I'd have to seriously disagree that there is a 50/50 split in binders and
non-binders. Its not even close to that. If the classes were split evenly,
7 classes could bind and 7 cannot. Which binding class has as few members
as the rogue class? None I suspect. The warrior class? Another big none.
The bard class? Another big none.
Shaman's maybe? How many 6 person groups even have 3 non-binders and 3
binders? One that I have been in and that was only cause it was two real
tanks and 3 binders who needed a sixth. The rest have 2 tanking non-binders
and 4 casters. 2 healer types and 2 blasters or an echanter. I don't know
what its like on Mith Marr, but on E'ci non-binders are a minority in
hunting zones and a majority in cities. I half think Verant put in the
anonymous thing just so no one could use hard numbers to prove people don't
play melee/hybrid classes because of binding. The only people I know who
aren't playing binders now are either bards or frankly are not swift enough
to handle the complexity of playing a caster. Some of those are starting to
figure out Shamans. I just got an email from the only true tank in our
group, a monk. He's putting his monk on the back burner to play his Shaman.
Guess I need a new group cause I sure can't tank for the lot of them now.
Course, the cleric is nearly as good a tank as I am anyhow.

-----Original Message-----
From: Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las Vegas)
[mailto:Michael.Garramone@...]
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 4:27 PM
To: 'eqbards@onelist.com'
Subject: RE: [eqbards] Hey this sounded interesting..

From: "Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las Vegas)" <Michael.Garramone@...>

i didn't say it was one of the single abilities that would limit a class,
but it is like all other abilities of other classes a deciding factor. if
it were as important as you say, a large majority of the population would
consist of players that can bind. i do not see this to be the case, and
therefore i can not agree with you. the population is about 50/50 with
players who can and can not bind. some people may use the binding ability
to determine which class they will play, but most do not. therefore it does
not fall under brad's statement about balancing.

Shada

> From: "Kimes, Dean W." <Dean_Kimes@...>
>
> This is the first time I have ever rabidly disagreed with you
> Michael. Brad
> has stated on numerous occassions that it is their concept of
> the game that
> "No single ability should play a major decision in a person's
> decision to
> play a particular class or group thereof. If it does it is
> unbalancing and
> needs to be changed."