Chapter 28: Chapter 27: First Boss Monster Hunting, Part VI (1/2)
Chapter 28: Chapter 27: First Boss Monster Hunting, Part VI
Foreword: This is RED, and I'm calling shenanigans on some of you who are complaining about his fight and his weapon, because you ain't done the math.
We don't know the effect of AGI on attack speed or dodge percentage. Likely, it's just reflected in his melee defense… that's it! And since he's still getting hit, obviously it isn't high enough!
We know 10 Str =+1 damage. So, his 1200 Str is +120 damage.
Equipping that Greatsword gave him +100 damage. That's equal to +1000 more Strength. PLUS...it has higher crit chance, crit damage, and armor penetration, which his normal attacks wouldn't have.
So, basic math: x dmg, + 120, at 100% speed; or x damage, +220, +Armor Penetration, crit stuff, at 75% speed (or, net +165 dmg + kickers).
Doing the math, which weapon would YOU bring to a fight? Righto. The only thing which would skew it is just how high the base damage is. Which, we don't know...but a Greatsword has to be higher than a fist, right?
Now, the boss. No, we don't know the Health of the Boss, other then it's a boss, and health is ridiculous in this game. BUT… we do know it has armor, and regenerates, and normally takes four people to kill.
How many people with greatswords is our MC equal to?
Two. Yes, that's it. Two. Because the greatsword is +100 damage, and half his damage all by itself! His monster stats...are just like adding another greatsword, maybe.
So he's one man, attacking like two people, on a four man boss. He's being carried by high attack skill and more Vit then is proper at his level, and melee def and VIT high enough to mitigate some damage.
Special Note: The reason he's not using a spear or halberd is because he hasn't encountered one yet, and for some reason, spears are Rank 4 weapons, and Greatswords, pretty much the last of the swords to be invented, are rank 2… So they aren't going to drop easily.
Yeah, we're looking for him to start using a spear, too.
Just be aware that having 1000 AGI doesn't necessarily make him 100x faster and harder to hit then a normal person. Pretty sure as far as fighting goes, all it does is buff Melee Defense and some attack speed… and those are right there on his Stat Menu!
On with our story, as our MC scrabbles for his japtem...
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Translator: HunterW
Editor: RED
Just as there was a difference in colors between item Ranks, there was also a difference in the value of the ranks. For example, while there wasn't much of a gap in value between Rank 1, 2 and 3 items, the gap between the values of Rank 3 and 4 items was much larger. The same went for values between Rank 4 - 5, and Rank 6 - 7.
That was why finding an item of at least Rank 4 was pretty encouraging and lucky.
The belt shining with blue light meant that it had a Rank of 4-6.
”I don't expect a Rank 6. I'll be more than satisfied with a Rank 5. It's an accessory at that. They're the most expensive, and hardest to find of all equipment types.”
I bent down and picked up the shining blue belt.
”Item check!”
[Red Orc Tribe's Ruby Encrusted Belt (Rank 6)
The red orc tribe's most valued gemstone is the red ruby. The Red Orc tribe believes that they are born from rubies and that they return to the rubies upon death. The nobler and stronger members of the tribe have their master craftsmen select the rubies of the highest quality for their use.
A master craftsman of the Red Orc tribe has crafted this belt with the utmost care.
Attack speed increase by 5%
STR increase by 200
VIT increase by 200
Accuracy increase by 3.7%
Critical chance increase by 2.4%, critical damage increase by 80%
Fire magic resistance increase by 12%
Regenerate Health increased by 50 points
MDEF increase by 150]
”Wow!”
This was the first blue item that I found since my return, and I didn't expect to get a Rank 6 at all. A Rank 5 would have been just as awesome.
Besides, this was a low-grade dungeon. Who would have expected a Rank 6? I stood there, mouth wide open, as I read the Rank 6 tag next to the belt's name.
In my past life, I did get to use a Rank 6 item, even though it was only a piece of armor.
I never got to use, let alone see, Rank 4 or 5 blue accessories. Out of all types of equipment, accessories were the rarest, which made them the most expensive.
A small, common accessory would be much more expensive than a weapon of the same rank.
In my case, when I was trying to find a piece of equipment to raise my fire magic, I had no choice but to choose a weapon over an accessory.
”Should…there be so many abilities on the belt?”
The belt was practically filled to the brim with different abilities.
”The STR and VIT boosts aside, the accuracy and the critical rate are higher than that of my greatsword. A belt is stronger than a greatsword! It even increases my critical damage by 80%!”
The boss I had just fought had a tremendous amount of health, and had a passive ability that slowly regenerated his health when he took damage.
Having high critical rate and critical damage were going to be vital in fighting bosses. Normal physical damage wasn't going to be enough.