Is there any reason for specialisation collection items to have weird stat combinations?

[LSD.4673]

For example, Deadeye items are Marshal's (++Power++Healing power, +Precision+Condi). 

Daredevil are Carrion (++Condi, +Power +Vitality).

Dragonhunter are Rabid (++Condi, +Precision +Toughness).

 

They seem conceptually useless. Often completely worthless.

Is there a sort of main focus they had in mind for the elite specs that players have since left behind along the way? Or did they just randomly assign stats cominations to each new spec that were never useful? Or am i missing something?

[Fueki.4753]

I think they are just random choices.

[Ashantara.8731]

4 hours ago, LSD.4673 said:

They seem conceptually useless. Often completely worthless.

 

I think that is the whole point. Carrots on the stick that taste bitter, not sweet. So that people do the related content and then do some other content as well to get the stats they can actually use. 😆

[LSD.4673]

kitten, i figured there was a method to the madness. 

Oh well.

[SoftFootpaws.9134]

Because then you wouldn't go for the Ascended version to get selectable stats and stats-changing. Those items are basically just precursors to mini-Legendaries.

Edited July 31, 2021 by Hannelore.8153

[Linken.6345]

10 minutes ago, Hannelore.8153 said:

Because then you wouldn't go for the Ascended version to get selectable stats and stats-changing. Those items are basically just precursors to mini-Legendaries.

 

They are just skins to go after really.

[SoftFootpaws.9134]

14 hours ago, Linken.6345 said:

 

They are just skins to go after really.

Attaining Ascended weapons is one of the hardest tasks in the game (armor & trinkets are far easier). The Specialisation Collections offer an easy albeit expensive way to obtain them.

 

The main alternatives are using Fractal Research Pages or Skirmish Tickets.

 

Yes, you can craft them, but crafting is timegated (unless you dump gold) while other methods aren't. Its not such a big deal if you're just making a weapon, but if you're trying to make a handful of weapons, armor & persue other stuff that eats into the same timegates like Aurora/Vision, it becomes a big mess.

Edited August 1, 2021 by Hannelore.8153

[LSD.4673]

The asc weapons themselves have 3 selectable stats that are usually ok (Marauder's staff for DD, zerker rifle for Deadeye). It's just the trinkets and sort-of "precursors" (like exotic rifle for Deadeye) that have these dumb stat combinations...like Marshal's.

[Fueki.4753]

You all go on about that weapon that's the reward the collection.

But I assume that LSD.4673 actually means the fluff we collect to fill the collection, not the end reward.

 

For example, in the Bo collection, we have to collect exotic trash like the Silencing Down Feather or Scalawag's Lucky Coin, both of which seem useless to a Daredevil, as they have Carrion and Rabid attributes.

[Linken.6345]

9 hours ago, Hannelore.8153 said:

Attaining Ascended weapons is one of the hardest tasks in the game (armor & trinkets are far easier). The Specialisation Collections offer an easy albeit expensive way to obtain them.

 

The main alternatives are using Fractal Research Pages or Skirmish Tickets.

 

Yes, you can craft them, but crafting is timegated (unless you dump gold) while other methods aren't. Its not such a big deal if you're just making a weapon, but if you're trying to make a handful of weapons, armor & persue other stuff that eats into the same timegates like Aurora/Vision, it becomes a big mess.

Or you could do knight of thorn for a couple of different ascended weapons.