Delicate Watch just makes the game worse

[Bellatrix]

An overpowered item that you lose if you're finding the game challenging enough that your health runs low.
So, if the game is too easy, it makes it even easier... And if the game is a fair challenge it vanishes, making the game harder.

Come on, this is game development 101. The holy grail of good game design is making the game feel like a fair and fun challenge, so an item which makes easy games easier and hard games harder is the complete opposite to what you want.

[DJDiceZ]

High risk high reward decisions is roguelike 101. By getting a Delicate Watch, you're taking a high risk for a high reward. It forces you to stay on your toes by not getting hit by any hard hitting attack, nor get your hp chipped away before you can heal, which is never a given. It rewards good players for playing well, and playing well should be rewarded.

"Game development 101" "Holy grail of good game design is a fair challenge"

It's nothing that simple, you don't exactly sound very well versed on the topic.

You could argue there's some issues with DW but saying it just makes the game worse is questionable at best.

[Taurus]

You can build around it fairly easy as well, potions will trigger before delicate watch does so that means you get an additional chance to keep them. Like many other roguelike games the powerful items have a downside and demands that you build around it to make it work.

[Glyde]

2 most hated items: the delicate watch and the potion.. because they take up the space where a better item could be. Completely useless when at low health, and you cant dispose of it once they're broken/used.