrade at the lower levels. If A is true, it's not worth using LegHam on 3 -> 4 because the slots are not added on top, but change to the number if the number is greater. If B is true, then it's worth using LegHam on 3 -> 4 because it's cheaper at low levels, and slots will be added on top of existing.

[KurooSakura]

Afaik it only increases slots. But ther is also a chance that you won't get any slots at all, you could be Stage 6 with 3 slots as well 

[silentshou]

16 hours ago, KurooSakura said:

Afaik it only increases slots. But ther is also a chance that you won't get any slots at all, you could be Stage 6 with 3 slots as well 

I'm sorry, but that does not answer my question at all.

 

If you would please read my post carefully, both situations A and B allows for slot increase (no decrease), but they are calculated differently.

 

Could you please read it again?

[KurooSakura]

Ah, its most likely to be A. 

[silentshou]

11 hours ago, KurooSakura said:

Ah, its most likely to be A. 

Thanks for the answer! If that's the case I'll probably save my Legendary Gem Hammers.

[Shuchin]

From dev comments on stream it sounds as if it's A.

 

Also makes more sense as this makes it harder to transition to full 6 slots than if you have a constant chance for 1-3 extra slots each upgrade. You would be at 6 slots in no time.

[KurooSakura]

if you dont get full 6 slots when you get to legendary stage 1 switch over to the other version (Seraph in my case) and then switch back to baleful, you'll get another chance at rolling all 6 slots. I did this and went from 3 slots at baleful stage 1 to 6 slots after re-rolling it. 

[silentshou]

5 hours ago, KurooSakura said:

if you dont get full 6 slots when you get to legendary stage 1 switch over to the other version (Seraph in my case) and then switch back to baleful, you'll get another chance at rolling all 6 slots. I did this and went from 3 slots at baleful stage 1 to 6 slots after re-rolling it. 

That sounds like a good idea, but I looked at the cost and it doesn't seem worth it. 799 Ncoin for the Mirror is worth $10 USD or about 85G on the Currency Exchange, plus 100G to transform. A total of 185G could buy 7+ Legendary Gem Hammers. Transforming twice would just be obscene.

[KurooSakura]

31 minutes ago, silentshou said:

That sounds like a good idea, but I looked at the cost and it doesn't seem worth it. 799 Ncoin for the Mirror is worth $10 USD or about 85G on the Currency Exchange, plus 100G to transform. A total of 185G could buy 7+ Legendary Gem Hammers. Transforming twice would just be obscene.

Slot 4 is 6 Gem hammers, 5 is around 15 and 6 is 22. 

 

I think its more worth to reroll, even if you only get 1 extra slot you wont lose too much. 

[Shuchin]

6 slots from upgrading on my Galaxy 3, I am so relieved. ^_^'

 

No way I would afford 22 hammers  just for my least useful gem.

[Dresmyr]

I heard it costs 100g x stage to swap anyway, so definately not worth swapping for gem sockets.

[KurooSakura]

1 hour ago, Dresmyr said:

I heard it costs 100g x stage to swap anyway, so definately not worth swapping for gem sockets.

Well I spent 400g swapping and got 6 slots, so imo it was worth it. 

[silentshou]

On 11/29/2016 at 8:26 AM, Dresmyr said:

I heard it costs 100g x stage to swap anyway, so definately not worth swapping for gem sockets.

Dresmyr, does that mean that for example, at Baleful Stage 4 it would cost 400G per switch? That's insane...