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Originally Posted by Mahes  You could almost rename this thread to best EQ item. It is kind of sad that nobody has any item in Worlds of Warcraft that carries the weight of an Item in Everquest. |
Everquest's itemization had definite influences from Dungeons and Dragons. In 1st and 2nd edition you could pick up an item that instantly transformed your character. The amount of possible power that could be gained by a mediocre Fighter from say, the Gauntlets of Ogre Power, was a night and day difference. The lack of level requirements in EQ combined with the rarity of gear in general is something that was really interesting but that I doubt we'll see again. Between the changes made over time to EQ, EQ2, WoW, Warhammer, and others, everyone is pretty much used to itemization being an additional degree of character customization that you enjoy from basically level 1 onward. We expect to see items with stats and procs and shit right away and to get to make choices.
Back to the Gauntlets of Ogre Power, items with that much potential also make balance much more difficult. The game basically has to accept that large swings in power can and will occur and so do the players. In EQ at different times some items were just considered mandatory and some items were the best of their slot for a particular level gap or the best period.
Also, fuck whoever decided Iksars couldn't use the JBB. I finally got one of those damn things on the Progression server as a Barbarian and that shit just isn't fair. I would love to play in a game that allowed for items like the JBB, Fungi Tunic, and Spear of Fate, but I just can't see that happening outside of a tabletop game.
