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There was always a Marketplace selling fee and it has always been 5%. Back then if you were in a level 20 guild you got a 3% discount on MP tax making the MP sell tax 2%. BUT you had to pay a 1% listing fee to just list the item which made the MP total tax 3% ,but only because of the guild skill discount. Otherwise the MP tax is 1% to list + 5% MP = 6% tax. Additionally If you listed an item and it did not sell you already lost that 1% listing tax so it was even worst back then and on top of that if you were not in a max level guild you paid 1% more tax than now currently.


The current MP is significantly better than how it was before. The listing fee caps out at 100k and you get it back if the item didn't sell. So the cost is ONLY when you actually sell the item.


There is a very good reason why the Marketplace tax exist and if you don't understand why search up MMO Economics.


TLDR; There is no increase in MP tax, in fact it was reduced if you were not in a guild.


EDIT: Changed Listing Tax to 1%

Ein Lacher does scale your balance
This question has been around for some time so I went and tested with video evidence how Ein Lacher scales balance and it does it by uncapping the Balance Cap.

90 Balance Test
Max Hit: ~345
Min Hit: ~315
Avg Hit: ~330
Balance Range: 90-100



79 Balance Test
Max Hit: ~350
Min Hit: ~310
Avg Hit: ~330
Balance Range: 79-111



36 Balance Test
Max Hit: ~420
Min Hit: ~250
Avg Hit: ~335
Balance Range: 36-154



-2 Balance Test
Max Hit: ~490
Min Hit: ~190
Avg Hit: ~340
Balance Range 0-200? (This one is hard to say because its negative bal and there seems to be a bal floor in Ein Lacher)




So Ein Lacher scales balance by increasing the max balance you can roll if you are under the balance cap.

Hello!

So you made a Belle. This guide is for returnees and new players on the best way to level up your Belle!

Let me start with character creation since some may not know of this change.

Previously height used to affect attack speed and attack range. Now only attack range is affected by height so you can make her tall without any of the old penalties.


Once you complete the tutorial you will find a new feature called "Story Progression Mode" which can be found on the board. This is the best way to quest through story because you will skip lots of loading screen saving tons of time. (Note: This will also skip side quest, but these are rather unimportant and can be competed at a later date).


Story Progression Mode only works in solo. Running with another person WILL slow you down due to loading times, but you can level with a friend if you wanted to. Just keep in mind some missions may be solo only.

If you really want to do side quests as you go you can hit the "M" key and make sure you check the "View Hidden Story" button.


In the occasions you get sent back to town if you already met with an NPC you can use the quick talking feature so you do not need to run to them in town. All you need to do is press the exclamation point or question mark and it will talk to that NPC.


When in town complete the Character Growth Goals as you level.

You can access these in the Event tab



Completing these gives EXP, AP, and item rewards. One of them being a full +12 Level 90 Enchanted Weapon and Armor set.



Doing the main story line is the fastest way to level until you reach level 70.

Do not worry about buying gear. The low levels your gear barely matters and when it does matter you are given full sets for free.




When you reach level 70 you have 2 options on leveling.

Option 1: Continue doing Story Progression Mode until level 100 - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Option 2: Power Leveling - Only do this if you just want her for Vanguard




When you hit level 90 you will unlock more content. One of these being raids.

There are 2 options to enter raids, but you should only use the Quick Battle (QB) way.

The default keybinding for this is "K" or you can open the menu and click Quick Battle.


I highly recommend you drag the menu to the hot bar for easy access.


From here you can see the raids that are available and if a party is currently open. You can click on a run to view members and stat requirements for entry. The level 90 level up reward will give you enough stats for these requirements.


Power: Attack + Defense
Tech: Critical + Balance
Additional: Additional DMG Stat
Counterforce: obtained through accessory enhancement (only need to worry about this once you reach level 100)







There are also a raid called redeemers that give permanent stat boost. You will unlock these eventually by doing story missions and can be accessed using the depart menu.

Right now there are 2 of them. Neamhain and Balor, each one gives these rewards as completion clears.


The total of max completion for both will award this.
10 Critical
2000 Attack
2000 HP
600 ALR
Full Force Lv. 2 (A skill that activates in battle dealing large damage)


These are hard and limit many things like HP Potions and Revives. I Recommend trying them out and don't feel too bad if you die a lot. The stats from these runs will help you on gearing.







There are also Ein Lacher battles when you hit level 90. Stats are normalized here and you are given free revives.



Permanent stat rewards are given based on achievement. The battles that are marked battle of the day rotate daily and can be retried unlimited amount of times.

These achievements are earned like this:
Gold: 3 Hits of less
Silver: No death
Bronze: Under 3 Deaths
No HP Potion: No HP Potions used

A total of 5 Balance and 3 Critical can be obtained along with lots of other minor stat increases.






There you have it! A guide to level your Belle! Good Luck on your leveling and may rare drops grace your Belle. If you have any questions come join the Official Vindictus Discord there are plenty of people to help.



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ikevi wrote: »

Noc I completely agree that you can still make gold. And OS -> steel farming works. But you are really overselling how many steel the average person makes in OS. Remember you are one of the best in our server... heck you are sitting at rank 33 and will likely stay up there all season. I only average ~1 steel per day in OS. I actually farm more steel just running normal raids a day. (Often I am getting 2-5 a day that way but I assume the average person doesn't.)

And don't forget that the only way you are selling your steel is by undercutting the bots. Right now, 2/21/19 10:10 pm (PTS), there are 81 pages of steel posted. 19 posts (less than 2 pages) of those are of normal sellers the rest are all by bots at 4876543... The only reason you are still making gold selling steel is because the bots are still selling a ton at that price. (And somehow the bots aren't competing against themselves.) If we didn't have bots steel would easily be at 20m+ per or much more.

The only place the bots are giving folks more gold is on NX and old even items. Everything else the bots have devalued to a price that only helps themselves.



(Side note to folks, I said 1 orange per day of runs. But then said they are basically earning ~2m per day. Orange was more meant to mean something of worth, not really a orange pillar of light. IE steel/scrolls etc all count and when you average it out I figured ~2m per day with bots controlling the prices on things. And that is without VIP/extra luck/40% dps. Just what someone with the +12 gear can shoot for to earning per day.)

I do not have any data on the lower end of running OS. If someone could give me info about how many intrusions/normal mobs/statues killed for their seasons I could create a excel spreadsheet to see how much they are making running OS.

But I do believe that running OS will give the best value of getting steels for the amount of time you spend much better than running raids.

Here are some stats on my own seal gain from OS for 1 char this is also assuming end of season rewards for 3 seasons.


Source: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LmOl4TGkle5BUV3FzC56Fen2S_004sbEbip53UglJoU/edit?usp=sharing

This is definitely on the high end on seal gain for OS but even at a lower rate of 50% win rate you can still maintain on average of .5 steel per run assuming you use a x2 seal pot (which pays itself off in about 10 runs).

On the topic about bots I completely agree with you on how much it is harming the newer player experience. Everything that bots run those items tank in price and ends up making little to no money. It really sucks for the newer player when they are trying to gear up to run later content when drops are worth nothing.

The only reason why steel maintains value even after 80+ pages of botted steel is because of the demand for them due to reforging making OS one of if not the most money making way with 100% progress with no RNG with very low entry requirements (+12 free gear can enter) assuming they learn the bosses enough and work as a team while doing decent damage (at least while rage exist).

The only way to really make money is to run what bots don't run which kinda sucks considering the amount of things bots do run.