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Thread: Pearls vs crystals
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Xato
Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:39 am
#1
Hey
Wondering if there is a difference between pearls and crystals...
I have been looting premium crystals from the Elder the last couple of days...out of the 6 I tuned, 4 have been 49-50, the other two being 20 and 38. All have been -9 fc. Is this pretty much as good as it gets, or would flawless pearls/crystals get higher stats? Gives me a pretty good (I think) 3rd gen, but can it be better? Long way for 4th gen yet, so any extra will really help the grind 
Neomonk
Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:40 am
#2
No difference between pearls and crystals, except where they come from.
50/50 -9 seems to be a perfect tune so you should be happy with those.
So far my best tune is 32/32 -5 out of 20 crystal/pearls tuned. I would be extremely happy with 1 of your crystals.
Lolindir
Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:51 am
#3
50-50, -9fc is cap. but the -9fc isnt just -9.
you get -9.5 -9.9 and so on. you dont know what the -9.(some thing) is before you put it in a saber.
so if you have a 4th gen saber whit 4 -9fc crystals and have lets say 10fc. you can change the crystals you have and maybe get the saber to 8fc.
the holy grale would be to have a 4th gen whit fc 7 i think.
in my experiences a 1h saber use less fc than a duble bladed. is that just me or have others noticed that too?
you get -9.5 -9.9 and so on. you dont know what the -9.(some thing) is before you put it in a saber.
so if you have a 4th gen saber whit 4 -9fc crystals and have lets say 10fc. you can change the crystals you have and maybe get the saber to 8fc.
the holy grale would be to have a 4th gen whit fc 7 i think.
in my experiences a 1h saber use less fc than a duble bladed. is that just me or have others noticed that too?
NemKhis
Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:59 am
#4
Crystals/Pearls of comparable quality levels seem to have about the same chance of getting good/bad tunes as each other. So just go after whichever you want and tune them.
Imrahil56
Mon Jun 20, 2005 7:47 pm
#5
Heya guys. Is a premium pearl better than a premium crystal, in general?
MasterJedi2003
Mon Jun 20, 2005 7:51 pm
#6
pearls have a damage max of 120, whereas crystals are 110. and from my own experience, pearls tune better. I have a whole housefull of premium crystals that tuned to like 70 damage -4 FC lol
MTX-JIGSAW
Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:04 pm
#7
MasterJedi2003 wrote:
pearls have a damage max of 120, whereas crystals are 110. and from my own experience, pearls tune better. I have a whole housefull of premium crystals that tuned to like 70 damage -4 FC lol
WRONG!! I have a crystal that is 117 -9. They both tune to 120. I think pearls just have a better chance of tuning well.
MasterJedi2003
Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:08 pm
#8
MTX-JIGSAW wrote:
MasterJedi2003 wrote:
pearls have a damage max of 120, whereas crystals are 110. and from my own experience, pearls tune better. I have a whole housefull of premium crystals that tuned to like 70 damage -4 FC lol
WRONG!! I have a crystal that is 117 -9. They both tune to 120. I think pearls just have a better chance of tuning well.
well i beleive that sonG has a stickie of CU testing showing the maxes at 110 for crystals. however this could have been changed /shrug
SoBLTColonel
Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:11 pm
#9
Definitely have better tunes with pearls, the speed modifiers on them are 2x as good as any crystal I have ever tuned.
QuelDrinFal
Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:19 pm
#10
I find it strange that a polished rockfrom the gullet of a dragoncould be better than the true component of a lightsaber.. go figure 
http://www.starwars.com/databank/technology/lightsaber/?id=eu
zukem
Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:31 pm
#11
Considering Premium crystals still drop in game, and premium pearls do not. Crystals > pearls.
Bigchapman59
Wed Jun 22, 2005 11:28 am
#12
Is the lowest quality pearl better than the highest quality crystal, or does it matter at all?
Lightdinare
Wed Jun 22, 2005 11:33 am
#13
Tuning sucks so yes sometimes it is . It's all random doesn't matter but you have slightly better chances with a flawless pearl compared to a fair crystal
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