"We’ve reviewed every aspect of itemization from top to bottom and reworked elements that we felt weren’t living up to their potential—from the individual stats that our classes tap into to the visual representation of items in your inventory," game director Luis Barriga wrote. (PC Gamer)

To get a better sense of how and why itemization matters, let’s take a look at how tanks should handle itemization: you want to build armor against physical damage, magic resistance against magic damage, and HP against true and/or mixed damage. (Esports Edition)

Ultimately, itemization is about the rhythm and pacing of a character’s progression through the game. (Heretical Reflections)