I'm confused about low level jewelry (earrings, necklaces, rings) and stats.

[MistakeNot]

Hello,

actually I'm wearing earrings (and rings/necklaces) who provide +1 to STR, DEX, VIT, INT, Mind and Piety (item level 5). Now I often got quest rewards which offer earrings that provide just +1 STR/DEX/Direct Hit or +1 INT/Mind/Direct Hit.

The question is: Is +1 Direct Hit important? Because to me it seems like the items with +1 to all six stats seem more balanced? (I also switch classes around a lot, haven't found the right class for me so far.)

Also I don't know if it's important, but at the moment my levels vary between 26 (Gladiator) and 10 (Thaumaturge), while the other classes are 12 - 23.

Thanks for any advice in advance.

Just a single '+1' won't matter much one way or the other.
The Weathered jewelry that characters start with these days (that give +1 to STR, DEX, VIT, INT, MND and Piety) are actually a fairly recent addition to the game.
Before that the quest rewards would often be the first pieces of jewelry characters got.

[Iscah]

The Weathered jewelry that characters start with these days (that give +1 to STR, DEX, VIT, INT, MND and Piety) are actually a fairly recent addition to the game.
Before that the quest rewards would often be the first pieces of jewelry characters got.

Ah, I thought that must be the case! It's a fair way into the game before you even start getting +1 direct hit or whatever, before that the jewellery just gives you two of the six +1 stats you've already got on the weathered gear, so seems completely pointless. It doesn't make sense to design it that way, so I figured the better starting gear must have been added later without adjusting the other items.