Potency Vs Any

[t0pazdrag0n]

I feel like I'm missing something here but it seems that there is no downside for a potency item vs. a specific version. Is the +X that they add to the weapon higher? Is the % typically lower? I assume they cost more b/c they're simply better, but I can't see why I don't just pick up Potency/Efficacy items and forget the rest ...

[Nyvn]

Lower ML for the specific ones.

[Hobgoblin]

I feel like I'm missing something here but it seems that there is no downside for a potency item vs. a specific version. Is the +X that they add to the weapon higher? Is the % typically lower? I assume they cost more b/c they're simply better, but I can't see why I don't just pick up Potency/Efficacy items and forget the rest ...

potency is higher ml. iirc sup pot 6 is ml 12 and you can find sup combustion weapons 2 levels earlier. maybe 14 for pot and 12 for combustion

also there are sup combustion etc items that go up to 8 but potency stops at 6

finally, with clickies, if you find a sup freeze/spark etc it goes to 75%, but sup efficacy only goes to 50

hob

[GotSomeQuestions]

finally, with clickies, if you find a sup freeze/spark etc it goes to 75%, but sup efficacy only goes to 50

Mostly this. The clickie versions give 15% per tier, rather than 10%. So where Greater Potency is 40% and Superior Potency is 50%, Greater Inferno is 60%, and Superior Inferno is 75%.

[KillEveryone]

The descriptions on the clickies also don't mention that they have a better effect unless they fixed it recently and didn't mention it.

Last I read one, it still said the same thing as before.

I tend to not read those descriptions for the most part because I haven't read anything about the description or effect changing and I know it is better.

Edit...Well hells bells. I accidentally posted in this forum area. I only picked it up from the new posts lists. My posting in this forum mess in no way signifies that I agree with the mess that the moderators created lumping all the different classes into three categories.

[Bodic]

to the untyped damage spells potency/arcane lore are the only ones that can affect damage increase.

blade barrier for example