Items bought from the market?

[JC]

I see there are trinkets you can buy in the market but i've noticed that items are limited to who can use them. How do you tell who can use what before you buy it?

2, I was reading things that said items are a "noob trap" maybe some are, but it seams like some are pretty solid. I see things like add +1 will to kill, Or added str, or def. Some other items like +3 will ect. How are these not good? I whole level can only get you +2 will for example, so a +3 would be like 1.5 levels worth for like 6 renown. What exactly am i missing here? Or is it some are worth it and others aren't? But i'm having a hard time seeing how people say don't buy items.

can anyone give me some info on this?

[mk11]

Think it is just that if you get 6 good items from other places then any extra you have bought go to waste so are wasted Renown.

[Iuliana]

Items are limited by level - only level 5 characters can use level 5 items.
The best items in the game are earned through story, encounters and such. Renown is scarce enough that you're better off spending it on characters.

[76561198098101544]

In the end of the game, you'll have enough items for about all your roster so keep your renown for supplies and level up.

[JC]

Originally posted by Iuliana:

Items are limited by level - only level 5 characters can use level 5 items.
The best items in the game are earned through story, encounters and such. Renown is scarce enough that you're better off spending it on characters.

this was very helpful, ty

But i'm also confused as some items say 6, if level is capped at 5 why would they say higher? Or maybe i'm looking at the wrong number?

I will keep that in mind, it sounds like you folks are saying some items are good, just don't waste your money buying lots of things.

[76561198098101544]

The 6 you see is the price (in supplies) you have to spend to buy the item. The level needed is normally written in a small circle, if I remember well.

The most useful items can be found by fighting 'til the end of wars, and with events you can have during your travels. Of course, you can miss some of these because of "wrong" choices but that's the spirit of the game, uh? :)

[Mysti_Fogg]

Yeah, there are very few items worth buying. I can't really think of any in the first game. The second and third game have some that might be worth it if you're pursuing specific character strategies, like my favorite "Alette Solos the Mob" build.

[JC]

I also see that if you do a fight, then pick the "kill a few more" that gives you an item.

So that begs the question, are those items random? Are they attached to specific fights? Do they just give them out in order? I just wonder if there are items you can miss by not picking the right fights to chase and such. I don't really want to know which ones to look for, just more the mechanics behind it.

[Mysti_Fogg]

Originally posted by JC:

I also see that if you do a fight, then pick the "kill a few more" that gives you an item.

So that begs the question, are those items random? Are they attached to specific fights? Do they just give them out in order? I just wonder if there are items you can miss by not picking the right fights to chase and such. I don't really want to know which ones to look for, just more the mechanics behind it.

Those are random.

In addition to the items, it's also worth doing the "kill a few more" if you're in good health because it also gets you more renown, which you can then use to level or buy an item you really like.

[76561198098101544]

You can also gain specific items after some battles, these are not random but you have to fight; usually, these battles are optionnal.

The best way in my opinion is to fight whenever you can (and supposing that your party isn't severely injured). You will gain renown, sometimes items and then you'll be more efficient for the next.

The beginning of the game is the most difficult, even when you know well the mechanics. In the end (TBS3), with good combinations and knowledge, you can almost look all your ennemies fall one by one without doing anything. Alette with Overwatch and Bloodletter is a good example.