Question about item stats

[LePeureux]

So i came across different pieces of gear with Vitality+ and Willpower+ but these items did not increase HP/Energy when worn as opposed to dex+ items that directly give a +2 dodge bonus and str+ raising your weight capacity.

So my question: what is the point of giving my mage willpower+ cloths instead of heavy armor for the straight protection bonus (assuming he got enough strenght to carry it)? The same question goes for vit+ helm that give less armor than others.

EDIT : I saw that Vit/Will affect the HP/Energy gains when leveling up, but do item stats counts toward it? In that case it would be good to carry certain stat+ items and wear them only to level up.

By the way this is the game of the decade, better than these 60$ releases.

[Drax]

Willpower kicks in when you level. Same for Vitality. When you hit the next level, the more Willpower you have, the more Energy you get for that level. More vitality, the more health you get.

e: Item stats will count towards it.

[Draken]

they do increase your health and energy when wearing them, but because you already have them full, you dont notice... I know because, more often than not i miss-click my mage's orb out of her hands, and have her energy bar "filled up" a little, because her maximum drops, making the bar "fill up" a little, as her current energy, in comparison is "fuller" than when having the orb in her hands... I dont know if im explaining myself clearly

[Drax]

they do increase your health and energy when wearing them, but because you already have them full, you dont notice... I know because, more often than not i miss-click my mage's orb out of her hands, and have her energy bar "filled up" a little, because her maximum drops, making the bar "fill up" a little, as her current energy, in comparison is "fuller" than when having the orb in her hands... I dont know if im explaining myself clearly

Yeah, the ratio of energy given to the ratio of total energy is too small to register on the graphic bar.

[LePeureux]

they do increase your health and energy when wearing them, but because you already have them full, you dont notice... I know because, more often than not i miss-click my mage's orb out of her hands, and have her energy bar "filled up" a little, because her maximum drops, making the bar "fill up" a little, as her current energy, in comparison is "fuller" than when having the orb in her hands... I dont know if im explaining myself clearly

Im not talking about energy+ items, i was talking about willpower+ items. Willpower increase energy when you create your party and IMO you should get that +3/4 energy bonus from extra willpower comming from items to make them worth using instead of being tools that are used when youre about to level up