Spiral Knights - about heating.

about heating.

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Mon, 03/10/2014 - 07:33

Hujiwara

first, sorry if i add wrong place for this topic, i just want to ask something.
i will give 2 conditions (example).

codition 1.
i have tempered calibur with lv 5 heat.
then i want to upgrade to ascended calibur.
now i have lv 1 tempered calibur.

condition 2.
i have tempered calibur with lv 10 heat(lvl max).
then i want to upgrade to ascended calibur.
now, i have lv 1 tempered calibur.

so, my question, are the damage of lv 1 tempered calibur for condition 1 and condition 2 different?

thanks before, hehe.

Mon, 03/10/2014 - 08:01

Krakob

Nope. They're the same. Tempered Calibur and Ascended Calibur are separate and the only way the former can affect how the latter turns out is if you have a UV that you transfer.

Mon, 03/10/2014 - 08:04

Shadowstarkirby

They are not different.

If you choose to upgrade them both to 4*, regardless of what level they are at when you choose to upgrade them, their damage will be the exact same, both being 4* Lv 1 Ascended Caliburs.

Ideally, you'll want to upgrade 3* to 4* gear as soon as you're able to; at Lv 5.

Mon, 03/10/2014 - 08:48

Hujiwara

sorrry wrong condition,

sorrry wrong condition, hahaha

codition 1.
i have tempered calibur with lv 5 heat.
then i want to upgrade to ascended calibur.
now i have lv 1 ascended calibur

condition 2.
i have tempered calibur with lv 10 heat(lvl max).
then i want to upgrade to ascended calibur.
now, i have lv 1 ascended calibur.

so, my question, are the damage of lv 1 ascended calibur for condition 1 and condition 2 different?

Mon, 03/10/2014 - 09:02

Shadowstarkirby

Again...

They are not different. *points to previous post*

Mon, 03/10/2014 - 09:13

Hujiwara

so, in condition 2, even the

so, in condition 2, even the tempered calibur is lv 10, its useless when upgrading to ascended calibur? so better, i only heating tempered till lv 5 then upgrade to ascended calibur?

sorry i too much ask, hehe

btw thanks shadow and krakob.

Mon, 03/10/2014 - 09:34

Shadowstarkirby

No problem!

Yesh, the damage Lv 10 has over Lv 5 is "lost" in a sense when you upgrade it to 4*. I wouldn't say the Lv 10 Tempered is useless per se, it's stronger than the Lv 5 Tempered, but it's pointless and not an efficient way of using your Glowing Fire Crystals, because again, there's no difference in either sword's damage when they're upgraded to 4*.

Simply put, as soon as you hit Lv 5 with any of your 3* gear, go ahead and upgrade to 4* as soon as you're able to.

Mon, 03/10/2014 - 09:56

Flowchart

if you have lots of crystals you might want to heat it to level 10 anyway, just for more chances at a forge box.

Mon, 03/10/2014 - 12:26

Bopp

wiki pages

Read the wiki page "Crafting", and in particular the section "Upgrading". Or read the wiki page "Heat". This is all explained.

There is a reason not to heat your 3-star items beyond heat level 5: It takes time and fire crystals.

On the other hand, there is a reason to heat them beyond level 5: You get more chances at Forge Prize Boxes. I have tons of 3-star fire crystals and heat itself is never a problem, so I heat my 3-star items all the way to heat level 10, just for this chance.

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