Timeline for How do affixes affect Elite's names?
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| Jul 23, 2013 at 23:20 | answer | added | Brythan | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 28, 2012 at 22:22 | comment | added | TheGateKeeper | I just found a rare with the affix "Reflector" and it had a reflect damage affix. I think you may be right. | |
| Aug 28, 2012 at 19:14 | comment | added | TheGateKeeper | No idea about rare weapons, but it could be the case. | |
| Aug 28, 2012 at 19:01 | comment | added | l I | @thegatekeeper rare items are not completely random though, find me a rare weapon that's not a monk fist with the word 'backhand' as the suffix. | |
| Aug 28, 2012 at 18:46 | comment | added | TheGateKeeper | I think what yx meant to say was that Elite names (by elites I mean monsters with yellow names) are based on affixes like Magic items. Rare items are completely random, but Magic affixes are not. I guess more testing is required to see if it effects Yellow elies in the same way. | |
| Aug 28, 2012 at 18:30 | comment | added | Frank | Hmm. Based on that logic, certain affixes may allow more name choices, opening the pool to slightly more variety. Perhaps this question isn't as meaningless as I originally thought. | |
| Aug 28, 2012 at 18:23 | comment | added | l I | @fbueckert the name is simply based off of one possible affix. For example, just because it has loh on it doesn't mean it'll always be called gluttonous. What will or won't prove this though will be whether or not the 'gluttonous' name appears on a weapon without the loh affix. Again, I'm just using the word gluttonous as an example as I'm on in game right now so I don't know if that's really even a possible name. What I do know though is that I've only seen names such as 'backhand i.e. monstrous backhand' and 'slap i.e. fiery slap' etc on monk fists and no other weapon types. | |
| Aug 28, 2012 at 18:16 | comment | added | Frank | @yx There's a finite amount of prefixes and suffixes available, for both elites, or rare items. Rare item names ARE completely random; just check the AH for Life on Hit items; there won't be any rhyme or reason to them. Elites might slightly different, but the amount of names available is smaller than it is for items; I'd suspect it's coincidence. | |
| Aug 28, 2012 at 18:05 | comment | added | l I | maybe its pure coincidence but I ran into 2 monsters with the 'hoard' affix called Alot <something or the other> last night. | |
| Aug 28, 2012 at 18:04 | comment | added | l I | @fbueckert I don't think its totally random, such as the rare weapon names aren't totally random as some of it is based on the affix on the weapon. I.e. gluttonous for anything with life on hit | |
| Aug 28, 2012 at 17:33 | history | edited | TheGateKeeper | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| S Aug 28, 2012 at 13:47 | history | suggested | Kaz Dragon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 28, 2012 at 12:21 | comment | added | Frank | They don't. Names are random for elites and champions. The only ones with set names are uniques. | |
| Aug 28, 2012 at 11:36 | comment | added | Novarg | I don't think there is any connection between Elite's name and his affixes. Would you mind providing a bit more info? Something like names and affixes of the Elites | |
| Aug 28, 2012 at 10:40 | history | asked | TheGateKeeper | CC BY-SA 3.0 |