Major 1.08 (and possibly 1.07?) discovery

I posted this right now on purediablo: https://www.purediablo.com/forums/threads/major-1-08-and-maybe-1-07-discovery.196964/.
Just wanted to share a discovery I made in patch 1.08 (possibly works in 1.07 too?).

After digging a lot of archives recently for a project I have I came over this from Blizzard themselves (source: https://web.archive.org/web/20010703125544/http://www.battle.net/diablo2EXP/):
June 27, 2001

Realm Status Update: Angelic Set Bug

Please note that the following bug has been found in the Diablo II v 1.08 Upgrade Patch. The Angelic Set, with the Wings amulet equipped, is currently adding a temporary increase to players' skill levels. We are aware of this matter and are currently working on a Realm fix that will be implemented server side and will also be incorporated into the Diablo II v1.09 Upgrade Patch.

-Blizzard Entertainment
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And a later announcement:
June 29, 2001

Realm Status Update: LoD Software Changes

Blizzard Entertainment has made several modifications to Diablo II:Lord of Destruction gameplay that have been applied server side on Battle.net. We will also be creating a patch for the game next month incorporating these modifications for single player and TCP multiplayer.

Following are the major changes that will be included:
- Item drops have changed (fixed a bug in chest drops, increased quality of monster drops).
* Invalid items will be deleted where possible including on character and in inventory.)
* Fixed "each time you equip certain sets you accumulate new +bonuses" bug (Angelic set).
* Fixed hit-point wrapping on big bosses (1-shot kill of Mephisto in Hell).
* Fixed Horadric cube being deleted when it should not.
- Macintosh only. Rune combinations no longer crash game.


Blizzard Entertainment

-The Battle.net Team
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Quite niche, but perhaps will make certain other builds viable for farming the elusive 1.08 Stormspire. Obviously very cheesy too, but I will put this in the same category as soul rituals and what not.

Here is proof:



So I would be pretty sure a sorc is way faster to farm Stormspire now with soul rituals.

There is a line about something somewhat relevant in the 1.08 patch notes:

• "Fixed a bug where single skill bonuses did not stack properly."

But I am not sure that is this they are referring too. The 1.09 patch notes has this line:

• "Fixed a bug where item-specific partial Set bonuses didn't get applied."

But again not sure if relevant.

Anyway, this bug does not alter or change the character permanently. Once you leave the game and join another one all the skills will be reset to your normal baseline.

Confirmed that it works in 1.07 too.