Drakeflames vs Garnet Gems

kkammy
kkammy Posts: 59 Arc User
edited July 2012 in General Discussion
I was doing the math and came up with some numbers. And im not sure my math is right.

Garnet Gem gives +75 p/a added to weapon
Drakeflame Stone +100 p/a added to weapon

Now i need 6 garnets to make 1 drakeflame so it's about 240mil per drakeflame

My question is : Will I notice a big difference going from 2 Garnet Gems to 2 Drakeflame stones in my weapon? Is it worth the costly costly price Phisical Atack wise or is it just plain stupid to pay so much for the upgrade? b:bye
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  • Asterelle - Sanctuary_1381265973
    Asterelle - Sanctuary_1381265973 Posts: 7,881 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    It makes sense after the rest of your gear is maxed out (ie full R9+12 JoSD).
    Until then just spend money on refines.
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  • Olbaze - Sanctuary
    Olbaze - Sanctuary Posts: 4,242 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    It's dumb unless your weapon is +12, pretty much.
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  • kkammy
    kkammy Posts: 59 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    My weapon is +12 r9 with 2 Garnet Gems i got 20k hp buffed But i wanna do more damage.. and the only way to do that is to upgrade the Stones, but the upgrade according to my math is so little for the price.. Unless im wrong
  • shotwhointhewhat
    shotwhointhewhat Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Well, if you are fighting another player with optimum gears then you will need every bit you can get. The little things make a big difference when fighting on that level.
  • Asterelle - Sanctuary_1381265973
    Asterelle - Sanctuary_1381265973 Posts: 7,881 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    kkammy wrote: »
    My weapon is +12 r9 with 2 Garnet Gems i got 20k hp buffed But i wanna do more damage.. and the only way to do that is to upgrade the Stones, but the upgrade according to my math is so little for the price.. Unless im wrong

    Ehh just save your money for r9 3rd cast and in the meanwhile get 5k prestige in Corona so you can get free Exclusive Garnet Runes (which add more damage than drakeflames). Drakeflames are going to make transfering to 3rd cast R9 alot more expensive.
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  • kkammy
    kkammy Posts: 59 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    I was thinking that or Runes, wich apparently as you say add more damage than the drakeflames.. yes It might just be a dumb idea do spend on drakeflames.. Thanks for your input! b:cute
  • Aeliah - Dreamweaver
    Aeliah - Dreamweaver Posts: 784 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Er, my data shows exclusive garnets giving 42 attack, not more than 100... where are you getting your info from asterelle?

    If runes... well I'd still take 3 attack lvls from seeker over a bit more physical attack, seeing as the two cannot be on wep at same time (this assuming you have a seeker to buff ofc, but still, not hard to do).

    So?
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  • Astraea - Raging Tide
    Astraea - Raging Tide Posts: 544 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Aeliah - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    Er, my data shows exclusive garnets giving 42 attack, not more than 100... where are you getting your info from asterelle?

    If runes... well I'd still take 3 attack lvls from seeker over a bit more physical attack, seeing as the two cannot be on wep at same time (this assuming you have a seeker to buff ofc, but still, not hard to do).

    So?

    she was talking about the 【Exclusive Sparkle Rune】 from Corona.
    the 【Exclusive Garnet Shard】s are from Shroud.
    The runes are a good way to add a little extra dmg to a wep w/o having to have the perfect adds (like on g15 nv weps) or crazy high refines (or if you already have them but still want to increase dmg).
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  • gyroki
    gyroki Posts: 450 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    You won't recocognize the difference, especially when you have high refines on a high end weapon. But you forgot the posing part. If you are posing 24h per day in south archo, it's obviously worth to do. The lil kids will be impressed.

    All runes are temporary btw. (max. 60mins). They even don't stack with seeker buffs and have nothing to do with sockets. They are way too expensive (or time consuming, when you get them from corona; time consuming = also expensive, at the very end). The rune release was a stillborn child. And in morai it's even better to go just for exp in lumi imo (if you want to avoid pv/frost).
  • Kiyoshi - Heavens Tear
    Kiyoshi - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,385 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    gyroki wrote: »
    You won't recocognize the difference, especially when you have high refines on a high end weapon. But you forgot the posing part. If you are posing 24h per day in south archo, it's obviously worth to do. The lil kids will be impressed.

    The difference between twin drake and twin gem is 50 p.atk. Which would more then likely amount to average of about 2% of your overall attack power... so about 400 raw attack power. assuming 100 attack levels... you are actually adding 800 raw attack to your damage by using twin drakes. While its true that you won't "recognize" the damage improvement shot by shot... only an idiot won't notice the difference when going up against (or compare with) other archers.
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  • KawaiiJen - Heavens Tear
    KawaiiJen - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,461 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    I put drakes in my bow last month. Never regretted it.

    20k minimum pattack ftw

    Btw: Flawless Garnet Runes > Exclusive Sparkle Runes.

    And they only cost me... ~600k to make one.
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  • Asterelle - Sanctuary_1381265973
    Asterelle - Sanctuary_1381265973 Posts: 7,881 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Kiyoshi - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    The difference between twin drake and twin gem is 50 p.atk... so about 400 raw attack power

    Somehow I doubt you are walking around with 915 dex.

    KawaiiJen - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    I put drakes in my bow last month. Never regretted it.
    That's because you haven't rolled r9 3rd cast yet.
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  • Hurrdurr - Lothranis
    Hurrdurr - Lothranis Posts: 1,468 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Asterelle - Sanctuary wrote: »
    Somehow I doubt you are walking around with 915 dex.



    That's because you haven't rolled r9 3rd cast yet.

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  • KawaiiJen - Heavens Tear
    KawaiiJen - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,461 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Asterelle - Sanctuary wrote: »

    That's because you haven't rolled r9 3rd cast yet.

    Why do I need more overkill when I already AM overkill in my server?
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  • Sel_Darkmore - Dreamweaver
    Sel_Darkmore - Dreamweaver Posts: 350 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Well spark erupt adds damage equal too "example" 500% (demon spark) of (weapon damage). So better the shards better the damage from spark ..if i said all that correctlyb:laugh
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