REFINING ROULETTE -- Tricks? % chances, etc

Lilly · 09-05-2007, 06:51 PM

Thanks! I figured that anything stated as fact would really be heresay, but I was just wondering about people's thoughts on the matter.

And luckily, when I broke my new wand I still had my old lvl 15 +6 staff. But I just stood around and eventually sold it, along with some rare boots I'd picked up from KQ so I was able to get enough money to buy my new wand =)

**Yosei** · 09-05-2007, 07:02 PM

I already sold all of my staves >_< I'm selling a bunch of random items.

Lilly · 09-05-2007, 07:10 PM

Good luck! ^^

The Blue Viper · 09-06-2007, 11:57 AM

I might bring that two weapon upgrade back into play. I haven't upgraded like that since I stopped playing RO two years ago. Over there, after +3 your equip could break at any time and there were no safety measures like Sprotects.

It's expensive but much safer.

**Triumph** · 09-07-2007, 09:57 PM

Generally speaking, if you have the money, you should test run the enhancements for your class with lower-leveled items. I heard that refining can be different for each class.

For example, I blew off 500+ silvers at the end refining Stout Hammers (level 30 cleric weapon 17s each) in order to map them out...I know a pattern that seems to have a higher success rate, but when I applied that to wands...they broke.

If you can make Elrue and Lix, I would definitely suggest buying level 1 staves, refining them, and then see where it goes. I had a +7 wand of my own creation after 32 failures and much stress at the end of CB. Enhancement Artist, ftw?

tehfusion · 09-07-2007, 10:20 PM

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**Triumph** · 09-07-2007, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by tehfusion

What's your pattern for hammers then? And wouldn't it be cheaper to try the method posted in the Wiki's tips page? Like where you start to drop your weapon before refining - so you can test the most likely result without actually using anything up?

Hard to explain.

And to address the Wiki method listed, it hadn't been discovered until after I finished my testing. The only reason I suggest my method is because if you have the Elrue and Lix to share, and have a lot of free time, you can log your successes and failures with weapons based on what you find.

I used a full inventory of Elrue, Lix, and Xir in my experimentation. Also, I strongly advise against refining level 30+ equipment unless you are financially stable and can afford the loss of breaking a weapon. It's tough, not gonna lie.