Korean accessory-shopping terminology guide · About these guides
Tier 4 accessory listings can be confusing when seller shorthand substitutes for exact effects. The source describes an accessory offered for 800,000 gold as double-high. It provides no independently verifiable transaction record, so this is an example to inspect rather than an established fraud finding.
Percentage and Flat Effects Need Context
A percentage effect and a flat Attack Power effect scale differently. Read the full name, value, conditions, and recipient before comparing them; the symbol alone does not determine the item’s usefulness.
A useful percentage effect may scale well with your build. That does not make every percentage effect better than every flat effect, nor make a flat bonus worthless. Damage and support builds can value different effects.
The source broadly ranks a medium percentage effect above a high flat bonus. Treat that as its gearing preference, not a universal mathematical rule. Compare the actual resulting benefit and cost.
Understanding Double-High and Single-High Shorthand
Korean listings use labels such as double-high, high/medium, and single-high for selected desirable refinement effects. These are community conventions rather than official item grades.
The convention discussed here counts two relevant premium effects. It should not be generalized into a game rule that only effects with a percent sign can matter in every role or accessory slot.
The source’s example has a high Crit Damage percentage effect and a high flat Attack Power effect.
Under the convention the author uses, that is a single-high item with an additional flat bonus, rather than two premium damage effects. Ask what the seller is counting, then inspect the tooltip itself. A shorthand disagreement alone does not prove deceptive intent, and neither label determines the correct current price.
Quality and Primary Stats
Quality can affect both Enlightenment points and primary stats. Compare the points you actually need with the refinement effects and budget, rather than considering quality in isolation.
• Quality: the source targets 67 as the threshold for maximum base Enlightenment points on the relevant Tier 4 accessory. Check the actual item’s points, rarity, and refinement state. Reaching that threshold does not automatically maximize the whole Enlightenment tree or make higher quality entirely cosmetic.
• Strength, Dexterity, or Intelligence: a smaller primary-stat increase can still have value. Its relative importance depends on the role and complete setup; do not assume it becomes relevant only after buying high/medium effects.
Avoid Repeated Budget Increases
The harder mistake to spot is changing the target repeatedly while shopping. Decide what improvement you need before comparing increasingly expensive alternatives.
The source compares this to buying a car: each small upgrade in the shopping list can make the next price feel easier to justify.
A medium/medium target can become high/low, then high/medium, then double-high. Set a spending ceiling, compare the actual marginal gain, include any applicable transaction costs, and stop when the improvement no longer fits the original goal.