Spirit is OP when you get it, but it doesn't stay that way. It's OP for mid game, but not end game. Same with Insight. If we're talking Spirit shield, then none of that applies because getting a 4os Monarch is not that easy, and you can't do it until hell anyway.Schnorki wrote: 4 months agoI used to think that. But apparently, no. At least as far as folks here are concerned.
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As for OP items though, I'm inclined to say playing through vs. rushing largely makes very little difference in terms of the list.
The two "overkill OP early on" items that truly stand out, at least for a number of builds, are Spirit and Insight, as already mentioned here plenty of times. Not only because they're exceptionally strong for when you can realistically get them but also because - unlike most other items that would make the list - they're quite easily and reliably farmable with rather little time invest.
Other items you COULD get early on can indeed be quite strong and massively shift the balance in your favor at lower lvls (SoJ, viper, ...) but all of those will only do so if you happen to actually randomly be lucky enough to find them along the way (which most of the time you won't be) as actively farming them will likely take far longer than would ever be worth it. After all, why bother farming some "OP in early NM" item if farming said item takes just as long as playing through all of NM and hell without it and then some?
Given, if you're just collecting tons of lvling gear for future chars to enjoy then sure, the list gets quite a bit longer.
One exception, Spirit pally shields.
Is Spirit Crystal Sword OP? For mid game only.
Is Spirit Monarch OP? No, it is best in slot for many chars, but not obtainable mid-game (without trading) and difficult to farm when starting out.
Is Spirit paladin OP? yea I think that's fair, at least for mid game. Getting a BiS shield in NM is probably a bit broken.
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