Uniques which give slightly better items than the ones you have

[sffp]

I've long suspected that the code has step upgrades programmed in for the rewards of certain uniques ie you defeat Mughash - you had a shield[2, +2], here's a shield [5, +7]

With my latest hobbit nec (they die so fast), I had found a set of gloves of agility [1,+3] <+5> at 50 ft on a (1-6) level - which is a great find - for a melee @

But it was better than wearing no gloves at all so I was wearing them a few 100 feet later when I took down Mughash who left me Gauntlets of Power (+3,+3) [3,+1] <+4>

This is definitely marginally better because strength is more useful than Dex for an early hobbit nec, but it is again a marginal upgrade


So I ask you, is they anything to unique loot marginal upgrade theory?

[Julian]

Nope. The item generation cares not a whit what you have. (Except for artifact uniqueness.)

Those are just the things you remember, because it’s mildly disappointing.

And probably dungeon-level-based item type selection makes it more likely at low levels, because the range of likely item types is smaller.