Random stats for gear

So...since this game is still slated to have crafting and thus assumedly weapon improvements, you can make a case for or against this. Thing is, crafting in and of itself will likely be the reason to be excited about multiple things dropping because they're crafting resources or used to improve the quality of the favorite weapon you already have.

It could be a neat thing and add some variety, but I think it'll be mostly unnecessary in the face of the variety we'd have at baseline. It would also be somewhat disappointing if you found out you upgraded a 10 Attack short sword to be a Short Sword of Amazingness+10 when you should have started with a 13 Attack short sword. Would depend on how adding items affects the base attack or not, but that seems again kind of complicated to what might be a simpler system. I'd also suppose crafting could yield random results to weapon upgrades, but that's another matter (and introduces even more variables and unknowns).

Personally, I'd be for it, because variety is amazing, but I'd understand if not. chronogeran's is a good point too - if you had farmed for hours for a late end game weapon only to have it be on the lowest end of the damage spectrum.

My final say is that I just don't know enough yet to pull for or against it.

I see what you mean... though I am not into "random" stats for items, I like that range stats you're talking about, but I think the items you find should have generic base stats... but I would love to have it where you take a base item (in other words not a special weapon/armor) and use items to strengthen/upgrade them with ranged stats, including super lucky high stats that give you +bonus stats.

so yeah, I don't think the items dropped should have ranged stats but the player should have the ability to raise an item level (or lower it if they use the wrong items or just have horrible luck...) I know its not the same as what you started the thread for but this is my personal wish for the game... (I would start a forging/Item creation thread but no one wants to talk about that ) anyway nice idea and cool thread

Sorry purifyweirdshard I gave up on trying to talk about it... the reason why I wanted to talk about it back then, was because I wanted to give the devs some kind if idea of what the fans wanted in a forging system... or maybe give them a spark of inspiration about the forging system... but right now I think it is kinda too late to try to give them ideas, they most likely have it figured out by now. but if you want to speculate what they might have, start a thread... I will definitely come and talk about forging with you.

I think that is why I slowed down on posting, I feel most of what they want to do with the game is done... it was fun in the beginning when we knew the devs looked over our ideas, I know most will not used but it was fun to come up with what we wanted the game to be lol...

do you remember the "color wheel" thing I suggested hahah... (if not its ok lol I still think it had potential)

ShroudedTraveler thanks I am glad you remembered haha... it amazed me that people that commented were too lazy to collect 3 items to make a color wheel dye system lol

I think random stats would work better for a game that focusses on grinding.
Where mobs are levelling as you go, for example mobs get stronger based on your level or your progression through the game. (not talking about stronger monster encounters later on in the game, early mobs could level up alongside you as well.)

So I'd say something like this wouldnt fit the base game.

That being said, there is a roguelike mode planned, and i think for that mode randomized stats could work great for it.