Hello!
Starting my first real playthrough of the game and I'm curious about the importance of Runes of Fortunes. Is it worth it to stick the Rune available from Black Emporium into Varric's armor early on? Will there be things worth having in the end to buy for the money? Should I make more Runes and fill up other rune slots? Can I remove the runes and transfer them to better equipment later on?
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Rune of Fortune
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#3
Posté 12 novembre 2011 - 12:07
Relix28
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Everything you need to know about RoF's can be found in this thread. social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/308/index/6741488 (scroll down a couple of posts for the FAQ)
EDIT: ninja'd (I always get ninja'd lol)
EDIT: ninja'd (I always get ninja'd lol)
Modifié par Relix28, 12 novembre 2011 - 12:08 .
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Posté 12 novembre 2011 - 12:11
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It is all in the wristRelix28 wrote...
EDIT: ninja'd (I always get ninja'd lol)
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Posté 12 novembre 2011 - 12:26
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caradoc2000 wrote...
It is all in the wristRelix28 wrote...
EDIT: ninja'd (I always get ninja'd lol)
lol true. I guess I should start wrist practicing more or something.
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Posté 12 novembre 2011 - 09:04
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Yes, I did read that guide. Is that the only truth then?
Is the guide better than the alternative and are there things worth buying in the endgame?
Is the guide better than the alternative and are there things worth buying in the endgame?
#8
Posté 12 novembre 2011 - 09:30
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'Worth buying' is so very personal concept.
Myself, I rarely bother with RoF. Even playing normally, you get enough money to buy several high-end items (and the regular loot is quite good actually). However, if you are a shopaholic, the guide tells you the exact benefits of RoF and how to gain access early on. At the very least, you can make a more educated decision on whether or not to go-a-fortuning.
Another point is whether or not you have access to the items DLCs. They contain several very good items most of which scale to level.
Myself, I rarely bother with RoF. Even playing normally, you get enough money to buy several high-end items (and the regular loot is quite good actually). However, if you are a shopaholic, the guide tells you the exact benefits of RoF and how to gain access early on. At the very least, you can make a more educated decision on whether or not to go-a-fortuning.
Another point is whether or not you have access to the items DLCs. They contain several very good items most of which scale to level.
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Posté 12 novembre 2011 - 10:43
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Optimal equipment late-game and just in general will almost always be the armour and weapons from the item packs and various dlc drops (especially you get them late-game). So if you have the dlc you can save lots of money.
The exception to this is either cross-class setups (e.g. robe wearing archers/warriors with up to +48% fire/electricity damage) and mages should they decide to go staff shopping. More alternative builds (e.g. equipping the helm of a thousand battles for extra survivability) may also have additional costs. I don't think maker's kiss is very optimal now compared to bard's honour so rogues don't have any need to buy expensive weapons; and almost all the good late game weapons for warriors are from drops (assuming you go elemental rather than physical).
This means that the only things that really need to be bought are accessories; and the itempacks/dlc provide lots of that for your companions already. However, there are several more expensive accessories in the game which can be quite a hassle to afford if you wish (to be greedy) and get optimal equipment for all your companions as well (rather than just using the best random drops etc). Also, having more money means you can get access to them earlier (e.g. buying all the end-game equipment straight into act 3 rather than having to scrounge around through barrels for moth-eaten scarves).
In terms of end-game equipment which needs to be bought in act 2, the puzzlering of the black fox is one of the best (~80g) and affording that as well as the etched ring of the twins (~80g) (decent but not quite as amazing as the etched ring from legacy) as well as the various other expenses can be hard without either doing some the dlc earlier or using RoFs.
If you have an idea in mind of the end-game equipment you want you can sort of gauge how much money you need for it all. With all the items from the dlc (and the coin you get from them), it's pretty easy to get enough money to afford everything worth getting without runes.
But if you want to be loaded and able to buy potions/runes/anything or just buy all the good stuff earlier you might as well use RoFs - elemental resist runes are only really worth it in very few fights.
The exception to this is either cross-class setups (e.g. robe wearing archers/warriors with up to +48% fire/electricity damage) and mages should they decide to go staff shopping. More alternative builds (e.g. equipping the helm of a thousand battles for extra survivability) may also have additional costs. I don't think maker's kiss is very optimal now compared to bard's honour so rogues don't have any need to buy expensive weapons; and almost all the good late game weapons for warriors are from drops (assuming you go elemental rather than physical).
This means that the only things that really need to be bought are accessories; and the itempacks/dlc provide lots of that for your companions already. However, there are several more expensive accessories in the game which can be quite a hassle to afford if you wish (to be greedy) and get optimal equipment for all your companions as well (rather than just using the best random drops etc). Also, having more money means you can get access to them earlier (e.g. buying all the end-game equipment straight into act 3 rather than having to scrounge around through barrels for moth-eaten scarves).
In terms of end-game equipment which needs to be bought in act 2, the puzzlering of the black fox is one of the best (~80g) and affording that as well as the etched ring of the twins (~80g) (decent but not quite as amazing as the etched ring from legacy) as well as the various other expenses can be hard without either doing some the dlc earlier or using RoFs.
If you have an idea in mind of the end-game equipment you want you can sort of gauge how much money you need for it all. With all the items from the dlc (and the coin you get from them), it's pretty easy to get enough money to afford everything worth getting without runes.
But if you want to be loaded and able to buy potions/runes/anything or just buy all the good stuff earlier you might as well use RoFs - elemental resist runes are only really worth it in very few fights.
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Posté 12 novembre 2011 - 11:55
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Right.. I do have access to the DLCs including the two item packs so I guess it seems like there isn't an absolute need but I guess I will slap a rune into Varric's armor after reading through the opinions/advices here in the thread.
Thanks for the input!
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Thanks for the input!
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