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I understand that they had to replace the "priceless" ring as canning the original Illithid Powers concept (it was clearly meant to be a trade-off, the good ol' "might that comes with a cost" formula - Larian then removed the "cost") meant it lost it's purpose.
>This ring was originally called the Ring of Psionic Protection in Early Access. It blocked the use of Mind-Flayer abilities for the wearer.
In exchange I guess the parasite wasn't able to influence or control you in situations. We'll never know now that embracing the tadpole has 0 downsides, but why couldn't we have gotten e.g. a +2 to Saving Throws ring as a replacement instead?