Read above.

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definitely a -1 to the originally idea but here a Suggestion:

instead of really combining weapons you can do fallowing as the final outcome
-you Need a first weapon that you want to get changed
-you Need a secound weapon that gets consumed
-you can preview the outcome before starting to craft it
-no additional recipe (scroll down to 'aside this' for the reason)
-certain other stuff (described at 'aside this')

result:
-the first weapon will Keep its mechanics but will get the very exact damage type the second weapon has
-the Status will be also taken from the 2nd weapon
-all inital damage types and statuses of the first weapon will be cleared
-total strength of the 1st weapon will remain the same
-if the 1st weapon is a solo damage type and the 2nd has split, then the first stregnth gets both damage type of the 2nd weapon while the sum of both stats equal the strength of the 1st Initial solo type's strength
-it is the end of all suffering and demands for new gunner-bomber-swordie updates
-the uvs from the Initial weapon will disappear and all the second weapon's UVs get applied. if the 1st weapon has UVs and the 2nd has None, then you have to bite the bitter apple.

what i am unsure about are statuses:
-this idea actually works between all weapons even between other weapon types like gun vs swords, bomb vs swords, bomb vs guns, BUT... (next point)
-whats about the curse Status? combining something like a dread venom sword and a Gran faust may end up in a curse machine without mercy. or even worse: cursing mist bombs. well for mist bombs it would cause a higher rist because they Need a Charge, but what is about the weapon you do not Charge usually? Even if we add a Chance to recive a self-status (if the 2nd weapon has any) by normal hits, then something like a curse mist bomb or a curse brandish is still a bad idea. This leaves me to the conclusion that certain weapons have to be excluded (well actually i do only see about faust and gran faust as the only problematical childs here).
-this idea can also work with weapon costumes, if such a costume is added into the first Slot
-there might be too strong weapon combinations better than others.... arent there? not sure about this aside of that curse Thing.
-what if the Initial weapon has no Status and therefore a higher damage bar but the second weapon is vice versa? well by writing this sentece i say it should not get any Status in this case.

Aside this:
your idea of adding a ridiculous high requirement to do it is just away of any fun, but i an smell a hidden Suggestion of yours that wants to make the arcarde more interesting. Well, what about this:
-crafting costs exactly one Special material. let us call it ,,energy of the (surviving deapth runner)*"
*(there is one archievement you get after finishing a whole arcarde in one go without dying, but i dont know the english Translation for ,,Unbesiegbarer Dauerläufer")
-i see two Options of how to get it: 1. make a full arcarde run or 2. complete one Tier without dying. however... (next point)
-doing as above would have two things: the Point 1 would take really much time and is requiring that nothing happens like Server restart, pc Crash, game Crash or other things you have no control about. however, Point 2 would be too easy to archieve. serious, what vateran dies in t3 if he has no lag and is really taking care about that he is doing?
-the crafting itselfe should cost 3 eternal orbs if you craft a 5 star weapon.
-it might be possible to Combine lower-star gears by using another Kind of that Special material, which will be able to be aquired easier, but it would not be possible to evolve These items (is it too harsh?)
-maybe you can add the combined material cost of both items again.... well or not. i am not sure here since in that 5 star gear you already used 6 eternals and the full Barrage of all materials. so lets say no additionally materials used aside that Special material mentioned before.
-it will cost crowns, and many crowns. here a first calculation:
+5k normal 5 star crafting cost
+25k for a 5 star recipe. since a new weapon would Count like a new recipe
+more crowns to get rid of abusing this System to skip certain weapon paths (e.g. 'i want a piercing autogun aka Blitz needle. so i take my recipes for my final flourish to craft a flourish and add it to my shadow needle. then i have an argent peacemaker and use again the existing path of florish to get a piercing Antigua without the Need to buy a the 4* and 5* piercing Antigua weapons.... wait bad example since Antiguas start at 3* which is even free while flourish has to be crafted from 2*... ah well think it vice versa and you get my Point, i am too lazy to rewrite this :P)

He gets the idea, split damage that isn't part normal makes weapons weaker.
Now...... what are you going to offer to help this idea out?

For this suggestion I think something else could be done. Rather than fusing weapons you can do a Cradle and all run and go to a special shop at the core outpost where you can trade in a 5* weapon for a modifier token. Depending on the weapon you put in you can either pick it's status or it's damage type.

This modifier token can be used at the subtowns in a new alchemy machine that would allow you to add/replace that status to a weapon you own or change the type damage of that weapon.

Basically you can do 2 runs and get a shock and elemental modifier token (of course this would cost 2 5* weapons). You take these tokens to a subtown and use them on a Blitz needle. You change the damage type to elemental then add the shock modifier. Now you have an Autogun without knockback that hits like a plague needle and can deal shock on the hits.

Of course there will be some things you can't get like the Curse status token, and of course adding a status to a weapon would either drop the damage if it doesn't already have a status or replace the status it currently has. This would remove a weapon you have from your inventory and in return you would get a token of your choice.

This would be a massive update and would require dozens upon dozens of new weapon models.

That will basically make the game so easy, that people can complete it in days. Thats the part I dont agree with. An elemental autogun will be too OP. Unless it has a status and less damage. Even if it has a status, its an elemental gun that shoots 15 bullets, which arebfast, i.e. they are OP. Shadow flourish would be too OP in LD for Skolvers. So that would, in my humble opinion, make the game fast and boring for everyone, and people will be quitting the game quicker than they are now, as they are done with it.

Also if they dont sell things with heaps of energy, you wont be playing the game now.

I never said my idea was balanced, I just made it effective and workable. Last thing I want is having to deal with is a shock/elemental Blitz in LD. Not to mention that the amount of work to make a model for each variant would be astronomical, probably taking longer than the GU.

What we really need is a balanced way that we can effectively modify our gear without making it unfair. When i mean gear, i do mean every single piece if gear besides trinkets.

Trinkets modify our load-out, but to permanently or temporarily modify our gear without breaking the game would be great!

Something on the line as having a modification on a shield gear that allow us to:

- reflect one bullet out of each 5 that hits the shield.

- Cancel out one melee hit out of every 3 that hits.

- Pushes back every monster near the player if 3 or more monsters touch the shield at the same time.

- Etc..

Guns..

- Allow each bullet fired would create a shadow bullet that would fire behind the player.

- each bullet with push back would pull in instead of back.

- Each bullet with a status would summon that status on a surrounding monster when that status is inflicted on one monster.

- ETC..

Swords...

- For every sword hit that has normal damage, the sword will have guaranteed flinch on the third hit (if the target is flinch-able).

- For every sword with a status, the sword's range temporarily increase when hitting an enemy that has that status inflicted.

- For every sword with a projectile (Winmillion, barbarous thorn blade), each projectile inflicts twice the damage if the swords makes contact with the enemy.

- For every sword with a wave attack (Brandish swords), each wave fired creates a temporary (1-2 second) area deny field that pushes away the enemy.

Armor/Helm....

- When ever a full set of armor is worn helm and armor (like jelly set), The armor's defense is boosted by 10%.

- When ever a full set is worn, the player gains one health pip.

- A piercing defense armor will reduce the offensive attack of a monster/target that attack the armor if the attack took less then 5 health pips.

- ETC...

What we really need is a way we can effectively modify our gear for different uses without breaking the game. A game like TRANSISTOR taught me there are so many ways to modify a skill, all we need is our imagination and TESTING/BALANCING.

Well we don't have to create a finish product. We can make it so that this is more of an extension modification system and is not a core base gameplay. Exactly like how punch works, these new modifications can be added in slowly. Take warframe for example, it's an mmo but all of it's gears can be modified. The difference between warframes system and this system i am suggesting is that warframe's modification system is base on core gameplay, while mines is just an extension that players need not get involved with (like the battle sprites) in order to be a good player.

you don't just add reverse knockback to guns, you know. once that is implemented, it creates a whole new meta, mainly supernova shot followed by brandish charge, then another shot to get what is left. any minor change to something can have huge ripercussion to how players play.

let me cite two of transistor's supportive funcions.
first up, get(). it can be attached to any function (try jaunt(), got me surprised) and works in synergy with any short ranged attack. if I use get() on something, I usually follow up by sending things flying, but you can use any short ranged attack and get great results with it.
what about switch()? I found it's very useful (and very funny) to pair it up with any AoE attack and watch as a bunch of enemies gets killed by their own allies, or use it on a weed and heal myself. or you can target one enemy and use it as support for your attack, or as a distraction while you mask() or jaunt() away.

look at all the text I wrote only talking about two supportive functions. point is, minor changes on how things work can have huge impact on the strategies you can build around a weapon or a style of play. and remember, all these *should* be balanced with one another, otherwise the game becomes "use this strategy to win everything or do things the "hard way"".

that being said, jaunt(crash(), purge()) is still broken beyond recognition.

"you don't just add reverse knockback to guns,.... mainly supernova shot followed by brandish charge"

Meh....Maybe that will happen, maybe it will not. It was just an example. There can be lots of different ideas you will agree with and many you do not. I'm sure yo don't agree with everything that is in sk, you play the game anyway. This means there are some things you do like. In the end if this idea was implemented, there will be a lot of things players don't agree with, but also a lot of things players do agree with. But we can all agree if this were to suit our tastes where everything was balanced, it would be a good update to sk.

@Jenovasforumchar:

I like your idea, it seems simple and is basically copying the gun update with the variety of pulsars and blasters. It a good idea.

I love your idea, Snarby-Slasher, but it would require a LOT of work... Also, it should be a BIT easier to get... But otherwise, +1000 from me. Maybe you should use the materials used for the weapons you are fusing, combined into a lot of materials required. Otherwise, remember, +1000. And Bone-Blinder, they have an elemental autogun: the Pepperbox.

But pepperbox deals fire damage. Fire is elemental... Isn't it?