Spell Trace Fever
Ok so spell trace fever should be coming up this weekend and I want to take advantage of that and scroll my clean CRA (I dont want to use primes cus they too expensive) and get the most range out of it as possible. First, do I use 70%'s for my CRA gear or would it be better to use 30%'s (i can get clean slates) and for weapon, should i use 30%'s or 15%'s? Whats the most cost efficient way i could use spell trace fever? Thanks in adavnce! <3
May 21, 2015
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[quote=Draception]Okay, look. Before you go all out trying to get 15's and 30's to work, consider this.
It's going to cost a ton. I can't stress that enough.
Let's talk:
First, you want to get to work on your weapon. Go big, or go home. 15% traces are pretty hard to land, and you'll probably only get around less than ~3-4 to work each time, from my own experience.
Slates cost a ton and have a very low success rate (10% is an overstatement in my experience l0l), so don't think that you'll only need like 5. Heck, not even 50. 100+ Might be the lucky number to be honest.
But that's now how we roll here. You want to get inno's, and lots of them. They're pretty cheap in comparison to css, so be sure to buy around 5+ while they're cheap during the week.
Also, by no means should you ever buy any traces, inno's or css during the event. They'll be extremely overpriced. >How to make meso 101<
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I try to get at least 5 15% traces to work, and then i'll start the css grind. If I don't get 4-5, then I reinno. It's much cheaper than trying to CSS, trust me on this.
However, this takes quite a bit of luck so if you cant get 5, reinno and go for 4. No lower.
CSS scrolls have been known to fail over 70 times in a row (I've heard it before somewhere), so be ready to spend a ton on those.
Also, [b]do not starforce your weapon until you've filled up every slot with a 15% trace (this includes hammer slots).[/b] You can gain extra stats on any of your equips than you normally would [b]if[/b] you starforce AFTER fully scrolling.
So, TLDR; try 15%'s, get around 4-5 to work, reinno a few times until the rage settles in, then css only after getting at least 4 to work.
If you can't deal with the insanity of 15% trace, then try going for 30's. IMO, I'd probably do 70% if I was low on meso because it basically has 100% chance of working.
Hopefully I didn't miss anything! Oh, and one last thing.
Diligence level doesn't affect spell traces, they're not scrolls.
*Edit* All of the above was primarily for your weapon, I'd consider trying 30%'s for other gears because it's just a bit less on the wallet.[/quote]
This. I can't stress enough that it's more cost-efficient to inno your weapon if less than 4 passed during your 15% spell trace session. I'm lucky to have only used less than 90 clean slates to completely perfect my weapon with 15%s, but some may take upwards to even +300 css's.
Okay, look. Before you go all out trying to get 15's and 30's to work, consider this.
It's going to cost a ton. I can't stress that enough.
Let's talk:
First, you want to get to work on your weapon. Go big, or go home. 15% traces are pretty hard to land, and you'll probably only get around less than ~3-4 to work each time, from my own experience.
Slates cost a ton and have a very low success rate (10% is an overstatement in my experience l0l), so don't think that you'll only need like 5. Heck, not even 50. 100+ Might be the lucky number to be honest.
But that's not how we roll here. You want to get inno's (innocent scroll 50%), and lots of them. They're pretty cheap in comparison to css, so be sure to buy around 5+ while they're cheap during the week. Don't forget, if you overspend and perfect your stuff and still have scrolls left over, sell em during the next fever for some more dough.
Also, by no means should you ever buy any traces, inno's or css during the event. They'll be extremely overpriced. >How to make&save meso 101<
Scrolling:
I try to get at least 5 15% traces to work, and then i'll start the css grind. If I don't get 4-5, then I reinno. It's much cheaper than trying to CSS, trust me on this.
However, this takes quite a bit of luck so if you cant get 5, reinno and go for 4. No lower.
CSS scrolls have been known to fail over 70 times in a row (I've heard it before somewhere), so be ready to spend a ton on those.
Also, [b]do not starforce your weapon until you've filled up every slot with a 15% trace (this includes hammer slots).[/b] You can gain extra stats on any of your equips than you normally would [b]if[/b] you starforce AFTER fully scrolling.
So, TLDR; try 15%'s, get around 4-5 to work, reinno a few times until the rage settles in, then css only after getting at least 4 to work.
If you can't deal with the insanity of 15% trace, then try going for 30's. IMO, I'd probably do 70% if I was low on meso because it basically has 100% chance of working.
Hopefully I didn't miss anything! Oh, and one last thing.
Diligence level doesn't affect spell traces, they're not scrolls.
*Edit* All of the above was primarily for your weapon, I'd consider trying 30%'s for other gears because it's just a bit less on the wallet.
Ah, so there isn't really that big of a difference if you use 30% on armor im guessing?
Depends how much you're gonna be using for slates. 30% adds 3 more stat per slot than 70% which is a bit less than double.
15% your weapon first (main priority) then move onto armour (30%)