Most underwhelming item in the game?

[malkavius77]

So I was thinking the other day about how when my samurai got Muramasa how underwhelmed I felt using it. it's outclassed by ivory blade which you get a bit earlier and is essentially fang damage but 5% more kill which you can get a lot earlier. Yes muramasa has a couple more to hit and ini but at that point it's not noticable.

I was curious what items everyone felt underwhelmed by in general around here though.

[vysionier]

Mystery potion. You think you’re going to be having this awesome psychedelic experience complete with a cut-scene… nope. You talk with another damned trynee. Who’s like a few houses away.

[Horpner Sneed]

Dork Ring! Oh wait, that's a different game.

[Abscondrel]

i dont even pick up the broken black box. i'd like to set it on fire, but that's not an option.

[Zergs]

+1 to the broken black box. That has to be the most useless item in the game. Even the tattered note at least provides a clue.

[vysionier]

I’m goanna have to +1 to the broken black box too. I can’t tell you how many games I’ve gone through lugging that thing around before I gave up on finding a use for it!

[malkavius77]

To be fair the black box isn't underwhelming it's just useless and you don't know how useless it is in your first play throughs! Same thing with mystery potion! Okay it's not useless but you do have to talk to a gerbil with a dumb mask.

[Applied Mediocrity]

Rocket Launcher. Excited by drill sergeant Rubble's talk I really expected a bigger kaboom.

[Horpner Sneed]

The Broken Black Box is a clue, more or less. You can even use it at the box reader. I also developed the habit of not picking it up, but of course it's perfectly fine to stuff it in a chest.

[Zergs]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Applied Mediocrity:

Rocket Launcher. Excited by drill sergeant Rubble's talk I really expected a bigger kaboom.

I actually got some use out of this in my 4 Giants game. I had a Mook Lord (perhaps one of the worst race/class combos in the game) that was basically contributing nothing beyond sponging hits for a long time. I gave her the Rocket Launcher in Bayjin, and she was actually able to contribute a small amount of AOE damage!

[A'zerit]

I'll cast my vote for Sacred Tome. Weighs 3 and you can't drop it? No thanks! It's as bad as the damaged box.

[mpnorman10]

Oprindeligt skrevet af A'zerit:

I'll cast my vote for Sacred Tome. Weighs 3 and you can't drop it? No thanks! It's as bad as the damaged box.

You can sell it to Fuzzfas on the way out of the area.

[biogoo]

The broken black box is a quest item and there usable to counter Z'Ant's possible aggressive reaction :)

[Horpner Sneed]

Last time this came up I selected the Medicine Bag. It casts a powerful PL6 Heal Wounds, but is usable only by Alchemist. I've never had an Alchemist who could benefit.

[GameNerdVeggie]

Everything except the Top Tier Weapons and Armors ^^ But Cane of Corpus: Only Melee Range - Argh. Hoped it would be Extended. ^^

[TekWarrior]

Oprindeligt skrevet af GameNerdVeggie:

Everything except the Top Tier Weapons and Armors ^^ But Cane of Corpus: Only Melee Range - Argh. Hoped it would be Extended. ^^

Surprising short range is fine if your leave the front and center sections empty.
In my 6 bishops play through I used two in left flank two in right flank two in rear flank and it worked on developing melee skills for all 6 characters
I simply had all of them cast guardian angel 1st round ( soul shield/elemental shield/haste or debuff etc if needed)
Then move if they all couldn't hit all the enemies.
Maces are decent weapons shields provide a little extra protection.
I had just got a good base line of int/pie in first 4 and maxed str/dex for chance to hit/damage.
The back two worked int/pie with the goal was maxing resistances without protections spells so they could heal/cure the front 4. Iron will isn't the best expert skill but I was curious how many spell points they would have at high levels.