If you're levelling up and are, say, Lv36 and really want that IO now, why would you get a Lv35 when you could have a Lv39? Sure you could wait until Lv37 and get a Lv40, but the difference in enhancement values are pretty tiny so it's not essential in most cases.
And the slider is only really useful for getting lower level enhancements, either because the sets are only available at levels lower than yours or because you want the benefits when exemped.
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The slider is for direct purchases only. Rolls are always at your level, unless they don't exist at your level, then they are as high as possible (if under) or as low as possible (if over), ie as close to your level as it can get.|
Originally Posted by Ukaserex
I must confess. I get mixed up on this every other time I opt for the random recipe roll in Fort Trident.
Why am I allowed to slide the level indicator to level 30 when I'm level 28? I wanted the level 30 IO recipes - and they gave me level 28 recipes - except for the one that isn't available until level 30. If I wanted level 28 IO's, wouldn't I have slid that slider to level 28? Why does it even allow for movement if it defaults to whatever level the toon is on? I just don't get it. Who would want any recipe that wasn't 25, 30, 35, 40 etc.? More importantly, why would they want it? I guess I've got to remember not to trade merits in except at levels 25, 30, 35 etc. |
The slider goes up to (your level +3) or 50, whichever is lower, because you can slot IOs up to 3 levels above you, but they don't exist over 50.
People would want in-between levels for a variety of reasons. For example, someone who level locks at 25, or plans to frequently exemplar to 25, might want 28's because that's the highest level that they can slot and retain the set bonuses from at their desired level. People who frankenslot will often take whatever they can get that suits their needs, and don't care about levels.
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No, the slider is only useful for DIRECT PURCHASES. It never has any effect of any sort on rolls. The group of recipes that you can get is determined by the category you roll in; that's why there's 10-14, 15-19, etc categories.
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Originally Posted by The_Spad_EU
And the slider is only really useful for getting lower level enhancements, either because the sets are only available at levels lower than yours or because you want the benefits when exemped.
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Well, that is a mystery revealed. Thanks! |
Originally Posted by Roderick
No, the slider is only useful for DIRECT PURCHASES. It never has any effect of any sort on rolls. The group of recipes that you can get is determined by the category you roll in; that's why there's 10-14, 15-19, etc categories.
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Now that you explain it like that, I am left wondering why I didn't put that last piece of the puzzle together myself.
Thanks again.
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Sorry, that's kind of what I meant; it's mostly useful for higher level characters to select lower level recipes and filter out the higher level stuff you don't want. I didn't mean to imply anything about its effect on random rolls.
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Originally Posted by Roderick
No, the slider is only useful for DIRECT PURCHASES. It never has any effect of any sort on rolls. The group of recipes that you can get is determined by the category you roll in; that's why there's 10-14, 15-19, etc categories.
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I must confess. I get mixed up on this every other time I opt for the random recipe roll in Fort Trident.
Why am I allowed to slide the level indicator to level 30 when I'm level 28? I wanted the level 30 IO recipes - and they gave me level 28 recipes - except for the one that isn't available until level 30.
If I wanted level 28 IO's, wouldn't I have slid that slider to level 28? Why does it even allow for movement if it defaults to whatever level the toon is on?
I just don't get it. Who would want any recipe that wasn't 25, 30, 35, 40 etc.? More importantly, why would they want it?
I guess I've got to remember not to trade merits in except at levels 25, 30, 35 etc.
"Most people that have no idea what they are doing have no idea that they don't know what they are doing." - John Cleese
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