Balrog pads: https://royals.ms/forum/threads/balrog-boss-thread.244411/page-7#post-1550737 Pirate hats (PPQ): https://royals.ms/forum/threads/what-is-the-probability-of-getting-4-consecutive-bad-pirate-hat?.247215/ https://royals.ms/forum/threads/i-got-5-consecutive-bad-pirate-hats.247280/ Balrog pads and pirate hats do not have godly roll. Over 50% of the balrog pads are 2/2/2/2. Rarely would the stat be 1 or 3. A dedicated player did PPQ hundreds of times only to get mostly average stat. Out of the 20 stats on 5 hats, only 1 entry is above average. Ordinary equipment which has godly roll, for example, craven, has a more even distribution on different ATT (41~51). I would request making non-godly roll equipment stat equally likely. Spoiler: Balrog Spoiler: pirate hat
TBH those two are exceptions and until Matt says it's a glitch, it seems intentional. A way to increase traction for the item without godly system making the item OP, if you will.
I agree for balrog shoulder pad as people are really just level-locked or wasting time and potions on a mule trying to get a 3 in their main stat and 2/3 in the secondary stat. It's not pleasant. Pirate hat (and LPQ glasses too which have this same system) is a little different, personally I'd rather it not vary like it used to so people don't waste extreme amounts of time just to get a dud.