I know there are a few things I've missed based on the comment section but I hope you can see that I've tried my best to get some valuable information out to new players as best I can. The essence of this video was initially to help my friends and some new players in my guild, but made this into a video that my friends thought would be helpful for others. Please definitely put your advice that you have down below as I can see I've missed a very small handful of things. I do hope this helps you nonetheless and please look forward to more informative guides coming out soon. I will keep working towards improving my delivery and trying my best to ensure I have as much accurate information as possible. LETS GAME GAMERS!!!
Outside of farming items that could "possibly"/drop"for an item with the traits you need..The only other way is to spend lucent to upgrade your traits? Fastest way I should say. Is it possible to farm the materials for crafting green and blue items, instead of using lucent to buy off auction house?To buy the stuff you want to upgrade your trades with?
This has probably, the best and efficient way to upgrade your gear to anyone watching this, I highly suggest not skipping any details. Give this man a medal.
Extremely informative and very easy to follow. I love that you showed us real time examples instead of just providing screenshots or only explanations. Great content! Definitely earned a like and follow :)
Just watched 2 of your videos, I feel like I have learned more about the game and how to go about progression in just 2 videos than I have in the countless other videos I’ve watched about the game from other people, thank you for actually being informative 😂
I was so focused that I finished watching the video until the end. RIP to the blue gears I fed to my purple without even realizing how wrong it was. Thank you for making this guide!
Endurance is not the equivalent of damage reduction. There is an actual damage reduction stat in game, actually 2. Endurance is the counter stat to critical hit chance. Raising your endurance will lower the chance of being critically hit.
thank you for this, i was doing 1-2-3 but did not know you can use blue traits for blessing and can use the blessing for a better chance for it to stick, also what blew my mind was that you dont need to use the same piece to level up your trait and that you can use other "belts" with same trait to level up your trait... #Mindblown
YOU ARE THE NEW GANDOLF THE WHITE, ON GOD YOU HAVE A NEW SUB AND FAN I'M NEW TO T&L FROM ESO AND THE LEARNING CURVE IS A BIT STAGGERING THIS HELPED SO MUCH.....THANKS AND KEEP'EM COMING.
You just saved lives brother!!!!!! LOTS OF LIVES! :) Outstanding guide, I would say. You broke down everything and made it understandable to true experienced players. Had no clue what to do and spend like 30 mil of sollland plus a bunch of lucend and I m still on 0 mode even on PVE. Thanks a lot brother!
Perfect video! Love the explanation! And the visuals I keep watching videos where they talk fast and don’t explain how it works only the way it’s done!
Was cool watching ya reviewing this, and creating the thumbnail! Nicely done! I'm not currently playing T&L (I'm really wary of NCSoft after how they ruined Lineage 2 some years ago going all-out P2W cash shop - so I'm sitting back and seeing how they handle it going forward), but this is a guide I'd definitely follow if/when I decide to really dive in. Your passion for what you do is great to see. Same with your humility, sense of humor, and appreciation for your community. Also, your GIMP-Fu is strong. So that's pretty cool, too :p.
Why wait when the game is F2P migh aswell have some fun with it before they ruin it as your worried about, Have fun with the game as is untill they ruin it and then leave ?
@@madknox4666 That's a fair question. The F2P doesn't factor into it for me. I'm fine with paying a sub if there was one. It's about investing the time and energy into it, only to have the rug pulled. I was really into Lineage 2 when they ruined it. And it sucked. I still miss the way that game was "once upon a time". Would rather not do that again lol. I'll wait to see how things play out this time. I'm playing GW2 for now and really enjoying it. I know after all these years, ANet isn't going to screw it over like that.
I'd like to add that if you are going for 100% efficiency it's best to level your purple to level 7 @ 30% (I think may be a bit more not 110% sure) and then transfer your blue item into your purple. This will save you mats overall from going 6-9 on your purple later on.
You know, I was doing some rough math myself a few days ago and I came to a similar conclusion. It should only save significantly less materials only if you have really bad RNG for lvl 7 and on. Good to know that after RNG and averages, it doesn't matter as much.
Little bit of feed back. Great information and appreciate getting straight into it. But when actually doing an action, maybe slow down just a little on the clicks. Maybe just me but a thought. Thanks again dude, thanks for the info
Thank you for this guide. Its super helpful and makes good sense! I was going straight for naked purple items but need to reconsider it now, esp as you can carry blessing from blue to purple items. One question I have is around the tradeoff. You mention at 21:21 that the traits tradeoff vs magic defense is worth it (which i fully agree), but what about the stat tradeoff (ie that +4 wisdom and +4 perception) that typically comes with purple gear? As those +4s are pretty good to help your charcter hit the 30+ stat levels for those extra bonuses.
What I don't understand is why people sell traits of some better items with higher prices than worse equal tier items even though the trait is the same. There is literally no difference if you buy the cheapest Heavy Attack Chance trait. It does the same job. You don't need your exact copy of your weapon in order to level up the trait...
This is very good information. I have to say, a lot of "influencers" came out with bad advice to slam +6 green into blue and level that up to transfer it to purple to get +6 purple. I feel very sorry for the people who listened to that awful advice; I did it with one item before I got told differently by a good friend. Big thanks to you! One minor thing to add if you play the "long game". The chance on T1 purple is 10%, on T2 its 5%. Since Blessing transfers, you could go +9 blue trait it out. Get your BiS purple keep it base, just start maxing the traits out with 1-time unlock + 10% chance on blue which you can either farm/buy and then transfer the +9 traited blue when your BiS purple T1 is traited aswell since the blessing transfers and you have a higher chance on the T2, since the chance drops to 5%.
Idk who u watched but everyone been saing to FULLY TRAIR your gear before transfering And everyone who had valid knowledge on the game ALL mentioned to not transfer gear on lvl 0 higher tier equipment, first make it 7.50%(Even fully traited) For Example. IF you want to transfer already traited gear FIRST you lvl up purple gear TO LVL 7 AND 50% and transfer it after that to make it lvl 9 instantly. REASON behind that is (to lvl purple from 0>6 takes less materials compared to lvling it up from 6>9 because amount of growth stones needed increases by a alot and by each lvl the amount of XP per click decreases) So basically if you need 50 growth stone to lvl up from 0>6 you need like 100 to lvl up from 6>9.
@@gandulfnopls7834 I heard that too, but then someone mathed it out and said its only some % more efficient. Too lazy to do the math, but it is a good point to first level it up to 7 and 50%. Idk you can rewatch some big influencers with that bad advice, i will not expose them. But the amount of people here and in the game with 0 traited blues and running around with 0 traits on epics but slammed all resources in them is noticeable.
appreciate this bro i was skipping to end gear and leveling it i will stop doing that and focus mid game build and get the right traits im sure this is why im not doing good in pvp lol
Guys if you f2p player go to purple items its dont matter .unlock and buy all traits on blue gear it will be very long jurney if you not pay real money
Thank you sir. After this, I now fully understand what to do. It's a bit confusing for new incomers Wouldn't be better to unlock one very weak/ cheap passive and boost blessing by buying very cheap extracts from action house? And after you level up your 2 best in slot traints -> convert the shitty one to best one?
11:00 I tryed today to lvl up traits on blue weapon, greatsword specifically and I didn´t have to use GREATSWORD type of trait to lvl up lat say hit chance on that greatsword. I had some wand and bow in my inventory with that trait and I could use them to lvl up the trait in greatsowrd. I suppose you just need to stick within category. So for unlocking trait - you have to have that same weapon type and weapon itself with desired trait but for lvling it up you can go with the cheapest weapon trait on the market
First time playing this game and I felt I skipped the 1-2-3 process as what you said but not as much as I only have 5 epic (1 weapon 4 armor) and not minding the trait. Stumbling this guide really save me from my grave. As for being an f2p what would be the best course for gearing my trait for epics? Would it be the rng way (I know you said that you dont recommend is) or buying dupes off the auction house? Btw I love your guide and been watching your other vids! : D
I wish I knew all of this going into the game, great vid btw! I got a nice chunk of my gear epic already and some leveled, but i did not trait most of it yet. Is there any hope in getting it traited out without a huge headache or will i have to start over with lower gear and trait them up?
For late game long down the road when almost everyone has their late game builds most evasion builds won't do enough especially vs GS builds cause stat wise the hit chance will be higher than any evasion stat that can be reached so let it be up to your discretion for if an evasion builds something you want to invest in at this point in time, also traits can be unlocked with traitunlock stones for a selection unlock
Hey there! hanks for nice explanation! It helped mi a lot to understand the "trait" situation and everything. Now I need to search how to effectively get some of this currency, how I´m able to sell anything in auction too and which traits should be best for my build :D but this is definitely a nice start since I finaly finish my 50lvl today. Oh and what to do with that fully lvld up and skilled blue gear when I swap to the purple one?
When you were talking about item one not having any traits on it, you could just use an identical item one with the trade you want to smash. Why wouldn’t you just use the second item?
Was helpfull how ever i never had my traits fully unlocled on the blue gear befor i made it to purple.. but thats ok . Live and learn. . Ps i think microsoft powerpoint would be great for your content
if you have leveled up the blue with the traits and all. You still want to use that item to partly level up the purple? and what happends to the traits? will they be a part of the purple? like it normally levels up your purple item?
Ty for your video. If i have for a example a same belt like the one i wear with different trait must extract trait first or i can use belt for unlock the trait as it is?
I'm confused by your explanation of evasion and endurance, from what I've been being told by bigger streamers is that endurance is the ability/chance to Dodge crit hits and evasion is the ability/chance to dodge regular hits. Also in regards to trait unlocking you do not have to have the same piece of gear with the trait that you want there are things called trait unlock stones which allow you to unlock the next trait availability as well as give you the ability to select exactly what trait you want that is available on that gear piece
I know there are a few things I've missed based on the comment section but I hope you can see that I've tried my best to get some valuable information out to new players as best I can. The essence of this video was initially to help my friends and some new players in my guild, but made this into a video that my friends thought would be helpful for others. Please definitely put your advice that you have down below as I can see I've missed a very small handful of things. I do hope this helps you nonetheless and please look forward to more informative guides coming out soon. I will keep working towards improving my delivery and trying my best to ensure I have as much accurate information as possible.
LETS GAME GAMERS!!!
That is a mature way to handle things. However, it would be great if you tell us which infos you missed.
Outside of farming items that could "possibly"/drop"for an item with the traits you need..The only other way is to spend lucent to upgrade your traits? Fastest way I should say. Is it possible to farm the materials for crafting green and blue items, instead of using lucent to buy off auction house?To buy the stuff you want to upgrade your trades with?
Why cant i unlock traits with my stones? Dont have the option
How do you get Lucent other than paying real money for it?
Man, you straight bruh! Anything helps I say.
As a noob I was skipping eerything with traits and you opened my eyes Thx
Most welcome 😁
This has probably, the best and efficient way to upgrade your gear to anyone watching this, I highly suggest not skipping any details. Give this man a medal.
Extremely informative and very easy to follow. I love that you showed us real time examples instead of just providing screenshots or only explanations. Great content! Definitely earned a like and follow :)
hands down the best/easiest to follow video about gearing up!!!
Last time I came this early my girl left me
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They don't care how fast you go if you help them get theirs first my friend
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Just watched 2 of your videos, I feel like I have learned more about the game and how to go about progression in just 2 videos than I have in the countless other videos I’ve watched about the game from other people, thank you for actually being informative 😂
I was so focused that I finished watching the video until the end. RIP to the blue gears I fed to my purple without even realizing how wrong it was. Thank you for making this guide!
I've been playing this game with all my friends the wrong way.
Thankyou for your videos man
I will not be NAKED PURPLE player no more!!
Well the title wasnt wrong. I will likely be returning to this but until then, DAMN. Super helpful
Endurance is not the equivalent of damage reduction. There is an actual damage reduction stat in game, actually 2. Endurance is the counter stat to critical hit chance. Raising your endurance will lower the chance of being critically hit.
I have ~1250 crit so unless you got like 1800 melee endurance ill crit u all the time.
@@jwag301 with yours 1200 crit and mine 800 endurance, you would have ~30% to crit
Wouldn't it be 40%? @@177silas
@@jwag301 good thing not everybody is playing for pvp. I'm a support entirely focused in pve, bosses and mobs don't give a sht abt endurance.
Crit is not so much of a problem in this game. It's crit+heavy attack
thank you for this, i was doing 1-2-3 but did not know you can use blue traits for blessing and can use the blessing for a better chance for it to stick, also what blew my mind was that you dont need to use the same piece to level up your trait and that you can use other "belts" with same trait to level up your trait... #Mindblown
I subscribed because of the sofisticated software you used in your explanation.
Been sooo confused on traits until this video. Thank you!
YOU ARE THE NEW GANDOLF THE WHITE, ON GOD YOU HAVE A NEW SUB AND FAN I'M NEW TO T&L FROM ESO AND THE LEARNING CURVE IS A BIT STAGGERING THIS HELPED SO MUCH.....THANKS AND KEEP'EM COMING.
You just saved lives brother!!!!!! LOTS OF LIVES! :) Outstanding guide, I would say. You broke down everything and made it understandable to true experienced players. Had no clue what to do and spend like 30 mil of sollland plus a bunch of lucend and I m still on 0 mode even on PVE. Thanks a lot brother!
you've done a great job explaining this , i was struggling with traits. looking forward to more of your vids on this game.
Perfect video! Love the explanation! And the visuals I keep watching videos where they talk fast and don’t explain how it works only the way it’s done!
This is so in depth and very informative! Helps a ton for me as i have never messed with the trait system yet
Probably the most comprehensive guide on anything related to this game, keep it up
Thank you for this beautiful guide, subscribed.
I had not realised how deep this goes but seems simple enough.
Excellent video Fake, very simple and straightforward.
Damn! Been doing it wrong all this time, running around blind in this game. This really help me understand the game more. Thank you!
Was cool watching ya reviewing this, and creating the thumbnail!
Nicely done!
I'm not currently playing T&L (I'm really wary of NCSoft after how they ruined Lineage 2 some years ago going all-out P2W cash shop - so I'm sitting back and seeing how they handle it going forward), but this is a guide I'd definitely follow if/when I decide to really dive in. Your passion for what you do is great to see. Same with your humility, sense of humor, and appreciation for your community.
Also, your GIMP-Fu is strong. So that's pretty cool, too :p.
Why wait when the game is F2P migh aswell have some fun with it before they ruin it as your worried about, Have fun with the game as is untill they ruin it and then leave ?
@@madknox4666 That's a fair question.
The F2P doesn't factor into it for me. I'm fine with paying a sub if there was one.
It's about investing the time and energy into it, only to have the rug pulled.
I was really into Lineage 2 when they ruined it. And it sucked. I still miss the way that game was "once upon a time".
Would rather not do that again lol. I'll wait to see how things play out this time.
I'm playing GW2 for now and really enjoying it. I know after all these years, ANet isn't going to screw it over like that.
Perfect Class... you guys should watch this video all the way
You truly blew my mind.. you have no idea the grind I’ve been putting in to get the same item with a different trait. Farming backwards apparently
Thanks for the video. It was very informative. I feel dumb for all the gear I have dissolved up until now.
thanks a lot!!! very helpful understanding this complicated game!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! THIS IS THE BEST EXPLAINATION I SAW IN YT!!
I'd like to add that if you are going for 100% efficiency it's best to level your purple to level 7 @ 30% (I think may be a bit more not 110% sure) and then transfer your blue item into your purple. This will save you mats overall from going 6-9 on your purple later on.
Apparently it's level 7 and 31% to be safe.
This is an amazing tip. thank you!
This is a myth and you get the same exp either way, it's just slightly better in case of bad rng
Someone did the math and it's only 3.5% more efficient this way
You know, I was doing some rough math myself a few days ago and I came to a similar conclusion. It should only save significantly less materials only if you have really bad RNG for lvl 7 and on. Good to know that after RNG and averages, it doesn't matter as much.
Amazing video, very clear and informative!
Little bit of feed back. Great information and appreciate getting straight into it. But when actually doing an action, maybe slow down just a little on the clicks. Maybe just me but a thought. Thanks again dude, thanks for the info
Thank you for that feedback. ill definitely take this more into consideration.
I never even dipped into traits yet when right now im running a lot of blues. Time to keep an eye on thanks to you!
Love the guide, most helpful I've seen so far. Earned a sub!
This video was so helpful. I was doing so wrong. Thank you
Thanks for the guide! It was really helpful.
First video I've seen which really expleined this Traits. Thanks!
Thank you for this guide. Its super helpful and makes good sense! I was going straight for naked purple items but need to reconsider it now, esp as you can carry blessing from blue to purple items.
One question I have is around the tradeoff. You mention at 21:21 that the traits tradeoff vs magic defense is worth it (which i fully agree), but what about the stat tradeoff (ie that +4 wisdom and +4 perception) that typically comes with purple gear? As those +4s are pretty good to help your charcter hit the 30+ stat levels for those extra bonuses.
Thats for PvP since you want endurance or evasion as high as possible, for only PvE the increased damage from the purple makes it better.
i wanna thank you for the video, i think this is one of the best guids out there!
Keep coming back also.
What I don't understand is why people sell traits of some better items with higher prices than worse equal tier items even though the trait is the same. There is literally no difference if you buy the cheapest Heavy Attack Chance trait. It does the same job. You don't need your exact copy of your weapon in order to level up the trait...
Super helpful, glad you popped up in my feed…thanks!
This is very good information. I have to say, a lot of "influencers" came out with bad advice to slam +6 green into blue and level that up to transfer it to purple to get +6 purple. I feel very sorry for the people who listened to that awful advice; I did it with one item before I got told differently by a good friend.
Big thanks to you!
One minor thing to add if you play the "long game". The chance on T1 purple is 10%, on T2 its 5%. Since Blessing transfers, you could go +9 blue trait it out. Get your BiS purple keep it base, just start maxing the traits out with 1-time unlock + 10% chance on blue which you can either farm/buy and then transfer the +9 traited blue when your BiS purple T1 is traited aswell since the blessing transfers and you have a higher chance on the T2, since the chance drops to 5%.
ugh the 6 green > 9 blue > purple is what i did. horrrrrrible. now im trying to play catch up cuz im regrinding gear
@@j0shimitsu No worries, you can still transfer purple into purple, but will cost you some solant.
This is solid advice. Thank you for mentioning it.
Idk who u watched but everyone been saing to FULLY TRAIR your gear before transfering And everyone who had valid knowledge on the game ALL mentioned to not transfer gear on lvl 0 higher tier equipment, first make it 7.50%(Even fully traited) For Example. IF you want to transfer already traited gear FIRST you lvl up purple gear TO LVL 7 AND 50% and transfer it after that to make it lvl 9 instantly. REASON behind that is (to lvl purple from 0>6 takes less materials compared to lvling it up from 6>9 because amount of growth stones needed increases by a alot and by each lvl the amount of XP per click decreases)
So basically if you need 50 growth stone to lvl up from 0>6 you need like 100 to lvl up from 6>9.
@@gandulfnopls7834 I heard that too, but then someone mathed it out and said its only some % more efficient. Too lazy to do the math, but it is a good point to first level it up to 7 and 50%. Idk you can rewatch some big influencers with that bad advice, i will not expose them. But the amount of people here and in the game with 0 traited blues and running around with 0 traits on epics but slammed all resources in them is noticeable.
wow.. it finally makes sense. Thank you!
Thanks for the amazing guide ! Best greetz from germany
This video helped a bunch thanks for the detail description made it easy to understand your the man
Thanks broski, you're a real one, subscribed.
Wow man, thx , now i understand this trait system 😎👍
Thank you sooo much! clear and precise instructions
Awesome video! This is what Ive been looking for! Thank you so much!
I finally understand this light forsaken system
great teaching honestly, big thumbs up.
Bro thank you,you broke it down proper great video
makes alot of sense, ty for this
Sub earned!! Great guide!!
Welcome aboard!
Great video with great explanation and respected the lucent sacrifice
I need to rethink my way of gearing up now hahaha I am guilty aiming for purples....smh. Thank you for the amazing video, now to re grind again.
Thank you very much for this!
Far the best guide in this title! Thanks a lot, I’m afkin TnL master now ;)
here we go, been waiting for this! ty
I gotchu!
Thank you for the excellent information!
you helped me to understand lots of mechanix now. that is very good video . thank you !!
Incredible explanation skills, keep it up!
welp i want to quit now... i fucked all that up
Most important guide for the game
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Best trait guide out there. Ty
appreciate this bro i was skipping to end gear and leveling it i will stop doing that and focus mid game build and get the right traits im sure this is why im not doing good in pvp lol
Guys if you f2p player go to purple items its dont matter .unlock and buy all traits on blue gear it will be very long jurney if you not pay real money
Dude if all my college teachers explained things like this guy i would be doing rocket science by now
When you were drawing the graph on your highly advanced software, it felt like you were a schoolteacher teaching algebra xD lol
Thank you sir. After this, I now fully understand what to do. It's a bit confusing for new incomers
Wouldn't be better to unlock one very weak/ cheap passive and boost blessing by buying very cheap extracts from action house? And after you level up your 2 best in slot traints -> convert the shitty one to best one?
Amazing guide dude, thanks!
Glad it helped!
Thx for the tips, explained very well! 😁👊
11:00 I tryed today to lvl up traits on blue weapon, greatsword specifically and I didn´t have to use GREATSWORD type of trait to lvl up lat say hit chance on that greatsword. I had some wand and bow in my inventory with that trait and I could use them to lvl up the trait in greatsowrd. I suppose you just need to stick within category. So for unlocking trait - you have to have that same weapon type and weapon itself with desired trait but for lvling it up you can go with the cheapest weapon trait on the market
Just hit 50 had no idea but now I understand thanks
Great video & really helpful.
First time playing this game and I felt I skipped the 1-2-3 process as what you said but not as much as I only have 5 epic (1 weapon 4 armor) and not minding the trait. Stumbling this guide really save me from my grave. As for being an f2p what would be the best course for gearing my trait for epics? Would it be the rng way (I know you said that you dont recommend is) or buying dupes off the auction house? Btw I love your guide and been watching your other vids! : D
Finally an actually helpful guide ,i kept seeing ppl with mostly blue gear on them and i was like JUST GET TO PURPLES BRO damn now i see why xd
Lovely guiide thank you so much sir. I didnt understand anything about this earlier
I wish I knew all of this going into the game, great vid btw! I got a nice chunk of my gear epic already and some leveled, but i did not trait most of it yet. Is there any hope in getting it traited out without a huge headache or will i have to start over with lower gear and trait them up?
Dude amazing video tyvm . Very detailed .
I already fucked up by equipping purple gear and using my blue on it. Hopefully I can recover little by little .
What are some of the most important traits I need for my Greatsword+dagger class?
Great Video thank you so much!!
This is exactly the guide I was looking for, I was jumping from green to purple and someone told me it wrong but no one explained why
For late game long down the road when almost everyone has their late game builds most evasion builds won't do enough especially vs GS builds cause stat wise the hit chance will be higher than any evasion stat that can be reached so let it be up to your discretion for if an evasion builds something you want to invest in at this point in time, also traits can be unlocked with traitunlock stones for a selection unlock
You will definitely have higher evasion than your opponents hit chance with maxed tier 1 epic gear
Very informative!!! Thank you!! 🙏🏼
Amazing info, thanks for it!❤
Hey there! hanks for nice explanation! It helped mi a lot to understand the "trait" situation and everything. Now I need to search how to effectively get some of this currency, how I´m able to sell anything in auction too and which traits should be best for my build :D but this is definitely a nice start since I finaly finish my 50lvl today. Oh and what to do with that fully lvld up and skilled blue gear when I swap to the purple one?
What website are you using at the beginning of the video with the builds?
great vid. thanks for helping me understand!
Love the video my man I what's hoping to get your opinion what traits would you put on a PVP tank sword and shield with great sword?
Thank you! Just hit 50 and the gear upgrading has been confusing the crap out of me.
Grats on 50!
I'm so lost in this game... got no clue wth I'm doing, how to progress efficiently, etc... and that's why I love it lol
When you were talking about item one not having any traits on it, you could just use an identical item one with the trade you want to smash. Why wouldn’t you just use the second item?
Was helpfull how ever i never had my traits fully unlocled on the blue gear befor i made it to purple.. but thats ok . Live and learn. . Ps i think microsoft powerpoint would be great for your content
really helpful and I like your voice. Thanks for the vid.
if you have leveled up the blue with the traits and all. You still want to use that item to partly level up the purple? and what happends to the traits? will they be a part of the purple? like it normally levels up your purple item?
Ty for your video. If i have for a example a same belt like the one i wear with different trait must extract trait first or i can use belt for unlock the trait as it is?
I'm confused by your explanation of evasion and endurance, from what I've been being told by bigger streamers is that endurance is the ability/chance to Dodge crit hits and evasion is the ability/chance to dodge regular hits. Also in regards to trait unlocking you do not have to have the same piece of gear with the trait that you want there are things called trait unlock stones which allow you to unlock the next trait availability as well as give you the ability to select exactly what trait you want that is available on that gear piece