08-23-2004, 12:42 PM
D2 v1.10 introduced "upgrading" of rare and unique weapons/armors to their exceptional and/or elite item types.
I'm wondering, in the case of rares and uniques, how do you calculate the new level requirement of the item?
Of course, the new item would have at least the level requirement of the higher item type's base level requirement, but by how much?
Eg. if you upgrade Rixot's Keen (unique short sword: requires Lvl 2) into gladius (base item's lvlreq=18), what would be the level requirement of the Rixot's Keen gladius? I only tried using Adeyke's Weapon Upgrade Calculator (is that page still updated and entirely correct?) and it seems many of the items would become something like (base item lvlreq + 5). So Rixot's Keen gladius becomes lvlreq=23 (to use).
I'm wondering, in the case of rares and uniques, how do you calculate the new level requirement of the item?
Of course, the new item would have at least the level requirement of the higher item type's base level requirement, but by how much?
Eg. if you upgrade Rixot's Keen (unique short sword: requires Lvl 2) into gladius (base item's lvlreq=18), what would be the level requirement of the Rixot's Keen gladius? I only tried using Adeyke's Weapon Upgrade Calculator (is that page still updated and entirely correct?) and it seems many of the items would become something like (base item lvlreq + 5). So Rixot's Keen gladius becomes lvlreq=23 (to use).