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Korriban Gaming -> RE: =AQ= Mogloween 2022 (10/31/2022 6:05:41)
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Any Adventurer looking for a Water misc should not ignore it.
Was that not the first group of players that I mentioned this item will be useful for?
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One could argue the opportunity cost of the misc slot, which is entirely subjective, but it is still a powerful effect. This also leads into my second point: this is also one of the two strongest modern Water miscs in terms of resists since it provides -50% damage even at level 135. Most level 135 miscs provide -45% or even less reduction. Any Adventurer looking for a Water misc should not ignore it. Its only competition in this regard is Dagda's Cauldron, which has a more expensive upkeep. I will be addressing old flat subtractive resist miscs later, but Eye of the Sacragon can be stronger assuming normal Water resists at level 135.
There is no Water misc that provides SP regen except Fruitcake Brick. Fruitcake Brick is an incredibly slow misc for SP regen. If we're talking about free SP every battle, Brainwreck is still at the top. Essence Orb may be able to potentially provide more SP, but it pays HP for this.
Items that does more than 1 thing will obviously never be better than items that specialize in doing 1 thing alone. I believe I already mentioned this here, you may have missed it
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With regards to the 2nd point, there are individual items that do both of those tasks better, but at the cost of an extra slot.
You basically rephrased whatever I said, so I will take it that you agree with me.
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It's also OP, and Lorekeeper has already made the stance on comparing items to OP items very clear. To continue that line of thought is to blatantly ignore a dev's words. Zfinity Gauntlet: Soul provides both HP -> SP conversion and a free SP every battle. Its burst of SP is less than Brainwreck's. It's also OP and even costs Z-Tokens. So, no, this isn't a correct point in the slightest.
So we can't compare new items with some of the most widely used items in the game? To not do so would just be ignoring the elephant in the room.
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Furthermore, regarding water defenses, continuing the idea I brought up for your first point, you have often recommended old, outdated flat subtractive resistance miscs to new players because they're "stronger." Again, you compare items to OP items. This is before we take into account how you neglect to inform said players, who don't know better due to their lack of experience, the nuance that these miscs are both open to fixes at any time *and* not actually purely stronger.
These items have been the way the game is played for well over a decade. To selectively ignore them and let new players suffer when these items still clearly exist are just punishing them for no reason. They ask for help because they're already struggling for certain battles, they've probably tried a few times and are tired and frustrated. They just want to get it over with, if they're looking for a challenge, they wouldn't be asking for help in the first place. Why would you continue to recommend them subpar items and strategies instead of the most straightforward and easiest way out? I would also add that most of the monsters they need help with are story bosses, not the 1 single void challenge with the banlist. Players shouldn't be locked out of story because a select few enjoys challenges, those can have a separate area. To purposely deny them the information of an easier way out because of whatever agenda you want to push would just be extremely selfish. It takes YEARS to fix older items, if you choose not to use them, that's your choice. But to not recommend better items that are only getting a fix years down the road to players asking for help is detrimental to them.
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When facing monsters that attack two elements randomly, modern miscs are completely better because one's secondary resist will be more than 20% even at level 150.
Not true. I use the defensive misc on the primary element, not the secondary element, maybe others do it differently. I don't know what's the best way mathematically but I've always done it this way and it has always worked for me, hence why I recommend it. Also, how many bosses nowadays mix 2 different elements in 1 turn for a modern misc to be worth carrying over an older one in a boss battle?
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Finally, this is not the first time someone has confronted you on holding opinions regarding the viability of items. Perhaps due to biases that occlude your imagination or simply a lack of knowledge of mechanics you have never encountered, you make sweeping judgment about new items without regard. On Discord, you have commented previously that literally none of the items the devs released for over half a year were worth using, despite multiple such items being meta staples included on the AQ Wiki, which is specifically tailored for a cookie-cutter meta build. Even just two weeks ago, on this very Forum, you completely denigrated the potential of most of the items released in the Anniversary event. At least, you admitted your ignorance regarding Bleed items, but people will still take your comments as gospel because you are an influencer in the AQ community, if indeed you care enough to use your platform to spread accurate information you should make the due efforts to update your own outdated knowledge.
I'm not sure who's the one ignoring the word of devs here, wasn't it brought up many times not to bring up personal attacks when debating? Especially on official platforms like the Forums? You have your right to voice your opinions on items as much as I do. I'm not afraid to backtrack when I'm convinced but I will absolutely stick to my guns if unconvinced. I said the anniversary shield was absolutely amazing and I liked the armor too. How exactly did I denigrate the potential of most of the items released in the Anniversary event apart from the weapon? The LTS items were merely clones of older items and I already acknowledged that there may be bias because I don't play a Bleed build, I said they were meh, not that they were bad. I liked the Emerald Golem's effects but it being limited by the monster's Earth resist makes it too situational. The END drive shield is only slightly useful since it isn't a main stat but the fact that it costs tokens makes it not worth getting imo. I think you should go reread what I posted before you make false accusations like these. The AQ Wiki is run by players yes? Is it not just as subjective as my opinions on which items are useful? Items are useful just because they are listed on the Wiki by the subjective opinions of some players? What kind of logic is that? It's out of my control if people choose to listen to me. Maybe they do so only after testing the items themselves and they actually agree with my opinions rather than yours? It's not like they haven't disagreed with me and convinced me before. Stop acting like everyone who listens to my opinion does so blindly, it is unfair to them and unfair to me. As a content creator/influencer whatever you like to call me, I voice out my honest, personal opinions on items and because I have no affiliation with AE, I can do so unreservedly. I'm not sure if friendship with devs can affect that. Your opinions are about as accurate as mine because at the end of the day they are all just personal opinions.
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