R9RR Gear Sharding

AzureWings - Raging Tide
AzureWings - Raging Tide Posts: 166 Arc User
edited April 2014 in Archer
So... I'm finally about to go r9rr for my armor after (lots of) badge farming... I'm a sage archer.

I currently have roughly 1.1b (700m cash and 400~500m of stock) of funds on RT.
Vit gems on RT varies between 60~65mil. (I got 2 Vits stocked)
DoT would be 70m ish (I think).

Which shard should I go with on my armors?
Vit or DoT or Citrines?

PS.
Or should I go with normal +75hp Citrines while upgrading my Pan Gu to LAUD/Dominance?

Thanks in advance :)
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  • opkossy
    opkossy Posts: 11,177 Community Moderator
    edited March 2014
    Vit, Jades, or Deity.

    Cits and DoT are temp shards and don't belong in this race. b:chuckle
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  • Horosho - Lost City
    Horosho - Lost City Posts: 305 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Get citrines for now, and if you have enough money upgrade your shards lol.
    ...
  • XShadowshotx - Heavens Tear
    XShadowshotx - Heavens Tear Posts: 278 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    OPKossy wrote: »
    Vit, Jades, or Deity.

    Cits and DoT are temp shards and don't belong in this race. b:chuckle

    This.
  • Zanryu - Lothranis
    Zanryu - Lothranis Posts: 1,998 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Full Turquoise.
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  • WannaBM - Archosaur
    WannaBM - Archosaur Posts: 1,984 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    If you really want to know, do what i just did for your class:

    Make an excel file, and calculate for each option how much % survivability and %damage output it helps you for what cost. Always count the improvement over the next cheaper option, not the total bonus of the item. (ie, a immac cit gives 10HP for about 1m as that is the difference compared to flawless) That will make choises terribly easy.

    Its different per class, but to give some indication:

    For me as a barb, the R9 parts score in the 5 - 10 range.
    +10 weapon scores 7
    +10 armor scores 18
    +12 weapon 21
    +12 armors 41
    vit stones 44
    JOSD 134
    G15 neck 33
    G16 neck 67
    emperor tome 22
    Rg ring recast 23

    The lower the score, the better the investment. Of course that doesnt mean JOSD are not overpowered as hell, but their price makes the worst investment i can find of pretty much all things to buy, judging coin efficiency. And if you do choose to go for JOSD, it should be done after all the other things like emperor an all +12 etc.

    If you choosse to go for VIT stones, that would still be a relatively overpriced investment compared to many other things, but its closer and maybe if youd calculate it all for your archer it could be worthy to prioritize.
    Everything i write is from PvE perspective unless mentioned otherwise.
  • AzureWings - Raging Tide
    AzureWings - Raging Tide Posts: 166 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    WannaBM - Archosaur wrote: »
    If you really want to know, do what i just did for your class:

    Make an excel file, and calculate for each option how much % survivability and %damage output it helps you for what cost. Always count the improvement over the next cheaper option, not the total bonus of the item. (ie, a immac cit gives 10HP for about 1m as that is the difference compared to flawless) That will make choises terribly easy.

    Its different per class, but to give some indication:

    For me as a barb, the R9 parts score in the 5 - 10 range.
    +10 weapon scores 7
    +10 armor scores 18
    +12 weapon 21
    +12 armors 41
    vit stones 44
    JOSD 134
    G15 neck 33
    G16 neck 67
    emperor tome 22
    Rg ring recast 23

    The lower the score, the better the investment. Of course that doesnt mean JOSD are not overpowered as hell, but their price makes the worst investment i can find of pretty much all things to buy, judging coin efficiency. And if you do choose to go for JOSD, it should be done after all the other things like emperor an all +12 etc.

    If you choosse to go for VIT stones, that would still be a relatively overpriced investment compared to many other things, but its closer and maybe if youd calculate it all for your archer it could be worthy to prioritize.
    My, this is really useful! Thank you!
  • Sint - Harshlands
    Sint - Harshlands Posts: 579 Arc User
    edited April 2014
    WannaBM - Archosaur wrote: »
    If you really want to know, do what i just did for your class:

    Make an excel file, and calculate for each option how much % survivability and %damage output it helps you for what cost. Always count the improvement over the next cheaper option, not the total bonus of the item. (ie, a immac cit gives 10HP for about 1m as that is the difference compared to flawless) That will make choises terribly easy.

    Its different per class, but to give some indication:

    For me as a barb, the R9 parts score in the 5 - 10 range.
    +10 weapon scores 7
    +10 armor scores 18
    +12 weapon 21
    +12 armors 41
    vit stones 44
    JOSD 134
    G15 neck 33
    G16 neck 67
    emperor tome 22
    Rg ring recast 23

    The lower the score, the better the investment. Of course that doesnt mean JOSD are not overpowered as hell, but their price makes the worst investment i can find of pretty much all things to buy, judging coin efficiency. And if you do choose to go for JOSD, it should be done after all the other things like emperor an all +12 etc.

    If you choosse to go for VIT stones, that would still be a relatively overpriced investment compared to many other things, but its closer and maybe if youd calculate it all for your archer it could be worthy to prioritize.

    Reassuring me that i am both right and awesome in my gearing choices. Kthxbai.

    Though i do wonder where cards score on this list.
  • AzureWings - Raging Tide
    AzureWings - Raging Tide Posts: 166 Arc User
    edited April 2014
    Thank you everyone who posted here and pm'ed me in game. I have gone with half vits and half dots :3
    So far it's working not too shabby.

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