socketing with Cube I found an almost perfect white Great Hauberk. Can I socket this with the Horadric Cube formula : Tal + Thul + p Top + normal body armor => socked body armor ? If yes , would it change the def mods ? What are the chances for 4 sockets ? If I got 4 sockets, what's it worth in HR's ?
you can. it won't change the defense. not too sure on the chance of 4 sockets. do a pc in the trade values forums if you wanna know the price.
You can only socket normal (non-sup items that way). Def will stay the same. As far as chances go, the recipe always adds 1-6 sockets. So if your item can't have 6 sockets, max allowed value (4 sockets in your case) will be used. Your chances are: 1/6 chance to get 1 socket 1/6 chance to get 2 sockets 1/6 chance to get 3 sockets 3/6 chance to get 4 sockets
Don't forget that the ilvl is important to determine the maximum sockets. Say for instance, the Great Hauberk was found as a low quality Great Hauberk and using the low->normal upgrade gave it the perfect roll on defense. It would be ilvl = 1 thus would have a maximum sockets of 3. So the chance to get 4 sockets would be 0/6.
If you believe the armor will give you HRs and you want 4 sockets, you should go for sure and use a Larzuk quest reward. IMO that reward is worth 5 pgems. With two computers you can rush a mule to act 5 in 10 minutes. Your armor might give you Pul-Um if it's non-superior and close to perfect (490+ def), I guess. Great hauberks aren't that rare and an archon plate is better - more def, lower str req. 4 sockets won't make it much more valuable (perhaps 5 pgems more, see above), but 3 sockets will.
4 socket elite armors are far more common and yes, Enigma is a popular runeword involving 3 socket high-quality armors.
Anybody can socket unsocketed normal armor to get 4 sockets. That and Enigma are the reason 3 socket armors are worth considerably more. I wouldn't expect to get much of anything for it. If it really is close to perfect though, you could make a mean Stone Armor out of it. The other problem with the Breast Plate type armors is that they're butt freakin' ugly on most classes.
