It's simples. Whenever a player walks over a vitapod that is worse than the one equiped, The player picks it up.
Then, the player can either sell it or use it on his/her next clockworks expedition. This way, the player can prepare more for an adventure, and can choose between vitapods, and save a big one for a challenge.
What do you think of this idea?
-Pery
"I think" everyone would stock up on +18 vitapods because you come across an overabundance of them in FSC heart boxes, which would flood the market and drive the price down to ridiculously affordable levels. Then everyone would essentially have permanent +18 health boosts on top of their potential +36 from standard equipment plus base health. Result: no one dies ever.
Not only that, we also have a thing called trinkets and battle sprites to increase our health.
And it won't help prevent me from being crushed by a terrible Silversap.
The +36 is including that. +12 from 2 pentas, +6 from sprite, +2 from scarlet shield, +16 from Ancient Plate. You have 5 base health, so that puts your total with no vitapod to 41. Add a +18 vita from Stratum 6 and you get to 59 health. Go into shadow lairs with that set, and you'll find a vita higher than +18 and have gold health.
And the solution to silversaps, other than don't let them hit you of course, is remedy capsules. Always. Carry. Remedy Capsules.
Nick actually explained why Vials/Vitapods were added
"6. The pickup bar at the top of the screen and the vitapods are in the game as a result of my affection for Shiren the Wanderer and other rougelikes. I like the experience of 'leveling up' with every dungeon run and finding an assortment of tools."
Being able to carry vitapods and vials with you from run to run defeats this purpose.
I don't think OOO is going to try that. Vitapods are meant to make it so that the difficulty doesn't look like its increasing dramatically as you descend to the Core.
And also I think in Subtowns, Mission Lobbies, and in Terminals, the people sell Vitapods. So that would make them kinda useless. (Even though nobody buys their stuff.)
I hear you can get over 60 HP from Shadow Lairs. Guess what's gonna happen there.
I'm not saying this idea is terrible, I'm saying that I don't think it will be upvoted.