low ilvl max sockets and LH enchant

[LavCat]

I thought this applied only to items dropped by monsters. It's very possible that I was mistaken, though.

It is part of the games random spawning process for normal difficulty. The vendors generate their items through part of the same process, they just have some the input variables (item code, magical quality, ilvl and the ilvl cap) determined differently than what would come from the TC's. Also the cap on randomly dropped socketed items in nightmare is 4 for those that are not aware of this.

Does this cap of three sockets in normal apply only to spawning of items with sockets, or is it also an additional cap on the number of sockets that can be granted by the socket quest on items found or purchased in normal?

As it is a bug and not a planned feature, it's not obvious that the normal logic of enchant not working with spells would apply. After all, the rogue isn't actually casting a spell; she's firing her bow and just launching the wrong missile.

And it is the missile that calls the sorc Lightning skill for its damage. That skill will not reference the the adder effects like enchant.

I tested this as best I could, and you were right. (Not that I ever suspected you were wrong.)

I went down to pain with the lightning hose rogue, and observed that against the lightning immune creatures the lightning hose had no effect. I then applied a level 34 enchant, went back down to pain and observed the lightning hose still had no effect.

The arrows sure did though.