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[Naonak]

I find these proposed p99 a real laughing joke most of the time. Yet, for some strange reason, against all classic proof or imagined proof. They are implemented.

I know the Verant/989/Sony coding is long lost and forgotten. More than likely hidden away in someone basement.

I truly believe, the original enchanter developers envisioned enchanter to be running around with maxed 255Cha. Just like raiders requiring 255MR and other resists.

Did the developers know or care if enchanters would be great solo'ers? Only the original developers would know for a fact. Enchanters are playing within the desired game mechanics, if you ask lots of p99er's.

How about this classic change, that to this day, still hasn't been introduced to p99.

Removal of the boat system in place for the instant translator system Sony introduced, that are still use on LIVE today 22 years later.

I bet, no one envisioned Live to be still going 22 years later or that there would be multiple emulator servers/p99 that are classic custom servers.

[bilirubin]

Originally Posted by Naonak [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Did the developers know or care if enchanters would be great solo'ers? Only the original developers would know for a fact. .

At around 23 minutes in this video the original spell developer, Geoffrey Zatkin, talks about how from the start they had planned enchanters to be a uniquely powerful class. Further on at 30 minutes he speaks more specifically about how the charm spell. ( "Charm was always going to be powerful...")

Torven thinks Zatkin misunderstood his own code, making an argument from authority that Zatkin must have mistakenly said CHA influenced charm duration when asked by the community in 1999. But do you get the impression after watching the interview that Zatkin would have been wrong about the charm spell?

No, you really don't. Zatkin seems like a guy who spent hundreds of hours just planning spell mechanics, getting feedback and suggestions from other devs and Brad before programming it all in. He's not just some random EQ dev prone to false memory.