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Originally Posted by loramin
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I'm saying our delta is Enchanters going from being ranked one of the worst classes in the game DPS-wise, to the uncontroversial best here. That's a very large delta on the right side of the equation.
On the left you have different variables like say: time/player knowledge (A), internet connection speed (B), and differences between emulated mechanics and live ones (C).
What I keep repeating is very simple: A + B does not add up to that amazingly huge delta vs. live. You can divide A and B into however many subvariables you want, and altogether they might account for a delta of 4, maybe 5 classes, eg. Enchanters formerly being the 6th-best DPS on live, but here they're the 2nd-best.
But from bottom to top, only because of A and B? I just find that a difficult idea to swallow: I think there's got to be a C.
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Being ranked best or worst in a class is a popularity vote that averages player ability and knowledge. Enchanters in classic eq were
capable of out damaging other classes with the use of charm, and there are many reasons for the current rise in popularity to play the class.
Your A+B are vastly different than classic eq in 1999, which is why you're seeing the variance in class popularity. Keep searching for the differences between emulated mechanics and live ones, it's an interesting subject. I believe those differences are small or insignificant.
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In Kael there are a lot of NPCs that can be charmed that are significantly more powerful than any pet. Some folks were using this combination of bug and situation to make encounters much more trivial than they were intended to be.
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Kael Charming Bug - Aug 7th, 2001