Can not upgrade Lv13 weapons to Lv14/15 anymore post Patch

[nnc0011]

I do not know why, but it seems that weapon level cap already nerf to 13.
Before this Patch, It is only necessary to capture a Lv 14 enemy.
However after this Patch, I even tried to recruit the Lv 14 enemy and still not working.

[Solstius]

I guess the Level 14 gear upgrade was never an intended design for the game. At least not yet.

[sorenthewild]

Originally posted by n3mes1s:

I didnt even know you could upgrade weapons to level 14-15 before patch wtf. How the h3ck do you do that if your max level is 12 and weapons need to be just one level above that? you cant use a level 14 weapon on a level 12 merc anyways. . . true i never finished the game but following the logic.... or did they change something in this patch?

You just capture a lvl 14 enemy and converts him to a merc. Then you upgrade an upgradable weapon at the brotherhoods training camp. Easy!
Things you would know if you actually played the game, you know.

[Sith Lord Seyz]

this must be a bug.
there is nothing in the patch notes regarding this issue.
would make the game unfun, too.
no real endgame goal

[Solstius]

Originally posted by Sith Lord Seyz:

this must be a bug.
there is nothing in the patch notes regarding this issue.
would make the game unfun, too.
no real endgame goal

We've had this for over 6 months. It wasn't exactly a bug per say, just an exploit of the system. A weapon can be upgraded by 1 more level based on the level requirements of in which it can be wielded. So naturally, every weapon requiring a Level 12 unit, will be a Level 13 weapon. This is where we take into account hostile mobs like Bandits, Brotherhood, etc into account. These guys are all level 13 by the time the majority, if not, all of your units are at the level cap. You capture some of em, and use em as slaves for manual labour and the like right? These guys all have a corresponding weapon you can equip them with for fights if needed. As such, thanks to them you can upgrade your gears to make them become Level 14 if the weapon corresponds to the type of unit your camp has. The exploit here is that your upgraded weapons can still be wielded by units that are Level 12. In short, the weapon's equip requirements are tied down to regular mercenaries, but the Level Cap on upgrades are loosely tied to just ANY type of unit. So, if you happened to have a unit that can wield a sword at Level 20, you can probably upgraded a corresponding weapon to Level 20, but due to your mercenary being capped at Level 12, the equip requirement is always going to stay as Level 12.

[Sith Lord Seyz]

Originally posted by Solstius:

Originally posted by Sith Lord Seyz:

this must be a bug.
there is nothing in the patch notes regarding this issue.
would make the game unfun, too.
no real endgame goal

We've had this for over 6 months. It wasn't exactly a bug per say, just an exploit of the system. A weapon can be upgraded by 1 more level based on the level requirements of in which it can be wielded. So naturally, every weapon requiring a Level 12 unit, will be a Level 13 weapon. This is where we take into account hostile mobs like Bandits, Brotherhood, etc into account. These guys are all level 13 by the time the majority, if not, all of your units are at the level cap. You capture some of em, and use em as slaves for manual labour and the like right? These guys all have a corresponding weapon you can equip them with for fights if needed. As such, thanks to them you can upgrade your gears to make them become Level 14 if the weapon corresponds to the type of unit your camp has. The exploit here is that your upgraded weapons can still be wielded by units that are Level 12. In short, the weapon's equip requirements are tied down to regular mercenaries, but the Level Cap on upgrades are loosely tied to just ANY type of unit. So, if you happened to have a unit that can wield a sword at Level 20, you can probably upgraded a corresponding weapon to Level 20, but due to your mercenary being capped at Level 12, the equip requirement is always going to stay as Level 12.

yeah that how it works and it was a nice endgame feature.
Actually the only reason to play the game for me after reaching endgame,

but since nothing was stated inside patch notes its obviously a bug now, that it doenst work anymore.