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It's not known how Legendary item stats will compare to Uniques, but from what Blizzard has said the change seems Much like just the nameUnique items in Diablo 2, not the type of stats found on the Legendary itemshave static names and properties. Legendary items will not be super-rareHowever, or [[Bind on Pickup]] or legendaries always have at least one "open" [[Bind on Accountaffix]], except perhaps some of the so any given legendary can roll with a very highest quality ones. No unique/legendary items (just [[magical]] and [[rare]] items) have yet been seen in any large amount of the Blizzcon demosdifferent properties, ironically, so nothing is known about their naming conventions or stat types. Or even if they have different visuals making each legendary potentially more unique than other itemsa unique item.
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'''Legendary''' is the term for [[item]]s of the highest quality in [[Diablo III]]. It replaces "unique" in the Diablo game item nomenclature.
Fan reaction to this change has been negative to indifferent. Diablo players have come to love Unique items and the golden text that identifies them. The first [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/unique dictionary definition of "unique"] does mean "one of a kind" but the other meanings just mean "special," so it's not that misleading of a term.
The name is created by the usage in the game, and everyone playing soon knows what unique means. Besides, if they're going to be literal, doesn't this mean that they need a whole lore story for every "legendary" item, or else that name is no more accurate than "unique?" In regards to that question, there still remains many legendary items which, via their description, should be unique, such as [[Tal Rasha's Lidless Eye]] ([http://diablonut.incgamers.com/item/tal-rashas-lidless-eye db]).In the end, however, this is merely semantics and nostalgia at work. ==Legendary Item Appearance== Most legendary pieces of armor do not have a unique model, but are rather a re-skinned version of an existing normal armor piece (most often the "balor" item set, or otherwise the "warlord" item set). Sometimes an item, such as [[Ice Climbers]], will simply be colored blue, and that is the only way to signify their difference from a standard, non-legendary item. This includes set items, as well. Other legendary items do have unique appearances. All [[helms]], [[weapons]], [[off-hands]], and [[shoulders]] will have a unique look that distinctly shows in-game. ==Development==
The following sections have been saved for the sake of posterity, and curiosity for fans who may not be aware of some legendaries which simply didn't make the cut.
===Known Diablo III Legendary Item Names===
While nothing is yet known about the stats of Legendary items, some of their potential names are known, thanks to a contest Blizzard ran via their @Diablo twitter account in 2009. The contest rewarded 100 of the best Unique name suggestions with a [[Diablo pin]], with five of the best names promised to be used in the game. Which five is not known, and we don't have a full list of all 100 entries, but here are some of the pin winning suggestions. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-uniques-revealed/]
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