10-07-2004, 02:14 AM
whathuh,Oct 6 2004, 03:24 PM Wrote:How are rare items created?
I have two theories:
1
first, the game chooses how many affixes it will have. Next it determines what type of affix it has (IE... cold resist any %, +Dam +AR). Then it uses the ilvl of the item to find out what the affix name will be and the corresponding value for each affix, omitting any that are too high. Repeat for the # of affixes it has.
2
The game chooses # of affixes. Then, it finds any random affix (not according to group). Repeat. If another affix with the same group number comes up, redo affix.
The reason I want to know is because imbueing/crafting at low levels can increase chances of getting what you want dramatically if the second theory is true. Otherwise, you dont even have to bother with ilvls and such.
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Each affix has a rarity/weight associated with it. A rarity 2 affix would be twice as likely as a rarity 1 affix. Also, only affixes that can spawn on an item (based on the alvl and the item type) are considered.
Given this, it would seem the two methods are equivalent. In the first method, the weight of a group would just have to be the sum of the weights of all affixes in it.
However, in actuality, I believe the game first randomly decides whether something should be a prefix or suffix (50% chance of each) before deciding which specific affix it should be. There's a limit of 3 prefixes and 3 suffixes on one item, so if there are already 3 of one, the next affix must be the other.