Larian Studios Forums Divinity: Original Sin 2 Divinity - Original Sin 2 - Suggestions and Feedback Mask of the Shapeshifter (crafted) bug in DE

The crafted Mask of the shapeshifter used to allow permanent change of race (i.e. you could equip a helmet instead and wouldnt change back)

After starting a new playthrough in the DE i noticed this is no longer the case and equipping a helmet now transforms you back to normal just like Fanes mask.

I would appreciate it a lot if this change was reverted (even if it isnt a bug). Changing a minor racial for a fairly expensive craft (5 source orbs) seemed fairly balanced to me and without this there is no reason to ever craft this thing at all.

It also allowed a bit more flexibility since it would only change 1 of the racial skills so you could use things like Beasts innate Source skill + lizard fire odem by permanently turning him into a lizard.

I really dont get why this would be changed and i hope its a bug that will get fixed.

Thanks for making a great game either way.

Sincerely

Oh... I thought I was doing something wrong with equipping the mask on Fane and not be able to put on helmet like in classic version...

In this case I agree: now the mask crafting is not worth it.

As far as I remember you always changed back, when you took of the mask.

Was it in DE version?

I never played DE.

Well, the question was about DE, as you may notice in the top post... *After starting a new playthrough in the DE...*

That is definitely not correct. After release you ONLY changed back when using "FANES mask of the shapeshifter" however when you crafted the "mask of the shapeshifter" using source orbs and ripped off faces the change was permanent.

100% sure.

Sounds a bit odd, that there is or was a difference between Fanes mask and the one you craft.

Then perhaps it was a bug and got fixed.

Can confirm. I'm in Act II. Purchased all my source orbs from Tarkin. Crafted a brand new MotSS and it's just an extra MotSS. It's worth 6.2k, but apart from that, does exactly the same as the other Mask that Windego dropped. Lame.

Going to reload my save now and get my 4k in gold back sigh.