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<b>Message ID:</b> 23173 <br/>
<b>Date:</b> Tue Jan 16 18:22:02 GMT 2001 <br/>
<b>Author:</b> Jeffrey Sue <br/>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [eqbards] Rejoice all ye Hybrids <br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-409055532">At 06:45 AM 1/16/01 -0800, you wrote:<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;Warriors and Rogues less desirable?  You have to be joking.  Warrior defense<br/>
&gt;is so overpowering post 50 that that nothing compares.  And rogue damage<br/>
&gt;output is just as insane.<br/>
&gt;<br/>
&gt;Rokenn<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>how many people starting now are gonna hit 50+ by the time EQ goes end of life?<br/>
how many people starting now have any idea of what skills and abilities are gained post 50<br/>
and use that to make a decision on which character to play?<br/>
<br/>
here&#39;s an example i used on the concert hall.  take a level 15 paladin vs a level 15<br/>
warrior.  ok the warrior has a 10% exp bonus, but, how do these 2 compare on a<br/>
&#39;&#39;power ranking&#39;&#39; level?  the paladin is FAR better than the warrior.  the warrior&#39;s defensive<br/>
skills are nonexistent at this point.  the warrior&#39;s higher skill caps won&#39;t make any<br/>
difference until they hit level 40+.  But the paladin gets to heal and loh which allows him<br/>
to go after &#39;&#39;bigger&#39;&#39; targets with less downtime.  i personally think the sub 40 game<br/>
is now very unbalanced towards hybrids, but maybe now that the game is &#39;&#39;mature&#39;&#39;<br/>
and such a large portion of the player base is post 40, it just doesn&#39;t matter.</div>