The Ares Ring Improved is one of my personal favorite Entropia Universe rings. It can help you earn PED and it can save you a lot of time. I think it’s misunderstood and under-utilized. Let’s take a look at this rare ring and see what secrets we can uncover!
The Ares Ring Improved: Basic Stats
If we take a look at the Ares Ring Improved we can see the basic stats for this item are pretty straight forward. The ring provides 8% faster reload. Increases your critical chance by 0.6%. It also increases critical damage by 8%. Those are some very useful buffs! And that’s why I love the Ares Ring Improved.
This is a right hand ring. It has a max Trade terminal, or TT value, of 10 PED. It’s minimal TT value is 0.30 PED. The ring decays 2 PEC every time it is taken off. In game it is considered jewelry, weighs 0.1 kg and is worth 1 item point for storage or shop purposes.
This ring is only available in Strongboxes and can not be looted or crafted. In addition the item description contains the statement: “IMPORTANT NOTE: This item currently does not deteriorate while equipped, but may have deterioration implemented in future Version Updates.”.
Reload The Obvious Buff
It seems everyone knows that the Ares Ring Improved provides an 8% faster reload speed. What is less obvious is that this buff works for more than just shooting weapons faster. This is a great ring to wear when you are repairing a mothership. You are able to repair 8% faster! It’s also great for when you are sweating as you sweat 8% faster.
The most overlooked reason this rings reload speed is so important? It helps you heal 8% faster! When players are looking for a healer-for-hire they will typically look at several things. They look at the players skill level, experience level and which FAP they use. But they also look at reload speed! This is because there are some people who need healers who can heal VERY quickly.
This reload speed also comes in handy when mining. If you are mining and hit a decent size claim you need to be able to extract it. Nothing can be more nerve racking than trying to get your claim out of the ground. Sometimes you have to worry about mobs killing you. Other times you have to worry about players killing you if you mine in lootable PvP areas. The 8% reload speed can help you excavate your claim 8% faster!
Why I Consider The Ares Ring Improved A Weapon
The Ares Ring Improved actually has three buffs. Faster reload is just one of them. The others, as noted above, are it increases your chances of a critical hit by 0.6% and critical damage by 8%. All three of the rings buffs are designed to help you hunt faster and inflict more damage while hunting.
In my mind that clearly makes the ring a weapon. True, by itself it can not inflict damage. But it was designed with hunting in mind. The reload buff has a vast many other applications. The increased critical chance and critical damage do not. Also notice that these apply to melee weapons as well as ranged weapons. This means that it will work regardless of the type of weapon you use.
This ring is a must have for any serious hunter. Anyone who spends a great deal of time mining or repairing a mother ship should have one as well. It’s very popular, rather rare and that’s why it is a bit costly to purchase.
How Do You Get An Ares Ring Improved
The Ares Ring Improved is only available in Strongboxes. It can not be looted or crafted. The good news is it has been reported to drop from a variety of strongboxes. It has been discovered in the Classified Strongboxes that you can get in the Webshop. You actually buy the key to open them and the Classified Strongboxes are included free of charge.
It has also been reported to drop from Easter Strongboxes, Summer Strongboxes, Halloween Strongboxes and Christmas Strongboxes. These event strongboxes are only available during the corresponding Mayhem event and must be looted or purchased from another player.
Most players find it is cheaper to simply buy the Ares Ring Improved from another player or from the auction. It is not cheap; but it can be a great investment. It will save you time and it may even earn you some PED!
Now Available For Rent
We manage one of the only rental services in Entropia. The Ares Ring Improved is now available for rent! We will often have the Ares Ring Improved in our inventory of items for sale as well! This means that you can decide which option is best for you! If you see value in purchasing this great ring out right that’s fine.
Others will find that they only need to use it for a short time and would rather not tie up all the PED it would take to purchase. In that case our rental program may be exactly what you are looking for!
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