Since the Midnight pre-patch went live last Tuesday and the profession stat squish was applied, I’ve been noticing several odd behaviors with profession-related items that don’t appear to be scaling correctly.
Some examples I’ve run into:
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Phial of Truesight now grants only +1 Perception
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Nibbling Minnow grants 45 Perception, which feels disproportionately high compared to other sources
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Weavercloth Fishing Cap no longer has any profession stats, removing its usefulness entirely
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Artisan Fishing Cap is missing its expected Perception bonus
Taken together, these changes don’t feel intentional. Consumables seem to be providing far more value than profession equipment, while some crafted items have lost their stats altogether. This makes profession gear progression feel inconsistent and potentially broken following the stat squish.
This may be an unintended side effect of the pre-patch changes, but it likely needs investigation or further tuning so profession items scale more logically under the new stat values.