Runeword question..

[red_devil]

Runeword question..

suppose if i find superior socketed maul that has some properties and i make a rune work out of it.. will the original mods of the superior items be retained..

hope you understand my question..

cheers

 

[RTB]

Yes, the superior stats stay.

 

[Uzziah]

suppose if i find superior socketed maul that has some properties and i make a rune work out of it.. will the original mods of the superior items be retained..

hope you understand my question..

cheers

The only catch is that the item must be grey in color and have the correct amount of sockets. And yes it will retain the mods on it. This is a common thing to do with 'staffmods' and runewords. It is the only way to get more then +6 to any one skill other then finding it on a unique item.

 

[Ravenclaw]

suppose if i find superior socketed maul that has some properties and i make a rune work out of it.. will the original mods of the superior items be retained..

hope you understand my question..

cheers

i think the original mods remain...
some stuff that may throw some light on this...

Rune Word information from the Arreat Summit website:

If the player puts certain combinations of Runes in the correct order into an item with exactly that number of sockets and of the correct item type, the item's name will change into a "unique" name, displayed in gold, and the item will acquire extra powers, depending on the "rune word" that was used. The benefits of using a Rune Word is that you can make the Rune Word magical bonuses apply to any type of item allowed with the proper number of sockets.

You could, for example, use an Elite Socketed sword or an Exceptional Socketed sword, and you can also pick which type of sword is used. Uniques, in comparison, use the same item type such as short sword, and are always the same quality (Normal/Exceptional/Elite). You can continue to find better Socketed weapons or armor and, with the proper Runes, continue to have this Rune Word bonus applied to better and better Socketed items as you find them.

hope this helps...

 

[red_devil]

thanks guys..

i better look into the mods of the socketed item too from now on..

cheers

 

[FrolfFreak]

Just one thing that i've seen people lament. Repairs on good runeword-ed items can get prohibitively expensive if the base item was superior or had really good "staff mods". I've heard, er, read, about repairs for a Chaos claw costing tens or even hundred's of thousands for a handful of durability points. An alternative is the repair recipe involving Ort gems, but Ort's don't exactly grow on trees. So a normal socketed item may be the best bet in the long run.

-FF

 

[Death_Dealer]

Just one thing that i've seen people lament. Repairs on good runeword-ed items can get prohibitively expensive if the base item was superior or had really good "staff mods". I've heard, er, read, about repairs for a Chaos claw costing tens or even hundred's of thousands for a handful of durability points. An alternative is the repair recipe involving Ort gems, but Ort's don't exactly grow on trees. So a normal socketed item may be the best bet in the long run.

-FF

I can attest to that. I once made 'Honor' out of a superior divine scepter back in 1.09 and the total repair cost was more than a character could carry.
Waste of runes and scepter. :grrr:

 

[spiral55]

Just one thing that i've seen people lament. Repairs on good runeword-ed items can get prohibitively expensive if the base item was superior or had really good "staff mods". I've heard, er, read, about repairs for a Chaos claw costing tens or even hundred's of thousands for a handful of durability points. An alternative is the repair recipe involving Ort gems, but Ort's don't exactly grow on trees. So a normal socketed item may be the best bet in the long run.
-FF

Obviously this depends on the runeword and who will be using it. If the runeword makes for an indestructable or auto-repairing item, it's a waste NOT to use superiors (although granted, there aren't many such runewords and if you've managed to get all those high-end runes, repair costs probably aren't an issue anyway). Superior bows, obviously, are perfect for runewords, as are anything you plan to put on a merc.