I havn't been able to verify it, but that is what Castle says.
However, bonuses from sets slotted in the forms themselves should carry over. I.e. a set bonus slotted in the Dwarf power should also work in human and nova form.
I really should do something about this signature.
AFAIK they all carry over.
What _Castle_ said prior to i9's release was that he didn't think they'd be able to make set bonuses carry over between forms due to a limitation in the game engine.
Subsequent player testing in the US confirmed that bonuses do carry over between forms, and _Castle_ seems quite happy with this so it's currently "Working as intended". Source here.
That's not in the "guides" section, so it might get pruned at some point. I'll include the relevant text below:
Posted by Memphis_Bill: Re: Kheldian Issue July 2007 post issue 10 - draft [07/30/07 06:55 PM]
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Concerning the IOs, was there any confirmation from _castle_ it was intended ? Because all I remember is a dev (bab I think) saying us it wouldn't work with the forms in the end because of a limitation, and later, when some players found it was in fact working, _castle_ being happily suprised of this. I remember him saying it was what they aimed for, but I don't remember any of them saying this working, despite what they though, as intended.
what's here is just to know what's the stance about this, and not just hoping they won't mess with the code and ignoring the raised issue after because having the sets bonuses working on all forms was just pure luck, it wasn't possible in the first time.
I'll read your tidbits, anyway. If you're absolutly sure of this, I'll remove it.
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When I wrote that bit for the city scoop, I asked Castle directly if it was a bug or not, and if we should be ready to see it disappear at some point in the future.
His response was that while it wasn't what he was told to expect to see, it's what he *wanted* to see, and he's perfectly happy with the bonuses carrying over regardless of form. It won't be "fixed" because it's not broken.
Here's the full exchange:
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I've been tapped to write a "State of the AT" for Khelds. One of the issues is, of course, IOs. I think there's some confusion as to how they work vs how they're *supposed* to work with Khelds and forms.
1. Testing seems to indicate that IOs in forms have their set bonuses "always on," regardless of form (Dwarf, Human, or Noval.) Does this match what you are seeing?
2. A prior statement by you seemed to indicate that wasn't planned, if it is happening. Does that mean:
- Oh, great, it does work, we'll leave it alone, or
- that's a bug, don't get attached to it?
3. If that's a bug, how are IOs supposed to work with forms? How is the set bonus stacking limit supposed to take forms into account in this case? Would the limit be global, or active only per form? (If it's not a bug... disregard, obviously.)
This would be a *big* help to know.
Thanks in advance.
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His response:
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1) Yes, it matches what I've seen in testing. No, it does NOT match what I was told would happen.
2) I don't consider it a bug; I considering it working the way I intended it to.
3) See above.
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The bonuses from IO sets don't carry across forms do they - you just get what you've got available in that form - is that right?
spidermonster.