I fail to understand your point. Isn't EVERY spell effect - particularly
from an item simply "an algorithm" Technically speaking - all code is
algorithms.
But more specifically - the fact that the item's Haste effect added to spell
haste effects was fundamental to the way that item worked. Players have
expected that - and more importantly - as Rokenn pointed out - balancing by
players (and probably even the final Kunark betas) were done by players
using these items. Previously Verant would NEVER change an item
after-the-fact like this.
Regardless, Kyrisha rightly pointed out that there has been a significant
change in philosophy of the balance and "Vision" since GW took over.
Perhaps I'm wrong in saying they are inconsistent - that there has been a
fundamental change in philosophy that is now consistent.
Slyde
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey Sue [mailto:
jsue@...]
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 12:02 PM
To:
eqbards@egroups.com
Subject: RE: [eqbards] Prepare for another nerf... =8^P
At 09:45 AM 9/19/00 -0500, you wrote:
>If they were so concerned about their so-called economy (the reason they
>don't add NPC's who can bind for example) - they should make the new ones
>that drop operate the way the patch does - and let the old ones work the
way
>they do now. It would make all the old ones extra valuable and something
to
>trade for... (And be consistent with other past policies)
>
>Slyde
what does any of that have to do with the haste bug being fixed? it's an
algorithm
they changed, not an item.
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