This shield can have 4 sockets correct?

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ScrotieMcB написал:

4 + 4 = 6

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I think so, too.

GGG fucked this one really up in my opinion

Big Bow - 6link fine
Small Bow - 6Link but you can have a quiver Oo

Big Shield - 3link...
Big 1 hand - 3link....


Yeah called Balance

A shield with 4 sockets would be imbalanced because two handers only can have 6 sockets
so with a 1h and a shield with 4 sockets you would've got 7 sockets (3+4=7)

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A shield with 4 sockets would be imbalanced because two handers only can have 6 sockets
so with a 1h and a shield with 4 sockets you would've got 7 sockets (3+4=7)

You are presuming that on 6L is even approximately equal to 2 3L. I don't think so at all, even with whatever implicit benefits you are getting from the other items (IAS for dual wield, defense for shield).

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Tr3Angel написал:

1x Wand: 3 Sockets
1x Shield: 3 Sockets
Chest: 6 sockets
Head: 4 sockets
Boots: 4 sockets
Hands: 4 sockets
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24 Sockets:

1x Two Handed: 6 Sockets
Chest: 6 Socket
Head: 4 Socket
Boots: 4 Socket
Hands: 4 Socket

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24 Sockets:

there you go.

1x Wand: 3 link
1x Shield 3 link


1x Two Handed: 6 link


there you go the other direction.

http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Matua_Tupuna

This shield from the Diamond Supporter is - in my opinion - just a damn waste, because of only 3 sockets ...

Minions i need 3 support gems for ... Minion gem + life + dmg ... +speed for zombies, +spell totem for skeletons ... +multiple projects for spectres ...

So i cant really use this shield properly because i would have to give up a very very nice factor of my necromancer ... which in this opinion is zombie speed or dmg ... because on skeletons and spectres its not even a possibility for me to give up anything ...


And 2 x 3 linked items are at least for me totally worthless ... i dont even know what crap i should put into this weapons to use with 2 x 3L ...

6 Linked >>>>>>>>>> 2x 3 Linked

Get to merciless .... and have fun with 2x 3L instead of 6L, it's just a joke.

Necro?

What sucks about 3L max on 1h is how it makes "+level to gems in these socket" kinda worthless on these items.

You guys are really underestimating the value of shields. There is an abundance of +30% defenses from shields on the passive tree. Imagine if you have a shield with 600 ES and just 3 of these nodes, that's 1140 ES from one shield before any ES bonuses from Int or any ES nodes.

Furthermore block is a very effective stat because no stat in the game affects chance to avoid being blocked. There are only a few hard to reach nodes in the tree specific to swords that mitigates block. Spell block can never be mitigated. This a contrast to Evasion which is mitigated through accuracy and Armor which is mitigated through more damage.