Types of loot and loot tables

[Single Team]

To this day I still play Diablo 2, and one thing that really ups the replayability is the variety of items to find. For example, not only can you gear up your character, but also find charms, runes, ethereal items, jewels, and gems which can enhance you gear. You also have the ability to outfit your mercenary or find ethereal items. Any chance we will see something along those lines in this game? I don't necessarily want it to be a dupe of Diablo, but even just the addition of socketable items would add a huge amount of depth.

I'd also like to bring up the topic of treasure classes. One of the things that kills my experience in loot driven games is the ability to find any item at random. I actually like how Grim Dawn and Diablo make it so certain items are specific to areas or monsters. For example, I can't find a Windforce or Crown of Ages in Diablo on 95% of the content. I have to go to area levels which are high enough to drop loot from that table. And in Grim Dawn we have the concept of monster infrequents, in which only specific enemies can drop certain items.

Any chance we will see similar enhancements in this game? How do other people feel about this?

[Squarebit]

Sockets: yup.
Monster type specific drops: I'm considering it!

Right now there is only a difficulty lock on some items (like Legendary), and some small level locks (30 for Legendary sets, 100 for True Legendary items, etc). But I might add some other restrictions if I feel that it fits without being punishing or boring :)

I would also like to hear people's thoughts on this!

[Single Team]

Thanks for the quick reply! Also, the testing video you recently uploaded to youtube looks very promising. Keep up the great work.

[Squarebit]

Thanks! :)

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I also like the idea of farming specific bosses for items. It's a lot more enjoyable than just farming the most efficient boss in the slim hope that it'll drop what you want. It also lends some direction to farming.