I kind of think having your attributes get completely dwarfed by your equipment to be a separate problem in of itself.
I mean I guess it is possible that once you get the +7 intelligence vest... that even 10 levels later it might be only +10 that you find.
So people get hung up with the UI displaying -5-18% damage
The problem here is that the game doesn't show how strong you actually are.
If the game is displaying -5% it is telling you that you are 5% weaker than average
What it actually means is that "For your level your 5% weaker than average".
If the player is just playing catch up with their attributes they lose out on the sense of progression.
