Guide [Issue 2] Jade

[cablaz 32]

Jade Review



Unlocked At: Warrant Officer 5
Costs: 15000

While Jade is one of the most expensive paints, it is questioned to be the most cost effective.
45% Shaft - Currently the most protection against shafts.
25% Railgun

Jade, having a translucent particle make up, reduces the damage of laser-based make up weapons. As laser is considered light, Jade allows part of the damage to be passed through the particle make up and reducing the output of damage of any laser based weapons. Since shaft is not completely 100% laser, as it has solid compound make-up in its shots. Jade is dusted with metal coating to absorb impact from the solidity and then the translucent material does its work.



Jade, as we know, specializes in protection against shaft. As a result, Jade allows M3 Hornets to survive a fully charged M3 shaft with 1 hp left, Also has a small chance of allowing M3 hornets to survive 2 railgun shots. Therefore, Jade isn't recommended for hornet players unless you have an isida by you 24/7 since you would be running around on very low HP. Also with this paint, M3 mammoths are able to survive 2 complete shots of M3 shaft. Nothing too specific for viking although it does allow M3 vikings to take a full hit while still having enough for the viking to counter attack, unless of course your getting attacked multiple ways. The 25% railgun, however, may come in useful, as it almost has as much prodigi does. Prodigi with 30% against rails famous for having the current highest protection against it. Railguns one of most annoying guns to go up against if you have no protection, as its high damage per shot really takes a lot of health off of you, and then most go into hiding while waiting for cool down. However, there being only two weapons that this paint has protections from, some players may question whether this paint is actually worth the 15,000 crystals at all. So is Jade really worth it? It may be for you if you can't deal with shafts easily with a close range weapon and railguns can really get on your nerves. Shafts only fear other shafts, and railguns can really throw your aim off with it's high impact, if you use shaft a lot, this may be the paint for you. If you can take on railguns and shafts easy, this paint may not be your best choice.

Jade's color includes light dusty brown color on the edges, the dusty brown color gets darker as it moves into the center of the paint, with splotches of dark brown near the light color of the brown. Also added white water like bubbles, making it look it look like it just came out of water.



-The Real Jade-

Jade is an decorative stone. The term jade is applied to two different metamorphic rocks that are made up of different silicate minerals - Nephrite and Jadeite.
Nephrite usually the higher the iron content the greener the colour.
Jadeite a sodium and aluminium-rich pyroxene. The gem form of the mineral is a microcrystaline interlocking crystal matrix.

Jade usually found in various tints of green. Why the paint Jade is dull brown I will explain later on.

Jadeite measures between 6.0 and 7.0 Mohs hardness, and Nephrite between 6.0 and 6.5.

Unusual varieties
Nephrite can be found in a creamy white form as well as in a variety of green colors, whereas jadeite shows more color variations, including blue, lavender-mauve, pink, and emerald-green colours. Of the two, jadeite is rarer. But the translucent emerald-green jadeite is the most prized variety of all.

Enhancement

Jade may be enhanced (sometimes called "stabilized"). Note that some merchants will refer to these as Grades, but it is important to bear in mind that degree of enhancement is different from colour and texture quality. In other words, Type A jadeite is not enhanced but can have poor colour and texture. There are three main methods of enhancement, sometimes referred to as the ABC Treatment System:

Type A - Jadeite has not been treated in any way except surface waxing.
Type B - Treatment involves exposing a promising but stained piece of jadeite to chemical bleaches and/or acids and impregnating it with a clear polymer resin. This results in a significant improvement of transparency and colour of the material.
Type C - Jade has been artificially stained or dyed. The effects are somewhat uncontrollable and may result in a dull brown. In any case, translucency is usually lost.
Type B+C - is a combination of B and C: it has been both artificially dyed AND impregnated.
Type D - Jade refers to a composite stone such as a doublet comprising a jade top with a plastic backing.

Therefore, Type C enhancement of Jade may be the reason why Jade is colored brown on the paint.



Information from Wikipedia. Learn more about Jade Here

Edited September 23, 2017 by Hexed

[Contaminated 129]

wikipedia ay ay you silly ;)

 

nice topic btw, i use jade sometimes myself. i use it on wasp and i make noobs with m0 shaft mad when they cant one shot me

[chriswu 25]

Hey, wait a second!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

You said in the beginning Jade is translucent which is how it gives protection from laser based weapons.

In the end though you said Type C gets RID OF the translucency...

 

And anyways, if Jade is translucent, doesn't that just mean that the laser goes through the protection into your hull? Don't you want something reflective, not translucent? :-)

 

P.S. The whole part about enhancements was completely copied and pasted from Wikipedia. Though Wikipedia is an open source, you still need to properly cite it.Just saying something came from Wikipedia isn't enough. Just a useful piece of advice...

[datie9 72]

Nice cablaz :thumbup: , will you do rustle in the next issue?

[cablaz 32]

Hey, wait a second!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

You said in the beginning Jade is translucent which is how it gives protection from laser based weapons.

In the end though you said Type C gets RID OF the translucency...

USUALLY gets rid of translucency, in this case, Jade is special.

I tried not to copy it from wiki, but it was the only way to let you guys know why Jade isn't green on the paint.

 

Laser is light and it goes through translucency yes, however Jade is also a solid. It absorbs most of the damage taken before it reaches the hull of the tank. ;)

[chriswu 25]

If something is translucent, its phase of matter is irrelevant. :)

[cablaz 32]

But it isn't completely translucent.

[chriswu 25]

And? :)

[cablaz 32]

So. Light doesn't completely make it through?

[Derrikvdleeden 0]

I am sick of shaft, after update i buy mammoth m3 and thunder m3 and jade :)

[chriswu 25]

So. Light doesn't completely make it through?

 

So is it the translucency or opaqueness which makes it protective?

[SilentShadow 104]

Shaft M3 Mammoth M3 and Jade are probably one of the scarier combinations out there. :shock:

[wertweuri 76]

More like the annoying combination out there :wink:

[P.E.R.F.E.C.T.l.O.N 325]

More like the annoying combination out there :wink:

 

yea i hate facing shafts :?

[Ranger7 75]

More like the annoying combination out there :wink:

 

yea i hate facing shafts :?

Same, but I wont just buy a protection paint just for shafts... They just aren't widespread... especially at my rank :P

[cablaz 32]

Shafts will get really annoying when there M3, however it is true that it isn't as much widespread yet.

[r_Fiasco0 7]

I bought an m2 Shaft. So powerful. Cannot wait until I have enough for m3.

[cablaz 32]

Good for you ;)

[Fjelstad1678 186]

Shaft is my dream. Can't wait for it.

[cablaz 32]

Good luck :)

[r_rayray1230 1]

Very nice! :thumbup:

[stanzhang 3,291]

First time that I see a paint review ^_^, brings me old memories of Jade paint