Zehnpai wrote on Sep 8
th, 2017 at 1:25pm:
+8 str instead of +6 at level 10 or whatever isn't really worth farming VoN6, especially if it's on a bracer slot and I really need it on my cloak or whatever. Not only that but CC is all BtA so when I upgrade an item I can toss it in the shared bank and not have to worry about losing it when I TR. I can create a full suit of perfect CC gear at any level for any build and stash it on an alt until I need it.
So the real problem comes in when the item HAS some kind of other desirable property or function, and the stat is just an absolute waste. I used the lvl 10 items as an example, but this sort of thing becomes especially problematic at the higher levels.
Take, for example, the Helm of the Black Dragon
http://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Helm_of_the_Black_Dragon_(Level_25)
It has 2 augment slots and Draconic Ferocity if paired with an appropriate Draconscale armor. The armors are still highly sought after, but while the helms used to sell for hundreds of shards, the severely outdated stat-bonuses have made them worthless.
+8 or +3 insightful, when CC grants +11/+5 at that level? Its ludicrous! Especially when you can now put 3 effects on a CC item, a fair upgrade to the helms would be to give them BOTH regular and exceptional stats.
But, its unlikely to happen, so the helm I once prized rots away in my TR cache, taking up inventory and risking destruction.
The item that actually inspired me to start this thread was my old Gloves of the Forgotten Craft - once an absolutely beaitiful mid-epics item, left rotting in the cache because I can very nearly craft something exactly the same, only also better