Talk:Tougher Times/@comment-68.235.239.226-20190608173923/@comment-192.186.97.30-20190611160320

I think Tougher Times is in a pretty good place, balance-wise. (With three) the 31% chance to block any one instance of damage is really good, but later in the game you'll be seeing so many different sources of damage that it's still pretty easy to get yourself killed if you're not careful. Especially on Monsoon.

I think the mindset is that common items aren't more common because they're inherently weaker, but because they generally benefit more from stacking than rarer items.