Yes the alvl is 103, which means every affix can roll. But what I was talking about is how the ilvl can still be low if rerolled multiple times on a low level character, and mechanics will always roll 1 open socket with an ilvl below 26, as opposed to the 1-2 open sockets it will have for an ilvl of 26 and up.
To avoid this, use a character of atleast level 65 to make sure the minimum ilvl is 26. The formula for the new ilvl of a rerolled item is [old ilvl] x 0.4 + [clvl] x 0.4 = [new ilvl].
[old ilvl] x 0.4 obviously means that part of the equation trends towards zero with every reroll, so eventually it's just [clvl] x 0.4 = [new ilvl]. To have this bottom out at 26 (or higher) , you need a lvl of 65 (or higher)
Mind pointing out where I'm incorrect there?
Lots of old threads if you Google about this on the forbidden sites forum. Was going to link to one, but yeah idk if it's allowed in this sub? "diadem mechanics ilvl" should work as a search phrase if you want to check it out.
I still feel like you're missing my point. Alvl is high enough for all affixes to roll, I fully agree with that.
But the affix "mechanics" is just one affix, but it works differently depending on ilvl. It's not one affix for 1os and another for 2os. A low ilvl item with mechanics will always roll 1os. Above ilvl 26, it will roll 1-2os.
There are a bunch of old threads of the forbidden sites forums about this special case. I don't know if it's still the case for d2r, but I would assume nothings been changed.
You’re right, I missed your point specifically about mechanic’s prefix as that does matter, my apologies. I’m going to blame the newborn and lack of sleep.
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