Board Thread:Game Discussions/@comment-68.179.41.129-20131219135747/@comment-141.246.2.80-20131219150723

Depending on where you are in the game and what the armor is there are a couple of options:

Option A :  Enhance your newer 'better' armor with the old armor taking advantage of the levels currently on it to give a slight boost to EP (Enhancement Points). This is what I would do in the following two situations:  1)  You have the next rank up equivalent of the old armor, i.e. You're replacing Stonescale Platemail with Crius Armor.  2)  You're new to the game and spending the 25k and 1 FS (Fusion Stone) would be too much.

Option B :  Fusing two same rank armors together for a chance at a more powerful armor. My rule of thumb on this is that you want to fuse for 2-star armor, 4-star armor, and epics. My reasoning behind this is you can craft 1-star armor and 3-star armor from storyline loot, so it doesn't make any sense to try and fuse for these armors since you are able to make the + version from crating. My only exception to this rule is when you first start it is a good idea to fuse a basic water with a basic fire to get Hydra Armor and a basic fire and a basic spirit to get Living Flame Armor, since these two armors are powerful 1-star armors and getting a jump on leveling them makes getting the plus versions easier.

Final Note :  When you get to the point that you want to start fusing for epics do not mix 4-star armor fusion with 3-star armors, this drops the potential armor return to the level of the 3-star armor. Essentially making it so you could fuse your 4-star armor into a 2-star armor, and no-one wants that.