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SixOfSpades · 12-03-2002, 06:34 PM

The Sanchuudoku is merely the latest in the list of MOD items that I consider overpowered, but I personally can't say any more about it because I've never even seen it, merely perused its stats.

Some other items are: Throwing Impaler+4, Soul Reaver+6, Improved Kitthix, Staff of the Woodlands+5, Gloves of the Master Thief, Sorcerian Ring, Boots of Preservation, and perhaps the Yellow Dragon Scale. All of these items unbalance the game in the PC's favor by either
A) Being available "too" soon, at the expense of "too" little resources,
B) Having powerful extra abilities that mean most enemies don't even stand a chance agaist you, or
C) Combining "too many" items into a single item.
Now, the good thing is that even anal-retentive players like me have a very simple recourse against these items: Don't use them, or have them made. Even so, the fine distinction of what ( is / is not ) overpowered will be very confusing to newbies, who might start believing that uber-items like the Sanchuudoku should be theirs by God-given right, and why should they be stuck with pitiful little weapons like the Crom Faeyr. What I would like to see is have Weimer offer "toned-down" versions of these items: You can still have Cromwell make you the fully-powered Throwing Impaler if you want (meaning your Kensai can do 200 damage per round to anyone he wants to, and at a distance at that), but Cromwell will also offer you to make a weaker version as well, at a reduced price, of course.

Alson, you do have a point about the Staff of the Magi being overpowered. It IS overpowered, especially considering that Wizards are a powergamer's wet dream anyway. There are also other official examples: The Flail of Ages+3 leaves the other SoA weapons *miles* behind, and (without Improved TorGal, anyway) is much too easy to get. Does this give us the right to point to these items as examples, and use them to try to justify making overpowered items of our own? I would say not.

Power corrupts.

Westley Weimer has power.

Let each of us draw his own conclusion.

12-03-2002, 06:34 PM	#9
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	The Sanchuudoku is merely the latest in the list of MOD items that I consider overpowered, but I personally can't say any more about it because I've never even seen it, merely perused its stats. Some other items are: Throwing Impaler+4, Soul Reaver+6, Improved Kitthix, Staff of the Woodlands+5, Gloves of the Master Thief, Sorcerian Ring, Boots of Preservation, and perhaps the Yellow Dragon Scale. All of these items unbalance the game in the PC's favor by either A) Being available "too" soon, at the expense of "too" little resources, B) Having powerful extra abilities that mean most enemies don't even stand a chance agaist you, or C) Combining "too many" items into a single item. Now, the good thing is that even anal-retentive players like me have a very simple recourse against these items: Don't use them, or have them made. Even so, the fine distinction of what ( is / is not ) overpowered will be very confusing to newbies, who might start believing that uber-items like the Sanchuudoku should be theirs by God-given right, and why should they be stuck with pitiful little weapons like the Crom Faeyr. What I would like to see is have Weimer offer "toned-down" versions of these items: You can still have Cromwell make you the fully-powered Throwing Impaler if you want (meaning your Kensai can do 200 damage per round to anyone he wants to, and at a distance at that), but Cromwell will also offer you to make a weaker version as well, at a reduced price, of course. Alson, you do have a point about the Staff of the Magi being overpowered. It IS overpowered, especially considering that Wizards are a powergamer's wet dream anyway. There are also other official examples: The Flail of Ages+3 leaves the other SoA weapons miles behind, and (without Improved TorGal, anyway) is much too easy to get. Does this give us the right to point to these items as examples, and use them to try to justify making overpowered items of our own? I would say not. Power corrupts. Westley Weimer has power. Let each of us draw his own conclusion. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.