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Summary:

New Void Shard Armor

New Void Shard Armor is fabled, and requires the tier 2 shard armor, a mold, and something like 6-12 void shards each. I'm betting the amount will increase on live.

+5 Base Spell Damage on Shoulders
+41 Crit Mit on set
+19 Spell Crit on set
+325 Spell Damage on set
5 Set bonus is a decent proc.
7 Set bonus adds +4 base spell/CA damage to Signet. Whats funny is that there are only 6 pieces, just like the void shard armor. (Oops!) ...Unless the Forearms are dropped or something.

Opinion: Decent , gotta look at how to get the molds and how challenging the content is. If there really is a 7th piece, the 4% base damage probably isn't enough to justify the whole set. You'll lose a ton of re-use, but the crit on the set is only 1 less than the 7 piece raid set, and you gain 105 spell damage over the raid set - which is kinda messed.

Revisted TSO Set Armor (Fabled)

Shoulders boosted to +6 Base Spell Damage
+2 Base Spell Damage added to Boots and Cuffs each
+2 Spell Crit Bonus on Helm and +1 on Pants
-2 more Hate gain on Pants and Hat
+1 more Crit on Gloves

So, some ok boosts here to offset the hostage nerf, the boots edge out the Guk boots, as they should have anyways. Guess that hat is ok if you don't have HoDD.

/discuss away

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Illuminator

Where does this shit get sold at?

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Oh shit I just had a memwipe, why is retarded uncle Roger still designing raids for this game again?
Some players might bot against encounters but it seems like he bots the encounter design!

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New stuff is on lavastorm docks. (test or test copy only, sorry if I wasnt clear on that)

The more I think about it, the better this set is than the TSO raid set. I was worried about losing re-use, but that's re-use from VP gear, so its not apples and oranges. The nerf to hostage makes it an easier choice.

The vibe I am getting is that the 7th piece (forearms) is dropped or something. Assuming this piece doesn't completely suck, it will make the decision pretty easy. You'll only need the TSO set if you can't survive an AE with +41 crit mit.

Plus, we (I) don't have access to 3 of the TSO pieces anyways yet.

So, if you only have T2 shoulders, you'll need 112 shards to get a full T2 set crafted-style.

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Revel

I like the Fabled upgrade. Aside from the poor robe, most of the pieces became a lot better choices. The hat is only a bit behind the HoDD, the feet finally beat out legendary armor for sure and the bracers may actually be better than the VP ones depending on your gear. The pants and gloves were upgraded but not enough to matter, but if you're fighting the higher level crit-mit encounters and need to have them on anyway, at least it's not as disappointing.

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destriel

coercer gear upgrades in 09: slightly less disappointing!

still makes me want to /wrists when i see em, but maybe with a sharper blade instead of that rusty old thing i was using before...

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Cloakntuna

Like the boots change. Still don't think I'd put the forearms on over the Lavachanneling Sleeves. Unsure about the shoulders though as they stand compared to the Tythus ones.

Apollodon

i think tythus shoulders will still be better if you dont have plasma already

but forearms i think tso set will be better depending on where your crit is, which might change with the proc nerfing coming

but i am in love with base damage
:-)

Pricia

Well I MUCH prefer the set bonuses of the new set, as I still don't really see the point of getting 7 pieces of the other one except for critical mitigation. Which is good as it should be much easier to get, but still messed up. I wish they'd get rid of those bonuses that only affect subjugation spells, considering how much our stuns and mezzes are useful in raids nowadays...

But overall I like the changes. Still unsure about the forearms also considering that I lack crit as it is, but they are ok I guess. Really like the boot changes. Gloves are still meh compared to Dark Mail Gauntlets. Rest is decent.

Thanks for posting!

Edit: didn't see you need the tier 2 shard armor. Yikes, guess I'd better start saving shards again I'd much rather just paying 30+ shards per piece than having to go through that to be honest. What a pain.

Apollodon

i cant see in the screenshot but is our t3 set like the wiz and lock and have the circlets as an option?

http://i42.tinypic.com/5u4imr.jpg

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I think we have an alternative hood, not sure if it will just be identical to the merchant one and just have a different look, or if there will be different stats. In any case we'll probably have to wait for them to be discovered in-game.

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