You’re right, kept mana and life steal. I also increased -light radius to fit theme. I added Shadowfang to the OP as well…
Shadowfang
Two-Handed Sword
One-Hand Damage: 4 To 18
Two-Hand Damage: 16 To 34
Required Level: 12
Sword Class - Fast Attack Speed
+100% Enhanced Damage
Adds 10-30 Cold Damage, Duration: 6 secs
9% Mana Stolen Per Hit
9% Life Stolen Per Hit
Cold Resist 20%
-2 To Light Radius
Proposed Buffs:
Add Drain Life -6
Add +6 Life After Each Demon Kill
Add 66% Chance Of Open Wounds
Add 33% Chance To Cast Level 6 Enchant On Striking
One problem I have with this game, as a casual, I have no idea what the difference between a Demon or Undead, etc. I think they should have really distinguished between the monsters and made them more unique.
For example, undead monsters could all have open wounds, demons should have crushing blow (random example).
If the monsters were actually threatening to the point of you wanting to know what kind of damage they deal, then
does XYZ damage to Demons/Undead
would actually have a lot of meaning in this game.
From what I’ve quickly read online, it seems like these monster types do absolutely nothing? It seems as if Blizzard North never embellished on this idea.
Charm inventory, instanced loot, quivers (runewords unique rare magic white), more terror zones one per act, rare charms that always roll 3-5 stats! More shared spaces, buff mercs, not act 2 give the others auras that actually don’t suck and buff melee across the board like entirely you buffed cold Sorc wity sunder lol
Besides the obvious reference to Mark Wahlberg’s fictional character Dirk Diggler from Boogie Nights, I think The Diggler could use a few buffs…
The Diggler
Dirk
One-Hand Damage: 4 To 13
Required Level: 11
Required Dexterity: 25
Durability: 20
Dagger Class - Fast Attack Speed
+50% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target’s Defense
30% Increased Attack Speed
Cold Resist +25%
Fire Resist +25%
+10 To Dexterity
Proposed Buffs:
Add +1 To Poison Dagger
Add Prevent Monster Heal
Change Required Level from 11 to 6
Another item that could use a few buffs is the normal unique large axe, Axe of Fechmar. To improve this item’s ability to stop enemies in their tracks, it seems fitting to give bonus to frost nova as follows…
Axe of Fechmar
Large Axe
Two-Hand Damage: (10-11) To (22-24)
Required Level: 8
Required Strength: 35
Durability: 30
Axe Class – Fast Attack Speed
+70-90% Enhanced Damage
Freezes Target +3
Cold Resist +50%
+2 To Light Radius
Proposed Buffs:
Add +1-2 To Frost Nova
Add Half Freeze Duration
Lastly, it would be fun if the short bow Pluckeye had a bonus to cold arrow…
Pluckeye
Short Bow
Two-Hand Damage: 2 To 8
Required Level: 7
Required Dexterity: 15
Bow Class- Normal Attack Speed
+100% Enhanced Damage
+28 to Attack Rating
3% Mana Stolen Per Hit
+10 to Life
+2 To Mana After Each Kill
+2 To Light Radius
Yeah those are good changes. Lower level uniques should have included more O-skills. It really helps make them stand out and adds more excitement upon seeing any unique drop.
Much appreciated. As you mentioned, the main point is for uniques to stand out more and add more excitement when they drop. If anyone has any conceptualized buffs for a particular unique, please share your thoughts here and we can discuss. As I’ve mentioned before, this is a community effort.
On another note, here is an idea for a unique buff to Goldskin whereby increasing the gold pickup radius as shown below…
Goldskin
Full Plate Mail
Defense: 356-405
Required Level: 28
Required Strength: 80
Durability: 70
+120-150% Enhanced Defense
+2 To Light Radius
All Resistances +35
Attacker Takes Damage of 10
100% Extra Gold From Monsters
A caster is unlikely to use a two-handed axe. I’d suggest 100% Chance to Cast Level 3 Frost Nova on Striking as more useful. You can’t level it up to a decent damage from Frost Nova, but you do still get the chilling effect.
I’d suggest Hit Blinds Target as flavorful and semi-useful to a low level bow user.
A bonus to Find Item seemed very fitting to me on the Crown of Thieves…
Crown of Thieves
Grand Crown
Defense: 296-342
Required Level: 49
Required Strength: 103
Durability: 50
+160-200% Enhanced Defense
9-12% Life Stolen Per Hit
Fire Resist +33%
+35 To Mana
+50 To Life
+25 To Dexterity
80-100% Extra Gold From Monsters
Proposed Buffs:
Add +1-2 To Find Item
Add 50% Magic Find
Change Gold Find from 80-100% to 100-150%
Do Not Require Keys To Open Locked Chests
Agreed, and updated OP with your suggestions…
Axe of Fechmar
Large Axe
Two-Hand Damage: (10-11) To (22-24)
Required Level: 8
Required Strength: 35
Durability: 30
Axe Class – Fast Attack Speed
+70-90% Enhanced Damage
Freezes Target +3
Cold Resist +50%
+2 To Light Radius
Proposed Buffs:
Add Half Freeze Duration
Add 100% Chance To Cast Level 3 Frost Nova On Striking
Pluckeye
Short Bow
Two-Hand Damage: 2 To 8
Required Level: 7
Required Dexterity: 15
Bow Class- Normal Attack Speed
+100% Enhanced Damage
+28 to Attack Rating
3% Mana Stolen Per Hit
+10 to Life
+2 To Mana After Each Kill
+2 To Light Radius
That would definitely be a cool low level unique that makes it stand out. I didn’t mind the +1 skill so players would choose when to use it, but this works as well, if not better.
This is great. See I don’t understand why the original devs didn’t put more thematic qualities into items.
For the bow, it wouldn’t hurt to add O-skill for other classes to use right? Or at least a Level 1 taunt for the Amazons?
It seems fitting that Pluckeye would have hit blinds target. As for cloak of shadows, it was added to Darksight Helm as shown below…
Pluckeye
Short Bow
Two-Hand Damage: 2 To 8
Required Level: 7
Required Dexterity: 15
Bow Class- Normal Attack Speed
+100% Enhanced Damage
+28 to Attack Rating
3% Mana Stolen Per Hit
+10 to Life
+2 To Mana After Each Kill
+2 To Light Radius
Proposed Buffs:
Add Hit Blinds Target
Darksight Helm
Basinet
Defense: (77-282)
Required Level: 38
Required Strength: 82
Durability: 30
+2-198 Defense
6% To Cast Level 3 Dim Vision When Struck
Level 5 Cloak of Shadows (30 Charges)
Cannot Be Frozen
Fire Resist +20-40%
5% Mana Stolen Per Hit
-4 To Light Radius
Proposed Buffs:
Add +1 To Cloak of Shadows
Remove Cloak of Shadows Charges
Change Dim Vision Cast from 6% to 20% and from When Struck to On Striking
Looking at Griswold’s Edge, it would seem fitting if the developers added more strength and a bonus on the broad sword to reduce repair costs as Griswold was a blacksmith with huge biceps…
Griswold’s Edge
Broad Sword
One-Hand Damage: (12-15) To (25-30)
Required Level: 17
Required Strength: 48
Durability: 32
Sword Class - Fast Attack Speed
+80-120% Enhanced Damage
Adds (10-12) to (15-25) Fire Damage
10% Increased Attack Speed
+100 to Attack Rating
+12 To Strength
Knockback
I think it would make alot of sense to add FRW to this flail…
The General’s Tan Do Li Ga
Flail
One-Hand Damage: 2 To (56-58)
Required Level: 21
Required Strength: 41
Required Dexterity: 35
Durability: 30
Mace Class - Fast Attack Speed
+50-60% Enhanced Damage
+50% Damage To Undead
Adds 1-20 Damage
20% Increased Attack Speed
5% Mana Stolen Per Hit
Slows Target By 50%
+25 Defense
Proposed Buffs:
Add +20% Faster Run/Walk
Change Enhanced Damage from +50-60% to 60-80%
And add crushing blow to this military pick…
Skull Splitter
Military Pick
One-Hand Damage: (11-14) To (17-22)
Required Level: 21
Required Strength: 49
Required Dexterity: 33
Durability: 26
Axe Class – Fast Attack Speed
+60-100% Enhanced Damage
Adds 1-(12-15) Lightning Damage
+50-100 To Attack Rating
+15% Chance Of Open Wounds
Hit Blinds Target +2
Regenerate Mana 20%
I agree. I’d also give it +1 Zeal, I’d prefer that to increasing the damage. The flavor is all about bullet time, and Zeal makes that feel a lot more real. I’d like to give it Burst of Speed charges but that’s expansion and this is a classic item.
The General’s Tan Do Li Ga
Flail
One-Hand Damage: 2 To (56-58)
Required Level: 21
Required Strength: 41
Required Dexterity: 35
Durability: 30
Mace Class - Fast Attack Speed
+50-60% Enhanced Damage
+50% Damage To Undead
Adds 1-20 Damage
20% Increased Attack Speed
5% Mana Stolen Per Hit
Slows Target By 50%
+25 Defense
Proposed Buffs:
Add +1-2 To Zeal
Add +20% Faster Run/Walk
I haven’t looked at this bone knife yet, but was wondering what you guys think about adding a unique bonus of making potions slightly more effective…
Wizardspike
Bone Knife
One-Hand Damage: 23 to 49
Required Level: 61
Required Strength: 38
Required Dexterity: 75
Dagger Class - Very Fast Attack Speed
2-198 To Mana
50% Faster Cast Rate
Regenerate Mana 15%
Increase Maximum Mana 15%
All Resistances +75
Indestructible
I am so for buffing uniques. This would be huge for the legacy and history of the game. So many awesome items that cannot be used and it’s truly tragic. Buff the uniques and take out the same Enigma, Hoto and Infinity redundancies every single player uses. This, a stash management upgrade and the ability to see other players gear (kinda like D3 but not as detailed so PVP can remain competitive ofc). Let’s go!!
