Kind of confused : 3 soc / jewelers /artificer's mod

[zeskelnec]

Kind of confused : 3 soc / jewelers /artificer's mod

Hi,
Does each 3 soc magic helm spawn with the mod "artificer's " (3 soc) or "jeweler's" (4 soc) despite the fact that 4 soc is not available on helms.
( i have the french version of the game and I got a "Joailliers" mod).

Can one get a 3 or 4 soc magic armor, with a mod like + life, without having the mod Jeweler or artificer. If yes. What does bring the mod Jeweler or artif on top ?

Hope I am clear in this confusion.

 

[Unazitrap]

Can one get a 3 or 4 soc magic armor, with a mod like + life, without having the mod Jeweler or artificer.

No, you can't. Every magic armor with sockets will have one of the following prefixes: Mechanic (if 1 or 2 sockets), Artisan (3 sockets) or Jeweler (4 sockets). The existance of one of these prefixes gives to the magic armor its sockets. Same for helms, shields etc.

No M/A/J prefixes = no sockets.

 

[thegiantturtle]

Hi,
Does each 3 soc magic helm spawn with the mod "artificer's " (3 soc) or "jeweler's" (4 soc) despite the fact that 4 soc is not available on helms.
( i have the french version of the game and I got a "Joailliers" mod).

Can one get a 3 or 4 soc magic armor, with a mod like + life, without having the mod Jeweler or artificer. If yes. What does bring the mod Jeweler or artif on top ?

Hope I am clear in this confusion.

In all of Diablo, if an item is given more sockets than is possible for the item itself, the number of sockets will be the maximum for the item. A jeweler's helm is a good example of this. Another example is Aldur's Rhythm. The game code thinks it can spawn with 2-5 sockets, but the base type (jagged star) can only have 3 sockets. If Diablo tries to create an Aldur's Rhythm spawns with 4 or 5 sockets, it will end up in the game with 3 sockets.


Magic, rare, and crafted items will not spawn with sockets unless they have the mechanic's, artisan's (magic-only), or jeweller's (magic-only) prefix. It is impossible to get a 3 or 4 socket magic armor without the artisan's prefix or jeweller's prefix. It is possible to cube a magic weapon with an inherent 3 sockets. I do not know what would happen if it also spawned Artisan's or Jeweller's.

If you socket a magic item at Larzuk, he will give it 1 or 2 sockets (randomly). You can not socket an item that is already socketed.

 

[zeskelnec]

Thanks Gentlemen

 

[jiansonz]

It is possible to cube a magic weapon with an inherent 3 sockets. I do not know what would happen if it also spawned Artisan's or Jeweller's.

In v1.10 you can´t cube one with 3 sockets. The chipped/regular/flawless gem recipes creates a magical item with 1-2 sockets (50/50 chance of 1 or 2). I have cubed hundreds of these and I have not yet seen one with a socket prefix. Maybe they are prevented to spawn? If they are not, I would guess that the item would get the highest number of sockets of the two sorces, if possible. Examples:
Artisan´s Great Sword would get 3 sockets.
Mechanic´s (rolled 1 socket for the prefix) item that gets a random number of 2 sockets, would get 2.

 

[thegiantturtle]

In v1.10 you can´t cube one with 3 sockets. The chipped/regular/flawless gem recipes creates a magical item with 1-2 sockets (50/50 chance of 1 or 2).

That's what I get for talking about a recipe I haven't used since 1.09. Thanks jiansonz.