Item level limitations

[BranFlakes]

I know that weapons have been balance as far as ratio goes for level required to use, but I was wondering if there were plans on doing this as far as:

1. haste items by % gained.
2. extreme +hp or mana gear.
3. Ft items
4. Proc effects

I reciently started a cleric/ bard duo, and gifted them with Bauble of battle + Rune sword on bard and bauble of battle + Ft3 staff on Cleric. Honestly, that combo is a bit overpowering at lower levels, at least from the clerics PoV since the rune still doesnt proc for the Bard. I could maintain combat (often with agro due to dps) with cleric and still keep a group healed.
While this isnt some extreme advantage (cleric and bard are only ~15 atm), it did make me wonder if at least those two items should have level req. on them.

Yes, I am actually asking for 2 spells to be looked into for a possible Nerf. Please dont train my little Gnome butt when you see me. :roll:
and to note: If this goes through, I'm actually going to be at a disadvantage as I was useing them before. So it's not like it won't affect me. I'm posting because it is unbalanced at lower end.

But it started me thinking about other combinations that could be somewhat overpowering at lower levels, just like the great ratio weapons could be for tanks.
True, these things wont make/ break the game. I was just curious if there were plans.

 

[luciferblack]

Yeah they may be, but they're also no rent, so they can't be used at will except by having a high level mage summon them for you. Which means it's a small minority who would actually get them. I don't use them, so if they were nerfed, it's not a big deal to me. As it is, the weapons mages summon seem mostly worthless by the levels they summon them. I rarely have seen any players ask to have them (except as pet weapons). Maybe leaving them as is isn't totally bad?

 

[Trellium]

Having a mage who is only 30, all I can say is I really like the summoned items in this game so far. No, pleople don't swamp me with tells asking for anything ... except food and water.

That said, I don't think people go out of their way for them, but they use them if they are handy. The FT1 mana regen staff is one of those items. Never gfet asked for it, but when I offer it the response "Hmmmm, you know I think I might just try that out". Also, I cast it for people in BB as I was running through. It might be considered a "twink", although I think at my level of casting its a minor one. Yet I get tells later thanking me for it. Even a 1 FT item has value.

The reason I am in favour of level restrictions is because its nice for lower and mid range characters to feel they can also help out, and not simply join a group in which the same item in FT3 is the norm. That hasn't happened to me, but its the main reason why I think levle restrictions are good. They make you play with people in your own level range, instead of with items above your level range.