Game Basics- Item Properties & Bonuses

Item Properties & Bonuses

There are a whole list of properties and bonuses that appear on the items as well as on an overall bonus list that appears if you hover the pointer over the + sign on your character's picture in the top right of the screen.

First I'll cover the layout of the item stats and what the various colors stand for:

Weapons		Armor
Item Level & Name	First will be a small symbol showing you what difficulty level and item came from. Next will be it's name which color varies depending on the type of item: White- normal Blue- magical Yellow- rare Gold- unique Green- set item	Item Level & Name	First will be a small symbol showing you what difficulty level and item came from. Next will be it's name which color varies depending on the type of item: White- normal Blue- magical Yellow- rare Gold- unique Green- set item
Character Class	This will have the name and color of the character class if it is a character specific item.	Character Class	This will have the name and color of the character class if it is a character specific item.
Set Name	If it is part of a set the set name will appear here.	Set Name	If it is part of a set the set name will appear here.
Price	The price a merchant is willing to pay for the item and next to it is parenthesis is the cost to buy back the item.	Price	The price a merchant is willing to pay for the item and next to it is parenthesis is the cost to buy back the item.
Damage Types and Damage	There will be elemental symbols for the types of elemental damage the weapon does and then an average damage amount for all those types.	Protection Types and Protection	There will be elemental symbols for the types of elemental resistances the armor has and then an average protection amount for all those types.
		Movement	If you don't meet the optimum requirements for the item there might be a movement penalty which you can reduce by taking the Armor skill.
Level	The level of the item.	Level	The level of the item.
Attack	Bonus to Attack Rating.	Defense	Bonus to Defense Rating.
		Minimum Level	The minimum level required to wear the item. (If in Red you don't meet the requirements.)
Physical	Amount of damage that is Physical.	Physical Resistance	Amount of resistance that is Physical.
Fire	Amount of damage that is Fire.	Fire Resistance	Amount of resistance that is Fire.
Magic	Amount of damage that is Magic.	Magic Resistance	Amount of resistance that is Magic.
Poison	Amount of damage that is Poison.	Poison Resistance	Amount of resistance that is Poison.
Other Elemental Properties	Sometimes you will get a bonus that give you a boost to one of your attributes or a bonus vs. a certain creature type for an elemental damage type the item has.	Other Elemental Properties	Sometimes you will get a bonus that give you a boost to one of your attributes or a bonus vs. a certain creature type for an elemental resistance type the item has.
Minimum Level	The minimum level required to wear the item. (If in Red you don't meet the requirements.)
Minimum * Combat/Lore	Some items require that you either have a Combat or Lore skill and this is the minimum amount of points that need to be in that skill to equip the item. (If in Red you don't meet the requirements.)	Minimum * Combat/Lore	Some items require that you either have a Combat or Lore skill and this is the minimum amount of points that need to be in that skill to equip the item. (If in Red you don't meet the requirements.)
Blue Modifiers	These are magical bonuses that effect the character's skills, attributes or other statistics. If a blue bonus starts with a character class name in a different color this just means that it effects a Combat Art that is for that character class only and the different color is of course the color for that class. Examples of magical bonuses: Regeneration Spells: +X, Strength: +X, +X% to Defense, Speed: +X, etc.	Blue Modifiers	These are magical bonuses that effect the character's skills, attributes or other statistics. If a blue bonus starts with a character class name in a different color this just means that it effects a Combat Art that is for that character class only and the different color is of course the color for that class. Examples of magical bonuses: Regeneration Spells: +X, Strength: +X, +X% to Defense, Speed: +X, etc.
Gold Modifiers	These are unique special abilities that the character would not normally have without the item bonus. Examples of unique bonuses: Chance of Finding Special Items: +X, Each Hit Draws Life from Opponent: +X%, To All Combat Arts: +X, etc.	Gold Modifiers	These are unique special abilities that the character would not normally have without the item bonus. Examples of unique bonuses: Chance of Finding Special Items: +X, Each Hit Draws Life from Opponent: +X%, To All Combat Arts: +X, etc.
NOTE: Rings can have a Damage or Protection attribute and sometimes they have both.

A lot of people get these mixed up. Some assume they are the same thing. However they are not.

♦ Defense is your likelihood to be hit, if you have a high defense enemies will have a very hard time hitting you and will often simply swipe aimlessly at the air, not connecting with you at all.

♦ Protection however is more like your Armor Rating in other RPGs, it is tied in with your resistance and reduces the damage that you actually take whenever you ARE hit.

♦ Resistances are very similar to Protection, they are basically what helps to decideyour protection, but are more specific. They guard against certain typesof damage. For example you can have a very high fire resistance, butvery little physical resistance, so fire-based attacks will do littledamage to you while physical attacks will seriously hurt.

You can view your defense, protection and resistances if you open your inventory and hover over the portion that is just above your equipment. The stats will appear in the top section, where your skills/attributes usually are. You'll also notice that if you have a very high resistance in one or more elements, then there will be a "+15% * resistance" that appears in the set items section next to your helmet. You'll also get a glow around your character with a color that corresponds to the resistance which is high.

The overall bonus list looks like this:

To open the bonus list click on the + sign at the top right corner of your characters avatar.