New Enhancement Mechanics Pt.1
In this update, Nexon KR has implemented a "failstack" system to enhancement. Essentially, each time you fail enhancement on an item, it will gradually fill a meter on the enhancement UI. As that meter increases, your success rate goes up. If you are unlucky enough to max the meter, your next enhancement will have a 100% success chance.
The catch to this system is that it is tied to the item, not your character (to prevent abuse, no doubt). Due to this, a companion feature has been added to this, so that you can re-enable the ability to enhance a restored item. Should you fail the enhancement on that item again, you can simply restore it again. You can do this infinitely so long as your AP and supplies hold up, until you reach +15. You cannot restore the enhancement feature on a +15 item. The only other catch is that you can only re-enable enhancement on Rare rank items (those with orange names).
The ability to re-enable enhancement on an item is separate from restoring it with AP. You must first restore it with AP to be able to re-enable enhancement on it. This process costs an Enhancement Rune of any type, a Rare rank version of whichever primary essence your item uses, a few Damascus Steel, and a Rare rank secondary mat or two, depending on what the item is. The mats it will ask for are:
For Weapons:
* A Stable and Perfect
OR
* A Keen and Lightweight
For Chests or Legs:
* A Smooth
For Helms, Boots, or Gauntlets:
* A Solid
For Shields or Giant Shields:
* A Solid
In cases where there are two possible mats requested, the game will pick one at random, and you must provide those.
Now, "a few Damascus Steel" is vague, and what even is Damascus Steel, anyway? Damascus Steel is a new material, used solely for re-enabling enhancement on items. It can be bought in the seal shop for 80 Seals of Bravery, in the PVP Competition Exchange Shop for 200 seals, or obtained as a rare drop in a raid. You also get five when you hit Lv.100, so that is generous of them.
The amount of Damascus Steel required to re-enable enhancement on an item varies by its required level, and its enhancement level. These values are as follows:
[table2 width="500px"]
[title]Weapon Reforge Material Costs[/title]
[head]
[cell color="#E3C765" text-align="center"]Item Level[/cell]
[cell color="#E3C765" text-align="center"]Enhancement[/cell]
[cell color="#E3C765" text-align="center"]Damascus Steel[/cell]
[/head]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]90[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+10[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]3[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]90[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+11[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]4[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]90[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+12[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]6[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]90[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+13[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]9[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]90[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+14[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]12[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell background="transparent" color="transparent"].[/cell]
[cell background="transparent" color="transparent"].[/cell]
[cell background="transparent" color="transparent"].[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]95[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+10[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]5[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]95[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+11[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]6[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]95[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+12[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]9[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]95[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+13[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]14[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]95[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+14[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]18[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell background="transparent" color="transparent"].[/cell]
[cell background="transparent" color="transparent"].[/cell]
[cell background="transparent" color="transparent"].[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]100[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+10[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]12[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]100[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+11[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]22[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]100[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+12[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]34[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]100[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+13[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]46[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]100[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+14[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]60[/cell]
[/row]
[/table2]
[table2 width="500px"]
[title]Armor/Shield Reforge Material Costs[/title]
[head]
[cell color="#E3C765" text-align="center"]Item Level[/cell]
[cell color="#E3C765" text-align="center"]Enhancement[/cell]
[cell color="#E3C765" text-align="center"]Damascus Steel[/cell]
[/head]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]90[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+10[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]1[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]90[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+11[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]2[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]90[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+12[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]4[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]90[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+13[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]6[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]90[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+14[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]7[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell background="transparent" color="transparent"].[/cell]
[cell background="transparent" color="transparent"].[/cell]
[cell background="transparent" color="transparent"].[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]95[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+10[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]2[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]95[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+11[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]3[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]95[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+12[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]6[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]95[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+13[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]9[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]95[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+14[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]11[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell background="transparent" color="transparent"].[/cell]
[cell background="transparent" color="transparent"].[/cell]
[cell background="transparent" color="transparent"].[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]100[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+10[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]8[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]100[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+11[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]12[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]100[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+12[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]18[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]100[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+13[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]26[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="center"]100[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+14[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]34[/cell]
[/row]
[/table2]
The other part of this update is the "failstack" mechanism itself. Each time you fail an enhancement on an item, the meter fills and the success chance rises, until you succeed. Once you succeed (or derank it with a Destruction Safeguard Rune...) this meter will reset. The rate that it fills at depends on the enhancement level you are currently at. Fortunately this time, there is no scaling based on item level.
In the tables below, I will list the bonus success chance you get at each failstack count and enhancement level. The +10 column refers to +10s attempting +11, and so on up through to +14s attempting +15. The impression given is that these are flat values added to the base enhancement rate, not a multiplied bonus. (EX: A 25% base would go to 27% from a +2% bonus.)
[table2 width="500px"]
[title]Weapon Success Chance Scaling[/title]
[head]
[cell color="#E3C765" text-align="center"]Fail Count[/cell]
[cell color="#E3C765" text-align="center"]+10[/cell]
[cell color="#E3C765" text-align="center"]+11[/cell]
[cell color="#E3C765" text-align="center"]+12[/cell]
[cell color="#E3C765" text-align="center"]+13[/cell]
[cell color="#E3C765" text-align="center"]+14[/cell]
[/head]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]1 Fail[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+2%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+2%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+2%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+2%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+2%[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]2 Fails[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+5%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+5%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+5%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+5%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+5%[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]3 Fails[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+7%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+7%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+7%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+7%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+7%[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]4 Fails[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]100%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+10%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+10%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+10%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+10%[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]5 Fails[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+12%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+12%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+12%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+12%[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]6 Fails[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]100%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+15%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+15%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+15%[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]7 Fails[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+18%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+18%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+18%[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]8 Fails[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]100%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+20%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+20%[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]9 Fails[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+25%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+25%[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]10 Fails[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]100%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+30%[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]11 Fails[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+35%[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]12 Fails[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]100%[/cell]
[/row]
[/table2]
[table2 width="500px"]
[title]Armor/Shield Success Chance Scaling[/title]
[head]
[cell color="#E3C765" text-align="center"]Fail Count[/cell]
[cell color="#E3C765" text-align="center"]+10[/cell]
[cell color="#E3C765" text-align="center"]+11[/cell]
[cell color="#E3C765" text-align="center"]+12[/cell]
[cell color="#E3C765" text-align="center"]+13[/cell]
[cell color="#E3C765" text-align="center"]+14[/cell]
[/head]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]1 Fail[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+2%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+2%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+2%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+2%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+2%[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]2 Fails[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+5%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+5%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+5%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+5%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+5%[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]3 Fails[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+10%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+10%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+10%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+10%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+10%[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]4 Fails[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]100%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+13%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+13%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+13%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+13%[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]5 Fails[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]100%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+15%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+15%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+15%[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]6 Fails[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]100%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+18%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+18%[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]7 Fails[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]100%[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]+20%[/cell]
[/row]
[row]
[cell text-align="right" padding="0 36px 0 0"]8 Fails[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]-[/cell]
[cell text-align="center"]100%[/cell]
[/row]
[/table2]