Everything ok, my man?
Not anymore. My worst nightmare just came true. I made a mistake. On the internet. Where everyone can see. With my favorite username. Everyone will know. I should've double and triple checked. This is so embarrassing.
My problem wasn't with you, but with the way this item makes certain races far more powerful, while others get left behind. A sentient beast PC gets 40 extra stat points at level 100, while a skypean doesn't even get the opportunity.
I know that those races also have other restrictions that humans don't have, like not being able to be cyborgs or having a mind stat above 80, but that is already balanced out by them having higher base stats to begin with. (With the exception of the Lunarians. And maybe some of those hybrid races.) Now there is an item that allows them to both get around those restrictions and get an extra stat increase.
It was balanced, and then one side gets two options to get more powerful. Imagine an item in the shop "Fourth +20 item but only for fishmen".
(Also, it appears that buying the item once both removes the negative points
and the stat cap for mind. At least Kakashi, a game master, lists only one purchase of it in his character bio, but has both benefits. Though, as I have so
devastatingly been made aware, things might be misleading in that regard.)
I will cease my rambling for now, for I am on my phone while I should be sleeping, and am still shaking from making a mistake. But I will return tomorrow, with more coherency and better thought out arguments. I'll be thinking about this all night and day. And next week. And on my deathbed.
On the goddamn internet. I should have checked...
