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That's 2 emps a day...one from each trial. Do that for 4 days, that's a rare comp. 15 days and you got a very rare. Convert astrals, hold onto emps....especially if you're a MM (razzafrazzin stinkin reward table)
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Originally Posted by MajorTractor
The difference is you can get only 1 notice a week. You can get 1 empiran a day and as many astral merits as your willing to earn.
So 7 empirans a week at 8-10 threads = 56-70 threads. Thats 2 or 3 components a week just like the notices. Plus I'm averaging 5 astrals from each BAF. So with only 2 runs a night thats another 280 threads a week for over 300 total. Converting is the way to go. Yes, they MIGHT be useful for something next issue or the one after that, but it is much more useful to have your incarnate powers for those months that they are ONLY used to breakdown into threads. Especially the astral merits, the drop rate is way too frequent. Unlocking the slots takes longer than Alpha, but once that is done everything else is much, much easier. |
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Re: the speed difference between crafting the new slots up and crafting your Alpha boosts:
I have two main characters that I have been running the incarnate content with, and although neither one has unlocked their Destiny or Lore slots yet (they're running at about 70% completion atm), they both have their tier 3 boosts for them pre-crafted and ready to slot, along with their already slotted T3 Interface and T1 Judgment powers. This is the product of running each of them through about half a dozen runs on each trial over the past week and a half.
In short, if you run the trials enough to unlock the slots with naturally-gathered iXP instead of directly purchasing the iXP with threads, you should have more than enough components/threads banked up to slot them up by the time you do get them. The T4s may take some time if you don't get any V-Rare rewards from trial completion - 4 rares and a bit of inf or 30 empyrean merits - but I've gotten a couple, waiting for when I get enough threads to craft up all the commons. Honestly, the biggest roadblock to getting my incarnate powers has been the 20 threads per common component, since I've only gotten one or two common components from the drop table (and dozens of stupid uncommons).
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No, not even close. Getting a notice of the well was 100% guaranteed in about 2 hours or less. You ran the WSF 1 time, and boom. Some of them only take 30 minutes (ITF, Posi though that was buggy). Even if they make Doc Q the WSF for three months straight, that's still less play time than getting the 8 Empyrians to craft a very rare.|
Originally Posted by MajorTractor
The difference is you can get only 1 notice a week. You can get 1 empiran a day and as many astral merits as your willing to earn.
So 7 empirans a week at 8-10 threads = 56-70 threads. Thats 2 or 3 components a week just like the notices. Unlocking the slots takes longer than Alpha, but once that is done everything else is much, much easier. |
8 Empyreans, if we assume 1 week, you're looking at 4 and 4. My expeirence with BAFs is about 30-45 minutes, and Lamda a touch longer. You're honestly saying that 4-5 hours is less time than 30 minutes to 2 hours? As I read you, that appears to be your argument.
Especially once you factor in wait times and gathering, 1 WSF compared to 8 league formings, there's no contest. 1 WSF is vastly faster.
Not only unlocking, but also getting the components is more time consuming on these newer ones.
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Last night I got 2 very rares, 1 rare, and an uncommon. I seem to have more trouble getting the uncommons and the commons than the rares and very rares. I think I have had to craft all but one of my common components and almost all of my uncommons.