bugged items

[iomanip]

allright, played this game for like 2 years back in 1.09 and 1.10, and recently started again...

Everybody talks about e.g. Fortitude in a 'bugged' armor, what does this mean? I assume that it got something about whether an item is ethereal or not? or.... i dont know


thank you and Peace!
/iomanip

[krischan]

There is a cube recipe which sockets nonmagical items. If it's used on an ethereal armor/shield/helm, the bonus will be applied once again due to a bug, so its base defense will be 1.5*1.5 times as high.

[Dii Legend]

They are referring to using the random socket recipe on an ethereal armor in the cube to increase the defense of the armor.

From The Arreat Summit (http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/cube.shtml):


1 Tal Rune + 1 Thul Rune + 1 Perfect Topaz + Normal Body Armor = Socketed Body Armor of same type
The number of sockets created will vary. The item must be normal and unsocketed. Low-quality items and superior items do not work. The item gets 1-4 sockets, randomly. However, the number of sockets is then restricted by the maximum number of sockets that base item with that ilvl can have. The chance to get X sockets in most armor is 1/4 (I.E: Mage plate has a max of 3 sockets, so it has a 2/4 [1/2] chance to get 3 sockets). The base of 6 was used in the ratios for all the above mentioned areas.

[iomanip]

ahaaa... now i get it!
a quick follow ups connected to cubing.

1) If an item (unique) and socketed with something, will upgrading that item (i.e. Lum Pul Pgems + Item) remove the socketed jewels/runes/gems?

2) Does superior items always have maximum base stats, i.e. an sup Wire Fleece 15%ED always have 481 base defense (375-481), or is that randomised? For instance, if the wire fleece gets rolled w/ 375 base, that would be worse than a perf 481... :(

3) Does cube random socketing reroll base defence of the item? If its sup, will that apply to that as well (in light of the previous question).


Rock on!
/iomanip

[krischan]

1) No.
2) Those with %ed will have a base defense of max+1, but not those which just have a durability bonus.
3) No, base defense won't be rerolled. Also, it doesn't work on superior items or items which already have sockets.

[iomanip]

thx guys!
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