The T3 Void Shard Armor Equation
Ok, I hopped over to Test and got the scoop on how the T3 Void Shard Armor seems to work.
There are two NPCs:
- Assilus Poisonbolt <Elemental Pattern Quartermaster>
- Borden Chargehammer <Elite Void Shard Armor Quartermaster>
As you run the new x2 Raid Zone “The Ward of Elements”, one or more Molds will drop from raid bosses. To buy your T3 Void Shard Armor Pattern from Assilus, you must have the necessary Mold and the requisite number of Void Shards.
Borden will take your Pattern and the requisite T2 Void Shard Armor piece and turn it into a T3 Void Shard Armor piece.
For instance, I run the x2 Raid Zone and I get my Boot Mold. I give the Boot Mold and 5 Void Shards to Assilus and he gives me a Boot Pattern in exchange. Then I turn to Borden and I turn in my T2 Boots and the Boot Pattern and he gives me my brand spanking new T3 Boots. I do see how this could confuse people. The simplest way to explain it is with this chart:
T3 Void Shard Armor
8 Void Shards + Head Mold + T2 Head -> T3 Head
10 Void Shards + Chest Mold + T2 Chest -> T3 Chest
12 Void Shards + Shoulder Mold + T2 Shoulder -> T3 Shoulder
5 Void Shards + Gloves Mold + T2 Gloves -> T3 Gloves
8 Void Shards + Legs Mold + T2 Legs -> T3 Legs
5 Void Shards + Boots Mold + T2 Boots -> T3 Boots
But we’re not done yet. All of the T3 Void Shard Armor Sets have a 7 piece bonus, meaning you’ll have to get the Bracers somewhere. Note that some armor sets have multiple items of the same slot listed in the “set”. Coercer and Illusionist for instance have 2 headpieces they can choose from.
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topfin
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Any chance you could post some of the new T3 items so we can see the stats.
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Topfin
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nm found post on test fourms with screen shots.
http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=444933
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Feldon
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Sorry I’m late on getting screen shots of the new T3 Void Shard Armor up. Check em out!
http://fanfaire08.feldoncentral.com/2009/03/03/t3-void-shard-armor-screen-shots/
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Grump
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A lot of the gear sets have been posted in the class sub forums over at EQ2Flames. From what I have seen it is really decent gear for the part-time, casual or new raider and will help them get the critical mitigation needed for even the easiest of TSO 4x raid zones.
The total shard cost may be too high for some players, although the quality of the gear is slightly below the current TSO set pieces so spending the extra 45+ shards may be worth it for the players who can’t get in to a 4x raid consistently.
To give you an idea, the best item across all the sets is the shoulders, even dedicated raiders use the T1/T2 shoulder patterns until they can beat Zarrakon or Mynzak. The the final finished shoulder piece will cost a total of 54 Void Shards in the end.
Personally, I am happy that they are adding new raid content and I hope it’s as challenging as current content so there are more goals to accomplish. The guild that I am in is an Avatar killing guild and we are pretty close to finishing all of the instanced and contested raid content for TSO.
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Feldon
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The x4 TSO pattern raid gear is being upgraded substantially.
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Grump
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As for Inquisitors, our 4x upgrade I wouldn’t call it substantial at all. It’s actually mediocer, we get another “reactive” heal proc with up to three triggers on a target, that is a lotto heal at best. Don’t get me wrong, I am all for improving the gear, I just don’t see it as useful. A direct heal or heal over time proc or a ward would be better.
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