Stat-replacing Equipment

Not sure if this has been suggested before, but the idea would be to have a few more items (maybe accessories), where each one would have a large negative to one stat, but a large positive to another.

E.g.

[Insert name here]
+ X Health
Defences
Requirements

+20-30 Str
-20 - -30 Dex
etc

These items could be made to be very rare (perhaps even as mythics), and would be able to add versatility to builds without having to completely reset your stats.

Just a random idea I had, but what do you think?

 

Could become overpowered somehow maybe, but besides that I don't think it could hurt to have some items like this.

 

But there are.

 

Have you ever heard of statue?

 

I've heard of it but the Item Guide only shows stats for health and speed.

 

Yeah they're the only IDs.

 

Alright, I don't get the point that @ThomAnn100 was trying to make then, as the boots don't affect Str,Dex,Agi,and Int

 

You lose the ability to walk for a ton of hp

 

so a buff post-Mustafar Anakin?

 

The thing I'm proposing though is different - not walkspeed,health, regen, damage etc etc (I know lots of items like those exist), but just changing the main stats of Str, Dex, Int, and Agi around to allow versatility in equipment you can wear.

 

Might be a good idea for strategic items :D

Agree to some extent, though
Following the example given above:

If someone invested all his skill points in strength and other stats but puts 0 pts in dexterity, he could get a huge plus on his strength but not lose out on dexterity since you can't go below 0.

 

Hm, that's true, but would it be possible to have it so you can't equip it unless you have at least 30 dex (before putting it on)?

If not, a possible alternative would to have the item give %change to stats (e.g. 15-20% or so), and then have a minimum requirement to both stats to wear it.
In this case if it was +/- 20% stats, then if the minimum requirements were 20 in each as a random amount, then you'd need at least 24 Dex beforehand to wear it, since the 20% reduction would lower your Dex to 20. This way you could have a minimum requirement to the negative stat, and the positive stat still benefits.

 

I found a unique chestplate called NightVest or NightMail or something, basically it has +15 agility and -15 defense or something like that.

 

Oh huh, that's interesting. So one item like this does exist, and it does have the problem that @Rixium brought up, that you could simply have 0 points in defence and suffer no penalty.