In a live game, adding more and more powerful items tends to lead to the overall power level of the game to slowly creep up, eventually breaking the game’s original design assumptions. Different games have approached this problem in different ways over the years. It’s a somewhat cursed problem – holistic solutions come with their own set of problems, and mitigating the problem requires a constant level of attention from the designers. I deal with this issue regularly on Fallen London. W...
