Don't buy players overpriced retro-nerf items

[guineapig]

I still see people asking every day which dock leads to Kunark and how do I get to Erudin from BB. Of course, I'm guessing those people won't have the kind of money with which to afford any of these nerfed items in the near future anyway.

[Asher]

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

I would before I spent a lot of plat on an item (10k+). It's pretty lazy and irresponsible of a person to not bother to research such things.

Lets do this. Have the devs automatically put the market value on items, when they get nerfed and how many are on the server. What the heck, lets have the devs even have a list of players who are selling that item and what they are selling it for!

I just dont understand that thought process i guess. I kinda sound like a dick, but it's really a dumb move to just buy shit without knowing anything about it...

While I don't believe the Devs have to do anything, I do think it would be nice. When most people buy items they look at the stats on the item and safely assume those are the stats and they aren't going to change.

This is true for every item in the game except a very small number. I would guess less than 5.

This is nothing similar to GMs setting item values. It is letting players know that stats on these items will be changed in the not too distant future.

Asher

[nilbog]

We're not modifying the items to display a future nerf.

You can consider this... a benefit of knowing classic EQ.

The people who originally had these items in Kunark.. didn't know they were gonna get nerfed.

If you don't know? Well, grats on your classic experience imo.

[Bruno]

And I was going to make a post about the possibility of the Devs telling you to fly a kite, but I deleted it. Asher got it in though at the end of one of his posts. Just compile a list of stuff with some solid data from the past and you should be gtg.

[inyane]

i'm sure the guys with millions of duped pp really don't care if they pay 100k for something that gets nerfed later

just sayin

[Humerox]

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

i'm sure the guys with millions of duped pp really don't care if they pay 100k for something that gets nerfed later

just sayin

very few of those guys slipped past the devs...my guess would be single digits.

just sayin~

[Teeroyoyort]

I just sold a MCT. Now you've already expressed your opinion on the item. However, while folks are racing to 60, it's a sweet item. Yes it does get nerfed, but most likly not for 4 1/2. So until then it gets to be badass. Also I believe it gets nerfed in stages. For expample, it won't drop anymore after a certain point.

[Teeroyoyort]

4 1/2 months*

[guineapig]

First nerf is to make it offhanded only. It stops dropping a little later.

[Devil]

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

First nerf is to make it offhanded only. It stops dropping a little later.

That first nerf is enough to make it worthless I M H O