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Thread: a question about pearl/crystal tuning
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bean81782
Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:02 pm
#1
is it true that how far along you are in jedi has nothing to do with the tune you get from a crystal/pearl? for instance, i just got padawan do i have the same chance of getting a good tune as a full template jedi? and also do pearls tune better than crystals? cause they sure do sell better
Neutronos
Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:47 pm
#2
bean81782 wrote:
is it true that how far along you are in jedi has nothing to do with the tune you get from a crystal/pearl? for instance, i just got padawan do i have the same chance of getting a good tune as a full template jedi? and also do pearls tune better than crystals? cause they sure do sell better
The thing about being far in your jedi grind as to tuning stats is all but a rumour.
Regarding the crystals vs pearls - I have far better tunes on pearls than i do on crystals so generally only pursue those. Could very well vary from person to person.
Monumus
Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:49 pm
#3
In my experience pearls do tune better as well, although apparently the cap is the same on both, and at the present nothing seems to tune 'well' regardless of what it is 
spookiebonghitter
Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:49 pm
#5
All i have to say is I have tuned at least 120 clear crystals since CU and not one , and i mean a single one has tuned good enough to replace any in my saber . The very best tune i ever had was like a lot of ppl the very first one i ever tuned as a new pady so ........ what's the deal seriously are we just that unlucky lol ?
I am content with the dmg on my saber , being a non pre-9 jedi , works fine in PvE , good FC and speed but really does get to ya sometimes when you hear someone say Holy Chit i just tuned a 102/102 -5 off a crap crystal
and all my crystal varied in quality and where i got them , from low lvl Force sensitive's all the way up to DJM on dath. And yeah I've heard all the folk lore about no wounds , inspiration buffs , tuning in front of a force shrine , even today heard one about tuning on the planet you killed Mell and the hour you unlocked lol that one was new to me 
tried them all and nada , so is anyone else just having this bad of luck or is it just the redheaded step children trando's 
tried them all and nada , so is anyone else just having this bad of luck or is it just the redheaded step children trando's
Monumus
Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:21 am
#6
Dam cap on pearls are 120dam and crystals are 110dam!
Can someone official confirm this? or anyone got a screenie of a crystal with more than 110? Im sure when i started out i tuned a quality crystal to 115 0fc, but binned it.
Glenstorm
Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:30 am
#7
has anyone tuned premium pearls / flawless?..
if so how did it go?.. i turned one premium pearl Post-CUand it was horrible.. so i ended up saving my 9 premium pearls and 1 flawless pearl.. still have them now.. just scared to death to tune them.
MasterSheep
Fri Sep 16, 2005 2:02 am
#8
i tuned my set of 4 flawless and 6 prems as soon as my force bar was big enough... 6/10 i kept as they were 100+ and -7 or better
Starcloud
Fri Sep 16, 2005 2:28 am
#9
The only thing I can figure out about tuning, is don't do it during peak times.
The biggest effect causing tunes to suck seems to be server load. I just now tuned two fair crystals; one was 65, -.05, -6 FC and another was 74, -.13, -7 FC.
This is very good for 'fair' crystals, and far better than the tunes I've been getting from Quality crystals of late. The *only* difference I can figure out was that I tuned the Qualities as soon as I got them, between 5 pm and 8 pm EDT (peak load times) while the two crystals I just tuned I did around 5:10 am EDT (definitely not a lot of people on.)
Server load leads to server lag, server lag leads to a delay in generating stats, a delay in generating stats leads to poor tunes as the server assigns baseline stats just to get it over with.
Even at low load times, though, you're still looking at completely random numbers, though.
RoundWallKing
Fri Sep 16, 2005 4:02 am
#10
Starcloud wrote:The only thing I can figure out about tuning, is don't do it during peak times.
The biggest effect causing tunes to suck seems to be server load. I just now tuned two fair crystals; one was 65, -.05, -6 FC and another was 74, -.13, -7 FC.
This is very good for 'fair' crystals, and far better than the tunes I've been getting from Quality crystals of late. The *only* difference I can figure out was that I tuned the Qualities as soon as I got them, between 5 pm and 8 pm EDT (peak load times) while the two crystals I just tuned I did around 5:10 am EDT (definitely not a lot of people on.)Server load leads to server lag, server lag leads to a delay in generating stats, a delay in generating stats leads to poor tunes as the server assigns baseline stats just to get it over with.Even at low load times, though, you're still looking at completely random numbers, though.
You have no evidence of this. Dont post this info as you know it to be the fact. Its your guess.
Cartouche
Fri Sep 16, 2005 4:25 am
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Server load leads to server lag, server lag leads to a delay in generating stats, a delay in generating stats leads to poor tunes as the server assigns baseline stats just to get it over with.
This is pure speculation. Generating a random number doesn't take significantly longer than "assigning baseline stats". I have tuned a "good" pearl to 105 -8 at peak time (11PM EST).
It is also my experience that, on average, pearls tune better than crystals with the same rating.
Message Edited by Cartouche on 09-16-2005 04:26 AM
DeeckTator
Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:46 am
#12
RoundWallKing wrote:
Starcloud wrote:The only thing I can figure out about tuning, is don't do it during peak times.
The biggest effect causing tunes to suck seems to be server load. I just now tuned two fair crystals; one was 65, -.05, -6 FC and another was 74, -.13, -7 FC.
This is very good for 'fair' crystals, and far better than the tunes I've been getting from Quality crystals of late. The *only* difference I can figure out was that I tuned the Qualities as soon as I got them, between 5 pm and 8 pm EDT (peak load times) while the two crystals I just tuned I did around 5:10 am EDT (definitely not a lot of people on.)Server load leads to server lag, server lag leads to a delay in generating stats, a delay in generating stats leads to poor tunes as the server assigns baseline stats just to get it over with.Even at low load times, though, you're still looking at completely random numbers, though.
You have no evidence of this. Dont post this info as you know it to be the fact. Its your guess.
Well there might be something too this... The way a cpu generates a random number is actually controlled by the temp in the core, and the server cpus are warmer when the load is high, however the random number generation only need a microscopic change in temp to give a different result so it shouldn't really matter if the core is 100 degrees F or 115F coz a full cycle of random possibilities have gone several times on such a "big" temp difference
jphillips1868
Fri Sep 16, 2005 6:02 am
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Last night I tuned a "Good" pearl I looted of a Giant Cayon Krayt, it tuned 117 damage, which I was really impresed with, but only -4 FC, so I doubt I will use it. What was strange was just to test I used it to replace my lowest damage pearl a 96 -7FC with it , and theDPS went down. I assume this was due to the speed modifer differnce.-.17on the 117 and-.28 on the 96.
I have tuned about 10 Post Cu goods. None have been good enough to use, but that one was close.
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