05-17-2003, 06:37 AM
I had a stray thought
One of the things that made rares so cool in Classic was that most of the affixes were available on either rares or magic items
/pure speculation mode on
Just suppose they bring that back
A rare with Cruel, Grandmaster's, Jeweler's, Of Quickness, Of Evisceration, Of Transcendence would make Azurewrath look like a soggy toothpick
Now that might be more than even Blizzard would contemplate doing but that is perhaps an example of what could be changed very easily with very little effort
/speculation mode off
My point is simply that we're looking at the new uniques and assuming rares are dwindling further into obscurity (at least I certainly was :) )
It makes a sort of sense that this would not be the case, that the affix pool improves to make crafting, tempering (if it's included) and rares more interesting
One of the things that made rares so cool in Classic was that most of the affixes were available on either rares or magic items
/pure speculation mode on
Just suppose they bring that back
A rare with Cruel, Grandmaster's, Jeweler's, Of Quickness, Of Evisceration, Of Transcendence would make Azurewrath look like a soggy toothpick
Now that might be more than even Blizzard would contemplate doing but that is perhaps an example of what could be changed very easily with very little effort
/speculation mode off
My point is simply that we're looking at the new uniques and assuming rares are dwindling further into obscurity (at least I certainly was :) )
It makes a sort of sense that this would not be the case, that the affix pool improves to make crafting, tempering (if it's included) and rares more interesting