Master craft vs Ascended

[Suha]

what is better?

[NotDylan7055]

I think high mastercraft might be better than low acsendant, but acsendant is better as a rule of thumb. It's always best to check the actual stats instead of assuming based on tier, though.

[Labrat-dk]

And sometimes you get a low damage/armor but high durability, so check both and consider what you need the item for.

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Suha a écrit :

what is better?

There is no "Better". You have to compare stats. You could have a very high end mastercraft item be better than a low end ascended item. It's completely a random number generator and you could have quite literally 5000 of the same ascended item and they will all have different stats.

[Ages]

Ascendant is the highest tier, followed by mastercraft.

There is a significant overlap on stats, so you might find a lower tier with better stats sometimes, but in theory the highest stats can be expected on ascendant. That being said, the crafting costs go way up with each tier, so as others pointed out, the numbers are what is important. The fact that it is mastercraft or ascendant doest not really affect anything itself, I mean it makes a difference in what stats and costs you get. If one item has better stats (or cost) then the other, then it is simply better.

[123]

lower tier is usually cheaper with equal or even better stats
chance for better bonus from crafting skills seems to be lower though ( personal experience )

[Vintorez]

It depends on how the stats are spread and how much you're willing to spend on repair costs. You may get an ascendant piece of armor that just has best temperature insulation instead of armor rating or durability over a mastercraft piece, and so is probably less useful.

You could also get an ascendant sword with 200% damage over a mastercraft sword with 190% damage, then you need to determine if you're willing to pay the higher repair for a relatively minor increase.

[rhemis]

i just use high end mc bp's with a high crafting skill and they come out as good as asc gear just a hell of alot cheaper...

Ages a écrit :

Ascendant is the highest tier, followed by mastercraft.

There is a significant overlap on stats, so you might find a lower tier with better stats sometimes, but in theory the highest stats can be expected on ascendant. That being said, the crafting costs go way up with each tier, so as others pointed out, the numbers are what is important. The fact that it is mastercraft or ascendant doest not really affect anything itself, I mean it makes a difference in what stats and costs you get. If one item has better stats (or cost) then the other, then it is simply better.

agreed there is a huge overlap between the gears stats in each teir.

[retsam1]

Suha a écrit :

what is better?

The actual numbers and not the status quality. There are someones M's better than A's in this regard.

[Teratus]

Armor rating bounces but ascendent will always have higher durability.. least from my experience.