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[RONW] Don’t Waste Your Zeny! The Best Way to Reach +10 Refine | King Spade

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Storyline

  • No storyline or narrative plot was discussed. The video focuses entirely on equipment progression and refining mechanics in Ragnarok: The New World.

Gameplay highlights & key tips (Refining to +10 efficiently)

Priority goals

  • Long-term goal: refine all 6 equipment pieces to +10.
  • Avoid rushing past +10 early: costs rise sharply while returns drop.
  • First target: get all 6 pieces to +5.
  • Second target: then push toward all 6 pieces to +10 to activate the next resonance bonus.

Why “balance refining” matters (Resonance bonuses)

  • At +5 on all 6 pieces:
    • Unlocks the first refined resonance bonus:
      • +10% refined attack & magic attack
      • +5% refined defense
      • +2,000 HP
  • This is recommended even for free-to-play players because it provides major power from a progression milestone.

What to upgrade first (after reaching +5 on everything)

  • Don’t necessarily keep every piece even after +5.
  • Recommended push order:
    • Weapon + accessories to +10 first
  • Why:
    • Armor increases survivability, but positioning and boss mechanics can reduce damage taken.
    • Damage output is harder to replace, and faster boss kills reduce dangerous mechanics and mistakes in group content.

Strategy: what to buy / spend (Zeny & currencies)

How to spend gold coins / premium currency (materials)

  • If refining is a priority:
    • Purchase as much deaconium (text varies) and aluminium as possible within reason.
  • Don’t spend everything on refining materials:
    • You still need forging materials to craft orange equipment, an important early strength source.
  • After crafting the orange items you need—and once forging materials aren’t scarce:
    • Shift more spending toward oridon and aluminium.

Weekly and ongoing shop purchases

  • Strong recommendation: buy every refined material available in the weekly limited shop.
    • Missing a few each week adds up over time.
  • Even after reaching the +10 goal, keep buying:
    • oridon + aluminium, because you’ll need them later for +11 and +12.

Guild help

  • Join an active guild to get more materials via guild activities.
  • Consistent participation speeds up purchasing in the guild shop.

Pop coins: easy farming method

  • Earn pop coins by:
    • Going to Ponttera South Gate
    • Visiting the dancing platform
    • Request a song
    • Open the emote menu → select dance
  • Approximate return:
    • ~3,000 pop coins in ~5 minutes
  • Encouraged whenever matchmaking/efficiency allows.

Instance difficulty advice

  • You don’t need hard mode immediately.
  • Normal difficulty can still drop needed materials.
  • If you can’t find a party:
    • Create a solo party
    • Use the solo instance option
    • The game fills empty spots with machineries
      • They may not deal huge damage but can help clear normal content.

Trading house / Zeny conversion warnings

  • Buying refined materials from the trading house can be viable only if prices improve.
  • Current guidance:
    • Prices are extremely expensive, even for spenders.
  • Converting star stones → zeny → refined materials is not efficient right now.
  • Always check market prices carefully before buying.

Most cost-efficient refining method discussed (Protection stones vs no protection)

  • Usual recommendation in many games: use protection stones before +10 to prevent downtime/loss.
  • However, here:
    • Protection stones are extremely expensive in the current version of Ragnarok: The New World.
  • Therefore:
    • Refining without protection stones may be more efficient due to cost.

Practical approach

  • Refine normally (accepting possible downgrades)
  • Keep attempting until the item reaches +10
  • Since outcomes are luck-based, set a material limit before starting.

Tested technique: alternating two items after failures

Test source idea: attributed to players from the Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau server (Chinese players shared it; narrator couldn’t verify the true success-rate impact beforehand).

Method (step-by-step)

  • Choose:
    • Main item you want to refine (target)
    • Second item to “swap into” after failures (ideally spare gear not used in your build)
  • Process:
    • If main item fails, switch to second item
    • If second item fails, switch back to main item
    • If an attempt succeeds, keep refining the same item again until it fails
  • Important caution:
    • The secondary item can downgrade too—so using spare gear protects your main build.

Narrator’s example outcome (weapon to +10)

  • Target: weapon
  • During the process:
    • Weapon reached +9 at a safe threshold where it “will no longer be downgraded”
    • Weapon then reached +10 after only two more attempts
  • Side effect:
    • Accessory (used as the secondary item) dropped to +6, then was restored back to +7

Conclusion of the test

  • The method worked for the narrator, but one session isn’t enough to prove improved odds.
  • Could be luck; meaningful comparison would require hundreds or thousands of attempts.

Recommendation

  • If you want to test it: use spare equipment and accept risk.
  • Share results in comments if trying it.

Sources / gamers featured

  • King (creator / narrator): “King” / “King Spy channel” (aka the speaker: “Hey everyone, I’m King.”)
  • Players from the Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau server (referenced as the origin of the alternating-refine method)
  • No other named gamers were featured in the provided subtitles.

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