2014-09-01, 10:40 PM
Alright, $500-$700 roughly translates to 50b-70b in mesos, so let's work with that. My post is going to be a rough estimate with prices I've seen in Bera, so your own experiences may differ a little, as a lot of these will depend on how much patience you have and what's currently available in the market. I'll let other Berans price check for me.
First thing you should decide is how you'd want to spend your money. Do you enjoy making equips yourself? Or would you rather buy pre-made equips that you can perhaps upgrade later? The rest of my post is going to assume that you're going to be buying pre-made equips, but if you'd rather self-make equips let me know and I can give different suggestions.
I realize that you're deciding to go Sweetwater, but as a Sweetwater user myself, I would actually recommend going the CRA+Tyrants route. I actually regret investing so much into my Sweetwater set, mainly because of resale value and tradeability issues with SW. CRA+Tyrants, I feel, is a better investment in the long run because you can transfer it to other characters if you ever get bored of your Dark Knight, and you can always sell off the equips and "cash out". I would try to sell off your Lionheart gear (if your PA is well scrolled you can most likely get up to 8b for it) and start afresh with CRA+Tyrants+Reinforced Gollux gear.
With 50b-70b, you can get:
Legendary +10ATK Scroll Perfected Faf PA with good lines: (~9-15b depending on the lines/neb. If you're spending 15b it should be a REALLY good PA.)
Legendary Berserk Chain: (~5-10b depending on the lines/neb. You can get a cheap legendary one for around 5bil and cube it yourself. Since it's already legendary you can expect pretty good lines out of it. I really dislike cubing as well since it's a huge gamble, but I've found that if an item is already legendary, you will have pretty good chances of at least breaking even with your cubes. I'd aim for a 21% ATK or 60~70% Boss Chain with a 25% Boss Neb on it. )
Clean Uniq CRA 15% STR gear: (~3.5-4b per piece, three pieces in all so ~12b total)
Perfected 15% Reinf Gollux Earring: (~5b-6b)
Perfected 15% Reinf Gollux Ring: (~5b-6b)
Perfected 15% Superior Gollux Ring: (~6b-7b)
Perfected 15% Reinf Pendants: (~4b, you can get two if you purchase a second slot)
Tyrants: You can get 21% STR Legendary 7 Star'd tyrants for ~13-20b a piece depending on which one it is (cloaks are cheapest and boots are more expensive). I'm actually pretty new to the Tyrant game and haven't seen enough around so I'm not sure the prices of the cheaper Uniq 5 Star'd 15% STR ones, but I'd say they'll be less than 10b each. Aim for those if you see them in the market.
Glove: With this much funding and as a DrK in Bera, you will get Dojo top 50 gloves with no problem so I'd use those.
Misc Pieces: You can get Tempest 9% STR Rings for around 700mil, a 9% tempest shoulder for around 1-2b, you can also get 7% STR SW Face/Glasses for like 300mil a pop, which is definitely the best bang for you buck.
As you can see, the prices add up to more than what you're hoping to pay, but I think it's a pretty good set for you to aim for. To offset the initial cost I would either skimp out on the Tyrants or the Reinforced set, meaning that you can get clean versions of the Reinforced items (perhaps the unscrolled but cubed versions) or clean Tyrants, and use the leftover money as well as event shop scrolls to scroll/cube them yourself. I would definitely spend the money on a good PA and a good chain, as they will give you the biggest boosts in range and damage (especially since those two are the only items that can get you %Atk/%Boss lines, without having to self-cube your emblem from Rare->Legendary.)
With the gear mentioned above, you will be around 1mil range buffed, and depending on the %Boss/%Atk lines, you'll be hitting around 10mil per Impale line on normal monsters, and around 25-40mil lines on bosses with Gungnir.
I know I'm highly suggesting the CRA+Tyrants route, but if you're interested in still going the SW route, I can tell you my own experiences in upgrading my SW set on my Dark Knight, so just let me know!
First thing you should decide is how you'd want to spend your money. Do you enjoy making equips yourself? Or would you rather buy pre-made equips that you can perhaps upgrade later? The rest of my post is going to assume that you're going to be buying pre-made equips, but if you'd rather self-make equips let me know and I can give different suggestions.
I realize that you're deciding to go Sweetwater, but as a Sweetwater user myself, I would actually recommend going the CRA+Tyrants route. I actually regret investing so much into my Sweetwater set, mainly because of resale value and tradeability issues with SW. CRA+Tyrants, I feel, is a better investment in the long run because you can transfer it to other characters if you ever get bored of your Dark Knight, and you can always sell off the equips and "cash out". I would try to sell off your Lionheart gear (if your PA is well scrolled you can most likely get up to 8b for it) and start afresh with CRA+Tyrants+Reinforced Gollux gear.
With 50b-70b, you can get:
Legendary +10ATK Scroll Perfected Faf PA with good lines: (~9-15b depending on the lines/neb. If you're spending 15b it should be a REALLY good PA.)
Legendary Berserk Chain: (~5-10b depending on the lines/neb. You can get a cheap legendary one for around 5bil and cube it yourself. Since it's already legendary you can expect pretty good lines out of it. I really dislike cubing as well since it's a huge gamble, but I've found that if an item is already legendary, you will have pretty good chances of at least breaking even with your cubes. I'd aim for a 21% ATK or 60~70% Boss Chain with a 25% Boss Neb on it. )
Clean Uniq CRA 15% STR gear: (~3.5-4b per piece, three pieces in all so ~12b total)
Perfected 15% Reinf Gollux Earring: (~5b-6b)
Perfected 15% Reinf Gollux Ring: (~5b-6b)
Perfected 15% Superior Gollux Ring: (~6b-7b)
Perfected 15% Reinf Pendants: (~4b, you can get two if you purchase a second slot)
Tyrants: You can get 21% STR Legendary 7 Star'd tyrants for ~13-20b a piece depending on which one it is (cloaks are cheapest and boots are more expensive). I'm actually pretty new to the Tyrant game and haven't seen enough around so I'm not sure the prices of the cheaper Uniq 5 Star'd 15% STR ones, but I'd say they'll be less than 10b each. Aim for those if you see them in the market.
Glove: With this much funding and as a DrK in Bera, you will get Dojo top 50 gloves with no problem so I'd use those.
Misc Pieces: You can get Tempest 9% STR Rings for around 700mil, a 9% tempest shoulder for around 1-2b, you can also get 7% STR SW Face/Glasses for like 300mil a pop, which is definitely the best bang for you buck.
As you can see, the prices add up to more than what you're hoping to pay, but I think it's a pretty good set for you to aim for. To offset the initial cost I would either skimp out on the Tyrants or the Reinforced set, meaning that you can get clean versions of the Reinforced items (perhaps the unscrolled but cubed versions) or clean Tyrants, and use the leftover money as well as event shop scrolls to scroll/cube them yourself. I would definitely spend the money on a good PA and a good chain, as they will give you the biggest boosts in range and damage (especially since those two are the only items that can get you %Atk/%Boss lines, without having to self-cube your emblem from Rare->Legendary.)
With the gear mentioned above, you will be around 1mil range buffed, and depending on the %Boss/%Atk lines, you'll be hitting around 10mil per Impale line on normal monsters, and around 25-40mil lines on bosses with Gungnir.
I know I'm highly suggesting the CRA+Tyrants route, but if you're interested in still going the SW route, I can tell you my own experiences in upgrading my SW set on my Dark Knight, so just let me know!