question about gambling

[SnickerSnack]

question about gambling

Correct me if I'm wrong:

I want to gamble a belt with 30% lr 30% fr and 80% gf; highest alvl is 18. I'm going to gamble sashes, so the qlvl=3 and magic_lvl=0, so they don't come into play until the last step in the affix level calculation:

if (ilvl<(99-qlvl/2))
then {alvl=ilvl-qlvl/2}

I would ideally want a level 24 character. 18=(24-5)-int{3/2} (gambled ilvls range form clvl-5 to clvl+4).

Since I want to use edge to keep costs down, I will use a level 25 character. 19=(25-5)-int{3/2}.

Is that right?

 

[krischan]

Re: question about gambling

You can check it with this affix calculator. Select sash and on the next page, enter the ilvl. You can also calculate the chance for the affix combination. Divide that by 10, that's the chance to gamble a rare item.

 

[SnickerSnack]

Re: question about gambling

I was using the affix calc, but I find it helpful to be able to do it in my head as well. It's faster that way when you want to compare several base items with the same ilvl. I just wanted to check that I was doing it right, not simply getting the right number for that base item.

A light belt gambled by a level 25 character has a 90% chance to be able to get those affixes too, so I gambled about 600 sashes and light belts. Obviously, I didn't get exactly what I wanted, but I got a useful belt.

Pain Strap
Sharkskin Belt
Defense: 31
Durability: 6 of 14
Required Level: 30
Required Strength: 20
Fingerprint: 0x618553c6
Item Level: 21
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+10 Maximum Stamina
Lightning Resist +30%
Cold Resist +13%
Replenish Life 5
Attacker Takes Damage of 1
60% Extra Gold from Monsters
Required Lvl +5