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Enhancements

Edana

By Edana,
Posted on: 2010-01-04 19:06 in Player Questions

 

Posted

Heya,
being relatively new to the game i don't quite understand what enhancements are. I understand the 'Origin' ones but i do not understnad what 'SO' & 'IO''s are.

Could someone please explain?

 

Posted

In short;

TOs are Training Origin and can be used by anyone. DOs are Dual Origin and can be used by someone of either of the origins named by the enhancement. SOs are Single Origin and have only one character origin they can be used by.

SOs are twice as effective as DOs, which in turn are twice as effective as TOs.

Their effectiveness scales with relative level, being best when they are +3 (the highest you can slot them) decreasing until -3, after which they cut out and stop giving any bonus at all.

IOs are "Invention Origin" and can be slotted by any character regardless of their starting origin. They are created by crafting recipes using salvage at a crafting desk. Desks are found in universities (and abandoned labs in the rogue isles) or in some supergroup bases.

Their effectiveness scales with the enhancement's level, at level 15 a common IO is approximately equal to a +3 DO, at 40 a +3 SO.

The maximum level IO you can slot is +3 to your level, but they never time out.

Set IOs follow the same usage as common IOs but can enhance more than one attribute each and slotting multiple IOs from the same set gives global bonuses.

For more, as always, check the wiki.

 

Posted

Thank you for the intell Edana Certainly makes understand the game a little easier.

 

Posted

I'd also strongly recommend you (or any new player) do the tutorial and read everything there. It won't answer all your questions, but it provides good fundamental gameplay info.

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