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Old 10-08-2010, 03:16 PM
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Also, put it this way: there are at least two threads containing Bardly (the only class I really know anything about) advice that I would post if this were implemented, and that I see no point in posting under the current arrangement because they'd too easily get lost in server chat.

I also think it's good because it reinvigorates the community at a time where most people have school, work, or are otherwise just busier than they were during the summer.

And not to mention it adds to the (perceived) legitimacy of the server, because now people aren't going to run around screaming about Bards not being able to AOE kite (for example) when in fact there's a thread explaining that it's possible. Lots of people in-game have sent me tells asking me if AOE kiting is possible, only for me to tell them to look up Cribanox's thread. This wouldn't even be necessary if people knew to go to the "Bard forum" and check out the threads in there. Also, what happens if new players ask someone who doesn't know what they're talking about? Or what if they're shy and just don't ask anyone, and forever have the idea that this project doesn't truly emulate the way things were back in the day? Or worse, what if they reroll their character because of the aforementioned assumption (something a surprising number of people have done with Bards, and I'm sure other classes as well)?

These concerns don't just apply to Bards. What if you're a pet class who, like many others, is completely unaware of how to get pets to break mez, or how to call off pets that unintentionally break mez? Maybe these players won't go to the extreme step of abandoning their character, but they'll still be less skilled players, which is a problem that this proposal at least partially solves.

Even if you're not that convinced of the impact of the benefits people have mentioned in this thread, you should at least be able to see that there are many small benefits. So please, implement this, or at least give us a dev response as to why we shouldn't.
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