EndGame Sharding

BladedZero - Sanctuary
BladedZero - Sanctuary Posts: 211 Arc User
edited January 2012 in Blademaster
So how do you guys feel about Sapphire gems? They seem to be flooding the server and being sold for very cheap. At high refines I don't find that moar hp would really help. I want to go 5 pieces of lunar HA for set bonus, which would require the TT99 ornaments to maintain 5APS, which would really leave my magic defense levels low. Also I feel that with magic marrow the defenses would be really balanced http://pwcalc.com/deb6c0f8128f6061. Opinions, things I haven't thought of, general flaming.

Edit: I thought it over and decided against doing this, but I still want to know other peoples opinions on sharding sapphires.
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  • PreDevil - Sanctuary
    PreDevil - Sanctuary Posts: 88 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    i personaly wouldn't go for that
    this is a very basic version of my build
    PreDevil Endeavour lvl 101 Demon, Australian BladeMaster b:victory
  • Michael_Dark - Lost City
    Michael_Dark - Lost City Posts: 9,091 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    Sharding sapphire gems isn't bad at all if you can't afford jades or vits.
    I post in forums. This one and others. That's why I post.
  • Maelael - Heavens Tear
    Maelael - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,497 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    I'm running a cheaper-ish PVE endgame. Link is in the siggy. I'm still fence riding on G13 vs G15 claws, and if I want GoF hammers from Nirvvy (The +10 TT zerks are fine right now). I'm kinda sitting on 150m in coin, 400 Raps, and about 90 cannies. I will not be going R9.

    The cape is from my Barb, and if I had to redo it now, I would probably have gone with DoTs in the boots. I'm also debating replacing the boots but I dunno yet.

    To be honest I've been really happy with the higher ATK level - it is extremely noticeable with grabbing aggro and 2-3man Nirvana groups. If I could hit 75 atk levels with a reasonable amount of coin without losing too much HP/Pdef/Mdef, Id do it. But I haven't found a great build I like.

    12k+ hp is plenty for tanking Nirvvy, RB, Lunar, pulling too much stuff, etc. I solo frost with BP no issues.

    With cleric buffs I hit about 6-7k? mdef, and even unbuffed most things tickle mag wise, especially with marrow. I can't decide if I wanna +10 my ornies, I'm concerned that the next "Expansion" may yield better stuff that I'll prefer to +10 over current.

    Now I do well in some pvp, other times I get murdered, but Im not a PVP specialist by any means. After speaking with many many BMs, JSoD straight up is the way to go for PVP. Vit Stones seem to have less of a factor.

    Really I think your best follow up you should do is where your focus is. PVE? PVP? Balanced? Balance with more focus on one or the other? Something else? That could give us more direction for advice.
    pwcalc.com/bb6fc16982637a5c / pwcalc.com/28948ee5778526f5
  • Sakubatou - Sanctuary
    Sakubatou - Sanctuary Posts: 4,001 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    Saphires are a cheaper but perfectly reasonable sharding for pvp. JoSDs would be better but for 9x the price... For PvE, Saphires really don't offer much.
    Seven 100+ characters leveled the hard way. Free to play. Mystic, Psychic, and Wizard left to level. b:victory
  • ZetsumieX - Raging Tide
    ZetsumieX - Raging Tide Posts: 211 Arc User
    edited January 2012
    dis is the pvp build i'm aiming for atm : http://pwcalc.com/08999e57a250bcf5

    only missing the refines from +7 to +10 (only the neck is +10 atm), the boots (i has OHT ones atm) and the shards.

    for pve just replace the ornaments with tt99 ones: etheral or protection (i prefer and i have the protection ones since the evasion is just lol) and tt100 fists +10 and the lunar cape and tadahhh u are 5aps for pve too

    end about saphire gems, all i can say is LOL (just my opinion ijs)

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