Let's talk Companion Gear for a bit

azaylin

Illusions gambit is a huge bonus to companions that do not have ring slots. But as content grows it seems that new rings with higher stat scores will keep comming... This is pretty huge maybe even more so with hit's to the way bonding's work. I am not asking for free upgrades to the +4 gear in IG.

How about a vendor that allows you to combine a +4 piece of gear from IG as base item allowing you to apply the stats of a ring to that item. This of course would consume the ring, and leave you with the +4 piece and some new stats. Same slots etc.

You could do this over and over again as all this is allowing you to do it convert your rings to Necklaces, Belts, Icon's, etc. And it doesn't trivialize the need to still farm IG for those +4 pieces of gear. Also your ring companions still have benefit in that you don't have to farm IG and you can use the rings on your self or companion giving you still more flex ability.

Thought of this when comparing the new +5 rings from Chult(total stats 1357) to the +4 gear of IG (total stats 902) that is a pretty significant difference.

meirami

All this sounds overly complicated. The devs could just release better companion gear (and/or bring back Loyal Avenger).

chadd02

I run this all the time. Ive got a bag full of +4's. Not 1 sword knot +4. Hell, I just saw for the first time an icon of the defender yesterday.

karvare

Adding companion gear with stats similar to the +4 or 5 drops at masterwork profession level would be a good simple fix for this.

safespacecadet

Grinding endlessly with a low chance of ever getting what you want is what Neverwinter is all about. Except for when you get something you want on the first try. Or getting something else someone wants on the first try, but not being able to trade it because it's bound.

azaylin

I am not complaining about the random of IG I am actually fine with that. But lets say you need Armor pen / Crit. In IG you would farm for +4 bold gear be it sword knot etc. even rings.. these come with (541ap and 361 crit and two offensive slots. However the new chult rings would grant you Ring of the Dinosaur Slayer (814 AP and 531 crit< Total Stats of 1357> and two offensive slots.

Now figure in bonding adding 3x to those number or in 12.b its adding 2x those numbers. IG Companion gear is going to be left in the dust and I don't foresee them increasing stats on other companion gear unless they plan on people never running IG again..

mystar

safespacecadet#3341 said:

Grinding endlessly with a low chance of ever getting what you want is what Neverwinter is all about. Except for when you get something you want on the first try. Or getting something else someone wants on the first try, but not being able to trade it because it's bound.

yeah then there's days you get 4 legendary rings in 2 runs...two from the chests. they might not be the ones i want, but they're useful for other toons.

dafrca

mystar#5733 said:

safespacecadet#3341 said:

Grinding endlessly with a low chance of ever getting what you want is what Neverwinter is all about. Except for when you get something you want on the first try. Or getting something else someone wants on the first try, but not being able to trade it because it's bound.

yeah then there's days you get 4 legendary rings in 2 runs...two from the chests. they might not be the ones i want, but they're useful for other toons.

Wouldn't that be a fun experience to have. Maybe someday I will be able to know what it is like. :-)

plasticbat

dafrca#4810 said:

mystar#5733 said:

safespacecadet#3341 said:

Grinding endlessly with a low chance of ever getting what you want is what Neverwinter is all about. Except for when you get something you want on the first try. Or getting something else someone wants on the first try, but not being able to trade it because it's bound.

yeah then there's days you get 4 legendary rings in 2 runs...two from the chests. they might not be the ones i want, but they're useful for other toons.

Wouldn't that be a fun experience to have. Maybe someday I will be able to know what it is like. :-)

It is fun when you get a useful one. It is a 'mixed' feeling when you get a garbage legendary ring. It would be even worse if the +5 rings is actually worse than the +4 ring of the same type.

mamalion1234

companion gear xm again i dont see the power recovery option or even teh critical recovery. or penetration recovery something with recovery:)