Originally Posted by Gyson
Originally Posted by NeutroniumDragon

I can only speak for myself, but I've never had a problem with character progression at that point. I normally *don't* steal anything unless it's specifically required for a quest objective (the mortician's journal; 'evidence' against Esmerelda, etc), or even loot the in-town barrels and crates that are free to take things from. Despite that, I haven't had a cash shortage.
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At that point, you don't really need to steal anything to get started - there's enough stuff lying around before reaching and just beyond Cyseal (as well as in the tunnel beneath), and none of it involves theft.

Obviously that's going to depend on "luck" with RNG loot, which is another topic that gets debated heavily. With that setup, we can (unfortunately) never predict how much funding a player will have to work with by any particular point in the game. That makes party resources very tricky to balance.

I mean, I just opened a chest today that had three legendary items in it. Two of them are weapons, and they are twice as powerful as the weapons my party is currently using., and their collective gold value represents more money than I've acquired since starting my adventure.

They are literally "game changers". To test, I saved and reloaded, and the next time I checked the chest I received two blue magic items, a rat tail, and a mushroom. Those are two very directions the game can go resulting in two very different experiences.


I completed the whole game on normal difficulty with having only TWO unique items during my whole playthrough. It's not like you really need the "best" stuff. The game is pretty doable with just common stuff you can get everywhere without much luck, even if you don't steal much/anything...

The whole discussion about "luck" is imo highly laughable because it implies that you can only win this game if you get tons of cool stuff. But that's not true. You can win the game and beat every enemy with almost every half decent item and even if you don't optimize your character to the maximum. I personally quite wasted some ability points. It's really not a big issue. The game gets easier along the way anyway.

Last edited by LordCrash; 20/07/14 01:30 AM.

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