Board Thread:Shadow Fight 2 Discussion/@comment-37514973-20181213084513/@comment-33885505-20181216044457

Whether to upgrade old or buy new: It really depends on your own style/preferences, and how patient you are. I myself can not stand two-handed weapons as they're so bad IMO. Whenever I got a two-handed weapon, I would prefer to upgrade an old familiar weapon instead. It takes a little more grinding in survival for coins, but it can be worth it if you're better with the old weapon than the new one.

Regarding enchantments: Enchantments really aren't relevant before you hit XP level 52. IMO doing enchantments before level 52 is just a waste of time as you'll just have to re-enchant your stuff. Same goes for boss weapons or Monk's gear, do not obtain Monk gear or Boss weapons before level 52 unless you want to lose enchantment power. You don't need enchantment really until you face May/Titan in Act 7 chapter 3.

Regarding eclipse: You can try to farm Eclipse levels in previous Acts for shadow orbs, but in general this is tedious. You're better off playing new Tournament, Boss/Bodyguard and Challenge levels (the first time, not as a replay) at your current Act in Eclipse. This will get you a lot more shadow orbs if that's what you're going for, plus replaying old levels on Eclipse doesn't give you red orbs (exception to boss fights or Gates of Shadows). Yes, it's super difficult to win on eclipse the first time but it's worth it in the long run as you also improve your skills. And if you want to farm coins, the best way is survival in current Act, either on eclipse or not you get same coins. To maximize your chances of winning first time on eclipse, farm survival for coins to upgrade as much as you can.