Well if u are playing with a 4-man group then i think its worth it, yes! +1 for every stat on each member is a good improvement, not all stats will be 20, atleast in how alpha is now, maybe later it should be a % increase.
About the cursed, i will check that out, but im pretty sure its a bug, cause it started happening in a fight, and for the whole group, i dont believe everyone swapped to a cursed item in the same fight...
