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| For some reason, I feel the need to play Castlevania now. Or to spam Side B in Smash Bros. |
Wait a minute, I thought I was done with these blogposts two years ago. What happened?
For quite some time I've been contemplating about my build. The long-term kind of approach. What I currently run will be more than enough to hit cap damage, and any upgrade that I could do would simply not be fulfilling enough or worth the effort. I don't feel like explaining or discussing why I specifically didn't choose for certain equipment all these years, but remember that I'm always being very deliberate and precise with my decisions in life. However, despite that I tend to stick for decisions long-term with little room to include change, I'm always on the look for what's next.
When I decided to run items such as Ani Pendant, Mark of Naricain, Bunny Disguise III and Rex's Perfect Red Earrings over a decade ago, these items had access to everything in terms of scrolling, Potential and enhancements. That truth did change with time though, as Nexon had different plans with how to move forward with the game as Additional Options and Star Force changed a lot more than it should've done. Suddenly my ability to enhance these items were cut short (i.e. BD3 max 15 enhancements became 5), and thus I was no longer allowed to have a decent amount of enhancements on these items. However, to put it in perspective, Star Force and Additional Options will only contribute towards small part of one's total output, and that's why there is no need to upgrade my gear in particular.
Despite all of that, I still asked myself what I would do if I were to upgrade my gear to something else. Is the upgrade necessary? No, it never is. But let's say I do hit cap, then what? What would be my next step?
So, I've been working towards planning a more effective layout for over a year. Like, the kind where I at least have some "up to date" choice of accessories to go with the rest of my stuff, mainly for the purpose of having extra room for Star Force and Additional Options. Upgrades that are sensible. Truth to be told, I would've preferred if Nexon would release a complimentary accessory set to go with Amaterasu as the entire item set was nerfed to the ground last December, or at least have the decency to stop discouraging a diversity of equipment choices all-together by getting rid of some questionable decisions to reduce and limit growth on certain equipment that aren't even powerful enough to warrant said limitations to begin with. But since neither of those are the reality we live in, I had to come up with a plan to substitute some of my equipment. Yes, I do say that carefully, and I also say that somewhat reluctantly.
If I'm going to do something like that, then I'll at least do it the most Rayque way possible. I don't feel like covering every detail about that right now as long as most of the "replacement" part hasn't even happened yet. Those explanations will be in due time. However, just to be clear: I'm not going to replace my Ribgol, Amaterasu or Adventure Rings. There's really no reason why anyone should substitute items of that caliber to begin with.
Anyway, Reaper's Pendant is really stupid, and it always has been. The perfect type of item I'm after, but surprisingly it is an item I'm more reluctant to use today than I would long ago. The auto-revive skill is way too good of an option that should never be ignored in character building, and that's also why I've been somewhat reluctant to use it in the first place. But since nobody gives a shit about this item, the arguably best pendant in the game becomes both a practical and cheap solution that will prove to be of great value to anyone that sees its potential.
This is not my first Reaper's Pendant, by the way. I bought one a few years ago for the sake of having an auto-revive in case I need it. Heck, I even managed to fully ICOG that one, as is standard on my equipment. Either way, the Reaper's will replace my Mark of Naricain for the time being. It's a shame though, as MoN is one of my favorite pendants in the game. At least my Reaper's provides a ridiculous amount of Attack. The 13 slot thing is stupid.
Before I close, I should probably mention that I have made great use of the ongoing compensation. To my surprise, I've been able to roll 4% All Stats on all of my Amaterasu and accessories that had yet to have it. That'll do the job. Now to figure out how to spend those ten million Honor EXP worth of Honor medals...
That's it for today - I'll see you guys again next post!
