Hello, love the game. While playing the new no item limit version I remembered how much fun combining artifacts was in heroes of might and magic 3. In the off change you never played, there were certain items in the game that if you found them all would combine into one, usually more powerful one. Here in yazs it would be enough if let's say all the icons or gems would become one new item freeing up the slots. Of course some extra bonuses are always welcome. This would yield a new metagame where people would try for certain items, making harder choices in their pursuit. Also you don't have to tell us all the combinations, let the community go artifact hunting.
#Combined items
pallid vortex
gleaming spoke
Hi! This suggestion comes up often, and we're still discussing it internally to find the best way on how and when to implement it. For now, combos already exist, as seen with the Omnigeode or the Last Unicorn. There are also morphing items, such as the Jewel of Life and the 99'th Balloon.
The thing about combining items into one that makes me slightly hesitant is that it would make non-combinable items less viable. The combining process would make morphing items much more important, as they free up item slots while combining the immensive strengths of multiple items. This would basically decrease the build variety and depth.
Another way to tackle this while not worrying (as much) about the problem described above, would be to make them combo with each other without combining into one, or create effects that activate when you have certain sets of items equipped.
pallid vortex
That is a good point, the omnigeode is a great example of exactly this by doubling the other one's effects. My counter argument is that it would be fun to play 🙂