Star Force/Enhancement

I haven't played Maple actively for awhile, so I'm a little confused as to how to get "Stars" in order to progress to the different areas that require "Star Force".

How to get stars on normal equipments
1. Click on red hammer button at bottom right corner of inventory
2. Drag equipment with 0 upgrade slot onto box
3. Click enhance to pay meso to try enhancing it (inserting a star)
--a.)Success: you gain a star
--b.)Failure (keep): you don't lose a star when you fail the enhancement --(at 0-5, 10 stars)
--c.)Failure (drop): you lose a star when you fail the enhancement (at star 6-9,11-15)
--d.)Destroyed: Your equipment is destroyed and you get a equipment trace of that equipment which you can use on a new equipment to restore the destroyed equipment with all it scrolls in tact, without any stars. (at star 13-15)
(note: pre-enhanced equip is weaker than a freshly enhanced starforce equip)

How to get stars on normal equipments
1. Click on red hammer button at bottom right corner of inventory
2. Drag equipment with 0 upgrade slot onto box
3. Click enhance to pay meso to try enhancing it (inserting a star)
--a.)Success: you gain a star
--b.)Failure (keep): you don't lose a star when you fail the enhancement --(at 0-5, 10 stars)
--c.)Failure (drop): you lose a star when you fail the enhancement (at star 6-9,11-15)
--d.)Destroyed: Your equipment is destroyed and you get a equipment trace of that equipment which you can use on a new equipment to restore the destroyed equipment with all it scrolls in tact, without any stars. (at star 13-15)
(note: pre-enhanced equip is weaker than a freshly enhanced starforce equip)

Thanks !

(note: pre-enhanced equip is weaker than a freshly enhanced starforce equip)

I hate this, this make all those pre-star force equipment super weak, I loss at least 100 all stats on just 7 equipment slots.