I find it just very funny, when I play a game, I don't know before whitch kind of gear I would find! The "surprize" of this is fun, my opinion!
I can imagine that "save-reload-save-reload until you get what you want" is very boring!! But why do you something like this if you find that boring???? Boring yourself and why? I play like a game comes or don't play it if you hatred loot games or whatever! But on the other hand : do what you want, you're free!
I found many good loot and never "save-reload-save-reload" ! I'm happy with the gear I can nibble ...
In that case: you can better play DA:O and have fun with the game you realy love more to play without "boring acts" Enjoy & have a lot of fun, that's, what I believe, the most important thing for me to play a game!! And the only thing why I not play DA:O (or any other game) is simply like this: because for the moment, D II: ED asks my full attention
On 7th of february 2015 : I start a new adventure in the Divinity world of Original Sin, it's a Fantastic Freaking Fabulous Funny ... it's my All Time Favorite One !
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