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Originally Posted by Zehn - Vhex  I recall a blue post once awhile ago talking about how stats were not set ideally to begin with simply because there'd be no point to itemization then. You'd run into the EQ problem with every time just being "Same shit++"
So they intentionally gimp items to make variety worthwhile.
I think they were moving away from that though, albeit slowly. |
It also allows them to use fewer item levels to provide upgrades as they can take the additional item levels + slightly more optimal stat allocation to achieve a greater upgrade.
Sure there's a finite number of iterations before the allocations become completely optimal but that is when you'll see a large jump in item level and a reduction in overall optimization of stats to allow them to "reset" again.