Legendary Item Upgrades (Last Update: 24/3/2023)

[Julia.]

That might be true if you plan to sell your stuff you've just upgraded again at some point. On the other hand, if you want the best possible set you're best of with upgrading the item locked the least classes usable by that class. Otherwise you'll upgrade an item and then need to trade for it's better version and upgrade again or simply pay that upgrade if you get it over a trade.

I am fairly certain once you've tested diffrent classes and figured which one you actually like [or simply which ones you don't like], you can upgrade locked items pretty save for personal usage.

It's still true even if you don't want to sell your stuff [atm]. 

The point is the reasons for playing the heroes you and others do is based on the stats of that hero vs others and on the meta [gameplay]. You may not want to sell them now but that's what most if not all people have said when upgrading things.

Opinions can change and updates on stats can change those opinions even faster.

I personally had a change on Legio stats already. I didn't like it at first because things were different than before but I simply changed my playstyle a little and it worked out. Apparently others liked the change and started to play Legio - might also be due to the fact the best helmet is quite cheap to buy. I've had the feeling its seen as some sort of well-armored Pikeman by some players eventhou one could technically play Halb then and get some damage reduction on top.

Playing Archer or Pikeman [which I don't like due to polearms] turned out to be a no go for me, as I simply don't enjoy those classes. The possibility to use a 1h and be able to throw (and trowing was way worse as I leveled mine) was my reason to make one. I doubt they'll take throwing away just after adding Glory and Malice into the game so I am fairly certain I am on the safe side. For small stats changes... well I guess I will work sth out if it happens.

To sum it up I chose the hero due to weapon usabilty and not due to stats in general. I wouldn't say it's based on some meta [because that changed since I started to play it] or the actual stats [vs other heroes].