Larian Studios Forums Divinity II The Dragon Knight Saga / Flames of Vengeance (English) Help/Tips/Tricks what about encumbrance ?

should i invest in encumbrance ?

i have lots of books and ores and stuff, should i get rid of those books and ores ?

Other than Malachite Gems (not Malachite Ore), ingrediants are not worth saving in the long run as you can get unlimited amounts of everything else after the Battle Tower. Most books are just to be read (and unless you want to read it later then do not keep it), the others can be used (skill books). After the Battle Tower Encumbrance has no purpose.

unlimited amount ? you mean shops will have unlimited amount of gems ?
(no spoilers)

No, you will have gofers that will go fer whatever you ask them to bring back, and you can do that with no limit (although you will need to pay to have their gear increased so they will return uninjured).

Encumbrance is not something I would invest in. Sell the books you have no further interest in, and avoid picking up ingredients that you don't have a purpose for immediately.

The first plant/rocks to get rid of are any that you have more than one stack of (sell the excess).
In D2:ED I put 3 or 4 points into encumbrance before I got the battle tower (playing a warrior I had a few to spare), since you can reskill once you get it, and recover those skill points. Once DKS is out on Xbox here I will not bother with it for my next character, since I will have a better idea of what I need to keep.
In D2:ED I kept a few pieces of equipment that were ok, thinking they might be good once I had access to better enchantments, but by the time that happened there was better equipment around with just as many enchantment slots. I didn't use one item that I kept because it had extra charm or enchantment slots compared to other equipment available at that point.