since we are here, thinking about how sockets are made... Could we all be wrong?
lets ask ourselves some questions:
Does it really have to do something with time?
Does it really have to do something with coords?
if so, how does the server know at what coords you are?
Could we be looking in the wrong direction?
Could it be not time and location, but item id's (like mets with the id 981847XX give sockets, the rest dont)?
Is it wise to discuss it here?
I just wrote down stuff to think about, personly I think time and item id matter
Perhaps if we Meteorize a item with id XXXX3XXX3 at time X:33 you get a socket item?
If so, it would explain why there are less sockets, or maybe shops sell only items with id XXXX3XXXX, which makes the chance to socket items (which is most time buy norms and meteorize away) larger...
Hope I set you guys to thinking, I am still following this forum, but I dont have as much spare time as before...