Game Mechanics: Mobs overbuffing other mobs

[OluMide]

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

Evidence? Not trolling but are you going off your 13 year old memory or do you have something to back this up?

Poked through some of the old patch notes on Allakhazam, the best evidence I could find for this comes from here:

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/hist...es-2002-1.html

Scroll down to the bottom to find it (June 12th, 2002)

For the lazy...


** NPC Spell Caster Changes **

- NPCs are now bound by spell casting distance rules, meaning that an
NPC's spell will no longer connect from halfway across the zone
- NPCs now have a chance to be interrupted by normal combat when
casting newer spells
- NPCs that are much lower level than their target have had their
potential casting damage reduced using a similar mechanic to the one
that player characters' level differences use
- NPC Wizards no longer have an inherent bonus to their fire and cold
based spells
- Most NPCs that had previously had their spellcasting level inflated
to make up for poor spell selection have been brought back into line
with their actual level
- NPCs no longer automatically get free access to rarely dropped
spells, such as Garrison's Superior Sundering and Funeral Pyre of
Kelador.


Bolded what I think is the key part. They were stronger spell casters, just retarded in their choice of spells.