The new random loot is insane

[geoffhanna]

I feel like I have to re-equip every character; even much of my raid loot feels useless now.

Am I alone in this?

[-Samaka-]

Welcome to "Dungeons and Dragons: Monty Haul Edition"

[geoffhanna]

+63 Implement bonus?
+17 Spell Lore?
+60-something Universal Spell Power?

Is this on purpose?

[viktorserak]

I feel like I have to re-equip every character; even much of my raid loot feels useless now.

Am I alone in this?

Nope. And I am not happy about random gen being better FOR THE LEVEL then raid gear.

Random gen invalidating raid gear? No problem.¨

Random gen invalidating raid gear at the same level? Bad....

[LittleLexi]

No you're not, unfortunately. I actually much prefer the previous system - even with all its flaws - as it didn't bring the game to disarray quite like this one.

I really wish we could just get U29, without this new loot system. Yes, the random loot could use some fine-tuning. But simply adding in some new effects to the old system, and adjusting the frequency of certain effects showing up(ahem +10 resistance), would be preferable to this...

Not to mention that some pieces of gear are outright borked, or have disappeared off to a different plane altogether.

If they're going to rollback - they had better do so soon, before it hurts the unlucky souls who are braving the storm at this moment in time, that much more. I, on the other hand, shall use this as an opportunity to complete all my outstanding chores, and assignments(remember those things?).

[somenewnoob]

So for tonights Titan run.............I'll put you down for ......."Maybe"?

[Dard]

I don't know what to say.

It just feels broken with all the vorpals and good (pure good!!) effects into ml2 items.

[scipiojedi]

So for tonights Titan run.............I'll put you down for ......."Maybe"?

You guys are running Twilight Forge and Titan? Too bad I'm traveling tonight

[Saekee]

pulled a level 23 ring with assassinate +4 and CON 9. Saw Murdering gloves on the ASAH for min leve 25 with Assassinate +5 and insightful assassinate +2, and some other feature.


we said this would be an issue in the lam thread. Well, here we are. I am having fun staring at the loot lists though.

[Ellihor]

It is ridiculous and should not continue that way. Make it like it was before the update.

[Frogger1234]

I feel like I have to re-equip every character; even much of my raid loot feels useless now.

Am I alone in this?

Makes me glad I didn't spend a lot of time getting raid loot and figuring out optimal gear loads.

But yes, I do feel like I have to re-gear. In fact, it feels like the old days of D&D, where you replaced pieces of gear when you found something better. Since it's lootgen, no way to farm it other than by running quests. Unless you like hanging out at the auction house and trying to figure out your gear setup there.

I'll bet the AH has crazy prices about now.

[Vanhooger]

I don't mind having a buff to loot so at least it's worth looking into the chest. But it shouldn't be more powerful then raid gear, and most of the time it is.

[KoobTheProud]

I think I figured it out.

The new loot system is meant to trivialize past lives. It's meant to be so far over the top that past life bonuses just become very minor effects that will have no great impact on game play after the first several levels.

[Nédime]

The only good new in this is that I can vendor all my btc **** loot I collected for years - it will make TR cache emptying easier

[Qhualor]

before I replace my existing loot with this new OP random loot, I will wait to make sure this is WAI or if there is going to be adjustments downwards. I just logged on and did a quick look see on the AH and I can tell at least all of my old loot is inferior, including at least some named loot.

[KoobTheProud]

I'm going to fast forward to the returning player in 6 months who logs his level 17 toon in runs to an instance he used to own easily and gets his clock cleaned by the up-scaled mobs designed to make the new loot system challenging.

I can see the threads already.

[kismetbuy]

You're the type of gamers that get suspicious.
I'm the type of gamer that says the new loot is delicious.

[goodspeed]

Im actually having problems deciding. Up until now I had the necro 28 set to cover all bases. Now I gotta start switching and rearranging like all hell with the new new plus find places for the newly added imbue to weapon buffs. If you dont have 140 or so element on somewhere ur jipping yourself of 40 or more dmg a hit.

Can finally ditch the purple dragon night gloves to for some better slotted amp gear.

And from the looks of it, id say people better have everything to miss a hit and more still to take a blow. Even on norm those tempest guys were nailing me for about 141 when they could land with about 40% reduction. Those added dr stats are plenty well needed. Cant wait to get my ass kicked in elite lol.

[RobbinB]

I feel like I have to re-equip every character; even much of my raid loot feels useless now.

Am I alone in this?

ML 30 caster sticks are dropping with a +90 implement bonus to spellpower. So doesn't that mean any caster relying on spell damage will be equipping at least one random caster stick? (What's the highest implement spellpower previously available on named/crafted?)

I looted a parrying ML 30 item with +7 AC and +14 save bonus. That's ridiculous power-creep. Was it meant to be +14 AC and +7 save maybe?

Bugs aside, this new random loot system is simply not balanced correctly and needed months of further work.

[noinfo]

I feel like I have to re-equip every character; even much of my raid loot feels useless now.

Am I alone in this?

No you are not.

I would much rather them have lowered some effects by a significant margin. But if this is to be the new standard we need to have every named item revamped, especially the latter raids and work their way back from there.