This little pink text is quite valuable in strategus.
To sum it up :
Each time you get it, all the equipment you carry get a +3.
All the equipment you didn't carry, get a -1, with a minimum of 0.
You get it below lv31, and randomly.
I would suggest the option to "accept" this pink text when it appears, or to just let it go. If you accept it, same thing happens. If you refuse to consider it, nothing happens (except it's a waste of pink text). I had it quite a few time, when i was messing with my stuff, not even carying it that long. I let it slipped, considering it was kinda my fault.
But when this happens :
It's really... incredibly bad luck. I take time retiring, in order to be able to increase my crafting skills, just to actually have all of them get a -1, and getting a +3 with a blue tunic and a trident. -_- And no, at level 2, you can't carry your usual stuff. How can i get a better understanding of an armor and a weapon i rstarted carrying at level 1 to level 2 ? Seriously.
The possibility to "accept" the bonus/malus, or just refuse it simply, would help solve that, and people can mess around all they want with their stuff, knowing if they get that text, they can just do as if nothing happened.
OR
If the previous one makes it too easy to craft what you want, then please, remove the pink text when you're lower than level 15, and can't carry any of your good stuff.
Getting that message at lv2 was a revelation... I won't ask for a +1 refun for my stuff, but i'd like my own unlucky experience to open the eyes of the devs and see that it's kind of... sad.
What are your opinions on this ? Feel free to post remarks.
PS : I'm jelly.