GZ no longer works on EQ, he works on 'other MMORPG's'.
i HAD the archives that people wanted, but they seem to have evaporated atm.
I have some backups where that stuff is quoted, etc. I'll try to look them
up this weekend when i have some time to do some limited restores.
MacGrough Mich'Rathe
Solusek Ro - 31.4th Song bard
I am NOT a mana battery (yet?)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kimes, Dean W." <dean_kimes@...>
To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 5:41 PM
Subject: RE: [eqbards] Selos breaking root was not a bug
> GZ is gone? Is he now "Force" system designer? ):-p
>
> Kit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reece Tom R CPT 25 ID L G4 [mailto:g4mntofcr@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 4:17 PM
> To: eqbards@egroups.com
> Subject: RE: [eqbards] Selos breaking root was not a bug
>
>
> Prior to yesterday's patch, if you had Selos running, and then you got
> rooted, the next time Selos refreshed it would break the root (which I'm
> sure everyone was already aware of). For this reason alone, bards were
the
> best class for pulling in PoG. Now if you get rooted, your stuck in place
> until roots wears off or until you cancel magic it away. This change is
> contrary to what GZ stated a long time ago on how the song was intended to
> work. I only assume that whoever replaced GZ as spell system designer was
> not aware of this.
>
> Galtin of E'ci
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel P. Sniderman [mailto:fuzzbone@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 12:49 PM
> To: eqbards@egroups.com
> Subject: RE: [eqbards] Selos breaking root was not a bug
>
>
> 1) I remember that and wasn't surprised when this change went in.
>
> 2) Selo's got nerfed other than the percussion thing? How so?
>
> Slyde
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reece Tom R CPT 25 ID L G4 [mailto:g4mntofcr@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 4:07 PM
> To: EQBards
> Subject: [eqbards] Selos breaking root was not a bug
>
> This is not the first time there has been an issue with Selos breaking
root.
>
> For all of you old-timers, do you remember back in spring/summer of 1999
> when a patch went in that made it where Selos would not break root? The
> patch went in, there was a public outcry, and a few days later the
decision
> was reversed and Selos was working the way it did when the game was first
> released, i.e. it broke root. Geoffrey Zatkin at one point even publically
> stated that Selos breaking root was "working as intended" and not a bug.
>
> Does anyone else remember that far back? I'd also like to know where we
can
> find GZ's statement (if it is still archived somewhere).
>
> BTW who wants to bet with me that the reason Selos got nerfed (not
referring
> to the drum bug) is because Verant discovered uberguilds were using bards
to
> safely pull in the PoG?
>
> Galtin of E'ci
>
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