01-18-2004, 11:49 PM
Ethereals require 10 less strength and 10 less dexterity than a non-ethereal item. This reduction comes before the -% requirements, so it may end up being less than 10.
Example:
Suppose a base item requires 100 strength but a certain instance of that item has -50% requirements. This would then require 50 strength.
An ethereal of that base item would require 90 strength, and the -50% would make it 45.
So in this case, the ethereal requires just 5 less strength.
Example:
Suppose a base item requires 100 strength but a certain instance of that item has -50% requirements. This would then require 50 strength.
An ethereal of that base item would require 90 strength, and the -50% would make it 45.
So in this case, the ethereal requires just 5 less strength.