Update 40 Preview 1: Raid Loot Feedback Thread

[Arkat]

Is the Frostblade supposed to be a Frostbite Blade from the Stormhorns (Based on the name) or the Epic Leopard's Chill (Based on enchantments) from ToEE?

Leopard's Chill in Temple of Elemental Evil.

[GramercyRiff]

To obtain the Raid-level versions of the WPM weapons, you will need a Sentient Gem of the appropriate weapon with 0 Sentient XP, a non-sentient version of the originals, and 5 of a new ingredient that will drop in Killing Time. The NPC that will upgrade your items to their ultimate versions will be in the Hall of Heroes, within earshot of the White Plume quest itself.

So you're saying these "Reflections" are the ultimate versions?

[Saaluta]

So, Not sure that anyone has mentioned this yet, as 21 pages is a lot to read over...Would it be possible to change the MRR on the trinket of freewill to a quality bonus or artifact bonus since it is in an end game raid which will either have to be run multiple times to get it or get enough runes to get it Just a suggestion

Saal

[QuantumFX]

Actual feedback:

Nightshard - (aka Legendary Vulkoor’s Edge is a better weapon.)

• Likes:
  
  1. Base damage is slightly better than Legendary Vulkoor’s Edge.
  2. It has Keen V to keep the [W] in line with Legendary Vulkoor’s Edge.
• Dislikes:
  
  1. Utter Disintegration has a lower proc rate than Sovereign Vorpal and doesn’t bump up the damage to compensate.
  2. So, we’re considering a single material bypass as an “Enchantment” now? Lame.
• Suggestions:
  
  1. Put another damage proc on this thing.

Frostblade

• Likes:
  
  1. Base damage is slightly better than Legendary Vulkoor’s Edge.
  2. Legendary Freezing Ice proc appears to proc often. (Have not been able to test how the 100DC works in quests though.)
  3. Hey! Damage procs that I can actually see number calcualtions for! *cough*UnlikeIdentityCrisis*cough*
• Dislikes:
  
  1. So, we’re considering a single material bypass as an “Enchantment” now? Lame.
  2. So, the one material bypass that we need due to Legendary Freezing Ice granting DR: 100/Adamantine *isn’t* listed on the weapon?
• Suggestions:
  
  1. Pop Adamantine DR bypass on the weapon.
  2. Add Cold Vulnerability from the ToEE weapons to this weapon.
  3. Let us add the ToEE set bonus to this weapon.
  4. Call it “The Big Chill” and add in a Jack Jibbers type effect. (Memories of your life: Must be equipped when dead. When raised, character can accept positive heals. Rotting effect replaced with: Memories Fade, so you die again instead of rotting.)

[Iriale]

wrong thread

[barecm]

Logged in last night to check out changes to Chaosbow:

Added:
Sov Vorpal
Something madness or whatever that increases damage 1% per hit (max 20 I think) - Sorry cannot remember off the top of my head

Removed:
Elasticity
Imp Destruction

I would bring back elasticity. remove Sov Vorpal
Change 25% alacrity to 10% insightful (or whatever stacks) ranged attack speed.

I am not sure why we keep making these decisions on the loot. Removing elasticity removes a lot of the potential damage where putting in Sov Vorpal is almost useless at lvl 29 since seemingly everything has over 3K hps.

[Thrudh]

Back on non-staff topics, though, what should the rage armor do instead? Gimme suggestions!

I LIKE the original Energy Drain immunity. That is hugely useful in some quests.

[BentoBox]

Re: Clouded Dreams

People who are unimpressed by this item are perhaps not realizing that the bonuses are exceptional, which are on very very few things. Exceptional lore is only on cloth armor (I'm not considering warforged because idk how docents work), which many caster classes dont use. For a favored soul it's a no brainer, and druids and clerics should probably use it too.

[Lynnabel]

I LIKE the original Energy Drain immunity. That is hugely useful in some quests.

Don't worry, now it lights you on fire AND you get Energy Drain Immunity

[marciodoc]

Don't worry, now it lights you on fire AND you get Energy Drain Immunity

No words about the suggestions for the ring of silver tongue?

[SquidMaster]

No words about the suggestions for the ring of silver tongue?

Pretty please?

[Nickodeamous]

No handwraps again? how many updates in a row without providing monks some new wraps? And a nerf...I see where this is going.

[Lynnabel]

No handwraps again? how many updates in a row without providing monks some new wraps? And a nerf...I see where this is going.

Derail aside, for this raid we focused on weapon types that do not already have a representation at Ravenloft raid-level (such as Handaxe, Longsword, Sickle, and Scimitar).

[Aelonwy]

Derail aside, for this raid we focused on weapon types that do not already have a representation at Ravenloft raid-level (such as Handaxe, Longsword, Sickle, and Scimitar).

You missed Heavy Pick then.

[Thrudh]

Don't worry, now it lights you on fire AND you get Energy Drain Immunity

Well no one can be unhappy about that!!

[Thar]

You missed Heavy Pick then.

dart, throwing axe, falchion, light pick, etc the list goes on.

[Lynnabel]

dart, throwing axe, falchion, light pick, etc the list goes on.

We can really only fit roughly 20 items per raid, otherwise it gets pretty unweildy. We even cheated a little by adding an entire new NPC and acquisition method for an extra 7 items, but it's not enough - it's never enough!

[lain5246]

Derail aside, for this raid we focused on weapon types that do not already have a representation at Ravenloft raid-level (such as Handaxe, Longsword, Sickle, and Scimitar).

no item with a torc like effect?

[Arkat]

dart, throwing axe, falchion, light pick, etc the list goes on.

We just got a shiny new Falchion in U38.

[Aelonwy]

dart, throwing axe, falchion, light pick, etc the list goes on.

We can really only fit roughly 20 items per raid, otherwise it gets pretty unweildy. We even cheated a little by adding an entire new NPC and acquisition method for an extra 7 items, but it's not enough - it's never enough!

I will concede that there must be a limit, and obviously not everything is going to fit. However, I do want to draw your attention to the fact that there are only 3 Heavy Picks that can be made sentient. Morning Lord, Night Mother, and Periron's Talon. That is all.

Dart has presumably Coffin Nail, and the Epic Returning Snowball, as well as Morning Lord and Night Mother's (assuming they made such for dart). Falchion has Xuum (meh), Breach, and the very new L. Tail of the Scorpion and the Morning Lord/Night Mother's. Light Pick is as bad off as Heavy Pick but did receive the new addition of the L.Planar Spike recently. Now... Throwing Axes and Throwing Hammers are worse off but I really don't know anyone that specializes in either.

I'm not saying get right on it and fix this disparity, but what I am saying is please keep this in mind for future loot plans.