07-24-2003, 02:19 AM
In 1.09, nightmare/hell hellforges dropped only up to Um, while hell Countess could drop up to Vex. So it was already "better" there. For a true estimate of the quality, though, one has to factor in the rarity of each rune. The Countess usually drops lower runes, while the hellforge weighted all runes equally, so you had a 1/11 chance of getting the one you want fromt the range. If there's something similar with the hellforge now, it'll still give better overall drops.