For context, this was one of the first mmorpgs that I played as a kid, and in terms of game knowledge, I didn't really learn much about the game despite getting to level 40 just a couple years back. One of the things that I've really been trying to wrap my head around lately is how to get gear for Turtle Hermits/the general gear progression of this game. Despite there being an abundance of skill, build, and crafting guides, there are little to no guides at all about how to go about gearing your character depending on the stage of the game you're currently at. It seems that everyone assumes you know what gear to get and where to get it. For example, my main is a turtle hermit at level 40. Someone was nice enough to give me very good gear that has helped me tremendously called "Firepower Combat gear" with +Constitution for the item effect , but I would have no idea where to even start with getting gear this good otherwise.
After going through a bunch threads on the forum, I learned that gear with constitution on it is the ideal for Turtle hermits. However, I don't know where I would start to replace these gears that I've been given. As things look, I will probably end up using these gears indefinitely. One of the beginner threads I came across told me I needed constitution on my gear, but where do I get such gear? Should I just keeping killing mobs near my level until I get them?
For example, having played maplestory for a decent bit, I learned that you usually want your armor and weapons upgraded to a certain star limit, with most of the emphasis for upgrade initially being on your main weapon, since that provides the largest damage increase. At the level range 100-200, having 10 stars upgraded out of 25 is ideal, and the ideal gear from 140-200 is level 140 Pensalir gear dropped from mobs, or level 150 Chaos Root Abyss gear obtained from defeating bosses. Stars aren't the only way of upgrading, and you will want optimize your bonus stats by using flames, and your bonus stat lines by using cubes to roll for class specific stat increases. Having ideal gear isn't absolutely necessary, but it makes overall progression a hell of a lot easier, and matters more as your level increases.
My question is, where are the ideal spots to obtain gear from in general as you progress? If it's too difficult to explain the general progression, explaining just my main (Turtle Hermit) is enough. What are the names of these gear, or does it not matter? I don't know much about the TMQ stuff or CC at all and haven't played them, but from what I could find, these things give good rewards and supposedly I should start to do these things soon considering I'm level 40? Also no one talks about the tiers for dropped gear and the stats they have on them, but is this correct? : Superior < Excellent < Rare < Legendary
