Diablo II 1.10 Fan Site Chat

[Ignatz]

Just because something is uncommon, or, say, rare, doesn't mean it's any good. So there we have it: rares are simply rarely good.

You know, I hate to complain, but let's say for a moment that they allow the 'Cruel' affix to appear on rare weapons. Suddenly rares can be good...better than any unique or magical item for damage. The chance of it being so are still quite small, given the *ahem* probably-still-watered-down affix pool. Still, how much more excited would you be about yellow text if you knew that it were at least possible to top a unique or magical item?

I say that if rares aren't going to be any better, or even significantly better, they should simply stop spawning. Every time I see a rare weapon drop, I bemoan its yellowness: If only I had slightly less MF! At least then it might spawn a GOOD damage modifier.

Harumph I say!

Edit: Should I ever learn to spell, beware -- the apocalypse hath come.

PS: Anybody have any idea how to get an em dash up in this place? I tried using the ampersand decimal HTML code, the standards-correct use of it, and get, well: ?. Wow, which is weird because my browser is displaying the dash correctly in the text field. I'm very fond of em dashes and I'd really like to be able to use em. Er, with the pun and the...see, it's an...ah fudge it.