I saw new posts and thought "goody, I get to talk about war more!!!" but then I read the content. sadface.
^ this x1000
On a side note, I sold my Zahak's today lol. Also sold my Vulcan's Pearl... In super prep mode/gil hoarding for level cap update. Let's theorycraft new items as a discussion :D
Well, we can almost 100% assume +8 str rings and +5 str earrings.
Also, if they do add salvage upgrades, I easily see Ares' body destroying grim, even grim +1. I don't see them adding a significant amount of dex or acc though to beat Twilight or E.body. I could also possibly see Ares' legs being able to pull ahead of +2 in some situations. This is obviously assuming with some worthwhile augments, of course, such as crit dmg/rate, double/triple attack, etc.