Originally Posted by Tuco
Originally Posted by Seraphael
Why is even rolling stats an issue of debate in a game where the very game mechanics are legal exploits?

1. Pickpocketing. Virtually zero risk & time for the best and repeated supply of loot and money in the game. Completely trashes the risk vs reward mechanics in the game.
2. Unlimited rest. Breaks balance completely. Imagine the Champion Fighter with its emphasis on passives vs classes who are balanced with much more powerful active abilities with limited uses.
3. Overpowered early loot + meta-gaming knowledge. 18 intelligence circlet allows a specific "stupid wizard"-build to profit in a way you might as well have "cheated with rolls".

As for rolls; yes please. BG3 is vastly more a spiritual successor of DOS2 than BG2. Rolling is paying homage to the old series and old-school D&D.
Because I dislike each one of these things, too?
Well, except the third one, really. People are massively overestimating how good that circlet actually is. The necklace that adds 1d4 to each magic missile is arguably twice as valuable.

We don't even know if rolling makes it into the game, but the two first issues are staple Larian mechanics and isn't likely to change.

The headband is by itself not super powerful, but with meta-gaming it allows for that specific build to in effect gain an advantage around +19 ability points in the point buy system, unless hideously mistaken. That's pretty significant and relevant. Not sure how long you imagine people rolling to beat that, but at that point rolling will likely already have required more work than any of the "Larianisms".

And yes, I agree about the MM necklace. At least when we begin approaching medium-high level gameplay (endgame, DLC or BG4) with level 10 Evocation Wizard (add intelligence in dmg to each die). Then upcast MM. Then add 2 levels Fighter for Action Surge to do it twice every battle (rest to recharge). Add Warlock level for Hex to boost even further. Of course, the wizard being "Swen's fave" benefit from both of these and that OP staff as well. I really dislike Larian's Diabloesque item-focus!

Last edited by Seraphael; 23/06/21 09:22 PM.