I was just curious because I don’t usually interact with this type of system. Most of the time they just provide +2% lockpicking speed or something niche like that. You know stuff that only really matters on some builds for the highest difficulties.
But Potions of Speed, Elixir of the Colossus, and Elixir of Bloodlust are so damn good I started brewing them up anytime I got enough ingredients. It’s become almost as habitual as checking every barrel and box.
Poisons, haste, and spell recovery potions are a godsend for me. Every medium to large encounter my melee characters are coating a blade or staff after they run out of attacks.
I was the same hoarder though. When I noticed my potion pouch was 30% of my encumbrance I split those guys up and started chugging.