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Ultima Online Fan Board => General UO Chat => Topic started by: NObama on August 23, 2010, 09:17:17 PM

Title: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: NObama on August 23, 2010, 09:17:17 PM
I don't understand why imbued planeswords are so all-fired expensive. 

A) Can't I just imbue the same darn thing on any old sword?
- Hit Lightning 50%: Check
- Mage Weapon -20: Check
- Spell Channel: Check
- Faster Cast 1: Check
- DCI 15: Check

Wait - DCI on a weapon?  Ok, I start to see it...moving on:

B) If they are REALLY worth 10M a pop, I have a box of 125 for sale.  I'll even imbue them first.  Serious bidders only, will not sell individually.

 :P
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: Wilk on August 23, 2010, 10:08:50 PM
The fc1 isn't counted on them. Yet another free perk for mages. :)

The generally sell for 5-6m already imbued up, on active shards like ATL or GL.
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: onlyindreams on August 23, 2010, 10:11:22 PM
The fc1 isn't counted on them. Yet another free perk for mages. :)

The generally sell for 5-6m already imbued up, on active shards like ATL or GL.

That is correct. Since the FC 1 is counted, you're able to put on a hit spell. I always wanted to try hit lower attack but never have.
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: Cerveza on August 24, 2010, 04:38:25 AM
But I think it's already at 450 with those mods, so you'd have to drop some hit lightning to put another attribute on.

Wait - maybe it was 430... can't remember.
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: Cerveza on August 24, 2010, 04:45:06 AM
I don't understand why imbued planeswords are so all-fired expensive. 

A) Can't I just imbue the same darn thing on any old sword?
- Hit Lightning 50%: Check
- Mage Weapon -20: Check
- Spell Channel: Check
- Faster Cast 1: Check
- DCI 15: Check

If you put all that on a weapon it's 5/5 590/450. If you take off the FC1 it goes to 4/5 450/450. Thus they become "all-fired" expensive.
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: _C2_ on August 24, 2010, 04:54:59 AM
yeppers!  you would not be able to get hit spell on one you make because for some reason the imbue system does not count the fc used with sc to get sc no neg.  that allows you to imbue extra weight making a superior mage wep
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: Wilk on August 24, 2010, 06:45:39 AM
One more thing NObama.

When you make that weapon I always suggest people change the lightning to fireball instead. It's cheaper to imbue (wasted relic frag-wise) and is better vs other mages ("if" you happen to whack him with your weapon) when the delay spell fireball kicks in. The delay spell fireball "could" also reveal a smoke bomber potentially.
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: Paulonius on August 24, 2010, 06:59:09 AM
The only problem with that is that plane swords come with some Hit Lightning on them already...
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: Cerveza on August 24, 2010, 07:00:18 AM
There are both, HL and HFB ones. I happen to have a Lightning. Got it pretty cheap, and it was my first item I imbued ;)
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: Paulonius on August 24, 2010, 07:02:48 AM
Interesting. I have never seen the HFB ones. 

NB, I will pay 30M for the lot of them
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: Wilk on August 24, 2010, 07:26:50 AM
You just change the lightning to fireball instead Paulo. You have that option on any weapon. So if you loot a weapon off a monster that has hit harm, you can change it to a different hit spell if you prefer.
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: Cerveza on August 24, 2010, 07:31:02 AM
Wow, didn't know you could change the hit spell effects.... I knew about the slayer.

Is that all you can change? Hit spell and slayer... what about hit area? Leeches?
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: Wilk on August 24, 2010, 08:01:41 AM
Area, yes.

Leeches, no.
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: _C2_ on August 24, 2010, 08:55:28 AM
hit spells replace each other like skills in the same group replace each other.
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: Paulonius on August 24, 2010, 09:06:25 AM
Learn something every day!
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: NObama on August 24, 2010, 04:34:37 PM
Interesting. I have never seen the HFB ones. 

NB, I will pay 30M for the lot of them

I'm holding out for 1.25 Billion!  BILLION!
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: Masscre on August 24, 2010, 04:45:49 PM
Interesting. I have never seen the HFB ones. 

NB, I will pay 30M for the lot of them

I'm holding out for 1.25 Billion!  BILLION!

I'll give you 25 Million then ?
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: NObama on August 24, 2010, 05:35:05 PM
Hmm...apparently I either: 

a) Grossly misremembered how many planeswords I have
b) Turned them all in for spring cleaning points
c) Failed to lock down a trunk of them at my house

'cause I've only got about a half-dozen now.

I'm hoping the answer was b and not c, but it wouldn't be the first time...
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: UOMaddog on August 24, 2010, 08:54:05 PM
Well since you're not selling a huge batch anymore....how much do you want for them? and on what shard? I have desperately been looking for one in my house for weeks now (I thought I had some too), but to no avail! I am willing to buy all of them since i have a few chars on a a few shards and would like to keep a few spares! Let me know! (PM if you want)
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: Wilk on August 25, 2010, 06:34:05 AM
I'm surprised they're that hard to find on your shards Maddog. They're usually in the 1.5m range unimbued, just so you know.
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: Paulonius on August 26, 2010, 10:09:05 AM
I did a search yesterday and the average cost was 500K.  I bought a bunch a month ago on a couple of shards for 200Kish
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: NObama on August 26, 2010, 04:42:50 PM
I did a search yesterday and the average cost was 500K.  I bought a bunch a month ago on a couple of shards for 200Kish

That sounds about right.  Honestly, there are better things out there...aren't there?
Title: Re: Question: What's the big deal with Planeswords?
Post by: UOMaddog on August 26, 2010, 06:53:16 PM
only thing better that I can think of is if you're a gargoyle and can use that 25dci throwing weapon as a magewep