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Dec 31 2017 02:59pm
Hi, Question as title, thanks
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Dec 31 2017 07:21pm
Items have a range of stats that are variable and random. Selling it unID passes the risk of a low roll onto the buyer. The buyer, assuming that risk in turn, gets a "fairer" price.

I don't think this applies anymore, but a long time ago there was also a widespread problem of temporary duped items disappearing after trades. Unidentified items were supposedly immune to this, and you would buy with confidence knowing that your item was untouched and not going to disappear on you. For example, some duping methods made use of the Personalization quest or the Socketing quest, and the item is required to be identified before doing either of those 2 things. Just some old school trivia for you.
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Quote (djester @ Dec 31 2017 07:21pm)
Items have a range of stats that are variable and random. Selling it unID passes the risk of a low roll onto the buyer. The buyer, assuming that risk in turn, gets a "fairer" price.

I don't think this applies anymore, but a long time ago there was also a widespread problem of temporary duped items disappearing after trades. Unidentified items were supposedly immune to this, and you would buy with confidence knowing that your item was untouched and not going to disappear on you. For example, some duping methods made use of the Personalization quest or the Socketing quest, and the item is required to be identified before doing either of those 2 things. Just some old school trivia for you.


thank you for the explanation
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Jan 2 2018 01:47am
Cos ppl want to gamble :)
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Jan 16 2018 01:23pm
actually unid is more costly
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Jan 18 2018 04:34am
In old day it was the guaranty its not a dupe! (:
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Jan 23 2018 09:10am
Quote (FFIX @ Jan 18 2018 12:34pm)
In old day it was the guaranty its not a dupe! (:



But there was also a period where you could ident all your items, rollback the game. Sell it as unident but you knew already what item / stats it would be....
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Feb 12 2018 02:06am
Quote (iSFear @ Jan 23 2018 04:10pm)
But there was also a period where you could ident all your items, rollback the game. Sell it as unident but you knew already what item / stats it would be....


+1 looooong time ago :)
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Mar 8 2018 08:59am
It just seems like the stats could be too random imo. I don't do it but that's just me
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Mar 8 2018 09:01am
Quote (HeyWire @ Feb 12 2018 03:06am)
+1 looooong time ago :)


You could still do it last ladder so it wasn't that long ago
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