Quote (lurkmoar @ Nov 18 2009 08:31pm)
I like how everyone instantly recommends getting to level 95 and gambling +2 amulets.
Gambling doesn't end at +2 amulets, its just the 1 thing most people can manage to remember about gambling.
There are a variety of other interesting things you can gamble, I'll enlighten you below:
No matter your level, you will have a 10% chance of getting a rare.
The level listed is when you start having a 100% chance to unlock those modifiers.
The cost to gamble depends on your character level, here are some average prices for belts/boots. My recommended in italics.
Level 25: 4k
Level 35 : 7k
Level 45: 10k
Level 55: 18k
Level 65: 28k
Belts
You wont be able to gamble for a belt with 16 slots, but you can go for a 12 slot Belt or Heavy Belt.
Level 23: 30% tri-res | 24% fhr | 20 life | 5 Strength
Level 35: 30% tri-res | 24% fhr | 60 life | 9 Strength
Level 47: 30% tri-res | 24% fhr | 60 life | 15 Strength
Level 63: 30% tri-res | 24% fhr | 60 life | 20 Strength
Boots
You want to gamble for Boots or Heavy Boots
Level 23: 30% tri-res | 10% fhr | 10% r/w | 3 Dexterity
Level 30: 40% tri-res | 10% fhr | 20% r/w | 3 Dexterity
Level 39: 40% tri-res | 10% fhr | 30% r/w | 5 Dexterity
Level 51: 40% tri-res | 10% fhr | 30% r/w | 9 Dexterity
Level 42: 40% dua-res | 20 mana | 10% fhr | 30% r/w | 5 Dexterity
Level 57: 40% dua-res | 40 mana | 10% fhr | 30% r/w | 9 Dexterity
Rings 50k each
Level 61: 30% tri-res | FCR | 30 life | 60 mana | 15 Strength | 15 Dex | 6 LL | 3 ML
Level 63: 30% tri-res | FCR | 30 life | 60 mana | 15 Strength | 15 Dex | 6 LL | 5 ML
Level 73: 30% tri-res | FCR | 40 life | 60 mana | 15 Strength | 15 Dex | 6 LL | 5 ML
Amulets
You can decide when you want to start gambling for +2 amulets based on the cost.
This is how much gold each rare +2 possible amulet will cost you to gamble on average ( not guaranteed to have +2, but guaranteed to have a chance at it )
86 = 6,300,000
87 = 3,150,000
88 = 2,079,000
89 = 1,575,000
90 = 1,260,000
91 = 1,045,800
92 = 899,640
93 = 787,500
94 = 699,999
95 = 630,000
I have characters dedicated to gambling for boots/belts. There might be other interesting gambling hotspots but these are my favorites.
GFG post sticky it, would also like this info for shields, particularly for the mods +2pal,17fhr,30/20,pris