How do you hunt for sets?

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So, how do you search for your choosen sets? Any specific ways trying to collect a specific set, like buying ton of map scrolls, spending billions on gambling? Getting a lot of "+magic find" items? Or you're just lucky?
I suppose the 'luck' factor might be the fact, however, set items aren't that rare, at least i think so. For example, after like level 25 i've noticed blacksmith likes to sell some set stuff from time to time.
So, how do you search for your choosen sets? Any specific ways trying to collect a specific set, like buying ton of map scrolls, spending billions on gambling? Getting a lot of "+magic find" items? Or you're just lucky?
I suppose the 'luck' factor might be the fact, however, set items aren't that rare, at least i think so. For example, after like level 25 i've noticed blacksmith likes to sell some set stuff from time to time.
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As far as I know 'rare' quality set items can be purchased directly from vendors but 'unqiue' quality set or non-set items cannot.
This socet thingy isn't any sort of cheating or something like that ? I mean, does torchlight coders know about it?
btw. Can you explain about icons a bit? You're saying icons have to match, but as far as i see items have random icons and icon likes to swich once item is bought.
I want this item: http://torchlightarmory.com/item?i=15
I follow these steps:
1. I need to know what the icon will look like in the gambling inventory. Using the link above I click on the small pair of dice under the 'other icons' list on the right hand side and the icon changes at the right from the icon that will appear on the identified boots to the icon that would appear while the boots are still in the gambling inventory. I see that these boots, in the gambling inventory, would have the 'white/brown boots' icon. (In my experience there are 3 kinds of armor icons white/brown, black/brown, and red/black).
2. I go to the gambler and I look for boots with the 'white/brown boots' icon that require level, magic, and defense.
3. I check the item to see if it has a socket by placing a socketed item in the pet's inventory and hovering over it. (This is almost certainly an 'exploit' of the socketing system since the items only behave this way if the item is in the pet's inventory, not the character's inventory or equiped on the character. If that bothers you then skip this step, your sucess rate in terms of unique items will go down a bit but you won't be 'cheating')
4. If the item's icon and requirements all match what they need to be for the item I want and the item is socketed I buy it.
I get this item: http://torchlightarmory.com/item?i=213
I know I'm doing something right because the item I ended up with has the same gambling icon and requirements but the level requirment is higher than the item I'm looking for so I try again. If it happens several times in a row, which it has, then I conclude I'm too high a level to get the specific item I want. So I level more to get to the right level to gamble the 'Epic' version of the item I want
I wish I had a better idea what the relationship was between the level requirement of an item and what items can be gambled at what character level. So far the sweet spot appears to be 0-5 levels over the items level requirement but that's just a guess. I don't know for sure.
I put the "DOOM" in "****."
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I put the "DOOM" in "****."
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I put the "DOOM" in "****."