just logged in to say that me and a friend quit playing diablo 4 since they introduced tempering.
getting great drops should be the RNG factor. you get a good piece, your brain makes you happy. but with tempering, you loot a great piece, your brain makes you happy, you temper it, you brick it, you suddenly become disappointed and sad and logout.
why first send positive signals to the brain when looting stuff to afterwards change into “man i have so bad luck… this sucks… item bricked now”. give a child a toy and then take it away again. psychological nonsense, totally unnecessary.
and yes, in an arpg, to get good drops should be the only luck / RNG factor. not another SLOT MACHINE on top of it. what happened to arpg loot and itemization here is unbelievable for us.
every season i watch out for diablo 4 news if they maybe removed this tempering pseudo crafting random stuff to jump in again for the great smooth gameplay feel, but well. i guess this wont happen