2009-07-22, 11:48 AM
Lozmaster Wrote:I still don't see what all the fuss is about, surprise: most other versions of maple have a version of this with others having gachapon give out items with extra slots instead of it being a CS item.
This way is siginificantly better because it makes it more accessible to people already playing, doesn't instantly devalue all existing items, because they can be upgraded to be on par with all equips, and doesn't devalue monster/boss drops because they are all subject to being given the same possible boost.
Actually, it devalues all existing items unless you're prepared to throw quite a bit of money Nexon's way. This is because someone with a bit of NX can easily improve their equips far beyond what was plausible before.
Example:
14 att BWGs are hard to make! A typical scrolling with 60%s ends up as 8 or 10 att. But not with Vicious' Hammer! You now get 9 tries to pass 7 scrolls. Your chance of doing this rises from 2.8% to 27.9%, almost 10 times. Sure, if you've already got an 8 or 10 att BWG lying around, you can upgrade it and not be left behind in this new era of cheap high att gloves. But doing so means using NX.