Does Kinsect upgrading even unlock before HR?

[Ihpkmn]

I main IG and it's a gargantuan pain in the rear to not be able to upgrade them. I'm at the Oilwell Basis, and I still can't manage them. What's going on, and does it even unlock before HR?

[Devilish Dave]

I have no idea what those are for either. I see them, but don't want to waste them just in case I do something I'll regret later.

[Ihpkmn]

Originally posted by Devilish Dave:

I have no idea what those are for either. I see them, but don't want to waste them just in case I do something I'll regret later.

It's for a specific weapon. The Insect Glaive. It's literally 1/2 of the weapon's components and I cannot figure out for the life of me how to upgrade them.

[Levi Ackerman]

It should be unlocked, regardless of if you have an IG equipped or not. The option should be something like "raise kinsect" and it's in the smithy iirc?

[Ihpkmn]

Originally posted by Levi Ackerman:

It should be unlocked, regardless of if you have an IG equipped or not. The option should be something like "raise kinsect" and it's in the smithy iirc?

I do but it won't let me do anything with it. It says "This cannot be forged or upgraded yet".

Why would they lock a CORE COMPONENT of a CORE WEAPON behind progression?! Who designed this, and how can I prevent them from ever designing a game ever again?

[Devilish Dave]

Originally posted by Ihpkmn:

Originally posted by Devilish Dave:

I have no idea what those are for either. I see them, but don't want to waste them just in case I do something I'll regret later.

It's for a specific weapon. The Insect Glaive. It's literally 1/2 of the weapon's components and I cannot figure out for the life of me how to upgrade them.

Oh I see.

[Knavenformed]

I unlocked the system soon after that point, they require some mat grinding but the system is definitely a lot more interesting than just buying the optimal one

Your starter kinsects can be changed to the later ones inside their blunt/severing category

Though the starting healing blunt kinsect is pretty great already

[Ihpkmn]

Originally posted by Knavenformed:

I unlocked the system soon after that point, they require some mat grinding but the system is definitely a lot more interesting than just buying the optimal one

Your starter kinsects can be changed to the later ones inside their blunt/severing category

Though the starting healing blunt kinsect is pretty great already

When does it unlock? I'm about to fight the Second Apex and I still don't have the option.

[Knavenformed]

Originally posted by Ihpkmn:

When does it unlock? I'm about to fight the Second Apex and I still don't have the option.

That's odd, I have it unlocked and I just only got to the ice caverns with the poetic cat in a hat, really can't say how I unlocked it but it is available.

[HoneyDrake]

Kinsect upgrades 2 times.

Base version
3 alternative rarity 2
and each rarity 2 can be upgraded to an "unique" rarity 4 one.

So 6 in total.

But you can chose between severing and blunt type, so "12" in total.

Honestly, it's really lacking. I would have enjoyed "feeding" it instead. Would be way more enjoyable.

[Ihpkmn]

Originally posted by HoneyDrake:

Kinsect upgrades 2 times.

Base version
3 alternative rarity 2
and each rarity 2 can be upgraded to an "unique" rarity 4 one.

So 6 in total.

But you can chose between severing and blunt type, so "12" in total.

Honestly, it's really lacking. I would have enjoyed "feeding" it instead. Would be way more enjoyable.

That is not what I am asking. There is no option for me to upgrade kinsects currently, and I'm wondering when, or IF, it unlocks.