[Translation] Interview with Ji Yong Chan, lead designer - 19/03/2009

[firevortex]

Originally Posted by Feii

When i was on Kr retail i checked the difference between all set : Abyssal, Droped and Crafted

For leather armor the top lv50 Abyssal have weakest stats than the crafted :
less P.def, M.def, evade
only 2 options and they are bad it's evade or fly time / fly speed ( useless in PvP rift )
but they have 6 gem slot

Even on weapon it's the same the best Lv50 Abyssal Bow for example have only 2 option and they don't inclu attack.speed, it's the best PvP option at hight level. When a top lv50 crafted bow can have 4 options cumulated (attack.speed, P.attack, critk rate, max hp) with same or better based stats and sometimes 5 slots.

Droped items too have sometimes less options and 4 gem slot max, when you craft you can crit and get 5 slot.

Im curious too see the Lv50 stuff droped by raid boss in Abyss, do you have a link plix plox ?
Not that i don't believe you... but that could change the opinion of my whole clan if it's real

Yes, its got slightly lower stats. but like i said in my previous post there is a PVP dmg reduction bonus in each armor piece.

not sure where you get the 4 bonus stat from lvl50 crafted bow. the best crafted bow atm is the unique draconic lvl50 bow with 2 bonus stats; crit and atk speed, 4 slots. I tired to craft 1 but i gave up lol.

I believe only world drops some times get you extra slot not crafting.

[Kaldur]

Well, I have seen Green named pieces with 3 slots, and they were all crafted (gear and weapons), all high quality items. As for Blue and Gold items, I don't know how would that works, I guess that inherently Blue pieces that drop got 3 slots, but HQ crafted might get 4 slots, same with Golden crafted, 4 inherent slots, but HQ crafted might give 5 slots.

*shrugs*