Weapon levels

[Fonselot]

Hi. Just one simple question for which I can't find any answer on the wiki or anywhere.

What does exactly mean the level of a weapon? Is it just a short indicator of its power? Does it have any correlation with your combat skill level?

I am just curious about this.

Thank you very much.

 

[imnvs]

Before 1.5, I don't know what difference it made...

...but in 1.5?

Spoiler: 1.5 forge spoiler

When forging a weapon (adding up to 3 gems to it), the benefit the forging process grants is effected by the level of the weapon. Ex: when adding rubies to a weapon, the damage increase is greater, the greater the weapon's level.

 

[Drullo321]

Additionally in 1.5 there is a game option for randomizing bonus chest loot from the normal mines (e.g. level 10, 20, etc.) and different weapons from same lvl are mixed together for possible expected loot.

 

[Fonselot]

Ok. So basically the level was a number that gave a hint about the power of the weapon before the 1.5, and after that it has more meaning and it's important for forging.

It's nice that we have now a bit more depth and flexibility into the combat part of the game.

 

[Akemisora]

I think it's an useless information (just like fish's length), better look at its actual stats instead. Damage and Speed are the most important stats to know. Higher damage = better, faster speed = better (but increasing it too much won't give any noticeable effect).