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<blockquote data-quote="Iron Sky" data-source="post: 5358464" data-attributes="member: 60965">If I was to make the magic item system, I'd probably divide it into a few different categories that I'd rename later:Utter crap: I can't imagine having a character pick this item over something else.&nbsp; It has powers that are useful only rare builds or useful in extremely limited circumstances (if at all), especially if it's higher level than a generic &quot;+x thingy&quot; for weapons/armor.&nbsp; Ironically, the majority of daily item powers fall here.Average: This is at or around the strength of a generic &quot;+x thingy&quot;* or I could conceive of having one with a generic build or getting one when I'm higher level and can use petty cash to fill a slot with it.&nbsp; Items with encounter powers or decently useful properties mostly fall here.Great: This item shows up in a wide array of builds or single-handedly &quot;makes&quot; a powerful character build. (Frost weapons, Iron Armbands of Power, etc).&nbsp; Items with at-all-useful at-will or great encounter powers or great properties mostly fall here.If the rating system was based mechanically, I'd probably make Greats = Rares, Average = Uncommon, and Utter Crap = Common.If the rating system were based on real-world functionality**, I'd reverse the ratings.&nbsp; Just look at the CharOps boards, imagine they are the picky buyers of the economy (the ones that write Consumer Reports and the like) and see how many of the hundreds of marginal items would remain in the market.It would be telling if wizards took a &quot;character survey&quot; and had everyone upload the Summary of their characters so the magic items they had could be parsed into a spreadsheet and stats like &quot;65% of melee characters have Iron Armbands of Power in their Arms slot&quot; could be generated.[sblock=*]A +1 sword is decently powerful, since it's level 1, cheap, and easy to get, say, compared to a level 3 +1 sword of toad stabbing that has a daily power that immobilizes reptiles.&nbsp; Higher + weapons maintain the same power level since they are the first ones reachable as characters gain levels.[/sblock][sblock=**]I.E. crappy items tend to be &quot;evolutionarily&quot; phased out of the economy by presence of superior items and the associated lack of consumer demand for the inferior item.[/sblock]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Iron Sky, post: 5358464, member: 60965"] If I was to make the magic item system, I'd probably divide it into a few different categories that I'd rename later: [B]Utter crap[/B]: I can't imagine having a character pick this item over something else. It has powers that are useful only rare builds or useful in extremely limited circumstances (if at all), especially if it's higher level than a generic "+x thingy" for weapons/armor. Ironically, the majority of daily item powers fall here. [B]Average[/B]: This is at or around the strength of a generic "+x thingy"* or I could conceive of having one with a generic build or getting one when I'm higher level and can use petty cash to fill a slot with it. Items with encounter powers or decently useful properties mostly fall here. [B]Great[/B]: This item shows up in a wide array of builds or single-handedly "makes" a powerful character build. (Frost weapons, Iron Armbands of Power, etc). Items with at-all-useful at-will or great encounter powers or great properties mostly fall here. If the rating system was based [I]mechanically[/I], I'd probably make [B]Greats[/B] = [B]Rares[/B], [B]Average [/B]= [B]Uncommon[/B], and [B]Utter Crap[/B] = [B]Common[/B]. If the rating system were based on real-world functionality**, I'd reverse the ratings. Just look at the CharOps boards, imagine they are the picky buyers of the economy (the ones that write Consumer Reports and the like) and see how many of the hundreds of marginal items would remain in the market. It would be telling if wizards took a "character survey" and had everyone upload the Summary of their characters so the magic items they had could be parsed into a spreadsheet and stats like "65% of melee characters have Iron Armbands of Power in their Arms slot" could be generated. [sblock=*]A +1 sword is decently powerful, since it's level 1, cheap, and easy to get, say, compared to a level 3 +1 sword of toad stabbing that has a daily power that immobilizes reptiles. Higher + weapons maintain the same power level since they are the first ones reachable as characters gain levels.[/sblock] [sblock=**]I.E. crappy items tend to be "evolutionarily" phased out of the economy by presence of superior items and the associated lack of consumer demand for the inferior item.[/sblock] [/QUOTE]

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