1625 and Weighting

[Elgrim]

I've seen mixed information and am trying to get clarification. Based on the wiki a weapon bonded by a paladin will cease to flare if it is weighted beyond HCW or HDW. Other comments I have seen refer to weighting actually decreasing the occurrence of those flares. So SWCW might lower the flare rate by a percentage. Is there any confirmation for or against this argument?

[bunnymustdie]

I've seen mixed information and am trying to get clarification. Based on the wiki a weapon bonded by a paladin will cease to flare if it is weighted beyond HCW or HDW. Other comments I have seen refer to weighting actually decreasing the occurrence of those flares. So SWCW might lower the flare rate by a percentage. Is there any confirmation for or against this argument?

From my personal experience with my 5 CER weighted lance, it doesn't feel like it flares less than a sanctified weapon with no weighting. If it actually does flare less, it's not by a perceptible amount to me. The flares do hit for less, though. I tend to see 5-15 damage flares on that lance, and 20+ ones become very rare compared to an unweighted weapon. For reference this is on a paladin with 24 ranks in religion, and no other lores.

[Elgrim]

Thanks. I did get some response on Discord to the question, it is pretty much agreed that weighting in general lessens the flares. Which makes me a sad panda.

[Stanley Burrell]

Thanks. I did get some response on Discord to the question, it is pretty much agreed that weighting in general lessens the flares. Which makes me a sad panda.

Er, wish I had seen that Q getting A'd on Discord.

So wait, hold on – My 15 crit-CER'd morning star flares less, even though it's got GEF, because of the weighting..? That is some crap. Which makes me a sad panda as well:

[Alashir]

Er, wish I had seen that Q getting A'd on Discord.

So wait, hold on – My 15 crit-CER'd morning star flares less, even though it's got GEF, because of the weighting..? That is some crap. Which makes me a sad panda as well:

This seems like such an odd mechanic to have for a class that's all about hitting as hard as possible.

[time4fun]

Er, wish I had seen that Q getting A'd on Discord.

So wait, hold on – My 15 crit-CER'd morning star flares less, even though it's got GEF, because of the weighting..? That is some crap. Which makes me a sad panda as well:

No...

Weighting only affects guiding light flares
Your GEF weapon is unaffected

[Alashir]

Does 1625 work on UAC wraps? It'd be neat to see a freak paladin with 234234234 flares on UAC which do very well without weighting.

[Orthin]

Does 1625 work on UAC wraps? It'd be neat to see a freak paladin with 234234234 flares on UAC which do very well without weighting.

I don't think it works for UAC gear

[Alashir]

I don't think it works for UAC gear

Bummer

[Elgrim]

Correct, you cannot bond to gloves/gauntlets/handwraps just like you cannot weapon specialize in them. If UAC wasn't so good already I'd think this would need to change, but meh.

Now, what should change is cobbling should have the ability to produce perfect boots/handwraps so it can finally be useful and that would open up a whole new market for UAC gear.