First of all, i dont know why suddenly vf dev decided to change the set equipment by seperating it. Not just seperate, some of the 4 set equipment becomes single equipment. I know its cbt, changes are bound to be made but there are better option to look at for changes.
If this is a way to close the gap between new and old, it really does rigged the old players team setup, if not all, most of the cbt players. If these are the point of the recent patch update, my suggestions are as follows:
1. Instead of equipment seperations. Make a 2 piece bonus peak and a 4 piece bonus peak for the set equipment or a 2 piece, 3 piece and a 4 piece bonus peak without breaking the 4 set equipment pieces.
my reasoning:
By doing so, new players can have the benefit from the set equipment bonus partially and in the same time rebalancing the differences between old players that use 4 piece set equipment. The old players that work to get the set equipment deserve it. But with this update, u are pulling the leg of the older players. i myself dont have a 4 piece set equipment yet with the patch, those equipment, let it be weapons or armors. From usefull becomes useless.
2. forging in weapons forge, make forge weapon from the same rarity and type of weapons will yield same but higher level of weapon.
Example:
Forging 1: 2 x 1* mystic staff = 100% 2* mystic staff
Forging 2: 1* ranger bow & 1* mystic staff = 50% chance 2* ranger bow and 50% chance 2* mystic staff
Forging 3: 3 x 4* champion halberd + 4* ranger bow + 4* healer staff = 60% chance 5* champion halberd or 20% chance ranger bow or 20% chance healer staff
To simplify:
2* = 2 x 1* weapon (50% each)
3* = 3 x 2* weapon (33.3% each)
4* = 4 x 3* weapon (25% each)
5* = 5 x 4* weapon (20% each)
My reasoning:
To recude the unwanted weapons yield from weapon forging. The cost of forging 5* weapon is 100k, its a waste if the result weapons cant be use or unwanted or already have plenty of it.
3. Make shield useble for forging.
My reasoning:
As you all know, shield can be pull from a weapon ticket yet it cant be use in weapon forging. if shield is not a part of a weapon, remove it from weapon ticket pulls or make it available to use in weapon forge. main and off hand ticket is understandable since shield is a off-hanf equipment.
4. Make a weapons and armor gallery
My reasoning:
When u look at Heroes gallery, we can review and understand them easily. With weapons gallery, we know what weapons and armor out there. We dont have to waste gold and time investing on the wrong weapons. Plus, have an understanding on witch weapons and armor best for heroes. With this said, the "find it" button can be remove from the weapons/armor discription and be incorporated into the weapons/armor gallery.
i guess thats all from me at the moment. Thank you for reading and bare with my spelling or grammer. I hope that VF Dev will take this into consideration for a better friendly user game for the future.
P/S: did the encounter rate for a 3* equipment and heroes dropped in heroic stage???