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Post by bhao on Jun 28, 2007 2:26:30 GMT
the gmw system now kinda makes you feel like you constantly have to prove, that you still deserve your enhancement. on most of the runs, mages rest several times each map and having to rebuff the party each time totally takes the steam out of it.
this is how i think it should be, imo (no h): have a mage cast gmw and as long as the timer doesn't run out, it stays. whether the mages rests or not shouldn't even matter. what we need is a perm without logging out. maybe... maybe have a check to see, if the mage is still in party from time to time, if you are so concerned with meleers having undeserved enhancement on their weapons, but really. give it a break, please. this is not game breaking, nobody wants unreasonable things. this is just not fun.
i also think the degradation is somewhat pointless. as soon as it starts, you need a new one anyway. the message that lets you know what's happening is nice (although the sandy orange is really hard to read, and several times i didn't know what was running out, until i turned my log back on), but just remove it, if the time's up.
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Post by cathedralmaster on Jun 28, 2007 2:37:53 GMT
What's the GMW effect on bringing in high level characters to buff lowbies? Did this just make that whole thing pointless?
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Post by starlandra on Jun 28, 2007 3:38:00 GMT
just wanna say... hate the buff timers too. Just makes the game less fun for me
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Post by ladyq on Jun 28, 2007 5:41:22 GMT
One thing I did notice with the new GWM system, the initial degrading took a lot longer to occur than the degrading occurances themselves.
I had my GMW +14 degrade, then the floaty text seemed to reappear every 2 minutes or so after the first floaty text down to +4 (lvl59 baneknight). Its almost preferably to have it degrade from the full enhancement to zero, as it can become pretty stressful to worry about rebuffing party members while in the heat of battle (constantly rechecking your char sheet for your weapon enhancement), as opposed to just every rest or so. I think if the degrading time took a lot longer to occur this system would work out a bit better. I experienced the same problem reading the floating text as Bhao did, in fact I couldn't really make any of the text out while in battle aside from the first few words from it.
I'm with the others on this though, it seems as hard enough as it is for non-selfbuff builds to get a GMW, than having casters become even more irritable with having to worry about rebuffing their party like this
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Post by FunkySwerve on Jun 28, 2007 6:08:49 GMT
We're currently revising the buff system, though I have to say it's amusing reading the comments of some of the casters. If you do the math, even with the new system, these buffs are some of the most damaging spells you can cast, if not THE most damaging. Refusing to cast them just seems like shortsighted play. Funky
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Post by DragonChyld on Jun 28, 2007 6:14:24 GMT
not as a complaint just as general info, during the guild event I was playing my level 60 Staffie, 58 Caster levels. During the 30 min period we had to play I had to recast an Extended GMW on myself 4 times. my +14 degraded to anywhere between a +2 to a +4 in those time frames, I am not referring to rests, as that was a fresh cast. Had it not been extended it would have been 8 self casts in a 30 min time frame, That is 32 casts in a 2 hour run... I can see how casters would not be willing to buff others if that is the case for a self buffer. just buffing 2 tanks using single weapons would be 64 casts (32 extended) on a short run.
~ DC
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Post by Stormchaser on Jun 28, 2007 6:16:26 GMT
Love the new epic spell visuals, and hope more are on the way (ex: bard epic visuals could use a face lift). Also love the buffing of dual wielders without having to switch. Lastly, not having to worry about incorrectly setup double box users bugging and lagging the server is very nice as well.
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Post by Acaos on Jun 28, 2007 6:26:19 GMT
not as a complaint just as general info, during the guild event I was playing my level 60 Staffie, 58 Caster levels. During the 30 min period we had to play I had to recast an Extended GMW on myself 4 times. my +14 degraded to anywhere between a +2 to a +4 in those time frames, I am not referring to rests, as that was a fresh cast. Slightly confused here - you were neither resting nor relogging, but your buff degraded and ran out? Thanks, Acaos
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Post by chainlink on Jun 28, 2007 8:27:48 GMT
The GMW (and other weapons buffs for that matter) degradation thng is huge pain in the bum for casters with a set spellbook whilst being a minor irritation for sorcs, bards, etc. I think Arch proposed this change
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Post by Acaos on Jun 28, 2007 8:33:21 GMT
I think Arch proposed this change I believe Arch makes it a point of pride that his sorc doesn't even have GMW. Acaos
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Post by murdrax on Jun 28, 2007 12:12:17 GMT
okay then getting the lynch mob together everybody good opasses out paint ball guns let the hunt for arch begin laughs maniacally!!
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Post by archmage on Jun 28, 2007 12:29:41 GMT
Oh, this one wasnt me.
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Post by nicnik on Jun 28, 2007 22:45:10 GMT
Any reason behind removing 4 AC from DD/RDD's in this update? I think RDD/DD isn't overpowered if criticals are enabled. According to the logic behind removing the DD/RDD AC down to 16; wouldn't it make sense to remove AC for DD/PM's too? or any class that gets a natural AC bonus crossed with DD.
Sorry if wrong place to post but I'm stuck between thinking if this post should go here or in the Thoughts and Idea's or even in the tavern =/
nic
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Post by zhorsemen on Jun 28, 2007 23:48:48 GMT
Hey funky, my toon have 100+ to all elementals imunnitys + 55% magic and 20resist still got some 300+ crits on dispater today. Some took 700+ on my party. I know its just the start, that u will change this to better and hope this info helps . By the way u have a juggernaut to trade lol.
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Post by zhorsemen on Jun 29, 2007 0:34:32 GMT
Hey funky with the changes u made people are getting 500+ 600+ and even some1 told me took a 1000+. I think this will make people quit from the server cause the fun is gone when u die in 1 hit. Some of my clan already told me they leaving plz make some changes quick. thx Z Ps- Dou have a juggernaut for trade.
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