Unid uniques question

I noticed something I dont understand:

A

Sacred Rondache White item has 164 max def, i dropped a unique

Sacred Rondache with 165 def (i didnt id it yet).

So im wondering : does a unid unique item equals its normal counterpart or is there something special about it ?

It should be the same, I am guessing it is a display error.

Every item that naturally have % Enhanced Defense base have defense = "max defense" + 1
(this includes Superior itens)

That's why it show 165 def (the

Alma Negra - the unique

Sacred Rondache possible - have +180-210% Enhanced Defense)

OBS: if you upgrade a Rare/Set/Unique item that have natural "% Enhanced Defense", the result item will have a random base defense (it will not follow the "max defense" + 1 rule anymore...)

fredkid wrote: 10 months ago

Every item that naturally have % Enhanced Defense base have defense = "max defense" + 1
(this includes Superior itens)

That's why it show 165 def (the

Alma Negra - the unique

Sacred Rondache possible - have +180-210% Enhanced Defense)

OBS: if you upgrade a Rare/Set/Unique item that have natural "% Enhanced Defense", the result item will have a random base defense (it will not follow the "max defense" + 1 rule anymore...)

Correct.

Though worth just pointing out that the "random base defense" after upgrading is random but within the normal possible range of the upgraded item version so it isn't like "entirely random".

Thx for answers !

A gotcha question:

Why does

Immortal King's Soul Cage behave differently than all other items in this way?

It doesn't have an ED, but rather a static amount of defense added, but the base acts like a superior one always at 601 defense for a 1001 total.

As an example,

Trang-Oul's Wing (and belt, and natalya's items, and many more set items) from the same (and even different) timeframes behave "correctly" and have a variable base defense.

Which one is the correct one and which one is the buggy one? Can we even know at this point?

Queegon wrote: 10 months ago

Why does

Immortal King's Soul Cage behave differently than all other items in this way?

It doesn't have an ED, but rather a static amount of defense added, but the base acts like a superior one always at 601 defense for a 1001 total.

Could it be because it gets ED% (+50%) from a set bonus (when wearing the complete set), and that the game takes it into account even though the bonus is hidden/inactive until the conditions have been met?

Those other set items don't have an ED% partial/full set bonus

ShadowHeart wrote: 10 months ago

Could it be because it gets ED% (+50%) from a set bonus (when wearing the complete set), and that the game takes it into account even though the bonus is hidden/inactive until the conditions have been met?

Those other set items don't have an ED% partial/full set bonus

This sounds plausible enough. I'll take it.

Immortal King's Detail and

Milabrega's Robe also have %ED as a set bonus and static defense with base +1. Apparently there is no full set %ED (would work like

Defiance aura, so I guess that's why).
Thanks for the insight, Shadowheart. I'm oblivious.