[Isn’t this just too much, damn it?!]
Posted by: SSS-RankGearPleaseDrop
The Gates and monster ranks keep climbing, so why are the equipment drops still the same?
– Seriously, though. How long do we have to keep using these measly C-rank items?
– SSS-RankGearPleaseDrop: At least you have C-rank gear… I’ve been stuck with D-rank trash churned out by blacksmiths for three years now…
– I only managed to scrounge up enough to buy C-rank gear three months ago, sob.
– FireStick: Buying B-rank or higher fire-attribute staffs at the highest price…
– Please maintain your S-rank dignity, Guild Master Hongryun…
– Dignity means nothing in the face of gear, lol.
– It’s truly lamentable to see the guild master of Korea’s top guild begging for equipment on the forum…
– Seriously, those blacksmith bastards need a good thrashing with a switch!
– For real, lol.
– Stop lying around in your rooms and get to hammering, lol.
‘I, for one, am someone who can hammer away even while lying around in my room.’
‘And finally, all five of the long-awaited equipment crafting tickets had been gathered.’
[⚒️⚒️⚒️⚒️⚒️]
‘So please, just one C-rank item would be enough! Just one!’
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[E-rank Equipment – 100%]
[D-rank Equipment – 50%]
[C-rank Equipment – 25%]
[B-rank Equipment – 12%]
[A-rank Equipment – 6%]
[S-rank Equipment – 3%] 🔒
[?-rank Equipment – ?%] 🔒
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“Absolutely, positively going for C-rank gear, right?”
For a fleeting moment, I considered trying for B-rank, but decided against rushing things.
Drawing a 12% chance six times would only amount to a total of 72%.
Even with a rough, back-of-the-napkin calculation (TL Note: ‘Yamae gyesan’ refers to a quick, unofficial, or rough calculation), it wouldn’t reach 100%.
More importantly, having already wasted one attempt earlier, I felt I needed to secure at least one C-rank weapon immediately before even contemplating a B-rank challenge.
Without further deliberation, I selected the C-rank weapon.
[Craft 1 time] [Craft 5+1 times]
Naturally, I chose the ‘Craft 5+1 times’ option.
A 25% chance within a total of six opportunities?
That was practically a guaranteed giveaway.
“Let’s goooooooooo!!!”
[Equipment Crafting Failed!]
[『Shortsword (C)』 Crafting Successful!]
[Equipment Crafting Failed!]
[Equipment Crafting Failed!]
[Equipment Crafting Failed!]
[『One-Handed Shield (C)』 Crafting Successful!]
“Whoa, damn! They popped!”
The messages flashed by so quickly that I couldn’t discern exactly what had appeared, but at least two messages, distinct in length from the failure notifications, had clearly surfaced.
Rushing back to the main screen, I prepared to tap [Equipment Storage].
However, realizing I’d have to appraise them anyway, I decided it would be better to start there, so I navigated to the [Equipment Appraisal] screen instead.
As I was about to appraise, I thought it might be more efficient to apply attributes first and then check everything at once, so I entered [Attribute Enchantment].
‘This would likely be a recurring cycle of my blacksmithing life for the foreseeable future.’
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Fire
Water
Earth
Wind
Electricity
…
Light
Darkness
—
Just as with equipment crafting, the first-time bonus of guaranteed attribute selection was unavailable for attribute enchantment.
Not having held high expectations, I unconcernedly tapped an empty slot, intending to place an item there.
[No equipment available for attribute enchantment.]
“Huh?”
[No equipment available for attribute enchantment.]
Flustered, I closed the window and reopened it, yet the same message persisted.
“Phew…”
Hastily, I tapped [Equipment Storage] to check my inventory, relieved to find the newly acquired items safely stored within.
The 『Shortsword (C)』 and the 『One-Handed Shield (C)』.
Wondering if it was an error, I attempted attribute enchantment once more.
[No equipment available for attribute enchantment.]
Still, only the same message appeared, without any additional effects or notifications.
‘Now that I think about it…’
‘Even the 『Worn Iron Sword (E)』 I obtained during the [Equipment Repair] tutorial seemed incapable of attribute enchantment.’
‘This meant that, among all the equipment I had acquired so far, only the 『Staff (D)』 had been eligible for attribute enchantment. I pondered what difference could lead to such a disparity.’
‘The first hypothesis that came to mind was that attribute enchantment was possible only because it was a staff.’
‘However, this hypothesis was immediately disproven by a weapon showcase post on the forum.’
[How’s this C-rank dagger I just got?]
Posted by: A-RankTankerExRaidLeader
『Dagger of Lightning’s Embrace (C)』
I’m a shield-user, so I can’t use it and will sell it, but I’m still feeling amazing, lol.
There aren’t any noobs out there who haven’t gotten a C-rank yet, right? Lololololol.
– Ah, damn it, why does a dagger drop for a HP tank?!
– Posted by: Not selling to you, bye.
– Yeah, I can’t buy it, you idiot. C-rank gear is ridiculously expensive, so I didn’t even expect it. Don’t care. ㅗㅗ
– Posted by: Is this guy crazy…?
– Wow… that’s end-game tier, I’m so jealous, insane.
– Buying B-rank or higher fire-attribute staffs at the highest price…
– FireStick: …?
– I’ve completed the purchase of a B-rank fire staff. Please stop inquiring.
– FireStick: I haven’t bought one yet… Whoever bought it, please contact me.
– FireStick: I’m the Guild Master of Hongryun, and I won’t buy a fire staff even if you give it to me, so stop bothering me with DMs, you bastards.
– Wow, it even has an electric attribute!
– I just awakened this year as a newbie; is the electric attribute rare?
– More often than not, items drop without any attributes. If an attribute is attached, it’s always good.
Having scoured the forum, I came to a conclusion.
I now knew that the inability to enchant attributes wasn’t due to the type of equipment itself.
‘In that case, the reason must be…’
“Could it simply be luck?”
Nothing else immediately came to mind.
Still, that didn’t mean there was no solution.
On the contrary, there was an optimal strategy for this situation, and I was intimately familiar with it.
That strategy was to increase the sample size.
I simply needed to persistently run what was essentially an equipment gacha (TL Note: A gacha game mechanic where players spend in-game currency to receive random virtual items) every five hours, disguised as [Equipment Crafting], and hold out until an attribute-enchantable item appeared.
Until then, my task would be mindless forum browsing.
Not only did it guarantee pure entertainment, but with veteran players constantly chattering, a surprising amount of useful information naturally surfaced.
‘Before all that, though…’
“These new friends will need a thorough inspection, won’t they?”
I immediately clicked [Equipment Appraisal] and proceeded to check the newly acquired Shortsword and One-Handed Shield in turn.
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Name: Shortsword
Rank: C
Attribute: Enchantment Impossible
Effect:
-Increases Agility stat by 1 stage when equipped.
[Infused with the blacksmith’s touch, a special power has permeated.]
Additional Effect:
-Upon receiving the blacksmith’s acknowledgment, the user can employ [Maiming (C)].
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Name: One-Handed Shield
Rank: C
Attribute: Enchantment Impossible
Effect:
-Increases Strength stat by 1 stage when equipped.
[Infused with the blacksmith’s touch, a special power has permeated.]
Additional Effect:
-Upon receiving the blacksmith’s acknowledgment, the user can employ [Mountain Block (C)].
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“Ohhh…”
What first caught my eye, of course, was the attribute section.
“Enchantment Impossible, huh…”
‘This implies that weapons marked as “Enchantment Possible” must also exist.’
Hoping for attribute-enchantable equipment in the next draw, I began to thoroughly examine their performance.
The performance was undeniably solid, albeit remarkably straightforward.
Considering how many A-rank Awakeners currently relied on C-rank weapons as their main gear, this situation was truly absurd.
While it had been incredibly arduous from my perspective, to an outsider, I had simply ‘clicked’ and produced equipment worth billions each, all with just five hours of patience!
“Damn it, I need a nickname right now.”
‘An urge to post something immediately surged within me.’
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[But seriously, the equipment quality is so pathetic;;]
Posted by: IfA-RankersPursueFarming
Isn’t it standard for A-rank Awakeners to be decked out in A-rank gear?
Damn it, what kind of crappy game idea is it to barely get a C-rank weapon and then be plastered with D-rank trash?
– It’s not a crappy game, it’s reality, lololololol.
– Posted by: Why, damn it, why?! Doesn’t reality ever drop event items?
– Honestly, it’s pretty pathetic sometimes to see S-rankers holding C-rank weapons, lololololol.
– For real, it suddenly makes them feel super relatable, lololol.
[Why is this game’s difficulty so brutal, damn it?]
Once you awaken, there’s no re-awakening, no leveling up… The only means of increasing your specs is through equipment, but the drop rate is utterly abysmal…
And there isn’t even a common blacksmith.
There’s everything from production to support classes, but why are blacksmiths the only ones missing, lololololol?
– I just awakened, and I’m going to be a blacksmith!!
– Posted by: What’s your awakening rank?
– I’m D-rank!
– Posted by: Ah, damn it, lololololololol.
– More than that, the truly abysmal (TL Note: ‘JOAT’ is Korean internet slang, an acronym for ‘Worst Of All Time’) part is that if your equipment breaks, you have to get new ones, lololololol.
– Posted by: For real, it’s not about spec-up, it’s about spec-down as you go along, isn’t it???
Searching for keywords related to me, such as ‘equipment’ or ‘blacksmith,’ yielded nothing but posts filled with lamentations.
Even before I awakened, news reports highlighted the severe issue of low equipment drops, but seeing the actual situation confirmed it was even more dire.
In such circumstances, I was the only one who awakened as a blacksmith.
Anyone could see this…
If this were a comic, I would undoubtedly be the protagonist, or at the very least, a core member of the protagonist’s party.
It seemed I was the only one who could save this Hunter Gallery, which was filled with cries of despair.
I immediately selected a nickname to draft a post.
I had to inform the world as quickly as possible that an excellent blacksmith—me—had been born.
So, rest assured.
Feel free to tackle Gates and confidently purchase equipment from me.
It was finally time for the EX-rank Blacksmith’s declaration to be unveiled to the world.
[Dear Blacksmiths… How is this something I made in the forge today?]
Posted by: BraggartBlacksmith
『Shortsword (C)』
It’s just a plain item with no attributes, so it feels like trash… but I worked hard on it, so I’m posting it…
If anyone is interested, please comment below with your reasons and circumstances for needing it…!
“Hmm… This is it.”
Before posting, I had disabled the personal message function.
[Register]
After uploading the post, I immediately closed the forum.
“Haaah… I’ll check it after I wake up.”
I set my alarm for 2 AM.
I had exactly three hours to sleep.
I would incessantly spam six draws every five hours, without losing any time.
