User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 05-08-'14 – Assassin's Creed: Rogue announced/@comment-4254431-20140813233850/@comment-24.199.113.201-20140814010215

I guess he means stats actually make a difference. For example in Assassin's Creed 3 the sword with the best stats didn't really matter, because you could kick ass with the beginner's sword.

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