Quote Originally Posted by ispano View Post
Because item level is not the effective level of the item based on stats. Item level is the thing that determines how much of ANY stat can be on the item. It determines the max quantity of stats, not the other way around. That's why Atma is 100, since the stats will rise as you do the books from what i90 can hold to what i100 can hold.
Using that logic all crafted gear needs to be bumped up 10 ilvl's because it can be melded. ilvl 70 would be come ilvl 80 and ilvl 90 would become ilvl 100