Unique items don't seem all that unique

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CliveHowlitzer wrote:

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blightedmythoss wrote:

Those Dragonscale Boots you posted are a perfect example. The %50 less frenzy charge duration is such an unnecessary negative effects. I mean really?! The item would be just waaaay to overpowered with out it right? Give me a break... I feel like A Lot of items have unnecessary arbitrary negatives that just ruin the fun of the unquies. What's wrong with just having power unquies?

I happen to very much like items that have downsides. I'd even go so far as to say that I wish rares would have some more powerful statistics on them and could spawn with negatives.

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b15h09 wrote:

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CliveHowlitzer wrote:

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blightedmythoss wrote:

Those Dragonscale Boots you posted are a perfect example. The %50 less frenzy charge duration is such an unnecessary negative effects. I mean really?! The item would be just waaaay to overpowered with out it right? Give me a break... I feel like A Lot of items have unnecessary arbitrary negatives that just ruin the fun of the unquies. What's wrong with just having power unquies?

I happen to very much like items that have downsides. I'd even go so far as to say that I wish rares would have some more powerful statistics on them and could spawn with negatives.

To a degree, I agree. But I look at those boots, and I see two downsides first off. First, no fire/ice resist. Second, a max of +35% run speed that is situational (I'd rather have 30% that's always on). Then the obvious and intended ones, of course. For the plus side, it can net you a poor mans acro of 14%, and an additional frenzy charge. The 14% acro doesn't seem that great to me, since it's a multiplicative 14%, not additive to your existing dodge chance. The frenzy charge is cool... 5% att/cast speed is always cool... but at the cost, I don't see how it's worth it.

So, 3 downsides (I'll be neutral about run speed) for a couple marginal gains, in my estimation. I agree, there should be downsides, but the cool factor of this item is totally overshadowed by the crap factor included. To my eyes, anyway.

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b15h09 wrote:

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CliveHowlitzer wrote:

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blightedmythoss wrote:

Those Dragonscale Boots you posted are a perfect example. The %50 less frenzy charge duration is such an unnecessary negative effects. I mean really?! The item would be just waaaay to overpowered with out it right? Give me a break... I feel like A Lot of items have unnecessary arbitrary negatives that just ruin the fun of the unquies. What's wrong with just having power unquies?

I happen to very much like items that have downsides. I'd even go so far as to say that I wish rares would have some more powerful statistics on them and could spawn with negatives.

To a degree, I agree. But I look at those boots, and I see two downsides first off. First, no fire/ice resist. Second, a max of +35% run speed that is situational (I'd rather have 30% that's always on). Then the obvious and intended ones, of course. For the plus side, it can net you a poor mans acro of 14%, and an additional frenzy charge. The 14% acro doesn't seem that great to me, since it's a multiplicative 14%, not additive to your existing dodge chance. The frenzy charge is cool... 5% att/cast speed is always cool... but at the cost, I don't see how it's worth it.

So, 3 downsides (I'll be neutral about run speed) for a couple marginal gains, in my estimation. I agree, there should be downsides, but the cool factor of this item is totally overshadowed by the crap factor included. To my eyes, anyway.