[forevergone]

I blew about 200k on enchantment stones last night and I found that the risk isn't really worth it right now since

a. Enchantment stones for my level range anywhere from 30-50k per stone
b. the weapons/armor available in a few levels either equate or excel the bonuses given
c. the risk of enchanting... higher the level stone, higher success rate, higher cost

Maybe I'm just doing this wrong, but I don't really see the point to enchanting until it comes to end game items.

Opinions?

[Lerwen]

few enchantement on 1 item can make it better then an items 4 or 5 lvl higher. You could say just enchant the other item! you could, will cost a lot more tho

[Phinyx]

It really depends on how fast you're going to outgrow your weapon. For example, if you're wielding a crappy green, don't bother with it, you'll make more money just selling your stuff instead of disenchanting it, and save money that would have been spent buying stones on the AH.

On the other hand, let's say you have Hannet's X (level 35 blue, FT quest reward) or Xenophon's X (level 41 gold, very long group/spy quest chain reward). I've been using Hannet's Orb since level 32, and have had it as high as +3, because I've had it for 8 levels and about 60-70 hours of gametime. Xenophon's Orb, which I'll be getting "shortly", will last me the whole way til 50 - for weapons like these it's very worth it to try the enchant, although it'll be much harder to succeed, simply because the "waste" of money is outweighed by the usefulness of an upgraded weapon.

Once you get level 50 golds, of course, you should certainly try to get them to +10, as there simply is no better gear to upgrade to, and you won't have any other needless things (other than consumables) to spend your money on. Just bear in mind that you'll be needing ~lvl 70 enchantment stones to succeed ;D

[Lufres]

Hello everyone,

I've been reading threads about enchanting and want to be accurate on what I've learned so far before attempting to try it in game. Some players have stated that enchanting the level 10 green weapon (free on ascension) is easy to do. Now I want to give this a shot, I'm level 14 now and have saved around 90k to invest in this weapon. So based from the guides etc, I need to use enchanting stones like L15+ for this level 10 weapon, or should I just go ahead and use L20+ enchant stones to be more 'guaranteed' with the kinah I'm about to spend?

Pls. help me on this since I'm really investing most of my kinah on hopefully enchanting this bow so I don't need to buy one for the next levels to come.

I know I'm a bit late in trying to enchant my bow since I'm level 14 but I just read about this recently and this would definitely help me(if the enchanting goes fine) as compared to buying the overly priced bows >.>

Thanks in advance!

[Phinyx]

Lufres said:

Hello everyone,

I've been reading threads about enchanting and want to be accurate on what I've learned so far before attempting to try it in game. Some players have stated that enchanting the level 10 green weapon (free on ascension) is easy to do. Now I want to give this a shot, I'm level 14 now and have saved around 90k to invest in this weapon. So based from the guides etc, I need to use enchanting stones like L15+ for this level 10 weapon, or should I just go ahead and use L20+ enchant stones to be more 'guaranteed' with the kinah I'm about to spend?

Pls. help me on this since I'm really investing most of my kinah on hopefully enchanting this bow so I don't need to buy one for the next levels to come.

I know I'm a bit late in trying to enchant my bow since I'm level 14 but I just read about this recently and this would definitely help me(if the enchanting goes fine) as compared to buying the overly priced bows >.>

Thanks in advance!

If you are sure about enchanting the weapon, rule of thumb is to start with your lowest level stone first, and move on to the higher levels afterwards (this gives you the greatest chance to fail first, when there's no penalty for failure - once you're at +1 or higher, failing drops your enchantment by a level). For greens, I believe the 50% chance rate was at +3, so a level 15 enchantment stone should be fine (~70% success rate), and a level 20 should be automatic success.

That said, though, the level 10 green is a decent weapon, but not one that you will have for a substantial portion of time. You'll get better weapons by your early twenties, and will continue to upgrade consistently until your early 30's (when you obtain the FT quest reward blue). It may not be in your best interests to use so much money on enchantments that will only serve you for a limited period of time. Just consider the costs and benefits before you make your decision, that's really the only advice I can give.

[zuliox]

enchanting anything pre 40 is a total waste unless you level really slow.
There are few exceptions like if you get an orange weapon you can jack that up +10 cause you should have that a while

I have only enchanted one item at 39 and now I realize I will replace it defintely at 43, granted going to be some time until 43 but I regret doing it.

[XionValkyrie]

Problem with enchanting higher level weapons is that Enchantment stones for them will be incredibly rare and expensive.

[Phinyx]

XionValkyrie said:

Problem with enchanting higher level weapons is that Enchantment stones for them will be incredibly rare and expensive.

Ugh, tell me about it. I have no clue where I'm gonna find level 50+ enchantment stones for my Xenophon's Orb; by the time I do I'll probably be closing in on the Miragent's Tome or the Tahabata's Tome, which are completely different animals altogether.

[tats27]

I dont think its a total waste to do lower lvl weapons and armor, but stick to +2 or +3 at the most. use whatever stones you can get for free is what I do. Nothing wrong w/ having all your gear say +1 on it :]

[Groovebot]

You enchantment doubters are on crack.

My +10 green gives me 200 more magic boost.... 2.....0...0...

Tremendously more damage and usually means I can kill a mob using one less spell than otherwise.

Stacking mboost to absurd levels is absolutely the best way to level up quick.

[Raijinvince]

Nevermind! I'm getting conflicting sources.

[fussel]

Groovebot said:

You enchantment doubters are on crack.

My +10 green gives me 200 more magic boost.... 2.....0...0...

Tremendously more damage and usually means I can kill a mob using one less spell than otherwise.

Stacking mboost to absurd levels is absolutely the best way to level up quick.

Taken from Aion™ Online :: Character & Legion

I think this is wrong and ingame it says 20 magic boost per enchantment level. So it's 400 (+100) really.

I usually disenchant whites and greens from loot, and if the resulting stone is LV30+, there it goes. If it's below, the stone is going to the broker or legion pals.

[Lufres]

Thanks for all the replies on my enchanting concern. So as long as I use an enchanting stone that is 10 levels higher than the green weapon(e.g. use level 20 Enchanting stones on level 10 weapon), it is 100% success?
Can anyone pls. confirm this?
I'll go with this strategy instead of a 50-70% chance considering all the stones cost quite a lot.

Thanks again.:study:

[jbowler]

Here is a link to a handy site I found that gives good details to how the Enchantment process works and %'s as well. Hope it helps.

http://aion.mmosite....chantment.shtml

[wuy3]

jbowler said:

Here is a link to a handy site I found that gives good details to how the Enchantment process works and %'s as well. Hope it helps.

http://aion.mmosite....chantment.shtml

Thanks alot, this site is really helpful.

[AsmodianDestai]

This is where I am after 300k+ trying to get it up to atleast +5 using level 30-35 stones. Highest I got was level 3. I'm doing something wrong or something or someone just really hates me. I might aswell just have saved my money until a piercing bow appeared at broker. (This was all when I was level 25-27 btw, I gave up enchanting it after I wasted all the money and no point anymore since I get better bows soon).

[XionValkyrie]

AsmodianDestai said:

This is where I am after 300k+ trying to get it up to atleast +5 using level 30-35 stones. Highest I got was level 3. I'm doing something wrong or something or someone just really hates me. I might aswell just have saved my money until a piercing bow appeared at broker. (This was all when I was level 25-27 btw, I gave up enchanting it after I wasted all the money and no point anymore since I get better bows soon).

It's a blue bow, so you'd want at least level 40 stones for the highest chances.

[MightyTemplar]

Its all a personal preference on what a player spends their kinah on, but as a general rule of thumb, below level 35, I wouldnt spend a single kinah on enchanting as you will be gaining new equipment on a fairly regular basis which will have better stats than any enchanted item.

From 35+, if you have already pretty uber gear that you are going to use for a while (levelling progress starts to slow down somehwat), start enchanting in small dosages when you have a the spare kinah to do so, but dont get all hung up on needing every item you have enchanted 10x.

For myself, I wont be enchanting any item 10x unless its ultimate top end gear.

[Sayha]

What about lvl 50 green, blue or even gold items?

[Phinyx]

Sayha said:

What about lvl 50 green, blue or even gold items?

You can find enchantment stones all the way up to level 80+, you just have to disenchant a similar item to get them (so for 70+ stones, you need to disenchant 50 golds... suffice it to say they aren't easy to get).