I received the orange tier 6 weapon for my tank a while ago but still haven't been able to use it because I cant upgrade it to at least level 9 (dammage from my blue weapon is still higher). I have seriously tried almost 40 times now with no luck. Right now it says there is a 10% chance to upgrade which is total BS. Fix the chance code so items can actually be upgraded
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Best solution could simply be to have items go up in partial levels (example 7.0 -> 7.1). The stats would remain the same but for each failure attempt you'd gain a permanent +10% upgrade chance. Thus a tier 0.1 item would have a base (99%) plus bonus (+10%) chance, meaning your second attempt at a level 0 item would always succeed. For a level 9 item, after 9 failures (@level 9.9) you'd have a base (10%) plus bonus (+90%) and thus have a guaranteed success. This would allow players to always feel like they're making progress, as even failures gain you some ground towards your next level. Whenever successful you'd reset your bonus (example: a success from leveling 2.3 to tier 3 will result in tier 3.0 and all bonus is lost).
As this idea would, statistically, reduce costs for upgrades there could be a necessary increase to the gem costs of each attempt to compensate. This increase wouldn't be huge and ideally would leave the average cost similar, however the proposal would reduce outliers (those with awful luck) from being miserable as a result.
Applause!!!
I have the same results with all epic or legendary items over level 8. I have tried at least 40-50 times on 3-4 different items and still can't get them to level 9 let alone lvl 10. I spend my time just farming heroic missions to get rungs and falling stars to just attempt to level items. With this as the only thing for me really left to do having the above system implemented would be awesome. Only change is that I think the current costs to upgrade are enough. As it is is you run out of materials very fast and the drop rate now in non heroic missions of emeralds and rubies are very slim and falling stars I have never seen in a non heroic mission after the patch.
It's random.
http://ggnbb.glu.com/showthread.php?50679-Item-Guide&p=85562#post85562
Runic Item Guide here:
http://ggnbb.glu.com/showthread.php?47298-Guide-to-new-Runic-items
DPH, Hero & Party level Guide
http://ggnbb.glu.com/showthread.php?53269-DPS-Hero-amp-Party-level-Guide
Runic item capabilities List ( By rewand )
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aon0kRu72Uj7dEtVUWVRQ0Nsd2FteUJqYUlrVkN1V0E&usp=sharing
you think thats bad you should try playing the mystery chest.. then times it by 3 different type of character class and you get frustration x3 trying to get that legendary item.. sitting here thinking should i spin for more legendary item or just upgrade my epic weapon instead of legendary
Specially when they charge for upgrading...
Okay this seems like of talking for takings sake. You are talking about a 40% chance failing more then 15 time, oh gosh no! That still leaves you with a 60% chance of fail. Your upgrade could fail 100 times, 500 time, 1000 times before succeeding that is the power of % chance and not malicious or broken coding. As for your possible but unlikely comment that is possible and not so unlikely welcome to chance. Your chances do not get better the more times you. Finally your "they charge" comment, at 40% they are charging what 500-700 coin, that isn't very much.
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40% chance of upgrade being successful.
So say you have a 10 sided dice to get a successful upgrade you would have to roll a 1, 2, 3, or a 4. That leaves a 6, 7, 8, 9, or a 10 which would mean a failed upgrade
The chance of failing a 40% upgrade 15 times in a row is .00047, or .047% (About 1 in 2000 chance). Even so, after you fail 15 times, there is still a 60% chance you'll fail on the 16th try.
Conversely, the chance of failing a 10% upgrade 20 times in a row is 12.1% or about 1 in 8. So good luck getting any sympathy for that one.
I agree that if 10 people say it takes longer than expected and one says it's fine, then the 10 may be right. The only flaw in that logic is that happy people don't typically post results on the internet....