Talk:BBI Weapon/Armor Lv.3 Solution/@comment-69.9.92.179-20130905123859/@comment-69.9.92.179-20130906181121

Okay so let me see if I understand correctly. The idea behind the whole thing is more about saving Rift Crystals by avoiding to purify useless loot than being able to choose what purifying gets you. So I think that how you state that this is a "99% method of getting what you need" is misleading and makes people confused because they expect something totally different.

So the basic notions are :
 * The game sees items of the same type in your possession as being groups of items. If you have 5 Bitterblack Armor lv.3, they are seen by the game as being in the same group. Items can be added to or removed from a group by looting, discarding or giving away items, but it is only after the last remaining item in a group has been purified that the game will create a new group. Note that it HAS to be purified. Throwing it away will not work. However, throwing away all but one item in a group then purifying the remaining item WILL work to make the game start a new group.
 * The algorithm used to determine the outcome of purification is cyclical, which means that the outcome is predictable. It follows a pattern.
 * All the gear in a group will follow the same pattern when purified. This means that by purifying a handful of items in a group, it is possible to know what the group would yield further down if you were to add items to that group. To change the pattern, start a new group by throwing away all but one item, then purify the remaining one.

So the process goes like this : 1. Save 2. Purify 3.a. If you see that you are not going to get what you want, reload/godsbane, create a new group, get new loot, start over. 3.b. If it looks like you will get what you want, reload/godsbane, get enough loot for what you want, purify, profit.

You need to reload/godsbane at 3.b if you have purified all your loot in that group, because doing so will have made the game start a new group that will follow a different pattern.

If this it right and you want to use my words, you can.