2010-05-23, 09:46 AM
Advanced Dark Crystals can give a stat modifier of anywhere from -5 to +5 to STR/DEX/INT/LUK. You were probably just unlucky. As for why your equipment turned out that way, here are some possible scenarios:
Result: Average (Nothing Happened)
A. The equipment's base STR/DEX/INT/LUK was below average, and a positive stat bonus from the Advanced Dark Crystal offset this.
B. The equipment's base STR/DEX/INT/LUK was average, and the Advanced Dark Crystal provided a stat bonus of 0.
C. The equipment's base STR/DEX/INT/LUK was above average, and a negative stat bonus from the Advanced Dark Crystal offset this.
Result: Below Average
1. The equipment's base STR/DEX/INT/LUK was below average, and the Advanced Dark Crystal provided a negative stat bonus.
2. The equipment's base STR/DEX/INT/LUK was below average, and the Advanced Dark Crystal provided a stat bonus of 0.
3. The equipment's base STR/DEX/INT/LUK was below average, and the Advanced Dark Crystal provided a miniscule positive stat bonus that could not offset it.
4. The equipment's base STR/DEX/INT/LUK was average, and the Advanced Dark Crystal provided a negative stat bonus.
5. The equipment's base STR/DEX/INT/LUK was above average, and the Advanced Dark Crystal provided a large negative stat bonus that made the stat fall below average.
You COULD use a stimulator to remove scenarios A, 1, 2 and 3 from the above list. Stimulators seem to remove the possibility of the equipment having a base stat that is below average, but also add a 10% possibility for the forging to fail (this probability can be reduced by having a high Hands stat).
Result: Average (Nothing Happened)
A. The equipment's base STR/DEX/INT/LUK was below average, and a positive stat bonus from the Advanced Dark Crystal offset this.
B. The equipment's base STR/DEX/INT/LUK was average, and the Advanced Dark Crystal provided a stat bonus of 0.
C. The equipment's base STR/DEX/INT/LUK was above average, and a negative stat bonus from the Advanced Dark Crystal offset this.
Result: Below Average
1. The equipment's base STR/DEX/INT/LUK was below average, and the Advanced Dark Crystal provided a negative stat bonus.
2. The equipment's base STR/DEX/INT/LUK was below average, and the Advanced Dark Crystal provided a stat bonus of 0.
3. The equipment's base STR/DEX/INT/LUK was below average, and the Advanced Dark Crystal provided a miniscule positive stat bonus that could not offset it.
4. The equipment's base STR/DEX/INT/LUK was average, and the Advanced Dark Crystal provided a negative stat bonus.
5. The equipment's base STR/DEX/INT/LUK was above average, and the Advanced Dark Crystal provided a large negative stat bonus that made the stat fall below average.
You COULD use a stimulator to remove scenarios A, 1, 2 and 3 from the above list. Stimulators seem to remove the possibility of the equipment having a base stat that is below average, but also add a 10% possibility for the forging to fail (this probability can be reduced by having a high Hands stat).