I'm running a Bladeforged 3 paladin/5 wizard/12 fighter build(and loving it), and slowly working my way through the epic levels. Problem is, I just hit 23 and am feeling like my weapons are inadequate.

I've been using an Aspect of Lighting II(lit2) greensteel greatsword as my main weapon.

As Bladeforged I get some decent bonuses for using a greatsword over an axe but it doesn't "break" the build if I go with something else. My Kensi focus is heavy blades so I am trying to stick with bastard swords or greatswords, though I may re-spec if greataxes are all I can find.

I just pulled out my fully-upgraded Cleaver, Hewer of Suffering, which I'm going to try to use for the +15 PRR, but I'm wondering if there's anything better.

Keep in mind, I'm at 23, and looking for more/better weapons to use next life in the 20-23 range. Telling me to get a fully-upgraded ML28 TF weapon is not exactly helpful...

Tier 0 TFs seem kind of pointless, like even my greensteel should out DPS that.

What about Tier 1? I'd be ML24 but I seem to recall from a few lives ago that my Tier 1s were doing pretty nice.

Of course that still leaves me hanging for 20-23

noamineo wrote on Mar 9^th, 2015 at 12:27pm:


A basic thunderforged weapon is unbound, min lvl 22 and has the metalline property and a purple slot for a useful augment. Better than GS.

Gringo wrote on Mar 9^th, 2015 at 12:33pm:


Decontructor = ML 28.. might as well fully upgrade the TF if your going to slot that shit..

noamineo wrote on Mar 9^th, 2015 at 1:19pm:

For that 20-30 dr? 
When you are doing 10k crits, that really makes a difference.

I wouldn't worry so much about levels 20-23... You should be level 24 before you even realize you forgot you still had some crappy heroic level thing equipped.

I would think Esos WITH fort bypass from black just barely keeps the pace with tier 2 TF, due to fortification of mobs / bosses we fight these days.

I like Citw falchion, just because.

Craft an alchemical greatsword, May be a bit hard tho if you dont have a good buddy to duo with. But without a doub the best weapon at the lv range you want.
Same goes for shield. Just get a bot/ friend to stay in instance 2, so you dont have to spend time run thru it when rerun. Get another buddy to duo with you, should get the raid done in 10 min each. HN for MA and EN for LOB. Every 5. Good luck. But those raids are fun to run so have fun as well

korinter wrote on Mar 9^th, 2015 at 5:15pm:


I may also make that my mission Alchemical would be a baller ETR twink weapon!

Noamineo,

My advice is jump onto wiki and scan through the named two handers in the level range you want.
See if anything is reasonably accessible.

SoS is a long term goal, nothing more.  eSoS is almost mythical in its drop rates, so I wouldn't be relying on building around it.

Then look at crafted items too if you have the mats.
TF tier 0 and 1 are pretty good bang for buck (I think you said in another post that you had these mats).

The Cannith Challenge stuff is ok for late heroics, but lack the Epic damage die step. if you already have the mats.

tbh, if those options don't yield anything, I would simply pick up a decent RanGen weapon off the AH/ASAH.
It'll cost you nothing, take zero time and be 90% as effective as one of the uber items.

And levels 20-23 go by real quick and aren't that challenging that it requires uber gear.
You can then focus more on playing and less on grinding.

Nothing wrong with hoping for an eSoS by running VON6 occasionally, but grinding for it because you feel you need it would be soul destroying.

That's my ten cents worth.

Lelouch wrote on Mar 9^th, 2015 at 9:43pm:


Given Noamineo doesn't have an SOS, let alone an eSOS and the chance of him getting one these days is 1 in 10,000,000, was this just a chance for you to say, 'Hey I've got two eSOS's"?    

Yobai wrote on Mar 10^th, 2015 at 12:46am:


You're right, I completely forgot that they could be upgraded to 20.
Never bothered to upgrade and it's been awhile.   

I hated farming that stuff, but if you can find a good group I suppose you could knock out enough stuff in a few hours (would be more than 2-3 hrs fir me).   

noamineo wrote on Mar 9^th, 2015 at 12:27pm:


Well, on one server i have a +6 keen III falchion with some crappy suffix. Its (epic weapon) and ml 20. base dmg is is 3[2d4] due to epicness and keen III (maybe its keeny IV, i cant recall). With icy burst it cud be made ml 16. An ml 16 epic +6 scimitar with a "stacking deadly" on it if you will. I like the look of it, tho never used it. Due to having esos, ofc.

Whats the lesson then? Look for crazy random named two handed stuff on AH or shard house. look at the 16-22 (maybe some1 alrdy ice bursted it, which means its gonna be expensive prolly) list, im sure you will eventually find something to ur liking.

EDIT: Also, you could just give up greatsword for 20-23 and use greataxe from cannith challanges. It has greater incineration (5% proc of 300-350 fire dmg) and metaline with red slot on tier 3.