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[Sub_Level]

Who is this stat for exactly? You're just ruining your character and making the game harder by not investing into better stats. Fallout New Vegas is the only time I put a bunch of points into luck, because your other stats already start at a baseline of Average so luck is just a free bonus to crits & gambling.

Does Luck improve your chance of a critical hit? Just level up strength so you're not relying on RNG.

Does Luck improve your chance of item drops? Games often have accessories to boost this anyway, not to mention you can google optimal farming/crafting methods to get the item needed.

Does Luck make it less likely you are ambushed? Thats not even how RPGs have worked for the past 10 years, even Dragon Quest the most traditional JRPG doesn't work that way anymore you can see the enemy out on the field.

 

[amigastar]

I remember using Lucky Charm stat in Divinity: Original Sin 2. It's awesome because you will be notified by a 4-leaf clover visual and a distinct "shwing" sound when you loot an object.

 

[Labadal]

sometimes.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Vampire Survivors it is handy to give more options at the level up selection screen. Depends on the build though.

 

[Guilty_AI]

Eh, really depends on the game really. If i remember correctly its pretty important to level it up on daggerfall for example.

Its not just luck, every rpg seems to have one stat or another thats mostly useless.

 

[GHG]

Depends on the game and what my character build is. Arcane is essentially that in Elden Ring and I went for an arcane/faith/Dex hybrid build first time round. Early game was brutal but once you start getting the necessary items/equipment (which is easy because of the increased discovery arcane provides) it really comes in to it's own.

Needs to be a "depends" option for the poll.

 

[STARSBarry]

It depends on the RPG, some rope it into crit chance taking over the bonus normally reserved for dexterity.

However if it simply alters something such as loot drops I don't take it, unless it locks specific loot drops behind a minimum luck chance, which is extremely rare, I just remember a specific game had this although I have forgotton the name.

 

[Punished Miku]

I knew a guy who tried to play Morrowind with a Luck/Charisma build. His class was politician, and he was trying to play the game completely using only non-violent methods. He would never attack and tried to always travel with multiple NPCs following him that would fight. He has sooth beast spell, and a few other persuasion-oriented abilities.

... he didn't get very far.

 

[Sub_Level]

Depends on the game and what my character build is. Arcane is essentially that in Elden Ring and I went for an arcane/faith/Dex hybrid build first time round. Early game was brutal but once you start getting the necessary items/equipment (which is easy because of the increased discovery arcane provides) it really comes in to it's own.

Needs to be a "depends" option for the poll.

I didn't put "it depends" only cuz that would get 99% of the votes lol just trying to get more of an aggregate sense. I know there's thousands of rpg's and luck is bound to be good in some of them, but I really get the sense that its generally useless. You guys are giving good answers so far tho.

 

[Punished Miku]

I didn't put "it depends" only cuz that would get 99% of the votes lol just trying to get more of an aggregate sense. I know there's thousands of rpg's and luck is bound to be good in some of them, but I really get the sense that its generally useless. You guys are giving good answers so far tho.

The best I've ever seen is boost to critical hit rate/damage and drop rates attached to Luck. You're right, it's generally not that great. I'm always tempted to put something in it, but it doesn't pay off usually.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Video games present challenges.

 

[Fuz]

Uhhhh... which game?

 

[Sub_Level]

Uhhhh... which game?

Just in general. What do you usually do with Luck?

 

[Infamy v1]

Depends on the game. Crit chance and better loot? Fuck yes.

 

[Fuz]

Just in general. What do you usually do with Luck?

There's no "in general" with this.
There are games where luck means crit chance. Others where it's about loot. Others were it's a bonus on other stats.

 

[Stitch]

it gave you more crits and better dodging in ragnarok online so hell yeah

 

[Graciaus]

It can be useful in the Shin Megami Tensei series. Before they patched it Dark Souls 3 had a broken build with luck.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

If Luck affects drop rate and I'm farming something, obviously. Other than that, eh.

 

[Sub_Level]

There's no "in general" with this.
There are games where luck means crit chance. Others where it's about loot. Others were it's a bonus on other stats.

Well I guess you can't answer the poll then. You can say goodbye to the $5 Sbarro coupon code I was gonna DM to a lucky participant.

 

[hemo memo]

I knew a guy who tried to play Morrowind with a Luck/Charisma build. His class was politician, and he was trying to play the game completely using only non-violent methods. He would never attack and tried to always travel with multiple NPCs following him that would fight. He has sooth beast spell, and a few other persuasion-oriented abilities.

... he didn't get very far.

He got a feel of the real world at least.

 

[noqtic]

I tend to ignore the Luck stat, oftentimes it just raises your item finding, or gives you the ability to resist debuffs. Not worth the points when as you said most games have items that
can do what the Luck stat does, often better.

 

[Fuz]

Sbarro

This is really funny in italian.

 

[drganon]

Depends on the game.

 

[Hendrick's]

Worst stat in games.

 

[GymWolf]

When you start with only a g-string and a chair leg as a weapon, you need all the lucky in the world.

 

[Warnen]

Don’t see it much in games I play now but I did back in the PSO days.

 

[GrayDock]

Only once, for the pure bladestone in PS3's Demon's Souls...

 

[German Hops]

It's very useful in Final Fantasy VIII, though.

 

[Filben]

I often prefer something that occurs 100% of the time instead of a chance, like strength that will always increase my damage, opposed to something that might occur.

Exceptions are games like Fallout where you unlock certain things at certain luck levels, because this is again granted.

 

[SJRB]

I’m a pro gamer, I don’t need luck.

 

[The_Mike]

Uhhhh... which game?

Call of duty.

 

[Come On Tars]

I make my own luck thank you very much

 

[MarkMe2525]

I'm a luck main. Short term sucks, long term benefits usually are great crit chance, best gear. No regrets.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Not even once

 

[The Cartographer]

I think I've only done it in Bloodborne (up to 99) and Elden Ring.

 

[Rambone]

Depends on the game. For Shin Megami Tensei games I most certainly do.

 

[gamerEMdoc]

Only Elden Ring bc I was a bleed build

 

[Bonfires Down]

No. It’s already guesswork whether the normal stats are worth spending points on so I’m not going to spend it on some fluffy abstract Luck.

 

[The_hunter]

In New Vegas luck effects your win rate for gambling, after a certain threshold you get 100% win rate and can clear out all the casinos

 

[SkylineRKR]

In Dark Souls 3, Luck scales well with a certain sword. It used to be an OP build. But normally its not that great, you can also boost item drops with consumables.

 

[Rentahamster]

If it does anything tangibly useful relative to points in other stats, yes.

If it doesn't, no.

I think that's pretty obvious, right?

 

[Knightime_X]

Depends if the luck stat actually works in said game.
Otherwise, no.
No to any stat that is mostly useless.

 

[Kev Kev]

It’s one of those things I mess with when I’m bored of the game and want to make all the “bad choices” and make my character look ridiculous and name him “Sonofabitch” or whatever. I rarely if ever invest in the luck stat on normal runs.

 

[Xeaker]

Well, luck affects a lot of different stuff in different games...

 

[DeepSpace5D]

Totally dependent on the game. Luck is a very good stat in The Binding of Isaac, for example.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Luck is for pussies with self-steem issues.

Chads just dump all points into STR and CON.

 

[Black_Stride]

Usually atleast in the games ive played in the past.

Luck - Increases crit%, Increase chance of status, Increases chance of cheat death, Increase rare drop rate etc etc.
Sometimes ill be playing a game where my character had high luck restart with a new build forgetting I had high luck and be shook at how shit my character is.

 

[GeekyDad]

Just in general. What do you usually do with Luck?

Typically, it seems to be used to enhanced avoidance. So, it depends on the class/job of a particular character. For a speed-based class, I'll very often increase Luck, especially in SMT games.

 

[Imru’ al-Qays]

Elden Ring's luck stat ("arcane") is extremely good

 

[nkarafo]

In New Vegas luck effects your win rate for gambling, after a certain threshold you get 100% win rate and can clear out all the casinos

Can't you just save scum for that?