When to open Special Delivery chest?

[lynvingen.]

So... I understand from what I've seen on the interwebs that there's been some issues regarding scaling of the items in the Special Delivery chest.

From the previous release, you would wait until lvl 40 to open it, and you would get high stats equipment.

When should you open the chest with the Re-Reckoning version, and is there still problems in regards to scaling?

[Huggles the Cat]

From what i've been told in here by more informed uses the Special Delivery Chest will keep leveling it's items so long as you don't open it. Previously (speaking of the original version) the chest would stop scaling it's inventory once you entered the zone it's in. Now it only does that if you look inside it.

Ultimately, it's worth opening it early. There are good items in it that will help early game, but waiting for them to get better stats (which is only something some of them can do) won't be worth it by the end of the game since you'll be with equipment that has much better and more potent effects than the max level of those Special Delivery items.

If you're really curious about how good they can be you could download the Save Editor from Nexus Mods to manually update the levels of those items as you play through the game (that's what i'm doing).

Keep in mind that equipment levels up every 2 character levels, but be aware that some equipment has a default level that is an Odd Number instead of an Even Number. So you'll find an armor piece that has a default level of 2 and has it's next level as 4, while another equipment's default level is 5 and has it's next level as 7. There are also equipment pieces that don't level at all. It is also possible to find equipment when you're below it's default level (so leveling it up might take more than two level ups).

[lynvingen.]

Thank you, Mr.Huggles, for a very informative and thorough response! I will take this into consideration when I continue through the game, and most likely test different things out.
Thanks again for your comments and time.

[Stu -1]

i agree with huggles. whilst it is possible to level them to max. honestly crafting is so strong in this game that late game items are better crafted. but those items are generally better than any found items. so they are useful either in the beginning. or even to keep the chest as like a backup if you start struggling in the early-mid game.

[andy]

Originally posted by Stu -1:

honestly crafting is so strong in this game that late game items are better crafted.

This is true. Lvl 33+ crafting components from Dead Kel DLC allow to reach 100% incoming damage reduction and extremely high damage multipliers.