09-23-2003, 01:18 PM
Items do not get upgraded stats from 1.10. So, AFAIK, old Witherstrings would still have that very high level of magic arrow. As the level isn't displayed, it'll get easy to mix up 1.09 and 1.10 bows if you have both ;).
Note that the elite unique upgrade recipe is ladder-only, so you won't be able to use it on 1.09 items on the realms.
Also note that an elite Witherstring would have only 48 average damage. 35% of 48 is 16.8. OTOH, an elite WWS would have 91-98.5 average damage. 20% of 91 is 18.2. So if you just want a high amount of magic damage conversion, the 1.10 WWS is slightly better. IMHO, the other bonuses on the WWS are also very worthwhile. WWS also has 2 sockets in 1.10, which it didn't have in 1.09.
Set items won't get the new green or blue bonuses unless you find them new in 1.10. They will get the gold bonuses. They'll apparently also get the new colours (for example, Vidala is black now). Aside from Arctic Mitts (which require clvl 3 in 1.09 and clvl 2 in 1.10), only the 7 class-specific sets have changed stats. In the case where blue bonuses were added to an item, it's possible to identify the version at a glance. Otherwise, you'd have to either equip it or know where it came from to identify the version.
Note that the elite unique upgrade recipe is ladder-only, so you won't be able to use it on 1.09 items on the realms.
Also note that an elite Witherstring would have only 48 average damage. 35% of 48 is 16.8. OTOH, an elite WWS would have 91-98.5 average damage. 20% of 91 is 18.2. So if you just want a high amount of magic damage conversion, the 1.10 WWS is slightly better. IMHO, the other bonuses on the WWS are also very worthwhile. WWS also has 2 sockets in 1.10, which it didn't have in 1.09.
Set items won't get the new green or blue bonuses unless you find them new in 1.10. They will get the gold bonuses. They'll apparently also get the new colours (for example, Vidala is black now). Aside from Arctic Mitts (which require clvl 3 in 1.09 and clvl 2 in 1.10), only the 7 class-specific sets have changed stats. In the case where blue bonuses were added to an item, it's possible to identify the version at a glance. Otherwise, you'd have to either equip it or know where it came from to identify the version.