Negative stats still a thing?

[Hiren]

Yo Scorp

Don't know if this is how it now worked - but re-designing items I still get negative stats? I think you did fix them a while ago, but it seems its returned.

Not sure if any other players get the same?

 

[Scorpian]

One of the unidentified item reveal pathways produces high dmg % at the cost of a negative def %

Unless there is a different issue?