Does Luck Effect Loot?

[NekoMode]

I been reading a lot of rumors but most of it is speculation and quite old info from the beta period and I couldn't find any general consensus. Does Luck actually effect loot drops and it it a stat worth leveling? Because its stated effects seem lackluster and without some ancillary effects I see no reason to go beyond 1 unless you want a sniper critmonster.

[PerfectLife]

Everyone seems to agree Luck is very much a worthless stat to have with how few attribute points are now in game. Back in beta it might have been somewhat valuable, however, now that shrines give exp or skill points instead of Atribute Points, Luck has zero value whatsoever.

[LWRabbit]

It can give you bonuses on CON on level up, but yeah...it seems like a good dump stat at the moment. I'm 20 hours in and all my Rangers have 1 Luck, and it hasn't seemed to do much to adversely affect me. You can even easily get Rabbit's Feet trinkets in the Ag Center at start to boost Luck by +1.

[PerfectLife]

Originally posted by LWRabbit:

It can give you bonuses on CON on level up, but yeah...it seems like a good dump stat at the moment. I'm 20 hours in and all my Rangers have 1 Luck, and it hasn't seemed to do much to adversely affect me. You can even easily get Rabbit's Feet trinkets in the Ag Center at start to boost Luck by +1.

The only arguable dump stat is CHA as some NPC's need your pooled (the combined total of every party members CHA) CHA stat to be at a certian level. I don't think Leadership skill bonuses stack, so you'd have to REALLY want those particular NPC's to make it worth the investment.

[LWRabbit]

Originally posted by PerfectLife:

The only arguable dump stat is CHA as some NPC's need your pooled (the combined total of every party members CHA) CHA stat to be at a certian level. I don't think Leadership skill bonuses stack, so you'd have to REALLY want those particular NPC's to make it worth the investment.

I don't know. CHA affects the EXP you get from combat and skill uses. And it is important for speech checks and, like you said, recruiting some NPCs. While Luck does .... ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥? Besides possible give you bonus CON on Level Up. Maybe.

[PerfectLife]

Originally posted by LWRabbit:

Originally posted by PerfectLife:

The only arguable dump stat is CHA as some NPC's need your pooled (the combined total of every party members CHA) CHA stat to be at a certian level. I don't think Leadership skill bonuses stack, so you'd have to REALLY want those particular NPC's to make it worth the investment.

I don't know. CHA affects the EXP you get from combat and skill uses. And it is important for speech checks and, like you said, recruiting some NPCs. While Luck does .... ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥? Besides possible give you bonus CON on Level Up. Maybe.

Luck was viable in Beta for making a maximum crit chance build, but these days, I have no idea why it's even in the game... Actually it does come into play in LA but it's so trivial you may not even notice it.

[Devoras]

Luck also gives you random bonuses in combat; I've seen 'lucky dodges' and you can get an extra AP occasionally in combat. It doesn't have a huge effect, but it does come into play. Lucky critical hits are devastating

[PerfectLife]

Originally posted by Devoras:

Luck also gives you random bonuses in combat; I've seen 'lucky dodges' and you can get an extra AP occasionally in combat. It doesn't have a huge effect, but it does come into play. Lucky critical hits are devastating

Yes, but in the grand scheme of it all Luck has no value right now, and it will not unless they massively boost it's bonuses or increase the gain of Attribute Points after creation.

[LWRabbit]

Originally posted by Devoras:

Luck also gives you random bonuses in combat; I've seen 'lucky dodges' and you can get an extra AP occasionally in combat. It doesn't have a huge effect, but it does come into play. Lucky critical hits are devastating

But I still get some of these in combat - once or twice every handful of fights, and I have only 1 Luck on each Ranger. It's kind of sad that there even IS a dump stat after all that time and playtesting in beta, but it looks like Luck is it.

[NekoMode]

I saw a mod on the beta forums talking about the possibility of making luck affect loot and I think thats where a lot of the rumors/speculation of its undocumented use came from but I don't think it was ever implemented. Admittedly I haven't done much testing but I haven't noticed much of a difference when I rolled a 10 luck character just to see if it was worth...