Armor: Weighting & Tier Upgrades

[nocturnix]

I love being able to customize and upgrade armor in GS one of the very cool and unique features of the game. Slowly they have made improvements to usability of items that are mid-upgrade. For example now you can use pieces that are mid enchant, etc.

However I still find it a little cumbersome that in order to upgrade an armor most efficiently you need to do every step in stages and there is alot of waiting until you can finally use your armor. For example:

I am working on some Mana Armor. Which i bought OTS and have been slowly enchanting up. I am just a few days away from the final +50 cast and I have my tier upgrade scrolls ready. But if i upgrade the tier of my Mana Armor doesnt that make padding more expensive? However, if I had say HCP added with premium points, the tier upgrade would still cost the same. So I could potentially save alot of $$ by waiting to use my tier upgrades until my padding is done. So as soon as i finish that 10x cast, as bad as I want to up the tier of my armor, i should probably wait until my padding is done... right?

And therein lies the dilema. I am not asking to change it, just observing. Or maybe I am wrong and there is a better way in terms of order of upgrade operations on scripted armor like this?

[Red]

I used premium points to add HCP to the 4x version and then enchanted

[nocturnix]

Did you use premie points for enchant too?

Because adding HCP before enchanting is not a good order. :) Unless you have a beastly enchanter.

[rolfard]

10 CER is only another 100 penalty (cer^2)

[Nephelem]

If you intend to Sanctify and Ensorcell it, you should probably hold off on the certs until those services are done. Mana infused adds -70/-70/-140/-200/-200 to difficulty by tier. The +50 should be around 250 difficulty, then 70 for up to Tier 1 unlock on the mana-infused script. Add HCP via PP and you will be around 425 total difficulty. I would then deal with Sanctify since it is more expensive to come by compared to ensorcell right now, S5 for sure, holy fire flares if you are a completionist. So that puts you at 525-575 difficulty. Then T5 Ensorcell, requiring some suffusion most likely, or potions, for T3-5. Only then at 775-825 difficulty would I use the unlock certs on the script. After that you pad forever and pray they never add another players service that goes on armor lol.

[Lavastene]

I used premium points to add HCP to the 4x version and then enchanted
This is the way.

I've done this with 2 sets of armor and looking to do it with a third.

[Alashir]

This is all good info.

[nocturnix]

Just casted my final enchant cast. My first +50 project completed!

I might want to wait to tier up due to ensorscell. Gotta check difficulty on my 70 sorc. At least maybe then i can get to t1 or t2 with my sorc before having to pay someone with a higher bonus to bring it to full T5. Then add HCP after that?

dont think i plan on getting them sancted or other major services, maybe some flares or something eventually not sure.