I was wondering what items you people discard in your playthroughs because you consider them gamebreaking. For me, it's quite a few ones - mostly those that confer powerful permanent buffs and weapons with over the top on hit properties:
- Cloak of Mirroring, Shield of Balduran: Permanent reflect makes some of the most potent enemies in the whole saga a joke. I'd rather die 15 times in a row trying to defeat beholders honestly than use these items.
- Staff of the Magi: Permanent invis and a bugged Spell Trap, enough said.
- Carsomyr: Maybe I could live with the MR, but the dispel on hit makes this a no-go for me.
- Vorpal Sword (vorpal weapons in general): Killing things with a random hit doesn't provide me with any feeling of achievement.
Other items are on the line for me but the fun factor makes me use them still, though I might add them to the forbidden items list if I want to run a particularly challenging playthrough:
- Robe of Vecna: Fun times with Improved Alacrity but it makes most casts instant which is kind of dull.
- Flail of Ages, Celestial Fury: Powerful on-hit abilities, these are the most potent weapons that I allow myself to use.
- Ring of Gaxx: I only use one (I never pickpocket, doubly so for items that are supposed to be unique) and it's well earned so I just go with it. Also, it's just an overall powerful item but it doesn't make the character absurdly overpowered in any particular aspect.
Do you have such house rules or do you just use whatever your character can find and equip?
- Cloak of Mirroring, Shield of Balduran: Permanent reflect makes some of the most potent enemies in the whole saga a joke. I'd rather die 15 times in a row trying to defeat beholders honestly than use these items.
- Staff of the Magi: Permanent invis and a bugged Spell Trap, enough said.
- Carsomyr: Maybe I could live with the MR, but the dispel on hit makes this a no-go for me.
- Vorpal Sword (vorpal weapons in general): Killing things with a random hit doesn't provide me with any feeling of achievement.
Other items are on the line for me but the fun factor makes me use them still, though I might add them to the forbidden items list if I want to run a particularly challenging playthrough:
- Robe of Vecna: Fun times with Improved Alacrity but it makes most casts instant which is kind of dull.
- Flail of Ages, Celestial Fury: Powerful on-hit abilities, these are the most potent weapons that I allow myself to use.
- Ring of Gaxx: I only use one (I never pickpocket, doubly so for items that are supposed to be unique) and it's well earned so I just go with it. Also, it's just an overall powerful item but it doesn't make the character absurdly overpowered in any particular aspect.
Do you have such house rules or do you just use whatever your character can find and equip?
