Junchul
03-02-2012

maybe 100.. i saw a lot of boots over 50

Wen zhi
05-21-2012

I'm not sure if there is a max.

Lisa
05-21-2012

100 def is the max

Lena
06-24-2012

High def boots are made by a repeated process that has a possibility of complete loss each time. Due to people being cheap its rare for players to risk crafting beyond 50 def. It just doesn't pay enough to go through the trouble.

Sakura
06-24-2012

30m fr 50def success is high more buyers in this price range than
150m?+++ for 100def success low and not many prepared to spend,
because most players dont understand the att/def bonuses for battle...

Mei Hua
07-08-2012

how to make it more def ?

Holfina
07-13-2012

LOL, ur in the recipe which tells you how and your asking how to make it more def?

Claudia
07-13-2012

Can you repair a 100 DEF boot with this recipe or must you now use MTT once it gets there?

George
07-13-2012

you can use this recipe - but it would likely fail...
best to use Master Tailoring Tools

Hernan
07-13-2012

I have never managed to get a pair higher then 82 before they failed so if I ever did get a pair to 100 I can't imagine risking it. Since it can't go any higher I wonder if it would fail 100% of the time

Shirin
08-13-2012

how to make 80 def boots?

Beatrice
08-13-2012

To make 80 def boots first you must kiss the horizon with a butterflies' wingtip. Then you must feed the dolphins with the morning dew off of a unicorn's tail (thought I was going to say horn didn't you?).

Then you must walk backwards up to the highest peak in the ocean.

Then and only then will you be ready to attempt to USE THIS BOOK RECIPE WITH ALL THE INGREDIENTS REQUIRED TO KEEP USING IT ON A PAIR OF BOOTS OVER AND OVER UNTIL THEY BREAK OR REACH 80 DEF.

Shirin
09-07-2012

for future reference (im not rank 10 handi yet) does the dura go down when they fail or do they just break?

Lancelot
09-07-2012

break. bye bye boots

TheWitch
09-29-2012

i sell fur boots - 80+ def 35m, 90+ def 45m, 100def 50m...

Lol
10-01-2012

...but i reserve the right to change my prices

TheWitch
10-01-2012

of course, and why not , even at my costliest price im cheaper than most,
ive never sold 100def boots for more than 65m. why am i even responding...

Hans
11-05-2012

anyone know if the rank 11 recipe has better chance to improve?

Holfina
11-05-2012

rank has nothing to do other than give moar bonus for great success..that's all..

Igor
11-05-2012

higher rank of hc give better chance + oxford skills + workshop skill on ship
try to buy 10 or more increase def in increments of 10
replace and improve any destroyed
you ideally want to possess as many sets of 50/60/70 def etc boots as you can carry
the chances of fail is counteracted by having many sets of boots
1 set boots guaranteed to fail at some point
100 sets of boots you may get 20 up to 100def

Sophia
11-05-2012

a boot has as much chance of failing at 12def as it does at 98def

Jean
11-05-2012

It's a game of probabilities. If you understand how it works it's easy to make 100 def boots. I get 1-2 boots per 1 cargo of mats. Only noobs stop at 50-80 def.

George
01-30-2013

does handicraft rank give succes rate too??

AliBayan
02-11-2013

Not sure if it does at all. Seems all I've heard so far generally about the production skill rank affecting the success rate, were claims. But of course there might be something about it I'm not aware of.

Anyway, seems I've just tried a round with 30 pairs, with aide as paymaster and the equip improvement oxford skill and all 4 production success ones. Got only one pair to 100def. The last one of the remaining broke at 97 :)
Ah well, probabilistics likes me not.

DreadPirateWesley
05-13-2013

Out of 60 boots used and idk how much leather and vege oil I was lucky to get 3 pairs of 100 Def boots

Hans
05-13-2013

Whoo you aren't having a good day here then... i get 4 100 def boots out of 30 or so. max out handicraft, you don't get MORE great successes, but you do get more armor bump per great success. turn on all 4 great success boosters and you MUST use the college skill that increases the bump in armor per great success.

Use a warehouse equipped boat too. Your success rate should increase a great deal if you follow all of that.

DreadPirateWesley
05-13-2013

Handi maxed, Aide on Paymaster and 100 Traits, all 4 Oxford GS skills on, also the other Oxford skill youre talkin about too. Havent got a shippy with Warehouse anymore but know where I can get one so thanks for that tip too :)

But looks like you've had more success at it than I did :P

Yay us!

Claudia
10-27-2013

The locations are Ragusa and CALCUTTA

X-III
10-31-2014

What is the going price for enhanced boots per defense?
I though it would be 10m per 10 extra defense seeing as 100 defense is going for 100m, but I see Bazaars with 70 defense going for 60-65m and 50 defense going for around 25m.

Also some more questions if you will.
Does having aides on paymaster help or is DreadPirateWesley stating that because his aide gives a skill boost on paymaster?
And Workshop does help, because on the skill tool tip it say sewing, casting and industrial arts(I guess handcraft falls in this category)?

Guilder
10-31-2014

I've seen 100 def boots/armors go for 80-90m, though not often. The pricetag has much to do with how patient the crafter is, and how much of a demand there is.

As for the rest: Paymaster traits are said to give a percentage boost to your great success rate, so the higher Paymaster is, the better. I'm not clear on the precise numbers, but I'm sure somebody else could post them.

Workshop should indeed work on handicraft items produced while at sea, the same as it works with casting and sewing. Having Oxford skills (Increase Production Success Rate 1 through 4, Item Improvement Techniques) also come in handy, I would imagine.