What are "CHAOTIC" items?

[mimizukari]

https://i.imgur.com/nu8FbpR.png
Started noticing these after starting chaos mode, what are they? what's the difference between them and non-chaotic items?

[Катюша]

Stat-wise, they look on par with other level forty Purple quality gear I've found. Perhaps they have a chance of getting higher rolls and better parts if it's a weapon or something?

[vSandro]

Originally posted by deneb altair vega:

https://i.imgur.com/nu8FbpR.png
Started noticing these after starting chaos mode, what are they? what's the difference between them and non-chaotic items?

Go ask on the Epic Forums

[Chaos Mana]

I have a feeling that CHAOTIC may be the same as Borderlands 3's Anointing.

Anointed is not a rarity type, but a special addition to a piece of gear which increases its power.

This means you can encounter Anointed versions of Rare, Epic or potentially Legendary gear. They’ll be buffed with special Anointed class-based or universal perks which should make them far more powerful than their non-Anointed counterparts.

Anointed gear grants the user a specific perk. Some perks relate to a specific class or ability, like powering up FL4K's Rakk Attack, but others are more generic, boosting your attack power after using an Action Skill.

Source : https://www.metabomb.net/off-meta/gameplay-guides/borderlands-3-anointed-weapons-and-gear-explained

[Катюша]

I think Enchanted is this games version of Anointed.

[Chaos Mana]

Originally posted by Катюша:

I think Enchanted is this games version of Anointed.

Maybe... Due to the connection issues with SHiFT, me and my friend haven't even got into the town yet... We're like Lv 7 still. I was just speculating

[mimizukari]

Yeah, that page describes the Enchanted system which any item can roll with prior to endgame. You can also reroll those in this game with moon orbs, I noticed youtubers who reached endgame often have all chaotic gear so maybe it rolls higher/can be higher ilvl depending on chaos level or something to that effect.

any rarity seems to be able to roll chaotic, and when i see it on a piece of gear and compare to other gear near that ilvl the chaotic seems to be higher for that tier of gear.

[mimizukari]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/776073053624467478/957739101501657220/unknown.png
Seems like chaotic items have a special glow on the ground, so now I don't have to keep checking every single item to see if it's chaotic, LOL. Maybe around 1/20 chance for an item to drop as chaotic? might be dependent on chaos mode/chaos level though.
(in addition to beam of light they have swirls of energy around them)

EDIT: Seems like there's also "Volatile" gear, scrolled down on my chaos mode stats and it seems like on chaos level 2 chaotic gear drop chance is 5.66%~ so around that 1/20 figure.

[Raidaxs]

Originally posted by deneb altair vega:

https://i.imgur.com/nu8FbpR.png
Started noticing these after starting chaos mode, what are they? what's the difference between them and non-chaotic items?

Go ask Timmy and maybe he will give you some free V-bucks.

[dustin1280]

So any drops you get once you have started chaos chamber have a potential to have "Chaotic" or "Volatile" (including legendary items).

"Chaotic" is roughly a 20% increase in stats while "Volatile" is roughly a 40% increase in stats.

These items are unique in that any chaotic or volatile item you get will scale with your chaos level. So a Chaotic item earned at Level 1 chaos, will upscale itself all the way to +20 as you progress in the chaos chamber (which will prevent the need to farm the item over and over)