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MOD 15 - Weapon set of choice
nihlocke
Member Posts: 69 Arc User
Mod 15 has been out for a while and most of you probably noticed that the Masterwork Weapon Sets got quite the buff over what they were before.
Namely, the fact that they can have an item level of up to item level 570 (probably a little more, I still have to see an Exalted, +1 Legendary weapon). Also, the fact they go for around a kidney each.
That means a lot of stats and, most importantly, weapon damage over the Primal, Pioneer, Pilgrim, Sunset, Tyrant and (lol) Wootz Weapon sets everyone was using up until mod 15 hit.
There's also the crafted blue weapon "set" of item level 500-510 that sells for around 16k on the AH. It has no bonuses to at-wills, set bonus and whatnot, but that's still a ilvl 510 weapon set you can snatch for 16k right after you get to lvl 70. To put thing into perspective, Primal Weapons have an item level of 455 at green, and you still gotta farm them, while hoping to get lucky with the right bonuses. That's 55 item level worth of stats and weapon damage between the two.
The point of the thread is: what should different classes and roles be using as their weapon set of choice?
According to the damage formula (thread here https://arcgames.com/en/forums/neverwinter#/discussion/1228351/pc-pve-basic-ability-information/p1 ) weapon damage (WeaponBaseDamage) is one of the most important factors when dealing damage. Let's take a look at a Legendary Exalted GF Main Hand damage range:
Legendary Exalted Primal Weapon GF: 2059-2516
Legendary Exalted MW3 Weapon GF: 2327-2844
That's some damage gap gotta say.
Of course, there's also the set bonus: 10% more personal dmg for Primal, 2% more party dmg and party dmg resistance.
Would you say the Primal set bonus outweights the difference in base weapon damage and party utility, as far as dps classes go? Is there anyone who made calculations?
Also, what do you think every class should be using?
Are Pioneer and Sunset obsolete or can they still get some love, like Pioneer for powersharing?
Would you be willing to get irradiated hoping to grow the extra kidney you'd need to afford a MW3 set?
And what about the blue item level 500-510 weapon set? When would you give it a go?
Namely, the fact that they can have an item level of up to item level 570 (probably a little more, I still have to see an Exalted, +1 Legendary weapon). Also, the fact they go for around a kidney each.
That means a lot of stats and, most importantly, weapon damage over the Primal, Pioneer, Pilgrim, Sunset, Tyrant and (lol) Wootz Weapon sets everyone was using up until mod 15 hit.
There's also the crafted blue weapon "set" of item level 500-510 that sells for around 16k on the AH. It has no bonuses to at-wills, set bonus and whatnot, but that's still a ilvl 510 weapon set you can snatch for 16k right after you get to lvl 70. To put thing into perspective, Primal Weapons have an item level of 455 at green, and you still gotta farm them, while hoping to get lucky with the right bonuses. That's 55 item level worth of stats and weapon damage between the two.
The point of the thread is: what should different classes and roles be using as their weapon set of choice?
According to the damage formula (thread here https://arcgames.com/en/forums/neverwinter#/discussion/1228351/pc-pve-basic-ability-information/p1 ) weapon damage (WeaponBaseDamage) is one of the most important factors when dealing damage. Let's take a look at a Legendary Exalted GF Main Hand damage range:
Legendary Exalted Primal Weapon GF: 2059-2516
Legendary Exalted MW3 Weapon GF: 2327-2844
That's some damage gap gotta say.
Of course, there's also the set bonus: 10% more personal dmg for Primal, 2% more party dmg and party dmg resistance.
Would you say the Primal set bonus outweights the difference in base weapon damage and party utility, as far as dps classes go? Is there anyone who made calculations?
Also, what do you think every class should be using?
Are Pioneer and Sunset obsolete or can they still get some love, like Pioneer for powersharing?
Would you be willing to get irradiated hoping to grow the extra kidney you'd need to afford a MW3 set?
And what about the blue item level 500-510 weapon set? When would you give it a go?
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For a power-sharing AC DC, the Pioneer set is certainly a viable choice, but the +2 group-wide bonuses of the MW weapons are better for the group as a whole.
Any power share build should run the MC set for more power sharing. Pioneer was good til mod 14.
If you want to be the best you can be, than you need MC weapons, even the older MC2 are better than primal.
So, just for the sake of it, has anybody tried the blue ilvl 510 set? How does it fare against Primal?
If you have your MC3 exhalted and another player has the MC3 +1 and not exhalted the weapons have the same stats.
For the added cost the +1 is not worth it. If you are a MC and can make the weapons than the cost between +1 and MC3 the cost variance is not really there for the MC. If you have a friend who is a MC, you will probably have to wait to get a +1 as many MC will be trying to sell the +1 for a large profit.
I bought all of my MC weapons and off hand for 500K AD each and I did it on 3 characters. Now on PS4 the pricing is around a 1m each. I got my stuff for a steal when compared to what others are now paying. My understanding that the pricing will only continue to go up until it is around 1.5-2M for a MC3 weapon and twice that for a +1.
Unless I'm a big lottery winner that does not care about money than the +1 IMO are not worth their cost; just like R14 enchantments are not worth their cost.