2012-04-06, 05:46 AM
FelixTM Wrote:Why bother when I just lose it going to New Game+? That's when I do end-game gear forging/hunting. And once I saw the whole Quality thing, I worried about using up any shards in case I needed them to help with requests. I'm like that. Plus, I've already defeated every boss except Lambda Theos and Gentleman. The former I'm definitely not worrying about until NG+, and I doubt the latter will give me much trouble. I'm not following you! I'm still on my first playthrough.
One of the biggest incentives is the sheer amount of time to level up a weapon, and another is to spend Shards so you have a higher chance to get more. The chance to obtain Shards as you possess more becomes lower. At 100 Shards, the drop rate is halved, at 150, it is halved again, and apparently at 190 you just don't get any more. I believe it's also more difficult to get the same attribute if you possess a lot of it as well. Level differences and difficulty also affect drop rates up to 50% and 40% respectively.
You can make a Long Sword from the start of the game with good Quality and then Dualize it to make a Disintegrator to keep the upgrades, etc, though this would be more useful at a NG+ since you'll be able to inherit a stockpile with good qualities and levels already, as well as unlock Rank 7 Qualities.