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Old 10-18-2012, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by falkun [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
You've now "customized" the 2 wizards by forcing one to be inherently inferior to another. The reason those initial paths were picked is because it was proven to provide the biggest bang for the AA point.

My issue with the AA system is:
1) You could get them all.
2) They greatly improved some classes (RNG EQ+AM3, BRD FM, WIZ crit)
3) Some were downright overpowered: 6 MB wizard groups in Kunark = gg

But I'm not sure I would be unbiased enough to make the judgment call for "class defining/improving" versus "overpowered" AAs.
Ya it may have "intended" to be a customization tool but like I said if they made it where you couldn't get certain AA's because you chose a different AA then there is validity to that. Doesn't matter how hard they were to get, that doesn't really change anything. Certainly doesn't change the fact that some AA's gave a lot more bang for their buck and were bought first by 99.9% of the population. That isn't customization. It's progression. Everyone could have them all. Whether or not they did is beside the point.


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Originally Posted by Ferok [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Manaburn had a use-case that needed to be dealt with. Aside from that, it was hardly overpowered. It was eventually nerfed, and was no longer useful at all.
There fixed it for you! I hated the change. It was one thing Wizards were known for. Outside of MB and ports there wasn't much of a parade to be had.