"Weapons will not be destroyed during smelt"

[SupremeTentacle]

Good evening, I would like to just point out this.

[Patch Note 2014/06/09]

Also please note that the US version will differ from the Alpha and JP version by following changes;

- Skill Extraction will require more Proficiency Levels for skills with higher difficulties
- Youkai and Bosses are more balanced
- Much lower chances of getting Bad Repairs (it more depends on the durability loss)
- Failure in Smelting a weapon will not destroy it, but will just lower the durability

According to this, it should be impossible to break weapons during a smelt. However, I have recently checked Yoshitsune, and attempted to +60 a weapon. This ends up showing the following screen.




This shows that there is still a loss chance.

Is this just a typo that was not changed, or did we not get the patch?

Or is it intended that destruction of a failed-smelt still result in destroying a weapon, contrary to what was said?

[Khlora]

Well there are those "Smelting Reset Button A: Prevents the loss of the weapon due to failure during Smelting" items, which I don't think were there before the patch, so I would assume they can break as there are two things pointing to it being able to (the items preventing it and the %chance shown), but that'd suck with those patch notes right there.

I'd hate to be the one to find out if they can break, can't smelt to 60 now but maybe someone who doesn't have to assume can say if they can or not.

I have 6 of those buttons at about level 25 though so maybe they are not hard to come by, although I think some were from the present box from achievements, I think I have gotten them in lucky boxes.

[Kyuusho]

I smelted and fail my upgrade with 80% success rate at the beginning of the game. It can fail, causing you to lose the upgrade material, but your weapons will not break.

[Ralzaifon]

I really liked this change so hopefully this wasn't intentional :S

[SupremeTentacle]

I smelted and fail my upgrade with 80% success rate at the beginning of the game. It can fail, causing you to lose the upgrade material, but your weapons will not break.

You cannot blow up the things you smelt until waaaay later into the game. >_>

Low level smelt isn't supposed to have a loss chance in the first place. The thing is the higher level smelt, which shows a defined loss chance.

[Kyuusho]

I see, anyways, good luck on the upgrade. Hopefully it will not break on you.

[SupremeTentacle]

Bump for attention

[Vrenna]

Great change. Who needs korean-game-masoquism?

[Techno]

Does this mean the weapons will not be destroyed? When I failed a smelt from 80 to 90 it said on the side "Destruction of weapon prevented from item" but usually it says durability decrease from failed smelt so this means it can be destroyed right?

[Dark Deceiver]

Does this mean the weapons will not be destroyed? When I failed a smelt from 80 to 90 it said on the side "Destruction of weapon prevented from item" but usually it says durability decrease from failed smelt so this means it can be destroyed right?

Could have posted this on the Question & Answer thread, but yes, your weapon CAN break if the Smelt is unsuccessful. It is recommended to always use a Reset Button when Smelting.