I am confused by weapon drop stats

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This isn’t a complaint post, but more of a lack of understanding/question that I have…

I am a bit confused that so many weapon drops (and to some degree armor) seem to have stats that are not designed at all for that type of item? For example, I do not know how many times I’ve seen a rifle which ideally should have Dex/Con mix have strength stats, etc. etc.

I understand that there may be a tank who wants to occasionally pick up a rifle without switching his attributes… but overall without being able to explain myself better, the item stat system just seems so entirely random and does not take into account what the actually item is/who uses it/etc… Am I missing something?

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If i got it wrong, correct me okay? You want a setting to get the drops with desired stats, or depending on your current attributes, right? I haven’t seen that kind of drop system in any mmorpg game. I can’t say much, but that would be unnecessary since the craftables are the best gears, and if we talk about the game’s flexibility about “non-class”, that would be a blow to it.

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Not necessarily to my current attributes… but like rifle for example is literally designed for Dex/Int… Assigning a rifle with Strength stats does nothing to said rifle because the stat multiplier for rifles is Dex/Int

So like if this was WoW (which most people can relate to) it would be like a shield for a warrior with intellect traits attached to it. They just don’t jive.

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If you want control of the perks you have to craft them yourself. Or pay someone else to do so.
I solo 99% of the time so doing it myself is starting to take over all my storage lol.
Best advice find a master craftsman for your gear and feed drops to the salvage or trading post.

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Ahh but then you have the gem system which can turn up to 50% of your dmg to another type and change the dmg scaling to the appropriate stat like fire/ice/arcane to Int or nature dmg and focus.
System is far from perfect but it is a bit deeper than first glance.

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i think the drop system is just fine as it should be. Some player combine different type of stats, so it’s just fine.

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Its just completely random. Ofc it renders most drops useless and you have to be really lucky to drops something usefull in terms of abilities only, and its extremely rare to drops items with good ability and nice perk.

And by the way doesnt crafting of normal items work just the same way? You got random stats, except when you use crafting item (tho you can use one).

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