I wonder if that “gift of ascension” will be used to make new legendary items, or if it will be used to upgrade existing exotic items, or if it will make entirely new ascended items.
Also a new way to get skill points and shards is awesome. I’m always running out of SP’s hopefully this will be a good supplement.
edit also the removal of WP zerging is going to significantly increase the demand for more defensive gear. Good thing I got one set already.
I wonder if that “gift of ascension” will be used to make new legendary items, or if it will be used to upgrade existing exotic items, or if it will make entirely new ascended items.
I actully recon it will be the Prototype Fractal Capacitors that will be used to upgrade current exotic items, if you look at the bottom set of stats on them (the bottom 3 rows) they look like slightly increased current gem item stats, and the top 3 rows of stats look like a slight increases that would be added to current exotic item stats.
So slotting one of these into an exotic ring would give it the same stats as an ascended ring.
Why would they make those the most expensive then? I mean 1k+ when you only get 5 a run? Just to upgrade an exotic? You could have made your first ascended item by then. It’d be pointless. So I really doubt those are to upgrade exotics. If they wanted to do that then they’d need to lower the amount by a lot.
You get 5 a run on the lowest level, you get more the higher you go – i have no idea how many more get per level BUT it’s not always 5 – it could be 5 at level 1, 10 at level 2 and so on, which would greatly reduce the time to get them.
Anyways, it was just a thought: as the item can’t be a standard exotic item as the stats aren’t good enough, and it can’t be an acended item upgrade as we’ve been told they only have infusion slots – so the only thing i can think they can be is a new gem for the current exotics.
You get 5 a run on the lowest level, you get more the higher you go – i have no idea how many more get per level BUT it’s not always 5 – it could be 5 at level 1, 10 at level 2 and so on, which would greatly reduce the time to get them.
Anyways, it was just a thought: as the item can’t be a standard exotic item as the stats aren’t good enough, and it can’t be an acended item upgrade as we’ve been told they only have infusion slots – so the only thing i can think they can be is a new gem for the current exotics.
Was that in the article? It seemed that we would get 5 per boss from the article. Since each “fractual” has you do 3 bosses (unless it’s a bonus level) then you’d get 15 at the end of one odd level. 20 at the end of a even level. I can’t see doing 3 bosses in a few minutes for each so I’d say it’d take at least some time to clear one level. Still 1k+ would be way too much needed to upgrade an exotic. I mean why bother? I could be using those shards to fund my first ascended item. They’d need to lower the amount to 30ish shards for me to even consider it worth it for time invested.
However, I do like the idea. I’m guessing though that they are used in creating something in the forge. What? I’m not sure, but ascended items is possible. Moreso since they hinted at these items not being bound to the instance.
ETA: After reading the second article (only read the first) they seem to be jewelry that’s exotic? Perhaps a back? Either way for those stats? Definitely not worth it.
Yeah i just did some checking, they are indeed exotic back items (the stats layout matches).
Rare 5 gold Guild back item – with an Exquisite Opal Jewel.
14 toughness.
14 vitality.
20 power.
15 power.
15 precision.
4% magic find.
Prototype Fractal Capacitors (the one we have a pic of).
16 toughness.
16 vitality.
32 power.
18 toughness.
18 vitality.
5% magic find.
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A little bit annoyed now really, i just spent 5 gold on my backpiece only a few days ago and then spent a bit on a transmutation stone to make it look like the mad king book. But at least it should take people some time to earn the exotic back piece which kinda makes up for it.
