Enhancement Converters

We need something like this for hami-os.

One thing I'd like to point out (unless it's been changed internally) is the level of the IO is taken into consideration when converting. So a level 50 IO will NOT convert into an IO from a set that caps out at 35 or 40. This can sometimes greatly limit conversion outcomes. For example: If you convert an Aegis IO above level 40 to another Resist Damage set, you'll only get Titanium Coating IOs as the result because these are the only two non-VR or PvP Resist Damage sets that go to 50.

Edit: You can also convert boosted IOs, and the Enhancement boosts will remain intact.

This is very interesting. It may be time to start collecting worthless pieces of set IOs, in hopes of getting a successful conversion to the hard-to-find pieces of set IOs.

Great ! Sounds Awesome !

Sounds exploitable with the sets that have very few alternatives for choices. For instance if you do jump IO sets and do it as jump to another jump set you have to get a rare and thats a 33% chance for a stealth IO. I see uncommon salvage and recipes finally being worth a damn finally.

I'm betting its not going to be a straight 33.33% chance for a Stealth IO in a three piece set though; they'll probably adjust the chances for the "good pieces" to make them less likely to get.

Thanks for this, Posi! This actually seems wholly appropriate... it's something the game can be fully enjoyed without ever feeling a "need" for, yet a great incentive for getting/maintaining a VIP subscription and it doesn't bleed the VIPs for extra money. I approve on all counts.

Time to stock up on pancake recipes

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Does this have anything to do with the Archetype Exclisive IO sets like the ones said to be obtained by the "Super Packs?"

Because honestly I think those should be obtained ingame randomly by a unique way instead of the market.

The process is still too random for me to consider any using merits on, even the standard ones. At best chance it's still only a 33% shot to get what I want from a 3 piece set if I spend 30 merits. I'll try it if I get the converters in drops and I can find a cheap crafted IO on the market, but I'm not paying for them.

Nice, that means it's cheaper to change a crap IO like a confuse or sniper to something that might actually be useful.

Is it safe to assume that by random It cannot be changed back to itself?

Are people really thinking about the impact of this..aside from the obvious 'convert junky Gamblers/Numi and get something good.'
Most sets on the marker, even the good ones, have bits that are cheap, compared to the rest of that set. Thus you know you can get a posi blast dam/ran cheap, because they are common and not as desirable as the other bits.
Don't get me wrong, I think it will be handy. I also think it will see an increase in rarity and price on just about everything on the market. Everything people actually use that is. Who is gonna sell the less good recipes, when you can convert them into something better? I have already heard about people stockpiling the cheap purple sets, just so they can convert then into something better. Same goes for pvp IOs like the pbaoe set.
And you can be sure that the ones doing this..are mostly the ones who can afford to lash out 10 billion without a thought. I think they should cost more..and require more to do teh conversions.

You can test it out on Beta. I've never seen a IO stay the same.

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Originally Posted by Congelateur And if it won t convert in itself, then it would mean 50% chance to have a +stealth from a celerity IO... so a +stealth for 60 reward merit (40 perhaps, as there is only one RUN set at lvl50 no?).

If they're smart, a piece in a "small set" will have a smaller chance to convert to a "good piece". (i.e., If you have a lame Celerety piece and convert it, you wont have a 50/50 chance of getting a +Stealth)

So in this example, the conversion would have a small chance to get the +Stealth piece, and a large chance to get the other piece.

hum it would be unfair to give different chances to drop for each recipe, think about recipe roll with ae ticket, in gold recipe we have good ones, and worthless ones, as in silver and bronze in fact, but all with the same price in a given category, and all have the same chance to drop.

Different chances to drop mean different prices.

Real conversion price for a IO that have 25% chance to drop would be 3X the price of the other IO with a 75% chance (in a 3 IO set case)... but conversion is a given price, not a variable one.