Originally posted by Stoned Beaver
How each piece is rolled could be pretty crazy, but its safe to say there is almost no chance that the roll of one is in any way related to the other.
From a purely mathematical perspective the "higher cost" equipment you are referring to already has 2 (or more?) attributes attached to it, and thus is exactly twice (or thrice?) as likely to have unfavorable attributes.
It is entirely possible that the roll for each individual piece favors being a less expensive piece, but in no way does this indicate it is any more likely that your initial conclusion has any merit.
Needs more statistical backing?
How each piece is rolled could be pretty crazy, but its safe to say there is almost no chance that the roll of one is in any way related to the other.
From a purely mathematical perspective the "higher cost" equipment you are referring to already has 2 (or more?) attributes attached to it, and thus is exactly twice (or thrice?) as likely to have unfavorable attributes.
It is entirely possible that the roll for each individual piece favors being a less expensive piece, but in no way does this indicate it is any more likely that your initial conclusion has any merit.
Needs more statistical backing?