Item recharging is an exploit of game mechanics

[Samoht]

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

Yeah just like Ivandyrs hoop bug was fixed so soon after p99 release ( 2 years)

I don't care to comment on the response time to the Ivandyr's hoop since I'm unaware of when it was originally exploited.

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

I dunno I think I make a good case. Guess you and I are done here, no?

That's not up for you and I to decide, but if it I were a P99 developer reading this, I certainly wouldn't be convinced.

[Brinkman]

My points are made, not going to argue with this guy anymore. Peace.

[Harrison]

Strafe running is also exploiting.

There are a LARGE amount of things we take for granted that are, by definition, exploits of game mechanics.

[Slave]

Damn where did Tags go?! I wanted to make one called "Burst His Bubble."

[Flunklesnarkin]

What items do people find offensive being recharged?

Honest question.... There is still a lot i dont know about eq.

[deramius]

Don't forget that part of the fun of "recreating classic" is having fun playing with overpowered tricks that were later removed from the game.

[Brinkman]

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

Don't forget that part of the fun of "recreating classic" is having fun playing with overpowered tricks that were later removed from the game.

Im with you there, but once they mess with a few items, they are all open to debate.

[Murphy]

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

Im with you there, but once they mess with a few items, they are all open to debate.

A few items being one item that only affects guilds that used them to down dragons with a less than optimal raid force composition? The poor raiders! how will they ever beat the monster now.

[Lovely]

The EQ team knew about recharging for several years and never did anything about it at that time. They were 100% aware of it, they even helped guilds recharge items at the server wide test of tactics 18v18.

I find this issue pretty simple. If the Devs feel that recharging a certain item is to overpowered then they change that certain item instead of messing with the whole system just like they did with Ivandyr's Hoop.

Items with charges is one of my favorite things in EQ. It's an awesome time sink that make the game a lot more flexible and enjoyable.

[skorge]

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

The EQ team knew about recharging for several years and never did anything about it at that time. They were 100% aware of it, they even helped guilds recharge items at the server wide test of tactics 18v18.

I find this issue pretty simple. If the Devs feel that recharging a certain item is to overpowered then they change that certain item instead of messing with the whole system just like they did with Ivandyr's Hoop.

Items with charges is one of my favorite things in EQ. It's an awesome time sink that make the game a lot more flexible and enjoyable.

The question is why did P99 mess with the hoop then? They should have NEVER messed with the hoop and lifetap resists. Period. That was a non-classic move. Guilds used the same strategy back in 99/00 on Live. To people who do not think so, you must be smoking something. On Live the hoop was much rarer, but it was obtainable for only 5-6k on most servers. To the guy who said show me proof. How about you show us proof otherwise?

Hell, go check out Fires of Heaven. They dinged a warrior (take a guess who) 1-50 in 12 hours a few months after the server went live in 99. I'm sure if they figured out how to ding a warrior to 50 in half a day, when it took 99.9% of the remaining server 6 months, they surely knew about the Ivandrys Hoop (this is just one example).