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[MidGenRefresh]

Low intelligence, high luck build is OP in Fallout 4.

 

[RoadHazard]

I'm the kind of guy who never uses my good items in RPGs anyway (I might need them later!), so no.

 

[Himuro]

My friend that passed did a Luck build in Digital Devil Saga 1. Got that heavy crit.

 

[Jormatar]

No but I used Ring of Wealth a lot back in the day.

 

[Neff]

If the game rewards you with crits/drops/steal rates then sure it pays to have at least one character with a good luck stat.

 

[Sub_Level]

Can't you just save scum for that?

But that would make you a save scummer. You don’t wanna be a save scummer do you?

 

[TexMex]

Uhhhh... which game?

Seriously lol - idk how to even respond. Does Luck do the exact same thing in every single game?

 

[BreakOut]

Yeah I always level luck in that game. Luck matters a lot in that game, easily the most important stat. If you don’t level luck then you can’t endure the endgame.

 

[Jaybe]

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Fallout 4's Mysterious Stranger perk is awesome.

 

[timmyp53]

Classic movie and scene.

 

[BlitzerRadic]

Luck is actually the best stat in GOW 2018.

 

[bender]

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

Luck is hard to balance. Using crit chance as an example, the first point you put into it is not as strong as when you max it out. When luck is no longer random but guaranteed, it becomes too strong.
In some other games where it is just minor loot adjustments, it means little. Or in some other games it might even do nearly nothing notable at all.

Portraying luck is just very hard to do linearly.

 

[kubricks]

Depends on the game of course. I usually go nothing on it but there are times i go ALL IN!

 

[Jennings]

It depends on the game and the stat's effects. A well-designed luck stat is as useful as any other stat.

 

[Esca]

Luck build are great for second play throughs, never know what's going to happened.

 

[Roger Rabbit]

When I'm levelling up, I'm basically Obi-Wan. "There's no such thing as luck".

 

[Lasha]

Can't you just save scum for that?

You can also use the console to give you money at that point.

I definitely level luck whenever I can just to see what happens. It helps a fair bit when doing a melee only run of New Vegas.

 

[Toots]

I do it only as a rp thing, i don't like the idea of playing an unlucky bastard.
But as wise men said in the thread, if done right by the devs luck can be a trememdous asset in your build.

 

[Xane]

The only two times I can remember to ever level up the Luck stat:

Ragnarok Online: Gotta get them Assassin crits!
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga: DAT STACHE

 

[{insert code here}]

I ran a luck build in DeSo. The pureblood sword scaled in dmg with luck. Fun times!

 

[sobaka770]

In some games it can be an interesting strategy while in others it feels like a gimmick stat.
I don't have time to play through long RPGs multiple times anymore so I usually stick to a more average build, be it magic/str/agi depending on a whim.

Never really liked the idea of a higher chance of getting loot tbh as a mechanic.