Buff Lackluster Sets for Patch 2.5

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@DarkHelmet-1157

I agree with Set items rolling Ethereal but as for Staff Mods, I disagree since Set Items are essentially Unique items with the ability to gain or lose attributes depending on how many items/pieces of the set you have equipped. These attributes are basically set in stone and do not change(although some attributes can vary like All Resistance on Natalya’s Helm for example).

Staffmods already make uniques useless over runewords. Hell there are white vendor items that are better than uniques and sets because of staff mods. I covered this extensively in the last PTR:

Sets need to roll Ethereal and staffmods

There is a world of issues with sets and uniques that will require a more in-depth analysis of the issues but the most overlooked properties for sets often overlooked is their inability to roll ethereal or include staffmods on class specific gear and staves/scepters/wands. Sets and bows are the only items in game that can’t roll ethereal. The logic for bows/crossbows is they have no durability. There is no logic as to why sets were exempt from the ethereal roll. Having ethereal sets would open …

@CharlesJT-1538

Many improvements were made to set items in Patch 2.4

The set “improvements” were all in modifying set bonuses but no modifications were made to individual pieces.

There needs to be a complete overhaul of set items to make partial sets or individual pieces more useful. Right now, low level individual set pieces are basically equivalent to magic items with 2 fixed attribute rolls. That makes them far inferior to rares and uniques and outright useless against low level runewords.

On a fresh start, how often do you actually use low level set pieces that drop? That’s the barometer for how useless the set pieces are compared to equivalent drops at specified ilvl zone.

Here were some suggestions from last PTR:

Feedback on low level sets

Since PTR is closing tomorrow until further notice, I am posting this thread here as well. Classic sets are mostly worthless in LOD with the rare exceptions. Most Low level sets only spawn with 2 affixes which is basically in line with Magic items. Magic items dropped in the game can have two magical attributes, one from a Prefix and another from a Suffix. Rares and Uniques can have up to 6 affixes. Magic and Rare items can also roll staffmods (auto mods) on class specific gear as well as staff…

@CharlesJT-1538

In light of the changes to Whirlwind in 2.4.3, I’m proposing a buff to IAS to help the IK Barbarian utilizing the 2-H Ogre Maul.

There is no way to get back to 4 frames now, there needs to be some means of improving damage by at least 25% just to get the set back to 2.4 damage output at 5 frames.

@CharlesJT-1538

Bul-Kathos’ Children

Improvements to sets also require improvements to the individual pieces of the sets.

BK set is completely useless unless the damage on the weapons is increased. Double Unbending Will far exceeds the the damage of BK pieces and is far easier to find.