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<b>Message ID:</b> 21868 <br/>
<b>Date:</b> Thu Oct 12 03:36:48 BST 2000 <br/>
<b>Author:</b> Talies the Wanderer <br/>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [eqbards] Abashi finally responds... sort of <br/>
<br/><br/>
<div id="ygrps-yiv-1959480780">At 03:00 PM 10/11/00 -0700, you wrote:<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;I was originally thinking that the [barbarian&#39;s] shield would be easier <br/>
&gt;than the drum to<br/>
&gt;implement, since for the shield you&#39;d only have to draw an item for the<br/>
&gt;right hand for male barbarians. I guess the drum would be a bit more<br/>
&gt;difficult since they&#39;d have to draw it for the 3 races plus 2 genders for<br/>
&gt;the right hand.<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>In the case of the male Barbarian&#39;s shield, the issue was not with a <br/>
missing graphic, it was with a missing attach point.  The graphics were <br/>
already in the game - they just had to correct the model for male <br/>
barbarians (which, apparently, they thought would constitute too large a <br/>
download.)<br/>
<br/>
The Bardic Drum IS a significantly greater in complexity - first, they have <br/>
to create the item graphic (cf Nostrolo&#39;s), then make sure that there is a <br/>
corresponding graphic for the offhand (much more complex than it sounds) to <br/>
act as the stick.  Of course, they could just make it a bongo... but the <br/>
point is that the Bard Drum is a step in a different direction (something <br/>
in the &quot;off&quot; hand being utilized by the active hand...), and thus I can <br/>
understand the complexity issue.<br/>
<br/>
In other words, they&#39;re too stupid to figure it out.<br/>
<br/>
Talies the jaded Wanderer<br/>
Soon to wander no more.</div>