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Message ID: 21273
Date: Thu Sep 7 23:01:40 BST 2000
Author: Temporary absense of creativity
Subject: Re: [eqbards] Lullaby Update - looking real bad
>the
> My response was goodbye. I'm tired of being lied to, led on walks down
> garden path, whatever you want to call it. When the Master Spell designerclass
> states that a song/spell should "work just like mez, but mez lasts a lot
> longer" and that could not be farther from the truth, I think it's time to
> pack it in. It's too bad really, but the ridiculous nerfs of the bard
> have made it not only not fun to play any longer, but have spoiled thewhole
> game experience for me. When my Druid 5 levels lower than my bard cantake
> on mobs that are 5 levels above what my bard can fight effectively (alleasier/harder
> without kiting) there is no balance. Neither character has an
> time getting around, selling stuff, getting into groups etc. The onlything
> my bard had over my druid was versatility and that has disappeared overthe
> course of the last year. Heck my druid's level one Snare spell worksbetter
> than my level 23 Chains song does. I just don't have the patience anymore
> for the BS. Hopefully I'll see many of you in a later incarnation. Now Iaround
> just have to decide what to do until my paid time runs out. Walking
> petitioning every "Reallyfubar" and "Bytemiass" sounds like a good use of--
> the time.
>
> Kit
> "sadly walking towards the setting sun"
> "which may be East if I'm in OOT currently"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Sniderman [mailto:fuzzbone@...]
> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 3:21 PM
> To: EQ Bards
> Subject: [eqbards] Lullaby Update - looking real bad
>
>
>
> http://boards.station.sony.com/everquest/Forum2/HTML/011697.html
>
> Question is - how should we respond if and when they state "It works as
> intended"...
>
> Slyde
>
> Abashi
> Station Member posted 09-07-2000 12:56 PM
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----those
> >>>Could you give EsterTheTester a small ring and let her know that
> resistance rates are based on player level NOT spell level?
> Actually there are components of both depending on the spell.
>
> Some spells are inherently more or less resistable than others. An example
> of this is the "Fear" series. The higher levels of the fear series are
> inherently less resistable.
>
> Concerning caster level, it's not so much the casters level as it is the
> casters level versus the level of the target. Resistance values receive a
> modifier based on this difference.
>
> >>>If you could let her know this it would really help with her testing of
> Lullabye for Bards.
>
> The testing is complete, the game designers and programmers have been
> consulted, and results are in. I'm afraid that the bards will not like
> results. We'll announce more later today.with the subject submissions.
>
> -Gordon
>
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