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So here we have an item that's been dropping since the game started. Been
working a certain way since the game started - and they don't like it - so
they nerf it. But other things they don't like - they can't change because
players are used to it working a certain way even though it's broken.

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They haven't nerfed it. They've fixed the way haste songs/spells interact
with haste items. Previously, any haste item combined with a haste
song/spell was making the attacker hit at the haste cap. Clearly a problem.
Ok, so we'd gotten used to the 'bug' and were taking advantage of it...
would you get pissed at your bank if their ATM was giving you 20's instead
of 10's and only debiting your account for 10's and they went and fixed it?

The Mask, on the other hand, does nothing more than change the appearance of
the bearer and grant ultravision - hardly a balance-altering situation. I
think by the time they could get the mask, their faction with the
IndigoBrothers (or whatever the Inkie faction is) would be so screwed that
any faction benefits gained from taking Inkie form would be negated.

I think there's also been a shift in attitude as regards fixing items that
have been in existence for some time, something which I believe our esteemed
Internet Relations Manager has had quite a hand in.

Kyrisha