Base scale vs actual scale

Doo0592 · Joined: 28 Feb 2010 Posts: 1

Hi peeps, I've noticed in the tooltip that sometimes the base scale is higher than the actual scale. I'm using hunter scales for comparison. so far I thought that the base scale would be the value without enchants etc is this correct? If it is then how can this be higher?

Thanks in advance xx

Vger · Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 4:17 pm Post subject:

The item's base value will be higher if a socketed item has no gems in it. The base value is the one you should use when comparing items, so it assumes that you will use the gems that maximize the item's value in it. The current value is what the item is actually currently worth, so empty sockets are worth zero. Once you gem the item properly, the current value will be equal to or higher than the base value.

Make sense?