Quote (Metzga @ 7 Jan 2011 12:09)

keule 1 - 4 Metzga

t4d, some bad luck there for you

Quote (kalhmera @ Jan 7 2011 12:25pm)

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Quote (Koryu @ Jan 7 2011 12:25pm)

iso clarity if eth bugged armors are part of the banned bugged items.

Quote (Koryu @ Jan 7 2011 01:25pm)

iso clarity if eth bugged armors are part of the banned bugged items.

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You can socket a normal ethereal item, and it will remain ethereal, and gain sockets just as a non-ethereal item would.

In Diablo 2 version 1.11 and 1.11b, there is a bug regarding the socketing of ethereal armors and shields. Ethereal armors and shields are assigned a 50% bonus to their base defense rating when dropped. This is normal. What is not normal is the fact that when sockets are added to an ethereal armor or shield using the Horadric Cube, that ethereal defense bonus is applied again. The result is an armor or shield with an absolutely impossible defense rating. Enhanced defense modifiers are then added to that base defense rating, so the difference in end defense is rather huge. An ethereal Sacred Rondache shield socketed this way and the having the Rune word Exile installed can have a defense in excess of 1000. And because of the self-repair mod on Exile, it will not break.

This bug appeared as a side-effect when the 1.10 ethereal armor upgrade bug was fixed. In order to fix that bug, a defense bonus of 50% was simply crammed into the ethereal unique armor upgrade formula. Unfortunately that fix also affected the ethereal armor socketing formula, making armors now gain a second defense bonus when socketed.

Quote (Koryu @ 7 Jan 2011 13:25)

iso clarity if eth bugged armors are part of the banned bugged items.

Quote (Argand @ 7 Jan 2011 13:32)

well, imo it's a bug. maybe there is room for discussion but str bug is forbidden too in aow, for example, and blizzard didnt change/fix it either, if you know what i mean.
what do other guys think? would be interesting.

Quote (Dizzyfawaka @ Jan 7 2011 01:44pm)

If eth bugged armors would be banned prudence builds would be disqualified as well is what you're aiming at?
They do still have the required repair mod for the rules.