No Vecna weapon set bonus

Graceunderpressure

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Just wanted to confirm that with all the hidden stuff and fancy upgraded weapons in Vecna, None of them can be part of Vecna set bonus?

Switched from SWF to 2WF last life and now it seems to make sense that 5 piece Dread would work better.
 

Phaedra

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Just wanted to confirm that with all the hidden stuff and fancy upgraded weapons in Vecna, None of them can be part of Vecna set bonus?

Switched from SWF to 2WF last life and now it seems to make sense that 5 piece Dread would work better.
Weapons from the Raid (Fires Over Morgrave) are part of the "Legendary Forbidden Knowledge" Set. Heroic and Legendary Shining/Defiled Reliquary weapons are not part of any set.
Much like the normal dragonbone weapons are not part of the IoD set, but the Attuned versions dropped in the raid are.
 

Graceunderpressure

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But no flipping LS!

Then MD has more LS’s than you could ever use!

Man, would be nice to have some consistency when it comes to Raid weapons…….
 

Zvdegor

Melee Artificer Freak
I personally total happy that weapons or items dont have any set bonuses and lock you into a set (at least u69+ items and weapons)
I can use a much wider variety of weapons witgout loosing any setbonus swapping around them.

3p vecna + 2p GoMF + MD fillers allow me that.
11 artifact and 5 profane bonuses always on irrespectively of my weapon equipped.
 

Graceunderpressure

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What a ridiculous post. A weapon having a set bonus doesn't lock you into using it.
Exactly, it simply gives the set more flexibility to use with multiple builds.

I have no MD, just simple 5piece Vecna, 3 piece Vecna plus Suulo plus SK. It’s a better set than l could put together with Dread and easier to farm. 11 arti + 7 Prof plus no heavy lifting 😃

If l could plug in a LS in place of orb/ rune arm it would be a decent set for my TWF Tempest right now as well.

Just makes me appreciate how flexible Dread is and maybe worth another look.😃
 

Phaedra

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it can if you cannot solve 5piece set without your weapon
That's not a problem with the weapon, that's a problem with your tetris.

Besides, the days of carrying a bag full of swap weapons are long past. At most you're carrying a backup ranged weapon (thrower, usually), and maybe a second sentient weapon to feed if you primary is maxed out.
 

Graceunderpressure

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should be fairly easy to set up a 5 pc dread & 3 pc Vecna ...> nailing in a 3 rd set is double diamond
3 Vecna (Named Set), 5 Vecna (Profane) +3pc Aug set (ideally using Sun/Moon
3 Vecna (Named Set), 5 Vecna (Profane) +3pc Aug set (ideally using Sun/Moon gear, but probably using your rings.
No MD for me for now. Vecna drop rates being not as advertised has me questioning whether l want to go further into ridiculousness. 🤔😬😕
 
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Phaedra

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No MD for me for now. Vecna drop rates being not as advertised has me questioning whether l want to go further into ridiculousness. 🤔😬😕
It took me a couple weeks of casual play and a day of farming to assemble a good enough but not perfect Double Vecna set. (I'm using an int bracer and level 28 ins cha aug instead of the cha bracer)
 

Graceunderpressure

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It took me a couple weeks of casual play and a day of farming to assemble a good enough but not perfect Double Vecna set. (I'm using an int bracer and level 28 ins cha aug instead of the cha bracer)
I decided to take a dive and burnt through 1200 shards getting my 2 Vecna sets. Was happy as it only took me a week or so of casual solo play.

Even happier now since in the past months of running that chain l have not seen a single item of mine drop.

On top of that only the odd Aug and odd named item, but usually Zippo!

What become disturbing is that l chose to reroll every chest when l was farming and got my items in decent time and effort. Since that time, and with no rerolls other than the occasional time when in a group and higher reaper, little to no drops 😕

I regularly run Shan/ cogs, IOD, Salt, R/L and Vecna.

None of the others have this issue.

I remember when there were a lot of complaints about Sharn but no matter if an item l have drops, there are always other things dropping here and there, enough that you don’t feel like you getting force to pay for every little thing in this game.

Funny story, got my first rare weapon from Vecna just yesterday. Turned out to be a LS which would be my weapon of choice right now. Unfortunately Useless because no set bonus with it, and my Dino LS’s are much better still.

They could do so much better with just a little more thought into player enjoyment 🙂

I should also add that this wouldn’t be an issue if they came out and said they were dropping the rate from 33% + 1% per reaper level to 8-10%.

Simply put, when the game mechanics doesn’t match or come close to the advertised rates, it’s going to leave a poor taste in the players mouth and not so Fun game play time
 
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Phaedra

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I decided to take a dive and burnt through 1200 shards getting my 2 Vecna sets. Was happy as it only took me a week or so of casual solo play.

Even happier now since in the past months of running that chain l have not seen a single item of mine drop.

On top of that only the odd Aug and odd named item, but usually Zippo!

What become disturbing is that l chose to reroll every chest when l was farming and got my items in decent time and effort. Since that time, and with no rerolls other than the occasional time when in a group and higher reaper, little to no drops 😕

I regularly run Shan/ cogs, IOD, Salt, R/L and Vecna.

None of the others have this issue.

I remember when there were a lot of complaints about Sharn but no matter if an item l have drops, there are always other things dropping here and there, enough that you don’t feel like you getting force to pay for every little thing in this game.

Funny story, got my first rare weapon from Vecna just yesterday. Turned out to be a LS which would be my weapon of choice right now. Unfortunately Useless because no set bonus with it, and my Dino LS’s are much better still.

They could do so much better with just a little more thought into player enjoyment 🙂

I should also add that this wouldn’t be an issue if they came out and said they were dropping the rate from 33% + 1% per reaper level to 8-10%.

Simply put, when the game mechanics doesn’t match or come close to the advertised rates, it’s going to leave a poor taste in the players mouth and not so Fun game play time
I feel like that's bad luck, because that wasn't my experience with Vecna, but I did spend weeks trying to get a family recruit sigil when Sharn was (relatively) new, (before Feywild).
 

Graceunderpressure

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I feel like that's bad luck, because that wasn't my experience with Vecna, but I did spend weeks trying to get a family recruit sigil when Sharn was (relatively) new, (before Feywild).
I thought the same thing myself, but about 15 chain runs so far and no change. 🤨

I’ve had chain runs even 3-4 times that seem off, but never anything like this.

Plus l’ve never experienced this kind of drought on any of the other chains.

Plus l’m not the only one who has experienced this.

So regardless of others experiences, if the system is this out of whack, that some will have no issue while others will experience the polar opposite, the system is flawed.

Remember, this is coming from someone who already has all their gear and just presenting my own observations. 😌
 

Graceunderpressure

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Yesterday was interesting.

Did Heroic Vecna run and first 5 quests l got 4 drops!

First thing l thought was “did Devs read my thread and tweek my account!?” 😆

Nothing useful and no aug’s etc and after that run that was it. Zippo for rest of chain.

So that is the best run l’ve had so far. 13 quests, 4 random drops at least resembles something.
 
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Col Kurtz

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No MD for me for now. Vecna drop rates being not as advertised has me questioning whether l want to go further into ridiculousness. 🤔😬😕
Vecna is a crapshoot.. like many chests. My 1st two sagas the drop rates felt weak, but in the end the3pc set was easy as pie to slap together... maybe 5 runs for the 2 missing pieces.

+there is options , since you can put the different set bonus on and piece

more I look at it >Vecna loot was a win... not a gold medal, but definitely a silver!
 

Graceunderpressure

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Vecna is a crapshoot.. like many chests. My 1st two sagas the drop rates felt weak, but in the end the3pc set was easy as pie to slap together... maybe 5 runs for the 2 missing pieces.

+there is options , since you can put the different set bonus on and piece

more I look at it >Vecna loot was a win... not a gold medal, but definitely a silver!
I have no gripe with Vecna, wearing 5 + 3 at cap and happy with it. 😃

Just found it interesting that l got the drops doing rerolls and then such a Long drought not rerolling.

That and the useless weapons that can’t be made part of a set! 🤨
 

Phaedra

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That and the useless weapons that can’t be made part of a set! 🤨
Almost no weapons are part of sets (Kamas from Lost at Sea, IoD and Vecna raid weapons, CitW Raid weapons at T3+, Slice&Dice, Pain&Suffering, Disciples of Rage sets, Slaver's Staff, Platinum Knuckles also take your gloves slot, Sands weapons, Fish swords, and MD raid Scimitars) All in all, most weapons aren't in sets, and most of the ones that are, are from raids. Nearly all the rest are in a set with another paired weapon.
 

Graceunderpressure

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Almost no weapons are part of sets (Kamas from Lost at Sea, IoD and Vecna raid weapons, CitW Raid weapons at T3+, Slice&Dice, Pain&Suffering, Disciples of Rage sets, Slaver's Staff, Platinum Knuckles also take your gloves slot, Sands weapons, Fish swords, and MD raid Scimitars) All in all, most weapons aren't in sets, and most of the ones that are, are from raids. Nearly all the rest are in a set with another paired weapon.
I get that, just think it’s unfortunate and to come out After IOD with a weapon that’s upgradable, but not as powerful as the Dino raid weapons, And can’t be part of set, makes it just meh.

If it were a more powerful weapon and not part of set that would make more sense because trade off.

Being less powerful it would be a decision to use Vecna gear over IOD and go with lesser weapon for convenience and because other pieces make up for it.

As is there’s No decision to make, just becomes a feeder and move on……
 
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