So, if one team composition works really well for an extended period of time, don’t worry about other members getting left in the dust! They’ll keep up.Īs soon as Evan and the crew found the kingdom of Evermore, it’s time to get to work! Although building and maintaining the kingdom may seem like a glorified minigame, the systems and structures of Evermore support the rest of the gameplay entirely. Don’t fret! Any party member outside of battle still receives Exp from that fight. This may cause concern about how much play time each character gets in order to distribute Exp properly. Just press up or down on the d-pad to switch between characters at any time.Īs you gain party members, only three will be able to participate in battles. But don’t just accept this! You can swap between all three members of your party while in the heat of battle. A one-star item is much easier to find in the world and requires easy to find materials in order to craft.ĭuring the heat of battle, it's inevitable for the AI controlled companions to get into trouble. A piece of equipment with 5 stars is harder to find in the world and requires rarer resources to craft in Evermore. This simply reflects the rarity of each item. Lastly, each piece of equipment has a star rating out of five.

This denotes the number of improvements performed over 10, the maximum amount of improvements possible. Additionally, weapon and armor skills are stronger the higher the quality of the equipment is.Įach piece of equipment also has a fraction next to a hammer icon.

In general, weapons with a higher quality will bear greater stats. There is no distinctive difference in terms of these rankings. Lastly, any equipment with a quality of 15 or higher will be shown in purple. Armor and weapons marked with red text range from 10-14 in quality. Pieces of a quality between 1 and 5 will be noted with white text and a badge reflecting their numerical quality. The higher quality weapon or armor is, the higher this number will be, as well as the item’s color. This coincides with the quality of the weapon, indicated by the gold star badge. Once the “Zing Gauge” reaches 100%, magical attacks will be amplified, sometimes changed entirely with greater attack power.Įvery weapon has a color-coded name. This comes in handy when using magic attacks. The better the letter grade, the faster it will charge. Whereas the hexagon shows the magic defense.Įach weapon also has a Charge Build grade. The shield reflects the physical defense. The sword icon notes physical attack power. Understanding the equipment markers can be a bit of a challenge at first.

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