Thread: Glaring issues that were NOT addressed in 2.1

Originally Posted by omniwaink

Has nothing to do with the ability to do math. To a player playing the game, equipping an item with 11 determination versus an identical item with 11 skill speed will make practically zero difference to the numbers they see above a monsters head. And there is zero information in the game detailing what those numbers mean exactly.

Yes, you could argue that some people find it "fun" to go attack a test dummy 1,000 times, swap gear and hit it another 1,000 times, and then enter all that data into a spreadsheet and then graph it. But I would say 99.99% of the player doesn't have the time, knowledge, or desire to crunch numbers just to figure out what a stat does.

I recently leveled the Paladin class, and while leveling I came across a ton of shields. Which was better than the next? I had no freaking clue. Is shield block better than shield rate? Should I just always pick the one that has the highest number? Am I supposed to stop leveling and go out into the field and let a sheep beat on me for 45 minutes to find out?

The answer is no. They need to give us our characters raw stats (Crit %, Block %, etc.) so we can make smart gear decisions without having to consult a spreadsheet or compendium on game mechanics.

The answer might be no to you, who cares only for the best build out there and wants it to be handed down to you. But if that does happen, what would be the significance of any multiple i90 gears at all? We all know that x is better than y cause it's been said so, why bother? But like I said, you have your point of view and so does others, so I'll leave it at that.