Alright so I've played many eastern and western mmo's and I've noticed the people that go through all that money getting the best enchants always dominate pvp on such a ridiculous level it's funny, but I don't know about this game. Do super enchants change the game from skilled pvp into who can get the better enchants game in Tera?

I would say....no

If you are powered up as hell and can't aim, you'll still lose.

I only enchanted my gear a bit. It didn't buff it up too much. Some of the bonuses will definitely give you a bit of an edge, but I don't think it's something you'd need to worry about too much.

Yes but this game isn't like GunZ online or cs1.6 where you must be ridiculously reflex heavy to do well, I assume the people who through the trouble of getting the enchants would be at least decent in controlling their character, but their dmg would be insane b/c of the enchants.

People who have +12's will rip your face open. Nuff said. Second, what do you expect? Every MMO ever besides UO and early DAOC has a gear gap you have to take into consideration. MMO's are about time invested as well as skill. Even that pile of garbage SWTOR has a huge disparity in gear from Battlemaster to brand-new level 50's and that is the MOST CASUAL NEWB FRIENDLY MMO ever made.

You can't escape this unless you play Quake where everything is even all the time. The only way you can better your odds is to work hard at it, just like in the real world.

Yes i understand I have gone through that, but the difference is western = hard work = rewards. While the eastern system (+12) relies on a very annoying RNG system, because even though yes it may take a while to get the +12 sometimes people just aren't that lucky, other times it ends up requiring a ridiculous amount of cash. So adding to more of the GRIND feeling than the "I worked hard so I earned this gear feeling" like in WoW.

I see your point and I really don't know the game well enough to comment on it further. All I can say is that I've heard from Ktera players that this game definitely changed a bit moving over to NA version so they are aware of what we want and I'm sure will find a solution that is both very challenging and rewarding. I really don't want something to be amazing + super easy to get......because then it won't be memorable. =\

I would say expect to get wtf pwned....if someone spends alot of time getting their gear in order you will be got. IF they can touch you.

Now here is where there's still an advantage. You can have all the gear in the world...but if you cant hit me...and I'm ripping hard on your HP...obviously I win. In this case....Skill > Armor. Which was hard to do in other MMos considering there is an auto lock system.

The amazing thing about this game is gear isn't the only great factor. :)

Quote: Moritsuna on 2012-02-13 15:04:27 UTC

Probably. The skillcap in this game is higher than your standard MMO fare, but it's still there. Gear will ultimately be the deciding factor.

Quote: Moritsuna on 2012-02-13 15:23:12 UTC


I pretty much agree with this one nonetheless, the idea of this game was to make everything obtainble through hard work and not gambling, just like the the guide says. If you're too impatient to find it or earn it, you can buy it or craft it which takes an equal amount of effort as well. I barely see the good parts of Ktera's RNG system, it really does defeat the purpose of "skill reliant", and leans more towards luck.

It just shouldn't be there nor should it exist as it places a large gap of advantage between skill and gear. I say the best deal is to make it a lot more easier to get to +12, or offer enchant scrolls that you can apply to your armor that are obtainable through PVE quests and support tokens and maybe even PVP.

Gear always makes a difference in practically any MMO. That is the point of gear. That said out playing your opponent has never been so important before. Out gearing people in pvp is gonna happen, just be better than them.