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Originally Posted by Cecily [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Stats aren't real in EQ. It's such a bad design meant to give the feeling of incremental progress with new gear, but it's not real numbers... nothing tangible. Give me a 10 point scale with a list of 3-5 substats getting boosted by 1-5% per point please. +10 STR going from 184 to 194 isn't quite as interesting. In practical EQ terms, you either have the stat capped or you don't, and there's a bit of a power gradient in between. They don't matter all that much. A 20 int ranger is just as strong as any other.

Yeah, you can try to eek out every single hp you can out of gear but even if you get a new +50hp piece which is solid by any metric, stuff hits for 300 per round in the 50s so congratulations you may live an extra 2.5 second. I mean, it adds up but it does feel inconsequential. Even if you want to min max there's a point where you get strongly diminishing returns.