Ascended Runes & Sigils?
They have stated that there is a new resource to gather on the Lost Shores, as well as 200 more recipes. So, maybe? Mini-expansion.
armor hasn’t been seen or added to the game yet, only accessories and those do not use sigils or runes but, if I had to guess I would go with yes they would it only makes sense.
The reason the Ascended items have higher stats is because they do not have an upgrade slot. Instead the ascended items have the upgrade slot built in and the new slot is only used to counteract the new debuff or help deal more damage to creatures that apply the debuff. That’s why I’m completely fine with this new tier. The 2 percent bonus in stats is completely negligible.
You people are missing the entire point behind the new tier.
Infusion, only available through Ascended gear, will be required to survive the Agony condition, that will be present in new dungeons. Thus, you’ve got gearscore, required to participate in content.
Nobody cares about your runes anymore, because they’re just pointless. They will all be replaced with newer, more powerful infusions on your newer, more powerful Ascended armor, that will be required to grind the next tier of infusions for the next tier of ascended armor.
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So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
- William Shakespear
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
- William Shakespear
You people are missing the entire point behind the new tier.
Infusion, only available through Ascended gear, will be required to survive the Agony condition, that will be present in new dungeons. Thus, you’ve got gearscore, required to participate in content.
Nobody cares about your runes anymore, because they’re just pointless. They will all be replaced with newer, more powerful infusions on your newer, more powerful Ascended armor, that will be required to grind the next tier of infusions for the next tier of ascended armor.
So how powerful are these infusions then?
So how powerful are these infusions then?
More powerful than you can possibly imagine! ;-P
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Nobody cares about your runes anymore, because they’re just pointless. They will all be replaced with newer, more powerful infusions on your newer, more powerful Ascended armor, that will be required to grind the next tier of infusions for the next tier of ascended armor.
Except you will lose stats/boons as a trade-off for dungeon-specific damage reduction. Getting Agony reduction on your armor slots means no 6 runes for additional benefits that work in all content of the game.
This is a matter of waiting to see what the future holds when it comes to infusion. At this point, the difference in strength isn;t that abnormally high.
Nobody cares about your runes anymore, because they’re just pointless. They will all be replaced with newer, more powerful infusions on your newer, more powerful Ascended armor, that will be required to grind the next tier of infusions for the next tier of ascended armor.
Except you will lose stats/boons as a trade-off for dungeon-specific damage reduction. Getting Agony reduction on your armor slots means no 6 runes for additional benefits that work in all content of the game.
Ascended gear has upgrades already built in, so no, you won’t lose anything. There is no trade-off. It is better in any aspect.
@OP: If I were you, I’d sell those runes/sigils as they will eventually become useless.
IT’S A SWORD. THEY’RE NOT MEANT TO BE SAFE.
Ascended gear has upgrades already built in, so no, you won’t lose anything. There is no trade-off. It is better in any aspect.
@OP: If I were you, I’d sell those runes/sigils as they will eventually become useless.
Statwise upgrades are implemeted in the ring, that much is confirmed.
However, when it comes to weapons and armor, there may be statwise bonuses to Ascended gear, but there is a trade-off.
The specific rune and sigil bonuses
My shouts heal condition due to my runes of the soldier. Getting Ascended armor would mean a possible increase in stats, but the loss of the utility provided by the armor.
Like I said. This is still mostly speculation, so I think this debate is better held in the future when there is more concrete information.
Ascended gear has upgrades already built in, so no, you won’t lose anything. There is no trade-off. It is better in any aspect.
@OP: If I were you, I’d sell those runes/sigils as they will eventually become useless.
No thanks, I think I’ll keep my 10% damage boost from the side/back from the 6/6 rune bonus and the extra second of daze from my paralysis sigil, both of which are IMPOSSIBLE to get on Ascended gear that only has the equivalent of orbs attached.
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Ascended gear has upgrades already built in, so no, you won’t lose anything. There is no trade-off. It is better in any aspect.
@OP: If I were you, I’d sell those runes/sigils as they will eventually become useless.
Statwise upgrades are implemeted in the ring, that much is confirmed.
However, when it comes to weapons and armor, there may be statwise bonuses to Ascended gear, but there is a trade-off.
The specific rune and sigil bonusesMy shouts heal condition due to my runes of the soldier. Getting Ascended armor would mean a possible increase in stats, but the loss of the utility provided by the armor.
Like I said. This is still mostly speculation, so I think this debate is better held in the future when there is more concrete information.
From Linsey:
‘The stats and functionality normally added to gear through upgrade components are actually built into Ascended items. ’ So, according to her, you’ll still be getting the shout healing in Ascended, and it’ll heal for more.
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From Linsey:
‘The stats and functionality normally added to gear through upgrade components are actually built into Ascended items. ’ So, according to her, you’ll still be getting the shout healing in Ascended, and it’ll heal for more.
And that fact you got from seeing one pink ring?
Impressive.
So how powerful are these infusions then?
More powerful than you can possibly imagine! ;-P
YES! Over 9 0 0 0 !
Nicely sums up the whole hysteria behind it all.
We see one pink ring that´s actually nerfed(no rune/sigil slot) to be usable only in one frikken endless dungeon(for now) and everyone start howling like Connery got at their mums.
Yes, it could be the introduction of LOTRO´s stupid&failed radiance if ALL the future content will require infusion gear. But so far the Devs don´t admit to it.
For now ascendant gear is just another set of gear people will eventually have for one specific build, namely running agony dungeons.
Just like they already do with grinding gear for different builds and cosmetics.
Polish > hype
(edited by HawkMeister.4758)
From Linsey:
‘The stats and functionality normally added to gear through upgrade components are actually built into Ascended items. ’ So, according to her, you’ll still be getting the shout healing in Ascended, and it’ll heal for more.
no, you’re not. as i understand it (via the screenshot provided), the upgrade component is being referred to as jewels/crests, not runes.
Ascended gear has upgrades already built in, so no, you won’t lose anything. There is no trade-off. It is better in any aspect.
@OP: If I were you, I’d sell those runes/sigils as they will eventually become useless.
Statwise upgrades are implemeted in the ring, that much is confirmed.
However, when it comes to weapons and armor, there may be statwise bonuses to Ascended gear, but there is a trade-off.
The specific rune and sigil bonusesMy shouts heal condition due to my runes of the soldier. Getting Ascended armor would mean a possible increase in stats, but the loss of the utility provided by the armor.
Like I said. This is still mostly speculation, so I think this debate is better held in the future when there is more concrete information.
From Linsey:
‘The stats and functionality normally added to gear through upgrade components are actually built into Ascended items. ’ So, according to her, you’ll still be getting the shout healing in Ascended, and it’ll heal for more.
Yes…like gain all boons and loose all conditions when you use an elite skill /facepalm
I hope to GOD there are none because I just finished spending 15g on them and I’ll be VERY pissed off if there are going to be Ascended Runes and Sigils
If you hope not, it means that we lose all the variety we had with runes. Ascended gear stats are better than exotic plus runes as far as we know:
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OP, you cannot use runes or sigils in the 2 rings and the backpiece they are adding.
You are fine.
I hope to GOD there are none because I just finished spending 15g on them and I’ll be VERY pissed off if there are going to be Ascended Runes and Sigils
If you hope not, it means that we lose all the variety we had with runes. Ascended gear stats are better than exotic plus runes as far as we know:
And all this magic math is based on seeing one pink ring.
OVER 9000!
Polish > hype