(Suggestion) Favor Items that level with your demigod?

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I'd like to see some favor items introduced that get more powerful as a demigod levels. This could help fix a few balance issues with existing favor items, as well. Cloak of night, for example, might at level one be a very short ranged teleport that does far less damage than it does now, but once a demigod reaches the highest level, it would become a longer range teleport that deals muuch heavier damage and might have a secondary effect.

 

Either that or make the items level-able just like the default skills, adding another customization option to the levelling (A demigod could level its favor item, but at the cost of not using that point for it's own skills). It could just show up with the other skills.

 

Just an idea.

 

I'm hoping that given the levelling system it wouldn't be hard to add this.

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Reply #1 from Demigod Forums Top

I like this idea as long as we keep favor item power in check.  Hate to have a new person buy the game several months after release and be unable to play because we are running around decked out in uber powerful favor items.

Reply #2 from Demigod Forums Top

I think what he means here is that the favor item would level with your demigod, not with your online profile stats.  So anytime you start a game your favor items are weak, but by the time that the game ends, your items are worthy of you.  Then, when you start a new game everything starts back at square one, and so on.

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Reply #4 from Demigod Forums Top

I like it.

Reply #5 from Demigod Forums Top

I think this is a good idea as well; looks to me like you can have a happy balance of favour items not being game breaking earlier on but which can become even more powerful later on (thinking the Hammer item for assassins specifically; 40 extra damage is a heck of a lot early game but is a lot less less later on)

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

Really good idea! +1 karma if I can get the thing to work.

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

I just realized this could probably work for general items and artifacts too. You guys probably already know that though.