Unique item that links to other items. Is it possible?

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Denninja wrote:

Balancing: Retain regular socket limit on affected items.
You'd only benefit by linking to items at least 1 below their cap.

I like the trade-off of having three 5-slots instead of a 6 and three 4-slots -- but it's an option.

What if a helmet has 2-3 linked and 1 unlinked socket, or two times 2 linked? What socket would the armor link then?

The idea is quite nice indeed, but there could be a lot of little details that would make the item work properly a difficult thing to accomplish.

Now thats what i call "thinking outside of the box" :)

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Yada wrote:

What if a helmet has 2-3 linked and 1 unlinked socket, or two times 2 linked? What socket would the armor link then?

The idea is quite nice indeed, but there could be a lot of little details that would make the item work properly a difficult thing to accomplish.

Good point.

Perhaps it'll just always link to what the engine refers to as the "last slot"?

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Mittsies wrote:

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Denninja wrote:

Balancing: Retain regular socket limit on affected items.
You'd only benefit by linking to items at least 1 below their cap.

I like the trade-off of having three 5-slots instead of a 6 and three 4-slots -- but it's an option.

I've always kinda liked the idea, and always hoped that there would be a Keystone passive that would link a shield and 1h or two 1h weapons. Since as it stand even with this solution here 2h players can get a 6L and 3 5L while 1h player would be stuck with the shitty end of the stick again.

2h players have so much extra versatility with double the changes of a 6L item. Its also undeniable that a single 6L is far superior to a two 3L, and id even argue that a single 5L > two 3L items.

@RaistlinM

The item can be balanced any way the developers deem necessary.

I'm just curious if it's possible at this point.

Bump for interest.

Bump for interest.

Bump for interest.

This is ugly as hell.