Platinum Knuckles? WHAT?

[ThomasHunter]

I finally got my monk to 29 and went to grab my Platinum Knuckles. Whoa! You lose a gloves slot? What was the design purpose here? I see that they have Impact which could potentially save a feat (I suppose), but are they that powerful? I'm curious!

Any insights to share?

This is a first life toon who has been sitting around forever and after hearing about the forthcoming Iconic, I thought this would be the ideal TR.

Thanks!
Taleisin

[Alrik_Fassbauer]

What "forthcominc Iconic" ? This is new to me.

[beta1]

What "forthcominc Iconic" ? This is new to me.

Supposedly the next iconic will be a Barbarian Shifter that uses wraps.

[voxson5]

I finally got my monk to 29 and went to grab my Platinum Knuckles. Whoa! You lose a gloves slot? What was the design purpose here? I see that they have Impact which could potentially save a feat (I suppose), but are they that powerful? I'm curious!

Any insights to share?

This is a first life toon who has been sitting around forever and after hearing about the forthcoming Iconic, I thought this would be the ideal TR.

Thanks!
Taleisin

The whole opportunity cost thing is actually a good idea, but because the knuckles perform worse than what might otherwise be in those slots, it just makes it trash.

If it counted as say, 2 of 3 of a set bonus and didnt need armour to qualify for set, it would be way more amazing for niche builds. The plat trans DC is so low as to be a waste of an effect. It needed to be better (for a focused viewpoint) than what a wraps monk damage weilder would otherwise wear.

[Eme]

they are a pierce damage type (you don't get often on wraps) with high base damage, handy to have a pair, just won't be your main pair.

[voxson5]

they are a pierce damage type (you don't get often on wraps) with high base damage, handy to have a pair, just won't be your main pair.

For what? Rahksasha & spiders? And then have the annoyance of swapping back in 2 gear slots for every other mob in a dungeon?

If you had enough seeker, I think even outdated gear like antipode & adamantine knuckles would be better.

[AbyssalMage]

I finally got my monk to 29 and went to grab my Platinum Knuckles. Whoa! You lose a gloves slot? What was the design purpose here? I see that they have Impact which could potentially save a feat (I suppose), but are they that powerful? I'm curious!

Any insights to share?

This is a first life toon who has been sitting around forever and after hearing about the forthcoming Iconic, I thought this would be the ideal TR.

Thanks!
Taleisin

Platinum Knuckles

Honestly looks to be a gag by the developers. Maybe there is some hidden code and Monk's get some benefits "behind the scenes" but on the surface it is just the developers having a good laugh. Other than a laugh, at us, not sure why they would do something like this.

Edit/Update - You get 6! effects but your net loss is still 2. Maybe they were a test run of itemization in the future :/

[xBunny]

Just came here to say how I am disappointed with those handwraps taking 2 slots. It not worth it and super annoying when u swap them during the quest. If any of devs going to read this - please remove any 2 effects and bring gloves slot back.

[Tilomere]

Any insights to share?

Pet collar.

[droid327]

If it counted as say, 2 of 3 of a set bonus and didnt need armour to qualify for set, it would be way more amazing for niche builds.

This, indeed, is the whole point, though. They don't want you able to equip a sharn set without the armor slot, that's how they enforce mutual incompatibility. No PotF+another melee set for monks. So the wraps take the slot of the set gloves too.

The affixes were boosted to justify the slots they take, the slots weren't expanded to justify the affixes.

[Ulfo]

Pet collar.

^^^^
This.

[Vish]

Yea terible opportunity missed.

Any other weapons out there take up a glove slot?
And not return you a set add?
Nope,
Just good old hand wraps

Told them this was a bad idea

Maybe good for trainer, since you get them in quest
But for real just sentient food

[Kitma]

Yeah, was so annoyed when I realised this. Does anyone actually use them for anything other than sentience crunching?

What was the point in developing these?