[.86][Balance] Champion equipment disconnect

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This isn't new or anything, it's been happening for a while, but it seems more rampant than previously. I'm finding weapons that inflict upwards of 20 damage in the early game. Even a bow that was 33 damage ignore 66% armor showed up.. Now I understand that levels are meant to be the barrier to equpping these items, but by the time I found and could equip them I had just finished researching the 2nd tier of weaponry (bows/swords).

The odd part about this is that later game I didn't find these items more frequently. Rather it just seems that the random number generator is rearing it's ugly head. Perhaps it is important to note that the 'broken' items were found from killing a river drake and from waltzing on an unprotected shrill lord lair.

Meanwhile the obsidian golems kept dropping burning axes... There appears to be a serious disconnect between risk and reward. This isn't touching on the matter of finding these items (even at the end of the game) really removes any emphasis from teching. It would be nice if we could purchase 'champion-only' weaponry or if champions had some other mechanic in their use (ei: multiple attacks) that made teching for items viable.

Alternatively (and perhaps in addition to) items beyond basic gear should only be available from quests. Monsters simply provide cash and/or useless items for resale.

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

I just think that some lairs need to be defended better. (ie many lairs are left undefended... about 33% of the time I'd say)

Other than that, I haven't noticed anything particularly game breaking. Still in 0.85 and lovin it ;)

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

Good Post

Loot from treasure chests needs to be made less random and too level with questing levels. They are rare enough that i'd even make them give path specific loot. 

Lairs should never be unguarded. They should just spawn more monsters to compensate for that. If a lair is defeated but not destroyed the next spawn should guard it.

Random loot from misplaced wares and so forth should upgrade with your questing level so that they give tier 2 than 3 weapons and armour. (Master chainwork, sharp broadsword)

Skath and slags should give slightly worse loot.

70% of loot should not be warrior weapons and 20% warrior armour.

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

Tying quest loot with Quest level is one way of doing it :D

no more useless late game loot, or OP early game loot. (it still should be good, just progressively better with higher quest levels ;) )