08-23-2004, 04:32 PM
Quote:For uniques, you pretty much have it. You take the level requirement of the base item(or the level requirement of the unique if it is higher), and simply +5 if the upgrade is to exceptional, or +12 if the upgrade is to elite.
Not exactly. You do add 5 if it's to exceptional, but you [again] add 7 if it's to elite. That is, if it was exceptional to start, you just add 7, but if it was originally normal, you do add 12.
To be more precise, the level requirement is whichever is highest of the unique level requirement, the new base item level requirement, or the highest socket level requirement, plus the +5/+7/+12.