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Oct 2 2017 12:52pm
Hello I just finished a discussion with a bunch of helpful players in thread: https://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=77304510&f=87
And have the same question now on ethereal weapons, say upgrading an ethereal Bartucs. 10 Fg will be given for a sufficient answer,
which I think should include the pros/cons of why ethereal weapon upgrading can be more profitable even with the loss if such a loss in also in ethereal weapons.
Since there seems to be a large numeration of upgraded Titans and the like. Thank you.

(The 10 fg may be spread between two people if I feel both were sufficient.)

This post was edited by HungryHungryCharsi on Oct 2 2017 12:57pm
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Oct 2 2017 01:01pm
the level requirement and stat requirements go up when you upgrade the weapon
the damage goes up to the new base (and weapon damage doesn't vary)

iirc the durability is rerolled anywhere between where it was before you upgraded and the max on the new base.

The only possible con is that the cost of upgrading can be higher than the profit on the new weapon. The only unique weapon you could upgrade where people care about the end durability is suicide branch

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Oct 2 2017 01:02pm
So the ethereal weapon upgrade does not include the strange loss as in ethereal armors then?
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Oct 2 2017 01:03pm
Quote (HungryHungryCharsi @ Oct 2 2017 03:02pm)
So the ethereal weapon upgrade does not include the strange loss as in ethereal armors then?


There is no "strange loss" in armors

armor defense varies. the base value for the armor is chosen randomly.
weapon damage is always exactly the same so even if it was rerolled, it would still be the same
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Thank you for the confirmation, the 10 fg will go to you.

So in conclusion, unlike unique armors which seem to reroll its base defense and not keep the value when being upgraded in the cube,

the base value of weapon damage will remain the same rather than randomly and it is a safe option to upgrade ethereal weapons,

and henceforth the only preconsiderations you need to take is whether the stats required of the upgraded weapons will match the build of the character you are planning.[/B]

This post was edited by HungryHungryCharsi on Oct 2 2017 01:22pm
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Oct 2 2017 01:08pm
???

bases of uniq weapons have constant dmg

if u will up your bartucs to runic talon, it will get dmg of upped base modified by eth bonus and ed%

Greater Talons 21 To 35 (28 Avg) > Runic Talons 24 To 44 (34 Avg)
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Oct 2 2017 01:17pm
Thanks for the reply Kronos, the question was the result of the confusion of the rerolling of unique ethereal armors,

and whether the same risk applied to ethereal weapon upgrades by way of the horadric cube formula.

That is more-so for newbies(including myself) with more excitement of trying a mechanic in game and less patience to go

through the proper considerations to be able to see and understand the mathematic formulas that an experienced player can easily see and understand.

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Oct 16 2017 01:15pm
And unique can only be upped ladder.. where rares can be nl
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