eth 4 sock archon

[Stormcrow]

how much is this worth?
i really have no clue, not that im gonna trade it immediatly, just wnat to know its value in case i would trade it eventually

[Snoo]

I really don't know what's up with the bugged socket crafting for ethreal armors, but it's pretty funny imo. Actually I'm not sure if 1.11b patched this (probably not).

if you have a no socket ethreal armor that has 750 base defense (means it has 500 not eth base defense), then you socket craft it, no matter how many sockets, its defense will go up like a 3rd again (to over 1000 in this instance). This is before any modes whatsoever :devilish: It is very easy to come by a 4k+ Def Stone sacred armor because of this. I know this doesn't apply for weapons, and I don't think it applies for armors either but I can't remember if I tested it or not.

The crafting recipe for armors is - Non Damaged/Superior/Socketed Armor + Tal Rune + Thul Rune + Perfect Topaz. So my question is this - did that armor pop naturally ethreal & 4 socketed? If so, it isn't worth nearly as much as a craft socketed one, because it's defense will be no where near as high EVEN if it's superior. This is unless ofcourse bnet patched this bug in 1.11b, in which case there's still better armors out there, but they won't be in increasing numbers anymore. Archon plate is naturally the best overall elite armor due to it being the highest defense light armor with a relatively low STR requirement.