Gray items and stats changeFollow

Hi,
We all know that yellow and blue items are generally the best to use and gray items are too weak for a 'toon. I have noticed a strange thing though, and can't figure it out.

Why is it that some gray items do add to the character's stats and some don't? The game mechanics should be consistent and disallow any stats change while wearing gray items, IMHO.

I checked it with my gauntlets which had gone gray. It doesn't matter if I wear them or not, the stats remain the same. But when I take off my helm I get the message in the chat area that the skills decreased, and I can see the numbers clearly go down in the Attributes tab. And again, when I wear a belt or I don't, the stats don't change, but taking my pants off makes a difference.

I thought Bonus feature may have an influence, but it doesn't. So what's the deal? Does anybody know?

P.S. Oh, and it has nothing to do with stats caps. I didn't forget to check it.

Take care,
Aelf* of VS, Bors


Edited, Dec 2nd 2006 2:20pm by docent