-----SNIP-----

>>>I've noticed that since retail release the Bard seems to be often
>>>forgotten when it comes to testing out patches. Things like the
>>>accidental Selo's nerf (caused by the mem hacking), the Consonant Chain
>>>debacle (Sow'ed creatures could not be chained), and the most recent
>>>levitate bug are very obvious to someone who plays a bard. All of these
>>>unintended nerfs could have been avoided with less then 5 mins of play
>>>testing these changes on a bard. So the question here is beyond compiling
>>>the code what kind of play testing of changes to the magic system takes
>>>place?

***GZ SAYS***
We have a solid internal testing department. The problem is, due to the
sheer scale of EQ, changes can slip through the cracks. We try to fix the
ones we miss as soon as we find/hear about them ´┐¢ but in a dynamic world,
strange things can happen.

You should see some of the bugs we catch that never make it live ´┐¢ or even
to test.

>From: <kim@...>
>Reply-To: eqbards@onelist.com
>To: eqbards@onelist.com
>Subject: Re: [eqbards] see invis? I don't see it......
>Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:10:42 -0500 (EST)
>
>On Fri, 4 Feb 2000, Robert "Nokker" Venters wrote:
> >
> > I broke out my flute in MM tonight , hiding my party from a train ,
> > and I noticed that I _COULD_NOT_ see my party , guess the patch lied ,
>
>Obviously nobody at Verant tested it.
>
>--
>John H. Kim
>kim@...
>

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