I have spent probably 7 characters trying to find out if this thing does anything. I honestly feel something was overlooked/not coded. Why is a level 50 breastplate on a leader king mob basically do nothing?

I have had conjurers look at it, fought with it in a dozen different scenarios. Done everything possible.

I'm not sure where to post this because I think its a bug but I'm not sure. Could I get a "not a bug" or "bug" so I can settle my overwhelming desire to know everything but I cannot get this one figured out feeling? Hah!

Is that the one the gives an echo about sweat doing down your face when you remove it?

My guess is that either it helps Vs heat, or it helps Vs aging.

In not confident in either of my guesses though! Consider them to be mere speculation.

Because NPC kings need to look good in shiny loot to give you a reason to attack them, not worry about stats.

My knowledge of things has faded a bit, but the first clue is the item limit.

I am assuming this is a limited item and it has zero stats beyond the armor one? I have seen more than a few limited items that were fairly terrible and would never be worn by any character.

Maybe it is highly valuable, so it is a useful selling or barter item?

You also just have to keep in mind some items are more for flare than anything else. You never know though. Maybe it is a secret part of a religious path and if you get a certain tattoo, and invoke it on the armor, BOOM super secret elite effects.

I know of one such item in the game that works this way, but only those in a certain religion would ever know it did something. Sadly, I never figured out where the item was before my char died.

There are also some items that are part of lich quests and the like which really don't have much other use.

Best to just move on from this one.

nt

But, maybe it's like the rod of winds that can cast a level 55 buffet...but you need to be level 55 to zap it.

Or the talisman that casts dragon breath...if you're level 52 and can brandish it.

Or the scroll that casts L59 hold person, power word kill, and pebble to boulder...Just get to level 59 and you can recite it. :)