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Message ID: 18999
Date: Thu May 25 20:59:07 BST 2000
Author: Talies the Wanderer
Subject: RE: [eqbards] New patch message


At 03:49 PM 5/25/00 -0400, you wrote:
>I can tell you the name of all 41 songs that I've purchased and scribed. I
>don't think it's that hard. Especailly compared to casters.
>
>Bards get 49 songs at level 50.
>EVERY pure caster has over 100.
>Enchanters (having the most) are near 160.
>
>Have you ever seen a high level caster spell refered to in a patch message
>as "The high level mez spell"? Maybe upset is the wrong word, but annoyed
>certainly rings true. They're writing a patch message. It's not like someone
>says to Abashi (or whoever writes these things) "we changed the high level
>bard song." He should get a list of changes, or if it happens in a meeting,
>he should be taking notes. Secondly, it was a four hour patch, he could have
>looked up the name of the song in 35 seconds. I just find it somewhat
>insulting that they can look up the name of 15 spells for casters to say
>they adjusted the recast time or whatever, then they refer to our song as
>"The higher level bard song by Brusco". Maybe I could understand it if this
>song were quested or a drop off a mob, but it's sold at the vendor, so
>there's no need for mystery.


Goin on 6 hours - but you're right. Attention to detail is sadly lacking
at this company.

Talies