Too much broken gear

[GalaxyPoo]

There is just too much gear, that doesn't work as intended or atleast described.
Especially robes and other magic-related stuff.
For example, Moon devotion Robe (Lunar Bulwark doesn't work with it's passive) or Robe of Supreme Defences (added ability modifier Supreme Defences = 0 when multiclassing). Or Reverberation boots. Or Callous Glow Ring, which procs damage on you from standing on surface for some reason. Lightning charges do whatever they want too.
So annoying..
Less bear-buggering and more fixes, please, devs.

[Unrealtairo]

Probably gonna have to come from overhaul mods but I dont disagree.

Like theres one quarter staff that gives you resistance to the same element you cast, when it should give the opposite resistance of what you cast.

If Im casting cold, obviously Id be wanting fire resistance not cold resistance (Grym boss comes to mind)

[GalaxyPoo]

Originally posted by Unrealtairo:

Probably gonna have to come from overhaul mods but I dont disagree.

Like theres one quarter staff that gives you resistance to the same element you cast, when it should give the opposite resistance of what you cast.

If Im casting cold, obviously Id be wanting fire resistance not cold resistance (Grym boss comes to mind)

It does, what's advertised atleast=)

[x_equals_speed]

I've found some items will work if you deequip and reequip them, but yeah, it's a mess.

It can also be hard to tell when something's working because for some reason they decided on vague item descriptions rather than saying exactly what something does. They should fire whoever wrote a dozen item descriptions that references a chance of something happening without saying what that chance is.

[Leto]

it bothers me that most of the equipment is useless, it has little or no effect on my fighting power, +1 things are standard, and if there is something like the fire sword with 1-4 extra damage, that's pretty much the best you'll find until act 3. (if you leave out lathanders blood)
in baldursgate 2 or neverwinter nights also icewind dale there are so many good items that really have an effect, in nerwinter nights there were items so good that you could build a whole char around this weapon.
but here? ... whether you have a +1 weapon or not, it has no effect on the outcome of a fight.
what about rings of protection, bracers with extra ac, jewellery with 1-2 extra stats, simply nothing useful in the game

[x_equals_speed]

I dunno about stat mods not mattering. 5e is compressed. Where levelling a fighter from 1st to 12th level had their thac0 improve by 11 back in Neverwinter now their proficiency bonus has only improved by 2. A +1 item is worth proportionally more than it used to be.

The one that messes with me is all of the items that look like they've been designed incorrectly. Like that ring that means when you poison an enemy they get a poison cloud status which doesn't hurt them or their allies but only hurts your characters. I'm certain they've got that backwards.

[Gondawn]

Did you actually find robe of supreme defense? Where?

[Nordil(Hun)]

Mystra's blessing also does not apply correctly.
Hoarfrost boots let you get proned on ice.
Life steel sword only damages undead and constructs with necro damage. (No clue why, but after one point it just switches around, and does the opposite what it should.)
There is also the item that i think protects you vs prone while using a concentration item that does not work neither.

Some are from own experience others from tech and gameplay discus.

[GalaxyPoo]

Originally posted by Gondawn:

Did you actually find robe of supreme defense? Where?

It was sold by this shady scruffy guy in front of refugee donation center in act 3, iirc

[Gondawn]

Originally posted by GalaxyPoo:

Originally posted by Gondawn:

Did you actually find robe of supreme defense? Where?

It was sold by this shady scruffy guy in front of refugee donation center in act 3, iirc

This guy? https://i.imgur.com/0Jp4NmQ.png

[Gondawn]

Oh yeah, that's the guy. OMG how did I not notice the robe when I spoken to him weeks ago...