Can someone explain this about weapon runes to me.

[Galaksee]

I have a weapon that says, Runes: 2.. I'm assuming that should mean that it can equip 2 runes but it only has a slot for one. Something doesn't add up.

[DickyDiscord]

There's more quest items you have turn in before they unlock I think. It'll work once they have been.

[DeadByDefault]

In order to equip a second rune, you need to find the chipped tablet and bring it to Gerlinde. This will expand her merchant inventory and allow you to slot a second rune into your weapons.

[Taddy Mason]

there are 3 tablets in all and you have to bring them to her in the correct order in order to unlock all 3 runes, but spoilers:

If you get all 3, you can give the 3rd to Sparky to free him for that achievement and get the ability to upgrade your gear and equip runes as Vestiges. however, if you do that, Gerlinde gets very upset at you and doubles the prices on everything in her shop.

[Khryst]

Originally posted by Taddy Mason:

there are 3 tablets in all and you have to bring them to her in the correct order in order to unlock all 3 runes, but spoilers:

If you get all 3, you can give the 3rd to Sparky to free him for that achievement and get the ability to upgrade your gear and equip runes as Vestiges. however, if you do that, Gerlinde gets very upset at you and doubles the prices on everything in her shop.

you also miss out on a rune that when slotted makes the weapon/shield have 0 requirements and 0 weight if you give the 3rd rune to sparky.

[Monstreek]

Originally posted by Taddy Mason:

there are 3 tablets in all and you have to bring them to her in the correct order in order to unlock all 3 runes, but spoilers:

If you get all 3, you can give the 3rd to Sparky to free him for that achievement and get the ability to upgrade your gear and equip runes as Vestiges. however, if you do that, Gerlinde gets very upset at you and doubles the prices on everything in her shop.

Does that ability carry over to NG+?

[Galaksee]

Originally posted by kblaze13:

Originally posted by Taddy Mason:

there are 3 tablets in all and you have to bring them to her in the correct order in order to unlock all 3 runes, but spoilers:

If you get all 3, you can give the 3rd to Sparky to free him for that achievement and get the ability to upgrade your gear and equip runes as Vestiges. however, if you do that, Gerlinde gets very upset at you and doubles the prices on everything in her shop.

you also miss out on a rune that when slotted makes the weapon/shield have 0 requirements and 0 weight if you give the 3rd rune to sparky.

Idk who Sparky is but he can go kick rocks.

[DeadByDefault]

Originally posted by Galaksee:

Originally posted by kblaze13:

you also miss out on a rune that when slotted makes the weapon/shield have 0 requirements and 0 weight if you give the 3rd rune to sparky.

Idk who Sparky is but he can go kick rocks.

Sparky is the NPC right next to Gerlinde. She keeps him as a slave, in case you haven't paid attention to the dialogue.

[Kurague]

Honestly they should give an extra bonus for freeing Sparky. If I do it, the shop prices double, and I lose the 0 weight rune(Which I was not gonna use anyways, but still). In exzchange, I can upgrade weapons in vestiges. Really cool...Or it would be if I COULD NOT ALREADY DO IT. If I'm in a vestige, upgrades are a single simple teleport away from me, why would I double the prices of one of the most useful NPCs in the game for such a bad reward? He should probably make it where weapons get an extra rune slot, or the runes have better effects, too.

[MasterZalm]

Originally posted by Kurague:

Honestly they should give an extra bonus for freeing Sparky. If I do it, the shop prices double, and I lose the 0 weight rune(Which I was not gonna use anyways, but still). In exzchange, I can upgrade weapons in vestiges. Really cool...Or it would be if I COULD NOT ALREADY DO IT. If I'm in a vestige, upgrades are a single simple teleport away from me, why would I double the prices of one of the most useful NPCs in the game for such a bad reward? He should probably make it where weapons get an extra rune slot, or the runes have better effects, too.

Technically, when you upgrade weapons or socket runes at a vestige, enemies dont respawn. So you could technically just run back to a vestige and swap runs out for certain enemies and not lose any progress. Teleporting on the other hand, makes enemies respawn when you return, effectively making you restart the area. And if you just cleared a tough enemy thats been hard, and find a few upgrade materials, you can upgrade and keep going without respawning that bad guy.

Its...small, but its a difference.

[*D4rKsKy*]

Use the most heavy shield in the game use that weight rune and stat thingy u can even block tankshots with that thing i love it.

[KeyboardBerserker]

Originally posted by *D4rKsKy*:

Use the most heavy shield in the game use that weight rune and stat thingy u can even block tankshots with that thing i love it.

Yeah that sounds OP as hell. Will have to keep in mind.