Harleyquin13
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Re: MaiDenSnow Eve
Terminology here is just for convenience, so long as everyone reading knows what is being referred to.
You're referring to Monciber's post about his reply from the developer on the official BBS? I'll need to reread that. There should be no reason why animal essences can't be obtained in Hell mode unless they have been deliberately disabled. Having read the developer's reply, I strongly suspect the red star essences are Makai exclusives, hopefully not linked to pregnancy but likely so.
Why would you say it's easier to upgrade items in hell mode? If you're referring to fusion then possibly yes but hell mode according to the author emphatically states that most of the etc. earned from level ups and loot is going to be reinvested in repair costs (I'm stocking up on repair scrolls right now in preparation for this)
Silver star drops from the bosses are rare enough to be just as difficult as gold star drops from non-boss monsters. My essence 3 tally from the boss is as follows:
1. Wild Hunt 1 lightning 3 from 35 kills (looking for one more)
2. Chevalier 1 water 3 from 43 kills
3. Belle 1 earth 3 from 35 kills
4. Minotaur 2 fire 3 from 18 kills (1 of which I threw away by accident)
5. Headless count 0 ice 3 from 6 kills (No surprise here, especially since I can't kill this bastard reliably without getting wasted myself. Looking for 1 ice 3)
I accept your point on the star hierarchy on the item list, but red stars don't turn up on the item list and seeing how the names of essences change when 2 of the same level 1 essence are combined together really leads to the conclusion that red star essences are hell mode exclusives. Some items on the list don't turn up anyway even though there's no star next to them so they're probably waiting in hell mode (example would be the one gold star ammunition type which I have yet to find, there are also plenty of scrolls with no stars that remain undiscovered).
But the term unique has already been taken by Burial Blade and Crossfire P8
Yes, I need to get a second animal essence. The reason why I said that it won't be a drop from hell mode is because the author stated that you cannot get it as a regular drop. (Think wording was, you cannot get the essence normally) (Refer to post by Monceber)
Actually, the fact you can upgrade your items a lot easier in hell mode makes it worth it.
The other way around for me, silver I can get drop once per 10 essence drops. Gold? Once or twice per walk through. Think of gold as silver dropping from drawf and bandit. Its not happening.
One of the main reason I think gold star is rarer is because bosses only have silver star, but no gold star. It means that gold star's chance is low enough that it just isn't reasonable to farm. (And we know players farm bosses for elemental 3 drops, and succeeds most of the time. Though I still don't have thunder or earth 3 yet.)
The other main reason is because of the attached screenshot for two-handed sword. There's an obvious no star -> blank star -> silver star -> gold star type of hierarchy.
Terminology here is just for convenience, so long as everyone reading knows what is being referred to.
You're referring to Monciber's post about his reply from the developer on the official BBS? I'll need to reread that. There should be no reason why animal essences can't be obtained in Hell mode unless they have been deliberately disabled. Having read the developer's reply, I strongly suspect the red star essences are Makai exclusives, hopefully not linked to pregnancy but likely so.
Why would you say it's easier to upgrade items in hell mode? If you're referring to fusion then possibly yes but hell mode according to the author emphatically states that most of the etc. earned from level ups and loot is going to be reinvested in repair costs (I'm stocking up on repair scrolls right now in preparation for this)
Silver star drops from the bosses are rare enough to be just as difficult as gold star drops from non-boss monsters. My essence 3 tally from the boss is as follows:
1. Wild Hunt 1 lightning 3 from 35 kills (looking for one more)
2. Chevalier 1 water 3 from 43 kills
3. Belle 1 earth 3 from 35 kills
4. Minotaur 2 fire 3 from 18 kills (1 of which I threw away by accident)
5. Headless count 0 ice 3 from 6 kills (No surprise here, especially since I can't kill this bastard reliably without getting wasted myself. Looking for 1 ice 3)
I accept your point on the star hierarchy on the item list, but red stars don't turn up on the item list and seeing how the names of essences change when 2 of the same level 1 essence are combined together really leads to the conclusion that red star essences are hell mode exclusives. Some items on the list don't turn up anyway even though there's no star next to them so they're probably waiting in hell mode (example would be the one gold star ammunition type which I have yet to find, there are also plenty of scrolls with no stars that remain undiscovered).
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