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<blockquote data-quote="HP Dreadnought" data-source="post: 3928620" data-attributes="member: 55935">I agree that in general, stat replacement rather than stat augmentation is bad game design.&nbsp; Allows for all kinds of things to break.But I have to be honest. . . back in the days where Gauntlets of Ogre Power gave you a flat 18/00 strength, or a Girdle of Storm Giant strength gave you a 24. . . the items had a lot more flavor to them.Nowadays, most people in my group don't even call them by their names.&nbsp; They just say, &quot;yeah, I'm going to pick up a +6 strength item.&quot;I really hope that they find a way to introduce the flavor back into these items.&nbsp; For one thing, I don't necessarily believe you need a stat booster for all six stats.Also, I like the idea of a Hammer of Thunderbolts requiring both gauntlets and belt to function effectively.&nbsp; It gets back to the Thor mythology.&nbsp; However, even under normal circumstances, the effects of Gauntlets and Belt ought to stack somehow (or provide similar but different benefits) so that having both is something people would normally aspire to, not just those wishing to use the HoTB.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HP Dreadnought, post: 3928620, member: 55935"] I agree that in general, stat replacement rather than stat augmentation is bad game design. Allows for all kinds of things to break. But I have to be honest. . . back in the days where Gauntlets of Ogre Power gave you a flat 18/00 strength, or a Girdle of Storm Giant strength gave you a 24. . . the items had a lot more flavor to them. Nowadays, most people in my group don't even call them by their names. They just say, "yeah, I'm going to pick up a +6 strength item." I really hope that they find a way to introduce the flavor back into these items. For one thing, I don't necessarily believe you need a stat booster for all six stats. Also, I like the idea of a Hammer of Thunderbolts requiring both gauntlets and belt to function effectively. It gets back to the Thor mythology. However, even under normal circumstances, the effects of Gauntlets and Belt ought to stack somehow (or provide similar but different benefits) so that having both is something people would normally aspire to, not just those wishing to use the HoTB. [/QUOTE]

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