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Post by eggshen on Apr 22, 2009 4:46:15 GMT -5
Is there such a Balance Team? I mentioned in another thread the need for such, and the need for it to be populated by experts in order to get the best info, but that post seems to have disappeared.
These item sets are pretty well balanced overall. Another VERY well balanced server I played on had something quite similar, and it opened up a lot of options (this all from a powergaming perspective). Suddenly a dedicated feinter can start making some noise. You'll need to be a dedicated detector to catch a dedicated sneaker (although this bit will really frustrate some people, as it means that HIPSters will get a major boost since people do NOT seem to enjoy making detectors). Some magic starved builds can cross-class for points in UMD, and then supplement it with gear in order to gain access to scrolls.
That server also opted to modify Hymn of Requiem rather than leave out the perform boosts. The actual modification was perform/2. It's nice for bard songs (also based on perform skill) to have some scary DC's since their spells are usually a bit lacking in that department.
Kudos on this plan!
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Post by eldur(retired) on Apr 22, 2009 7:59:16 GMT -5
Totally remove? That's rather black and white. "Remove it, or don't have perform gear, period." Simply make the feat function off base ranks in the skill, or ranks/2, or something. You guys seem to have a dedicated QA/Balance team here, surely one of them plays a bard, knows the balance and power level here, and can crunch some numbers to keep a useable bard feat while allowing bards to have literally the one skill that makes them a bard.
For now, the perform "set" items are being kept out of the game.
We'll have to look into modifying the feat but there are a lot of other things we are working on right now to prepare for beta 9.
I like the idea of basing this feat off of ranks (similar to the tumble skill), but it'll take some investigating to see what needs to be done.
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Post by eldur(retired) on Apr 22, 2009 10:30:57 GMT -5
Perform items will be added in as we will have a patch to the bard requiem feats. (see server rules)
*Edit: modified original post
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Post by tormaksaber on Apr 22, 2009 12:07:50 GMT -5
Thank you for looking the idea over.
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Post by osadam on Apr 24, 2009 11:01:35 GMT -5
I have a question, why were the cool mage suits removed from the appearance changer? Bought a new robe for Foggy but his trademark attire was nowhere to be seen. Only other colour variations of the same item. How can one play a garden gnome without regulation garden gnome gear I ask you. Talkin bout this cool suit.
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Post by quantumkaos on Apr 29, 2009 9:32:58 GMT -5
I noticed the list of items that were going to be released and I am totally stoked!!
But some one pleeeeassseeee tell me that you haven't forgotten about fist monks!!
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Post by eldur(retired) on Apr 30, 2009 19:31:34 GMT -5
I've updated the item list again to include more information about item bonuses.
These items will not have class restrictions.
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