need help with crafting/imbuing

[NoobXDon]

please, before you post. i was a liberal arts major in college and am going to law school next year. basically, math has always eluded me. so when you reply please refrain from only putting equations. i will not know what to do with them :rolleyes:

anyway, here are my questions

1) found a white diadem in pits/wsk (cant remember where exactly). what lvl char should i use to imbue this?

2) i am hoping to craft some hitpower gloves with the following mods.
+2 bow or p&m
20 ias

bonus mods=
10+dex
5+ str
resists

what is the best lvl char to use to craft these?
what lvl vambracers/heavy bracers/chain gloves should i use?
does it matter whether the magic gloves are vambracers/heavy bracers if they came from a lvl 85 area? (pits)

thanks for your help ladies and gents.... it is greatly appreciated.

[krischan]

Diadems and only diadems are special. Because of the way the affix level calculation works, they will always have a chance to get any affix, no matter what their item level is. That means you can imdue it at any level.

BTW, that makes diadems interesting for a few cube recipes as well.

[Hrus]

Actually, the "what affixes can crafted item get" is quite a mathematical rebus. It depends on item level of the original gloves, on their type (chain gloves / heavy bracers / vambraces) and on your character level too.

It would probably help if you have a character with level higher than 70, you can assume all gloves bought/dropped from hell monsters being able to spawn the affixes you mentioned if you craft them with that character.

If you want to know an exact math, I can provide it or find a thread with an explanation.

EDIT: I could start with easier things.
If the ilvl of craft >=71, the craft will allways get 4 affixes, so you usually don't want to craft lower ones.
craftilvl = [ilvl / 2 ] + [clvl / 2]
where ilvl = item level of original magical gloves
clvl = character level
[] - round down

All hitpower crafted gloves (even vambraces) with ilvl 71 and higher can get +2 bow/passive affix.
When you buy the item from shop, the ilvl=clvl+5.
When you gamble the item, the ilvl=randóm between clvl-5 and clvl+4

For more info, look in this crafting gloves guide (http://forums.diabloii.net/showthread.php?t=348851)

[NoobXDon]

so if i find items in pits (vambracers/heavy) and i use my necro at in the high 70's i should get the affixs i need? i dont care about getting amazon skill charges, as they dont make the req higher for me and the gloves will obviously be for a zon. i just dont want stupid charges like pnova. thanks for the help so far.

=)

[Hrus]

so if i find items in pits (vambracers/heavy) and i use my necro at in the high 70's i should get the affixs i need? i dont care about getting amazon skill charges, as they dont make the req higher for me and the gloves will obviously be for a zon. i just dont want stupid charges like pnova. thanks for the help so far.

=)

You can play with this affix calculator (http://www.diabloii.nu/affixcalc/).
You just need to enter type of gloves, "monster drop rare item" type and ilvl (which is calculated [ilvl/2]+[clvl/2] for craft) and you will get all affixes possible on your gloves.

[thegiantturtle]

You can play with this affix calculator (http://www.diabloii.nu/affixcalc/).
You just need to enter type of gloves, "monster drop rare item" type...There's also a "crafted item" type. I'd probably use that one.

[Hrus]

There's also a "crafted item" type. I'd probably use that one.
Ooops, why do I allways miss the obvious and do the things the harder way?:duh: :duh:

[SlyFox]

Found this the post the other day. Has some good information on crafting items/gambling. He also does a decent job explaining.

http://www.battle.net/forums/thread.aspx?fn=d2-gameplay&t=185518&p=1&#post185518

Ugh, yes I know it's from battle.net but it's a good post.