What makes the item system so bad?

[Jester]

Well, we can't really go back on it now without wrecking the value of everyone's gear now. Maybe in the expansion. And I don't feel 6 is over the top since there's already so many I consider mandatory. I'm convinced it's too little through playing the game. For the reasons of balance and interest it would make sense that new traits would have to be added, or even allow certain things to stack twice.

Here's a wacky idea: Don't add traits, remove them. If half your traits just translate to "damage," then just pull them all off. Anything that's absolutely mandatory, just bake it into the weapon itself.

-Jester