DLC Katana worse than vanilla one?

[Chugster]

So i made the vanilla 2h Katana, liked it and bought the Seeker DLC, just made on of the 2h swords and it does 5 less damage...why the hell did i even need the DLC?

[Traevis]

I'm pretty sure a lot of the Bazaar stuff is purely cosmetic.
If you take that katana to the sorcery table, I think there's a way to make another weapon look like the katana. Havent messed with it yet, but I did see the slots for it.

[Antineutron]

yes it is worse, the whole point of them being there is that at max level (60) you have more cosmetic options for the epic version of weapons, but for low level version it is like they forgot what damage the normal one does or something and all DLC weapons do less damage than their "base" equivalent except for epic version, on the good side I think you can unlock dlc katana earlier than normal katana so there is that

fortunately DLC armors work fine compared to base but the best armors are specific drop/treasure chest only anyways so once again no point...

also for some reason katana is the only weapon that only has either iron or epic versions while other weapons get all the stuff in between (stone, steel, hardened steel), if you are on singleplayer I suggest yamatai exiles mod that adds all the missing ones and some more (some are op imo) but at least you can use the combat playstyle at more than 1 point during leveling

DLC are cosmetic only

[JerBearInc]

Use your sorc table to transmog the vanilla katana with the appearance of the dlc katana, problem solved.

[Aurelia]

The advantage of those DLC skins is that you unlock them for free once you unlock the base feat for that branch of weaponry, so you can craft them before you can craft normal iron gear, at a lower level, without having to spend additional feat points.

[Ellorien]

This is a DLC Katana. Does not look too shabby to me.


https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2870923693

[Aurelia]

Originally posted by Ellorien:

This is a DLC Katana. Does not look too shabby to me.


https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2870923693

The epics are on parr where they should be, it's the iron ones that are "weird" and do less damage than their equivelent counterparts, for the same crafting cost.

It's not such a bad thing though, since they -are- free to unlock, and can be crafted earlier than the actual iron weaponry.

But yes, as mentioned above, now you can use the enchanting table to use them as the actual skins they were originally meant to be, so it does work out, albeit at double the resource costs...

[Chugster]

Daft question but do you need a DLC for this Sorcery table? Only there is nothing under the Sorcery tab on my construction menu.

Luckily I have a mod that does the same thing though so it doesnt really matter

[Aurelia]

Originally posted by Chugster:

Daft question but do you need a DLC for this Sorcery table? Only there is nothing under the Sorcery tab on my construction menu.

Luckily I have a mod that does the same thing though so it doesnt really matter

No, sorcery is pure vanilla, but is a world discovery recipe. Sorcery, like other "discoveries" do not appear in your feats list until you locate them in the world.
As you defeat sorcerers that you see sitting around at sacrificial tables, there is a chance they might drop a dead sorcerer's map. Get that, and you can get started unlocking sorcery.

[Chugster]

aah cool, thanks

[cattibria]

You want a bladesmith to craft your edged weapons.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2870965268
A regular Katan does 23 health damage except for the Nemedian Katana. It does 17. This is the same for all of the normal Katanas.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2870965392
The upgraded Katanas made with Star metal all do 48 damage. It does not matter the type.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2870965563
This is the star metal Yamatai Katana. Yes, those numbers are correct since I had my bladesmith craft the weapon. As for what I run with in my kit, all of them have been upgraded with the durability kit. There is an 11-point bonus added to the blades she makes.

Adding a sharpness kit will increase the damage and penetration you get from the weapons.

[Chugster]

Ok i got the bench but it wouldnt let me use the katana i have, do the DLC Katanas come in different versions or are they all 'agility' weapons?

I am trying to transmog a 2h broadsword

[cattibria]

Originally posted by Chugster:

Ok i got the bench but it wouldnt let me use the katana i have, do the DLC Katanas come in different versions or are they all 'agility' weapons?

I am trying to transmog a 2h broadsword

They are all agility weapons. Even the few legendary ones I have found are agility weapons.

[cattibria]

I am not sure why, but in my game the Yamatai katana's all show 4 different times.

[Chugster]

So are there any vanilla 2h agility swords or do i just wait till i hit 60 and use the epic katanas?

[Aurelia]

Originally posted by Chugster:

So are there any vanilla 2h agility swords or do i just wait till i hit 60 and use the epic katanas?

You cannot transmog a broadsword with a katana, they must be the same weapon class.
All one handed axes can transmute with one handed axes, all two handed hammers can transmute with 2 handed hammers, bows transmute with bows, shortswords with shortwords. You cannot transmog a longsword with an axe.

Katana is the only two-handed agility melee weapon in the game.
Alternatively, the daggers, claws, chakram, and Whirlwind blades are duel-handed agility weapons.

Originally posted by cattibria:

I am not sure why, but in my game the Yamatai katana's all show 4 different times.

Look closely. They are all the same stats, but different skins. Since Katana was new at the time of this DLC, I suppose they wished to add variations of skins to atleast fill the gaps of having no other katanas. They have a different thumbnail, and they have a different skin ingame aswell.