Epic Ring of the Buccaneer Tier 3

[Beethoven]

I upgraded the Bucaneer Ring to the third/final tier and it looses Protection+5. However, therefor it reads Dexterity +6 and Dexterity +7 (it doesn't actually give Dex +13 though).

Known bug? I cannot imagine it works as intended since the final tier would make it significantly worse than it was.

[Vengeance777]

Known Issue:

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=150534

NEW: The Level 20 Ring of the Buccaneer description in Euphonia’s Barter Box incorrectly states that the ring grants +5 Protection.
NEW: The Ring of the Buccaneer Level 20 Upgrade 1 recipe currently has no effect. Players who attempt the upgrade will have their recipe materials consumed, but the ring will not upgrade. Players should avoid attempting to upgrade their Level 20 Ring of the Buccaneer!

[Brian_of_Oz]

This is terrible I just spent the last couple hours grinding to make this ring only because I wanted a protection +5 ring with an augment slot on it. Now apparently its never going to have +5 anyways.. A total waste of time for me.

[Aerendil]

So, just to confirm, this item is *not* supposed to get protection +5 and the barter box is incorrectly showing this?
Or is the tier1 item not supposed to have it?

Just curious, since the protection +5 is a big draw to the item.

[ThePrincipal]

i was also annoyed when my lvl 20 ring did not have +5 protection on it... ... but luckily i have a dex ring of swimming... oh wait that sucks. Fix the Ring! please

[Beethoven]

I missed that. Thanks for digging this up. Sounds like I have to yet redo another Shroud item to fit it in.

[Matuse]

A +7 dex ring with +15 swim, underwater action, a green slot, and the same good luck +2 as the head of good fortune...sucks?

Wow. Deluded.

[Sarisa]

I'm making it just for the +2 Good Hope and the very valuable green slot. Everything else is just gravy. I personally don't care about the +5 protection as I already have an Epic Ring of the Silver Concord and AC isn't important to me (I WANT to get hit), but I can see where less equipped players would want it.

It also allows me to put my Head of Good Fortune and Bottle of Air away and clear out two inventory spaces.

[PNellesen]

So, just to confirm, this item is *not* supposed to get protection +5 and the barter box is incorrectly showing this?
Or is the tier1 item not supposed to have it?

Just curious, since the protection +5 is a big draw to the item.

The image in the wiki shows that the tier 1 item doesn't have it to begin with:



And if I understand the known issue, you can't add +5 protection ever. Still get +6 Dex, UA, and +1 Luck, so I'll still be getting it for my 20 Ranger.

[Drakos]

Yeah it kinda sucks that the description sucks. I knew it wasn't giving the Protection +5 but I made it anyway because I wanted the +6 Dex to replace the Dex Gloves I was wearing. My Monk wanted the Epic Gloves .

[DragoonPenguin]

Yeah it kinda sucks that the description sucks. I knew it wasn't giving the Protection +5 but I made it anyway because I wanted the +6 Dex to replace the Dex Gloves I was wearing. My Monk wanted the Epic Gloves .

Your monk also wants a TOD ring with shocking burst on it.

[Drakos]

Your monk also wants a TOD ring with shocking burst on it.

Oh yes he does. But as I have yet to finish flagging him for ToD and from what I heard it can take quite some time to acquire the ring(s) you may want, I and temporarily using the gloves and ring for the granted abilities. I'll need to switch back to the Dex Gloves and Str Belt at some point.

[wokinhsak]

Hope this will be fixed. Upgraded the Epic Ring from tier 1 to 2. No prot, but 6 and 7 dex. Both 7 dex and 5 prot would be really nice....

[Matuse]

Nothing to fix....well, except for showing both 6 and 7 dex at the same time. It's not going to get +5 protection. It's already incredibly powerful.

If you want +5 protection, make a mineral accessory. Then you get heavy fort and greensteel bonuses too (and min level 11 for your TR needs).

[DevHead]

I want both my time and the ingredients I poured into that ring back. That's a rather serious oversight that's completely screwed up what I was switching around on my toon.

[Dysmetria]

Does the level 16 ring get Protection +4 still, and the level 12 ring get Protection +3 and so on?

[wokinhsak]

The lvl4 ring has prot. The lvl8 ring has prot. The lvl12 ring has prot. The lvl16 ring has prot. So why should the lvl20 ring have no prot? (Pls, no new discussion about AC uselessness on epic dif now. Thx.) Sure, I could use the green slot to get prot, but why should I waste that when the ring should have prot anyway? Atm I prefer the lvl16 ring. Nearly the same. No matter for me if the ring has 6 or 7 dex. If I have 26 dex and +8 mod or 27 dex and +8 mod, that's no difference at all....

[garrison68]

I can't believe that the ring does not have the +5 protection on it...I just wasted a few hours grinding for it and it is not very good at all....UWA, +15 swim are 'meh' and +1 luck bonus is not worth the grind. If Turbine wants to make good on this, they ought to either add the +5 protection or offer you a different item...

I'm just saying I would not have purchased it had I known...

[Dartwick]

7 dex
2 luck
green slot


I like it.

[BeccaBop]

Are there plans for them to FIX this boo-boo?

The fact that ALL the lower-tier rings have protection sorta prove that they MEANT to put prot5 on there, so it does bear asking.