My big problem is I don't see Bind as a skill, its more of a game mechanic.
One that seriously limits what you can do. I mean a good check is usually
this: What would happen if all the casters in the game suddenly decided not
to bind anyone they did not know personally? There are already many casters
who hate being bothered about getting a bind, the fact that non-casters have
no choice but to beg for a bind notwithstanding. If a skill is so necessary
to continued play that refusal to grant it by a particular group of players
would wreck the game, you have a problem. Maybe not one that will ever
happen given the number of available players, but try getting bound on the
test server. With only 200 players on there at all, who you gonna find to
bind you? Nobody, plain and simple. That's why I stopped playing there,
though I may try again. With a non binding-challenged class.
Kitasi of E'ci
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith G. Spencer [mailto:
kgs@...]
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 3:35 PM
To:
eqbards@onelist.com
Subject: Re: [eqbards] Bards and Binding
From: "Keith G. Spencer" <
kgs@...>
I've got to concur.
There's already WAY too much skill overlap IMHO. Actually it annoys me that
ALL the casters get bind, then on top of that it annoys me that casters can
bind anywhere, where as noncasters can only bind in cities.
The best happy medium I can think of is allow anyone to bind at Inns &
Taverns, but still only casters can cast bind. Also, take away the bind
anywhere ability of the casters (forcing them to bind at the inns as well).
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Harmon <
deharmon@...>
To:
eqbards@onelist.com <
eqbards@onelist.com>
Date: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: [eqbards] Bards and Binding
>From: "Dan Harmon" <deharmon@...>
>
>I don't know, if I thought about it I'm sure I could come up with some
>perfectly reasonable argument that my magician should get SoW at lvl
>5...just for himself. But he never does. And it sucks. My bard never
gets
>bind. That sucks, too. But I'd rather they never got each other's
>abilities.
>
>
>> From: "Kimes, Dean W." <Dean_Kimes@...>
>>
>> Hate to bring this up again, but we Bards seem more like the semi-caster
>> shamans and clerics than the Paladins and Shadowknights. I don't see why
>we
>> shouldn't have bind as a result, probably only on ourselves though. It
>> could replace the leel 14 song nicely, unless they plan on making that
one
>> worth buying.
>
>
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