What's the big deal over Shakos

[Ed C]

Hi all,

I see people on the trading forums offering shakos alot. Are they refering to something other than the Elite cap? If it is just the elite cap I get those all the time magic ones and socketed ones. What is the big deal, if any?

[innova]

When people are talking about shakos in the trading forums and trading channels they're talking about the harlequin crest, the unique shako. People just use shako as a nickname for the item.

[Masas]

They're refering to the unique Shako, Harlequin Crest-

Defense: 98-141 (varies)
Required Level: 62
Required Strength: 50
Durability: 12
+2 To All Skills
+ (1.5 Per Character Level) 1-148 To Life (Based On Character Level)
+ (1.5 Per Character Level) 1-148 To Mana (Based On Character Level)
Damage Reduced By 10%
50% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
+2 To All Attributes

[Humphrey]

Although, if enough people offer just plain normal shakos in responce to people asking for a shako maybe we can train everyone out of calling it such an irritating name. Why not Harle or something?

[krischan]

Shako sounds much cooler

I guess the term comes from the initial release (1.07) of the expansion. The Blizzard management had the incredibly clever idea to release it a few weeks before the developers completed 1.08. In 1.07, only a handful of elite uniques could be dropped by monsters (chests could drop all the rest, except for a few because of a bug). The Harlequin Crest was among them.

[Ed C]

Shako sounds much cooler

I guess the term comes from the initial release (1.07) of the expansion. The Blizzard management had the incredibly clever idea to release it a few weeks before the developers completed 1.08. In 1.07, only a handful of elite uniques could be dropped by monsters (chests could drop all the rest, except for a few because of a bug). The Harlequin Crest was among them.

Thanks Guys, that really clears it up.