That's what safe to 7 certs are for, to upgrade using normal elus and oris without breaking and without downgrading if fail up to +7. I hope they'll add the safe to 7 certs to the compensation and make them character or account bound. And there's also safe to 10 cert for the +9 gears to be upgraded to +10 without breaking if fail.
'if fail'
Compensation should COMPENSATE for the loss. Not items that will leave the people hanging.
They will be like,
"Oh cool, a pvp set, a +7 cert set and a crap load of HD ELUS. I'm gonna get a +10 PVP gear. Not as good as my +14 set but it's good enough."
(a few upgrade attempts later)
"Oh, man. I did get my set. But it just kept failing and all I have are +7 stuff. Stuff that can't even get +9 bonuses. What a let down. QQ"
It should be something that is of equal value or something close to it. Not the 'chance' to have something good enough.
Oh sure, the item didn't break but without +9 or above. There's no bonus. Something that some of us worked hard for.
Edited by Eikoku, 16 May 2015 - 06:33 AM.