Gambling

[Crystalion]

Also I believe Ruvanal pointed out, in someone's prior summary post like this, that you can only gamble exceptionals in nm/hell and elites in hell.

This is not something that fits with what I know of the gamble function in the code nor have I pointed such a thing out (since it is false).

Gotcha.

Funny, I thought the LL was relatively deserted lately, but apparently all I have to do to summon the experts is to make an off-hand misrecollection. I'll be sure to try that next time I want an answer to some issue ;)

Presumably one can not gamble (or shop or horcube) elites in Classic? This would suggest that gamble prices in Classic and and LoD diverge at some clvl, eh?

AFAIK then, when one notices a price bump in a base item (e.g. a lower base item costing more than a higher base item) that is due to the possibility of the item being exceptional or elite (gambled in any difficulty)? Presumably the qlvl/clvl -5..+4 interaction order is nonetheless such that the optimal time to gamble for an exc/elite is some levels beyond when they are first available? (Unlike, I assume, circlets/coronets which must be at least a certain ilvl, i.e. clvl+4, when you first (can) see them?)