03-08-2004, 01:35 AM
There is, indeed, nothing in the MPQs about a "unique set." There's no support for anything of the sort, either. Only set items can belong to sets. So adding a "unique set" would require a fundamental change in the data structure, and this change would only be on the realms, without any trace of it in the SP version.
While there were rumours about the possibility of a unique set, they were flat-out denied by a reliable source. Since the first mention of a "unique set" was a rumour with no basis on reality, it would be completely illogical for Blizzard to then actually implement such a thing after 1.10's release.
A lot of people have been playing a lot of D2 in 1.10. I've never heard any mention of a unique that's only found on the realms. If there were such realms-only items, their existence would have been common knowledge by now. There are no such items.
And if there was such a set, you wouldn't be able to tell what items belong to it. If each item had a list of the other items in the sets (like what was stated in the original post), then the only difference between that and a real set is the text colour; what's the point in that? And if it doesn't say which items are in the set, you'd only be able to discover it by wearing all different combinations of unique items. I'll admit that, if someone realized that there are certain items that aren't listed in the MPQs or on any web site, that they might be able to conclude that there's something special about these items. However, this would mean that the person mentioned in the original post managed to complete the entire set before anyone else even saw a single part. Ridiculous.
Finally, there's the credibility issue. If you bring up a ridiculous claim like this and just say that your friend told you he saw it, there isn't a whole lot of it.
So, we have two possibilities:
It's possible that, after 1.10's release, Blizzard decided to add a new set to the game (something that hasn't happened at all, except with LoD's release). However, they didn't want it to have green text, so they made it gold instead, based on some (then-unfounded) rumours of a "unique set." To do this, they completely changed around the format unique items to allow them to belong to a set. They did this all server-side, where no one can actually see it. And they didn't tell anyone about it. No one ever saw any of these items, except for one person. This person managed to complete the entire set. Rather than tell the world about this amazing discovery (and proof of something like that would stir up quite a bit of discussion), he just quietly told it to his friend, who, with only sketchy details, described it to the LL.
The other possibility is that either the original poster or his friend is lying.
You can draw your own conclusions.
While there were rumours about the possibility of a unique set, they were flat-out denied by a reliable source. Since the first mention of a "unique set" was a rumour with no basis on reality, it would be completely illogical for Blizzard to then actually implement such a thing after 1.10's release.
A lot of people have been playing a lot of D2 in 1.10. I've never heard any mention of a unique that's only found on the realms. If there were such realms-only items, their existence would have been common knowledge by now. There are no such items.
And if there was such a set, you wouldn't be able to tell what items belong to it. If each item had a list of the other items in the sets (like what was stated in the original post), then the only difference between that and a real set is the text colour; what's the point in that? And if it doesn't say which items are in the set, you'd only be able to discover it by wearing all different combinations of unique items. I'll admit that, if someone realized that there are certain items that aren't listed in the MPQs or on any web site, that they might be able to conclude that there's something special about these items. However, this would mean that the person mentioned in the original post managed to complete the entire set before anyone else even saw a single part. Ridiculous.
Finally, there's the credibility issue. If you bring up a ridiculous claim like this and just say that your friend told you he saw it, there isn't a whole lot of it.
So, we have two possibilities:
It's possible that, after 1.10's release, Blizzard decided to add a new set to the game (something that hasn't happened at all, except with LoD's release). However, they didn't want it to have green text, so they made it gold instead, based on some (then-unfounded) rumours of a "unique set." To do this, they completely changed around the format unique items to allow them to belong to a set. They did this all server-side, where no one can actually see it. And they didn't tell anyone about it. No one ever saw any of these items, except for one person. This person managed to complete the entire set. Rather than tell the world about this amazing discovery (and proof of something like that would stir up quite a bit of discussion), he just quietly told it to his friend, who, with only sketchy details, described it to the LL.
The other possibility is that either the original poster or his friend is lying.
You can draw your own conclusions.