So I know that nothing is 'compulsory', but looking through the items, with the possibility of having 3 items that each add to a different stat, it seems like this 'kind of' locks people into buying some/all of them..
I'm not a min/max kind of guy, and love being able to rp.. But pathfinder you could do your stats and focus on items that added abilities until a certain is level, where you could then boost a few..
What's your thoughts?? Have I not given the new system enough time to sink in, or do you think the lower ability scores and easier ways to pump it up will work better and having less items you 'need to buy'